Defender Jenny Knox arrived in 2007 as a raw freshman with high potential, and surpassed expectations by eventually leaving as the most decorated women’s soccer player in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) history. Knox and the Cardinals captured three-straight OAC regular-season and tournament championships from 2008-10. The team finished each season ranked among the top-10 nationally, with Knox’s teams going a combined 68-11-9.

The 2010 run would be the program’s best, finishing at 20-0-4 and advancing to the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio, Texas, where they bowed out to the eventual national champion in penalty kicks. The Cardinal defense was among the top units nationally over her final three years, and finished the 2010 campaign tops in the country for goals-against average (0.16) and shutout percentage (.875). Otterbein registered 21 shutouts in 24 matches during her final season, allowing just four goals in the process.

A two-time OAC “Defender of the Year”, Knox started all 88 games throughout her career and finished as the first female athlete in school history to be named All-American three times. No other OAC women’s soccer player has ever done it twice.

In addition to her success on the field, which also includes three all-conference and all-region awards, Knox also excelled in the classroom. The Gahanna native garnered first team Academic All-America selections as a junior and senior, and was the first athlete to ever be named first team All-American and Academic All-America in the same season. This long list of accomplishments, coupled with her leadership ability through three postseason runs, makes Jenny Knox one of the most celebrated female athletes to come through Otterbein.