2006 Track & Field Roster
Jocelyn White
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Glassboro, NJ
Junior Year: Placed 11th in the weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships • Earned All-ACC honors with her second-place finish in the discus at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Placed 15th at the NCAA Championships in the discus • Finished 10th at the NCAA Regionals.
Sophomore Year: Finished fourth in the discus and seventh in the shot put to score points in both events at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Scored in the weight throw at the indoor ACC Championships • Her 180-1 discus throw put her fourth on UNC's all-time list and her 58-9 1/2 effort in the weight throw made her the school's third-best performer • Runner-up in the discus at the Penn Relays • Finished fifth in the discus at the NCAA East Regional • Competed in the discus at the outdoor NCAA Championships.
Freshman Year: Earned All-America honors in the discus throw, finishing fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • Silver medalist in the discus at the U.S. Junior Nationals • Finished fourth in the discus at the Junior Pan Am Games • ACC Freshman of the Year for the indoor season • All-ACC in the indoor shot put, finishing third • Also finished ninth in the weight throw at the ACC Indoor Championships • ACC runner-up in the discus throw • Also competed in the hammer and the shot put at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Finished fourth in the championship division of the discus at the Penn Relays.
Prep: New Jersey record holder in the discus • National Scholastic Track and Field meet shot put champion • First-team All-America in the shot put • Named a "prize recruit" in Track and Field News • Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Majoring in African-American studies • Hobbies include dancing and reading • Lists her sister, Janeen White, as the person who has had the greatest influence on her athletic career • "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" is her favorite TV show and "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" is her favorite movie • Jocelyn Myree White is the daughter of James and Jeanne White • Born September 26, 1986, in Washington D.C.
