Northwestern University Athletics
Women's Soccer Adds a Fifth Signee
3/12/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
March 12, 2003
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern University Women's Soccer Head Coach Jenny Haigh has announced the signing of Whitney Jones (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) to a National Letter of Intent.
Jones will matriculate to Northwestern in the fall of 2003 and is eligible to play for the Wildcats next season. She becomes the fifth member of this year's signing class for the Wildcats, joining Leslie Gittings from State College, Pa.; Andrea Plocek from Monclova, Ohio; Shannon Schneeman from St. Paul, Minn.; and Katie Wright from Greenwood, Ind.
Jones is also entering Northwestern University after graduating from Glenbard West in three years.
"We are really excited about the addition of Whitney to our class," said Haigh. "She is a very talented and athletic goalkeeper, and she has the maturity and poise to command traffic in front of her and athleticism to cover her goal well. Whitney also has tremendous feet, and this will add a whole new dimention to our back line. We have exciting expectations for Whitney and know she is capable of developing into one of the finest goalkeepers in the country."
A biography on Jones is below.
WHITNEY JONES
GK * 5-7
Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West
High School: Has played two years of high school soccer at Glenbard West ... All-West Suburban Silver pick as a sophomore in 2002 ... Also named a Naperville Sun All-Area pick and "Player to Watch" ... Daily Herald All-Dupage Roster ... Invited to the 2002 adidas U.S. Youth Soccer Elite Soccer Program (ESP) ... Two-time member of Olympic Development Program (ODP) Region II team that competed at Thanksgiving Inter-Regional Cup in Boca Raton, Fla. ... Also travelled with Region II team to Europe in March 2002 ... Competed at United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) National Camp in August 2001 ... Veteran of Naperville Soccer Assocation club program, most recently captaining the U-17 Lazers team ... Lazers won Orange Classic and Celtic Cup this fall and were 2001 state cup champions ... Also lettered in basketball two times and is an accomplished softball player ... High honor roll student ... Spanish Honor Society member ... Graduating from Glenbard West after just three years.
Personal: Born Whitney Taylor Jones on Jan. 8, 1986 ... Parents are Jennifer and Dean Jones.
