Lexington High School alumnus and recent Presbyterian College graduate Katie Thompson is a candidate for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

The school’s 1st nominee for the award, to be announced this fall, Thompson was recently named Co-Woman of the Year by the Big South Conference on Aug. 3.

She shared the award with USC-Upstate women’s basketball player Riley Popplewell.

Thompson was a 4-year starter for the Blue Hose and finished her career with 55 combined wins -- which included 33 singles victories throughout her time at Presbyterian.

She sits 3rd in career singles win percentage at 56.9 (33-25) and holds the Blue Hose standard in doubles win percentage at 68.8 (22- 10). Thompson appeared in 12 matches during the abbreviated 2020 spring season (five singles, seven doubles).

Her 6-1, 6-4 singles victory against Winthrop on March 12 tied the Presbyterian Division I program record for career wins in Big South matches (14).

She earned 2nd-Team All-Conference honors in 2019 for doubles and helped the Blue Hose to its best season in program history with a 2nd place finish that season.

Off the court, she volunteered with the Laurens County school district and Thornwell Home for Children, participated in Rise Against Hunger, Operation Christmas Child, Special Olympics and Hospice of Laurens County, was a member of Presbyterian’s SAAC, and participated in the Presbyterian College Palmetto State Teacher’s Association and Teacher Education Advisory Board.

In the classroom, Thompson was a four-time Big South Presidential Honor Roll member and 3-time ITA Scholar-Athlete honoree, and graduated as Presbyterian’s Valedictorian with a 4.0 in early childhood education.