Utah State University Athletics

CHRISTINE THOMSEN
Hometown: Fresno, California
Sport: Softball
Years: 2012-13

Christine Thomsen is one of just seven softball players in school history to earn All-America accolades as she was named an Easton second-team All-American in 2012. The standout slugger was also one of the hardest batters to strike out in the nation that season, as she posted a 0.13-strikeout rate per game. Thomsen was named first-team all-Western Athletic Conference in both of her years at Utah State. She also earned academic all-conference honors as a senior and was a two-time WAC Player of the Week. Thomsen still holds the program record with a .431 career batting average and ranks fourth all-time with a .585 slugging percentage. During her two years at Utah State, she hit .425 as a senior and .418 as a junior, marks that still rank second and third, respectively, in school history. She also posted 66 hits, including 14 doubles, and 97 total bases as a junior, marks that still rank tied for third, tied for sixth and ninth in school history, respectively.