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  Jana Cunningham
Jana Cunningham
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.

High School:
Memorial

Height:
5-9

Position:
Goalkeeper

Club Team:
Tulsa Soccer Club

2001 (Junior)
Made six starts and combined with Catherine Wade to give the Sooners a school-best 0.87 goals-against average ... Preserved OU's 1-0 win over Southwest Missouri State with a clutch snag of a foul shot with three minutes left in the game ... Tallied four shutouts in Sooner victories over TCU, Oral Roberts, Drury and Northern Arizona ... Has a school-record 208 career saves, 11.5 shutouts and 1.27 goals-against average over three seasons (1999-2001) ... One of only three players in the conference to post a 4.0 cumulative GPA.

2000 (Sophomore)
Compiled arguably the best year in Sooner history as a goalkeeper ... Set OU single-season marks in goals-against average (1.02), shutouts (6.5) and saves (124) ... Posted five shutouts against Big 12 teams, including two against Texas, both were 2-0 wins (Oct. 22 and Nov. 1 at the Big 12 Tournament) ... Was named to Soccer America?s National Team of the Week after tying a school record with 16 saves in 2-1 triumph over Nebraska Oct. 15 ... Also earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against Nebraska ... Earned Academic All-Big 12 first-team honors ... Posted a 4.0 GPA for the year.

1999 (Freshman)
Played in 16 of the Sooners? 18 matches last season, starting six ... Led the squad with 55 saves ... Combined with Ayn Toppin to shut out final two opponents (Iowa State and Arkansas) ... Garnered a 1.81 GAA with two victories ... Earned a 4.0 GPA

High School
Lettered in soccer for four years (captained one) as a goalkeeper at Tulsa Memorial ... Voted the team?s MVP after 1996 and ?99 seasons ... Was also an all-conference (?97), all-district (?98) and All-State (?99) pick ... Coached by Michelle Adamson ... Led the Tulsa Soccer Club ?82 team to six state championships (1994-99), a second-place national finish in ?98 and three Region III titles (1996-98) ... Team was the only Oklahoma squad to ever reach the national finals ... Club coach was Keith Eddy ... Also earned three letters in cross country and two in softball ... Was a member of two softball conference championship teams (1997 and ?98).

Personal
Full name is Jana Lou Cunningham ... Born Aug. 25, 1981 in Conway, Ark. ... Parents are Glenn and Suzanne Cunningham ... Has three brothers and three sisters ... Favorite athlete of all-time is Michelle Akers ... Grandfather Glenn Cunningham held world record in the mile for 10 years ... French major


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