Thomas Shannon Class: Sophomore Hometown: Broken Arrow, Okla. High School: Broken Arrow HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 169 Position: Defender Experience: 1L Major: Biomedical Engineering

2010 Prospectus -- Is a natural leader that will be expected to guide the Tigers in the back four in 2010 ... Has capability to play center back or fullback ... Has also played in midfield in his career, but more natural position is defender.

2009 (Sophomore) -- Started 12 games and appeared in 13 in the Tigers' back four ... Was second on the team for goals (three) and tied for third for assists (two) ... Connected on three penalty kicks in the final four games for the Tigers ... Two were in victories against SIUE and to end the season at home against South Carolina ... Helped the Tigers to six shutouts including blank slates against C-USA foes South Carolina and FIU.

2008 (Freshman) -- Started 17 games at midfielder and defender for the Tigers ... Scored two goals and tallied two assists in his first season ... Was tied for third on the team in points (6) ... Tied for second on the team in assists ... Appeared in all 19 Memphis games and wasthe only Tiger to play in every single game in 2008 ... Opened his young Memphis career with two goals against his hometown university of Oral Roberts in the second game of the season ... Assisted on Bradley Jacobs' first -minute goal against Central Arkansas ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Memphis Diadora Classic.

Prior to Memphis -- Four-year letterwinner at Broken Arrow for coaches Terry Strombeck and Mark Shannon ... Selected all-conference and all-district in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and all-metro in 2007 and 2008 ... Selected as 2008 All-Metro Player of the Year ... Named the 2008 Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year ... Led team in scoring hissenior season with 42 points ... Member of the Tulsa Soccer Club ... Six-time state champions and two-time Region III champions ... Voted team captain for seven years ... Member of Oklahoma ODP travel team ... Played for the Oklahoma Falcons PDL team ... Wendy's High School Heisman winner ... In top three percentile of graduating class.

Personal -- Son of Mark and Kathy Shannon ... Born Aug. 31, 1990 ... Has a sister, Jessica, and a brother, Sam.