Jill Witmer (born October 1, 1991) is an American field hockey player. Witmer was named to the U.S. National Team in 2013 and was named to the U.S. Olympic Team in 2016.
Witmer was born on October 1, 1991, to parents Lew and Judy Witmer.[2][3] Witmer grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with four siblings.[3] She began playing field hockey at the urging of her parents. The Witmer family had built a gym for field hockey on their farm, nicknamed "the Coop."[4] Witmer joined her first field hockey team in eighth grade. She then played for the local high school field hockey team Penn Manor even though she was home schooled.[2][4] The Penn Manor team won the state championship Jill's junior year of high school.[5]
College playeredit
Witmer attended the University of Maryland where she played field hockey from 2010 to 2013. During her time at Maryland, the team won two national titles, in 2010 and 2011. Witmer was personally honored as a four-time NFHCA All-American and the 2013 ACC Player of the year. Witmer is among the highest scorers in the school's history, as of 2016 she is No. 4 in points with 163 and is No. 5 in goals at 67.[6]
U.S. National Teamedit
Witmer was named to the U.S. National Field Hockey team in the summer of 2013 while still a student at University of Maryland.[5] Shortly after signing with the team, Witmer signed a sponsorship deal with STX, a sporting good company that sells field hockey equipment.[7] She was part of the 2016 U.S. National Field Hockey team when the team placed third at the Champion's Trophy in London.[6] She was then named to the U.S. Olympic team for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic games.[1][6]
Referencesedit
^ abPugliese, Diana (July 1, 2016). "Penn Manor's Jill Witmer, Warwick's Alyssa Manley named to US Olympic field hockey roster". Lancaster Online. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^ ab. Team USA. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^ abPugliese, Diana (July 2, 2016). "Jill Witmer's family hoping to join their new Olympian in Rio". Lancaster Online. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^ abParish, Christopher (November 25, 2009). "Another title would add to Witmer's legend". ESPN Rise, Greater Philadelphia (November). Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^ abBohr, David (December 13, 2013). "Getting to know Team USA field hockey: Jill Witmer". Penn Live. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^ abcMaryland Athletics (July 1, 2016). "FORMER TERPS NAMED TO U.S. OLYMPIC ROSTER". University of Maryland. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
^Zuk, Gina. (PDF). STX. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
jill, witmer, born, october, 1991, american, field, hockey, player, witmer, named, national, team, 2013, named, olympic, team, 2016, personal, informationborn, 1991, october, 1991, lancaster, united, statesheight5, weight115, playing, positionforward, club, in. Jill Witmer born October 1 1991 is an American field hockey player Witmer was named to the U S National Team in 2013 and was named to the U S Olympic Team in 2016 Jill WitmerPersonal informationBorn 1991 10 01 October 1 1991 age 32 Lancaster United StatesHeight5 ft 2 in 157 cm Weight115 lb 52 kg Playing positionForward 1 Club informationCurrent clubPenn Lanco2010 2013Maryland TerrapinsNational teamYearsTeamApps Gls 2013 United States143Medal record Pan American Cup2017 Lancaster Contents 1 Early life 2 College player 3 U S National Team 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editWitmer was born on October 1 1991 to parents Lew and Judy Witmer 2 3 Witmer grew up in Lancaster Pennsylvania with four siblings 3 She began playing field hockey at the urging of her parents The Witmer family had built a gym for field hockey on their farm nicknamed the Coop 4 Witmer joined her first field hockey team in eighth grade She then played for the local high school field hockey team Penn Manor even though she was home schooled 2 4 The Penn Manor team won the state championship Jill s junior year of high school 5 College player editWitmer attended the University of Maryland where she played field hockey from 2010 to 2013 During her time at Maryland the team won two national titles in 2010 and 2011 Witmer was personally honored as a four time NFHCA All American and the 2013 ACC Player of the year Witmer is among the highest scorers in the school s history as of 2016 she is No 4 in points with 163 and is No 5 in goals at 67 6 U S National Team editWitmer was named to the U S National Field Hockey team in the summer of 2013 while still a student at University of Maryland 5 Shortly after signing with the team Witmer signed a sponsorship deal with STX a sporting good company that sells field hockey equipment 7 She was part of the 2016 U S National Field Hockey team when the team placed third at the Champion s Trophy in London 6 She was then named to the U S Olympic team for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic games 1 6 References edit a b Pugliese Diana July 1 2016 Penn Manor s Jill Witmer Warwick s Alyssa Manley named to US Olympic field hockey roster Lancaster Online Retrieved July 6 2016 a b Jill Witmer Field Hockey Team USA Archived from the original on March 14 2015 Retrieved July 6 2016 a b Pugliese Diana July 2 2016 Jill Witmer s family hoping to join their new Olympian in Rio Lancaster Online Retrieved July 6 2016 a b Parish Christopher November 25 2009 Another title would add to Witmer s legend ESPN Rise Greater Philadelphia November Retrieved July 6 2016 a b Bohr David December 13 2013 Getting to know Team USA field hockey Jill Witmer Penn Live Retrieved July 6 2016 a b c Maryland Athletics July 1 2016 FORMER TERPS NAMED TO U S OLYMPIC ROSTER University of Maryland Retrieved July 6 2016 Zuk Gina STX Signs USA Field Hockey Player Jill Witmer PDF STX Archived from the original PDF on January 25 2017 Retrieved July 6 2016 External links editJill Witmer at Olympedia nbsp Jill Witmer at Team USA Jill Witmer at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jill Witmer amp oldid 1178308961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
