Kansas State University Athletics
2019 Soccer Roster
Thornhill, Caylee
Jersey Number 5
Caylee Thornhill
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- St. James Academy
- Hometown:
- Lenexa, Kan.
Bio
THORNHILL'S TROPHY CASE
• 2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII
• Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020, 2021 & 2022)
• Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (10/5/21)
• TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week honorable mention (10/5/21)
• 2019-20 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
• Four-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
CAREER
Tied for seventh in school history for career goals (4)... Ranks eighth for career points (13)... Tied for third for career game-winning goals (2)... Ranks tied for sixth in school history for career assists (5)... Fifth in school history for assists per game (0.10)... Sixth in school history for career shots on goal (27).
SENIOR (2022)
Career season-highs for minutes played (1128), matches played (18), matches started (18), shots (44), shots on goal (15) and assists (3)... Tied career-high for goals in a season (2)... Carded five shots and set a new career-high with three shots on goal against Northern Colorado (8/21)... Recorded a career-high seven shots with one on goal at UTRGV (8/25)... Registered her first assist of the season at UTSA (8/28)... Carded three shots with one on goal against Purdue (9/4)... Tallied a team-high seven shots with two on goal against Yale (9/9)... Notched a career-high two assists against Colorado State (9/15) while firing off three shots with one on goal... Played a career-high 77 minutes against TCU (9/30) and notched a team-high four shots with two on goal... Scored first goal of the season with a game-winner while carding four shots and two on goal against Oklahoma (10/16)... Tallied a goal with two shots on goal in a career-high 78 minutes against Kansas (10/21)... Scored for the second straight season against the Jayhawks... First time scoring in consecutive games.
JUNIOR (2021)
Played in 17 matches with two starts with 700 minutes logged... Career season-highs for matches played (17), shots (18), goals (2), points (5) and shots on goal (8)... Tied career season-high for assists (1)... Tied for third on the team in goals... Fourth on the team in points... Fourth on the team in shots on goal... Subbed on against Weber State (8/19) and recorded one shot in 37 minutes... Match was her first since October 2, 2020... Notched three shots against Omaha (8/22)... Played 34 minutes at Austin Peay (8/27) and registered two shots with one on goal... Came off the bench to play 40 minutes against North Alabama (8/29) and tallied one shot... Scored first career goal with a header on a corner kick at Colorado State (9/5)... Played 33 minutes off the bench against Indiana (9/12) and recorded one shot on goal... Scored overtime game-winning goal at Kansas (9/30), while attempting three shots in her first start of the season and played a season-high 66 minutes... Carded a shot on goal in 54 minutes off the bench against Baylor (10/10)... Assisted on goal and also tallied two shots with one on goal at Oklahoma (10/17).
SOPHOMORE (2020)
Played in three matches with two starts... Notched 138 minutes of action... Pocketed one shot.
FRESHMAN (2019)
Played in eight matches, with four starts... Tallied 378 minutes of playing time... Missed the final 10 matches of the season due to a knee injury... Recorded 14 shots, including four on goal... Finished with a shots on goal percentage of .286... Registered her first career point with an assist against South Dakota State (9/1/19)... Made her career debut at Creighton (8/23/19)... Played a career-high 76 minutes at CSUN (9/6/19)... Tallied a career-high five shots at CSUN... Registered a career-high two shots on goal at Omaha (8/25/19).
CLUB
Played for Sporting Blue Valley and KC Athletics... Registered 15 goals and 22 assists in 24 games in 2016 with Sporting Blue Valley... In 2018 with KC Athletics, she tallied four goals and eight assists in eight matches... Teammate with fellow K-State teammate, Shae Turner, with both clubs.
HIGH SCHOOL
TopDrawerSoccer.com IMG 150 regionally ranked player... 2019 TopDrawerSoccer.com All-Kansas Team... Helped the Lady Thunder win the 2019 Class 5A state title by scoring the game-winning goal with under a minute to play in the title game... 2019 Kansas Class 5A All-State First Team and All-Eastern Kansas League First Team selection... Tallied 20 goals and over ten assists in the 2019 season... 2017 All-Eastern Kansas League honorable mention selection... Registered a combined nine goals and 10 assists in her freshman and sophomore seasons.
