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2018 Men's Volleyball Roster

21 Jeff Jendryk

  • Height 6-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wheaton, Ill.
  • High School St. Francis

Biography

2018: Closed out one of the most illustrious careers in NCAA history by earning AVCA First Team All-America honors for the third time … Finished his Loyola career as the only player in program annals and just the 12thin NCAA Division I-II history to be a four-time AVCA All-American pick … First Team All-MIVA honoree for the third time in his career … Wrapped up his career ranked second on Loyola’s all-time list with a .449 hitting percentage … Ranked second in the country with a .457 (247-38-457) hitting percentage and added 247 kills (2.27 per set), 96 blocks (0.88 per set), 41 digs (0.38 per set) and 19 service aces (0.17 per set) … Pounded out 10 or more kills on 10 occasions … Helped Loyola to a signature season-opening victory at No. 3 BYU (Jan. 5) by registering eight blocks and six kills … Over a four-match span from January 19-27, was nearly unstoppable, hitting a whopping .644 (40-2-59), while helping the Ramblers to four wins … Had 10 kills, five blocks, three digs and a blistering .769 (10-0-13) attack percentage in a victory over No. 14 Saint Francis (Jan. 20) … Went for 12 kills and hit .647 (12-1-17) as Loyola stopped No. 9 CSUN (Jan. 27) … Ripped 12 kills in a victory at No. 14 Fort Wayne (Feb. 16) … Served up a season-high three aces at Ball State (Feb. 17) … Blasted 12 kills and hit .688 (12-1-16) versus King (March 2) … Totaled a season-best nine blocks at No. 14 Concordia Irvine (March 8) … Hit a perfect 1.000 (8-0-8) to help the Ramblers to a win at No. 7 Pepperdine (March 10) … Hammered 13 kills, hitting .684 (13-0-19) in the process, in a victory at No. 8 Lewis (March 17) … Tabbed MIVA Co-Offensive Player of the Week on March 20 … Produced 10 or more kills in three consecutive contests, March 29 – April 5 … Cracked 11 kills at No. 9 Ohio State (March 29), then went for 12 kills and five blocks at McKendree (March 31) … Just missed a double-double in a MIVA semifinal win over No. 11 Ball State (April 18) by tallying nine kills and seven digs.
 
2017: AVCA First Team All-America selection … First Loyola player to be a first or second team All-America selection three or more times … Loyola’s first AVCA First Team All-American since Thomas Jaeschke in 2015 … Also collected Volleyball Magazine First Team All-America honors … First Team All-MIVA for the second straight year … Finalist for the Ryan Miller Award, presented to the top middle attacker in the nation … Named to the U.S. National Team training roster for FIVB World League play in summer of 2017 … Two-time MIVA Defensive Player of the Week selection … One of two Ramblers to appear in all 105 sets … Totaled 226 kills (2.15 per set) and shared the team lead with 22 total service aces (0.21 per set) … Ranked fourth in the nation with a .431 (226-39-434) hitting percentage … His 1.16 blocks per set (122 total blocks) ranked seventh nationally … Had nine matches with 10 or more kills, three times posting 12 kills … Served a season-high four aces versus NJIT (Jan. 5) … Blasted 12 kills, and added five digs and five blocks, while hitting .524 (12-1-21) against No. 5 Pepperdine (Jan. 13) … Totaled 11 kills and six blocks to help Loyola win at No. 11 George Mason (Jan. 21) … Hit a staggering .786 (11-0-14) with three aces and four digs against Quincy (Feb. 4) … Had 11 kills and seven blocks in a win against Fort Wayne (Feb. 16) … Set a career high with 10 blocks and added eight kills versus No. 11 Ball State (Feb. 18) … Produced 12 kills, hitting .632 (12-0-19), against No. 5 Lewis (Feb. 24) … Recorded double-digit kills in three of Loyola’s final five matches of the season … Equaled his season best with 12 kills versus Grand Canyon (March 31) … In a win at Fort Wayne (April 6), accounted for 11 kills and six blocks, while hitting .733 (11-0-15) … Collected 10 kills at No. 11 Ball State in the MIVA Tournament (April 15) … MIVA Academic All-Conference selection.
 
2016: AVCA Second Team All-American … Fourth player in program history to earn multiple All-America honors … First Team All-MIVA selection … Played for Team USA at the Pan American Cup … Led the team with 278 kills (2.70 per set) and ranked second with a .431 hitting percentage … His hitting percentage (.431) ranked fifth in the nation … Had 13 matches with 10 or more kills … Played some of his best volleyball down the stretch, notching double-digit kills in nine of the final 10 matches of the season … Opened the year with 10 kills and six blocks versus No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 3) … Totaled 12 kills and five blocks in a victory over No. 2 UC Irvine (Jan. 9) … Named MIVA Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 19 … In consecutive matches versus Erskine and Charleston, hit a combined 1.000 (10-0-10) … Totaled 13 kills in a five-set victory at No. 14 Lewis (Feb. 23) … Posted a season-high nine blocks and added eight kills against Princeton (March 14) … Slammed home a season-best 24 kills at Saint Francis (March 25) … Reached double figures in kills in each of the final seven matches of the year … Ripped 20 kills and notched six blocks at Grand Canyon (April 1) and followed that up with 17 kills and seven rejections against the Lopes one day later … In two MIVA Tournament matches, hit a collective .489 (25-3-45) and averaged 3.13 kills per set … Member of the Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll.
 
2015: AVCA Newcomer of the Year ... AVCA First Team All-American ...Volleyball Magazine Freshman of the Year ...Volleyball Magazine Second-Team All-American ... Second Team All-MIVA selection ... Named to the Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshmen All-American Team ... Started all 30 matches for the Ramblers ... Recorded career high kills (17) and blocks (9) in Loyola's NCAA Championship victory over Lewis (May 9) en route to being named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament ... Named Off The Block/Springbak, Inc. National Freshman of the Week after his performance at the season-opening AVCA Showcase ... Ended the regular season ranked sixth in the MIVA and 12th in the nation in blocks per set (1.18), one of just three freshmen ranked in the top 15 nationally ... Ranked second on the team in both hitting percentage (.488) and blocks per set (1.14) and third in points (274.5) ... Named to MIVA Academic All-Conference Team. 
 
High School: Named to Volleyball Magazine's "Fab 50" seniors for the 2014 class ...Member of the 2014 USA Volleyball Men's Junior National Team that placed third at the NORCECA Men's U21 Continental Championships...2014 AVCA First Team Boys' High School Senior All-American...St. Francis High School team MVP.

Jendryk's Career Statistics

Year
SP-MP
K-E-TA
Pct.
Ast.
Digs
Aces
BS
BA
Pts.
KPS
DPS
BPS
2015
101-30
196-35-330
.488
4
33
13
16
99
274.5
1.94
0.33
1.14
2016
103-NA
278-62-501
.431
8
43
15
11
90
349.0
2.70
0.42
0.98
Totals
204-NA
474-97-831
.454
12
76
28
27
189
623.5
2.32
0.37
1.06

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2017Junior

    MB
    6'10"
    21
  • 21

    2018Senior

    MB
    6'10"
    21