Jana Stump
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Belleville, Kansas, USA
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Medal record
Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place1996 Summer ParalympicsWheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2004 Summer ParalympicsWheelchair basketball

Jana A. Shelfer (nee Stump; born 1975) is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player. She has won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.

Early life

Stump was born and raised in Belleville, Kansas to parents Jerry and Kathleen.[1] In 1990, on the last day of her freshman year, she became paralyzed after a seat belt broke and threw her into the backseat.[2][3] After returning to high school in a wheelchair, she was crowned Young Woman of the Year at 18 years old.[4]

Career

After graduating from Belleville High School, she accepted a basketball scholarship at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1] She was a member of Delta Gamma while majoring in Broadcast Journalism.[5] During the 1995–96 season, she was named to the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team to compete at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[6] As the youngest player on the roster, she helped Team USA win a bronze medal.[7] Upon her return, Stump was named to the NCAA First All–Tournament Team and awarded the Most Improved Player Award.[8] She was also awarded the Pamela Borelli and Family Leadership Achievement Award.[9] The next year, she received the Fourth Year Award before graduating.[10]

In 2004, she was named to the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team that won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[11] With her broadcasting degree, Stump moved to Orlando to work in media relations for Walt Disney World and at WMFE-FM.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Belleville woman to compete in Paralympics". Hutchinson News. Kansas. July 18, 1996.Free access icon
  2. ↑ Clouston, David (February 5, 1995). "The crusader". Salina Journal. Kansas. p. 1.Free access icon
  3. ↑ Clouston, David (February 5, 1995). "The crusader continued". Salina Journal. Kansas. p. 11.Free access icon
  4. ↑ Zier, Lillian (April 25, 1993). "Young Woman Has Quite a Year". Salina Journal. Kansas. p. 1.Free access icon
  5. ↑ "DSO Annual Awards Banquet" (PDF). /libsysdigi.library.uiuc.edu. 1996. p. 22. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  6. ↑ Bechard, Harold (July 21, 1996). "Paralympian from Belleville goes for gold". Salina Journal. Kansas. p. 1.Free access icon
  7. ↑ Clouston, David (August 29, 1996). "Paralympian had gold on the mind". Salina Journal. Kansas. p. 1.Free access icon
  8. ↑ "Women's National Championship results" (PDF). archives.library.illinois.edu. July 1996. p. 4. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Pamela Borelli and Family Leadership Achievement Award Recipients". disability.illinois.edu. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  10. ↑ "UI tennis trio grabs honors". The News-Gazette. April 25, 1997. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  11. ↑ Gluskin, Jon (October 6, 2004). "Led by Illini, U.S. women take gold in wheelchair b-ball". The Daily Illini. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  12. ↑ Comas, Martin E. (November 25, 2001). "TENNIS STAR WHEELS INTO WORLD RANKING". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
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