Union City’s Trevor Thompson signed a NCAA Letter of Intent for track with Southern Illinois. Photo supplied.
From Union City Press Release:
UNION CITY, Ind. – Surrounded by family and coaches, Union City’s Trevor Thompson, signed a NCAA National Letter of Intent to attend Southern Illinois University and participate in track in the winter and spring of 2018-2019.
Thompson will participate as a heptathlon in indoor meets and decathlete in outdoor meets, while studying chemistry at the Div. I school located in Carbondale.
Thompson’s four-year high school athletic career includes:
Football: All-Tri Eastern Conference two times for the years 2017 and 2018.
Basketball: All-TEC in 2018, All-Randolph County two times for the years 2017 and 2018.
Track: TEC champ: High jump (2018), finished in top three of event 11 times. Has been a county champ six times including 800, high jump, 400 and 1600 Relay. Sectional champion (2018) in the 800. 6-time regional qualifier. 3-time indoor state qualifier. In his freshman year (Missouri), the 3200 relay team placed first in sectionals (second round of playoffs – similar to Indiana regional) and third in the Missouri State Finals.
Track School Records broke in 2018: high jump 6’6.5″ and triple jump 43’4″
Academically, Thompson was a member of National Honor Society (president, 2018) and was among the top ten seniors graduating this year. He was selected to attend the “Town Meeting on Tomorrow” in St. Louis sponsored by the Randolph County Youth Salute program. He was one of ten finalist selected for the prestigious Eli Lilly Scholarship. Trevor earned Honor Roll recognition each quarter in high school and was the Citizen of the Year his freshman year.
Thompson was a member of DECA, FCA, volunteers at the Union City food pantry and also participated in the band for one year.