Tar Heel is taking the semester away from Chapel Hill to train with the U.S. squad.
Majoring in communication studies ... Preseason All-ACC selection in 2011 for the second year in a row ... Member of the 2011-12 U.S. National Team Development Squad... Traveled to Ireland and Germany with the Under-21 team in March ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Rising Stars program
2010: As a sophomore, started all 25 games ... First-team All-America selection for the second year in a row ... Named South Region Player of the Year ... Also named All-ACC, All-ACC Tournament and All-NCAA Tournament ... ACC Player of the Week on Oct. 19 ... Led UNC with 15 goals and 38 points ... Also had eight assists and was the recipient of the team's Keller Award for Open-Play Assists
2009: As a freshman, started all 22 games and earned ACC Freshman of the Year honors ... Became the first UNC freshman to earn first-team All-America honors and was the only freshman named to the first team in 2009 ... Also named All-South Region and All-ACC ... Named National Rookie of the Year by Womensfieldhockey.com ... Scored 15 goals, third on the team, and added eight assists for 38 points ... Scored the gamewinner in the 66th minute of the Oct. 11 game at Duke
Before UNC: At Wyoming Seminary, a three-time All-America and all-region selection ... Honored as the National High School Coaches Association Senior Athlete of the Year for field hockey ... Four-year all-state and all-conference pick ... Helped her team to state titles in her sophomore and senior years, serving as team captain as a senior ... Team MVP and her school's 2009 Outstanding Athlete of the Year ... Player of the Tournament at the 2006 Keystone State Games ... Also lettered four years in swimming and was a state finalist in the 50-meter freestyle ... Four-year letterwinner and All-Scholastic pick in soccer ... Led the Wyoming Valley Conference with 30 goals in 2008 ... Also participated in softball, track and gymnastics ... Studied ballet for 11 years
National/International: Earned her first cap with the National Team in 2010 ... Member of the U.S. National Team Developmental Squad ... Member of the U.S. Under-21 Team since 2007 ... Helped the U.S. team to a gold medal at the 2008 Junior Pan American Games ... Also represented the U.S. at the 2009 Junior World Cup ... Has traveled to Australia (2009) and Argentina (2008) with the Under-21 team ... Member of the U.S. Under-16 Team 2003-05 ... Player of the Tournament at the 2007 Canadian American Games
Personal: Born Oct. 2, 1991, in Kingston, Pa. ... Daughter of James and Doreen Kolojejchick ... Has one brother, Matt, who is a member of the UNC football team after transferring from Rhode Island
More on Kolojejchick: Favorite pastimes are traveling to different countries, playing sports, hanging out with friends and singing ... Favorite pregame meal is her mom's potato salad ... Among her favorite movies are Man on Fire, Super Troopers and The Goofy Movie ... Favorite book is Identical by Ellen Hopkins ... Favorite sports in which to participate besides field hockey are soccer and gymnastics ... Has worn jersey No. 14 since she started playing organized sports at age 8 ... After college, hopes to play in the Olympics and become an ESPN broadcaster ... Her high school coach, Karen Klassner, and her parents have had the biggest impact on her development as a field hockey player ... Dream vacation is to travel around the Caribbean and get a great tan ... Athlete she most admires is Michael Jordan
