Iowa State’s Thomas Pollard is now an international champion.
The former Gilbert star helped lead Team USA to a gold medal at the 20166 Association of Panamerican Athletics Panamerican Cross Country Cup on Friday.
Pollard took second place in the U20 eight-kilometer race to help the Americans win the team event. Canada finished second.
Pollard qualified for Team USA by winning the junior eight-kilometer race at the USATF Cross Country championships in February. He is redshirting the 2016 indoor track season for the Cyclones. He also redshirted the 2015 cross country season.