| Jana Toepel |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Perkiomenville, Pa.
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| High School:
Boyertown
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| Position:
Back/Midfielder
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Projected to start in the midfield this season after three years at back - A
member of the U.S. National Team, she started for the U.S. at the Olympic
Qualifying Tournament last March - Played in the United Airlines summer
league and two goals in the championship game as the Southern Charm won its
second consecutive title - Majoring in business with a minor in French - A
member of Phi Beta Lambda, the business fraternity, and the Athletic
Council - Serves as an ACT mentor, helping freshman athletes adjust to
college life " Has earned spots on the Dean's List and ACC Honor Roll
1999: First-team All-America by the National Field Hockey Coaches
Association for the second year - Earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference and
All-ACC Tournament honors - Recipient of the team's Anderson Mark of
Excellence Award - Missed four games in September while competing in
Australia with the U.S. National Team - Started the other 18 games for the
Tar Heels, scoring seven goals and adding five assists - Had two-goal games
against Richmond (Oct. 24) and Old Dominion ( Oct. 30) - That ODU game was a
2-1 overtime win in which Toepel provided all of the Tar Heels' scoring - A
starter for the U.S. National team at the Pan American Games July 25-Aug. 4
in Winnipeg, Manitoba - Also traveled to Korea and Spain with the team - UNC
co-captain
1998: First-team All-America by the National Field Hockey Coaches
Association - Named All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament - Named to the National
Academic team and also earned spots on the Dean's List and ACC Honor Roll -
Second on the team in scoring with 12 goals and six assists for 30 points -
Team's primary corners shooter as well as the leader on defense - Won UNC's
Marjorie Moses Schwab Unsung Hero Award - As a member of the Under-23 team,
competed against Dutch club teams during the World Cup in the Netherlands -
Also competed in a series of matches against the Canadian National and
Under-23 teams, in the National Indoor Tournament and in the California
Cup - Participated in the USFHA Elite Summer League
1997: Started all 23 games
1996: Redshirted her first season at UNC " Earned the team's Ken and Cheryl
Williams Rookie of the Year Award
At Boyertown High School: All-America and All-State as a junior and senior "
All-county and all-area all three years on the varsity " Two-time Hockey
Player of the Year " Team captain and MVP as a senior " Played with the U.S.
Under-21 and Under-18 teams " Named an All-America Player to Watch in 1993 "
Member of the Pottstown Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame "
Named Stowe Ole Timers Hockey Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior "
Led team to a county championship as a sophomore and junior, to district
titles as a junior and senior, and to the DIAA Final Four as a junior and
senior " All-America in lacrosse as a junior " As the lacrosse team captain,
led Boyertown to third straight Pac-10 championship in her senior year "
Played point guard for the basketball team
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Brenda Toepel - Born July 7, 1978, in
Pottstown, Pa. - Has two brothers, Josh (25) and Jordan (18)
More on Jana: Favorite UNC class has been Business Law, "because the
professor was great and I'm thinking of going to law school" - Favorite
thing about UNC is that "it's beautiful" - Favorite part of being a varsity
athlete is her teammates - Most important things learned from varsity
athletics are discipline and being a part of a team - Pregame routine
includes a special breakfast and a crossword puzzle - If she could play
another sport at UNC it would be soccer - UNC athlete she most admires is
Kate Barber, now a National Team teammate: "For her commitment, dedication,
grace on the field and genuine character off the field - Her family has had
the greatest influence on her athletic career with "their encouragement and
support, plus driving all over for every sport and tryout and tournament!" -
Greatest moment in her athletic career has been winning the national
championship
| Year | GP-GS | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1997 | 23-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21-21 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 1999 | 18-18 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| Career | 62-62 | 19 | 11 | 49 |
