Jennifer Nelms

Position:
Jumps
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Spotsylvania, Va.
High School:
Spotsylvania

A communication studies major ... After playing as a senior in 2004-05, decided to use her remaining year of basketball eligibility in 2005-06 ... Switched to jersey No. 1 in 2005-06 after wearing No. 21 the previous two seasons ... At UNC, was a member of ACC Championship teams in both basketball (two) and track and field (five)

2005-06 Season Notes: Played in 21 games, averaging 1.5 points and 1.1 rebounds off the bench ... One of three seniors on the roster ... Is in her third season on the team and the first in which she hasn't also competed for the UNC track and field team ... Played 2004-05 as a senior, but decided to come back for her final year of basketball eligibility ... Hit the first three-pointer of her career in her only attempt against South Florida ...Handed out a career-high three assists against Wofford on Dec. 8 ... Honored in Senior Day ceremonies before the Duke game ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List

2004-05 Season Notes: Played in 23 games, starting the Senior Night contest against Virginia on Feb. 24 ... Averaged 1.6 points and 1.6 rebounds for the season as a reserve guard ... Scored a season-high seven points in just nine minutes of play at Penn State ... Also a member of the UNC track and field team ... Finished 13th in the triple jump at the 2005 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, held Feb. 17-19 in Chapel Hill ... Named to the Dean's List for the spring semester

2003-04 Season Notes: Joined the team in the fall after two years on the UNC track and field team ... Will continue to compete in track and field for UNC ... Appeared in 17 games ... Started and scored a career-high 14 points against Wofford on Dec. 13 ... Played 28 minutes in that game, doubling her previous high of 14 ... Did not see action against South Carolina due to illness ... In between the Maryland game on Feb. 19 and the Georgia Tech game on Feb. 23, competed in the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Clemson, S.C., where she finished seventh in the high jump and eighth in the triple jump ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List

Track at UNC: Earned All-America honors in indoor track in 2003 as part of the Tar Heels' 4x400 relay team ... Follows in the footsteps of several UNC student-athletes who have competed for both the women's basketball and track and field teams ... The most prominent example is Marion Jones, who was a member of both teams between 1994-97

At Spotsylvania (Va.) High School: Coached in basketball by Claude Tyler ...District Player of the Year in basketball as a senior ... Team MVP in her junior and senior years ... All-region, all-area and all-district as a senior ... Part of an AAU state championship team in 2000 ... In track, was the national champion in the high jump as a sophomore in 1999 ... Twice earned state championships in the high jump and the 400-meters ... Captain of both the track and basketball teams ... Named to Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Voted Prom Queen