2021 Volleyball Roster
Mruzik, Jess

Jersey Number 5
Jess Mruzik
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Livonia, Mich.
- High School:
- Farmington Hills Mercy
Bio
At Michigan
• Two-time AVCA All-North Region First Team (2021, 2022)
• Two-time All-Big Ten first team (2021, 2022)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022)
• 2021 AVCA All-America honorable mention
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2021)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 9, 2021)
Junior (2022)
• AVCA All-North Region First Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Started all 30 matches at outside hitter
• Averaged 3.68 kills per set on a .240 hitting percentage, 2.34 digs per set and 0.58 blocks per set
• Led U-M with 448.5 total points, averaging 4.19 points per set
• Collected nine double-doubles and had 26 matches with 10-or-more kills
• Had double-doubles (kills-digs) in four of Michigan's final five matches
• Put down a season-best 22 kills against Illinois (Nov. 12)
• Recorded a career-high 19 digs against Northern Arizona (Aug. 26)
• Led the team in kills with 394 and in double-doubles with nine
Sophomore (Fall 2021)
• AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
• AVCA All-North Region First Team
• All-Big Ten First Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Player of the week (Nov. 9)
• Started all 30 matches at outside hitter
• Averaged 3.57 kills per set on a .244 hitting percentage, 2.52 digs per set and 0.46 blocks per set
• Led U-M with 446.0 total points, averaging 4.09 points per set
• Recorded 25 matches with at least 10 kills, reaching the 20-kill mark three times
• Had a career-high 31 kills and 53 total attacks against Duke (Sept. 10)
• Recorded season-high 16 digs against Penn State (Nov. 5)
• Tied a career best with four service aces against Indiana (Oct. 20)
• Posted 10 double-doubles (kill-dig)
Freshman (Spring 2021)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• Collegiate Debut: Feb. 13 vs. Purdue
• Started all 12 matches she played
• Ranked second the team in kills (163) and in kills per set (3.54)
• Averaged 3.54 kills per set, ranking seventh in the Big Ten
• Totaled a pair of 20-plus kill matches, with 21 in first collegiate match against Purdue (Feb. 13) and 20 against Nebraska on March 25
• Recorded two double-doubles, posting 12 kills and 11 digs against Maryland (Feb. 20) and registering 15 kills and 10 digs at Ohio State (March 19)
Prep
• 2019 National Gatorade Player of the Year
• 2019 Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year
• 2019 Under Armour All-American
• 2019 Under Armour All-American Game MVP
• 2019 USA Today All-USA Preseason High School All-American
• Four year letter winner
• 2019 All-State 1st Team
• 2019 Division I State Champion
• 2018 Prep Volleyball All-American first team
• 2018 All-State 1st Team
• 2018 Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year
• 2018 Prep Volleyball Michigan Player of the Year
• 2018 Prep Volleyball High School All-American
• 2017 All-State 1st Team
• 2017 Prep Volleyball finalist for Sophomore of the Year
• 2017 Flo Volleyball Rising Star
• 2016 All-State 3rd Team
• 2016 Max Preps Freshman All-American
• 2016 MIVCA All-Region
Club/National
• Legacy Volleyball Club (2017-19)
• 2018 18U AAU National Champion
• Ziggy Ziupsnys Award - MVP of AAU National Tournament
• FIVB U18 World Champion
• FIVB U18 World Championship MVP
• JVA All National Team
Personal
• Jessica Ann Mruzik
• Born June 15, 2002
• Daughter of Jeff and Jacki Mruzik
• Majoring in applied exercise science
Volleyball Highlights vs. Marshall (Sept. 6)
Saturday, September 06
Volleyball Highlights vs. Florida Atlantic (Sept. 5)
Friday, September 05
Volleyball Highlights vs. Eastern Michigan (Sept. 2)
Tuesday, September 02
Michigan Made | Volleyball Episode 5
Tuesday, August 26