Arizona: During the 2001 cross country season, was a consistent top-five runner for the Wildcats… Received an honorable mention nod for the Pac-10 Cross Country All-Academic Team… Best finish was 24th (31:57.7) at the NCAA West Regional… Battled through a variety of injuries during the 2001 track and field season… Did not compete during the outdoor season, saving a redshirt year… During the indoor season, he had a best of 4:13.94 (4:05.72aa) at the ASU-NAU-UA dual meet in Flagstaff… Won the 3000m at the MPSF Championships, also in Flagstaff, running 8:47.85… Finished second in the mile… Prindiville turned it on at the end of the 2000 cross country season, having the most productive stretch of his collegiate season... Earned All-Pac-10 First Team and All-West Region honors during the cross country season... Finished fifth at the Pac-10 Championships (23:50.47) and blazed to a third-place finish at the NCAA West Regional in 30:43 on the 10,000m course... Was 89th (31:39.8) at the NCAA Championships... Earlier in the season, finished sixth at the Purdue Invitational, 17th at the Roy Griak Invitational and 15th at the Notre Dame Invitational... During the 2000 track and field season, ran 3:49.14 in the 1500m at the Willie Williams Classic... Finished seventh in the event with a time of 3:49.79 at the Pac-10 Championships... Was a solid performer on the 1999 cross country team as the No. 4-5 runner... Finished 11th at the Pacific-10 Conference meet and was the team's No. 5 runner at the NCAA Championships in 163rd... During the 1999 track and field season, ran the team's No. 3 time in the 1500m, a personal best of 3:48.18 at the Sun Angel Classic... Qualified for the Pac-10 Championships in the event, but did not advance to the final... Redshirted the 1998 cross country season... In the 1998 track and field season, ran the team's third-fastest 1500m time, 3:49.98 at the Cardinal Qualifier... Earned a Mary P. Roby Academic Achievement Award... As a freshman in the 1997 cross country season, finished fifth at the Aztec Invitational, his second-ever collegiate meet, with a time of 26:08... 12th at the Jammin' Invitational with a time of 25:46...
High School: Attended De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif... Won eight letters, four each in cross country and track and field... Earned high school All-America honors in 1995 after placing 15th at the Foot
Locker National Cross Country Championships as a junior... Did not compete in that meet as a senior because of an injury... Led his team to the California state championships in 1996... An all-state performer as a sophomore, junior and senior... Owns the school record in the 800m (1:53.18)... Has a personal best of 9:17.93 in the 3200m and 4:12.13 in the mile... Was a member of De La Salle's 4x800m relay team that broke the school's 28-year old record the event (7:41.35)... Named the Student Athlete of the Year as a senior... School vice president and member of the honor society... Captain of the cross country team all three years of high school…
Personal: Thomas Edward Prindiville... Born Oct. 17, 1978, in Walnut Creek, Calif... Son of James and Mary Prindiville... Mother is a teacher and dad is a physicist... Both attended the University of San Francisco... Enjoys playing basketball, ultimate frisbee and listening to music.
