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Arcadia University Athletic Hall of Fame

Jenn Szeker

  • Class
    2002
  • Induction
    2014
  • Sport(s)
    Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Tennis
Jenn Szeker is the only student-athlete in Arcadia University/Beaver College history to earn all-conference honors in three sports – as a member of the women’s tennis team three times and one time each as a member of the women’s basketball and softball teams.
 
Szeker posted a combined career record of 101-19 (.842) in four seasons as a member of the women’s tennis team, posting a career record of 55-7 (.887) in singles play and a 46-12 (.793) record in doubles action. She was named 2001 PAC Player of the Year after posting a combined record of 32-2, which included a perfect 17-0 record in singles play as she won the PAC title at No. 1 singles and was runner-up at No. 2 doubles. Szeker was 14-2 in singles play as a freshman, and took home the PAC title at No. 3 singles that year.
 
The women’s tennis team had its most successful four-year run in program history during Szeker’s tenure, posting an overall record of 51-12 (.810) that included a 34-5 (.872) in PAC play. The Knights went a perfect 15-0 in Szeker’s senior season, which included capturing the program’s first conference title.
 
Szeker appeared in 104 games as a member of the softball team, posting a career .353 batting average with 113 hits, 73 runs scored, and 47 RBI. She earned First-Team All PAC honors after batting .395 with career-high totals of 45 hits, 29 runs scored, and 18 RBI in 2002, and she batted a career-best .455 with a career high 10 doubles as a sophomore.
 
As a member of the women’s basketball team, Szeker appeared in 89 games and averaged 6.8 points and 7.3 rebounds in her four seasons with the program. She received honorable mention to the 2000-01 PAC All-Conference Team after averaging career highs of 8.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Szeker finished her career ranked among the Knights’ career leaders in points, made free throws, rebounds per game and steals, and she was the program’s record holder in rebounds. Her career rebound and steal totals are still in the top-10 at Arcadia.
 
Arcadia’s 2002 Female Senior Athlete of the Year, Szeker earned her bachelor’s degree in scientific illustration from Arcadia in 2002 and went on the earn her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Thomas Jefferson University in 2008. 
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