2007 (M) Soccer Roster
Roster
Thayer, Jeff

Jersey Number 9
Jeff Thayer
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Millard West
Bio
CREIGHTON CAREER: 2008 (Junior) – Named first-team all-Missouri Valley Conference and second-team NSCAA All-Midwest Region ... Earned the MVC Good Neighbor Award for his community service ... Tied for the team lead with six assists and 21 shots on goal, ranked second with 16 points and third with five goals ... Scored two goals in season-opener against Gonzaga (Aug. 29) and was named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s National Team of the Week (Sept. 1) ... Had assists in consecutive matches against Portland (Sept. 5) and UC Riverside (Sept. 7) ... Assisted a goal at Stanford (Sept. 19) and scored at No. 6 California (Sept. 21) to earn MVC Offensive Player of the Week honors (Sept. 22) ... Had nine points through six matches to start season ... Had seven points in a four-match span (Nov. 1-25) ... Dished assists against No. 24 Drake (Nov. 1), Bradley (Nov. 14) and No. 6 Tulsa (Nov. 25) ... Logged two-goal match at Eastern Illinois (Nov. 8).
2007 (Sophomore) – One of six Bluejays to start all 20 matches, playing both in the back and up front ... Played 1,798 minutes, including at least 90 minutes in a match 12 times ... Tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals, as all of his tallies on the year were game-winners ... Honored on the Saint Louis Nike Classic All-Tournament Team after assisting the game-winning overtime goal against LMU (Sept. 15) ... Scored his first goal of the season against Missouri State (Oct. 27) ... Tallied back-to-back game-winning goals against Evansville to conclude the regular-season (Nov. 10) and in the MVC Tournament semifinals (Nov. 16) ... Earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week honors and was on the Soccer America Team of the Week on Nov. 12 ... Had an assist in 3-0 win over SMU (Nov. 28) in the NCAA Tournament.
2006 (Freshman) – Named to the MVC All-Freshman Team, leading all Bluejay freshmen with four goals, four assists and 12 points ... Led the team with two goals, six points and eight shots on goal in six MVC matches ... Started eight of 20 matches, including the first five contests of the year ... Scored his first career goal in his home debut against Georgetown (Sept. 1) ... Scored and assisted a goal against Yale (Sept. 17) ... Attempted a season-high four shots, all on-goal, scored a goal and assisted another in 4-0 win over Western Kentucky (Sept. 30) ... Found the back of the net for CU’s only goal in a 1-1 tie at Missouri State (Oct. 4) ... Also notched assists against Central Arkansas (Sept. 27) and Bradley (Oct. 28).
PREP CAREER: Lettered in soccer as a freshman and sophomore, but did not compete at the high school level in his final two seasons ... Instead opted to devote his time to the Arsenal Soccer Club ... Guided the Arsenal to a state championship and semifinal appearance in the regional championships ... Was the leading scorer on his club team ... Also a member of the Nebraska ODP.
PERSONAL: The son of Jeff and Joannie Thayer, Jeff was born Aug. 1, 1988, in Baltimore, Md. ... One of four children; Bill, Cody and Maddie ... Marketing major.
2007 (Sophomore) – One of six Bluejays to start all 20 matches, playing both in the back and up front ... Played 1,798 minutes, including at least 90 minutes in a match 12 times ... Tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals, as all of his tallies on the year were game-winners ... Honored on the Saint Louis Nike Classic All-Tournament Team after assisting the game-winning overtime goal against LMU (Sept. 15) ... Scored his first goal of the season against Missouri State (Oct. 27) ... Tallied back-to-back game-winning goals against Evansville to conclude the regular-season (Nov. 10) and in the MVC Tournament semifinals (Nov. 16) ... Earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week honors and was on the Soccer America Team of the Week on Nov. 12 ... Had an assist in 3-0 win over SMU (Nov. 28) in the NCAA Tournament.
2006 (Freshman) – Named to the MVC All-Freshman Team, leading all Bluejay freshmen with four goals, four assists and 12 points ... Led the team with two goals, six points and eight shots on goal in six MVC matches ... Started eight of 20 matches, including the first five contests of the year ... Scored his first career goal in his home debut against Georgetown (Sept. 1) ... Scored and assisted a goal against Yale (Sept. 17) ... Attempted a season-high four shots, all on-goal, scored a goal and assisted another in 4-0 win over Western Kentucky (Sept. 30) ... Found the back of the net for CU’s only goal in a 1-1 tie at Missouri State (Oct. 4) ... Also notched assists against Central Arkansas (Sept. 27) and Bradley (Oct. 28).
PREP CAREER: Lettered in soccer as a freshman and sophomore, but did not compete at the high school level in his final two seasons ... Instead opted to devote his time to the Arsenal Soccer Club ... Guided the Arsenal to a state championship and semifinal appearance in the regional championships ... Was the leading scorer on his club team ... Also a member of the Nebraska ODP.
PERSONAL: The son of Jeff and Joannie Thayer, Jeff was born Aug. 1, 1988, in Baltimore, Md. ... One of four children; Bill, Cody and Maddie ... Marketing major.
Creighton Men's Soccer Highlights & Postgame vs Denver 9-5-25
Saturday, September 06
Creighton Media Availability 9.3.25 - Men's Soccer
Wednesday, September 03
Men's Soccer - Meet the Jays - Edward Morales
Tuesday, September 02
Men's Soccer - Meet the Jays - Omar Ramadan
Tuesday, September 02