Overview
Nia Thomas will see time in the middle infield … Has the potential to play shortstop or second base … Has tremendous range, if she can find some consistency in her arm she will see more time on the field … Very quick … Can beat out a routine ground ball with her speed … If she can get on base she can be very dangerous.

Sophomore Year 2021

Played in 21 games, 17 as a starter … Batted .341 (15-for-44) with three doubles, two triples, 17 runs scored and seven driven in … Produced four multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI games … Went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in a 10-2 win over Kirkwood (2-27-21) … Had two singles and scored a run in a 5-1 win over Allen (3-19-21) … Drew two walks and scored a run in a 4-3 win over Neosho County (3-30-21) … Ripped a single, a double and scored twice in an 11-3 win at Fort Scott (4-6-21) … Belted two doubles, scored twice and drove in a season-high three runs in an 11-3 win over Fort Scott (4-17-21) … Had a single, a double and scored three times in a 17-9 win at Kansas City Kansas (5-7-21).

Sophomore Year 2020

Played and started in three games … Batted .429 (3-for-7) with home run, a run scored and a run driven in … Her .429 average was second-best on the team … Had a single in a 6-0 loss to Jefferson in the season opener (3-6-20) … Had two hits, including a solo home run, in a 3-1 win over North Iowa Area (3-7-20) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester.

Freshman Year 2019

Played in 15 games, 11 as a starter … Batted .226 (7-for-31) with two doubles, seven runs scored and three driven in … Was a perfect 5-of-5 on stolen base attempts … Got her first hit, a single, and scored a run in a 5-4 loss to Vernon at the Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth (2-15-19) … Had an RBI double and scored a run in a 9-6 loss to Indian Hills at the Crowder Bash in Joplin, Mo. (3-8-19) … Had another RBI double, stole a base and scored in an 8-0 win over Coffeyville (3-19-19) … Ripped an RBI single in an 11-2 win over No. 12-ranked Cowley (4-5-19) … Had a hit and a walk and scored a run in a 22-2 blowout at No. 5-ranked Highland (4-11-19) … Had single and a walk, stole three bases, and scored in a 4-3 loss at Hesston (4-25-19) … Her three steals tie the seventh-best game in team history.

High School
Was a three-year starter for coach Warren Strickland at Raytown High School, Raytown, Mo. … Graduated 2018 … Was a three-time Greater Kansas City Suburban Red Conference selection … Earned second-team as a freshman, and first-team accolades her sophomore and junior years … Was a two-year starter in basketball … Selected second-team All-District and All-GKCSRC her senior year … Also lettered in track and field her senior year … Ran a leg on the 4x100 relay that place third at the Greater Kansas City Suburban Red Conference Championships … Placed seventh at the Missouri Class 5 District 7 meet in the 100-meter with a time of 13.38 … Posted a personal-best 100-meter time of 13.24 at the Fort Osage Invitational, good for third place.

Personal
Born Nia La’Shaye Thomas on March 11, 2000, in Kansas City, Mo. … Daughter of Stacy and Gwen Thomas  … Has two brothers, Stacy and Avierre, and a sister, La’Tijara … Majoring in physical therapy … Also recruited by Avila University and MCC-Penn Valley … Favorite foods are ribs, pizza, crab legs, shrimp … Favorite fast food restaurant is Taco Bell … Favorite restaurant is 54^th Street Bar & Grill … Favorite TV show and cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite movie is Good Burger … Favorite sports movie is 42 … Favorite actors are Tyler Perry and Kevin Hart … Favorite book is the Bible … Favorite music entertaines are Michael Jackson and Chris Brown … Favorite athlete is Kyrie Irving … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals  … Her greatest sports moment was a getting a walk-off hit to drive in the winning run during Districts her freshman year … The best player she has played against is former Truman High and Oklahoma Sooners pitcher Paige Parker … A notable alumnus from her school is former NBA guard and Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tryonn Lue.