Katie Thompson

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Class:
Senior
Events:
Long Jump, Hurdles
Hometown:
Lincoln, Neb.
Height:
5-7
High School:
Lincoln Southwest
Squadron:
30 Knights

AIR FORCE HIGHLIGHTS

Academy Record Holder, Indoor Long Jump (20'3")

Academy Record Holder, Outdoor Long Jump (19'1½")

CSC Academic All-American (2023)

JUNIOR YEAR | 2022-23: Broke the Academy Record in the outdoor long jump with a distance of 19’1½” at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate…became the first Air Force female to surpass 19 feet outdoors, while finishing seventh out of 62 jumpers in the meet…that mark is also a Junior Class Record…named the Mountain West Field Athlete of the Week following that meet…also earned the weekly conference award after winning the Air Force Invitational with a wind-aided leap of 19’3½” (+3.2)…ran on the 4x400-meter relay that clocked the seventh-fastest outdoor time in Academy history (3:47.93) at the Mountain West Championships…debuted on the program’s all-time standings in the outdoor 200-meter dash after clocking a personal-best 25.95 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (No. 23)…recorded an indoor-best long jump leap of 18’3¼” at the MW Championships…also recorded a season-best 60-meter time of 7.95 at the conference meet…received the team’s Gen Tad Oelstrom Award for Overall Excellence…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete…CSC Academic All-District honoree…named Academic All-American (third team) by the College Sports Communicators.

SOPHOMORE YEAR | 2021-22: Became the first Air Force female to break the 20-foot barrier in the long jump with a 20’3” performance at the Air Force Holiday Opener…that clearance is a new Sophomore Class Record…broke her own Academy Record twice during the meet after opening with a (then) record leap of 19’10¾”…won the 18-jumper competition by more than one foot…also accounted for the program’s third-fastest time in the 60-meter hurdles (8.72) during that meet…named MW Field Athlete of the Week following that performance…added top-three finishes in the long jump (second, 19’8”) and 60-meter hurdles (third, 8.81) at the Air Force Invitational…debuted on the program’s Top 10 in the 200-meter dash at the Texas Tech Open (25.28, No. 7 all-time)…missed the middle of the season with injury…competed in the long jump during three outdoor meets…posted a season-best distance of 17’11¾” in return at the Beach Invitational…broke the 19-foot mark (19’2¾”) during a wind-aided outing at the Fresno State Invitational…anchored the 4x100-meter relay that posted the seventh-fastest time in Air Force history (47.76) during a scoring finish (seventh) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete…named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2020-21: Earned the team’s Newcomer of the Year award…set one Academy Record and impacted five other Top 10 lists…became the first Air Force female to break the 19-foot barrier in the long jump…set the Academy Record at 19’2¾” during collegiate debut (Air Force Holiday Open)…bettered the program’s 35-year-old standard three times in that meet (18’11¾”, 19’1¼”, 19’2¾”)…also debuted in the top 10 of the 60-meter hurdles (eighth) at the Holiday Open with a (then) career-best time of 8.92…improved that mark two more times – 8.87 (sixth all-time, Texas Tech Invitational), 8.79 (fourth all-time, Air Force Collegiate Open)…capped indoor season with the fifth-highest heptathlon total in Academy history, after tallying 3336 points at the Championships at the Peak meet…posted Air Force’s fastest 60-meter time the year (7.84) at the Air Force Collegiate Open…won the 55-meter hurdles at the Wyoming Power Meet (8.36)…impacted the Air Force Record Book in three outdoor events…recorded the third-best outdoor long jump in Academy history (18’9¼”) at the West Coast Relays…also surpassed the 18-foot mark at the West Coast Classic (18’3¾”), Aztec Invitational (18’5¼”) and Baylor Invitational (18’8½”)…added a wind-aided jump of 19’2¾” at the Drake Relays…matched the program’s sixth-fastest 100-meter hurdles time (14.56) at the West Coast Relays…amassed the seventh-highest heptathlon total in Academy history (4411 points) during a third-place finish at the Aztec Invitational…earned the team’s Athlete of the Week award three times…academic all-conference selection…MW Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lincoln Southwest High School...named the Journal Star Girls Track Athlete of the Year in the long jump and triple jump in 2019...member of two state championship teams (2018, 2019)...finished second in the long jump and 100-meter dash at the Nebraska Class A Championships in 2019...lettered in three sports (track and field, volleyball, unified bowling)...earned academic all-state honors by the Journal Star...four-time academic all-conference selection by the Heartland Athletic Conference (twice in volleyball, twice in track and field)...ranked in the top three-percent of graduating class.

PERSONAL: Full first name is Katelyn...goes by Katie...daughter of Alan and Lori Thompson...has one older sister and one younger brother...majoring in biochemistry...future plans include working in the medical field...hobbies include watching movies, working out and baking...member of Cadet Squadron 30.