Courtney Thompson

At Washington

  • The 2005 Honda Award winner for volleyball; Honda Award finalist in 2006.
  • A three-time, first-team AVCA All-America selection in four years.
  • Led the Huskies to the 2005 NCAA Championship, and to the national semifinals in both 2004 and 2006.
  • Set the NCAA career record with 14.56 assists per game, while her 6,552 career assists were a Pac-10 record and ranked No. 3 in NCAA history at the end of her career.
  • Led the nation in assists per game in 2005 and 2006 and led the Huskies to the top hitting percentage (.338) in the country in 2006.
  • In her four seasons at UW, the Huskies were 112-18 (including 32-1 in 2005) and won two Pac-10 championships.
  • Named the CVU.com Setter of the Year in 2005 and 2006.
  • Named to Pac-10 All-Freshman team in 2003 and first-team All-Pac-10 the following three years.
  • Twice named first-team Academic All-Pac-10 (and one other time, earned second-team honors) and was a second-team Academic All-America selection in 2006.

Prior to and after Washington

  • Played for the United States National Team from 2007 through 2016.
  • Two-time Olympic medalist, winning the silver medal in London in 2012 and the bronze in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
  • Won a gold medal at the 2014 World Championships.
  • Also won two golds and a silver in FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix tournaments, as well as a bronze at the 2011 Pan American Games.
  • Her jersey (#3) was retired by the UW in 2013.
  • At Kentlake High, won three state titles and was class valedictorian.