JENNIFER KREPPS ATKISS

Athlete, North Penn High School, 2002

10 Varsity Letters: 3 Field Hockey, 3 Indoor Track, 4 Soccer

2002 Field Hockey Co-Captain and NPHS Co-MVP

2002 Suburban One All League First Team Field Hockey

2001-02 Indoor Track Co-Captain and NPHS MVP

2002 NPHS The Outstanding Senior Athlete

2001 Middle Distance Award; 2000 Coaches Award

Member of the 4x400m School Record 2002

2001, 2002 Soccer Co-Captain and NPHS MVP

Suburban One All League 1st Team; Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12

1999 NPHS Defensive MVP & Hardest Worker Award

2002 NPAAA Scholar Athlete Award

2002 William F. Dannehower Award 3rd Place

University of Delaware Varsity Athlete, Women’s Soccer

University of Delaware, B.A. Biological Sciences Education 2007

Penn State University, M.Ed. Instructional Systems 2012

INDUCTED 2013

While attending North Penn, Jen earned 10 varsity letters in field hockey, winter track, and soccer. Jen received the NPHS Athletic Department Award for Outstanding Female Athlete in grades 10, 11, and 12 and was voted by her peers as Most Athletic her senior year.
Academically, Jen was a member of National Honors Society and graduated in the top 2% of her class. In her senior year, she was awarded the NPAAA Scholar Athlete Award and was second runner up for the Montgomery County William F. Dannehower Memorial Award recognizing students’ outstanding accomplishments in athletics, academics, and community service.
Jen broke onto the North Penn athletic field by playing soccer during her freshman year. As a member of the soccer team she started every game and earned Suburban One All League 1st Team honors in each of her four years on the team. During her freshman and sophomore years, she was awarded Rookie of the Year, Defensive MVP, and Hardest Worker honors. Then as a junior and senior, she served as a team captain and was named team MVP.
During her sophomore year, Jen earned spots on the field hockey and winter track rosters. As a member of the field hockey team, Jen was named to Suburban One All League 2nd team in grades 10 and 11 and then 1st team in grade 12. As a senior, Jen was a co-captain and co-MVP of the field hockey team. Winter track was a sport that Jen originally joined to stay in shape for soccer. However, due to the influence of her coaches and the friendships she developed on the track, running became a passion that she still enjoys today. In addition to meeting her future husband on the track, Jen placed at the Indoor State Championship in the 4x400m relay, the 4x800m relay, and the open 400m. Jen was awarded Rookie of the Year in grade 10, Middle Distance MVP in grade 11, and was a team captain and the team MVP in grade 12.
Jen went onto play soccer at the University of Delaware (UD). As a fighting Blue Hen, Jen earned the CAA Academic Award during each of her four years on the team and was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA District II All-Academic 2nd team as a junior and 1st team as a senior. Jen also earned the UD Team Sportsmanship Award as a sophomore and was nominated for the NCAA Sportsmanship Award as a senior. Additionally, she was a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and was honored with the UD Student Services for Athletes Outstanding Contributor Award during her senior year. Academically, Jen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biological Sciences Education and a minor in Nutrition.
Following graduation from the University of Delaware, Jen earned her M.Ed. in Instructional Systems from Penn State University and works as a Biology teacher, soccer coach, and class advisor at Central Bucks High School South. Jen is thankful for her athletic experiences at North Penn and feels that the mentoring by her coaches and the relationships with her teammates have helped her to be as passionate about teaching and coaching as she is today. She is honored to become a member of the NP Athletic Hall of Fame.