Jenna Bischoff

Position:
P/1B
Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tallahassee, Fla.
High School:
Leon

A versatile player who will help the Tar Heels on the mound and at the plate ... Plans to major in psychology

At Leon High: In August of 2000, named "Female Athlete of the Year" by Tallahassean Magazine ... Earned Class 6A All-State honors as a senior ... Also earned all-state honors as an eighth grader and freshman and was an honorable mention pick as a junior ... All-Big Bend Player of the Year as a junior and senior, and a five-time All-Big Bend pick ... Two-time team Most Valuable Player ... Captained her team as a senior ... MVP of the North Squad in the 2000 Florida Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Star Game ... Her team's Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman ... As an eighth grader, named North Florida Christian Pitcher of the Year ... During her prep career threw three perfect games and 16 no-hitters ... Career ERA was 0.51 ... A Florida Merit Scholar ... Included in Who's Who Among American High School Students

Personal: Born Oct. 25, 1981, in Miami, Fla. ... The daughter of William and Christina Bischoff ... Has one brother, Jason (23) ... Both parents are UNC graduates ... An uncle, James Bischoff, played lacrosse for Carolina ... Favorite UNC class has been Drama 60 ... Most important thing she has learned from athletics is time management ... If she could play another sport at UNC it would be soccer ... Favorite Carolina athlete of all-time is Michael Jordan ... Hopes someday to be a forensic psychologist for the FBI ... Person who has had the most influence on her athletic career is her father, because "he taught me to work hard, and never gave up on me"