Saint Louis Billikens Athletics

Jendryk joined the Billiken coaching staff after a successful playing career. She was a four-year letterwinner at Illinois where she helped the Illini to a national runner-up finish in 2011. Jendryk was awarded the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2012 and the Illinois Sportsmanship award is now called the Jessica Jendryk Coach’s Award. She used her fifth year of eligibility to play for the Billikens in 2013. At SLU, Jendryk played in 109 sets, notching 1.26 kills per set and hitting .233 as a middle blocker. Defensively, she recorded 65 blocks (.60 per set) for the Billikens.