Megan Jamieson

Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Ottawa Hills
Hometown:
Toledo, Ohio

2011: Started all 21 games as a mainstay in the backfield for NU ... Notched her first career goal in the 6-1 win over Saint Louis (9/27) ... Scored her second goal vs. Iowa (10/22) ... Earned first-ever assist at Miami (Ohio) (8/28) ... Took a career-high 19 shots, putting nine on goal ... Contributed to five shutouts on defense ... NU's 2011 Sportsmanship Award recipient.

2010: Played in all 20 games, starting six ... Took four shots on the season (four shots on goal) ... Contributed to three shutouts on defense ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2009: Played in 13 games and recorded one shot on goal ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2008: Played in three games ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2007: Selected to the 2007 NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Did not see game action as a freshman.

High School: Started for three years, scoring 21 goals and racking up 24 assists ... Named the 2006 team MVP and 2004 Most Improved player ... Named third-team all-state in 2007 ... Competed in all-star games in both field hockey and basketball ... Was the 2003 state runner-up, state quarterfinalist in 2006 ... Named to first-team all-district and all-TAAC teams in basketball in 2006 and '07 ... Offensive Player of the Year in 2006 and '07 .. Honorable mention all-district performer as a freshman ... Also lettered in track three years and softball twice ... Named Academic All-Ohio all four years of high school ... Academic all-district honoree ... Student Council treasurer, Spanish Club president and secretary, sports editor of school newspaper ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born Megan Carol Jamieson ... Daughter of Shelly and Burt Jamieson ... Father played basketball, golf and baseball in college at Wittenberg University ... Sister, Katherine, plays field hockey at Michigan State ... Majoring in learning and organizational change.

Getting to know Megan

Name your three favorite songs on your I-pod: You Make My Dreams Come True- Hall and Oates, Down on the Corner- Creedence Clearwater Revival, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant- Billy Joel

Facebook or Twitter: Twitter

Describe Tracey in five words or less: Smart, inspiring, goofy, competitive

What's the best part of playing Northwestern Field Hockey? My teammates and playing Big 10 hockey

Favorite food: anything from Bat 17

Favorite TV show: Friends and The Office

Favorite movie: Mean Girls, 500 Days of Summer, The Hangover, Inception, the list could go on and on...

Favorite book: Harry Potter series

Favorite vacation spot: Leland, Michigan

Favorite place to shop: Forever 21, Gap

If I wasn't playing field hockey, I'd be playing: Basketball

If I could be any character from a TV show or movie I'd be: Jim from The Office so I could prank Dwight

Pregame superstitions: Walking to the field with Kendra... guess that will have to change!

Best NUFH memory so far: American Idol on the bus

Which NUFH player is the biggest jokester on the team? Many- but I laugh at all of Jaimie's jokes

Favorite thing to do besides play field hockey? Hang out with friends, play Bananagrams, and watch TV/movies

Best thing about Northwestern: My teammates, the education and being close to Chicago