A multi-sport athlete during her time at Valpo, Jeanne (Gelner) Blievernicht was a standout on the tennis courts.

She represented Valpo at the National Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Championships in St. Louis in 1959, 1960 and 1961, reaching the semifinals of the doubles championships all three years, the semifinals of the singles draw as in 1961, and the singles quarterfinals in 1960.

Blievernicht also competed in open tournaments during her collegiate years and beyond, highlighted by an appearance in the quarterfinals of the 1960 Cincinnati Masters – then the second-largest summer tennis event in the United States. She reached #2 in the USTA National Public Parks ranking in 1961. Her skills translated to the badminton court as well, where she won the 1960 Midwest Collegiate Badminton Tournament.

Blievernicht went on to a long-time high school officiating career in Michigan, where she officiated state finals in volleyball and lacrosse and was inducted as an inaugural member of the US Lacrosse Michigan Chapter Hall of Fame.