(2023-24)
Outdoor: Raced in 5,000m at SEC Championships, placing 23rd (14:35.45) … Finished seventh in 1,500m at LSU Invitational (3:52.50) … Set career best with 13:51.91 to place 10th in 5,000m at Bryan Clay Invitational … Placed sixth in 5,000m at Stanford Invitational (13:58.32).
Indoor: Set career best of 4:04.89 for ninth in mile at Arkansas Qualifier … Placed fourth in 3,000m at Tyson Invitational with a career best of 8:07.19, finished 11th in mile (4:08.92) … Opened season with December race at Boston University, posted career best 8:12.63 in 3,000m.
Cross Country: Placed 20th in NCAA South Central Region, covering 10k course in 30:19.8 and earned All-Region honor … Finished 22nd in SEC Championships, running 23:57.0 on 8k course, placed eighth among Arkansas squad … Placed 35th in Virginia Pre-Nationals, covering 8k course in 23:55.3 … Finished 10th in Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 24:32.0 on the 8k Agri Park course … In Oklahoma State Cowboy Preview, placed 11th with a 15:25.5 on 5k course.
(2022-23)
Outdoor: Opened outdoor campaign placing eighth in 1,500m (3:54.80) at Stanford Invitational … Also finished eighth in 1,500m (3:50.58) at John McDonnell Invitational … Posted a career best 3:46.24 in 1,500m at Arkansas Twilight … Competed in Azusa Pacific Last Chance, clocked 3:50.99 in 1,500m.
Indoor: Opened season with a career best 4:07.21 in mile at Arkansas Invitational and posted a 2;35.85 in 1,000m … Ran mile in 4:12.28 at Husky Classic, and 4:14.07 at Arkansas Qualifier.
Cross Country: Competed in one race, placing 28th in OSU Cowboy Preview, running 15:44.4 on 5,000m course.
(2021-22)
Outdoor: Ran 3:52.52 in his 1,500m debut to place 10th in his section at Stanford Invitational … Then clocked 1:57.44 in debut at 800m in the John McDonnell Invitational.
Indoor: Opened indoor season with a 2:26.44 to place seventh in 1,000m at Arkansas Invitational … Posted a career best of 4:07.40 in the mile at Razorback Invitational … Finished 10th in 3,000m at Tyson Invitational with an 8:28.14.
2021 – Cross Country: Raced in three meets … Opened at Mizzou Opener, placing 24th in 18:36.2 in 6k race on Gans Creek Course … Posted a time of 25:45.3 for 8k at Chile Pepper Festival on Agri Park Course.
(2020-21)
Indoor: Established career best of 4:09.76 in mile, placing ninth in Tyson Invitational … Debut race in mile produced a 4:19.60 at Wooo Pig Classic … Set PR in 3,000m with an 8:15.03 for sixth in Arkansas Qualifier … Debut race in 3,000m ran 8:33.66 for sixth in Arkansas Invitational.
Cross Country: Second freshman in field and placed 18th overall at LSU’s SEC Preview in debut race with Razorbacks, posting an 18:26.7 on 6k course … In debut race at 8k, did not finish during UAB Blazer Classic.
High School
2020 graduate of Flower Mound High School … Coached by Andrew Cook … In cross country, team placed third in State 6A Championships during junior and senior seasons after placing seventh as a sophomore … In 2017, team won Nike South Regional and placed 14th in Nike Nationals … Individually, finished 19th in 2019 State 6A meet and 25th in Nike South Regional … In 2020, produced career best times of 4:19.05 (1600) and 9:12.73 (3200) as runner-up in both events at Coppell Relays … As a junior in 2019, placed 11th in Texas Relays 1,600 (4:20.86).
HS best times: 4:19.05 (1600), 9:12.73 (3200), 14:53.0 (5k xc)
Personal
Thomas Evan Romanow was born February 13, 2002 in Dallas, Texas … Hometown is Flower Mound, Texas … Son of Todd and Katherine Romanow … Has an older brother, Nick … Majoring in Communications … Career plans include marketing … Ambition is to own a cabin in the Rocky Mountains … Favorite athlete is Ben Blankenship … Person most admires is Kanye West … Worked in a bike shop all through high school … Chose Arkansas since it’s close to home and a great environment.
