Player Bio: David Jenkins :: Men's Lacrosse

David Jenkins

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Dedham, Mass.
	High School: Taft School

	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 196
	Position: Midfield

WORTH NOTING: Expected to be the leader of this yearТs team ... joins Conor Gill and Mark Koontz as a tri-captain Е named a 2001 preseason honorable mention All-American by Face-Off Yearbook ... primarily a defensive middie and faceoff specialist, but can score if needed Е strong, powerful and confident ... Virginia ranked third in the nation in 2000 in faceoff percentage (.621, 241 of 388), bolstered by the play of Jenkins and Jason Hard ... ranked ninth nationally with a .621 faceoff percentage, while Hard ranked seventh (.626) ... Virginia was the only team to have two players in the top 10 Е joined Hard in becoming the first Cavaliers since Gabby Roe in 1990-91 to win at least 60 percent of his faceoffs for two straight years ... received UVaТs Harry Gaver award for team leadership ... played on Championship Laxworld Team at 1999 Vail Lacrosse Shootout.

AT VIRGINIA: 2000ЧHad another outstanding season Е had career highs of five goals and three assists Е combined with Hard for third consecutive year to give UVa a potent faceoff combination Е his 92 ground balls led the team by two over Hard Е led the ACC and ranked 15th in the country in ground balls Е won 62.1 percent of his faceoffs (105 of 169) Е won at least 70 percent in six different games Е tied his career high with two goals in win over Princeton Е also took nine of 11 (.818) draws against the Tigers in the regular season win Еаa goal and an assist in big win over Duke during the regular season Е had a huge performance in the ACC Tournament and could have easily been the MVP Е scored two goals, won 14 of 19 faceoffs (.737) and scooped up 13 ground balls in a double overtime win over North Carolina in the semifinals Е had 13 ground balls and won seven of 10 faceoffs in the finals against Maryland Еаhe and Hard combined to win all 11 faceoffs in the second half as the Cavaliers held off a Terrapin rally in the finals Еаwas named Warrior/Inside Lacrosse National Player of the Week for his ACC Tournament performance Е won 10 of 13 (.769) faceoffs against Butler in the final regular season game Е helped Virginia win the faceoff battle vs. Duke in the NCAA quarterfinals Е took seven of 10 draws vs. the Blue Devils as UVa downed Duke in a squeaker ... earned his third letter. 1999ЧOne of VirginiaТs many unsung heroes en route to the national title Е appeared in all 16 games with four goals and one assist Е team-high 91 ground balls ranked 22nd nationally Е second in nation in faceoff percentageЧ64.3 percent (126 of 196) Е scored goals vs. Rutgers and Duke, and two vs. Butler (career high) Е assist came vs. Ohio State Е had his best faceoff performance vs. Delaware in NCAA quarterfinals, winning 13 of 14 Е followed that with a nine of 15 performance against Johns Hopkins in the semifinals Е took 69.4 percent of his faceoffs in the NCAA Tournament (25 of 36) Е won seven of eight faceoffs to help UVa down Duke in ACC Tournament finals Еаwon 12 of 14 in win over Rutgers Е named ACC Player of the Week for his play in the win over Butler when he won nine of 13 faceoffs, scored two goals and had five ground balls ... lettered for the second time. 1998ЧPlayed in 13 games Е scored one goal against Bucknell, and also had an assist in that game Е led team with 56.9 faceoff percentage (41 of 72) ... lettered.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-American, All-Western New England and two-time All-League selection in lacrosse at Taft School Е twice named to Royal Palms All-Tournament Team ... chosen team MVP Е captained football, hockey and lacrosse teams his junior and senior years, and was heavily recruited as a Division I hockey player out of Taft Е received Coaches Award in hockey Е received The Stone Award as the schoolТs top male athlete.

PERSONAL: Born 4-18-78 in Boston, Mass. Е son of Mr. and Mrs. Diehl Jenkins ... brother Jon played ice hockey at Boston University and later played professionally ... brotherТs team played in NCAA Division I title game ... also has an older sister, Drew Е history major ... awarded the Thomas Rodney Crowley, Jr., Scholarship for excellence in academics and athletics during his first three years at UVa.

JENKINS STATISTICALLY

Year Games G.Balls Shots Goals Assists Pts FO/Pct.

1998 13 31 4 1 1 2 41-31/56.9

1999 16 91 9 4 1 5 126-70/64.3

2000 15 92 9 5 3 8 105-64/62.1

Career 44 214 22 10 5 15 272-165/62.2