Earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention each of past two seasons ... made 68.4 percent (26 of 38) of his field goal chances and 96.7 percent (59 of 61) of his PATs during his Cal career ... his 137 career points are only seven shy of school's Top 15 all-time scorers ... named honorable mention 2001 Pac-10 All-Academic ... while he's the incumbent at placekicker for Bears, will receive legitimate competition from highly-decorated freshman Kevin Johnson ... an extremely accurate kicker from inside 40 yards ... at age 25, is a mature player who spent two years on a Mormon mission in Leipzig, Germany, after graduating high school in 1995 ... 2001 ... near-perfect as kicker, converting 11 of 14 field goal attempts for second-best percentage in the conference at .786 and drilling 22 of 22 extra point tries ... longest field goal was a 45-yarder booted at Washington State in Game 3 ... cleared the 40-yard barrier two other times with 43-yarders vs. Arizona Nov. 3 and at Stanford Nov. 17 ... missed only one field goal attempt after Sept. 22, ramming through seven of eight tries thereafter ... his only miss during that stretch was 48-yard attempt vs. Arizona Nov. 3 ... 2000 ... made 11-of-16 field goal attempts, including 10-of-13 from 40 yards and in ... led Cal in scoring with 58 points ... after missing three of his first four field goal attempts, made five in a row from the Fresno State through Washington games ... had a 37-yard field goal in the second overtime (then a career-long) to tie the score vs. UCLA ... went 3-for-3 in FG attempts vs. Oregon State, including a career-long 40-yarder ... also had a 38-yard field goal at Oregon ... 1999 ... handled kickoff duties for the entire season ... took over starting placekicking duties early in the BYU game and hit four straight extra points ... nailed his first collegiate FG attempt with an 18-yarder in the fourth quarter of the UCLA game ... hit a pair of field goals vs. Washington, including a 22-yarder with 6:54 left in the game to give Cal a 27-24 lead ... missed a 25-yard FG early in USC game, but came back later that day to hit a season-long 37-yarder ... ended the season hitting 4-of-8 field goals, including 4-of-5 from inside 40 yards ... 1998 ... redshirted the 1998 season.
High School/Personal: Had an outstanding high school career at Pleasant Grove HS in Utah, earning all-region and all-state first team honors as a senior in 1994 ... connected on 17 of 19 field goals, including a 52-yarder, and 42 of 44 PATs that year ... also tabbed the nation's second-best placekicker in 1994 by USA Today ... named first team all-region following his junior season after hitting on 10 of 18 field goals and 34 of 38 PATs ... displayed an ability to kick under pressure that season, clinching the Utah 4-A state title with a 32-yard field goal at the final gun ... grew up in Denmark and holds dual citizenship (USA-Denmark) ... speaks fluent German ... graduated in May with a degree in development studies ... pursuing a Master's in education in '02-03 ... parents are Lee and Pia Jensen of Pleasant Grove, UT ... born July 11, 1976 in Oregon City, OR.

Jensen's Career Statistics

Year	FG	FGA	XP	XPA	Pts
1999	4	8	12	13	24
2000	11	16	25	26	58
2001	11	14	22	22	55
Totals	26	38	59	61	137

Mark-Christian Jensen Class: Senior Hometown: Pleasant Grove, Utah High School: Pleasant Grove Height / Weight: 6-2 / 205 Position: PK Birthdate: 07/11/1976 Experience: 3V