2026 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Jordan Thornton
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Wilson Hall
- Hometown:
- Sumter, S.C.
2025 (JUNIOR): Competed in all six meets during her junior cross country season at USC Upstate…led the Spartans at the season-opening Eye Opener, finishing 28th overall with a 5K time of 19:10.5…recorded a career-best 5K time of 18:07.9 at the Queen City Invite, finishing 30th overall…posted identical times of 18:14.1 at both the Louisville Classic and Upstate Invite, finishing 92nd and 14th, respectively…earned Second Team All-Big South honors after finishing 12th at the Big South Cross Country Championship with a time of 18:21.1…concluded the season at the NCAA Southeast Regional, posting a career-best 6K time of 22:21.0 and finishing 151st overall…her 22:21.0 ranked fourth all-time in USC Upstate program history…lowered her previous 6K best by more than 1:27…continued competing during the 2025-26 indoor track and field season…posted a career-best indoor 3000m time of 10:22.58 at the Big South Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing ninth…helped the Spartans’ 4x800m relay establish a program record of 9:45.70 at the Tryon Mid-Winter Invitational.
2024 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in five meets during her sophomore cross country season…opened the season with a 20:23.4 at the Eye Opener…made her season debut over 6K at the Converse Kick-Off, posting a time of 24:14.2…recorded an 18:48.8 at the Upstate Invite, finishing 34th overall…turned in a breakout performance at the Big South Cross Country Championship, finishing 18th overall with a then-career-best 5K time of 18:15.7…her 18:15.7 ranked sixth all-time in USC Upstate program history at the time…concluded the season at the NCAA Southeast Regional, setting a then-career-best 6K time of 23:48.6 and finishing 171st overall…continued competing during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons…posted collegiate-best outdoor marks of 2:23.19 in the 800m, 4:46.10 in the 1500m and 17:50.77 in the 5000m.
2023 (FRESHMAN): Competed in six meets during her first collegiate cross country season…made her USC Upstate debut at the Eye Opener, running 20:43.1 in the 5K…lowered her personal best to 19:51.5 at the Covered Bridge Open, leading the Spartan women and finishing 63rd overall…posted a 20:39.9 at the Live in Lou XC Classic…ran 19:55.8 at the Upstate Invitational…recorded a season-best 5K time of 19:09.9 at the Big South Cross Country Championship…concluded her freshman season at the NCAA Southeast Regional, completing the 6K course in 24:01.1…continued into her first collegiate indoor and outdoor track and field seasons as a member of the Spartans’ distance group.
PRIOR TO USC UPSTATE: Attended Wilson Hall in Sumter, S.C.…competed in cross country and track and field for the Barons…developed into one of the top distance runners in the South Carolina Independent School Association ranks…competed in both middle-distance and distance events during her prep career before continuing her cross country and track and field career at USC Upstate.
