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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio SCHEDULE JANUARY 6 USC St. John Arena 7 pm 7 #2 UCLA St. John Arena 6 pm 10 GEORGE MASON St. John Arena 7 pm 13 at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 10 pm 14 at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 10 pm 20 at Saint Francis Loretto, Pa. 7 pm 24 PENN STATE St. John Arena 7 pm 27 BARTON St. John Arena 7 pm 28 LONG BEACH STATE St. John Arena 7 pm FEBRUARY 3 at Ball State Muncie, Ind. 7:30 pm 4 at Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Ind. 7 pm 9 LEWIS St. John Arena 7 pm 11 LOYOLA St. John Arena 7 pm 17 QUINCY St. John Arena 7 pm 19 LINDENWOOD St. John Arena 4 pm 24 at Grand Canyon Phoenix, Ariz. 9 pm 26 at Grand Canyon Phoenix, Ariz. 3 pm MARCH 3 SAINT FRANCIS St. John Arena 7 pm 10 UC SAN DIEGO St. John Arena 7 pm 11 UC IRVINE St. John Arena 7 pm 16 at Loyola Chicago, Ill. 8 pm 18 at Lewis Romeoville, Ill. 8 pm 23 FORT WAYNE St. John Arena 7 pm 25 BALL STATE St. John Arena 7 pm 28 at Penn State University Park, Pa. 7 pm 31 MCKENDREE St. John Arena 7 pm APRIL 1 MCKENDREE St. John Arena 7 pm 7 at Lindenwood Saint Charles, Mo. 8 pm 8 at Quincy Quincy, Ill. 8 pm 15 MIVA Quarterfinals 19 MIVA Semifinals 22 MIVA Finals MAY 2 NCAA Play-In Match (could also be on April 28) 4 NCAA Semifinals St. John Arena 6 NCAA Championship St. John Arena St. John Arena Hosting AVCA Showcase Ohio State carries 23-match winning streak into the 2017 season St. John Arena will be the center of attention for collegiate men s volleyball in the opening weekend, hosting the dually-billed AVCA Showcase and Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge. The event featuring four of the country s top programs includes four total matches and wraps up with top-ranked Ohio State facing No. 2 UCLA Saturday (Jan. 7) night live on the Big Ten Network (6 p.m. ET). WEEKLY BASICS Friday, Jan. 6 - Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena) 5 p.m. ET - #13 Penn State (0-0) vs. #2 UCLA (1-0) Live Stats: GameTracker Video Stream: Off the Block s Facebook Live stream 7 p.m. ET - #1 Ohio State (0-0) vs. USC (1-0) Live Stats: GameTracker Video Stream: Buckeye Vision Saturday, Jan. 7 - Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena) 3 p.m. ET - #13 Penn State vs. USC Live Stats: GameTracker Video Stream: BTN2Go (re-aired on Big Ten Network at 11 p.m. ET) 6 p.m. ET - #1 Ohio State vs. #2 UCLA Live Stats: GameTracker Television: Big Ten Network STREAK SNIPPETS Ohio State carries a 23-match winning streak into the 2017 season The Buckeyes last suffered an NCAA loss on February 6, 2016 Ohio State won 69 of 85 sets during the victorious stretch BIG TEN/PAC-12 CHALLENGE SERVES AS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRECURSOR This season marks the second editon of the annual Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge featuring Ohio State and Penn State facing UCLA and USC at the same site of the NCAA Championship. Last year, the four squads met up in Happy Valley and the quartet is scheduled to clash again next season at UCLA s Pauley Pavilion, host of the 2018 NCAA Championship. The same playing surface which will be utilized for the NCAA Semifinals and Finals has been laid down at St. John Arena for use in the 2017 Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge (a.k.a. AVCA Showcase). -All times eastern -Home matches in BOLD CAPS In the inaugural event a year ago, UCLA went 2-0 while both Ohio State and Penn State downed the Trojans of USC. The Buckeyes would go on to avenge their loss to UCLA, topping the Bruins in the NCAA Semifinals MIVA STANDINGS As of Jan. 3 MIVA Overall TEAM W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Ball State Grand Canyon Lewis Lindenwood McKendree Ohio State Quincy Fort Wayne Loyola PRESEASON PROGNOSTICATION Ohio State begins its national title