Profile in 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.” … “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
1982 Season (Senior) Highlights and Awards: Co-Captain. 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).
“Lady spikers ready for opener,” The Daily Collegian, Sept. 17, 1982
“Lady Spikers Win Delaware Invite,” The Daily Collegian, Oct. 19, 1981