Johanna Costa

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Chapel Hill, N.C.
High School:
Chapel Hill East

General -- Returning letter winner for the Tar Heels in the midfield unit... has earned three letters at Carolina... will likely play a reserve midfielder role for the Tar Heels this year while making major contributions in practice... Coach Dorrance says Costa had a magnificent spring 2000 practice season and will be a legitimate candidate to start at the defensive midfielder position... if not she will certainly see increased playing time this season... came to Carolina after graduating from East Chapel Hill High School... a Dean's List student at UNC... member of Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity serving as alumni vice president... amongst activities she volunteered for just last spring were the Bloodmobile, Cancer Walk, Ronald McDonald House and Carnivore Preservation Trust.

2000 Season -- Made significant contributions in practice last season... a midfielder who can also play defense... played in nine games for the Tar Heels last season... saw action in Carolina's ACC Tournament wins over NC State in the quarterfinals and Florida State in the semifinals.

1999 Season -- Saw action in one game against Colorado... named to 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll... selected for the spring semester 2000 Dean's List at UNC.

1998 Season -- Saw action in four games for the Tar Heels as a freshman... played against Florida State, San Francisco, Tennessee and N.C. State... recorded her only point of the season while assisting on the final goal of the game versus San Francisco... named to the 1998-99 ACC Academic Honor Roll after posting a 3.447 grade point average in political science her freshman year.

Prep -— Graduated from East Chapel Hill High School on June 6, 1998... played varsity soccer in high school for four years... was the conference player of the year as a senior when she led ECHHS to the 3A state championship... was also the Region 3 player of the year as a senior... was first-team All-State in soccer as a senior... named to the Raleigh News & Observer Old Reliable Team as a senior... named to the East Team for the East-West All-Star Game in Greensboro following her senior year... was team's defensive MVP as a sophomore... named all-conference in soccer her sophomore through senior years... named all-region as sophomore and senior... captained team as junior and senior... was named to the North Team for the N.C. State Games as a rising senior... played three years of varsity basketball and one year of junior varsity basketball as a point guard... was named all-conference as a junior and honorable mention all-conference as a senior... was team captain and MVP as both junior and senior... ran varsity cross country as a junior... led team to conference championship while she personally came in first in the conference meet... was named to all-conference team... was an honor roll student all four years in high school... named to National Honor Society as a senior.

Club/ODP Soccer -— Played club soccer for nine years... played up a year with her club soccer team... was the MVP of the High Point Tournament in 12th grade... captained club team in 10th grade... was active in the ODP program for two years.

Personal—- Given name is Johanna Clemens Costa... nicknamed "Jo"... has two brothers and two sisters... her sister Elizabeth plays soccer at James Madison... was born October 25, 1980 in Port Jefferson, N.Y... is the daughter of Daniel Costa and Maryanne Boundy... hobbies include volunteering, shopping, running and laughing... athlete she most admires is Michael Jordan... biggest sports thrill was winning 3A state championship her senior year because the team was able to end the year on a winning, happy note and she did it with some of her best friends... political science and history double major... would like to be a high school teacher for a while and then go back to grad school or law school to become involved with kids and social services... has a definite love for cats... visited West Africa this past summer to travel, do volunteer work and take classes.