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Max Thomas
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Servite
2025: Started off the season winning first place in the 60m at the Spokane Sports Showcase (Jan. 17), finishing with a personal-best time of 6.53…Took first place in the 200m at the TTU Red Raider Invitational (Jan. 24)...Placed first in the 100m, with a personal-record time of 9.92 at the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational (Apr. 11)...Finished fourth in the 100m and earned a silver medal in the 200m at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships…Contributed a total of nine points as a member of both the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay, placing second and eighth, respectively, to win the national championship title for the Trojans at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (Jun. 11).
2024: Reached the NCAA semifinals in the 100m and 200m races to earn All-America honorable mention...Ran the second leg on USC's 4x100m relay with 38.54 in the NCAA semifinals on June 5, second-fastest time on the Trojans' all-time list....the team DQ's in the finals...Ran a wind-aided career best 10.02 (+2.6w) in the 100m at the NCAA West Prelims on May 24…he also set his 200m PR of 20.28 (+1.4) that day to move into a ninth-place tie on USC’s all-time list in the event...Placed second in the 100m with a PR of 10.13 (+0.5) and in the 200m with a wind-aided time of 20.28 (+2.2w) at the Pac-12 Championships on May 12…his 100m time moved him into a 10th-place tie on USC’s all-time list...Ran the second leg for USC’s winning 4x100m relay, which ran 38.84, and the third leg on the Trojans’ 4x400m relay, which placed fifth with a time of 3:06.93 at the Pac-12 Championships on May 12...Won the USC-UCLA Dual Meet 100m title with a time of 10.33 (-0.4) on April 28...Competed in the 100m and 200m races at the U.S. Olympic Trials and reached the semifinals in both events...Competed in six meets during the indoor season...Posted indoor season bests of 6.74 in the 60m at the Spokane Sports Showcase on Jan. 12 and 20.75 in the 200m at the Arkansas Qualifier Meet on Feb. 16...Won the 200m dash with a time of 21.03 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Meet on Feb. 23.
PERSONAL: February 24, 2004 in Santa Monica, Calif…Parents are Amarri Simms and Brandon Thomas…Enjoys playing video games in his free time…Lists NBA Legend Kobe Bryant as his biggest sports hero… Aspires to coach track and field at a high level… Majoring in Communication at USC.
CAREER BEST: 100m – 10.13/10.02w 200m – 20.28/20.67 (indoor) 60m - 6.73
2024: Reached the NCAA semifinals in the 100m and 200m races to earn All-America honorable mention...Ran the second leg on USC's 4x100m relay with 38.54 in the NCAA semifinals on June 5, second-fastest time on the Trojans' all-time list....the team DQ's in the finals...Ran a wind-aided career best 10.02 (+2.6w) in the 100m at the NCAA West Prelims on May 24…he also set his 200m PR of 20.28 (+1.4) that day to move into a ninth-place tie on USC’s all-time list in the event...Placed second in the 100m with a PR of 10.13 (+0.5) and in the 200m with a wind-aided time of 20.28 (+2.2w) at the Pac-12 Championships on May 12…his 100m time moved him into a 10th-place tie on USC’s all-time list...Ran the second leg for USC’s winning 4x100m relay, which ran 38.84, and the third leg on the Trojans’ 4x400m relay, which placed fifth with a time of 3:06.93 at the Pac-12 Championships on May 12...Won the USC-UCLA Dual Meet 100m title with a time of 10.33 (-0.4) on April 28...Competed in the 100m and 200m races at the U.S. Olympic Trials and reached the semifinals in both events...Competed in six meets during the indoor season...Posted indoor season bests of 6.74 in the 60m at the Spokane Sports Showcase on Jan. 12 and 20.75 in the 200m at the Arkansas Qualifier Meet on Feb. 16...Won the 200m dash with a time of 21.03 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Meet on Feb. 23.
2023: Competed in seven indoor meets before injury caused him to miss the outdoor season...Set his 60m PR of 6.73 to place second at the Cougar Classic on Jan. 13...Ran his indoor 200m PR of 20.67 to win at the Arkansas Qualifier on Feb. 17, to move to seventh on USC’s all-time indoor 200m list...Won the 200m at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Meet on Jan. 17 with a time of 20.96...Returned to place eighth in the 200m at the USATF U20 Championships on July 9 with a time of 21.34 (+0.0).
HIGH SCHOOL: 2022 graduate of Servite HS in Anaheim, Calif....Recorded a 100m PR of 10.35w/10.40 and 20.68 in the 200m, which ranked seventh nationally...Finished third at the CIF State Championships with a time of 10.44 (+2.5w)...Named the 2021 Orange County Register Track & Field Athlete of the Year after his junior year, when he won both the 100m and 200m titles.PERSONAL: February 24, 2004 in Santa Monica, Calif…Parents are Amarri Simms and Brandon Thomas…Enjoys playing video games in his free time…Lists NBA Legend Kobe Bryant as his biggest sports hero… Aspires to coach track and field at a high level… Majoring in Communication at USC.
CAREER BEST: 100m – 10.13/10.02w 200m – 20.28/20.67 (indoor) 60m - 6.73
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 4 Highlights (6/14/25)
Saturday, June 14
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 3 Highlights (6/13/25)
Friday, June 13
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 2 Highlights (6/12/25)
Thursday, June 12
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 1 Highlights (6/11/25)
Wednesday, June 11
