Thurston is a senior from Fallon, Nev.
At the 2022 Frontier Conference Championship in Great Falls, Mont., he won the 200-meter (22.49) and 400 (49.35). Thurston also ran legs on the winning 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.
Carroll won the men’ team title and Thurston was named the track athlete of the meet.
Also nominated, Jackson Duffey of Rocky Mountain College.