Honors
- 2022 AVCA Second-Team All-American
- 2022 VolleyballMag.com Second-Team All-American
- 2019, ‘22 AVCA All-Region
- 2020, ‘21, ‘22 First-Team All-Big Ten
- 2019 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- Big Ten Player of the Week—Sept. 19, 2022; Oct. 24, 2022; Oct. 31, 2022;
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week—Dec. 2, 2019; Oct. 14, 2019; Sept. 16, 2019; Sept. 9, 2019
- 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2021 UniWyo All-Tournament team
- 2019 Chicago Cup Tournament MVP
Of Note: Transfer to UW after four seasons at Northwestern
2023: Played in 33 matches, starting 21, and played in 116 sets ... tied UW record with most aces (6) in a three-set match vs. Arizona (Sept. 7) ... ranked fourth on the team with 2.31 kills per set ... has double-figure kills in 14 matches, including a season-high 12 kills in two matches ... set a career high hitting .647 (11-0-17) against Iowa (Nov. 25) ... chipped in 0.75 digs and 0.29 blocks per set ... had a season-high three blocks in four matches
2022 (at Northwestern): Played in 32 matches, starting 25, and 116 sets ... led the Big Ten with 502 kills, ranking second with 4.33 kills per set ... had 10-plus kills in 28 matches and 20-plus matches in seven matches ... tallied 22 kills and a career-high 17 digs against Penn State (Nov. 23) ... had five double-doubles ... averaged 1.47 digs per set ... had double-figure digs in five matches ... added 0.51 blocks and 0.04 service aces per set ... had a season-high five blocks vs. Penn State (Nov. 23) ... chipped in 0.15 assists per set ... had a career-high four assists vs. UTEP (Aug. 26)
2021 (at Northwestern): Played in and started 31 matches and 125 sets ... led the Wildcats with 3.94 kills per set, which ranked fourth in the Big Ten ... had double-figure kills in all 31 matches, including six matches with 20-plus kills ... added 1.91 digs per set ... had double-figure digs in 10 matches for 10 double-doubles ... added 0.30 service aces per set ... had a career-high eight aces at Colorado State (Aug. 28) ... added 0.57 blocks per set ... had a career-high seven blocks vs. Rutgers (Oct. 1)
2020 (at Northwestern): Played and started all 10 matches and played in 40 sets in COVID-shortened season ... led the team with 3.85 kills per set, which ranked fifth in the Big Ten ... recorded double-figure kills in nine matches, including two matches with 20-plus kills ... added 1.90 digs per set ... had double-figure digs in three matches for three double-doubles ... added 0.58 blocks per set and 0.23 service aces per set
2019 (at Northwestern): Played in 28 matches, starting 20 matches, and 102 sets ... led NU and ranked second in the Big Ten with 3.95 kills per set ... had double-figure kills in 24 matches, including three matches with 20-plus kills ... had a career-high 32 kills vs. American (Sept. 14) ... hit a career-high .611 (11-0-18) at DePaul (Sept. 21) ... led Northwestern with 30 service aces, averaging 0.29 aces per set ... had a season-high seven service aces vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 6) ... added 0.56 blocks per set
High School: 2018 first team Under Armour All-American … totaled 780 kills, 387 digs and 107 aces during her career at Marian Catholic High School … 2016 MaxPreps All-American … 2016 and 2017
Daily SouthTown All-Area First Team … Team MVP in 2016 and 2017 … also played for Michio Chicago Volleyball Academy … part of the 2018 USAV U17 National Championship team in the National Division … secretary of the National Honor Society and was a member of the Spanish National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Temitayo ... parents are Abiola Omologa and Joseph Thomas ... parents emigrated from Nigeria ... has one brother, Tolulope Thomas-Ailara (23) and played football at Vanderbilt from 2020-2022 born Dec. 4 ... graduated from Northwestern with degree in biomedical engineering ... grad student in applied biotechnology
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin because it was the best of both worlds for me. Amazing volleyball with elite coaching and players as well as a high academic school with a teaching hospital for life after volleyball. I’m super excited to see how I can grow as a person, student, and athlete in my last year of college athletics!"
Career Highs
Kills: 32 vs. American, 9/14/19
Attacks: 72 vs. Maryland, 11/19/21
Hitting %: .647 (11-0-17) vs Iowa, 11/25/23
Assists: 4 vs. UTEP, 8/26/22
Service Aces: 8 at Colorado State, 8/28/21
Digs: 20 vs. Maryland, 11/19/21
Blocks: 7 vs. Rutgers, 10/1/21
Points: 35.0 vs. American, 9/14/19
Double-Doubles: 21
Off the court with Temi
Describe what it is like to play in Field House: Hopefully I get to answer this as a Badger.
First started volleyball: I started playing volleyball in an outdoor rec league when I was 9.
Most memorable volleyball match: Winning against Minnesota at Minnesota last year.
The best part of playing volleyball is: The people you meet.
My favorite thing about Wisconsin volleyball is: The competitiveness within the gym.
Before each match, I: do meditation/breathing exercises
One word that describes the team: Competitive
What is the best thing you bring to the team? Steadiness
Favorite thing to do off the court with my teammates is: Go out to get dinner/lunch
Most memorable volleyball achievement: 2nd team All-American
The best thing about the Field House is: The history of it. The more I learn, the better it gets.
My “Bucky” List is: Watch my first collegiate hockey game
Dream as a collegiate player: Play for team USA
Post-college plans/goals: Play pro for a while, pursue a career in healthcare administration.
The best thing about Madison is: The people. Everyone has been so nice.
What is your favorite Coach saying? There's no such thing as perfection, only improvement.
What causes do you care about? BLM, LGBTQ+ rights, Women's rights
What does it mean to be a Badger?
"Being a Badger means that you're actively searching for ways to improve and bringing others with you."
