South Dakota State University Women's Soccer

Thompson joined the SDSU staff in 2008 and has helped build a program that has captured three regular-season Summit League titles, three league tournament titles and made two trips to the NCAA College Cup. Thompson and the Jackrabbits have 10-or-more wins in seven of the last eight seasons, including a program-best 15-5-1 in his first season. In 2008, Thompson helped SDSU captured its first Summit League regular-season and conference tournament championships and made its first appearance in the NCAA tournament. SDSU upset fourth-seeded, No. 14 Colorado, 1-0. Thompson joined the SDSU staff after compiling a 61-36-7 record over three seasons as head coach at Mary (2001-03) and three at North Dakota (2005-07). He led Mary to the NAIA Region III championship in 2002 and 2003, each time earning the Marauders a berth in the NAIA National Tournament. At North Dakota, Thompson was named the North Central Conference Coach of the Year after leading his squad to a 12-5-1 record and a berth in the 2005 NCAA Division II Tournament. He stepped down from his coaching post after the 2007 season to become UNDs director of compliance. A native of Blair, Neb., Thompson was a three-time team most valuable player for the Mary mens soccer team and earned honorable mention all-America accolades as a senior. He was later inducted into the Mary Hall of Fame. After graduation, he became an assistant mens soccer coach and served in that position until he was named the womens soccer head coach in 2001. During his head coaching career at Mary, Thompson captured the 2002 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Midwest Senior College Coach of the Year Award. He left his alma mater in 2004 to become an assistant coach at Indiana State, where he earned a masters degree in sport management. Thompson also has extensive coaching experience at the club and high school level. He won three state titles as the head girls soccer coach at Century High School in Bismarck, N.D., from 2000-04 and was the director of coaching for North Dakota Youth Soccer from 2002-04. He served as a regional staff coach for the Region II Olympic Development Program from 2003-05 and 2009-12. He is active in the local soccer community, serving as the technical director for Brookings FC. He also holds as a United States Soccer Federation B license and National Soccer Coaches Association of America Premeir Dipoma.