Tristan Thomas

6 Tristan Thomas

Height:

5-9
Weight:

170
Hometown:

Akron, Ohio
Position:

RB
Year:

So.
High School:

East
Previous College:

Notre Dame College

gp

8
yds

592
yds/g

74.0
td

8

Bio

Junior (2025)

Led Defiance in rushing for the second straight season, gaining 592 yards with 8 touchdowns in 8 games
He had two 100-yard games and compiled 65 yards or more in 5 of 8 games
Named MSFA Mideast Offensive Player of the Week for his 3-touchdown 109-yard effort on 10 carries against Madonna on Nov. 8
Posted a season-high 169 yards rushing with 2 scores against Judson on Sept. 6
Named Second Team All-MSFA

Sophomore (2024)

Led the team in rushing at 442 yards, yards per rush at 5.1 and five rushing touchdowns
Also caught 14 passes for 134 yards
741 all-purpose yards topped the program
Delivered DC's best rushing performance of the year in the season finale at Bluffton with 230 yards and two touchdowns
Recorded the longest rush in program history with a 98-yard touchdown against Bluffton on Nov. 16, which gave the Yellow Jackets the lead in a narrow two-point win
Recipient of Male Individual Performance of the Year at the 2025 Swarm Awards for his record-breaking play against Bluffton

Personal

Majoring in sport management
2023 graduate of East CLC in Akron
Played football, basketball, and track with four letters in each sport
Three-time First Team All-City and two-time All-District performer and honor roll student
Transferred from Notre Dame College in Ohio
Son of Renee Gaines and Terry Thomas

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Rushes	99	33
Yards	592	276
Yards per game	74.0	92.0
Yards per rush	6.0	8.4
Touchdowns	8	5
Fumbles	-	-
Fumbles lost	-	-

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Oct 11	at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL)	L, 63-14
Oct 18	#RV Taylor (IN)	L, 42-10
Oct 25	at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN)	L, 56-17
Nov 1	Siena Heights	L, 28-20
Nov 8	Madonna	W, 56-34
Nov 15	at Lawrence Tech	W, 43-34

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	comp	att	pct	yds	y/a	td	int	sac	yds
Aug 30	at Rio Grande	W, 48-6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 6	Judson (IL)	W, 40-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 13	at #23 Marian (IN)	L, 69-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 27	at #RV Saint Francis (IN)	L, 37-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 4	Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 42-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 11	at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL)	L, 63-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 18	#RV Taylor (IN)	L, 42-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 25	at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN)	L, 56-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Siena Heights	L, 28-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 8	Madonna	W, 56-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 15	at Lawrence Tech	W, 43-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	rush	yds	y/a	lng	td	fum	lost
Aug 30	at Rio Grande	W, 48-6	10	68	6.8	28	1	-	-
Sep 6	Judson (IL)	W, 40-20	27	169	6.3	46	2	-	-
Sep 13	at #23 Marian (IN)	L, 69-14	12	21	1.8	7	0	-	-
Sep 27	at #RV Saint Francis (IN)	L, 37-34	10	18	1.8	8	0	-	-
Oct 4	Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 42-17	7	40	5.7	21	0	-	-
Oct 11	at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL)	L, 63-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 18	#RV Taylor (IN)	L, 42-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 25	at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN)	L, 56-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Siena Heights	L, 28-20	12	70	5.8	23	0	-	-
Nov 8	Madonna	W, 56-34	10	109	10.9	41	3	-	-
Nov 15	at Lawrence Tech	W, 43-34	11	97	8.8	51	2	-	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	rec	yds	y/r	lng	td	fum	lost
Aug 30	at Rio Grande	W, 48-6	1	5	5.0	5	0	-	-
Sep 6	Judson (IL)	W, 40-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 13	at #23 Marian (IN)	L, 69-14	1	10	10.0	10	0	-	-
Sep 27	at #RV Saint Francis (IN)	L, 37-34	2	85	42.5	64	1	-	-
Oct 4	Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 42-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 11	at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL)	L, 63-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 18	#RV Taylor (IN)	L, 42-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 25	at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN)	L, 56-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Siena Heights	L, 28-20	1	16	16.0	16	0	-	-
Nov 8	Madonna	W, 56-34	2	32	16.0	18	0	-	-
Nov 15	at Lawrence Tech	W, 43-34	3	48	16.0	48	0	-	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	fgm	fga	lng	xpm	xpa	pts
Aug 30	at Rio Grande	W, 48-6	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 6	Judson (IL)	W, 40-20	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 13	at #23 Marian (IN)	L, 69-14	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 27	at #RV Saint Francis (IN)	L, 37-34	-	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 4	Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 42-17	-	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 11	at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL)	L, 63-14	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 18	#RV Taylor (IN)	L, 42-10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 25	at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN)	L, 56-17	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Siena Heights	L, 28-20	-	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 8	Madonna	W, 56-34	-	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 15	at Lawrence Tech	W, 43-34	-	-	-	-	-	0

