Elon University Athletics

Honors & Awards
-2019 CAA Rookie of the Year
-2019 CAA All-Rookie Team
-CAA Rookie of the Week | April 8, 2019
-CAA Rookie of the Week | Feb. 26, 2019

2019: Had a standout rookie season in maroon and gold, starting 16 of 17 games she played in…Closed with 33 goals and seven assists for 40 points…Also had a team-best 61 draw controls with 16 ground balls…Scored four goals and matched the program record with four assists for eight points in the victory over Winthrop…Also had eight draw controls against the Eagles, tying for the third-most in a game in program history…Scored a season-high six goals with two ground balls and five draw controls in the win over Drexel…Tallied four times with six draw controls at No. 21 Virginia Tech…Had five draw controls apiece against Liberty, No. 23 High Point and Drexel…Scored a goal at No. 23 High Point that went on to earn No. 1 on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays on March 27 and 28…Was named the CAA Rookie of the Year after the 2019 season.

High School: A four-year varsity player all four years, was named First Team All-County as a junior and senior after picking up Second Team All-County as a sophomore…Led the team in scoring three of four years, tallying a career-high 70 as a senior after netting 56 as a junior…Helped lead Patterson Mill to the Class 1A state championship as a senior…Also played soccer and basketball at Patterson Mill, making appearances in the state finals as a junior and senior in soccer…As a junior in soccer, was voted Team MVP and was the team’s leading scorer with 16 goals…A team captain as a senior, was named First Team All-County while picking up regional championships as both a junior and senior…In basketball, was Class 2A state champion as a freshman and Class 1A champion as a junior while helping the team to regional championships both season…Away from competition, was named Senior Class Officer, earned Principal Honor Roll all four years and President’s Honor Roll as a senior and picked up Maryland’s Scholar Award along the way…Played club for Skywalkers 2018 Blue Team.
 
Personal: Full name is Kaley Elizabeth Thompson…Born Nov. 14, 1999…Daughter of Alicia Cunningham and Joe Thompson…Has one sibling – Kathryn…Undecided on major.