AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014: Did not see game action ... Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Junior Olympic gold medalist in 2011 ... Four-year letterwinner at Greenwood under head coach Kent Houser ... Selected as a team captain as a senior ... Earned first team All-State recognition as a junior and senior ... Named National Field Hockey Association All-Region team ... Honored as first team All-Tri-Valley League as a junior and senior ... Selected as Tri-Valley League MVP during senior year ... Guided Greenwood to the state semifinals as a senior ... Led the team to three undefeated seasons in Tri-Valley League play in all four seasons at Greenwood ... Played on the State College Blue Lions club team ... Also lettered in track & field.
PERSONAL: Full name is Taylor Diana Tompkins ... Born on January 6, 1995 in Lewisburg, Pa. ... Parents are Albert and Tammy Tompkins ... Has a sister, Brooke ... Currently undecided on major.
ON CHOOSING PENN STATE: 'I chose Penn State because the atmosphere, academics and of course, the team. Every time I step on campus I know it is where I belong.'