Columbus State University Athletics

Christie returns for her fourth and final season in a LadyCougar uniform...Started 60 games in 2009...Batted .323 with sevendoubles, two triples, and 20 RBIs...Named First Team PBCAll-Conference.

2008: Made 33 starts after coming back from anearly season injury...Batted .252 with 26 hits and eight RBIs.

2007: Played in 49 games with 30 starts as afreshman, batting .378 with six doubles, one triple, and one homerun.

High School: Thompson played four seasons atNorth Gwinnett High School?Played for Mike Cavey and helped herteam to an overall 85-48 record?Member of the 2004 team which set aschool record with 27 wins?Earned a 5th place finish in the stateher senior year?Earned All-Region 7 AAAAA honors as a senior and asa junior?Earned Best Defensive Player award in 2003 as a sophomore.

Personal: Daughter of Barbara and SteveThompson and has one older brother?Will major in psychology atCSU?Says many people may not realize that although she is small, ?Ican out-eat anyone on the softball team.??Lists spaghetti as herfavorite food and likes screen stars Ashton Kutcher and CameronDiaz?Likes to play golf in her spare time?Says if she could chooseanyone to spend a day with it would be Jesus Christ because ?he ismy Lord and Savior??Lists her brother Jason as her role model insports and Marcus Giles of the Atlanta Braves as her favorite proathlete?Would like to become a psychologist specializing inathletics and possibly coach softball after she graduates?Lists hermom as her hero because ?she is the strongest and works harder thananyone I have met??Chose CSU ?to win a national championship.?