THOMAS BROOKS
Event: Steeplechase
Height: 6-1
Weight: 155
PR: 8:27.34 (2007)
Born: Jan. 10, 1978
Current Residence: Eugene, Ore.
College: Indiana University ‘01
Coach: Frank Gagliano
Agent: Matt Lonergan
Club: Oregon Track Club 

Career Highlights: 3^rd at 2007 USA Outdoor Championships

Brooks has seen a remarkable improvement over the past five seasons that has landed him among the top steeplechasers in the country…His third-place finish at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships caught the attention of many, as he passed American record-holder Daniel Lincoln and finished behind winner Josh McAdams, the 2006 NCAA champion for BYU.…However, he wasn’t a total stranger to the scene as he placed fifth in the event at the 2006 Outdoor Championships…He also recorded a 6^th place finish at the Nike Prefontaine Classic in 2007. Never a champion as a collegian, Brooks finished eighth in the Big Ten steeple in 2001. He worked two years for an accounting firm in Chicago, resumed training and qualified for the 2004 Olympic Trials.

2007: 3^rd at USA Outdoor Championships (8:27.34PR)…12^th in heats at World Outdoors (8:56.20)…6^th at Prefontaine Classic (8:28.89)…10^th at Madrid (8:32.71)…17^th at Heusden-Zolder (8:30.65)…1^st in 1,500m at Occidental Invitational (3:42.10)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8:27.34.
2006: 5^th at US Outdoor Championships (8:28.24)…best of 8:28.24.
2005: Fifth at Burnaby (8:43.08)…best of 8:43.08.
2004: 1^st at Stanford (8:36.30)…22^nd in qualifying at Olympic Trials (8:49.40)…best of 8:36.30.

1/20/08