Russ Rose Then (1994): “Jen has great quickness and we feel that she has the potential to be a good defensive player. She learned a lot in her redshirt year and now she needs to take what she learned and put it to solid use.”
1994 Season (RS Freshman) Highlights and Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.
Season Recap: Saw action in 8 of 35 matches and 8 of 117 sets … totaled 3 digs and one service ace for the season … had 2 digs against Purdue.
NCAA Tournament: Had 1 dig in Penn State’s sweep of Notre Dame (15-4, 15-6, 15-2 ) in the Mideast Region Semifinal match (12/9).
Before Penn State: At Blue Mountain High School, Jen participated in volleyball (playing setter) in which she earned all-league, all-county, and all-district recognition, basketball (where she was a guard), and track & field, running the 4 x 100 and 4x 400 relays, long-jumping, and throwing the javelin. In her senior year, she qualified for states in basketball and placed 9th in the javelin. In 2006, Jen was inducted into both the Blue Mountain Sports Hall of Fame and the ARC Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
“Lady spikers to make title run,” The Daily Collegian, Jul. 30, 1997
“Burdis plays big on court,” The Daily Collegian, Nov. 12, 1996
“Kamner’s playing improves,” The Daily Collegian, Oct. 21, 1994
