Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  2-year returning letterwinner.....Played in 11 matches during 2021 season....Played a season-high 45 minutes and registered a shot in road loss at Erskine (10-30-21)....Appeared in 8 matches during the covid-shortened 2020 season and made three starts....Gained valuable experience....Transfer from Gardner-Webb University, where she attended in the fall of 2019, but did not appear in any matches....Will have four years to play at FMU.....Excited about her pace and athleticism....An in-state product that was exposed to Division I experience last fall....Excited to see what she can bring to the table this fall....Member of FCA and National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA)....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2021....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2020 (fall), 2022 (spring), 2023 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring), 2023 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Jada Charnice Pearson in Columbia, SC
• A graduate of Westwood High School, where she played for coach Chelsea Pedersen
• 4-year letterwinner
• Team captain in 2019
• Earned All-Region accolades as a senior
• Named her team's Offensive MVP in 2018
• Her squad's 2017 Offensive Player of the Year
• Also selected the most valuable player of the 2018 WAGS Tournament
• On the club circuit, played for Global Premier Soccer - Lexington Soccer Academy
• Scored 23 goals in 2018 to lead her LSA squad to an 8-7-3 record (also played some time in goal, recording six shutouts)
• Nickname is JP

PERSONAL FAVORITES:
 

• Campus Activities:  FCA, NHSDA
• Major:  Digital & Sports Marketing 
• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Fashion Designer
• Favorite Superhero: Iron Man
• Favorite Athlete:  Pelé
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: All Marvel Movie Series
• Favorite Food:  Chicken Wings & Salad
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  Wonderworks
• Your Motivation Music: Hip-hop music
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  It's close to the beach
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Traveling with family and friends
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Making an impact on the team and in my life
• Why you first choose your sport: It clicked naturally when I first started, I felt a huge connection 
• The biggest mental challenge to you improving faster in your sport: Trusting the process
• Interesting Notes:  I don't like sweets
• Any Brush With Greatness?:  My athleticism & my maturity in playing the game of soccer is my biggest advantage. I am a hard worker and dedicated to anything I put my heart and mind to