Spring 2009: Posted second-best 18-hole stroke average during the spring season with average score of 77.5...shot back-to-back rounds of 76 (152) to help Wildcats win WSC Spring Invite on March 22-23...also shot 80 to tie for third overall at Midland Lutheran Invite on April 20...shot 78-72 (150) to tie for 18th overall in final 36 holes of NSIC Championships in Lake City, Minnesota April 10-11.
Fall 2008: Had a solid season with two top 20 finishes for WSC...had a stroke average of 80.5 in 14 rounds to rank fourth on the team...finished in 16th place at the Buena Vista Invitational on 9-4-08 with a score of 80...shot rounds of 72 and 81 (153) for an 18th place finish at the Hastings College Invitational to close out the season.
Fall 2007: Appeared in eight meets for Wayne State during the fall season, finishing second on the team with a 78.45 stroke average in 11 rounds of golf...placed second at the Wayne State Fall Invite with round of 76...shot season-best score of 74 on the second day of the All Nebraska College Invite in Lincoln on 9-11-07...fired a 75 on second day of Fall Central Regional in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on 9-25-07...shot rounds of 79 and 81 (160) at the NSIC Championships in Becker, Minnesota on October 6 and 7.
Before WSC: Played two seasons at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa...set a new school record with a 71 in 2006 season at Boone (Iowa) Golf and Country Club...played on 2007 team that qualified for the national junior college tournament.
High School: Graduate of Glenwood (Iowa) High School...named 2005 Southwest Iowa Player of the Year to go with All-State and All-Conference honors as a senior after posting scoring average of 38 (9 holes) with two medalist honors...helped Glenwood HS to a fifth place finish at state as a senior...was a four-year letter winner in golf and two-year letterwinner in baseball.
Personal: Son of Ed and Dianne Thompson...born on January 4, 1987...major is business management...younger brother Tyler also member of WSC men's golf team in 2008...hobbies are golf, hunting and being outdoors.
