Gina McWilliams

• Home: Linden, Mich.
• Birthdate: July 16, 1975

Height: 5-9
Weight: 175 pounds
Birth Date: July 16, 1965
Hometown: Linden, Mich.
Current Residence: The Colony, Texas

PERSONAL: Born Gina Jenkins on July 16, 1965 in Flint, Mich. ... Parents are Howard "Jim" Jenkins, Jr. (deceased) and Janice Atchley Doty... Gina's brothers are Kelly Goodknecht, Ed Jenkins and Shawn Matz. Gina's sisters are Kim Hoffman, Lori Goodknecht and Lee Owings... Gina is married to Steve McWilliams... Her children are Jamie McWilliams (15) and Jonah McWilliams (12)... Gina is a coach for the Ignite Volleyball Club and serves as the middle school volleyball coach at American Heritage Academy. She also works as a substitute teacher and motivational speaker... Gina won a silver medal in wheelchair basketball at the 1999 Parapan American Games and competed on the women's wheelchair basketball team in 1995-2000... Gina enjoys spending time with family and friends and going to church along with reading, sports, music, movies and the outdoors... Among her favorite movies are Remember the Titans, Hitch, A Knight's Tale, Notting Hill, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and Hoosiers.

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2008 - Paralympic Games in Beijing (silver medal)... World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD) Intercontinental Cup in Ismailia, Egypt (bronze medal)... 2004 - Served as the team captain at the Paralympic Games in Athens (bronze medal)... 2003 - Para Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina (gold medal). Gina has also played in several exhibition matches, both international and domestic, with the U.S. team.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 - Gina helped the U.S. to a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing... Totaled seven points (three kills, three blocks, one ace) while appearing in three matches... Played in seven of 17 sets for the U.S. including two sets each in matches against China and Latvia... Scored five of her seven points in the win over Latvia.