UC Santa Barbara
2014: Competed in a total of 25 out of 27 matches and 89 sets for the Gauchos … Recorded 121 kills, 230 total attacks and four service aces … Brought in a total of 18 digs and 89 total blocks … Recorded a season-high 11 kills in a five-set win over then-No. 1 Stanford on Jan. 24 … Ranked 15th in the MPSF with his 89 total blocks.
2013: Played in 10 matches and 21 sets as a middle blocker. Finished the season with 21 kills, 14 total blocks and and four digs.
2012: Saw action in eighteen matches, totaling 42 kills. Ended the season with 39 total blocks and 66 points.
CLUB
Played for the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club, earning a silver medal with the club during the 2009 Junior Olympics.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played both middle blocker and opposite at Costa Mesa High School ... As a senior, was named second team All-CIF Division II and first-team All-Orange Coast League ... Voted to the Orange County South All-Star Volleyball Team ... Named the most improved player on his team during his senior year.
PERSONAL
Born Oct. 15, 1990 ... Parents are Chris and Susan Thompson ... Has one sister, Taylor ... Intends to major in History, though he also has interest in Engineering ... Lists Grandma's Boy as his favorite movie ... Listens to The Offspring and Gang Starr ... Originally committed to Penn State, ended up playing his freshman year at Orange Coast College ... In his spare time, listens to music and hangs out with his friends ... Other sports he enjoys include soccer and basketball ... His favorite pro teams are La Liga's Real Madrid and the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers ... Lists participating in the 2009 CIF playoffs and the 2009 Junior Olympics as his most memorable athletic achievements.
