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USA WOMEN'S PLAYER PROFILE 
Position: Setter MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2007 – Pan American Cup (Fourth Place), Pan American Games (Bronze Medal), World Grand Prix (Eighth Place). INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 – Played in 15 sets during Pan American Cup, including one set start against Brazil on June 28…Played in all five match of the Pan American Games, including starts in the final three contests…Tallied 81 assists in 13 sets during the Pan American Games, in addition to four aces and four blocks…Averaged 2.69 digs per set on defense at Pan American Games…Recorded 29 assists, three aces and two blocks in bronze medal match against Peru on July 19…Played in 10 sets of the World Grand Prix, mostly as a situational substitution late in sets…Provided eight assists for the U.S. at the World Grand Prix. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Thompson, a three-time AVCA All-America First-Team selection playing for the University of Washington, set the Pacific-10 Conference record with 6,552 assists for third best in NCAA Division I history. In addition, she set the NCAA record for career assists per game with 14.56. Thompson also concluded her career with a school-best 450 starts leading to three appearances in the NCAA Division I Tournament national semifinals and one regional final. She added 1,059-career digs for sixth-best in school history. As a junior, she earned the Honda Sports Award for best volleyball player after leading the Huskies to their first national championship. She received a ESPY Top Female College Athlete nomination in 2005. As a senior, she again was a finalist for the Honda Sports Award as she set the Huskies to a .281 team attack percentage on 14.50 assists per game. Thompson is a three-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. PERSONAL: Born Courtney Lynn Thompson on Nov. 4, 1984, in Bellevue, Wash.…Parents are Steve and Linda Thompson…Has two older brothers are Craig and Trevor…Brother Trevor played baseball at the United States Naval Academy for four years and was captain of the squad in 2005…Hobbies include hiking, board games, reading, playing the guitar…Attended University of Washington from 2003 to 2006 majoring in business administration...Lists her brothers as most admired persons because they are the most amazing people…Favorite professional team is Seattle Mariners…Favorite musical group is U2 and favorite book is “Tuesdays with Morrie”…Favorite movies are Braveheart, Notting Hill, The Little Mermaid…Favorite moment in sports was winning the NCAA Division I national title in 2005 while playing for University of Washington…Earned valedictorian honors at Kentlake High School in Kent, Wash…She led her high school to three state championships, earning 2002 Washington State Player of the Year honors as well as all-state in basketball as a senior. 20 Questions What do you like to do in your spare time? What do you envision doing as a career after competing for the national team? Who was your club coach prior to going to college? Where would you like to spend a week's vacation? If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? What is your favorite room in your house and why? What is the one luxury item that you could not do without? What is your favorite television program? What are your favorite movies? What is your favorite book? Who is the funniest player on the women's national team? Are you a morning person, afternoon person or night person? On an airplane, would you rather, sleep, read, work on a computer or talk with the person sitting next to you? What is your favorite restaurant to eat at? What fad were you involved in during junior high school that many would be surprised to learn? If you could have one super power, what would it be? If you could live in another time period for a week, which one would you choose? What is your favorite season – winter, spring, summer or fall? What is one off-the-court talent that you have? What are your most prized possessions? Posted and updated: Aug. 27, 2007 |
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