1981 Media Guide: “Outside hitter … has all the tools to be a top notch collegiate player, according to coach Russ Rose … played in National Sports Festival this summer.”
1981 Season (Junior) Highlights and Awards: Letterwinner.
Before Penn State: Richland High School, Johnstown, PA. Named most valuable player and All-Tournament at the 1978 Johnstown Invitational … qualified for the state track championship three years, competing in four events as a senior (long jump, high jump, triple jump, and 440 relay).
“I saw Jan play in high school and invited her to visit Penn State. She jumped like a kangaroo. I had rarely seen anybody with a vertical height like her. She was my first recruit.” “Imagine that you are a women’s volleyball coach laying the foundation for a new tradition,” The Daily Collegian, Oct. 21, 1982
“Lady spikers ready for opener,” The Daily Collegian, Sept. 17, 1982
“Lady Spikers Win Delaware Invite,” The Daily Collegian, Oct. 19, 1981