University of North Texas Athletics
Track & Field/XC
Paetyn Thornton
- Title:
- Assistant Coach, Horizontal Jumps
- Email:
- paetyn.thornton@unt.edu
- Phone:
- 940-369-5406
Paetyn Thornton enters her first season at North Texas coaching sprints and horizontal jumps for the Mean Green.
Thornton comes to Denton after coaching stops at Sam Houston State and Texas Tech following a stellar career at TTU. In Huntsville, Thornton coached the women's sprints along with men's and women's horizontal jumps from 2019-21.
In Lubbock, Thornton served as a volunteer coach for jumps and multis from 2018-19 where the Red Raider men took home the NCAA Outdoor Championship.
While competing for the Red Raiders, Thornton was a U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American and became the first woman triple jumper in program history to win the Big 12 title. She earned All-Big 12 honors during the 2014 and 2015 outdoor seasons as well as the 2014 indoor season.
As a prep at DeSoto High School, Thornton was a two-time silver medalist at the UIL state meet, a three-time regional champ and three-time district champion. She helped DeSoto win three state track and field championships and was ranked in the top 15 nationally in the triple jump during her junior and senior years of high school.
Thornton comes to Denton after coaching stops at Sam Houston State and Texas Tech following a stellar career at TTU. In Huntsville, Thornton coached the women's sprints along with men's and women's horizontal jumps from 2019-21.
In Lubbock, Thornton served as a volunteer coach for jumps and multis from 2018-19 where the Red Raider men took home the NCAA Outdoor Championship.
While competing for the Red Raiders, Thornton was a U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American and became the first woman triple jumper in program history to win the Big 12 title. She earned All-Big 12 honors during the 2014 and 2015 outdoor seasons as well as the 2014 indoor season.
As a prep at DeSoto High School, Thornton was a two-time silver medalist at the UIL state meet, a three-time regional champ and three-time district champion. She helped DeSoto win three state track and field championships and was ranked in the top 15 nationally in the triple jump during her junior and senior years of high school.
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