
Height: 6-feet-2.
Weight: 145 pounds.
Age: 18. Born: April 3, 1992, in Aurora.
High school sport: Soccer (goalkeeper for the 2-2 Raiders).
Grade-point average: 4.1.
Class: Senior.
My favorite subject: History, learning about where we come from.
My favorite athlete: Jon Scheyer, Duke basketball player.
My favorite team: Duke men’s basketball team.
What I listen to: Everything. I’m not very musically inclined.
The best thing on my training table: Definitely pasta, love spaghetti with a lot of cheese.
Pregame ritual: When I go to the goal, I hit the 18 and start jogging, then get to the goal, jump up and hit the crossbar and then do the sign of the cross.
Time management tip: Try to stay ahead of the game. If I know I have a project, I do it that night, so I feel good about it instead of having to rush through it.
Planned career: Going to Duke with ambitions of being a pediatric nurse.
My family: Peter and Cindy Thomas, older sisters Katie and Laura.
I would love to visit: Greece.
What I like most about high school sports: So much, it’s all good. The team aspect and playing for your school. Playing for something bigger and a bigger cause.
What I like least about high school sports: I have no complaints about it.



