Jordan Thompson

Jordan Thompson, born on May 5, 1997, in Edina, Minnesota, began her athletic career initially playing basketball, shifting to volleyball after becoming frustrated with the sport. Her father, Tyrone Doleman, played basketball at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and professionally, including with the Harlem Globetrotters. Her late uncle, Chris Doleman, was a Pro Football Hall of Famer. Thompson attended Edina High School, where she excelled as a four-year letterwinner, contributing to two conference championships in 2011 and 2012. She later played club volleyball with Northern Lights Junior Volleyball, leading them to an AAU 17 Open title. Her collegiate career at the University of Cincinnati saw her make a significant impact, becoming the team’s all-time career kills leader and the seventh all-time NCAA leader in career kills.

Throughout her collegiate tenure at Cincinnati from 2015 to 2019, Thompson earned unanimous American Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors three times and was a two-time AVCA All-American, securing first-team honors in 2019. In November 2019, she set an NCAA rally-scoring record with 50 kills in a single match against Connecticut. Despite a setback involving a UCL injury in her elbow, which required Tommy John surgery and led to a redshirt season in 2017, she returned to lead Cincinnati to the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2019 NCAA Division I women’s volleyball tournament. This was a first for any American Athletic Conference team. Her professional career began in 2019 with Fenerbahçe in Turkey, followed by a move to Eczacıbaşı VitrA for the 2020–2021 season, where she was named best outside hitter in the 2020 Turkish Super Cup. After recovering from an ankle injury sustained during the 2020 Olympics, she rejoined the professional circuit with Vero Volley Milano in Italy for the 2022–2023 season and later with VakıfBank S.K. in Turkey for the 2023–2024 season. She is also a founding athlete for LOVB Houston, playing in the league’s inaugural season in 2025 where she was named Opposite Hitter of the Year and to the All-League Second Team.

Thompson has been a prominent member of the U.S. Women’s National Team since 2019, participating in multiple international competitions. She played a crucial role in qualifying Team USA for the 2020 Summer Olympics and contributed to gold medal victories in the 2019 and 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she earned a gold medal, a historic first for the program. She also secured a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Her career highlights include earning a silver medal and being named Best Opposite at the 2023 NORCECA Continental Championship. She was a top scorer for the U.S. Women at the 2020 Olympic Games before injuring her ankle in a match against Russia. Thompson is a Christian and has been married to Blake Yager since 2018.