Griffin Jende

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Waukesha, Wis.
High School:
Pewaukee

Honors and Awards:
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 14)
BIG EAST All-Academic (2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20)

2019 (RJr.): Played in eight games, starting in 3, in 2019 ... Tied for sixth on the team with two goals on the season ... Made his season debut off the bench against UC Davis (Sept. 1) and played 27 minutes, registering one shot ... Played 10 minutes in a win against Northern Illinois (Sept. 13) ... In his first collegiate start against Green Bay (Oct. 8), Jende played a career-high of 56 minutes and scored two goals, the first two tallies of his MU career ... Three of his four shots on the game were on goal ... Made his second career start against Providence (Oct. 12) ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (Oct. 14) after his two-goal performance against Green Bay ... Played 24 minutes at Georgetown (Oct. 26) and 21 minutes against Seton Hall (Nov. 2).

2018 (RSo.): Registered 14 minutes in two games played.

2017 (RFr.): Saw playing time in two matches, tallied two shots with one on goal.

2016 (Fr.): Redshirted.

Prior to Marquette: Lettered in soccer and basketball at Pewaukee High School in nearby Pewaukee, Wis. ... Was named a Scholar All-American following his senior season ... Also earned All-Great Lakes Region honors as well as being named a two-time First Team All-Area, two-time All-State honorable mention, and three-time First Team All-Woodland Conference ... Was the Woodland Conference Player of the Year in 2014 ... Led team to two conference titles, two sectional titles and four regional championships ... Holds the school record for most career goals with 90 goals, including a single-season record of 33 as a junior that was followed up with 32 as a senior ... Also registered a school-record 45 career assists ... Played club soccer for SC Waukesha (2009-15) and North Shore United (2015-16).

Personal: Born in Richmond, Va. ... Son of Steve and Carrie Jende ... Has two siblings, Vivianne and Brooke ... Plans to stude finance/accounting.