April White

Class:
Junior
High School:
Ballard
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.

As a junior (2004) -- Team vice captain... Played in 19 games with 18 starts... Second on the team with eight assists... Named to the Academic All Mid-American Conference team... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad and the Athletic Director's honor roll... Selected to the 18 member roster of USA Field Hockey's Elite Performance Training Center's Midwest team over the summer.

As a sophomore (2003) -- Played in 22 games, starting 20... Scored two goals, both against No. 8 Michigan State... Dished out two assists... Tallied six points... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad and Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

As a freshman (2002) -- Saw action in three games... Scored a goal in the Cards' 6-0 win over Saint Louis... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Named to the Dean's List in the spring and fall... Played with the Midwest Cyclones summer league.

In High School -- Lettered four years in field hockey under coaches Jeremy Nelson and Amy Marchal Charasika... Also lettered in lacrosse... Captain of the team her senior year... Team Player of the Year (2000-01)... Earned West Region All-American honors (2001)... Participated in the Futures Nationals tournament... Named to the All-Apple tournament team and the HockeyPoint first team (2001)... Named to the All-Jefferson County Public School All-Tournament team (2000-01)... Named to the All-State team (2000)... Competed in the National Indoor Tournament (1999-01)... Selected for the off-season IFHCK training club... Attended the Junior Olympics (1999).

Personal -- Full name is April Kara White... Nickname is Pril, Mini or AWs... Daughter of Bob and Sandy White... Birthdate is July 21, 1984... Major is mechanical engineering... Her cousin Ricky Craven is a NASCAR driver... Her cousin Dan Gould is a jockey... Post college ambition is to design a great pair of shoes and publish her thesis... Biggest challenge she's had to overcome is her love of long naps and procrastinating... Proudest moment of her life was having the Midwest Regional team come in second this summer in the EPTC... Favorite movie quote "We're going to the ship" (Hardball)... Favorite athlete is Lance Armstrong... Favorite pregame meal is pizza... Her grandmother is from Japan.

White's StatisticsYear    GP/GS   Shots   G   A   TP  DS2002    3/0 1   1   0   2   02003    22/20   5   2   2   6   02004    19/18   4   0   8   8   1Career  44/38   10  3   10  16  1