Trinity University

2022 Team Captain

Career Highs

Match

• Points: 23.5 (9/8/23 against Cal Lutheran)
• Kills: 17 (9/8/23 against Cal Lutheran)
• Hitting %: .700 (9/15/23 against Pomona-Pitzer)
• Blocks: 10 (9/8/23 against Cal Lutheran)

Season

• Total Points: 351 (2023)
• Points/Set: 2.79 (2023)
• Total Kills: 267 (2023)
• Kills/Set: 2.12 (2023)
• Hitting %: .363 (2023)
• Total Blocks: 123 (2023)
• Blocks/Set: .98 (2023)

Collegiate Honors

• AVCA All-American (HM 2023)
• AVCA All-Region (1st Team 2023)
• NSCA All-American (2023)
• Trinity Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Month (February 2021, September 2023)
• Trinity Team Captain (2023, 2022, 2021)
• All-SCAC (1st Team 2023)
• SCAC Offensive Player of the Week (2023)
• East-West Battle All-Tournament (2023)
• SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team (2023)

Academic Honors

• CSC Academic All-District (2022, 2023)
• SCAC Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023)
• Trinity University Dean's List (Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021)

Trinity Team Honors:

• NCAA Runner-up (2022)
• NCAA 3rd Place (2019)
• 4-time NCAA Quarterfinalists (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• 3-time SCAC Tournament Champions (2019, 2021, 2023)
• 4-time SCAC Regular Season Champions (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

High School

• Earned District 11-6A Outstanding Blocker in 2018 playing for Rockwall High School
• Named first-team all-district in 2017, pushing the Yellowjackets to a district title in that season

Club History

• Dallas Premier, 14s and 15s (Plano, TX)
• Victory Volleyball Club, 16s and 17s (Plano, TX)
• Assault Volleyball Club, 18s (Dallas, TX)

Intended Major/Minor/Career Path

• Accounting/Sports Management/Audit Associate

Why Trinity?

• "I loved that Trinity was a small school in a big city! I can make close friends but still have plenty of things to do off campus. I was impressed by the athletic facilities and the student-to-professor ratio. Lastly, the beautiful, small campus is a cherry on top."

Extracurriculars

• Residential Life
• Sports Information Staff
• Bell Center Staff

Personal

• Daughter of Kyle and Tresa Thornton...one sibling: Amanda
• Both parents played sports at St. Mary's (TX) University: father, Kyle, is a Rattlers Hall of Fame Soccer player while mother, Tresa, was a four-year Women's Basketball player
• Interests include church/faith, cooking/baking, and painting
• Favorite spot on campus is the sports information office
• She is cool
• Considers Mike Modano of the NHL's Dallas Stars as her favorite athlete