Jenerra McGruder
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| Player Number: | 12 |
| Height: | 5-9 |
| Student Level: | SR |
| Hometown: | Euless, Tex. |
| Previous School: | Colleyville Heritage HS |
AS A JUNIOR (2008)
Played in all 36 matches and 129 sets...Totaled a career high 223 kills for an average of 1.75 per set...Set a new career high with 13 kills vs. Ouachita Baptitst on 9/12/08...Registered double-figure kill totals in eight matches...Also set a new career high with 16 digs vs. Rollins College on 11/15/08 and with four aces vs. Palm Beach Atlantic on 9/17/08...Had a career high four blocks vs. West Florida in the NCAA Division II South Region Finals... Scored 278 total points for 2.17 per set.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007)
Played in 15 matches, receiving nine starts...Registered 61 kills, 56 digs, and 11 total blocks...Tied career high in kills with 11 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic on 10/9/07...Also set a new career high with 13 digs in SSC match vs. Saint Leo on 10/12/07...Hit. 385 in season opening win vs. Franklin Pierce on 8/24/07...Averaged 1.56 kills per game and 1.44 digs per game...
AS A FRESHMAN
Started 14 matches and played in 75 games...Recorded 72 kills, 13 aces, 64 digs and 15 total blocks...Set career-highs in kills (11 vs. Central Oklahoma on 8/26/06), aces (four vs. C.W. Post on 9/1/06), and digs (10 vs. Eckerd College on 9/24/06).
CAREER
2005-2006 Colleyville Heritage Athlete of the Year...High School team ranked 6th in Dallas/Ft. Worth area...Skyline Jrs. 18 National Team qualified for USAV Junior Olympics...Received Coach's MVP award...Also participated in track and field.
PERSONAL
Born April 10, 1988 in Arlington, Texas...Sports Management major...Her hobbies include watching and playing sports and shopping...Aspires to work in marketing for a pro sports team...Believes her best asset to the team is her consistency...Names Misty May as her favorite athlete and the Miami Dolphins as her favorite team...Daughter of Juanita and Mike Scooter McGruder...Has one sister, Dior (18)...Father played 12 years in the NFL (until 1996) with the Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New England Patriots.

