Aman Thornton

Position:
Middle Distance
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Mifflin
Prev School:
Clemson

Awards and Honors
Second Team All-American (Outdoor: 4x400m - 2022, Indoor: 4x400m - 2023)
Honorable Mention All-American (Outdoor: 800m - 2022; 4x400m - 2023)
ACC Champion (Outdoor: 4x400m - 2022; Indoor: 4x400m - 2022, 2023)
Big 10 Champion (Outdoor: 4x400m - 2021)
Big 10 Indoor Freshman of the Year (Illinois)

Personal Records

400m	46.48	2023 Outdoor
	47.19	2022 Indoor
600y	1:08.66	2025 Indoor
800m	1:46.82	2023 Outdoor
	1:47.29	2022 Indoor
1,000m	2:29.06	2022 Indoor

2024-25
Indoor: Scored in the 600y placing fourth with a PR of 1:08.66, the sixth-fastest performance in school history ... clocked an Iowa State 800m PR of 1:47.34 at the Tyson Invite to produce the eighth-best indoor 800m performance in program history ... ran 1:47.53 in the 800m for seventh at the Razorback Invite ... also ran the 800m at the Cyclone Open (1:49.90) and the 600m (1:16.98, PR) at the ISU Holiday Invite.

2023-24 (Clemson)
Outdoor: Qualified for NCAA East Prelims in the 4x400m and finished 20th in 3:07.47 ... anchored the 4x400m squad that took silver at ACC Championships (3:03.67) ... also ran at Penn Relays, USC Outdoor Open, Tom Jones Memorial Invite, Texas Relays, UCF Knights Invite and UCF Black and Gold Invite.

2022-23 (Clemson)
Outdoor: Finished fifth in NCAA Championships 4x400m prelims with 2:59.78, but DNFed the final to earn Honorable Mention All-America ... qualified for NCAA East Prelims 800m semifinals clocking 1:49.13 for ninth in quarterfinals ... finished seventh in the 800m at ACC Championships ... made the ACC 400m final with a PR of 46.48 to finish sixth in prelims ... ran an 800m PR of 1:46.82 for fourth at the UF Tom Jones Memorial ... squad took third in the 4x800m at the Texas Relays.
Indoor: Earned Second Team All-America in the 4x400m, finishing ninth in 3:05.20 at NCAA Championships ... ACC champ in the 4x400m, while cementing bronze in the 800m (1:47.51) and the distance medley ... ran a season-best 1:47.40 800m to win at the Tiger Paw Invite ... team clocked 9:32.82 in the DMR at the Alex Wilson Invite.

2021-22 (Clemson)
Outdoor: Placed 13th in the 4x400m (3:03.97) for Second Team All-America and 21st in the 800m (1:49.57) for Honorable Mention All-America at NCAA Championships ... finished seventh in the 800m with a season-best 1:48.35, while anchoring the 4x400m to 3:03.65 for 10th to qualify for nationals in both events at NCAA East Prelims ... ACC champion in the 4x400m ... qualified for the 800m ACC final with 1:47.78 ... also ran at Penn Relays, UF Tom Jones Memorial, Tennessee Relays, Florida Relays and Texas Relays.
Indoor: Qualified for NCAA Championships with an 800m season-best 1:47.29 set at the Tiger Paw Invite ... anchored the ACC title-winning 4x400m to a time of 3:09.48 ... also placed 14th in the 800m while the sprint medley took eighth at conference ... also ran at the Doc Hale VT Elite, Bob Pollock Invite, Hokie Invite, Clemson Invite, Orange and Purple Elite and Clemson Opener.

2020-21 (Illinois)
Outdoor: Big 10 4x400m champion (3:09.27) ... ran an 800m season-best 1:48.68 in prelims at conference, going on to place ninth in the final ... 4x400m qualified for NCAA West Prelims.
Indoor: Big 10 Freshman of the Year ... ran the 400m leg of the silver-medalist distance medley relay at Big 10 Championships ... took fifth in the 600m at conference.