Honors & Awards
- Two-Time Division I-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete (2009 & 2010)
- 2009-10 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Candidate
- First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete (2009-10)
- First-Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District (2009-10)
- Second-Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District (2008-09)
- Second-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete (2008-09)
- Two-Time Carl Grose Service Award Winner (2008 & 09)
- Honorable Mention MVC Scholar-Athlete (2007-08)
- Seven-Time Bradley Scholar-Athlete of the Week
- Bradley Athletic Directors Honor Roll all seven semesters
2009-10 (Senior)
Voted a team co-captain for the second consecutive year ... Tied for 10th in school history in games played (111) ... Earned first-team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District V honors and joined Genny Mueller as the only two-time Academic All-District selection in school history ... Named a First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete ... Was the only player to start all 31 games ... Third on the team in assists (2.2 apg) and led the squad with a 1.58 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Collected her second career double-double against Wichita State, finishing with 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds ... Was 10-for-13 from the free throw line in the win against the Shockers ... Went scoreless in her final home game, but had eight rebounds, two assists, one block and three steals against Missouri State (3/6) ... Matched a then career-high with 10 rebounds and also had nine points, four assists and two blocks in the home victory against Creighton (2/19) ... Scored a season-best 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the win at Creighton ... Tied a career-high with four three-pointers at Northern Iowa and finished with 14 points against the Panthers ... Turned in 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and also head eight rebounds, five assists and two steals in BU's win at Evansville ... Had 15 points at Saint Louis, also adding a season-best eight rebounds to go along with five assists, one block and two steals ... Totalled 15 points against Missouri on 4-of-6 shooting ... Ranks as the Braves active career leader with 164 career assists ... Turned in arguably the best all-around performance of her career in the win at UNLV, finishing with six points, seven rebounds and a career-high eight assists ... One of 30 national candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award ... Named the Bradley Country Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of Dec. 16 and again for the week of Jan. 6 ... Owns a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average and has twice been selected as Bradley's Carl Grose Service Award winner.
2008-09 (Junior)
Earned second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors ... Also named a second-team MVC Scholar-Athlete and received the MVC's Good Neighbor Award ... Named the Bradley Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the week of Nov. 25, Dec. 23 and Jan. 14 ... Made 15 consecutive free throws to start the season ... Connected on eight of her last 18 three-point attempts (44.4 percent) ... One of three players on the roster with more assists than turnovers, she was third on the team in rebounding (4.1 per game), assists, blocks and steals ... Turned in her first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Air Force ... Blogged on the Bradley Athletics website thoughout the 2008-09 season ... Scored in double figures four times ... The Braves were 19-7 when she had at least one assist.
2007-08 (Sophomore)
Named an honorable mention Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete ... Earned Bradley's Scholar-Athlete of the Week twice ... Came off the bench in the first five games of the season, before being inserted into the starting lineup ... Team won five of the next six games with Van Kirk in the starting lineup and finished the season 10-15 in games she started, compared to a 2-5 mark when she came off the bench ... Scored a career-best 20 points off the bench against Cleveland State ... Missed her first two three-point attempts of the season, before connecting on eight of her next 11 attempts (72.7 percent) from long range including a 4-for-5 performance against Cleveland State ... Hit 17 of her last 41 trey's and had an 11-game stretch in which she nailed 13-of-23 (56.5 percent) from beyond the arc ... Reached double figures in scoring eight times and had a seven-game stretch in which she averaged 10.3 points per game.
2006-07 Season (Freshman)
Played in 19 games, seeing the bulk of her action in Missouri Valley Conference play, where she appeared in 16 contests ... Did not see the court in nine of the first 11 games, before playing in each of the next 14 games ... Scored her first career points against San Jose State, hitting 3-of-4 free throws in her first collegiate action ... Pulled down five rebounds, two points, one assist and one steal at Illinois State ... Played a season-high 19 minutes against Evansville.
High School
Named honorable mention all-state as a senior and junior ... Helped Waconia to a conference championship in her final prep season ... An all-conference pick as a senior, she averaged 14.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game ... Earned all-conference honors in 2004-05 after averaging 13 points, six rebounds and three assists per game ... Also earned all-conference three times in volleyball and was a five-time all-conference selection in golf, where she competed in the state finals all four years and was a two-time all-state performer.
Getting To Know Jenny Van Kirk
Parents: Cynthia Van Kirk and Joseph Van Kirk
Birthdate: Feb. 13, 1988
Birthplace: Waconia, Minn.
Siblings: Emily (24) and Patrick (18)
Major: Individualized Major Program