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	punt	yds	avg	long	in20	fc	tb	blk
Aug 30	at Rio Grande	W, 48-6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 6	Judson (IL)	W, 40-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 13	at #23 Marian (IN)	L, 69-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 27	at #RV Saint Francis (IN)	L, 37-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 4	Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 42-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 11	at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL)	L, 63-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 18	#RV Taylor (IN)	L, 42-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 25	at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN)	L, 56-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Siena Heights	L, 28-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 8	Madonna	W, 56-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 15	at Lawrence Tech	W, 43-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	kr	yds	avg	lng	td	pr	yds	avg	lng	td
Aug 30	at Rio Grande	W, 48-6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 6	Judson (IL)	W, 40-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 13	at #23 Marian (IN)	L, 69-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 27	at #RV Saint Francis (IN)	L, 37-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 4	Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 42-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 11	at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL)	L, 63-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 18	#RV Taylor (IN)	L, 42-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 25	at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN)	L, 56-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Siena Heights	L, 28-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 8	Madonna	W, 56-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 15	at Lawrence Tech	W, 43-34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	gp	rush	rcv	pr	kr	yds
Aug 30	at Rio Grande	W, 48-6	1	68	5	-	-	73
Sep 6	Judson (IL)	W, 40-20	1	169	-	-	-	169
Sep 13	at #23 Marian (IN)	L, 69-14	1	21	10	-	-	31
Sep 27	at #RV Saint Francis (IN)	L, 37-34	1	18	85	-	-	103
Oct 4	Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 42-17	1	40	-	-	-	40
Oct 11	at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL)	L, 63-14	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 18	#RV Taylor (IN)	L, 42-10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 25	at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN)	L, 56-17	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Siena Heights	L, 28-20	1	70	16	-	-	86
Nov 8	Madonna	W, 56-34	1	109	32	-	-	141
Nov 15	at Lawrence Tech	W, 43-34	1	97	48	-	-	145

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	pts	rush	rec	kr	pr	int	fum	xpm	fgm	saf	misc	2pt
Aug 30	at Rio Grande	W, 48-6	6	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Sep 6	Judson (IL)	W, 40-20	12	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Sep 13	at #23 Marian (IN)	L, 69-14	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Sep 27	at #RV Saint Francis (IN)	L, 37-34	6	0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Oct 4	Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 42-17	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Oct 11	at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL)	L, 63-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 18	#RV Taylor (IN)	L, 42-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 25	at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN)	L, 56-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Siena Heights	L, 28-20	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Nov 8	Madonna	W, 56-34	18	3	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Nov 15	at Lawrence Tech	W, 43-34	12	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	tack	ast	tot	sack	lost	tfl	yds	ff	fr	td	int	yds	td	brup	blk	saf
Aug 30	at Rio Grande	W, 48-6	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 6	Judson (IL)	W, 40-20	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 13	at #23 Marian (IN)	L, 69-14	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 27	at #RV Saint Francis (IN)	L, 37-34	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 4	Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 42-17	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 11	at #24 Olivet Nazarene (IL)	L, 63-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 18	#RV Taylor (IN)	L, 42-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 25	at #14 Indiana Wesleyan (IN)	L, 56-17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 1	Siena Heights	L, 28-20	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 8	Madonna	W, 56-34	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 15	at Lawrence Tech	W, 43-34	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Passing
Statistic	gp	comp	att	pct	yds	y/g	y/a	td	int	lg
2024-25	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-26	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic	gp	rush	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg	fum	lost
2024-25	10	86	442	44.2	5.1	5	98	3	0
2025-26	8	99	592	74.0	6.0	8	51	-	-
Total	18	185	1034	57.4	5.6	13	98	3	0

Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic	gp	rec	rec/g	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg
2024-25	10	14	1.4	134	13.4	9.6	0	21
2025-26	8	10	1.3	196	24.5	19.6	1	64
Total	18	24	1.3	330	18.3	13.8	1	64

Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic	gp	fgm	fga	pct	lg	xpm	xpa	pct
2024-25	10	-	-	-	-	0	0	-
2025-26	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	18	-	-	-	-	0	0	-

