Jeanne Ruark Hoff
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Jeanne Ruark Hoff is a former college basketball
player for Stanford University and the mother of Olympic swimming medalist Katie Hoff
.
brat, Ruark lived in five states, the Panama Canal Zone
, and the Philippines
before enrolling at Stanford University
in 1978. She became the school's first women's basketball star: in her freshman season of 1978-79, she averaged 21.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game and was named to the first team of the Northern California Athletic Conference
(in which Stanford women's basketball played from 1977 to 1982). Her 21.3 points per game was a Stanford season record until it was broken by Candice Wiggins
in the 2005-06 season.
In 1980, she married fellow Stanford student John Hoff and took the 1980-81 season off. She returned to play two more seasons at Stanford, becoming the first Stanford player to score 2,000 points in her career. In 1982, she helped lead the Stanford women to their first-ever postseason appearance in the 1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
. She is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
where she is a part-time health care worker with two children. Her daughter, Katie Hoff
, is a swimmer who competed in both the 2004 Athens
and 2008 Beijing Olympics
, medaling in the latter games.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player for Stanford University and the mother of Olympic swimming medalist Katie Hoff
Katie Hoff
Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle...
.
Basketball career
An Air ForceAir force
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brat, Ruark lived in five states, the Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...
, and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
before enrolling at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1978. She became the school's first women's basketball star: in her freshman season of 1978-79, she averaged 21.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game and was named to the first team of the Northern California Athletic Conference
Northern California Athletic Conference
The Northern California Athletic Conference , a former NCAA-affiliated Division II college athletic association that sponsored American football, was formed in 1925...
(in which Stanford women's basketball played from 1977 to 1982). Her 21.3 points per game was a Stanford season record until it was broken by Candice Wiggins
Candice Wiggins
Candice Dana Wiggins is American basketball guard for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. She previously played for the Stanford University women's basketball team where she is the all-time leading scorer in Stanford women's basketball history and in the Pac-10 Conference women's basketball history....
in the 2005-06 season.
In 1980, she married fellow Stanford student John Hoff and took the 1980-81 season off. She returned to play two more seasons at Stanford, becoming the first Stanford player to score 2,000 points in her career. In 1982, she helped lead the Stanford women to their first-ever postseason appearance in the 1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was the first NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament ever held. It featured 32 teams. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Cheyney, and Maryland met in the Final Four, held at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia and hosted by Old Dominion University,...
. She is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
Personal
Hoff and her husband live in Towson, MarylandTowson, Maryland
Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 at the 2010 census...
where she is a part-time health care worker with two children. Her daughter, Katie Hoff
Katie Hoff
Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle...
, is a swimmer who competed in both the 2004 Athens
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
and 2008 Beijing Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, medaling in the latter games.