Jack Alsup

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, N.C.
High School:
R.J. Reynolds

General: Two-time returning letter winner in the midfield...can also play as an attacker...a top practice player who will look for increased playing time this year. 2001 Season: Tapped for the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll for the secnd straight year in the summer of 2001...played in one game as a sophomore, scoring two goals against Pfeiffer.

2000 Season: Named to 1999-2000 ACC Academic Honor Roll...selected for the Dean’s List in both semesters of the 1999-2000 school year...saw action in three games for the Tar Heels as a freshman...played against Fairfield, Ohio State and UMBC.

Prep: Graduated in 1999 from R.J. Reynolds High School...played four years of lacrosse in the attack and the midfield, ran cross country for two years and played midfield on the soccer team for one year at Reynolds...served as captain of Reynolds varsity and Tomahawk Lacrosse Club teams two years each...second-team All-State selection in North Carolina in 1998 and 1999 seasons...a North Carolina senior all-star choice...member of National Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society for three years each...junior marshal...North Carolina Scholar...member of Key Club...was in Top 10 of high school graduating class.

Personal: Given name is John McRae Alsup... nicknamed “Melodrama”...the son of Bob and Jean Alsup...has one brother...was born June 6, 1980 in Winston-Salem, N.C....history and political science double major...wants to pursue a law career....hobbies are playing lacrosse, biking, reading, playing with his dog and fishing...biggest sports thrills have been scoring four goals and adding two assists in North Carolina high school all-star game and making the lacrosse team at UNC.

Personality Chart
College Majors... History & Political Science
Post-School Ambition... Law School
Hobbies... Lacrosse, biking, reading, playing with my dog, fishing
People Who Have Had the Greatest Influence on Your Athletic Career... My Dad, Coach Tom Haus
Athletes You Most Admire... Lou Holtz, Dan Jansen
Best Book You’ve Ever Read... Crime and Punishment
Favorite Foods... Steak, Pasta, Southern Breakfast
Favorite TV Show... Tom Green
Movies You’ve Most Enjoyed... Braveheart, Last of the Mohicans, Rudy, Star Wars
Biggest Sports Thrill... Playing for Carolina because it has always been my life long dream
Interesting Fact... I live on a steady diet of government cheese
Complete Name... John McRae Alsup
Birthdate and Birthplace... June 6, 1980 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Parents’ Names... Bob and Jean Alsup.