Jennifer Strasburger
Sport: Women's Swimming
Events: Middle Distance Freestyle
Height & Weight: 5-7, 135
Year in School: Senior
Grade Point Average: 3.513
Major: Political Science
Hometown: Mercer Island, Wash.
High School: Mercer Island High School
U.S.S. Club Team: Bellevue Aquatic Club (Coach Bob Miller)
General: A three-time returning All-America selection and three-time
letter winner...co-captain of the 1999-2000 Tar Heels...two time win of
Hill Carrow Spirit Award...four-time Dean's List selection...Academic
All-America selection...a key swimmer for the Tar Heels in the middle
distance freestyle events and on the Tar Heel relay teams...one of the
team's top student-athletes...has a cumulative grade point average at
Carolina of 3.513.
1998-99: Won the team's Hill Carrow Spirit Award...had the top time on
last year's team in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:49.22...first-team
All-ACC selection...finished fourth at the ACC Championships in both the
200-yard and 500-yard freestyles and 10th in the 100-yard
freestyle...was a member of UNC's ACC champion 800 free relay team...at
the 1999 NCAA Championships, she placed 41st in the 200-yard freestyle
and 43rd in the 500-yard freestyle...was a member of Carolina's 800-yard
freestyle relay team which finished 12th at the NCAA meet while setting
a school record...was named a winner of the College Swimming Coaches
Association of America individual Academic All-America award for
1998-99...named to 1999 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor
Roll...tapped for Dean's List in fall semester of 1998...was also
selected for Dean's List in spring semester of 1999.
1997-98: Was named to the 1997-98 ACC Academic Honor Roll...scored 57.5
points at the ACC Championships...was a first-team All-ACC
selection...finished seventh in the 500-yard freestyle (4:55.41), fifth
in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.25) and 12th in the 100-yard freestyle
(51.79) at the conference meet...was a member of the ACC champion
400-yard medley relay (3:42.85)...also swam on the second place 800-yard
freestyle relay team (7:22.93) and the third place 400-yard freestyle
relay team (3:24.29)...earned honorable mention All-America honors as a
member of the 13th place 200-yard medley relay team (1:43.00), the 13th
place 400-yard medley relay squad (3:24.44), the 13th place 400-yard
freestyle relay team (3:21.99) and the 12th place 800-yard freestyle
relay squad (7:19.51)...also finished 47th in the 200-yard freestyle
(1:51.69)...holds school, conference and ACC meet records as part of the
400-yard medley relay team...also holds a part of the school record as a
member of the 800-yard freestyle relay team.
1996-97: Was named to the Dean*s List at Carolina in the fall semester
of 1996...named to ACC Academic Honor Roll...1997 honorable mention NCAA
All-America selection and first-team All-ACC choice...won team*s Hill
Carrow Spirit Award...scored 55.5 points at ACC Championships, fourth
highest total on team...swam on relay teams which won ACC titles in 200
free relay and 400 medley relay...also swam on 800 free relay team which
placed third and on the 400 free relay team which took second at the ACC
meet...also finished seventh in the 200-yard freestyle and 10th in the
100-yard freestyle as an individual...made honorable mention All-America
on two relays at NCAA meet...swam on 800 free relay which finished 11th
and 400 free relay which placed 16th...also swam on 200 free and 400
medley relay teams which were 17th at the NCAA meet...finished 41st in
the 200 free at NCAA meet in 1:51.16...during the season she swam on 400
medley relay team which set school, ACC and ACC meet records of
3:44.12...also swam on 200 freestyle relay team which set ACC meet and
Koury Natatorium pool records at 1:32.45.
Prep: Graduated from Mercer Island High School in June 1996...was
selected to swim in the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches
Association National High School meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., June
7-8, 1996...swam for four years on high school team, specializing in the
200-yard freestyle...was also a driver on the water polo team for one
year...five-time individual state high school champion...helped lead
high school team to four state championships...member of U.S. National
Junior Team...was bronze medalist at U.S. Olympic Festival...vice
president of student body in high school...National Merit Commended
Scholar.
Personal: Given name is Jennifer Lynn Strasburger...nicknamed
"Stras"...has three sisters...was born September 27, 1978 in Bellevue,
Wash....daughter of John and Jean Strasburger...hobbies include ice
blocking and attending academic eligibility meetings...biggest sports
thrill was winning Midlakes...athlete she most admires is Happy
Gilmore...quoted Dr. Evil by saying, *The details of my life are quite
inconsequential*...political science major...would like to work on a
cruise ship.
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