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Thomas Cowan
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Auckland, New Zealand
- High School:
- Westlake Boys
AWARDS
• First Team All-Patriot League: Outdoor (2025: 4x800m)
• Second Team All-Patriot League: Indoor (2026: 4x800m, DMR)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2025)
• Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week (12.9.25, 1.27.26, 2.17.26, 2.24.26, 5.12.26)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2025, 2026)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2025-26
Was named Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week on five separate occasions (12.9.25, 1.27.26, 2.17.26, 2.24.26, 5.12.26) ... Finished fourth in the 800m at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships with a 1:49.82 time ... Posted his best 2026 outdoor time of 1:48.90 at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships ... Helped the Terriers win the open 4x800m relay with a time of 7:28.72 at the Penn Relays ... Won silver medals in the DMR (9:49.82) and 4x800m relay (7:29.17) at the Patriot League Indoor Championships while also finishing sixth in the 800m with a 1:51.17 time ... Posted a 1:46.84 time in the 800m at the Saucony Battle for Boston ... Set a personal best in the indoor 800m with a 1:46.83 run at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, finishing third ... Clocked a 1:03.03 in the 500m at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite, his personal best ... Opened the season with a 1:47.88 800m at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2024-25
Finished fifth in the 800m at Outdoor Championships with a 1:49.48 time (May 3) … Was part of a gold medal 4x800m crew at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships, helping BU finish with a 7:29.61 time (May 2) … Reached his personal best in the 800m, finishing in 1:48.62 at the Raleigh Relays (March 29) … In the outdoor season, set a personal best in the 400m at the USF Alumni Invitational with a 49.29 mark (March 22) … At the PL Indoor Championships, earned bronze in the 800m with a final time of 1:50.52 (March 2) … Also joined the DMR group to take fourth at the PL Indoor Championships with a 9:58.09 time (March 1) … Ran an indoor best of 1:50.34 in the 800m at the Terrier Classic (Feb. 1) … Made his collegiate debut at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, running a 1:18.64 time in the 600m (Dec. 7).
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ran for Westlake Boys High School in Auckland, New Zealand … Also competed for North Harbour Bays Athletics … U20 800m National Champion as a senior and was selected for World U20 Track & Field Championships … Made New Zealand Secondary School Athletics Teams in 2022 and 2023 … National Champion in U20 4x400m relay as a junior, finished second in 800m and third in 400m.
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PERSONAL
Parents are Jo Harlick and Nick Cowan … Father Nick ran nationally for New Zealand track & field … Has one sister, Emily … Colleges of Arts and Sciences student and is an economics major.
• First Team All-Patriot League: Outdoor (2025: 4x800m)
• Second Team All-Patriot League: Indoor (2026: 4x800m, DMR)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2025)
• Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week (12.9.25, 1.27.26, 2.17.26, 2.24.26, 5.12.26)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2025, 2026)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2025-26
Was named Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week on five separate occasions (12.9.25, 1.27.26, 2.17.26, 2.24.26, 5.12.26) ... Finished fourth in the 800m at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships with a 1:49.82 time ... Posted his best 2026 outdoor time of 1:48.90 at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships ... Helped the Terriers win the open 4x800m relay with a time of 7:28.72 at the Penn Relays ... Won silver medals in the DMR (9:49.82) and 4x800m relay (7:29.17) at the Patriot League Indoor Championships while also finishing sixth in the 800m with a 1:51.17 time ... Posted a 1:46.84 time in the 800m at the Saucony Battle for Boston ... Set a personal best in the indoor 800m with a 1:46.83 run at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, finishing third ... Clocked a 1:03.03 in the 500m at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invite, his personal best ... Opened the season with a 1:47.88 800m at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2024-25
Finished fifth in the 800m at Outdoor Championships with a 1:49.48 time (May 3) … Was part of a gold medal 4x800m crew at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships, helping BU finish with a 7:29.61 time (May 2) … Reached his personal best in the 800m, finishing in 1:48.62 at the Raleigh Relays (March 29) … In the outdoor season, set a personal best in the 400m at the USF Alumni Invitational with a 49.29 mark (March 22) … At the PL Indoor Championships, earned bronze in the 800m with a final time of 1:50.52 (March 2) … Also joined the DMR group to take fourth at the PL Indoor Championships with a 9:58.09 time (March 1) … Ran an indoor best of 1:50.34 in the 800m at the Terrier Classic (Feb. 1) … Made his collegiate debut at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, running a 1:18.64 time in the 600m (Dec. 7).
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ran for Westlake Boys High School in Auckland, New Zealand … Also competed for North Harbour Bays Athletics … U20 800m National Champion as a senior and was selected for World U20 Track & Field Championships … Made New Zealand Secondary School Athletics Teams in 2022 and 2023 … National Champion in U20 4x400m relay as a junior, finished second in 800m and third in 400m.
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PERSONAL
Parents are Jo Harlick and Nick Cowan … Father Nick ran nationally for New Zealand track & field … Has one sister, Emily … Colleges of Arts and Sciences student and is an economics major.
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