Player Bio
Jackie Thomas
Hometown/High School : Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Northwest
Team captain in 2007.
2006
A First Team All Mid-Continent Conference selection ... started 17 matches for the Crusaders on the backline ... named Mid-Con Defensive Player of the Week on September 25 ... scored first collegiate goal on September 10 at Lipscomb ... scored the match-winning tally against Oral Roberts ... added goals at Northern Iowa and at Centenary ... finished fourth on the team with four goals and eight points ... tallied 19 shot attempts, 13 of which were on goal ... goal against Centenary was on a penalty kick ... fired six shots in the win at Lipscomb ... named to the Mid-Con All-Academic Team ... a member of the Mid-Con Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2005
Started all 21 contests for the Brown and Gold as a rookie ... a First Team All Mid-Continent Conference selection ... named Mid-Con Defensive Player of the Week on October 3 ... led Valpo’s defense which allowed a then school record-low 1.41 goals against average ... registered five shot attempts on the season ... three of the five shots were on goal ... named to the Mid-Con All-Academic Team.
Prep
A four-year letterwinner for the Huskies ... a Second Team All-State pick as a junior ... a three-time First Team All-Eastern Kansas League pick ... a First Team Northeast Region selection in 2003 ... a two-time captain ... second in school history with 48 career points ... named to the All-State Academic Team as a senior ... a member of National Honor Society.
Personal
Jackie is the daughter of Ted and Kathy Thomas ... majors are public relations and sports management ... born April 23, 1987.
