Jennifer Worcester

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Aspen, Colo.
High School:
Aspen

1996 Big 12 All-Academic honorable mention

Junior (1996): Worcester appeared in all 17 games as a backup striker and finished with two goals, one assist and 20 shot attempts. Her goal in the 77th minute against Texas Tech tied the game on Sept. 13. She also scored at No. 6 Nebraska on Oct. 13 and had an assist in a 2-1 win over Missouri on Oct. 27.

CU Club Team: She enrolled at Colorado in the fall of 1994, Worcester was a part of CU' s national champion club soccer team.

High School: A four-year letterwinner at Aspen High School, Aspen, Colo., where she was coached by Brad Jordan. She was nothing short of a legend in high school play where she holds Aspen records for most career goals scored and most goals scored in a single season. She was an all-league and honorable mention all-state selection her sophomore through senior seasons, and also served as the team's captain as a sophomore, junior and senior. Worcester lead her team in scoring each of her four seasons as a prep and led Aspen to two league championships in that span. She became the first high school girl to score in a football game on Colorado's western slope when, as a senior, she served as the football team's placekicker. She was also a standout as a point guard for Aspen's basketball team and earned three letters and her team's Most Valuable Player award as a senior. She was a team leader in both points and assists during her senior season and earned postseason all-league and all-state mention for her efforts.

Personal: Majoring in sociology, Worcester was born July 6, 1976, in Toledo, Ohio. Her parents are John and Pat Worcester of Aspen, Colo. Her father, John, played soccer as a forward at the University of Toledo, and a cousin, also named John Worcester, is a pitcher at Southwestern Missouri. Her full name is Jennifer Worcester.