Marquette's Jenny Ciriacks named club volleyball All-American

MILWAUKEE, WI (04/12/2012)(readMedia)-- Jenny Ciriacks, a freshman from Wauwatosa, WI, played on the Marquette University club volleyball Gold team that finished third at the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation national championships, held April 5-7th in Kansas City, MO. Marquette came into the tournament ranked no. 1 in the country with a 37-1 game record, and beat tough teams like Minnesota and Texas before losing to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the semifinals.

Ciriacks, who is the team's starting outside hitter, was named an All-American along with three of her teammates. 16-year head coach Anne Pufahl says of Ciriacks, "I've never had a freshman come in and play that well and that composed. Jenny played like she's been on the team for years."