[3] Thompson was an accomplished shot put thrower, finishing 3rd at the 1953 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in that event.
[8] Upon returning to the University of Hawaii, Thompson worked alongside Congresswoman Patsy Mink to write the legislation for Title IX to end discrimination on the basis of gender.
[9] The following year, Thompson began charging for admission to women's volleyball events, which was a revolutionary idea for the time.
[3] As a result of her success, Thompson was named the State of Hawaii Department of Education school superintendent, before being terminated in 1984 for a lack of long range planning and policy.
[11] Prior to leaving the University of Hawaii, Thompson helped add five more women's sports and achieve a National Volleyball Championship title.