2011: Started all 34 matches and 129 sets as a setter … Registered first ever program triple-double with 52 assists, career high 10 kills and 10 digs, as well as notching a career high 22 attack attempts versus Lindenwood (11/1) … Notched a career high 62 assists versus Rockhurst (11/5) … Finished first on the team in assists with 1437 (11.13 a/st), a Miner Volleyball single season record. Also finished fourth on the team in service aces (25), digs (260) and blocks (53), as sixth in kills (107) points (159.5) … Received ‘The Rock’ Award (MVP), Miner Heart & Spirit Award (Most Inspirational), Miner Strength and the Miner Hustle Award (Hardest practice player) as award by teammates … Earned First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference … Earned First Team Academic All-District honors … Named to the 2011 Capitol One Academic All-America First Team … Awarded the Missouri S&T Scholar Athlete Award by the S&T M-Club ... Named a 2011-12 GLVC Academic All-Conference selection.
2010: Started all 27 matches and 97 sets as a setter ... Registered season and career highs in assists (54) and defensive digs (14) as well as season high in service aces (3) versus Missouri Baptist (11/2) ... Notched a season and career high seven kills at Bellarmine (11/5) as well as recording a season and career high eight blocks while scoring 11 points at Drury (10/8) ... Finished first on the team in assists with 981 (10.11 a/st), the second most in a single season in Miner history ... Also finished third on the team in service aces (20) and blocks (53) and fifth in digs (163) and points (132) ... Received the Top Server Award, the Miner Heart & Spirit Award (Most Inspirational) and the Miner Hustle Award (Hardest practice player) as award by teammates as well as the Coaches Award for program dedication ... Named to the 2010 ESPN the Magazine College Division All-District 7 Second Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) ... Awarded the Missouri S&T Scholar Athlete Award by the S&T M-Club ... Named a 2010-11 GLVC Academic All-Conference selection.
2009: Played in 36 matches and 138 sets as a setter ... Recorded season and career-highs in assists (31), service aces (4), points (6.0) and kills (2) versus Ohio Dominican at the Asics GLVC/GLIAC Crossover Challenge in Lansing, Mich. (10/17) ... Registered a career high four service aces and five points at Kentucky Wesleyan (10/30) ... Finished second on the team in assists with 585 (4.24 a/st), the third most in a single season in Miner history .... Also finished fifth on the team in service aces (26) and digs (167) ...Received the Miner Hustle Award as awarded by teammates for being the hardest worker throughout the season, especially in practices ... Awarded the Missouri S&T Scholar Athlete Award by the S&T M-Club ... Named a 2009-10 Great Lakes Valley Conference Academic All-Conference selection.
Parkway South High School - Coached by Carrie Steele ... Played three seasons for PSHS at the setter position, as well as serving as team captain her senior season helping lead the Patriots to a 27-6 overall and 10-1 record in the Suburban West League ... Recorded a 10.16 assists per set average as well as registering 258 digs and 53 total blocks ... Named as a first team All-Suburban West selection as a junior and a senior and second team as a sophomore ... Chosen to the All-District first team in 2008 and second team in 2007 ... Earned All-St. Louis Metro honors as a senior ... Selected as Athlete of the Week in 2008 ... Earned the Outstanding Sportsmanship Award as a junior ... Finished academic career in the Top 10 of graduating class as well as earning honor roll all semesters of high school.
Club: Played for St. Louis CYC Volleyball Club for two years, one season for Kirkwood Volleyball Club and one season for Parkway Lighting Volleyball Club ... Coached by Lisa LaRocca as a senior with St. Louis CYC VBC ... Qualified and participated in seven USA Volleyball Junior National Qualifiers as well as playing twice in the Juniors Volleyball Directors Association (JDVA) Championships in Louisville, Kentucky.
Personal: Full name is Jennifer Mae Costello ... Nickname is Jenny ... Daughter of Dennis and Joan Costello ... Has one older sister, Emily and one younger brother, Chris ... Majoring in chemical engineering ... Chose Missouri S&T over Washington (St. Louis), Lehigh and Colorado School of Mines.
