Jenny Ann Kropp (born June 17, 1979) is an American

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player. Born in

Grand Island, Nebraska Grand Island is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Nebraska, Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 53,131 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Nebraska, 4th most populous ...

, Kropp graduated from Grand Island Central Catholic High School in 1998. She studied at

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where she played at

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for the

Nebraska Cornhuskers The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding t ...

. Kropp was a first-team All-

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honoree in 2000 and 2001 and ''All America'' Second Team in 2001. After graduating from college, she played professionally in

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, with Vaqueras de Bayamón from

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two years. She was named ''Sexiest Swimsuit Bikini Model Athlete'' on the 2009 AVP Tour, by the SoCal Beaches Magazine.

Clubs

* Vaqueras de Bayamón 2003

Awards

Individual

* 2001 AVCA All-America Second Team * 2000 and 2001 AVCA All-Region * 2007 AVP Crocs Tour Rookie of the Year

NCAA

* 2000 NCAA National Championship Simple cup icon

– with

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AVP Pro Tour

* AVP Pro Tour Atlanta 2008 * AVP Pro Tour Chicago 2007 *AVP Pro Tour 2015 Gold Medal *Jose Cuervo Tour 2010 & 2011 Manhattan Beach Open Gold Medal

References

External links

*
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(archived) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kropp, Jenny 1979 births Living people American women's beach volleyball players Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball players University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni Sportspeople from Hawthorne, California Sportspeople from Grand Island, Nebraska 21st-century American women Sportspeople from Nebraska Middle blockers