Will be a leader on and off the court this season ... brings a level of maturity and experience to the... a very diligent and conscientious player ... gives OU a 6-3 shot blocking presence in the middle ... has the ability to score in multiple ways ... has worked hard to improve her strength ... will make a significant impact this season.
Two-time Sooner Scholar and Commissioner's Honor Roll selection
Career at Oklahoma
Will see her first action as a Sooner after sitting out the 2001-02 season due to NCAA transfer rules ... was a vital part in OU's run to the NCAA Final Four last year as a practice player.
At Southern Nazarene ... 2000-01
Named the Kodak NAIA 2001 National Player of the Year by the Women?s Basketball Coaches Association ... averaged 21.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a junior ? was an NAIA All-America first team selection ... also earned Academic All-America honors.
At Arizona State ... 1999-2000, 1998-99
Became only the second freshman in Arizona State history to receive All-Pac-10 Freshman honors ...also earned all-conference honorable mention merits as a sophomore ... was an Academic All-Pac-10 pick ... twice named ASU's Offensive Player of the Year ...averaged a team-best 12.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore ... also shot 52.4 percent from the field and 81.7 percent from the free throw line ... missed the first 10 games of her freshman season with a broken foot ... ended rookie campaign as the team's leading scorer (10.9 ppg) and rebounder (6.0 rpg) ... was the first rookie to lead the Sun Devils in scoring since Kym Hampton in 1980-81 ... voted Pac-10 Player of the Week, Feb. 4, 1999 ...was named a team captain as a sophomore ... earned GTE Academic All-America first team honors for the Pacific Region in 2000.
High School
Averaged 29.5 points, 12.9 rebounds and 6.5 steals per game as a senior at Medicine Hat High School in Alberta, Canada ... named Miss Alberta Basketball and league MVP for two straight years (1997, 1998) ... led the South Zone league in scoring for three straight years and later became the school's all-time leading scorer with 3,013 points ... led team to four consecutive league titles ... scored a school single-game record 55 points in semifinal game of the 1998 Medicine Hat Tournament ... named the Medicine Hat High School Female Athlete-of-the-Year in 1998 ...member of the Canadian First All-Stars in 1998 and the 1996 Western Canadian All-Stars team ... 1996 League Rookie of the Year ... participated on the Alberta League Team that won the bronze medal during the 1999 Canada Summer Games ... also played softball and volleyball, making the Alberta All-Star softball roster in 1994 and 1998.
Personal
A business marketing major ... born July 16, 1980, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada ...daughter of Mark and Sylvia Jantzen ... has one sister, Erica (20) and one brother Craig (18) ... father, Mark, played basketball at the University of Saskatchewan ... enjoys playing the piano and watching ESPN Sports Center ... is a big baseball fan ... favorite movie is A League of Their Own.
