Wichita State Athletics

High School
Starred at powerhouse Beloit High School for head coach Brandy Paul...spent two seasons at Beloit after transferring from St. John's High School and sitting out the 2022 season due to transfer rules...ranked the #6 player in the state of Kansas by PrepDig and the state's second-ranked middle blocker...named to the 2025 Kansas Volleyball Association All-Star Game...a two-time All-State selection, earning First Team honors as a senior in 2024 and Second Team honors as a junior in 2023...hit .476 with 362 kills as a senior, plus a school-record 120 total blocks...helped Beloit to consecutive North Central Activities Association championships, snagging First Team All-Conference in both seasons...also a decorated track and field athlete, placing sixth in the high jump at the Class 3A state meet.

Personal
Daughter of Chad and Sheila Thompson...has a sister, Vivian, and a brother, Ben...cousin, Addison Budke, played alongside Sophia at Beloit and plays collegiately at Nebraska Kearney after finishing her career with the second-most kills in Kansas high school history...cousin, Hunter Budke, played football at Fort Hays State...born November 30...majoring in Medical Laboratory Sciences at WSU.