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Thor Esbensen

  • Class
    2001
  • Induction
    2022
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Track and Field, Men's Cross Country

Thor is just the second Nebraska Wesleyan men’s cross-country runner to earn three All-America Awards. He led NWU to one of the best four-year stretches in program history.

A member of four teams that qualified
for NCAA III championships, he placed 4th individually as a junior and 5th as a senior.

On the track, Thor was a 2001 All-American in the indoor 5,000, and a three-time All-American in the outdoor 10,000.

He earned a B.S. in mathematics in 2001.

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