PERSONAL
Born on June 8, 2001... Daughter of Mike and Michele Thornhill... Major is kinesiology.
• 2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII
• Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020, 2021 & 2022)
• Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (10/5/21)
• TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week honorable mention (10/5/21)
• 2019-20 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team
• Four-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
CAREER
Tied for seventh in school history for career goals (4)... Ranks eighth for career points (13)... Tied for third for career game-winning goals (2)... Ranks tied for sixth in school history for career assists (5)... Fifth in school history for assists per game (0.10)... Sixth in school history for career shots on goal (27).
SENIOR (2022)
Career season-highs for minutes played (1128), matches played (18), matches started (18), shots (44), shots on goal (15) and assists (3)... Tied career-high for goals in a season (2)... Carded five shots and set a new career-high with three shots on goal against Northern Colorado (8/21)... Recorded a career-high seven shots with one on goal at UTRGV (8/25)... Registered her first assist of the season at UTSA (8/28)... Carded three shots with one on goal against Purdue (9/4)... Tallied a team-high seven shots with two on goal against Yale (9/9)... Notched a career-high two assists against Colorado State (9/15) while firing off three shots with one on goal... Played a career-high 77 minutes against TCU (9/30) and notched a team-high four shots with two on goal... Scored first goal of the season with a game-winner while carding four shots and two on goal against Oklahoma (10/16)... Tallied a goal with two shots on goal in a career-high 78 minutes against Kansas (10/21)... Scored for the second straight season against the Jayhawks... First time scoring in consecutive games.
JUNIOR (2021)
Played in 17 matches with two starts with 700 minutes logged... Career season-highs for matches played (17), shots (18), goals (2), points (5) and shots on goal (8)... Tied career season-high for assists (1)... Tied for third on the team in goals... Fourth on the team in points... Fourth on the team in shots on goal... Subbed on against Weber State (8/19) and recorded one shot in 37 minutes... Match was her first since October 2, 2020... Notched three shots against Omaha (8/22)... Played 34 minutes at Austin Peay (8/27) and registered two shots with one on goal... Came off the bench to play 40 minutes against North Alabama (8/29) and tallied one shot... Scored first career goal with a header on a corner kick at Colorado State (9/5)... Played 33 minutes off the bench against Indiana (9/12) and recorded one shot on goal... Scored overtime game-winning goal at Kansas (9/30), while attempting three shots in her first start of the season and played a season-high 66 minutes... Carded a shot on goal in 54 minutes off the bench against Baylor (10/10)... Assisted on goal and also tallied two shots with one on goal at Oklahoma (10/17).
SOPHOMORE (2020)
Played in three matches with two starts... Notched 138 minutes of action... Pocketed one shot.
FRESHMAN (2019)
Played in eight matches, with four starts... Tallied 378 minutes of playing time... Missed the final 10 matches of the season due to a knee injury... Recorded 14 shots, including four on goal... Finished with a shots on goal percentage of .286... Registered her first career point with an assist against South Dakota State (9/1/19)... Made her career debut at Creighton (8/23/19)... Played a career-high 76 minutes at CSUN (9/6/19)... Tallied a career-high five shots at CSUN... Registered a career-high two shots on goal at Omaha (8/25/19).
CLUB
Played for Sporting Blue Valley and KC Athletics... Registered 15 goals and 22 assists in 24 games in 2016 with Sporting Blue Valley... In 2018 with KC Athletics, she tallied four goals and eight assists in eight matches... Teammate with fellow K-State teammate, Shae Turner, with both clubs.
HIGH SCHOOL
TopDrawerSoccer.com IMG 150 regionally ranked player... 2019 TopDrawerSoccer.com All-Kansas Team... Helped the Lady Thunder win the 2019 Class 5A state title by scoring the game-winning goal with under a minute to play in the title game... 2019 Kansas Class 5A All-State First Team and All-Eastern Kansas League First Team selection... Tallied 20 goals and over ten assists in the 2019 season... 2017 All-Eastern Kansas League honorable mention selection... Registered a combined nine goals and 10 assists in her freshman and sophomore seasons.
PERSONAL
Born on June 8, 2001... Daughter of Mike and Michele Thornhill... Major is kinesiology.
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