High School
Prepped at Hastings Saint Cecilia … coached by Clint Head in football and Scott Rosno in track & field … lettered all four years in both football and track … served as a team captain for two years in track and for one year in football … in football, earned first team all-conference honors once and second team all-conference accolades twice, was named academic all-district three times and recognized as honorable mention all-state as a senior … served on football team’s Unity Council all four years … twice tabbed academic all-state … qualified for state track three times as a thrower (shot put and discus) … helped football team to three state playoff appearances … member of two district championship teams in track and a conference championship team in football … also wrestled for three years and set a school record for fastest pin … in wrestling, was a three-year letterwinner, two-time conference runner up and a three-time academic all-state honoree … member of National Honor Society … graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

Personal
Born in Lincoln, Neb., on February 20, 2006 … son of Troy and Ellen Thomas … has an older sister Olivia, older brother Alexander and older sister Victoria … enjoys hunting, fishing and flying.