 | #16 Jessica Thomas
5-7, Fr, Defender
West Chicago, IL
Wheaton Academy | Jessica Thomas was a three-year letter winner in soccer at Wheaton Academy.....team earned regional championships in 2001 and 2002.....captured Sectional Championship in 2001.....earned all-conference first team and all-area honorable mention during senior campaign.....led team and area in assists (13) as a senior.....also a three-year letter winner in basketball.....earned all-conference second team and all-area honorable mention in 2003.....National Honor Society student.
Personal - Born 4/15/85 in Winfield, IL.....daughter of the Honorable Judge Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas.....has two older brothers who attend Cedarville.....father, currently a Illinois Supreme Court Justice, was a placekicker for Notre Dame (1971-73) and the Chicago Bears (1975-84).....kicked a 19-yard winning field goal in the 1973 Sugar Bowl for the Fighting Irish in a 24-23 win over Alabama that secured the NCAA National Championship.....he ranks third all-time in scoring for the Bears with 647 points.
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