In Van Vlymen’s Words
"Jen was voted as one of our team captains and will lead the Westerwinds to a successful campaign this season. She has proven to be a clutch player and will steer this team in the right direction."
At Western Illinois
2007 (senior season): Started all 46 games in right field ... recorded a .963 fielding percentage with 47 putouts, five assists and two errors ... was 3-for-3 in stolen bases ... had a .283 batting average with 41 hits, nine doubles, three home runs and 20 RBIs in 145 at bats ... had a .407 slugging percentage and a .348 on-base percentage... Named to the Mid-Con Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence and The Summit League Winter-Spring Academic All-Conference Team.
2006 (junior season): Started 51 games, 47 of those in right field, and saw time in 53...hit .298, the third-highest batting average on the team, in 151 at bats with 45 hits and 19 runs...had four home runs, 20 RBIs and a .470 slugging percentage...was 2-for-3 on stolen bases... recorded a .900 fielding perentage with 34 putouts, two assists and four errors... named to Mid-Continent Academic All-Conference Team and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2005 (sophomore season): Started six games and appeared in 37...hit .167 (1-for-6) with 13 runs.
2004 (freshman season): Hit .250 (3- for-12) with 12 runs and one RBI in 42 games with six starts...stole 4-of-5 bases.
High school
An honors student who earned two varsity letters in softball...named all-conference each of her two seasons on the varsity and was an all-area player... mentioned in the Top 100 players in the Chicagoland area by the Chicago Tribune.
Personal
Born on August 9, 1985...daughter of Tobias Garcia...major is Law Enforcement and Justice Administration.
