Jenna Soenksen

Class:
Senior
Position:
Prop/Lock
Hometown:
Encinitas, Calif.
High School:
La Costa Canyon

2019-20: Named to the NIRA All-Academic Team ... Helped the Bears reach the NIRA 15s Championship match … Recorded a prop try at AIC.

2018-19: Helped the team qualify for the NIRA Quarterfinals in 15s ... Competed in the 7s season.

2017-18: Selected to the Ivy Conference Academic Team ... Member of the team that captured the Ivy Championship in 15s with a 62-25 win over Princeton (Oct. 28) ... Helped the squad win the Plate Division at Crimson 7s ... Member of the team that reached the championship match at Pioneer 7s.

2016-17: Member of the team that reached the Ivy Semifinals in 15's … Helped the 7’s team advance to the third place game at Ivy 7’s.

Before Brown: Played goalie for the lacrosse team at La Costa Canyon ... Named Female Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2016 ... Captained the lacrosse team as a senior ... Two-time CIF San Diego Section Open Division Champion (2014, 2015) and runner-up (2016) ... Recipient of the CIF Sportsmanship Award in 2015 ... Helped lead her team to three Avocado League Championships (2013, 2014, 2015) ... Awarded the Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award (2016) and the Ford Salute to Education Scholarship Award (2016) ... Earned National AP Scholar honors in 2015.

Personal: Born June 3, 1998 ... Daughter of Kathleen and Dirk Soenksen ... Has three siblings, Amy, Eric and Paige ... Concentrating in Computer Science.