Thomas Novy
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Weight:
- 125
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- Hometown:
- Simsbury, Conn.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Simsbury
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- Major:
- Big Data & Business Analytics
Bio
• Also a member of Suffolk's men's indoor and outdoor track & field teams
CAREER HIGHS
5K: 16:08.8, at Short Course Classic, Sept. 1, 2023
8K: 25:46.4, at NCAA Division III East Regionals, Nov. 11, 2023
5 Mile: 26:22.2, at UMass Dartmouth Invitational, Sept. 17, 2022
JUNIOR • 2023
USTFCCCA All-East ... All-CCC ... Finished 14th in the field of 159 in the season-opening Short Course Classic with a 5k time of 16:08.8 (Sept. 1) ... Clocked a 27:27.7 8k, good for 21st in the field of 97 at the Bates Invitational (Sept. 17) ... Claimed 54th at the Blugold Invitational with an 8k time of 26:15.0 (Sept. 29) ... Took fifth in at the CCC Championships behind a 26:32.6 8k (Oct. 24) ... Came through the NCAA Division III East Regional 8k chute in 25:45.4, good for 32nd (Nov. 11).
SOPHOMORE • 2022
Participated in six events .... Compiled a 26:22.2 5-mile time at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational (Sept. 17) ... Finished 12th in the 8k at the Bowdoin Invitational with a time of 26:35.7 (Sept. 24) ... CCC Runner of the Week (Sept. 26) ... Crossed the 8k tape in 27:00.3 at the Suffolk Invite, good for 19th (Oct. 15) ... Helped Suffolk win the Battle for Boston Common with a runner-up showing thanks to an 8k time of 27:00.3 (Oct. 15) ... Raced the CCC Championship (Oct. 29) ... Placed 56th at the NCAA DIII East Regionals with an 8k performance of 27:40.0 (Nov. 12).
FRESHMAN • 2021
All-CCC … Clocked a 16:59 5K, good for 16th, at the Short Course Invite at Franklin Park (Sept. 3) … Ran the 8k at the Mike Woods Geneseo Cross Country Invitational in 29:20.7 (Oct. 2) … Runner-up at the Battle of Boston Common with an 8k time of 28:10 at Franklin Park (Oct. 16) … Notched a 28:09.9 8k to claim 56th at the Suffolk Invite (Oct. 16) … 15th-place finisher at the CCC Championship with an 8k time of 28:02 (Oct. 30) … Logged a 28:40.5 8k at the NCAA D3 East Regional Championship (Nov. 13).
ACADEMICS
Two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic (2022, 2023) ... Two-time CCC Fall All-Academic honoree (2022, 2023) ... Six-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024).
BEFORE SUFFOLK • SIMSBURY
Letterwinner at Simsbury and captained the team … State open qualifier in 2019 … Two-time All-CCC West … In 2020, ranked 22nd out of 25 returners in the state of Connecticut … Third fastest 5K in Simsbury High School history … Also lettered in indoor and outdoor track & field and captains both squads.
News mentions
Suffolk men’s cross country and two Rams, Hayden Green and Thomas Novy, were rewarded for their academic accolades by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The Rams garnered the 2023 All-Academic Team Award, while Green and Novy received an All-Academic Athlete nod, the national organization unveiled.
For the first time in Suffolk’s men’s and women’s cross country’s histories, both programs saw multiple student-athletes pick up All-East Region from the U.S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Thanks to their top-35 performances at the 2023 NCAA Division III East Regionals last Saturday, Nov. 11 Tim Barry and Thomas Novy, as well as Ellie Davis and Amy Pattelena all received the regional recognition.
Suffolk men’s cross country’s senior captain Tim Barry will take his talents to Newville, Pennsylvania this Saturday, Nov. 18 for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. He will don the Rams’ blue-and-gold on the 8k course at Big Spring High School at 11 a.m.
Men’s cross country made history Saturday as it raced to a Ram’s record eighth-place finish at the 2023 NCAA Division III East Regional Championships hosted by Suffolk at Hopkinton Fair Grounds.
For the second time in program history, first since 2021, Suffolk University’s men’s and women’s cross country will put its NCAA hosting hat on as the Rams will serve as the host for the NCAA Division III East Regional Cross Country Championships this Saturday, Nov. 11 at Hopkinton Fair Grounds in Hopkinton, New Hampshire.
Four members of the Suffolk men’s cross country team raced to All-CCC honors at the 2023 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championships on the campus of Gordon College Saturday, Oct. 28. Tim Barry, Hayden Green, Thomas Novy and Luke Sikora all propelled the Rams to their third consecutive runner-up finish at the conference meet.
Suffolk men’s cross country teams attempts to upstage its back-to-back runner-up finish with its first conference crown this weekend at the 2023 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championships Saturday, Oct. 28. The 8k race begins at 11 a.m. at Gordon College.
Suffolk men’s cross country put together a second-place performance at the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championships Saturday afternoon at Gordon College. The runner-up finish marks the third in a row and third time in program history that the Rams claimed third in the league title race.
Suffolk men’s and women’s cross country puts on its hosting hat this weekend for the Suffolk Invitational Saturday, Oct. 14 at Franklin Park. The outing will not only serve as the final prep for the upcoming 2023 CCC Championship but will also pit the Rams against their Beantown foes Emerson in the Battle for Boston Commons. The women’s 6k begins the even at 1:30 p.m. with the men’s 8k following an hour later. All the action can be followed live here.
Suffolk men’s cross country ventured West to Colfax, Wisconsin for the University of Wisconsin EAU Claire’s Blugold Invite at the Whitetail Golf Course. Action is scheduled to get underway at 4:30 p.m.
Suffolk men’s cross country put together a 13th-place performance at the Blugold Invite at Whitetail Golf Course Friday.
Suffolk men’s cross country put together a fifth-place performance at the Bates Invitational at Roy’s Golf Center.
Suffolk men’s cross country ventures up to Auburn, Maine Sunday, Sept. 17 for the Bates Invitational. The Rams will run an 8k at 12 p.m.
Suffolk men’s cross country is set to take the course for the first time in 2023 Friday, Sept. 1 at its own Short Course Classic at Franklin Park. The women’s 3k event at 11:30 a.m., precedes the men’s 5k gun at 12:15 p.m. Fans can follow the race live here.
Nearly every Ram who took the course at Franklin Park Friday recorded a personal record to push Suffolk men’s cross country to a third-place performance at its own Short Course Classic.
Suffolk men’s cross country’s veteran-heavy roster will have an added boost from two new freshmen as Cam Fredette and Matthew McGoldrick join the Rams’ fold for the 2023 campaign, head coach Will Feldman unveiled.
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