defense slotted as the top-ranked team in the AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll after receiving 23 of 24 first-place votes (the other going to UCLA). Three Buckeyes were chosen as Preseason All-Americans by Off the Block s 26-member voting committee comprised of head coaches and volleyball reporters from around the country. Miles Johnson and Nicolas Szerszen garnered First Team recognition while Christy Blough was selected for the Second Team. MIVA FAVORITES League coaches voted Ohio State as favorites to win the 2017 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association championship. The Buckeyes own the most MIVA titles all-time, capturing their 25th regular season crown and 15th MIVA Tournament championship last season. The MIVA coaching crew also tabbed Nicolas Szerszen as the Preseason Player of the Year; joined by Christy Blough, Gabriel Domecus and Miles Johnson on the Preseason All-MIVA squad. 1

2 COLUMBUS - VOLLEYBALL CAPITAL OF THE MIDWEST Ohio s capital city has laid claim to the title of Volleyball Capital of the Midwest, becoming the first site in NCAA history to host both the women s and men s collegiate national championship in the same academic year in addition to a long history of hosting amatuer volleyball events. The NCAA Women s Volleyball Championship was held Dec , 2016 downtown at Nationwide Arena with the men s trophy being awarded May 4-, 2017 inside St. John Arena. ALL HE DOES IS WIN, WIN, WIN Assistant coach Kevin Burch has been on the coaching staff of an NCAA national championship program for six consecutive years. The 2016 crown completed a circle for Burch as the championship streak started with the OSU graduate serving as Ohio State s volunteer assistant coach during the 2011 title run. He has not gone an entire academic year without bringing home NCAA hardware as a collegiate volleball coaching staff member: NCAA Men s National Champions - Ohio State (assistant coach) NCAA Women s National Champions - Penn State (director of operations) NCAA D-III Men s National Champions - Springfield College (assistant coach) NCAA Men s National Champions - UC Irvine (assistant coach) NCAA D-III Men s National Champions - Springfield College (assistant coach) NCAA Men s National Champions - Ohio State (volunteer assistant coach) RANKINGS & HONORS AVCA COACHES POLL MIVA Schools #1 Ohio State #6 Lewis #11 Loyola #15 Ball State Ohio State Non-Conference Opponents #2 UCLA #4 Long Beach State #8 UC Irvine #9 Stanford #10 George Mason #13 Penn State RV - Saint Francis, USC PRESEASON PICKS Off the Block Preseason All-American Team Christy Blough, Second Team Miles Johnson, First Team Nicolas Szerszen, First Team Preseason All-MIVA Team Christy Blough Gabriel Domecus Miles Johnson Nicolas Szerszen Preseason Player of the Year Preseason MIVA Coaches Poll 1 - Ohio State (80 points/8 first-place votes) 2 - Lewis (69/1) 3 - Loyola (62) 4 - Ball State (53) 5 - McKendree (47) 6 - Grand Canyon (39) 7 - Fort Wayne (24) 8 - Lindenwood (18) 9 - Quincy (13) 2

3 No. Name...Pos...Hgt... Cl... Hometown... Last School 1 Aaron Samarin...L Jr... Clovis, Calif...Buchanan H.S. 2 Andrew Hillman... S Fr... Allentown, Pa...Parkland H.S. 3 Tyler Alter... OH Fr... Laguna Beach, Calif...Laguna Beach H.S. 4 Driss Guessous...MB r-sr... Pasadena, Calif... Loyola H.S. 5 Christy Blough... S Sr... Ontario, N.Y...McQuaid Jesuit H.S. 6 Darcy Taig... OH r-Fr... McKinnon, Victoria (Australia)...McKinnon Secondary College H.S. 7 Gabriel Domecus... L/OH Sr... Vallejo, Calif...St. Patrick-St. Vincent H.S. 8 Reese Devilbiss... OH Fr... Manchester, Pa... Northeastern H.S. 9 Nicolas Szerszen... OH Jr... Conflans Ste Hne, France... Lycee International 10 Ryan Genn... OPP Sr... Pleasanton, Calif... Univeristy of the Pacific 11 Blake Leeson...MB r-So... Mequon, Wis... Homestead H.S. 12 Zach Yerington...MB r-Fr... Hamburg, N.Y...Hamburg H.S. 13 