At the University of California, Berkeley, Jensen was a four-year starter, handling both field goals and kick offs from 1999-2002. Jensen continued in a long line of Cal greats including Ray Wersching, Jim Breech, Doug Brien, Ryan Longwell, and Nick Harris. He holds the Golden Bears’ modern day scoring record with 107 points, consecutive PATs and most PATs in a game Jensen also hold the Cal and Pac-10 record for most field goals in a game versus Air Force in 2002. He converted on field goals of 50 and 51 yards out, registering the fifth and seventh-longest field goals in Golden Bear history. He graduated with a BA in Development Studies in 2001 after only three years of college. He completed his master's degree in Education also at Berkeley. 2002 emerged as one of the nations most prolific kickers. Among his 2002 honors, he was named one of 20 Semi-Finalists for the Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award. He was named the Pac-10 Special teams player of the week after kicking a Pac-10 record 5 field goals versus Air Force. He set a school record for points, while his 8.92 ppg average was second in the Pac-10 and 17th nationally. He was First Team 2002 Pac-10 All-Academic. He finished his Cal career as the school's fourth All-Time leading scorer. Jensen's Cal 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
2002
19
27
50
51
107
TOTALS
45
65
109
112
244
NFL and post-NFL careers
Jensen signed a free agent contract with the Detroit Lions following the 2003 NFL Draft, but was waived during training camp after injuring his groin versus the Pittsburgh Steelers. A year later, he was signed by the St. Louis Rams and subsequently allocated to play in NFL Europe. After handling all kick-off duties for the Scottish Claymores, Jensen returned to St. Louis only to be subsequently released. He was signed immediately by the Oakland Raiders and joined them for camp. Once again, Jensen reinjured his groin and after taking an injury settlement was released by the Raiders. Jensen has also had tryouts with the San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, and NY Jets. He worked in student-athlete development for Cal Football where he oversaw all aspects "off the field" for Cal players, including academics, housing, community relations, alumni relations, player employment, and admissions. Jensen established Mark Jensen Kicking, which led to working with hundreds of high school, college, and professional kickers and punters. He tutored NFL kickers: Andrew Franks, Giorgio Tavecchio, Justin Medlock, Chris Kluwe. He now is in sales for Stryker Corporation. In 2016 was named Stryker’s #1 overall hip rep in the country, winning the prestigious Grand Champions Award.
