Blogs about: Thornton Tribute
Josh Rife - Class of 2000
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: Although I have a plethora of memories with Coach Thornton, my favorite track times at St. Olaf in … more →
T. Scott Major - Class of 2000
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: Coach Thornton… is always where he says he will be, when he says he will be there. is always hap … more →
Peter Somers - Class of 2002
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: This memory comes from my sophomore year, in the spring of 2000. I was not yet a member of the tr … more →
Marc T. Ellingson - Class of 2006
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: Having rarely gone more than 3 miles in a single run prior to college, the 8k did not even seem feas … more →
Ben Danielson - Class of 1995
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: My Thunder Reflection… In an age of indulged youth, where teachers, parents and coaches go out … more →
Dane Hamann - Class of 2006
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: I, too, must first thank Coach for his help with my desire to pursue graduate studies. When I’m … more →
Jeff Freund - Class of 2005
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: I don’t have one single memory of Thunder, in particular. Rather, the four years I was able to run u … more →
Tony Hoff - Class of 2007
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: Those damn Monday tempo runs. You don’t see workouts like that much any more; all the trend … more →
Jason Havey - Class of 2006
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: It’s hard to squeeze all my memories of Thunder into one paragraph. So I won’t. Here … more →
Jon Pearce - Class of 2001
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: Give me my soap… As is well known, the track team had a particular infatuation with remaining … more →
John Holland - Class of 1995
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: First, Coach should be commended for his candid commentary. If you are, in fact, going to prepare a … more →
Mark Sullivan - Class of 2003
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: Coach Thornton, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your services as a coach an … more →
Craig Koch - Class of 2000
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: My girlfriend of 3 years broke up with me the fall of my junior year. After a few days of mourning … more →
Peter Morse - Class of 2000
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: One of the coolest things we ever learned in college was that if you have a painted cement floor … more →
Greg Grothe - Class of 2000
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: Wanyama running on “Kenya” time: If there was one person on the team perennially lat … more →
Mark Bresnan - Class of 2001
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: The 2000 central region championships in Waverly were the best Ole cross-country performance I was e … more →
Jeff Boerner - Class of 2002
majorminor wrote 2 years ago: When I look back at my time at Olaf, I remember coach as a constant in an otherwise hectic world. … more →
Bryce Wandrey - Class of 1999
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majorminor wrote 2 years ago: When I think of my time running under the tutelage of Coach “Thunder” Thornton two eve … more →
