Whatever the game, Jade excelled. She was a first team "All-Big 9" selection four times - twice in soccer, and once each in basketball and softball.
On the basketball court, Jade was a team captain as a senior, leading by example with her ever-hustling play. She set a school record by hitting sixteen consecutive free throws including 10 for 10 in a single game.
A two-season team captain in soccer, she was a midfielder adept both on the attack and defensively. As a third sacker in softball, Jade won the Big 9 batting crown with a school record .597 average. Her 41 base hits in a season and 51 career stolen bases also set Panther records. Jade was "Panther Best" both as a junior and senior while earning 11 varsity letters - four in both soccer and softball, three in basketball. She was a finalist for "NCW Sports Awards High School Female Athlete of the Year" in 2004.
Jade was an "Honorable Mention NAIA All-American" basketball player at Lewis-Clark State College. She earned "All-Frontier Conference" berths as a junior and senior, a second team berth as a sophomore, and set season and career school records for steals and season free throw percentage (87.7%). Jade was a finalist for "NCW Sports Awards College Female Athlete of the Year" twice.
- Caricatures of inductees as they appeared while involved in WHS athletics and the synopsis of accomplishments are drawn and written by Jeff Mertes.
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