Vanessa Toll

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Overland Park, KS
High School:
Kansas Blue Valley Northwest

General--A transfer to Carolina with senior eligibility...will be given a strong look in preseason practice at earning a starting spot in UNC's defense...attended Southwest Baptist University from the fall of 2002 to the spring of 2005. Club Soccer - Played on club team that won the state championship from 1999-2001...captain of club team.

Previous College Experience - Played three years at Southwest Baptist University, an NCAA Division II school...first-team Division II All-America in 2004...named second-team All-Region in 2003 and first-team All-Region in 2004...captained the team in both 2003 and 2004...freshman player of the year in 2002...unanimously voted first-team all-MIAA three years in a row (2002-04).

Prep--Graduated in May 2002 from Blue Valley Northwest High School...played center back and right outside midfielder on her high school team...named first-team All-EKL four years in a row (1999-2002)...named first-team All-Sun for three years from 2000-02...captain of high school team in 2002.

Personal--Given name is Vanessa Anne Toll...daughter of Paul and Kate Toll...has one sister...was born in Overland Park, Kan....majoring in athletic training...wants a career as an athletic trainer for an NCAA Division I school or a professional sports team...athlete she most admires is David Beckham...says her family has had the greatest influence on her athletic career...her favorite food is chicken, favorite movie is Top Gun and favorite TV shows are Friends, One Tree Hill and the OC.