Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Her name is rarely announced in the starting line-up and it doesn’t always show up in the box score, but according to coach Bonnie Henrickson, it’s easy to find Jamie Boyd’s fingerprints all over this team.
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Senior forward Jamie Boyd has been an asset to the team during her four years as a Jayhawk. "She's one of the most unselfish kids I've ever coached," Bonnie Henrickson said.
Despite watching most of the games from the bench, the senior forward from Underwood, Iowa has had as big of an impact on the team as any player on the roster. That’s because she does anything and everything that’s asked of her.
“She’s one of the most unselfish kids I’ve ever coached, as far as her willingness to mentor and tutor the young kids and be a vocal leader,” Henrickson said. “Sometimes that’s hard when you’re on the bench, but she’s done a great job.”
Boyd is one of three co-captains, along with senior forward Taylor McIntosh and junior guard Ivana Catic, and she takes that role seriously both in games and practice.
“She’s a bright and mature kid, on and off the court, and she leads by example,” Henrickson said. “Her teammates respect her because she works her tail off.
“If you came to practice you’d think she started and played 40 minutes a game.”
Boyd has started five games in her four years, including the game on Jan. 30 at Oklahoma, and carries career averages of 2 ppg and 1.9 rpg. She understands that being a leader extends beyond the court and into the classroom, a place where her competitiveness also shines.
In 2006 and 2007, Boyd was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team and she earned a 4.0 grade point average in the fall 2007 semester.
“No matter what it is, I’m going to give 100 percent,” Boyd said. “Whatever it takes, I’m willing to put myself out there for the better of the team.”
During her tenure, Boyd has gone out to lunch with recruits, helped her teammates get in some extra shots and offered to do anything to improve the team. Henrickson understands and truly appreciates everything that Boyd has done in building the program.
“She’s going to do a lot of special things in her life, just by how she’s handled herself here,” Henrickson said. “And what hasn’t been easy, she’s watched young kids come in and play in front of her, she’s always helped tutor those kids and help mentor those kids and I will always have great respect for that.”
Seniors Jamie Boyd and Taylor McIntosh during women's basketball game at Kansas State, Feb. 9, 2008
Boyd admits that the end doesn’t quite feel real and that her four years have flown by and dragged on at the same time. Still, the 2004 Iowa Miss Basketball doesn’t have any regrets.
“I’ve had a good run and there’s probably not much I’d change,” Boyd said. “I just want everyone to know, my teammates, my coaches and the fans, how much they all mean to me.”
—Edited by Madeline Hyden
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