Joel Miller

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Worthington, Ohio
High School:
Worthington Kilbourne

General: Outstanding midfielder and two-year letter winner...played on the U.S. unsder-19 National Team following his freshman year at Carolina...one of the nation’s top defenders.

2000 Season: Started every game during his sophomore year at Carolina...was amongst the team’s leader with 31 ground balls and 43 takeaways...scored five goals, including a pair against Virginia in the ACC Tournament semifinals...had a season-high six takeaways against both Butler and Delaware...his top game for ground balls was Butler with seven...also had five ground balls in the overtime win over Navy...had five takeaways against Fairfield, Navy and Duke...served on the athletic department’s student-athlete advisory council.

1999 Season: One of the top freshman players in the nation in 1999...won the Jay Gallagher Award as the top freshman on the UNC squad...really grew into his role as UNC’s top defensive short stick midfielder...saw action in 14 games for the Tar Heels during the course of the season...started in the Penn game...scored three goals—two against Air Force and one against Denver...had his lone assist against Duke...had 28 ground balls and 18 takeaways on the season...his top ground ball game was five against Penn and his top game for takeaways was four against Air Force.

Prep: Was a football, wrestling and lacrosse star at Worthington Kilbourne High School...in football his team went to the state playoffs and was the OCC Champions...all-state selection in wrestling...in lacrosse, he was three times all-Ohio and two-time first team all-Midwest...was team captain his senior year and high school All-America...nominated for U.S. National Under-19 team membership.

Personal: Given name is Joel Everett Miller...born September 24, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio...has four brothers and one sister...son of Bill and Claudia Miller...father played football at BYU...hobbies include boating, skiing, camping, fishing and hunting...environmental chemistry major...plans a career in dentistry or optometry...athlete he most admires is John Elway.

About Joel Miller...

College Major...Environmental Chemistry
Post-School Ambition...Dental School/Optometry
Hobbies...Boating, skiing, camping, fishing, hunting
People Who Have Had the Greatest Influence on Your Athletic Career...My family members
Athlete You Most Admire...John Elway
Best Book You’ve Ever Read...Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Favorite Food...Macaroni and Cheese
Favorite TV Show...The Simpsons
Movie You’ve Most Enjoyed...Earthwomen Are Easy
Biggest Sports Thrill...Playing in Carolina’s double overtime thriller against Virginia in the 2000 ACC Tournament
Interesting Fact...Dressed as Superman as a kid; Says he once fell 40 feet off a rope swing
Complete Name...Joel Everett Clifford Miller
Birthdate and Birthplace...September 24, 1979 in Gillette, Wyoming
Parents’ Names...Bill and Claudia Miller

Joel Miller's Career Statistics
Year	GP/GS	SH	G	A	PTS	GB	TA	Shot %	FO Won	FO Att	Pct.
1999	14/1	15	3	1	4	28	18	.200	2	2	1.000
2000	14/14	12	5	0	5	31	43	.417	0	0	.000
Totals	28/15	27	8	1	9	59	61	.296	2	2	1.000

Career Highs: Shots - 3 vs. Air Force, 3-13-99, vs. Denver, 3-14-99, and vs. Virginia, 4-21-00; Goals - 2 vs. Air Force, 3-13-99, and vs. Virginia, 4-21-00; Takeaways - 6 vs. Butler, 2-26-00, and vs. Delaware, 3-11-00; Ground Balls - 7 vs. Butler, 2-26-00.