Jenniffer Siemaszko Collins

Jenniffer Siemaszko Collins dominated at Manasquan High School in a way that few athletes before or since have matched. In eight varsity letters across basketball and softball, she set records and won championships that still define the standard of excellence at MHS.

On the basketball court, Siemaszko was the engine of Manasquan's 1987 team — the first in school history to win the NJSIAA Girls Basketball Championship. She averaged 17.5 points and 11 rebounds per game in that title season, scoring 17 points in the state final alone. She finished her career as the all-time MHS leader in offensive rebounds (525) and defensive rebounds (628), and as the 4th girl in school history to record over 1,000 career points (1,091). The Asbury Park Press and Star Ledger both named her 1st Team All-State, All-State Group II, and All-Monmouth County.

On the softball mound, she was equally dominant. Pitching for four straight years as the starter, she compiled a 56-6 career record with 437 strikeouts and a 1.62 ERA — one of the great pitching careers in MHS history. She led her team to the 1987 NJSIAA Group II State Championship, 4 divisional titles, and the 1986 Shore Conference Tournament title. In the 1987 state quarterfinal, she threw 8 innings of no-hit ball; in the state final, a 3-hit shutout over heavily favored South Plainfield.

Siemaszko Collins was awarded the Dorothy Emerson Award as MHS's Best Female Athlete and went on to Lehigh University, where she won ECC Rookie of the Year honors in basketball and finished as the university's all-time leading rebounder with 788.