2023 Field Hockey Roster
Thompson, Robyn

Jersey Number 1
Robyn Thompson
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Lawrence College
- Hometown:
- Herne, Kent, England
Bio
2004
* second-team All-Ivy League
* second-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region
* started every game
* made 10 saves against North Carolina
* made nine saves against Northwestern
2023
• honorable mention All-Ivy League
* started all 17 games
* had a 1.76 goals-against average and .742 save percentage
* made career-high 14 saves at Northwestern
* made 10 saves against UNC and nine each against Penn and Maryland
2022
• honorable mention All-Ivy League
• started 17 of 18 games (missed the Cornell game due to injury)
• had at least eight saves in five games after having a career high of seven prior to this year
• had a career-high nine saves against Penn
• made eight saves in wins over Syracuse, Maryland and Rutgers and in loss to Northwestern
• Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week after wins over Syracuse and Rutgers
2021: Started 10 games in goal ... had shutouts against Boston University and Dartmouth ... allowed one goal in wins over Penn and Yale .. had a season-high seven saves against North Carolina
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19
Before Princeton:
St. Lawrence College: Senior Captain … Team won national championship in 2020 … Regional and county indoor titles three straight years (2018-20) … Team also was fourth nationally during indoor season in 2020, fourth in 2019 and third in 2018 … First-Team Hockey Colours … Coaches' Player (2020) and Players' Player (2019) … Lettered in Netball, Tennis and soccer … First-team netball colours and captains … Netball squad was county runner up in 2019 and placed fourth in regions … Head of Laing House … School Prefect … Attainment Award in junior and senior years … National Mathematics Challenge Silver Award.
National/Club: Played for Kent County and South-East of England … England U16 bronze medal at the Six Nations Tournament … Player of the Match vs. Germany at Six Nations Tournament … Two years with the England U18 unit.
Personal: Daughter of Sue Heatlie-Elliot and Peter Thompson … Has two step siblings, Bethany and Cameron Elliot … Father Peter played field hockey, rugby and cricket at Rand Afrikaans University in South Africa … Great, great, great uncle, Barry Heatlie, was the first captain of the Springboks rugby team and inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.
* second-team All-Ivy League
* second-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region
* started every game
* made 10 saves against North Carolina
* made nine saves against Northwestern
2023
• honorable mention All-Ivy League
* started all 17 games
* had a 1.76 goals-against average and .742 save percentage
* made career-high 14 saves at Northwestern
* made 10 saves against UNC and nine each against Penn and Maryland
2022
• honorable mention All-Ivy League
• started 17 of 18 games (missed the Cornell game due to injury)
• had at least eight saves in five games after having a career high of seven prior to this year
• had a career-high nine saves against Penn
• made eight saves in wins over Syracuse, Maryland and Rutgers and in loss to Northwestern
• Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week after wins over Syracuse and Rutgers
2021: Started 10 games in goal ... had shutouts against Boston University and Dartmouth ... allowed one goal in wins over Penn and Yale .. had a season-high seven saves against North Carolina
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19
Before Princeton:
St. Lawrence College: Senior Captain … Team won national championship in 2020 … Regional and county indoor titles three straight years (2018-20) … Team also was fourth nationally during indoor season in 2020, fourth in 2019 and third in 2018 … First-Team Hockey Colours … Coaches' Player (2020) and Players' Player (2019) … Lettered in Netball, Tennis and soccer … First-team netball colours and captains … Netball squad was county runner up in 2019 and placed fourth in regions … Head of Laing House … School Prefect … Attainment Award in junior and senior years … National Mathematics Challenge Silver Award.
National/Club: Played for Kent County and South-East of England … England U16 bronze medal at the Six Nations Tournament … Player of the Match vs. Germany at Six Nations Tournament … Two years with the England U18 unit.
Personal: Daughter of Sue Heatlie-Elliot and Peter Thompson … Has two step siblings, Bethany and Cameron Elliot … Father Peter played field hockey, rugby and cricket at Rand Afrikaans University in South Africa … Great, great, great uncle, Barry Heatlie, was the first captain of the Springboks rugby team and inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.
Princeton Athletics 2023-24 Highlights
Tuesday, June 04
Reflections from the Princeton Athletics Class of 2023
Friday, June 02
Field Hockey Senior Day 2022
Wednesday, November 02
Highlights from 2022 Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet
Wednesday, June 22