LSU Gold
Position
Hurdles
Height
6'2
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Sunrise, Fla.
High School
Northeast HS

Career Record

2020 Tokyo Olympian – 110m Hurdles
2021 NCAA Champion – 60m Hurdles – 7.51
2021 SEC Champion – 60m Hurdles – 7.60
2018 U20 World Champion (110m Hurdles)
5x All-American (2018 60m Hurdles, 2018 110m hurdles, 2020 60m hurdles, 2021 60m hurdles, 2021 110m hurdles)
5x All-SEC
2020 All-SEC Second Team
2018 SEC Indoor Freshman Runner of the Year
2018 All-SEC Freshman Team
U20 World Record Holder – 110m Hurdles – 12.99 (39 inch hurdles)
2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals Silver Medalist (60 Hurdles)
2017 Texas Relays Champion (110m Hurdles)
2016 Gatorade Florida Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year
2016 Jamaican Junior Champion (110m Hurdles)
2016 Carifta Games U-18 Champion (110m Hurdles)
3x Florida State Champion (110m Hurdles)

Top 10 LSU Marks
No. 1 – 60m Hurdles – 7.51
No. 1 – 110m Hurdles – 13.11

2021 Outdoor (JUNIOR)
Ran LSU school record time of 13.11 at the Jamaican National Championships to finish runner up and earn a spot at the Tokyo Olympics … made it to the semifinals of the 110 meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics and finished 11th overall with a time of 13.39 … clocked 13.22 at the Texas Relays to win the 110 meter hurdles … time of 13.22 is the 10th fastest in NCAA history … picked up a point for LSU at the NCAA Championships with an eighth place finish in the 110 meter hurdles (13.76) … finished runner up at the SEC Championships with a time of 13.25w in the 110 meter hurdles … placed second in the 110 meter hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold with a readout of 13.37 … clocked a 13.68 at the LSU Invitational in the 110 meter hurdles to place fourth.

2021 Indoor (SENIOR)
Won his first career NCAA title with a personal best time of 7.51 in the 60 meter hurdles … time of 7.51 was LSU school record … SEC champion in the 60 meter hurdles with a readout of 7.60 … went 4-1 in 60 meter hurdles finals in 2021 … won titles in the 60 meter hurdles at the Woo Pig Classic (7.71) and Louisiana Invitational (7.84) … placed second at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 7.69 in the 60 meter hurdles.

2020 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Placed third at the SEC Championships in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 7.73 … winner of the 60 meter hurdles at the Corky Classic with a time of 7.69 … top finisher at the MLK Jr. Invitational in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 7.70 … captured silver at the Purple Tiger Invitational with a 60 meter hurdle time of 7.79 … registered bronze finishes in the 60 meter hurdles at the Razorback Invitational (7.76) and Tyson Invitational (7.68) … ran PR of 6.99 in the 60 meter dash at the MLK Jr. Invitational … ended the season ranked No. 9 in the NCAA in the 60 meter hurdles (7.68).

2019 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Finished seventh in the 110 meter hurdles at the SEC Championships with a time of 13.78 … qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 110 meter hurdles but was unable to compete due to injury … claimed gold as a member of the 4×100 meter relay team at the Battle on the Bayou with a readout of 39.40 … took second in the 110 meter hurdles at three meets – LSU Alumni Gold (13.58w), Miami Hurricane Invitational (13.60) and Texas Relays (13.62W) … took ninth in the 200 meters at the LSU Invitational with a clocking of 21.91.

2019 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Finished fifth in the 60 meter hurdles at the SEC Championships with a time of 7.81 … took 11th in the 60 meter hurdles (7.80) at the NCAA Championships … claimed gold with a PR of 7.66 at the Red Raider Invite in the 60 meter hurdles … the time of 7.66 is the third fastest in LSU history … won gold at the UAB Vulcan Invitational with a time of 7.85 … earned bronze at the Razorback Invitational with a time of 7.74.

