Coach Michael Thomas

Berea College Men and Women's Head Coach of Track & Field and Cross Country #StriveForGreatness

@bereatfxc

[Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN @Wendi_Irlbeck]

There is no federal law that sets a minimum age to buy energy drinks or requires an ID to purchase them but now creatine will require an ID? 🤡

Meanwhile, energy drinks and many pre-workout supplements often contain excessive caffeine, stimulants, and unregulated ingredients that can negatively impact sleep, hydration, heart rate, performance, and overall health.

👍Yes to creatine monohydrate. No to energy drinks and stimulant-loaded pre-workouts. This should not be controversial or confusing.

Creatine is one of the most researched and effective supplements available that IS SAFE for children and adults of any age.
With > 500+ peer-reviewed studies, creatine monohydrate has been shown to support:
⚡ Increased strength, power & lean muscle
🔋 Improved recovery & exercise performance
🧠 Better cognitive performance, especially during sleep deprivation and mental fatigue
🛡️ Muscle resilience & reduced risk of some soft tissue injuries

Creatine is safe, beneficial and effective for children and adults of any age. There has been zero reported adverse effects in the data. Kids can buy energy drinks without an ID and yet they can't get creatine? Insane.

https://t.co/BOMf9c6hNU

[Boo Schexnayder @BooSchex]

Heads up Jump Coaches - I'm doing a three hour workshop on Triple Jump technique, teaching and development Tuesday November 3. More here:
https://t.co/2zxtQCTLNa

[Coach Alex @Ramichie82]

Lack of enthusiasm, researching the school or no questions can get you off a coaches radar just as fast as your marks can get you on their radar.

Recruiting goes BOTH ways. They are recruiting you, but you are recruiting them as well!

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

What happens when you make people take a break from doing what they love?

In one study, researchers took regular runners and triathletes and made them take 2 weeks completely off.

No exercise. No cross-training. Just rest.

The result? Big spikes in feelings of depression,…

[Forbes @Forbes]

Berea becomes the first college in the nation to offer all its students a chance to earn a four-year degree with all costs covered. https://t.co/jTwbRVDaRB

[Berea College @bereacollege]

Starting Fall 2027, Berea College will guarantee 100% of tuition, housing, food, fees, and supplies are covered without loans for all students.

[D3Direct @D3Direct]

The Best D3 schools 2026-27, per TIME

1 - MIT
2 - Harvey Mudd College
3 - Cal Tech
4 - Claremont McKenna College
5 - Babson College
6 - Carnegie Mellon University
7 - Williams College
8 - University of Chicago
9 - Stevens Institute of Tech.
10 - CUNY Lehman College
11 - Johns Hopkins University
12 - Berea College
13 - Washington Uni. (STL)
14 - CUNY Baruch College
15 - Washington & Lee Uni.
16 - Swarthmore College
17 - Bowdoin College
18 - Amherst College
19 - CUNY John Jay College
20 - Wellesley College
21 - University of La Verne
22 - Mass. Maritime Academy
23 - Pomona College
24 - WPI
25 - SUNY Maritime College
26 - Colby College
27 - Emory University
28 - New York University
29 - Middlebury College
30 - Hamilton College
31 - Maine Maritime Academy
32 - Trinity College
33 - Yeshiva University
34 - The College of New Jersey
35 - Ohio Northern University
36 - Tufts University
37 - Union College
38 - RPI
39 - Wesleyan University
40 - Haverford College
41 - Trinity University
42 - Illinois Institute of Tech.
43 - Rose-Hulman
44 - Franklin & Marshall Coll.
45 - SUNY Oneonta
46 - University of Rochester
47 - Linfield University
48 - Case Western Reserve Uni.
49 - Scripps College
50 - Gettysburg College
51 - Montclair State University
52 - Carleton College
53 -CUNY Brooklyn College
54 - Illinois Wesleyan University
55 - SUNY Geneseo
56 - CUNY City College
57 - Milwaukee School of Engin.
58 - Bates College
59 - University of Redlands
60 - Immaculata University
61 - SUNY New Paltz
62 - Wabash College
63 - St. John Fisher University
64 - Dickinson College
65 - Muhlenberg College
66 - SUNY Polytechnic Institute
67 - Centre College
68 - SUNY Plattsburgh
69 - Grinnell College
70 - Hobart & William Smith Colleges
71 - Connecticut College
72 - Brandeis University
73 - DePauw University
74 - Ramapo College of NJ
75 - Albion College

Source: TIME/Statista (8/25/2026)

[Russell Westbrook @russwest44]

Sometimes you don’t even know when you’ve already watched the end.

You had to be there. And now it’s over.

[Coach Kyle Marc Jones @TrackCoachJones]

More open positions posted in the track tribe for coaches in search of a new home.

https://t.co/PfNAwD03zu

[Coach Alex @Ramichie82]

The 5 for 5 rule is gonna hurt this ‘27 class for sure. Athletes please make sure you are not only looking at D1 schools, there are great coaches at EVERY level. Go where you’re wanted and will be cared for

[The Field of 68 @TheFieldOf68]

NEWS: A U.S. District Court judge in Colorado has granted a CLASS-WIDE preliminary injunction that requires the NCAA to declare ALL Class of 2022 athletes eligible for a fifth year of eligibility, per @samcehrlich

The floodgates have officially opened... 👀

[Coach Michael Thomas @DefyStandards]

@SamsungMobileUS @SpiderManMovie #GalaxyGiveaways #GalaxyZFold8 #GalaxyWatchUltra2

[Coach Alex @Ramichie82]

S&C coaches SHOULD be consulting track coaches about speed/acceleration development

[Wesley Arthur @CoachArthurW]

Still Looking for last minute 2026’ women !!! Scholarships available

[WNBA @WNBA]

ROOKIE. CHAMPION. HISTORY. 👑

Azzi Fudd posts 30 PTS in the final round to become the first rookie in WNBA history to win the 3-Point Contest!

@StateFarm | #StateFarm3PT

[Noah Lyles, OLY @LylesNoah]

10, Count em 10

[LeBron James @KingJames]

I thought I was done when the season ended. I wasn't ready to announce it, and I knew I needed some time to really decide, but I was pretty sure I played my last game. I was honest at that last press conference when I said I needed to look at myself and deicide if I still love

[LaMonte Vaughn Jr. @KoachVaughn]

Parents, coaches, and track and field student athletes

Please stop using runrecruit

The people coming up with these “standards” are not speaking with any of the coaches at these schools.

Coaches do not set standards based on the metrics runrecruit uses.

These sites do not speak on behalf of any coach or program.

Contact the coaches at the schools you are interested in directly.

Please be aware, if you send a coach your marks and don’t get a reply. No answer is probably your answer in most cases.

Track and field recruiting is not one size fits all.

Message a coach and stop using these recruiting sites. We don’t care how jazzed up your videos are, if the production probability isn’t close to being there, you won’t get a spot or a dime.

[Coach Michael Thomas @DefyStandards]

@Coachgriffin88 [email protected]

[MVPTrack&Field Club @MVPTrackClub]

May his soul rest in peace, Vincent Stephen Francis, July 3, 1963 to July 4, 2026.