Jennifer Martz

Jennifer Martz (born July 13, 1977) is an American former volleyball player.

Career

As a 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) junior middle blocker at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Martz was named 1997 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III Player of the Year.^[1] That year she led the Bears to their 9th consecutive Final Four appearance and 10th University Athletic Association championship in 11 years. As a freshman and sophomore, she led the Bears to their 5th and 6th consecutive national championships. She was a finalist for the NCAA 25th Anniversary (of NCAA Women’s Championships) team.^[2]

Martz was one of only four Division III four-time All-Americans (three first-team selections). Martz graduated as Washington University's all time leader in kills (2,068), blocks (588) and games played (549) and finished second in hitting percentage (.443) and attacks (3,634).^[3] She was inducted into the Washington University Sports Hall of Fame on January 26, 2007.

Honors

• NCAA All tournament team (1995, 96) ^[4]
• AVCA All American (1995, 96, 97, 98)
• 1997 AVCA Division III National Player of the Year
• 1999 NCAA Division III Missouri Woman of the Year
• 1998 GTE/College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) second-team Academic All-American.

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