Miles Thompson

Miles Thompson
Born (1990-12-08) December 8, 1990
Onondaga County, New York
Nationality Iroquois
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 185 pounds (84 kg)
Shoots Right
Position Attack
NLL draft 3rd overall, 2014
Minnesota Swarm
NLL team Georgia Swarm
MLL draft 20th overall, 2014
Rochester Rattlers
MLL team Florida Launch
Pro career 2014–
Career highlights

Miles Thompson (born December 8, 1990) is a professional lacrosse player who played for the University at Albany in NCAA Division I college lacrosse and plays for the Georgia Swarm in the National Lacrosse League and the Florida Launch in Major League Lacrosse. He shared the 2014 Tewaaraton Trophy with his brother Lyle.[1][2]

Early life

Miles grew up in the Onondaga Nation with parents Doloris and Jerome Thompson. He was one of five children in the family, which included brothers Jeremy, Lyle, and Jerome Jr. (Haina). Miles attended LaFayette High School, outside Syracuse, New York, and was a standout in their lacrosse program.

College

Miles attended the University at Albany, SUNY, where he played lacrosse with his brother Lyle and cousin Ty Thompson. The three Thompsons all played attack and scored 259 points in 2013.[3] In 2014, Miles and Lyle were the first Native American players to win the Tewaaraton Trophy; tewaaraton is the Mohawk term for the precursor of modern lacrosse. He finished at the University of Albany with 293 total points and holds an NCAA Record for scoring a goal in every game he played in.[4]

Major League Lacrosse

Miles Thompson was drafted in the third round, 20th overall, in the 2014 MLL Draft by the Rochester Rattlers. He was then traded to the Florida Launch and was on the active roster with them in their inaugural season. In 2015, the Launch selected Miles' brother Lyle first overall in the 2015 MLL Draft. The brothers' first game together was against the Ohio Machine.

National Lacrosse League

Miles was drafted third overall in the 2014 NLL draft by the Minnesota Swarm. After his rookie season in Minnesota, the Swarm relocated to Georgia, becoming the Georgia Swarm. Thompson's younger brother Lyle was also drafted by the Swarm the next season, and older brother Jerome was acquired by the Swarm in 2016.

International competition

As a player for the Iroquois men's national lacrosse team in the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship, Miles helped the Iroquois Nationals place third, their best-ever result in international field lacrosse competition.

Miles played for the Iroquois national indoor lacrosse team at the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship. The Iroquois won the silver medal, falling to Canada in the final match on September 27, 2015.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Edward (May 30, 2014). "Albany's Miles and Lyle Thompson win the 2014 Tewaaraton Award". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Miles Thompson Bio". UAlbanySports.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Schilling, Vincent (June 8, 2013). "For Love of the Creator's Game: All-World Lyle Thompson Talks With ICTMN - Indian Country Media Network". Indian Country Today. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Miles Thompson - Thompson Brothers". Thompson Brothers Lacrosse. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
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