CMU Student-Athlete of the Week

Week of April 8 - April 14, 2024

Thomas Rich - Men's Track and Field

Senior Thomas Rich of the Carnegie Mellon University men's track and field team competed at the Susquehanna Multi on Thursday and Friday while winning the decathlon with a school record 6,823 points which breaks his own record of 6,606 set last season at the NCAA Championships. Rich tied his personal records in pole vault and the 100-meter dash. He also set personal-best marks in the javelin with a toss of 53.19 meters and in the 110-meter hurdles crossing in 14.99. He currently ranks tops in the nation in the decathlon while ranking second in the UAA in the 110-meter hurdles, third in the javelin and fourth in the long jump, all marks set this weekend.