2017 Women's Volleyball Roster
Alex Thompson
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Marlborough School
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
At Princeton — 2017: played in eight sets and recorded a kill and two blocks during Ivy League championship season … had two blocks in key road victory at Penn … made postseason debut in NCAA tournament match at Iowa State. 2016: recorded five kills and a block in 3-1 win over Seattle … added depth on the outside during Ivy League championship season. 2015: recorded three kills in six sets played during Princeton's Ivy League championship season. 2014: recorded four kills, four blocks and one dig in first collegiate match (at Rutgers) … made Ivy League debut at Penn … developed game at middle position.
Before Princeton — four-time invitee to Junior Nationals … named the 2013-14 CIF Southern Section Female Athlete of the Year … CIF Sunshine first-team all-league honoree … named to the 2013 Junior Nationals all-tournament team … captain of both her high school and club (Sports Shack) teams … co-founded her high school lacrosse program and was a three-year team captain … National Merit Commended Scholar and National AP Scholar with Distinction … earned the Marlborough School Trustee Prize as a senior … member of the Cum Laude Society … California Scholarship Foundation lifetime member … earned the Physics Book Award and the Multivariable Calculus Book Award.
Personal — born March 22, 1996 … daughter of Katherine and Douglas Thompson … has a younger brother Philip … enjoys concerts, lacrosse and the beach … may study bioengineering or biophysics.