A Florence, Ala., native and a four-time All-Gulf South Conference selection, Lamonte Thompson was a starting running back for the Lions from 2012-15 and finished his career as UNA's second all-time leading rusher with 3,524 yards on 653 carries with 33 touchdowns.Â
He played on UNA teams with a combined 33-13 record that won Gulf South Conference championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and made three straight trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs.
His 1,212 rushing yards in  2015 ranks third all-time in single season rushing. He led the Lions in rushing four straight seasons from 2012-15 and also led the team in all-purpose yards four straight years.Â
Thompson ranks seventh in school history in rushing touchdowns (33) and is third in career rushing attempts (653). His 101.0 rushing average in 2015 ranks fifth best in UNA history. His 13 career 100-yard rushing games rank third in school history, with his top game - a 189-yard performance against Miles in 2013.Â
A 2015 team captain, his 4,427 career all-purpose yards rank fourth at UNA. Thompson was UNA's Offensive MVP in 2012 and 2014 and co-Offensive MVP in 2015. He was named to UNA's Team of the Decade for 2009-18. He was first-team All-GSC in 2014 and 2015, after being a second-team selection in 2012 and 2013. He earned two GSC Offensive Player of the Week awards and was a first-team selection to the GSC Team of the Decade for the 2010s.Â
Thompson was a first-team All-Region pick by Daktronics/D2CCA and Don Hansen's Football Gazette in 2015 and was a second-team All-Region selection by Don Hansen and Beyond Sports Network in 2014.Â
A 2016 UNA graduate with a degree in Business Management, he is the owner of LT Custom Cabinets LLC in Florence.Â
