Jennifer Flowers

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Jennifer Flowers
Born
Manson, Iowa, USA
EducationBEd., 2003, Winona State University
MA, sports management, University of Minnesota
Employer(s) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Winona State University
Simpson College
University of Minnesota
Spouse Jonte Flowers
Children2

Jennifer Flowers (nee Jepson) is an American ice hockey administrator. In June 2019, Flowers was named the vice-president and women's commissioner of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).

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Early life

Flowers was born to parents Mike and Jacque Jepson in Manson, Iowa, and graduated from Manson Northwest Webster High School in 1999. [1] During high school, she earned all state honors in softball, basketball, volleyball and was a member of the shuttle hurdle relay team while maintaining a GPA of 4.00. As such, she was the recipient of the 1999 E. Wayne Cooley Scholarship Award. [2]

Following high school, Flowers was recruited to join Winona State University's (WSU) volleyball team under head coach Amy Fisher. [3] Her freshman season with the team was short due to a season-ending foot injury suffered during an early season game against the Minnesota State University Moorhead. [4] She returned for her sophomore, junior and senior seasons where she earned three consecutive NSIC All-Academic honors. In her final season, Flowers ranked fifth in the NSIC in service aces and seventh in the league in total assists, en route to earning 2002 NSIC All-Conference status. [5]

Career

Following her undergraduate degree, Flowers spent the 2004–05 academic year at the University of Minnesota where she was the assistant to the associate athletic director. While serving in this role, she was the assistant championship manager for four NCAA Championships and one WCHA Championship. She also was the assistant game director for the 2004 Music City Bowl. [6] Flowers eventually left the University of Minnesota to become the associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at WSU and an assistant women’s basketball and volleyball coach at Simpson College. [5] In 2016, she joined the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) as an Assistant Commissioner for Membership Services. [6]

In June 2019, Flowers was named the vice-president and women's commissioner of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) [7] despite having never worked in that sport before. [8]

Personal life

Flowers and her husband Jonte Flowers have two children together. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Becker, Dana (June 6, 2019). "MNW grad Flowers tapped by WCHA". The Messenger . Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Cool(ey) cash". The Gazette. March 13, 1999. Retrieved December 24, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "WSU's Fischer finds strength in recruits". The Winona Daily News. May 26, 1999. Retrieved December 24, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Schutte, Jason (September 24, 2000). "Experience leads Dragons pass Warriors". The Winona Daily News. Retrieved December 24, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 "Warrior Stories: Jennifer and Jonte Flowers". Winona State University. October 28, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "FLOWERS NAMED NSIC ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR MEMBERSHIP SERVICES". Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. June 15, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "JENNIFER FLOWERS NAMED WCHA VICE PRESIDENT AND WOMEN'S COMMISSIONER". WCHA. June 3, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ Haase, Nicole (June 20, 2020). "Change, growth inevitable for WCHA and Women's Commissioner Jennifer Flowers after tumultuous first year". USCHO. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
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