at Conference USA Outdoor Championships
El Paso
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El Paso
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El Paso
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at NCAA Regional Championships
Lincoln, Neb.
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Lincoln, Neb.
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Des Moines, Iowa
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Des Moines, Iowa
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Des Moines, Iowa
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Des Moines, Iowa
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Casey Thom Position: Assistant Coach

Casey Thom is entering his second year as an assistant coach with the Rice men after spending one year as a volunteer for both the men's and women's programs. He works with the sprinters, throwers and multi-event athletes in addition to meet operations.

Thom has made an immediate impact on the success of the Owls. During the 2007 outdoor season, Luke Stadel won the Conference USA shot put crown and qualified for the NCAA championships. Newcomer Philip Adam added his name to the Rice record books during the indoor season, setting the school record in the heptathlon and earning C-USA indoor newcomer of the year after taking silver at the league meet.

Prior to his arrival at Rice, Thom served coaching stints at Tulane and UCLA. In 2005, he guided Nastassja Hall to a Brazilian under-23 national record in the heptathlon. He also assisted in the development of South Korean pole vault record-holder and Olympian Yoo Kim. UCLA's Chris Staton qualified for the NCAA championships in 2004 under Thom's guidance. Altogether, seven of his pupils have qualified for the NCAA regional champions with six advancing on to the NCAA championships.

Thom was a standout decathlete at Nebraska, with a personal best of 7,522 points. In 2003, he earned all-America honors in the decathlon. He earned his bachelor's degree in classics from Nebraska, and also has a master's degree in sport coaching from the United States Sports Academy.

Thom is certified by the National Strength and Condition Coaches Association, and has achieved certification from USA Track & Field as a Level II sprints, throws, jumps and multi-events coach. He is also a certified coaching education instructor.

Thom and his wife, Carly, reside in Houston.