Tamia Tolbert

Class:
Junior
Position:
D
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Murphy, Texas
High School:
The Episcopal School of Dallas

At Michigan
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)

Senior (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in seven games, starting in six
• Collected 404 minutes played

Junior (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 18 matches in central defense for the Wolverines
• Played the full 90 in 14 matches with 1,525 minutes played to rank second on the team
• Had lone shot of the season against Penn State (Sept. 28)
• Registered 90 minutes in 2-0 shutout win at #18 Northwestern (Sept. 21)
• Logged all 90 minutes in 1-0 shutout win at #11 Notre Dame (Sept. 7)
• Played 84 minutes while helping earn a clean sheet in 0-0 tie at #5 Virginia (Aug. 24)

Sophomore (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started in 17 matches, anchoring the backline to four shutouts
• Logged 1,352 minutes of match action, playing the full 90 in ten matches
• Played her first 90-minute game against Butler (Aug. 21)
• Helped the defense secure their first two shutouts of the season (Aug. 25, Sept. 4)

Freshman (Fall 2021)
• Played in 11 matches with six starts on the U-M defense, totaling 406 minutes of action
• Started in Big Ten matches versus Michigan State (Oct. 14), Penn State (Oct. 21) and Penn State (Oct. 31)
• Assisted on a Raleigh Loughman goal in the 21st minute against Penn State (Oct. 31)
• Played a season-high 82 minutes against Michigan State (Oct. 14)

Prep
• Played one year of high school soccer at The Episcopal School of Dallas before playing the remainder of her high school career for her club team and the U.S Development Program
• Earned All-State honors
• Named first team All-SPC

National/International
• Is a member of the US Soccer Youth National Team Pool
• Was also a member of the U18/U19 US Soccer Development Academy
• Helped the US Soccer Development Academy of Texas to a conference and national championship
• Played a year up in the winter of 2018 and helped US Soccer Development Academy to the quarterfinals

Club
• Played club soccer for Solar Soccer
• Has been a starting defender the last two seasons for Solar SC
• Started on defense in 2018-19 season for Solar SC and

Personal
• Full name is Tamia Brooke Tolbert
• Born October 23, 2002
• Daughter of Robert III and Tangie Tolbert
• Has one brother and one sister
• Father played football for Purdue, while her brother played football for Indiana and her sister played soccer for Arizona State
• Business administration major