Andy Jonas

Position:
Attackman
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Country Day

General: A fifth-year senior who returns for his final year at Carolina...a tri-captain of the 2002 Tar Heels...a solid reserve in the UNC attack unit who as a sophomore earned several starting roles for Carolina...will be one of the first players off the bench for the Tar Heels this season...plays tough on the inside...has scored 12 goals in his career.

2001 Season: Played in 10 games for the Tar Heels last season as a reserve attackman...had three goals, one assist and three ground balls...had two goals in the season-ending win over Pfeiffer...had a goal against UMBC and an assist in the win at Virginia.

2000 Season: Won the Kevin Reichardt Memorial Award as the team’s most improved player...played in all 14 games for the Tar Heels as a sophomore...earned starting nods against Ohio State, Virginia and Lehigh...scored eight goals, one each in eight different games...also had an assist against UMBC...had three ground balls and three takeaways against Ohio State...had two ground balls against UMBC, Virginia and Lehigh and two takeaways against Virginia and UMBC.

1999 Season: Saw action in eight games as a backup attackman his freshman year...scored in his first-ever Tar Heel game against Colgate as a red-shirt freshman.

1998 Season: Was a solid practice player for the Heels as a red-shirt freshman.

Prep: Attended the same school from kindergarden through the 12th grade...played two years of varsity football as an outside linebacker, fullback and kicker...played three years of lacrosse... played on teams which were state lacrosse champions in 1995 and runnerups in 1996 and 1997...co-captained the 1997 team...an All-America and first-team All-State attackman as a senior...was also Charlotte Country Day School’s most valuable lacrosse player as a senior...as a junior, he was first-team All-State...as a sophomore, he was a second-team All-State attackman...the football team he played on won the state title in 1995...on the gridiron, he was first-team All-State defense as a senior....member of school’s Honor Roll...won the school’s creative writing award his senior year...was president of the Monogram Club and vice president of the Spanish Club his senior year.

Personal: Given name is Andrew Joseph Jonas... nicknamed “Gladiator”...also nicknamed “Columbus” because of his keen sense of direction...born November 30, 1978 in Brookfield, Wis....the son of Frank and Karen Jonas...has one brother and one sister...hobbies include long walks on the beach, skateboarding, coin collecting, reading, bird watching and long boarding...athlete he most admires is Andrew Reynolds...says his biggest sports thrill still hasn’t happened...majoring in political science and economics...career goal is to rival Bill Gates in wealth.

Personality Chart
College Major... Political Science, Economics
Post-School Ambition... Own something big and retire by age 25
Hobbies... Long walks on the beach, skateboarding, coin collecting, reading, bird watching, long boarding, fishing, skipping rocks, writing poetry
Person Who Has Had the Greatest Influence on Your Athletic Career... Mike Willey
Athlete You Most Admire... Andrew Reynolds, Ray Munson, Bobby Fischer
Favorite Food... Pizza
Favorite TV Show... The Simpsons
Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed... Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan
Biggest Sports Thrill... Hasn’t happened yet
Interesting Fact... Used to be the last kid picked for games in physical education...when he was in the fourth grade he claims to have eaten three doubles on pita, a drink and fries at Hector’s, claiming he was a fat kid
Complete Name... Andrew Joseph Jonas
Birthdate and Birthplace... November 30, 1978 in Brookfield, Wis.
Parents’ Names... Frank and Karen Jonas

Andy Jonas' Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	SH	G	A	PTS	GB
1999	8/0	3	1	0	1	1
2000	14/3	20	8	1	9	14
2001	10/0	10	3	1	4	3
Totals	32/3	33	12	2	14	18

Career Highs:
Shots-- 5 vs. Hofstra, 4-29-00; Goals-- 2 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Points-- 2 vs. Pfeiffer, 4-26-01; Ground Balls-- 3 vs. Ohio State, 3-18-00; Takeaways-- 3 vs. Ohio State, 3-18-00.