Towson University Athletics

2011 Season: Appeared in all 13 games as a sophomore ... served as the Tigers’ primary face-off specialist ... won 63 of 131 face-off attempts and recorded 27 ground balls ...  also scored a goal in the Tigers’ season opener against Johns Hopkins ... won career-high 15 of 23 face-off attempts at Drexel with season-high six ground balls ... earned nine face-off wins in 16 attempts against Massachusetts ... had five ground balls with nine face-off wins at Penn State.

2010 Season: Played in 14 games as a redshirt freshman ... led Tigers with 58 ground balls ... ranked third in the CAA with 4.14 ground ball per game average ... posted .489 face-off percentage, eighth in the CAA ... scored a goal in college debut against Bucknell while winning 14 of 26 face-offs with six ground balls ... named as CAA Rookie of the Week after leading Tigers to wins over UMBC and Massachusetts ... won 9 of 14 face-offs in 10-7 victory over Retrievers ... helped Tigers to upset win over seventh-ranked Massachusetts by winning 9 of 16 face-offs ... earned 14 wins in 20 face-off attempts along with six ground balls against Johns Hopkins ... had 12 face-off wins and eight ground balls in back-to-back games against Maryland and Virginia ... tallied six ground balls against Massachusetts in CAA semi-final victory.  

2009 Season: Gained valuable experience in practice ... sat out season as a “redshirt.”  

At Urbana H.S.: Member of four-time regional championship team at Urbana … helped Hawks reach state championship game as a sophomore and senior … All-American pick by US Lacrosse as a senior … earned first team All-County and All-Metro notice as a senior … named to Maryland Freestate Team in 2008 … earned first team All-Gazette and All-MVAL honors as a senior … selected to the MSLCA Senior All-Star Team … scored 28 goals with 18 assists as a senior co-captain for the Hawks.  

Personal: Enjoys fishing and playing video games … most admires God … favorite athlete is Jared Allen of the Minnesota Vikings … favorite video game is “Call of Duty” ... enjoys watching “Friday Night Lights” TV show ... favorite actor is Brad Pitt … likes listening to music by George Strait … has one older brother … father is a copyright specialist and attended Virginia Tech … mother is an art teacher who attended Bethany College … son of Jim and Cheryl Thomas … born on February 24, 1990 in Shady Grove, Md. … majoring in Political Science.