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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2019-20 Track & Field Roster

Steve Fohl

Ben Thoms

  • Position Hurdles
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
  • High School Plainfield South
  • Prev School Plainfield South

Biography

Personal Bests:
60H - 8.35
110H - 14.94
400H - 56.38

2019-20: Captured bronze in the 60-meter hurdles at the OVC Indoor Championships, returning to form by running a personal-best 8.35 in the finals … also scored points as a member of EKU’s 4x400 meter relay team, which took fifth in a time of 3:22.59.

2018-19: Scored a point at the OVC Indoor Championships in February, taking eighth in the 60-meter hurdles … clocked a time of 8.46 in the prelims of the event.

2017-18: Took bronze in the 110-meter hurdles at the OVC Outdoor Championships in May, clocking a time of 15.04 … ran a personal-best OF 14.94 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Kentucky Relays one week earlier … also scored points for the Colonels at the OVC Indoor Championships in February, finishing fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a PB of 8.37 … ran a personal-best time of 56.38 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Centre Twilight in April.

Prior to EKU: Two-time fourth place finisher in the 110-meter hurdles at the Illinois state track meet (2016 and 2017).

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Hurdles
  • 2019-20Junior

    Hurdles