The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2024 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Jenna Wenaas
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Liberty
- Prev School:
- Minnesota
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- Major:
- Health Promotion & Behavioral Science
Honors and Awards
2024: SEC Player of the Week (9/2)... SEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/2)
2024:
Played in all 27 matches and 99 sets during the 2024 season…finished third in the team with 220 kills and 2.22 kills per set…second on the team with 20 services aces and 242 digs…added 31 total blocks including four solo blocks…posted season-high 18 kills in the win against Wisconsin (9/1)…had twelve games with double-digit digs in the season…tied her career-high with four blocks against Missouri (11/1) and Auburn (11/15)…posted five double-doubles during the season.
2023
Played in all 32 matches and in 111 sets during the 2023 season…finished second on the team with 313 kills and 2.82 kills per set…sixth on the team with 48 total blocks and added 69 digs…had a season-high 20 kills, with two digs, two blocks and two assists in the five-set win over Baylor (10/26)…tied her season high with four blocks to go with nine kills and a .292 hitting percentage in the National Championship match against Nebraska…had a season-high .524 hitting percentage to go with 12 kills in the win over FGCU (9/8)…posted 10 kills and five digs in the NCAA Semifinal win over Wisconsin.
PRIOR TO TEXAS (MINNESOTA)
Three-time letterwinner at Minnesota from 2020-22…played in 77 career matches and 269 total sets…averaged 2.47 kills per set and 2.43 digs per set during Minnesota career…2023 AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention...Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge All-Tournament Team...played in all 110 sets and 31 matches, ranking third on the team in kills (2.40) and digs (2.37) per set...Preseason All-Big Ten selection...led Minnesota with 17 kills in a win over Baylor...2021 All-Big Ten Second Team...AVCA All-North Region...Academic All-Big Ten...Big Ten Player of the Week (9.20.21)...finished second on the Gophers with 3.28 kills per set while ranking fourth with 2.70 digs per set...as a freshman in the Spring 2021 season, played in 15 matches and 43 sets...had 19 kills, two aces and 80 digs...made her collegiate debut in the Michigan State win (1/24) and had four kills in eight attempts.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played with Frisco Liberty High School and Texas Advantage Volleyball (TAV)...named an Under Armour First Team All-American...ranked as the No. 3 recruit on Prep Volleyball's Senior Aces...was a part of the USA Junior National team that played in the U20 World Championships in Mexico...with TAV, led her team to the 2019 18 Open National championship and was named the Most Valuable Player...named a Prep Volleyball's 18's First Team All-American...became the all-time kill leader at Frisco Liberty high school...established over 2,073 career kills, hit .296, has 183 blocks, 1,484 digs and 140 aces during high school...district champions with Frisco and held a 33-6 record...named the District Newcomer of the Year (2016), District MVP (2017 and 2019) and District Hitter of the Year (2018).
PERSONAL
Daughter of Christopher & Paige Wenaas...graduated from Frisco in 2020...member of National Honor Society and a four-year Academic All-District from 2016- 2019 in high school.
