Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Teaneck, NJ, USA |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
| Languages |
English |
| Higher education |
Biology - Temple University: Philadelphia, PA, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in her freshman year of high school in Teaneck, NJ, United States of America. |
| Why this sport? |
Previously a dancer, she took up fencing after her mother met coach Pat Lawrence. "They both thought that my dance experience would help me with the footwork in fencing." |
| Club / Team |
Peter Westbrook Foundation: New York, NY, USA |
| Name of coach |
Ed Korfanty [national] |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
Her mother. (northjersey.com, 18 Oct 2015) |
| Awards and honours |
In 2012 she was named the Philly-SIDA/Philadelphia Inquirer Academic Women's All-Area Performer of the Year. (owlsports.com, 18 Jul 2013)
She was named the 2011 and 2012 Female Student-Athlete of the Year at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (owlsports.com, 18 Jul 2013) |
| Famous relatives |
Her younger brother Khalil Thompson has represented the United States of America in fencing at junior level. (northjersey.com, 05 Feb 2013) |
| Other information |
HIGHER EDUCATION
In 2014 she began a master's in healthcare concentration at Rutgers University School of Business in Piscataway, NJ, United States of America. She is due to graduate in 2016. She is also studying to become a doctor in medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in the United States of America. Having started the course in 2012, she hopes to graduate in 2018. (LinkedIn profile, 2016) |
