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Thompson established herself as one of the top players in school history in both softball and basketball. A three-time All-MIAC selection as a softball shortstop, Thompson was a member of Auggie softball teams that earned MIAC titles in 1982, 1983 and 1984. She was an All-Region selection in 1985. Thompson is in the softball career record books in several categories – second in defensive assists (341), third in runs scored (101), third in RBIs (85), third in walks (60), fifth in total bases (173), sixth in home runs (3), seventh in hits (134), and ninth in slugging percentage (.426). She had just two strikeouts in her career, tied for the fewest ever by an Augsburg player in their career. In basketball, Thompson developed a reputation as a solid rebounding forward, earning All-MIAC honorable mention honors her senior season on a team known as the “Seven Dwarfs”, in head coach Marilyn Florian’s last season as a basketball coach. Auggie teams Thompson played on finished 47-49 in her career, including 13 wins in her freshman and senior seasons, Augsburg’s most wins ever in a single season in varsity history (since 1972). A captain in both sports, Thompson was selected as Augsburg’s Honor Athlete in 1985. After graduating with a health and physical education degree (religion minor), Thompson moved to her present home of Chico, California, where she has worked since 1989 as a physical education teacher and coach in the Paradise Unified School District. Thompson has developed a physical education program that focuses on overall health, fitness, and character development. In 2004, Thompson was named “Teacher of the Year” by her district.
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