WSU CAREER: Enters senior season with an already impressive resume...as a JUNIOR competed as a member of the Cougars' varsity eight crew, which was ranked 19th in the final 2005 USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Division I Varsity Eight Coaches Poll...earned CRCA All-American and first team West region honors as well as an All-Pac-10 accolade...was a member of the varsity eight crew that finished 14th at the NCAA Championships as a SOPHOMORE...selected to the CRCA All-West Region Second Team and National Scholar Athlete West Region...helped to lead the varsity eight boat to a fifth place finish at the Pacific-10 Championships...rowed for the University of Canterbury as a FRESHMAN.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a sophomore, was a member of the New Zealand under-15 and under-18 National Field Hockey Championships Tournament Team...as a junior, was again a member of the under-18 national field hockey team.
PERSONAL: Jody Thomas...born Jan. 13, 1984 at Blenheim, New Zealand...father Ian...mother Pru...one older sister Kate...interested in microbiology and food science.
