History of Thunderbird Athletics

23 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (1)

1979 

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL CROSS COUNTRY (1)

Pedro Flores 1979 (24:20.90)

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL CROSS COUNTRY (1)

Caroline Jepleting 2009 (17:19.00) 

MEN'S HALF MARATHON (1)

2023 

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL HALF MARATHON (1)

Tomas Vega 2023 (1:03:58.30) *NJCAA Record  

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL HALF MARATHON (1)

Damaris Chewon 2023 (1:21:08.30)

BASEBALL (1)

2005 

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (3)

1979 | 1980 | 2023 

WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (5)

2010 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2023 

MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (3)

1971 | 1979 | 2023

WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (4)

2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2023

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RODEO (1)

CNFR National Champion in Saddle Bronc (Preston Burr - 2017)

Runner-Ups 

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (1)

2019

MEN'S GOLF (1)

2009 

BASEBALL (1)

2007

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (3)

2019 | 2022 | 2023

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL HALF MARATHON (1)

German Vega 2023 

WOMEN'S HALF MARATHON (1)

2022

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (4)

1973 | 1974 | 1977 | 2024  

WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (4)

2014 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022

WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (3)

2016 | 2021 | 2022 

WOMEN'S RODEO (1)

1982

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RODEO (2)

LaRae Higgins-1982-All-Around | Alicia Sandoval-2006-Barrel Racing 

GYMNASTICS (3)

1971 | 1972 | 1973