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#2 Jenika Bird
Jeppson
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Position:
Middle
Blocker |
Hometown:
Green
River,
WY |
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Height:
5-11 |
Previous
School:
Salt
Lake CC |
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Year:
Senior |
Date
of
Birth:
April
10, 1989 |
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JUNIOR:
Posted season highs of
12 kills and five blocks
during home match
against Carroll College
in the Frontier
Conference
Tournament…had three
matches with
double-digit kills,
including 11 at the NAIA
national tournament
against Doane…also had
season highs of four
digs and two
assists…finished fifth
on the team in kills
with 150 and led the
squad with 69 blocks…
her 17 solo blocks and
104 block assists also
led the team…the 104
blocks is the
fifth-highest
single-season total in
program history…finished
the season hitting
.168…came on strong at
the end of the year with
two matches in
double-figure
kills….earned Frontier
Conference All-Academic
honors.
JUNIOR
COLLEGE: Was a
middle blocker at Salt
Lake Community College
last season and earned
first-team
all-conference
honors…was a First Team
All-Region 18 pick for
both the regular season
and the region
tournament…also earned
Academic All-America
honors…helped the Bruins
to the conference title
and a ninth-place finish
at the national junior
college
tournament…averaged 1.41
kills per game and led
the team with 134 blocks
and a 1.13 blocks per
game average…played
freshman season at
Western Wyoming
Community College where
she earned first-team
all-conference
honors…also was selected
to the First Team
All-Region 9 regular
season and tournament
squads…she also earned
conference and Region 9
academic honors.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Attended
Green River High where
she was a Class 4A
Wyoming All-State
basketball player both
her junior and senior
seasons…she also earned
All-State honors her
junior year in
volleyball.
PERSONAL: Born April
10, 1989…parents are
John and Connie Bird…has
two brothers, Cameron
and Jordan, and a
sister,
Candace...Transferred to
LCSC for the 2009 spring
semester…entered LCSC
with a 3.70 GPA and had
a 3.80 GPA in high
school…hobbies include
riding four wheelers and
motorcycles, playing
piano (has played it for
about 13 years), and
playing
sports—especially
volleyball and
basketball….is pursuing
a Nursing degree.
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Year |
Team |
GP |
K |
E |
TA |
PCT |
Ast |
SA |
SE |
Rec |
RE |
DIG |
BS |
BA |
TB |
BE |
BHE |
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2009 |
LCSC |
107 |
150 |
75 |
446 |
.168 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
33 |
17 |
104 |
121 |
7 |
1 |
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Total |
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107 |
150 |
75 |
446 |
.168 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
33 |
17 |
104 |
121 |
7 |
1 |
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