Concordia-St. Paul Athletic Hall of Fame
Jennifer Pozzani became Concordia’s second inductee into the Northern Sun (NSIC) Hall of Fame in the summer of 2015, joining her softball and basketball teammate Lisa (Harfield, ‘03) Borowitz.
Pozzani was an All-NSIC First Team performer in basketball and softball helping to three NSIC Tournament Championships, an NSIC regular season basketball title and five total NCAA Tournament appearances. She helped the basketball team reach the NCAA Tournament in Concordia's first year eligible for postseason play in 2002-03, led the program to its first NCAA Tournament win in 2003-04 and to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 2004-05. She helped the softball team reach the program's first NCAA Tournament in the spring of 2004, reaching the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, and the following year the Golden Bears won the regional title and advanced to the Elite Eight.
In basketball, Pozzani was a two-time NSIC Defensive Player of the Year, yet had the offensive firepower to set the school scoring record (1,647) which stood for 10 years. She also had the highest single season field goal percentage (57.3%) and still holds the career steals record (245). She earned 2005 NSIC Tournament MVP honors as well as being named to the NCAA North Central All-Tournament Team. Pozzani helped turnaround a program that had produced 10-straight losing seasons. She earned NSIC Freshman of the Year honors as she led the Golden Bears to four 20-plus win seasons in her four years with a 96-27 overall record, and a 52-14 record in NSIC play.
In softball, her acumen was similar. Pozzani excelled defensively in center field, yet she also held a .309 career batting average, including a career-high .355 average as a senior. She was able to run the bases with 39 steals in 46 tries. She was a 2004 All-Region First Team performer and a two-time All-NSIC First Team selection (2004 & 2005).
Her Hall of Fame candidacy can be summed up by her impact as a senior. After leading women's basketball to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, Pozzani transitioned immediately to the softball diamond. The team was 9-10 until Pozzani rejoined the dugout, going 35-5 the rest of the year as she was inserted into center field and the leadoff spot in the lineup to lead the team to a regional championship and the NCAA Elite Eight.
Pozzani graduated from Concordia in 2005 and went on to earn a master's degree in education from National-Louis University in 2011. She has been a teacher in her hometown of Beloit, Wisconsin for 11 years and has an eight year old daughter, Jayden. Her younger sister, Kayla Conway is also a CSP graduate (’12).
