Hall of Fame

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Jennifer Warrick Reierson

  • Class
    2002
  • Induction
    2015
  • Sport(s)
Jennifer (Warrick) Reierson
University of Minnesota Duluth

Soccer
 
Jennifer (Warrick) Reierson was a standout on the University of Minnesota Duluth women's soccer team.  The Lino Lakes, Minn., product  was a three-time NSCAA All-Central Region second team selection (1998-2000) and became the first Bulldog to secured a spot on the All-NSIC team all four seasons.  She was named NSIC Player of the Year as a sophomore in 1999 and the NSIC Tournament Most Valuable Player as a senior in 2001.  Warrick captained the 2001 Bulldogs to their third NSIC title in four years as she reigned as UMD's all-time leader in goals (52) and points (125) until this past fall. She paced UMD in scoring as a rookie, sophomore and senior, racking up a school-record 15 goals in both 1998 and 1999 and still holds a share of the Bulldog single-game mark for points with eight. She continues to work with the team as a volunteer assistant coach, with the Bulldogs since 2012. Warrick became the first soccer player to be inducted into the UMD's Hall of Fame when she was enshrined in 2013.  Warrick was a standout in the classroom as well, earning NSCAA Scholar All-American recognition in both 2000 and 2001 and was a three-time NSIC All-Academic Team member.  After graduating from UMD with a degree in Communication and Spanish, she went on to receive her PhD from North Dakota State University in Communication and Public Relations/Risk+Crisis Communication. She returned to UMD to work as an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and currently teaches in the Labovitz School of Business and Economics and works as a Public Relations Strategist for the Flint Group of Agencies.  She and her husband Andy, have two children, Hayden and Campbell, and reside in Duluth, Minn.