| Bobby Thiele |
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1999-2000: Earned Virginia's first cross country All-American honor since 1985 ... ran at NCAA's for second straight year, finishing 26th ... was UVa's top finisher in each of his meets ... took All-ACC honors for the second year in a row with a fifth-place finish ... 1998-99: Earned All-ACC and NCAA All-Regional honors in cross country ... twice named the ACC Performer-of-the-Week ... named to 1998 Men's NCAA Division I All-Academic Cross Country Team by the USCCCA ... recorded a career-best time of 24:21.32 at the Paul Short Invitational ... posted consecutive fourth place finishes at IC4A's(24:36.80) and ACC's (24:53.30) ... placed fifth overall after posting a mark of 30:15.00 (10k) at the NCAA Regionals ... ran UVa's best time of 14:25.79 in the 5,000 meter run which ranked fourth in the ACC ... set Virginia's top season time in the indoor 3,000 meter run with a finish of 8:18.74 (seventh fastest time in the ACC) ... did not compete during the outdoor track and field season ... 1997-98: Ran outstanding freshman campaign ... immediate contributor to the team ... finished 25th at IC4As with a season-best time of 25:36.40 ... captured 40th in the ACC's (25:53.60) ... placed 35th in the NCAA Regionals (31:50) ... ran a 29:58.29 in the 10,000 meter run at the Penn Relays, which was the fifth fastest freshman time in the U.S. ... finished fifth in the 5,000 meter run at ACC Indoors (14:35.57) ... finished fifth in the 5,000 meter run at the ACC Outdoor Championships (14:38.25) ... ran a 14:38.95 in the 5,000 meter run at the IC4A Championships ... High School: Captured the Group AA state championship in cross country as a junior and a senior ... Virginia state runner-up in the 800 meters, 1,600 meters, and the 4x800-meter relay as a senior ... as a junior, earned All-America status in the two-mile run ... also won the 1,600 meters at the Group AA state meet that year ... named the 1996 Central Virginia boys' track performer of the year by the Charlottesville Daily Progress ... ranked first in his high school class ... 1996 Dartmouth Book Award recipient ... Personal: Rodman Scholar in the School of Engineering ... born 10/7/78 in Charlottesville, Va. ... son of Mary Jean Thiele
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