CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2025 Outdoor)

All-time PSU Rankings:

Cross Country:

- Ranks 10th all-time in the 5k - 16:58.58 - Lewis & Clark Opener (8/29/25)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

5,000m - 16:18.4 - Rose City Championships (10/13/23; PSU Best: 16:58.58 - Lewis & Clark Opener, 8/29/25)
6,000m - 19:25.4 - Gator Cross (9/14/24)
8,000m - 26:47.2 - Charles Bowles Invitational (10/5/24)
10,000m - 35:46.1 - NCAA West Regional (11/15/24)

Outdoor:

400m - 55.13 - OSU High Performance Meet (5/3/25)
800m - 2:06.44 - L&C Larry Byerly Invitational (4/19/25)
1,500m - 4:14.84 - Prep (4/24/24; PSU Best: 4:23.96 - Pac-12 Open, 5/10/25)
3,000m - 9:18.64 - 6A-4 Mt. Hood Conference Championships (5/8/24)
 

2025 CROSS COUNTRY:

Finished 41st overall at the Ash Creek Festival (9/12), running the 6k in 20:19.5...Placed 68th overall at the Lewis & Clark Opener (8/29), running the 5k in 16:58.58.
 

2025 OUTDOOR:

Shaved a second of his seasonal best in the 1,500 meters with a finish in 4:23.96 at the Pac-12 Open (5/10)...Ran his first 400-meter race as a Viking at the OSU High Performance Meet (5/2-3), finishing in 55.13 seconds...Set a new personal best in the 800 meters while finishing in 2:06.44 at the L&C Larry Byerly Invitational (4/18-19)...Doubled in the 800 (2:07.89) and 1,500 (4:24.99) meters at the L&C Electric Forest Opener (3/8).
 

2024 CROSS COUNTRY:

Finished 205th overall at the NCAA West Regional (11/15), running the 10k in 35:46.1...Placed 69th overall as the Vikings' sixth runner at the Big Sky Championships (11/1), running the 8k in 28:37.8...Finished 144th overall in 26:58.1 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (10/11)...Placed 133rd overall at the Charles Bowles Invitational (10/5), running the 5k in 26:47.2...Improved his personal best in the 6k from two weeks ago by over 20 seconds, finishing in 19:25.4 at the Gator Cross (9/14)...Placed 42nd overall as the Vikings' fifth runner at the Linfield Harrier Classic (8/31), running the 6k in 19:46.12.
 

CLACKAMAS HIGH SCHOOL:

Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Andy Thai and Lena Chen…Has a brother, Keith Chen…Plans on majoring in science.