2022 Track and Field Roster
Vanoppen, Thomas
Thomas Vanoppen
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Westerlo, Belgium
Bio
Career Records
Awards
2022 All-American First Team - 1500m
2022 Outdoor ACC 1500m Champion
2022 Indoor All-ACC First Team - Mile
2021 Cross Country All-Region Team
2021 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
Top 10 Wake Forest Marks
No. 1 – 1500m (Outdoor) – 3:37.65
No. 2 – Mile (Indoor) – 4:01.25
No. 2 – 3000m (Indoor) – 7:55.79
No. 3 – Men’s DMR (Indoor) – 9:40.54
Collegiate PR
1500 – 3:37.65
Mile – 4:01.25
3000 – 7:55.79
5000 – 13:53.16
2022 (Graduate)
Outdoor: Started the season with a 17th place finish and new personal best in the 5000 at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 13:53.16…Picked up back-to-back wins at the Duke Invite and Virginia Challenge both in the 1500m event ... Made his impact on the program by winning the conference title in the men's 1500-meter, winning the first outdoor ACC individual title since Robert Heppenstall won the 800-meter event in 2016 ... He came-from-behind in the final straight away to claim the first Wake Forest student-athlete to claim the ACC title in the 1500-meter event since Nathan Sisco in 2001 ... Continued his tremendous season by advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championship 1500-meter final, posting a 3:37.65 mark, breaking his previous school record of 3:38.34 ... Placed fourth overall in the NCAA Outdoor Championship semifinal, earning his spot in the 1500-meter final ... Wrapped up an incredibly successful season, earning First Team All-America honors after finishing fourth in the 1500-meter final ... First Wake Forest outdoor All-American since Robert Heppenstall in 2018 and the first 1500-meter All-American since Kyle Graves in 2015, second 1500-meter All-American in school history.
Indoor: Started the season with a 4th place finish and new PR in the 3000 at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 7:55.79…Placed 6th and set a new PR in the Mile at the Camel City Invitational with a time if 4:01.25
Cross Country: Began the season setting a new PR in the 8K with a time of 24:05.0 at the FSU/Invite…Finished 23rd at the ACC Cross Country Championships…Placed 17th and set a new PR in the 10K at the NCAA Division I Southeast Region Cross Country Championships…Ended the season with an 88th place finish at the NCAA Division One Cross Country Championships.
Awards
2022 All-American First Team - 1500m
2022 Outdoor ACC 1500m Champion
2022 Indoor All-ACC First Team - Mile
2021 Cross Country All-Region Team
2021 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
Top 10 Wake Forest Marks
No. 1 – 1500m (Outdoor) – 3:37.65
No. 2 – Mile (Indoor) – 4:01.25
No. 2 – 3000m (Indoor) – 7:55.79
No. 3 – Men’s DMR (Indoor) – 9:40.54
Collegiate PR
1500 – 3:37.65
Mile – 4:01.25
3000 – 7:55.79
5000 – 13:53.16
2022 (Graduate)
Outdoor: Started the season with a 17th place finish and new personal best in the 5000 at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 13:53.16…Picked up back-to-back wins at the Duke Invite and Virginia Challenge both in the 1500m event ... Made his impact on the program by winning the conference title in the men's 1500-meter, winning the first outdoor ACC individual title since Robert Heppenstall won the 800-meter event in 2016 ... He came-from-behind in the final straight away to claim the first Wake Forest student-athlete to claim the ACC title in the 1500-meter event since Nathan Sisco in 2001 ... Continued his tremendous season by advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championship 1500-meter final, posting a 3:37.65 mark, breaking his previous school record of 3:38.34 ... Placed fourth overall in the NCAA Outdoor Championship semifinal, earning his spot in the 1500-meter final ... Wrapped up an incredibly successful season, earning First Team All-America honors after finishing fourth in the 1500-meter final ... First Wake Forest outdoor All-American since Robert Heppenstall in 2018 and the first 1500-meter All-American since Kyle Graves in 2015, second 1500-meter All-American in school history.
Indoor: Started the season with a 4th place finish and new PR in the 3000 at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 7:55.79…Placed 6th and set a new PR in the Mile at the Camel City Invitational with a time if 4:01.25
Cross Country: Began the season setting a new PR in the 8K with a time of 24:05.0 at the FSU/Invite…Finished 23rd at the ACC Cross Country Championships…Placed 17th and set a new PR in the 10K at the NCAA Division I Southeast Region Cross Country Championships…Ended the season with an 88th place finish at the NCAA Division One Cross Country Championships.
Football Media Availability (9/24/25)
Wednesday, September 24
Football Media Availability (9/23/25)
Tuesday, September 23
Wake Forest Football Head Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (Week 5)
Tuesday, September 23
Coach Jake Dickert Press Conference (Sept. 22, 2025)
Monday, September 22