2018 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Earned First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships in the 110 meter hurdles with a third-place finish in a time of 13.45 … clocked the second-fastest time in school history during the prelims of the NCAA Championships with a personal best of 13.44 … set the U20 world record at the junior height (39 inches) at the 2018 Jamaican Championships in Kingston with a time of 12.99 … top freshman finisher in the 110 meter hurdles at the SEC Championships with a time of 13.64 to take third overall … won four 110 meter hurdle titles throughout his freshman season at the Pac-12/Big Ten Invitational (13.79), Texas Relays (13.43w), Battle on the Bayou (13.65) and the Miami Hurricane Invitational (13.78) … took silver at the LSU Alumni Gold with a time of 13.58 … finished fifth in the 110 meter hurdles at the LSU Invitational (13.90) … placed ninth in the 200 meter dash at the Miami Hurricane Invitational with a readout of 21.78 … clocked a time of 10.66w at the Louisiana Classics to place ninth in the 100 meter dash.

2018 INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Earned First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships with an eighth-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles (8.25) … top freshman finisher in the 60 meter hurdles at the SEC Championships with a time of 7.82 to take third overall … ran the sixth-fastest 60 meter hurdle time in program history at the Razorback Invitational to claim gold … registered first-place finishes in the 60 meter hurdles at the Purple Tiger Invitational (7.84), Larry Wieczorek Invitational (7.80), Tyson Invitational (7.76) and LSU Twilight (7.90) … claimed a second-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles at the Corky Classic with a readout of 8.00 … took sixth in the 200 meter dash at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 22.36.

PRIOR TO LSU
One of the top sprint hurdle recruits in the United States in the Class of 2017 … The No. 3-ranked hurdler in the U.S. high school ranks during both the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2017 … Earned All-America honors as the silver medalist in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals … Clocked the third-fastest time in the country for the 2017 season with a personal best of 7.64 seconds in the final at New Balance Indoor Nationals … Won his third-straight Florida Class 3A state championship in the 110 hurdles as a senior at Northeast High School … Senior season also highlighted by a victory in the sprint hurdles at the 2017 Texas Relays with a seasonal-best time of 13.43 (+1.1) to rank third nationally … Honored as the Gatorade Florida Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year for his performance as a junior at Northeast High School in 2016 … Captured the Florida High School Athletic Association Region 4-3A title in the 110-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 13.42 (-0.2) in the high school hurdles … 2016 seasonal best ranked No. 2 nationally among hurdlers in the Class of 2017 and No. 4 nationally among athletes of all high school classifications … Went on to defend his state championship in the 110 hurdles with a winning run of 13.84 (-1.1) at the 2016 FHSAA Class 3A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships … Also crowned the FHSAA District 15-3A Champion in the sprint hurdles as a junior in 2016 … Represented Jamaica on the international stage at the Carifta Games in St. George’s, Grenada, and IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, during the 2016 season … Crowned the Carifta Games Under-18 Champion with a blistering wind-aided time of 13.32 (+3.7) in the hurdle final … Did not finish his semifinal heat at the IAAF World Junior Championships after cruising through the qualifying round with a run of 13.48 (-0.8) … Earned his spot on Team Jamaica for the IAAF World Junior Championships after being crowned the Jamaican Junior Champion with a winning time of 13.50 (-3.2) in the national final … Also captured hurdle titles at the Golden South Invitational (13.85), Broward County Athletic Association Championships (14.06), BCAA North Qualifier (14.35) and Louie Bing Classic (14.43) during his junior season in 2016 … Crowned a Florida State Champion for the first time as a sophomore in 2015 while running 13.73 (+1.4) in the final at the FHSAA Class 4A Outdoor State Track & Field Championships … Swept District 13-4A (13.97) and Region 4-4A (13.87) titles en route to the state title in 2015 … Won prestigious hurdle titles at the Pepsi Florida Relays (13.64), BCAA Championships (13.74) and Golden South Classic (13.80) during the 2015 season … Scored the Class 4A state silver medal in the 110 hurdles as a freshman in 2014 after running 14.29 in the state final … Won District 13-4A (14.60) and Region 4-4A (14.05) titles for the first time during the 2014 season … Won the sprint hurdles in his age group at the 2014 AAU Club Championships with a winning time of 14.27.

PERSONAL
Full name is Damion Dushaun Thomas, Jr. … Born on June 29, 1999 … Parents are Damion, Sr., and Duchane Thomas … Has one brother and one sister … Both parents ran track at Florida A&M … An outstanding student during his prep career at Atlantic Technical College & High School while maintaining a 4.2 weighted grade-point average … majoring in Nutrition and Food Sciences.

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