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2024 Track & Field Roster

Emilio Garcia
Emilio Garcia
Emilio Garcia

Thulisile Amon

  • Class Senior
  • Height
  • Hometown Middelburg, South Africa
  • High School TuksSport HS
  • Position Distance

Biography

Career Records

Indoor
Accolades
  • First Team All-WAC (2023)
  • Second Team All-WAC (2022)
School Records
  • 3rd in the 800m run (2:11.64; 2022 WAC Championships)
  • 3rd in the 1000m run (3:00.47; 2023 Corky Classic)
  • 10th in the 4x400m relay (3:46.26; 2022 WAC Championships)
Senior (2024): Competed in a pair of meets during the indoor campaign... began with a solid showing at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (Feb. 9-10), clocking a time of 2:15.63 in the 800m... At the 2024 CUSA Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24), Amon advanced through prelims to finish fourth in the 800m final with a season-best time of  2:09.26.

Junior (2023): Suited up in four meets for the Aggies… opened the season with a first-place finish in the 1000m run at the TTU Corky Classic (Jan. 13-14), finishing with a time of 3:00.47 – the third-best mark in program history; also set a personal best in the mile, finishing in eighth with a time of 5:11.43… captured a runner-up finish in the 800m at the MLK Invitational (Jan. 21), posting a time of 2:11.92… set a season-best time in the event at the 2023 WAC Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb 24-25), recording a mark of 2:11.90 to secure a second place finish.

2022 (Sophomore): Nabbed first place in the 1000m at the Corky Classic (Jan. 14) with a time of 3:08.17... Helped the 4x400 relay team take third in the Dr. MLK Jr. Collegiate Invitational (Jan. 22), took eighth in the 800m with a time of 2:18.24... Competed in the 600m for the first time at the New Mexico Classic (Feb. 4), taking sixth with a time of 1:35.37... Took second in the 4x400 relay at the 2022 WAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 19), set a new personal best in the 800m with a time of 2:11.64, taking third.

2021 (Sophomore): Season canceled due to the COVID-19.
 
2020 (Freshman at Monroe College): Anchored her 4x800 team to a win in the NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships… Placed third in the 800m finals at the NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 2:16.70… Recorded a personal best of 5:12.81 in the Mile at the NYC Gotham Cup… Finished sixth in the 1000m at the 2020 Great Dane Classic with a personal best of 2:59.

Outdoor
Accolades
  • First Team All-WAC (2023,2022)
  • Third Team All-CUSA (2024)
School Records
  • 1st in the 800m (4:22.42; 2022 Bryan Clay Invitational)
  • 7th in the 1500m (4:34.71; 2022 Bryan Clay Invitational)
  • 7th in the 4x400 relay (3:42.27; 2022 Aztec Invitational)
Senior (2024): Competed in six meets for the Crimson & White... opened with a time of 4:42.32 in the 1500m at the Willie Williams Classic (Mar. 22-23)... sharpened her 800m form at the Stanford Invitational (Mar. 29-30), taking seventh with a time of 2:11.09... claimed victory at the Pacific Coast Invitational (Apr. 11) with a commanding time of 2:09.40... posted a season-best in the 800m (2:09.24) at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 11-13)... season culminated at the 2024 CUSA Outdoor Championships (May 10-12), earning a bronze medal and Third Team All-CUSA honors in the 800m final with a time of 2:10.12.


Junior (2023): Competed in five meets for NM State… opened the season with a time of 4:45.47 in the 1500m at the Willie Williams Classic (Mar. 24-25)… finished fifth in the 800m at the Stanford Invitational (Mar. 31 – Apr. 1), posting a time of 2:09.28… recorded a personal best in the 400m at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-15), crossing the line with a time of 57.93… took sixth place in the 800m at the Desert Heat Classic (Apr. 29), posting a time of 2:08.38 – a team best for the ’23 outdoor season… recorded a silver medal finish in the event at the 2023 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11-13), tallying a time of 2:08.58.

2022 (Sophomore): Competed in four meets during the outdoor season… Tallied a seventh place finish in the 1500m posting a time of 4:38.11 while helping the 4x400 team secure second-place with a time of 3:44.55 at the Willie Williams Classic (March 19th)… Recorded a time of 2:10.15 to take third place in the 800m and posted a combined time of 3:42.27 to finish second at the Aztec Invitational (Mar 25th)… Posted new personal bests in the 800m (2:05.42) and the 1500m (4:34.71) at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 15th).

2021 (Sophomore): Season canceled due to the COVID-19.
 
2020 (Freshman at Monroe College): Anchored her 4x800 team to a win in the NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships…Placed third in the 800m finals at the NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 2:16.70…Recorded a personal best of 5:12.81 in the Mile at the NYC Gotham Cup…Finished sixth in the 1000m at the 2020 Great Dane Classic with a personal best of 2:59…

High School: Competed for TuksSport High School...Took part in cross country and track & field...Helped her cross-country team earn multiple national titles in the nation of South Africa...Posted career-best times of 2:13.00 in the 800-meter run and 4:48.00 in the 1,500-meter run in track & field...Claimed ASA championships in track & field.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

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  • 2023Junior

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  • 2024Senior

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