Russ Rose Then (1994): “Jen had a storybook season last year. She seemed to rally as a player and came into her own. We were very comfortable and confident with everything she did. I would hope she would have a similar type season this year but there’s no guarantee. The only guarantee I know about Jen is that she’s going to work hard and she’s going to be focused. She’s going to do her best to be the best she can be.”
1994 Season (Senior) Season Recap: Played in 34 of 35 matches and 92 of 117 sets … registered 262 kills (.277 hitting %), which ranked 4th on the team … her 3.95 digs/set led the Big Ten … tallied 37 total blocks.
NCAA Tournament: Had the team’s season-high for digs in a match with 26 digs in the NCAA Regional Finals (12/10) 3-1 upset of #1-ranked Nebraska (12-15, 15-11,15-9,15-8). Nebraska had just finished its first undefeated season, and entered the regional final 31-0 with the region’s top seed for the tournament.
Before Penn State: Reimers was an all-city, all conference and all-state performer in volleyball, basketball and soccer at Lincoln Southeast HS … served as captain in all three sports … in track and field, she earned all-city and all-conference honors and qualified for the state meet in the discus and high jump … placed fourth in the state high jump … an outside hitter, Reimers competed in the 1991 Nebraska Coaches Association all-star match and on Nebraska Junior teams that won two USVBA regional championships … the Gatorade Circle of Champions Nebraska Basketball Player-of-the-Year, she was selected to compete in the Nebraska/SouthDakota Coaches all-star game … played guard and forward on teams that won three district titles and two state championships … preseason All-America selection in Street & Smith’s College/Prep Basketball and Dick Vitale’s Basketball magazines … a midfielder, she was the 1990 team MVP in soccer … a member of the National Honor Society, Reimers received the U.S. Army Reserve ational Scholar-Athlete Award and the KFOR Sportscasters Scholarship … also was a Sertoma Club honoree … recognized as an academic all-state selection in volleyball, basketball, soccer and track.