Player Bio: Thomas Hopkins

  Thomas Hopkins
Thomas Hopkins
Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Coronado, CA
High School:
Coronado HS
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 170
Position:
Driver
Experience:
3V
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2004 Season (Junior): Scored 60 goals, second-best on the Cardinal ... Named First-Team All-American by the American Water Polo Coaches Association (AWPCA) ... The fourth highest scorer in the MPSF ... Scored in 26 of the team's 28 games averaging more than two goals a game... Found the back of the net a career-high eight times against BYU-Hawaii ... Tallied three goals each in nine games ... Scored two goals in the NCAA championship game against UCLA, and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament first team ... Scored three goals in the MPSF Tournament and was named to the All-MPSF second team.

2003 Season (Sophomore): Named a honorable mention All-American by the American Water Polo Coaches Association (AWPCA) ... Named third team All-MPSF ... Stanford's second leading scorer (47 goals) ... Scored at least one goal in 25 of the team's 27 games ... Scored a career-high five goals against BYU-Hawaii ... Scored four goals against LMU ... Tallied three times in five games ... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament second team.

2002 Season (Freshman): Scored 24 goals ... Scored a season-high four goals against UC Davis ... Posted one goal in both the NCAA semifinal and the NCAA champion games as the Cardinal claimed the national title.

High School: A member of the United States Junior National Team with teammate Peter Varellas ... Helped the U.S. to a second place finish at the 2002 Junior Pan American Championsihps ... A three-sport athlete at Coronado High School ... A four-year letterman in water polo, soccer and tennis ... Was captain of his water polo team in his senior year ... Also named MVP, All-American and CIF Player of the Year in 2001 ... A two-time Most Valuable Offensive Player in soccer and three time MVP in tennis ... Scored the winning goal in the 2001 CIF Water Polo Championship.

Cardinal Catalogue: Civil Engineering major ... Brother Jonathan is a member of the UC San Diego water polo team.