Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2014 (Junior): Appeared in all 19 games, starting 12 of them … entered the EKU record books when she scored the fastest goal in program history, finding the back of the net just 21 seconds into the Colonels’ 7-0 shutout of Alabama A&M on August 29 … also notched an assist on a goal by Emmi Carroll in a loss to Morehead State on October 31 … proved to be a speedy and valuable cog in the EKU attack, ranking sixth on the team with 15 shots … six of her shots were on goal.

2013 (Sophomore): Came on strong at the end of the season, starting EKU’s final five games … scored two goals and dished out two assists during that five-game stretch … notched two assists in a 2-0 shut out of in-state rival Murray State on Oct. 18 … scored EKU’s first goal in the 31^st minute of a 3-2 win over conference foe Austin Peay … took a pass from Cassie Smith and scored in the 85^th minute in a 3-1 victory at Tennessee Tech on Oct. 27 … finished fourth on the team with 16 shots, seven of which were on goal.

2012 (Freshman): Appeared in all 20 games as a freshman … started 12 games, including the final five of the season … notched two assists on the year, one of which set up Nikki Donnelly’s game-tying goal with less than two minutes to play in regulation against in-state rival Morehead State on Sept. 23 … her other assist came in a 2-1 win over conference opponent SIUE on Oct. 19 … played all 110 minutes of a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Belmont on Sept. 28 … finished fourth on the team in shots (19) and shots on goal (10).

High School and/or Club Experience: Was a key member of the Pickering High School team that won the LOSSA Championship in 2010 ... played club soccer for the Pickering Power, with whom she experienced great success, winning the OYSL, the OYSL Cup and the Ontario-Quebec Cup Championships in 2010 and 2011 and winning the Club National Championship in 2010 ... in 2008, she was named an All-Star National Gold Medalist while playing for the Pickering Power ... also brings ODP experience, as she played on the Ontario Provincial Team from 2008-09 and the Durham Regional Team in 2007.

Personal: Born March 6, 1994 ... daughter of Donovan and Rosalee Thomas ... majoring in health science.


Get to Know Amani Thomas ...

Her best non-soccer Olympic sport would be: Track

Her favorite social media forum: Twitter, because it’s addictive

One place in America she would like to road trip to: California, because she’s never been

She chose Eastern Kentucky because: She liked the team and the school