- 2017 first team all-RMAC
- 2017 RMAC first team all-academic
- 2017 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
- 2016 academic all-RMAC honor roll
- 2016 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
- 2015 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
- 2014 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
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2016: Started all 40 games at shortstop as a junior … batted .241 with 33 hits, 25 runs batted in, 22 runs scored, five doubles, and four home runs … walked 12 times with 27 strikeouts in 137 at bats … was second on the team in runs batted in, while also finishing the season third on the team in runs scored and stolen bases, with six in only seven attempts … also was tied for third on the team in home runs and tied for fourth on the team in hits … finished third in the RMAC in fielding assists (130) … had eight multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games, which was second on the team … went 1-for-3 with four RBIs, three runs scored, two stolen bases, and a home run in leading the Roadrunners to a 10-4 win over Sioux Falls on Feb. 27 … went 1-for-2, hitting a solo home run, while also scoring and walking once at No. 3 Colorado Mesa on March 11 … went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, a couple of doubles, and a run to lead the team to a dominate 12-1 victory over Colorado Christian in Game 2 of a doubleheader on March 20 … ended the season on a 4-game hitting streak, batting .333 with five RBIs, two runs, a home run, and a stolen base during the stretch from May 2 to May 6.
2015: Started 49 games at shortstop ... led the team in doubles (15) and slugging percentage (.497), while finishing second on the team in runs (32), home runs (6) and triples (2) ... had 42 hits, 11 walks and five stolen bases in six attempts ... had a .959 fielding percentage and just eight errors all season ... ranked 11th in the RMAC and 148th in NCAA Division II in doubles ... ranked sixth in the RMAC and 135th in the nation in sacrifice bunts with seven ... had 13 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... went 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored in the first-ever win at The Regency Athletic Complex on Jan. 30 against Nebraska-Kearney ... went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, a home run and a double at No. 6/17 Emporia State on Feb. 7 ... went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, two doubles and two runs in a win over Sioux Falls on Feb. 15 ... homered to help the Roadrunners rally for a win over Colorado Christian on March 14 in Game 2 ... had three hits, two RBIs, two runs and a double in a win at Regis University on March 27 ... went 3-for-4 with two runs, a home run, a double and one RBI in an 8-7 win over Adams State on April 12, stretching the Roadrunners' winning streak to nine games ... belted a three-run home run in an 8-6 win over Colorado School of Mines on April 19 in Game 1 ... homered at Northern Colorado on April 21 ... ripped a pair of doubles and scored twice against No. 2/1 Colorado Mesa on April 24 ... went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the second consecutive game and scored three runs in a win at Colorado Christian in Game 1 on May 2 ... had two hits and two RBIs against No. 3/2 Colorado Mesa on May 9 at the RMAC Tournament.
2014: Started 10 games at shortstop, second base and designated hitter and played in 20 ... batted .194 with five runs scored and on RBI ... had one double, nine strikeouts and one walk ... stole one base ... had two multi-hit games ... recorded first career hit against Colorado State-Pueblo on Feb. 28 in Game 2 ... was hit in the face with a pitch on Feb. 28 and missed one week with a broken nose ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored on March 15 against New Mexico Highlands in Game 1 ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Game 1 on May 3 at New Mexico Highlands and had his first career double and RBI in Game 2.
High School: 2013 gradute of Grandview High School ... two-year letterwinner ... coached by Dean Adams ... named honorable mention all-state, first team all-conference and first team all-city as a senior ... named second team all-conference as a junior ... batted .429 with 29 runs, 24 RBIs, 11 doubles, two triples and one home run as a senior ... batted .351 as a junior.
Summer Team: Played for Longball ... coached by Justin Hackett ... batted .459 with 31 runs, 12 RBIs, nine doubles and one home run in 74 at bats in a wood bat league in 2012.
Personal: Born Jake Daniel Thurston on Aug. 10, 1995 ... son of Bill and Tammy Thurston ... older brother Tyler plays baseball at Adams State ... older sister Stephanie played softball at Bethany College ... uncle Danny Jackson played Major League Baseball for 14 seasons ... majoring in sport management and minoring in environmental science.
2014 Game-By-Game Statistics
2015 Game-By-Game Statistics
