Women's basketball player Jamie Eaton '99 graduated from Lyndon State College in 1999 with a degree in Recreation Resource & Ski Resort Management. She was a two-year member of the Hornet Women's Basketball team, after having transferred from Paul Smiths College in the Adirondacks.
Jamie's love for the sport of basketball was apparent at an early age. She started playing in the fourth grade and continued each year through college, much of those years playing with and sharing in success with her twin sister, Tina.
Jamie received numerous honors during her two seasons in a Hornet uniform. These include being named to the All-Conference Team both years, being named Team MVP both years, and team captain her senior year. She ranked 17th nationally for individual field goal percentage and 20th nationally for individual rebounding in the NAIA Division II her junior year. Jamie also ranked second in scoring and first in field goal percentage in the conference that year. Her senior year she ranked 10th nationally for individual scoring and 11th nationally for individual rebounding in the NAIA Division II. She also ranked first in scoring and rebounding in the conference her senior year. She was also named scholar athlete in 1999. In addition to all of these accolades, Jamie scored her 2000th career point on February 13, 1999.
Jamie has been recognized throughout her basketball career for various levels of success, but the most important thing to her was the teamwork and the friendships that were developed over the years.
Jamie grew up in a rural town in Pennsylvania, but after spending two years at Lyndon State College, she knew that she wanted to make the Northeast Kingdom her home and has resided here since her graduation. She currently lives in Lyndonville, Vt., with her twin sister, where they pursue a life of outdoor adventures and share in their love for animals.
