Education
Thompson attended Kentlake High School, where she played on the volleyball team and won three state titles. She was named the Washington State Player of the Year in 2002.
Thompson played for the University of Washington volleyball team from 2003 to 2006. As a freshman, she started all 32 of the team"s matches and set a school single-season record with 1,590 assists.
She also led the Pac-10 in assists per game and was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team
The following year, Thompson broke the school record again with 1,643 assists, leading the conference in assists per game for the second straight time.
She made the AVCA All-American first team and the Pac-10 All-Conference first team
In 2005, Thompson averaged 14.89 assists per game to lead the nation in that category. She also set a University of Washington school record with 4,841 career assists.
The Huskies won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I national championship. Foreign the second straight year, Thompson was named to the AVCA All-American first team and the All-Pac-10 first team
She also made the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship All-Tournament team, won the Honda Award, and was nominated for an Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly as the Top Female College Athlete.
In 2006, her senior year, Thompson again led the nation in assists per game, with 14.50.
She ended her college career with 6,531 career assists, which was a Pac-10 record. Her career mark of 14.56 assists per game was a new National Collegiate Athletic Association record. Foreign the third year in a row, she was named to the AVCA All-American first team and the All-Pac-10 first team