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16  Beth Olen
	Hometown: Mobile, Ala. High School: McGill-Toolen Height: 5-9 Position: 1st Baseman/3rd Baseman Birthdate: 04/27/1979 Bats/Throws: Right/Right

Four-year starter for the Tar Heels ... A team captain as a senior ... Left UNC as the program’s career leader in walks (69) and ranks third in putouts (1170) ... Member of the Student-Athlete Council and an ACT mentor ... An outstanding student who earned spots on the Dean’s List and ACC Honor Roll ... Twice named to the Academic All-America All-District 3 team ... Has been honored as Wachovia Woman of the Week, an award that recognizes outstanding female student-athletes on campus ... Communication studies major

2001: Earned All-ACC Tournament honors ... Ranked second on the team with a batting average of .308, the highest of her career ... The only player to appear in and start all 58 games ... Batted .625 with the bases loaded ... Had 13 multiple hit games, including a 3-for-4 performance in a win over Ohio State on March 25

2000: As a junior, started all 64 games at first base ... Ranked second in the ACC with .25 doubles a game ... Also second on the team in doubles with 16 ... Had a double, a triple and 2 RBI against Radford in the first game of the doubleheader on February 13 ... Hit a home run and a double against Purdue in the Triangle Classic on February 18 ... Batted 3-for-3 with a double against Virginia on April 8

1999: As a sophomore, the team's starter at first ... Batted .291, with five doubles, three triples and four home runs ... Fielding percentage was .993 ... Hit three-run home runs against Iona and against Florida State in the first game of the doubleheader on April 9

1998: As a freshman, started in left field and batted .306, fifth on the team ... On-base percentage of .375 ... Doubled twice against Southwest Texas ... Went 2-for-2 against East Carolina in the second game of the season-opening double-header

At McGill-Toolen: First-team all-state in 1997 ... Named to the Super-12 softball team by the Mobile Press-Register in 1994, '95 and '97 ... Named 1996 Alabama Player of the Year in volleyball by the Birmingham News ... All-state in volleyball in 1995 and 1996 and MVP of the state tournament in '97 ... Three-time all-region in basketball and second-team all-state in '97 ... Named Student Athlete of the Year in 1996-97

Personal: Born April 27, 1979, in Mobile, Ala. ... The daughter of Steve and Sharon Olen, and Lynda Olen ... Has two younger brothers, Eric (20) and Christopher (9) ... Her father played tennis at Princeton and her mother played at Rollins College ... Eric plays basketball at Spring Hill College ... The most important thing she has learned from athletics is to "appreciate it while I have the opportunity to play" ... Favorite pastime is ping-pong, in which she is an intramural champion ... Favorite softball trip was to Louisiana ... The Carolina athlete she most admires is Julius Peppers