2024 Men's Cross Country Roster
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Achten, Thomas
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Thomas Achten
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tustin, CA
- High School:
- Beckman HS
- Prev School:
- Beckman HS
Bio
Thomas Achten TFRRS Page
CSUN - 2024 (Freshman)Â
Achten competed in five races on the season ... ran a season-best in the 8k of 25:27.1 at the UCR Cross Country Invitational (9/21/24) ... collected 57th-place points (65th overall) at the Big West Championships by charting a time of 25:34.2 ... led Matador runners with a 10k time of 32:03.6 at the NCAA West Regional to capture 136th-place points (138th overall).
PRIOR TO CSUN
Achten attended and graduated from Arnold Beckman High School in 2024 ... was a Scholar-Athlete three times in track & field and twice in cross country while he was placed on the Honor Roll all four years ... earned all-league honors in track and cross country ... received the 2024 PCL Men's Sportsmanship Award ... helped the cross country team to a league title in 2023 as well as placing in the top 10 at the state championships that season ... his high school bests were 2:05 in the 800m, 4:26 in the 1600m, 9:20 in the 3200m, 14:51 in the 3 mile, 15:54 in the 5k and 15:56 in the 2.93m.
PERSONAL
Parents are Ronald and Livia Achten ... he has one brother, Cameron ... favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Mookie Betts, Star Wars series, Black Eyed Peas, Travis Scott and Italian food ... chose CSUN in order to compete as a Division I athlete and work ... lists qualifying for the cross country state championships in high school as his favorite sports moment ... says his mother is his hero.
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
CSUN - 2024 (Freshman)Â
Achten competed in five races on the season ... ran a season-best in the 8k of 25:27.1 at the UCR Cross Country Invitational (9/21/24) ... collected 57th-place points (65th overall) at the Big West Championships by charting a time of 25:34.2 ... led Matador runners with a 10k time of 32:03.6 at the NCAA West Regional to capture 136th-place points (138th overall).
PRIOR TO CSUN
Achten attended and graduated from Arnold Beckman High School in 2024 ... was a Scholar-Athlete three times in track & field and twice in cross country while he was placed on the Honor Roll all four years ... earned all-league honors in track and cross country ... received the 2024 PCL Men's Sportsmanship Award ... helped the cross country team to a league title in 2023 as well as placing in the top 10 at the state championships that season ... his high school bests were 2:05 in the 800m, 4:26 in the 1600m, 9:20 in the 3200m, 14:51 in the 3 mile, 15:54 in the 5k and 15:56 in the 2.93m.
PERSONAL
Parents are Ronald and Livia Achten ... he has one brother, Cameron ... favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Mookie Betts, Star Wars series, Black Eyed Peas, Travis Scott and Italian food ... chose CSUN in order to compete as a Division I athlete and work ... lists qualifying for the cross country state championships in high school as his favorite sports moment ... says his mother is his hero.
CROSS COUNTRY BESTS
| 8k | 25:27.1 | UCR Cross Country Invitational | 9/21/24 |
| 10k | 32:03.6 | NCAA West Regional | 11/15/24 |
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