The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2007 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Jen Christian
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Gilbert
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Ariz.
HONORS & AWARDS
· 2006 Collegiate Athlete of the Year by Athletes International
AS A SENIOR (2007)
· Appeared in 13 matches and a total of 23 games
· Recorded nine kills and hit at a .368 clip versus Houston (8/31)
· Notched one kill and one block assist versus Cal State Bakersfield (9/6)
· Rotated in for all three games and added three kills and two digs at No. 1 Nebraska (9/12)
· Hit .444 and collected five kills in UT[apos]s three-game sweep of Baylor (10/10)
· Registered a season-high 10 digs and tallied two assists and three digs against Kansas (10/13)
· Tallied four kills and added a solo block and one dig against Florida A&M (11/2)
AS A JUNIOR (2006)
· Played in 27 matches for a total 71 games
· Posted a season and team-high 19 kills on .308 hitting in Texas[apos] loss to Stanford (12/9) in the NCAA Regional finals
· Connected for 10 kills on .300 hitting and collected six digs in UT[apos]s 3-0 win against Colorado (9/20)
· Came off the bench to reach double figures with 10 kills and five digs, while also adding a solo block in Texas[apos] 3-2 win over No. 23 Oklahoma (10/21)
· Equaled her then season-high 10 kills on .400 hitting in the 3-0 win over Kansas, capping the match with a solo block to end the match (11/1)
· Started the match for the Longhorns in their 3-0 sweep of Texas A&M, registering nine kills and three blocks against the Aggies (11/8)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005)
· Played in all 29 matches, including 25 starts at either opposite hitter (four) or outside hitter (21), for a total of 90 games
· Averaged 2.41 kills per game, 2.02 digs per game and 3.13 points per game
· Had eight double-figure kill performances, 10 double-figure dig performances and 20 or more points in three matches
· Had a career highs in kills (20), digs (10) and blocks (five) and recorded her first-career double-double against Kansas (9/21)
· Posted 11 kills and a career-best six blocks (two solo, four block assists) at Baylor (10/8)
· Contributed 12 kills to go with her career-high eight aces and career-high four block solos in the Horns[apos] three-game sweep of Texas A&M (10/26)
· Her eight aces set the UT record for aces in a three-game match and was the second-highest total ever at UT across all matches
· Tallied 18 kills, hit .538 (three errors on 28 attack) and added an ace and five blocks against Texas Tech (11/16) while collecting 10 digs for her fourth double-double of the year
· Notched 16 kills and 12 digs for her fifth double-double of the year, while tying her career high with a match-high six blocks, in UT[apos]s upset of previously undefeated and top-ranked Nebraska (11/26)
AS A FRESHMAN (2004)
· Played in 29 matches for a total of 92 games
· Was the first reserve off the Horns[apos] bench, but also had five starts on the outside
· Missed two of the team[apos]s first three matches with a hip injury
· Had 163 kills (1.77/game) on 449 attacks, with 46 blocks (16 solo and 30 block assists) for an average of 0.50 per game
· Tallied 11 kills on a career-high 30 attacks against No. 20 Nebraska (10/20), along with a career-high five blocks (two solo, three block assists)
· Enrolled in Texas in January of 2004 to start her studies and train and play with the team during the spring season
· Played during the team[apos]s European Tour in May, but left after one week to return to Arizona to attend her high school graduation.
BEFORE TEXAS
A 2004 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruit ... ranked eighth in the nation among incoming freshmen by Prepvolleyball.com ... State of Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year ... second-team all-region, followed up with first-team honors and region MVP accolades ... East Valley Player of the Year and Southeast Arizona Player of the Year ... helped Gilbert win the 5-A state championship her senior year ... her Gilbert team was four-time Fiesta League champions ... recorded 473 kills and added 429 digs as a senior ... earned All-America honors from Prepvolleyball.com ... three-time member of the Westwood All-Tournament Team ... her club team - Club Red - was based out of Mesa, Ariz., and was coached by Joe Hesse ... Club Red finished 17th at nationals in 2002.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jennifer Christine Christian ... born May 22, 1985 in Phoenix, Ariz. ... is one of Karen and Gary Christian[apos]s three children ... has two brothers, Josh (25) and Caleb (25) ... awarded the 2006 Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year honor by Athletes International, the international Christian-based organization, in Phoenix ... received the 2004-05 Margie Nornhausser Hale/Mick Haley Endowed Presidential Scholarship for Women[apos]s Athletics, 2005-06 UT Co-op Endowed Scholarship and 2006-07 Lena Mom Nornhausser Stein Endowed Presidential Scholarship ... kinesiology and health education major.
