Guerin Catholic Athletics is excited to announce the hiring of Jennifer Shortenhaus as the next Head Coach of the Girls Volleyball program. Shortenhaus brings a wealth of volleyball knowledge and accomplishment to this role. She played high school volleyball in Kalamazoo, Michigan where the team earned three state championships and she garnered First Team All-State recognition three years in a row. Following an accomplished high school career, Jennifer moved on to the University of Notre Dame from 1994-1997 where the team won three Big East Conference championships and advanced deep into the NCAA tournament three separate years. While at Notre Dame, she was named the Knute Rockne Scholar-Athlete Award winner twice while making the Dean’s List all four years. Following her playing career, she became the head coach of Loyola College (Maryland) for four years, raising the level of a previously struggling program to a top tier program in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. A couple of years later, she was voted “Coach of the Year” while head coaching the girls volleyball program at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. She lists AVCA Hall of Famer Jim McLaughlin and U.S. Olympic coach Greg Giovanazzi as coaching mentors. Jennifer and her husband are parishioners at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and have four daughters. From Jennifer Shortenhaus: “I am honored and excited to lead the volleyball program at Guerin Catholic. Guerin Catholic is a special place with a powerful mission. I look forward to working with you all to build a prominent program with a strong tradition that reflects the excellence and purpose of Guerin Catholic.” Please join us in welcoming Jennifer Shortenhaus to on Wednesday, February 5th at 5:30pm in the Guerin Catholic media center. All players and their families are invited to attend. Thank you! Go Golden Eagles! Provided by Ryan Davis.