Jana Stump

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.

Jana Stump
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born1975 (age 44–45)
Belleville, Kansas, USA
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Medal record
Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball
1996 Summer ParalympicsWheelchair basketball
2004 Summer ParalympicsWheelchair basketball

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. "Belleville woman to compete in Paralympics". Hutchinson News. Kansas. July 18, 1996.
  2. Clouston, David (February 5, 1995). "The crusader". Salina Journal. Kansas. p. 1.
  3. Clouston, David (February 5, 1995). "The crusader continued". Salina Journal. Kansas. p. 11.
  4. Zier, Lillian (April 25, 1993). "Young Woman Has Quite a Year". Salina Journal. Kansas. p. 1.
  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.
  7. Clouston, David (August 29, 1996). "Paralympian had gold on the mind". Salina Journal. Kansas. p. 1.
  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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