Thomas, a junior heavyweight, won all four of his matches by fall at the “Flash” Flanagan Open hosted by Loras. In the first round, he pinned Waldorf College’s Al Kulhman at the 3:24 mark. He followed that performance with a pin of Mount St. Clare College’s Shawn Savage at 0:19 and a pin of Division I Northern Illinois University’s Seth Livingston at 0:24. In the Championship Match, Thomas pinned University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Deke Stanell at 3:23. Thomas’ four matches at the “Flash” Flanagan Open lasted only 7:30 of a possible 24 minutes of match time. On the season, he is 13-4 with 10 pins, six of which were 30 seconds or less.
