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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2020 Soccer Roster
Chanel Thomas
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-3
- Experience:
- 3L
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- High School:
- Desert Mountain
- Major:
- Master of Business Administration
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| โข 2020ย CoSIDA Academic All-Americaย โข 2020ย CoSIDA Academic All-District ย โข 2020ย SEC Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year ย โข 2020 Arthur Ashe Jr. National Sports Scholar of the Year Finalist ย โข 2020 Taylor Medal Recipient |
2020 (SENIOR):ย Named the SEC Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Selected as a finalist for the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year Award ... Received the University of Mississippi's prestigious Taylor Medal โฆ Became the ninth Rebel all-time to be named a CoSIDA Academic All-American ... Also garnered CoSIDA Academic All-District laurelsย โฆ Appeared in all nine matches during the fall season, making five starts โฆ Logged 543 total minutes on the pitch โฆ Registered at least 70 minutes of action five times โฆ Played a key role in two Rebel shutouts at LSU (9/27) and Alabama (10/18) โฆ Played all 90 minutes in the clean sheet performance at LSU.
2019 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 19 matches, making seven starts โฆ Logged 965 total minutes, totaling at least 40 minutes 12 times โฆ Helped the Rebel defense register six shutouts โฆ Played all 90 minutes at Texas A&M (10/31), a season high.
2018 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in and started all 22 matches during the season ... Saw 1,756 minutes of game action ... Helped the Rebels to seven shutouts during the season ... Played all 108 minutes at Minnesota (8/24) ... Was on the field for the entirety of Ole Miss' 1-0 victory at Alabama (9/13) ... Appeared for a season-high 110 minutes in the 1-1 draw against Texas A&M (9/28).
2017 (FRESHMAN):ย Appeared in 19 games, making 12 starts during her first season in Oxford ... Scored one goal and dished out an assist for three points on the year ... Recorded three shots, all on goal ... Logged 1,208 minutes on the pitch ... Played every second of five games ... Recorded an assist in her collegiate debut against Alabama State (8/18) ... Scored her first collegiate goal against Northwestern State (8/20) ... Posted a shot against Georgia (9/21) ... Took one shot against South Carolina (9/29) ...Played a season-high 110 minutes in back-to-back games against Auburn (10/19) and at Mississippi State (10/22).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner from Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Arizona โฆ Helped the Wolves to four playoff appearances โฆ Named team MVP and team captain as a senior โฆ Earned a spot on the Arizona Central Team of the Year โฆ Named a TopDrawerSoccer.com All-Star, and TDS All-Region โฆ As a junior helped her team reach the Division I State Championship Semifinals ... Also named high school defensive player of the year, division I second team, and to the Scottsdale All-City Team as a junior โฆ Named to the Scottsdale All-City Team and Desert Mountain High School Defensive Player of the Year in her sophomore season after her team conceded just eight goals all season on their way to a No. 1 ranking in the state of Arizona and state championship semifinal appearance โฆ Also named defensive player of the year as a freshman โฆ Academic Gold Medal recipient โฆ Presented with the U.S. Congressional Academic Achievement Award โฆ Coached in high school by Mark Eggleston and Brad Keller.
CLUB/ODP: Member of SC del Sol (Elite Clubs National League) since 2013 โฆ Named team captain โฆ Ranked No. 1 in ECNL at end of 2015-16 regular season โฆ Selected for ECNL Player Development Program and Puma Showcase.
PERSONAL: Full name is Chanel Dagmar Thomas โฆ Born July 28, 1999 โฆ Daughter of Robert and Nadia Thomas โฆ Has one sister, Ashleighย โฆ Is cousins with singer/songwriter Shakira.
