Jenna Hagglund
Bio
Lakota West Class of 2007: Volleyball
Jenna was selected All American First Team in 2006, one of the top 36 high
school players in the USA as determined by the American Volleyball Coaches
Association (AVCA). She was named First Team All-State at the end of the
2006 season and had been selected Second Team All-State in 2005. She was
chosen as the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky High School Sportswomen of
the Year for 2006-07. This award was presented for most outstanding
athletic achievement, irrespective of sport. She was also the Greater
Cincinnati Volleyball Player of the Year (POY) for 2006. Jenna was voted
onto four All-GMC teams, three All-league first teams, proceeded by a
second team selection. Her capstone league honor was being selected as the
2006 GMC Player of the Year. She still holds the Lakota district records
for service aces in a season (86) and in a career (213).
She was the team captain or co-captain for two GMC Championship and two
District Championship (State final 16) teams during the course of her
four-year varsity career at Lakota.
Jenna was recruited by the University of Washington where she earned both All PAC 10 and NCAA D-1 All American honors. She finished an outstanding career by playing all 113 sets for the Huskies as the starting setter, leading the Dawgs to the NCAA Elite Eight for the second time in her four years. She finished with 5,326 career assists, second-most in Washington history and 10th-most in Pac-10 Conference history. She majored in marketing.
Jenna went on to play for the United States National Team. National Team highlights include: 2015, Pan American Cup (Gold), Pan American Games (Gold); 2014, Montreux Volley Masters (Silver); 2013, Pan American Cup (Gold), FIVB World Grand Prix (6th), NORCECA Championship (Gold) and FIVB Grand Champions Cup (Silver).
She also played professionally for five years for teams in Australia, France, Germany, Poland, and Italy. She wrapped up her professional volleyball career in 2016.
Jenna earned her MBA at the University of Cincinnati. Jenna is currently working for P&G in Cincinnati.
Favorites
BOOK FOR LEADERS: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
ATHLETE: Misty May-Treanor
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM: Toronto FC
SPORTS MOVIE: A League of Their Own
PODCAST: Finding Mastery
TWITTER @j_hagg INSTAGRAM @jhagg
QUOTE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU:
"Obsessed is just a name the lazy call the dedicated."
"Brothers & sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it, but one thing I do: Forgetting what is
behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on to win the prize for which God has called me
heavenward in Christ Jesus." Phil 3: 13-14
IF YOU KNEW THEN WHAT YOU KNOW NOW…WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THE HIGH SCHOOL JENNA?:
Don't look sideways and don't lose yourself to comparison. Find time to be yourself, have fun, and engage in as
many learning opportunities as you can.
THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A FIREBIRD WAS…
It felt like I was part of a very special family. I met some of my lifelong friends and it felt like we were truly
upholding an honor and tradition.
CURRENT JOB: Assistant Brand Manager for Fabric Care at P&G (ecommerce & digital)
ANYTHING ELSE FUN THAT WE SHOULD KNOW?: I'm getting married June 1