Russ Rose Then (2003): “Jess is without question our best server.  She has a great energy for the game and would love to be setting all the time, but she recognizes where she fits in the team, and I have great respect for people who appreciate reality.  Jess plays good defense, plays hard, and has a fiery personality.  Going into her last year, I expect her to make positive contributions for us.  It may not be in the role she planned when she came to school here four years ago, but it’s the role she is going to be handed, and I feel confident she will be able to run with it.  If we need her to set, she has all the experience necessary to do it, and do it well.”

Russ Rose Now (2025):

Before Penn State: At Rancho Bernardo High School, was selected to Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 50 squad; recipient of the Who’s Who in Sports All-Star Award in 1999; named to the All Power Bar Team in 1999; chosen for the All-Stater Sports Magazine Top 75; was a member of the 1999 Youth National Team that placed sixth at World Championships in Madiera Portugal; was profiled during junior year on ESPN’s Scholastic Sports America.

 

 

 

“Hayden solidifies PSU setter position,” The Daily Collegian, Aug. 30, 2001

“Senior nears end of journey,” The Daily Collegian, Nov. 18, 2004