On February 11, the man known as “Mr. It doesn’t matter” – Brock Purdywho earned the nickname when he was the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft – will prove to be “Mr. Relevant” when he steps onto the Super Bowl stage as San Francisco’s quarterback 49ers.
The 24-year-old rising soccer star will have one very special and important fan in the stands: fiancé Jenna Brandt, also 24. Purdy grew up in Arizona, but they met at Iowa State University, in Brandt’s home state.
While we know a lot about Purdy, what else is there to know about Brandt, other than that they’re getting married on March 9, according to a modest Crate & Barrel registry — and not to be confused with Is she the romance writer Jenna Brandt?
Here’s everything we know about the upcoming GWB!
Jenna Brandt is a volleyball player
She played volleyball as a setter at Sumner-Fredericksburg High School (in Sumner, Iowa, where she grew up) and at Iowa State University, according to Brandt’s ISU profile. of Cyclones.com, who notes that his major is in kinesiology. .
As a freshman at ISU in 2019, she tried out for the US Collegiate National Team and the US Women’s Volleyball Team, according to Cyclones.com. Ultimately, he played with the ISU Cyclones for three seasons, and even went to South America to play on international teams.
But in 2020, he transferred to the University of Northern Iowa. As he noted in an Instagram post in December of that year, “(I) appreciate the opportunities, experiences and friendships (love you) made at Iowa State. I am PUMPED to join the panther family to continue my academic and athletic journey. GOD BLESS.”
Completing her volleyball career at UNI, she wrote on Instagram in 2022, “It’s been a dream come true to wear this jersey. I can’t thank UNI enough for this life-changing experience.” this.”
Family is a ‘big time’ for him, he says
Brandt’s immediate family includes his parents Kevin and Amy, and three siblings. Her sisters, Kaylyn and Morgan, are starters for ISU’s volleyball team, per the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. They have one brother, Isia.
As Brandt said during a video introduced himself to the Iowa State team: “Family time is big for me. I like to be with my family…. I also like to give back to the community.”
Jenna and Brock have been together since their college days in Iowa
Although they did not share their first meeting publicly, it is likely that they met on the same campus.
After a summer of sporadic appearances as a group on social media, in November 2022 they appeared to have gone Instagram official, with Brandt posting a photo from the farm and writing, “(M)y roots and my boy.”
Over the years he has been a vocal supporter, writing “love makes you happy” on a series of Instagram photos in late 2022, and added in 2023 with a photo of -double edge, “(A) keep encouraging you, baby.”
She is over the moon to ‘do life’ with Brock
Purdy got down on one knee last summer to propose to Brandt on a pier in Saint Cloud, Florida — with some friends on hand, too, according to an Instagram carousel she posted on July 2, 2023. .
“Jenna’s girl forever,” she wrote in the caption. “I can’t wait to be your wife and grow together in Christ.” Here forever babe. I love you JB.”
She shared the photos on her personal Instagram, writing, “WE ARE TOGETHER… FOREVER! Brock Purdy – I love you and your heart for Jesus more than words. “
Since then, he’s had his bachelorette party in January in Telluride. In the Instagram photo, Brandt and eight guests braved the winter weather by skiing and hanging out in the hot tub.
“Snowwwwww in love w/ @brock.purdy13 ❄️,” she wrote in the caption. “Best friends in the best place for the best weekend.”
At least… the best weekend ever!
This article originally appeared on TODAY.com
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