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| DOB : 04/16/1986 |
Position : Goalkeeper |
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| Team : U.S. U-20 Women |
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Hometown: Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Club: St. Croix
College: University of Louisville
U.S. National Teams: Trained with the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team for the first time in May of 2005 … Also saw time in U.S. Under-21 Women’s National Team training camps in 2005.
High School: An All-State selection in 2002 and 2003 ... Earned all-conference recognition three times ... Named team MVP in the 2003 Minnesota Senior All-Star game.
Club: Played on the St. Croix club team that won three straight State Cup titles and advanced to the regional semifinals in 2002 ... Club won the San Diego Surf Cup title.
College: As a sophomore, she helped the Cyclones to their first NCAA Tournament berth, losing to eventual NCAA champion Portland in the first round … The Second-Team All-Big 12 goalkeeper ... Finished in the top three in several regular season Big 12 statistical categories including first in minutes (1763), third in goals against average (0.97), first in save percentage (.836) and tied for first in shutouts (7) ... Played all but seven minutes in goal during the season ... Her seven shutouts were the most in a season in Cyclone history … Her nine career shutouts tie for second all-time ... Her 11 wins in 2005 tied for the most single-season wins by a goalkeeper ... Her 19 wins tie for first all-time at Iowa State ... An Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection … As a freshman in 2004 she was named top the Region all-freshman team and voted to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team ... Started 19 games in goal, accumulating over 1,500 minutes in her rookie season ... Earned eight victories during the regular season, the most for a Cyclone goalkeeper since 1999 ... Her 1.39 goals-against average ranked second on ISU's single-season list.
Personal: Full name is Joanna Christine Haig … An all-conference performer in gymnastics and track in high school … Received multiple academic letters ... Member of the National Honor Society … Both parents, Jennifer and Allan, attended Iowa State ... Mother played volleyball and father played club hockey at ISU ... A business major.
Getting to know…Joanna Haig
Three words that best describe me off the field: Hardworking, Clumsy, and Fun-Loving
Three words that best describe me on the field: Persistent, Determined and a Leader
My motto is: “Live it up!”
Few people know that I: Am deathly afraid of being alone in the dark.
The toughest thing I've ever had to do was: Leave my home, family and friends and go to college
One of my strongest traits as a person is: I hate letting myself and others down
The best present I ever received was: A Lovesac (huge comfy beanbag). It’s pretty much amazing!
Before I graduate from college, I want to: Have as much fun as possible with all my friends in Ames, Iowa
After graduating from college, I want to: Get a good job and get married eventually
The best class I have ever taken is: High school chemistry
My craziest ambition is to: Put my life on hold and volunteer or be a missionary in some foreign country.
My dream job would be: To flip/redo houses with one of my friends
My favorite food is: Cereal
My favorite snack is: Cereal. I know I’m obsessed
If I'm cooking dinner, we are having: Some kind of pasta dish
You won't catch me eating: Mayo or any spicy food because I would probably die.
My favorite women's soccer player is: Abby Wambach
Soccer player I would most like to model my game after: Briana Scurry
The best part about being a soccer player is: Having awesome teammates that will always be there
My greatest soccer moment was: Beating Texas A&M in College Station my sophomore year
My pre-game rituals are: Listen to music and goofing around with my teammates
If I had to play a sport other than soccer it would be: Volleyball
The three people I'd most like to meet are: Oprah, Lance Armstrong and Michael Jordan
Growing up, my sports heroes were: Emmitt Smith, Briana Scurry and Michael Jordan
My favorite pet is/was: My old cat Sasha
My favorite movie is: Ten Things I Hate About You and basically any chick flick
My favorite bands / musical artists: Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday, Avril Lavigne and John Mayer My favorite vacation spot: A cabin on the lake, I bet somewhere exotic would be cool too I’ve just never really been anywhere
The best looking male movie star is: Paul Walker or Ryan Gosling
My favorite cartoon is: The Jetsons because I always wanted to live with all the cool gadgets and stuff they had
My favorite Superhero is: Spiderman (those movies are awesome) |
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