JoAnn Overton

Position:
IM/Breast
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Englewood, Colo.

Career Best Times: 2:19.42, 200 Breast; 2:05.50, 200 IM; 4:25.87, 400 IM.

General: Three-time returning letter winner who has been a solid performer for the Tar Heels...adds significant depth in the breaststroke and individual medley events for Carolina...excels in the classroom at UNC...possesses a 3.496 cumulative grade point average at UNC...has been named to the Dean's List at UNC several times...also selected for ACC Academic Honor Roll...tapped for National Association of Collegiate Scholars...is active in ACC Outreach program and Carolina Women in Business.

1999-2000: At the 2000 ACC Championships, she swam as a non-scorer and finished 17th in the 200 breast and 19th in the 100 breast…ACC Academic Honor Roll…selected for Dean’s List in the spring 2000 semester.

1998-99: At the 1999 ACC Championships, she finished seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke and 11th in the 400-yard individual medley...named to 1999 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll...tapped for Dean's List in fall semester of 1998.

1997-98: Was a strong addition to the breaststroking corps as a freshman...scored 40 points at the ACC Championships...finished sixth in the 200-yard IM (2:05.50), eighth in the 400-yard IM (4:25.87) and third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:20.21)...was named to the Dean's List and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Graduated from Cherry Creek High School in Denver, Colo....swam for four years in high school, specializing in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and 200 and 400 individual medleys...NISCA swimming All-America in the 100 breaststroke in 1996 and in the 200 IM in 1996 and 1997...four-year varsity letter winner at CCHS...school’s most valuable swimmer as junior and a senior and the most improved swimmer as freshman...U.S. Swimming Age Group Top 16 member...high school state champion in 100 breast in 1996 and in 200 IM in 1996 and 1997...was also on 200 medley relay team which won state title in 1997...Rocky Mountain News Athlete of the Week selection...nominated for Colorado Woman Athlete of the Year...Channel 4 Student-Prep Athlete of the Week...won the Most Outstanding Female Athlete Award at Cherry Creek High School...member of National Honor Society...NISCA Academic All-America...member of national Spanish Honor Society...named to 1997-98 U.S. Swimming Scholastic All-America Team.

Personal: Given name is JoAnn Marie Overton...nicknamed "Joey"...has one sister...born July 22, 1979 in Denver, Colo....is the daughter of Don and Nancy Overton...hobbies include traveling, spending her father's retirement money, dancing and training for marathons...athletes she most admires are Michael Jordan and John Elway...biggest sports thrill will be when UNC wins ACC title...she says she is already planning ahead for that...business administration major...wants to be a CEO of a major corporation.