Jennifer Cross (born 4 July 1992) is a Canadian volleyball player. She is currently a captain on the Canadian national volleyball team. She has also previously played professional volleyball across Europe. She was a 2 time All-American at the University of Michigan,[1] graduating with a degree in Biomechanics (2010-2014).[2] She also competed in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix.[3]

Jennifer Cross
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 (age 32)
Scarborough, Ontario
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block296 cm (117 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of Michigan
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Career
YearsTeams
2009–2013
2014-2015
2015–2017
2017-2018
2018–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023
2023
United States Michigan Wolverines
Sweden Engelholm VS
Germany Dresdner SC
Hungary Újpesti TE
Bulgaria VC Maritza Plovdiv
Turkey Yeşilyurt
Greece Panathinaikos
Romania CS Rapid București
Greece Panathinaikos
National team
Canada Canada

She attended high school at Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute,[4] as a member of the Birchmount Exceptional Athlete Program (BEAP).

Clubs

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  • 2014-2015: Engelholm Volleyboll Sällskap - Sweden,
  • 2015-2017: Dresden Sports Club - Germany[5]
  • 2017-2018: UTE-Budapest, Hungary
  • 2018-2020: Maritza Plovdiv
  • 2020-2021: Yeşilyurt
  • 2021-2022: Panathinaikos
  • 2022-2023: CS Rapid București
  • 2023: Panathinaikos

Titles

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National championships

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National cups

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References

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  1. ^ "Jennifer Cross - 2013 Volleyball Roster - University of Michigan". mgoblue.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Team Roster - Canada - FIVB World Grand Prix 2015". worldgrandprix.2015.fivb.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Player - Jennifer Cross - FIVB World Grand Prix 2017". worldgrandprix.2017.fivb.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ website=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birchmount_Park_Collegiate_Institute
  5. ^ "Jen Cross: From NCAA Semi-Finalist to German League Champion". ONE VOLLEYBALL. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ Bureau, Athens (7 May 2023). "Panathinaikos Defeats Olympiacos 3-2 And Are Women's Volleyball League Champions Once Again". Retrieved 7 May 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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