Her father also had an athletic career, as he played basketball at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, with the Harlem Globetrotters and eight years professionally overseas.

[2] She attended Edina High School where she was a four-year letterwinner, won two conference championships (2011, 2012) and led the team in blocks and kills during her senior season.

She successfully underwent Tommy John surgery and recovered from her injury, returning to play after taking a redshirt season in 2017.

[7] In her final season, she led Cincinnati to the 2019 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament Sweet Sixteen round, where they lost in a close five set match to Penn State.

[14] She was chosen to represent USA at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, where she scored 33 points versus Brazil in the Finals Round pool play.

[18] In a pool play match against China, Thompson led all players with 34 total points, helping team USA win 3–0 against the defending Olympic champions.

Despite Thompson's absence, USA would eventually win the gold medal, the first in program history, after defeating Brazil in straight sets.

[12] Thompson was expected to compete in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, but did not make the final roster at the last minute due to injury.