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  Tara Goedjen
School: Iowa State University
Year: Junior
Home Town: Muscle Shoals, Ala.
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High School: Muscle Shoals
Height: 5-7
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Birth Date: Friday, August 28, 1981
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Major: management information systems & English
Singles Record: 9-48
Doubles Record: 13-46
  • 2000-01 First-team Academic All-Big 12
  • 1999-2000 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • 1999-2000 Scholar-Athlete Award

    Sophomore (2000-2001): Played No. 3, 4 and 5 singles for the Cyclones ... opened up the season beating Gustavus Adolphus’ Kristin Donley ... finished the season with four singles wins overall (4-12) ... paired up with Kristen Gyaki in No. 3 doubles action ... victorious in three conference matchups, including a first-round win against Nebraska at the Big 12 Conference tournament ... finished the season with seven wins for the Cyclones (7-10) ... named first-team academic all-Big 12 ... one of only four Big 12 women’s tennis players to hold a 4.0 GPA ... voted hardest worker by teammates.

    Freshman (1999-2000): Won her debut dual match against Drake’s Traci Hogan, 7-6(4), 6-2 ... played primarily at No. 5 and No. 6 singles ... victorious in five of her first six matches ... won conference matchups against Nebraska and Missouri ... finished the season with an 11-12 overall record ... saw limited doubles action with Sharla Whitaker and Noortje Cornelissen ... placed on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... received Scholar-Athlete Award for 3.0 GPA or better ... won the team award for hardest worker.

    Before ISU: Alabama 1999 high school singles and doubles champion ... state runner-up in singles and doubles as a sophomore ... led team to state championships as a senior and sophomore ... senior co-captain ... trained at Bob Butterfield’s International Tennis Academy under Page Buck ... recognized for outstanding academic achievement by the President’s Education Awards Program ... named U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete ... received National Merit Scholarship Program Letter of Commendation ... involved in student council, volleyball, softball and club soccer.

    Personal: Born Aug. 28, 1981 ... daughter of Thomas and Patrice Goedjen ... father was starting place-kicker for the football team while at Iowa State ... brothers, Brent (18) and Steven (15) ... double-majoring in management information systems and English.