Wayne State University Athletics

2012-13:  Participated in five meets ... finished 17th in the 200 butterfly (2:15.70), 20th in the 100 butterfly (1:01.59) and 20th in the 500 freestyle (5:17.77) at the GLIAC Championships ... top times in 100 butterfly (1:01.26) at Eastern Michigan Invitational (12/1) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ... 2012-13 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2011-12:  Competed in nine meets … finished 13th in the 1650 freestyle (18:16.59), 14th in the 200 butterfly (2:14.05) and 15th in the 1000 freestyle (10:48.03) at the GLIAC Championships … top times in 500 freestyle (5:17.99), 100 butterfly (1:03.17) and 400 IM (5:00.21) at Eastern Michigan Invitational … 2:21.43 in 200 IM Jan. 20 at EMU ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team.

2010-11:  Finished seventh in the 1650 freestyle (17:53.82), eighth in the 1000 free (10:37.45) and 11th in the 400 individual medley (4:43.17) at the GLIAC Championships … participated in nine meets … top times in the 100 free (56.32, leadoff) and 500 free (5:21.46) at the Kenyon Total Performance Invitational … 1:04.07 in the 100 butterfly Nov. 12 against Calvin … 2:19.88 in the 200 butterfly and 2:20.57 in the 200 IM Jan. 8 at GVSU … 2:01.78 in the 200 free Jan. 28 against Findlay ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team... 2010-11 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award. 

2009-10:  Placed seventh in the 1650 freestyle (18:04.11) at the GLIAC Championships … won the consolation finals (ninth overall) in the 1000 free (10:53.40) and the 400 individual medley (4:43.81) … top time in the 200 free (2:04.05) Oct. 23 at the Indy four-way meet … 5:19.73 in the 500 free and 2:18.36 in the 200 backstroke at the Eastern Michigan Invitational … 1:06.37 in the 100 back and 2:20.07 in the 200 IM Jan. 22 at Eastern Michigan.

High School:  A 2009 graduate of L'Anse Creuse ... attended Franklin in El Paso, Texas as a freshman ... swam all four years of high school ... earned all-county status for the Lancers ... broke county meet records in 2007 and 2008 in the 200 freestyle relay ... also set a 2007 record in the 200 medley relay ... posted personal-best times in the 200 IM (2:15.86), the 100 back (1:02.30), the 500 free (5:24.20) and the 100 free (55.84) in 2008 ... served as team captain as a senior ... also letters three years in track at L'Anse Creuse ... graduated Cum Laude and was a National Honor Society member.

Personal:  Full name--Heather D. Thomson ... born in Syracuse, N.Y. ... daughter of Richard and Linda Thomson ... is a mechanical engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Fall 2010, Winter 2011 (4.00) and Fall 2012 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2011, Winter 2012 and Winter 2013.