Honors and Awards:

2008 (Freshman): Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Played in 53 games, making 51 starts at third base ... Hit .276 with five homers and 18 RBIs ... Hit .319 against Big 12 opponents with three homers, 12 RBIs and 13 runs scored ... Batted .302 against right-handed pitching ... Hit .326 when leading off an inning ... Hit .338 in games at Hoglund Ballpark ... Finished with 12 multi-hit games ... Went 2-for-4 in his first collegiate game, at Hawaii-Hilo (2/22) ... Hit first collegiate home run against North Dakota State (3/8) ... Collected a season-high three hits with a solo home run at Baylor (4/5) ... Went 3-for-3 with three RBIs against Oklahoma (5/2) ... Also had three hits, including a double, against Missouri (5/9) ... Enters season with a nine-game hitting streak.

Galena HS: Lettered four times for head coach Gary McNamara ... Named first team all-state as a utility player during junior year ... Also selected all-league as a third baseman and as a pitcher ... Led team to a league championship in 2005 and a Zone Championship in 2006 ... Hit .490 with 23 home runs and 83 RBIs in his first three high school seasons ... Also compiled a 16-7 record with a 3.41 ERA in 27 appearances on the mound ... A three-time academic letter-winner ... Played for the Sierra Spartans in the Joe Dimaggio Summer League ... Hit .750 with 22 home runs and led the Spartans to a second-place finish.

Personal: Anthony Thompson was born Dec. 19, 1988 in Monterey, Calif. ... Son of Tim and Terry Thompson ... A pre-physical therapy major.