Jen Malcom

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Schaller-Crestland
Hometown:
Schaller, Iowa

Awards and Honors
Co-Captain (2008) ... Strength and Conditioning All-American (2008) ... AVCA All-Central Region (2008) ... All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2008) ... Panther Invitational MVP (2008) ... Blue Raider Bash All-Tournament Team (2008).

2008 (Senior)
Played in 34 of 35 matches, missing the Texas Tech match after suffering an ankle sprain ... leaves Iowa State as the school's career (.318), single-season (.343) and single-match (.789) leader for hitting percentage ... .343 hitting percentage this year ranked fourth in the Big 12 and 61st in the country ... also finished sixth for career block assists with 279 and fifth for blocks per set at 1.22 ... third on team with 342 kills on the season ... went over 1,000 collegiate kills against Kansas in final regular season match ... finished collegiate career with 1,036 kills, 650 of which came following her transfer from Syracuse ... recorded 120 block assists as a senior, good for sixth on the single-season charts ... opened season with double-figure kills in first five matches ... posted double-digit kills in 20 matches this season and 38 for her career ... had 13 kills on a .414 percentage to go along with a solo block and seven block assists against Milwaukee ... hit for a school record .789 hitting percentage against Creighton, recording 15 kills with no errors on 19 attacks ... also had a solo block and five block assists against the Bluejays ... had 15 kills and hit .440 against Middle Tennessee ... hit .548 at Kansas, tying a career-high with 18 kills ... added a solo block and seven block assists against the Jayhawks ... helped ISU sweep Oklahoma by ripping nine kills on a .643 hitting percentage ... hit .500 (14k-2e-24att) and had a career-high three solo blocks in win at Baylor ... recorded 17 kills, a solo block and seven block assists in four-set win over Colorado ... posted 11 kills and hit .333 to help ISU to a first round win over Northern Iowa in the NCAA Tournament ... had a career-high eight digs to go along with eight kills in an upset win over No. 10 Minnesota in the second round of the tournament ... posted 10 kills and three block assists as ISU beat No. 7 Oregon to advance to the school's first-ever NCAA Regional Final ... had five block assists against third-ranked Texas in final match of her career.

2007 (Redshirt Junior)
Saw action in all 33 matches and 123 of 125 games ... made an immediate impact in the middle for the Cyclones, teaming up with Erin Boeve to create one of the top middle blocking tandems in the Big 12 ... third on team with 308 kills while leading all regular attackers with a .293 hitting percentage ... finished the season fourth in the Big 12 with 1.38 blocks per game ... broke Boeve’s single-season block assist record, registering 159 on the year ... also had 11 solo blocks ... recorded 18 double-figure kill matches and three double-digit block contests ... hit .350 or better in 14 matches ... burst onto the scene with 10 block assists in the season opener against Middle Tennessee ... set the school record with 13 block assists against San Diego in first round of the NCAA Tournament ... also had 13 kills against the Toreros ... had 12 kills and 11 block assists against Long Island ... had 14 kills with no errors on 22 attempts for a .636 hitting percentage in win over Kansas ... ripped 15 kills in matches against Colorado, Baylor and at Kansas ... was dominant in posting a career-high 18 kills while hitting .441 against Oklahoma in a must-win regular season finale match ... also had a solo block and five block assists against the Sooners ... had seven block assists in ISU’s upset win over No. 8 Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

2006 (Junior)
Redshirted after transferring from Syracuse.

2005 (Sophomore at Syracuse)
Played in 33 matches, averaging 1.86 kills and a team-high 1.33 blocks per game ... finished fifth in the Big East in blocks per game, including third in conference matches only ... had a season-high 13 kills and a .611 hitting percentage vs. New Mexico ... recorded 11 block assists in matches against Cornell and Seton Hall ... was presented with the Courage Award at the end of the season.

2004 (Freshman at Syracuse)
Played in 32 matches ... named Big East Rookie of the Week on Oct. 25 and Nov. 15 ... named to the Denver All-Tournament Team ... led the Orange in all blocking categories: 28 solo blocks, 98 block assists and 126 total blocks ... fourth on the team in kills (191) and attack attempts (467) ... recorded double-digit kills in six matches ... led SU in blocks 15 times ... recorded only double-double of the season with 10 kills and 13 total blocks against Washington State on Sept. 18 ... set a career-high with four solo blocks vs. St. John’s on Oct. 22 ... concluded the regular season with a season-high 14 kills against Pittsburgh on Nov. 14.

High School
Four-year letterwinner at Schaller-Crestland High School ... all-state, all-area and all-district her junior and senior campaigns ... played club ball for Nebraska Elite under the guidance of Kim Rasmussen ... also earned four letters in basketball, softball and track.

Personal
Kinesiology major ... born Nov. 7, 1985 ... daughter of Richard and Karen Malcom ... has a brother (Marcus).