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5 Days Until the State Girls Track & Field Announcement
Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Wisconsin

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GIRLS SOCCER

Jessica Fernau

Midfielder/Forward
MUSKEGO HS
MUSKEGO, WISCONSIN
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

21

Goals

17

Assists
“Jess is an incredibly hard-working and coachable student-athlete. She strives to bring her best into anything she does, on and off the soccer field. Throughout her high school journey, she’s had more than her fair share of setbacks with injuries, but she’s found a way to embrace the discomfort and bring her best self into every arena. As the captain of our team this year, she’s been incredibly humble and caring, but most importantly, holds herself and those around her to a very high standard.”
Lance Matthews
Head Coach - Muskego
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of her selection, the 5-foot-4 senior midfielder and forward had led the Warriors to a 19-0-2 record and the Division 1 state semifinals this season on the heels of the team’s Sectional 4 championship. Fernau scored 21 goals and passed for 17 assists through 21 games. The 2025 Classic 8 Conference Player of the Year, she was named Player of the Game at last year’s Division 1 state final. A National Academy League Talent ID invitee, she led her Forge Futsal Academy team to second place at nationals in 2023.

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Academic Achievement

Fernau has maintained a 4.47 weighted GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer at Ball State University this fall. 

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Exemplary Character

Fernau has volunteered on behalf of the Muskego Food Pantry, the Special Olympics and as part of multiple community service initiatives in association with The Ridge Community Church. She served as the historian for her school’s Student Council Executive Board and on the Principal’s Cabinet and has also donated her time as a Spanish-language tutor and youth soccer coach.