2006: Thompson appeared in 26 matches, starting 24 for the Redhawks in 2006. She earned Second Team All-GNAC, Academic All-GNAC, and ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-District honors for her performance both on the court and in the classroom. Thompson led the Redhawks in total kills for the season with 345 and also kills per game, averaging 3.88. Had a season high 19 kills versus Western State on September 2. Her 273 digs was good for second best season total. Also recorded 31 service aces on the season, the second best Redhawks total.
2005: Thompson appeared in 29 matches, starting 28... After 99 games played, Thompson had the second-highest kills of the season for the Redhawks... Thompson had 41 aces in 2005, the highest on the team... In 17 matches, Thompson had 10 or more kills... Thompson[apos]s best performance was in a 3-2 win against Central Washington Sept. 24, where she had 26 kills on 64 attempts, seven digs, and one block, hitting .234 for the match... Had three streaks of three matches where she had at least 10 kills in each match. ... Thompson had one streak of four matches where she had at least 10 kills or more in a match... In six matches, Thompson had at least 10 kills and 10 digs... In eight matches, Thompson had 10 digs or more... In a 3-1 win at Western Washington Oct. 22, Thompson had 18 digs, her season high... In six matches, Thompson had three aces or more for the Redhawks... Thompson[apos]s best serving performance of the season was in a 3-0 win against Western Oregon Sept. 10 where she had five aces and zero service errors... In two matches, Thompson had five aces... In the GNAC, Thompson was sixth in kills, seventh in aces and eighth in points. Against GNAC teams, Thompson was 29th in hitting (.202), fifth in kills (3.52/g), third in aces (30), and fifth in points (4.10/g).
2004: Nikole Thompson had a successful freshman season in her first year of collegiate volleyball...played in 21 of 26 matches...earned starts in 16 of those matches...was fourth on the team in kills with 185 (2.53 kills per game)...hit .419 (15-2-31) against Cal State L.A. (09/04/04)...averaged 3.10 kills per game in GNAC matches...set career-high of 21 kills against Alaska-Fairbanks (11/05/04)...career-high 53 attempts came against Saint Martin[apos]s (10/05/04).
Marysville-Pilchuck HS: Thompson was a three-year varsity volleyball player in high school, earning honorable mention all-state honors, as well as first-team all-area and all-conference as a senior in 2003...led her Tomahawks to a second-place finish at the Washington state championships as a senior, and also placed seventh as a junior...was also an accomplished track and field athlete in high school.
Personal: Born June 15, 1986, Thompson[apos]s major is psychology at Seattle. Her parents are Julie and Robert Thompson and Bob Livesay.