Tom Marshall

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rhayader, Powys, U.K.
Prev School:
University of Wales

PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country: 4 mile: 20:13 (Sept. 17, 2011), 8K: 24:13.3 (Oct. 31, 2011), 10K: 31:17.60 (Nov. 13, 2010)

SENIOR (2011): Participated in six meets, which included a trip to the NCAA Championship . . . placed 163rd overall and third on team in Terre Haute with a 10K time of 31:21.3 . . . finished ninth at the Conference USA Championship with a career-best 8K of 24:13.3 to help lead TU to a second-straight league crown . . . landed on the all-C-USA Second Team . . . finished 30th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (32:04.08) . . . finished 41st at NCAA Pre-Nationals (25:03) . . . placed 13th at the Houston Duel (20:13) and 107th at the OSU Jamboree (25:52.70) . . . finished in the top five for TU in his last four races.

JUNIOR (2010): Marshall ran in four events during his first season with TU, helping the Golden Hurricane claim the Conference USA Championship . . . finished eighth at the conference championship and earned a spot on the all-C-USA Second Team with a personal-best 8K time of 24:14 . . . finished his 10K at the NCAA Midwest Regional in 31:17.60 and placed 50th overall . . . also ran at the Notre Dame Invitational and Pre-Nationals . . . contributed to the overall team score (top five team finish) in three of his four events.

PREVIOUS COLLEGE (University of Wales, 2008-09): Marshall came to Tulsa after spending two years at the University of Wales . . . his best time in the 1,500 meters was 3:49, his fastest time in the 3,000 meters was 8:16 and his personal best in the 5,000 meters was 14:25 . . . his personal best in the 5K was 14:39 and his fastest 10K was 30:12 . . . earned 40 Welsh International vests . . . served as a captain for the Welsh International team . . . was the senior Welsh champion in the 5K road race . . . placed third in the U23 British AAA 5,000 championships.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business . . . pizza is his favorite food . . . says Bob Dylan is his favorite musician . . . the most memorable place he has been is Hong Kong . . . favorite actor is Will Ferrell . . . has one older sister, Emma . . . son of Mez and Janet Marshall . . . born December 6, 1989.