Career Stats - Punting
Statistic	gp	punt	yds	avg	lg	in20	fc	tb	blk
2024-25	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-26	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Returns
Statistic	kr	yds	avg	td	lg	pr	yds	avg	td	lg
2024-25	11	165	15.0	0	52	-	-	-	-	-
2025-26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	11	165	15.0	0	52	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic	gp	rush	rcv	pr	kr	yds	ypg
2024-25	10	442	134	-	165	741	74.1
2025-26	8	592	196	-	-	788	98.5
Total	18	1034	330	-	165	1529	84.9

Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic	pts	pts/g	rush	rec	kr	pr	int	fum	xpm	fgm	2pt
2024-25	32	3.2	5	0	0	-	-	0	0	-	1
2025-26	54	6.8	8	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	86	4.8	13	1	0	-	-	0	0	-	1

Career Stats - Defense
Statistic	gp	tkl	ast	tot	tkl/g	sck	yds	yds	ff	fr	yds	int	yds	brup	blk
2024-25	10	0	1	1.0	.1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
2025-26	8	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	18	0	1	1.0	.1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0

Split Stats - Passing
Statistic	gp	comp	att	pct	yds	y/g	y/a	td	int	lg	effic
Event
Total	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Conference	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Location
Home	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Away	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Result
Wins	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Losses	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Month
August	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
September	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
October	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
November	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0

Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic	gp	rush	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg	fum	lost
Event
Total	8	99	592	74.0	6.0	8	51	-	-
Conference	3	33	276	92.0	8.4	5	51	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	4	56	388	97.0	6.9	5	46	-	-
Away	4	43	204	51.0	4.7	3	51	-	-
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	4	58	443	110.8	7.6	8	51	-	-
Losses	4	41	149	37.3	3.6	0	23	-	-
Month
August	1	10	68	68.0	6.8	1	28	-	-
September	3	49	208	69.3	4.2	2	46	-	-
October	1	7	40	40.0	5.7	0	21	-	-
November	3	33	276	92.0	8.4	5	51	-	-

Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic	gp	rec	rec/g	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg
Event
Total	8	10	1.3	196	24.5	19.6	1	64
Conference	3	6	2.0	96	32.0	16.0	0	48
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	4	3	0.8	48	12.0	16.0	0	18
Away	4	7	1.8	148	37.0	21.1	1	64
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	4	6	1.5	85	21.3	14.2	0	48
Losses	4	4	1.0	111	27.8	27.8	1	64
Month
August	1	1	1.0	5	5.0	5.0	0	5
September	3	3	1.0	95	31.7	31.7	1	64
October	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	3	6	2.0	96	32.0	16.0	0	48

Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic	gp	fgm	fga	pct	lg	xpm	xpa	pct	pts
Event
Total	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Conference	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Location
Home	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Away	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Result
Wins	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Losses	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Month
August	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
September	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
October	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
November	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

Split Stats - Punting
Statistic	gp	punt	yds	avg	lg	in20	fc	tb	blk
Event
Total	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conference	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Away	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Losses	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Month
August	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
September	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
October	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Split Stats - Returns
Statistic	kr	yds	avg	td	lg	pr	yds	avg	td	lg
Event
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Away	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Losses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Month
August	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
September	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
October	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic	gp	rush	rcv	pr	kr	yds	ypg
Event
Total	8	592	196	-	-	788	98.5
Conference	3	276	96	-	-	372	124.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Location
Home	4	388	48	-	-	436	109.0
Away	4	204	148	-	-	352	88.0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Result
Wins	4	443	85	-	-	528	132.0
Losses	4	149	111	-	-	260	65.0
Month
August	1	68	5	-	-	73	73.0
September	3	208	95	-	-	303	101.0
October	1	40	-	-	-	40	40.0
November	3	276	96	-	-	372	124.0

Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic	pts	pts/g	rush	rec	kr	pr	int	fum	xpm	fgm	2pt	misc
Event
Total	54	6.8	8	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Conference	30	10.0	5	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Exhibition	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Location
Home	30	7.5	5	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Away	24	6.0	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Neutral	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Result
Wins	48	12.0	8	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Losses	6	1.5	0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Month
August	6	6.0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
September	18	6.0	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
October	0	0.0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
November	30	10.0	5	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

Split Stats - Defense
Statistic	gp	tkl	ast	tot	tkl/g	sck	yds	tfl	yds	ff	fr	yds	int	yds	brup	blk
Event
Total	8	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conference	3	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	4	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Away	4	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	4	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Losses	4	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Month
August	1	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
September	3	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
October	1	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	3	-	-	0.0	.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-