Miles Johnson... OPP Sr... Carlsbad, Calif...La Costa Canyon H.S. 14 Shawn Hughes... OH Fr... St. Louis, Mo... St. Louis University H.S. 15 Matt Dorn...MB Sr... San Diego, Calif... University of the Pacific 16 Jake Hanes... OPP Fr... Orland Park, Ill...Carl Sandburg H.S. 17 Josh Tublin...L r-Jr... Pittsburgh, Pa...Fox Chapel H.S. 18 Dejon Clark... OH/OPP Fr... Pickerington, Ohio... Pickerington North H.S. 19 Sanil Thomas...S/L So... Tinley Park, Ill... Victor J. Andrew H.S. 20 Paul Henken... S Fr... St. Louis, Mo... St. Louis University H.S. 21 Nick Laffin...MB r-Jr... Holbrook, N.Y...Sachem East H.S. 22 Jason Bruggemann...MB Fr... Cincinnati, Ohio...Archbishop Moeller H.S. 23 Maxime Hervoir... OH Jr... Royan, France... IUT Informatique Montpellier Head Coach: Pete Hanson, 33rd season (Ball State, 1979) Assistant Coach: Tim Embaugh, 26th season (Ohio State, 1990) Assistant Coach: Kevin Burch, 2nd season (Ohio State, 2011) Volunteer Coach: Michael Henchy, 1st season (Ohio State, 2015) 2017 ROSTER UNIVERSITY FACTS Location...Columbus, Ohio Founded Enrollment... 66,046 Nickname...Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet and Gray Mascot... Brutus Buckeye Director of Athletics...Eugene Smith President...Michael V. Drake Conference... Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (1968) VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record (Yrs.)...1, ,.710 (49) MIVA Record (Yrs.) ,.791 (49) St. John Arena Record (Yrs.) ,.835 (49) AVCA All-Americans since honors by 13 different Buckeyes All-MIVA Selections (first or second team) MIVA Championships MIVA Tournament Titles NCAA Semifinals Appearances NCAA Finals Appearances... 4 NCAA Championships... 2 Facility/Capacity... St. John Arena/13,276 3

4 FINAL 2016 SEASON STATS Overall record: 31-3 Conf: 15-1 Home: 15-2 Away: 11-0 Neutral: 5-1 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Samarin, Aaron Franceschi, C Edwards, Peter Guessous, Driss Blough, Christy Domecus, Gabriel Grasso, Marco Szerszen, Nicolas Leeson, Blake Johnson, Miles Judkins, Alex Dorn, Matt Pohlman, Matt Tublin, Josh Thomas, Sanil Laffin, Nick OHIO STATE Opponents Team Statistics OSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 17/645 11/858 Neutral site #/Avg 6/1280 Current win streak 23 - Home win streak 11 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Jan 02 MCMASTER L ,26-24,18-25, Jan 05 at Princeton W ,25-19, Jan 07 vs #5 UCLA L ,22-25,22-25, Jan 08 vs #12 USC W ,25-20, Jan 15 GEORGE MASON W ,25-19, Jan 16 ERSKINE W ,25-18, Jan 22 COKER W ,25-15, *Jan 29 at Quincy W ,25-13, *Jan 30 at Lindenwood W ,25-21, *Feb 04 IPFW W ,21-25,27-25, *Feb 06 #14 BALL STATE L ,25-16,23-25,11-25, *Feb 12 at #5 Loyola Chicago W ,25-19, *Feb 13 at #14 Lewis W ,25-22, *Feb 19 GRAND CANYON W ,26-24, *Feb 20 GRAND CANYON W ,25-23,17-25, Feb 26 PFEIFFER W ,25-15, *Mar 04 #11 LOYOLA CHICAGO W ,25-21, *Mar 05 #13 LEWIS W ,25-14,26-28, Mar 11 vs #14 UC Irvine W ,20-25,25-21, Mar 12 at #1 Long Beach State W ,25-21,15-25,25-21, Mar 19 at #6 Penn State W ,22-25,25-19,21-25, *Mar 25 at #9 Ball State W ,21-25,25-22, *Mar 26 at IPFW W ,27-25, *Apr 1 at McKendree W ,20-25,25-17, *Apr 2 at McKendree W ,21-25,25-18, Apr 05 #11 PENN STATE W ,25-20, *Apr 09 LINDENWOOD W ,25-22, *Apr 10 QUINCY W ,26-24, Apr 17 IPFW W ,25-17, Apr 20 MCKENDREE W ,32-34,25-12, Apr 23 #12 LEWIS W ,25-17,23-25,17-25, May 03 vs #11 George Mason W ,25-21,25-20, May 05 vs #2 UCLA W ,25-22,25-21,20-25, May 07 vs #1 BYU W ,25-23, Record in 3-set matches:18-0 Record in 4-set matches:9-2 Record in 5-set matches:4-1 4

5 CAREER RECORDS WATCH ACES PER SET (Min. 40) 1.46 Nicolas Szerszen Miles Johnson Steve Potter ACES Steve Potter Robbie Klein Miles Johnson Pieter Olree Daniel Mathews Nicolas Szerszen Shawn Sangrey DIGS Mik Berzins Conor Martin Craig Geibel Jose Bengoa Tom Trantow Gabriel Domecus DIGS PER SET Brennan Anderson Craig Geibel Mik Berzins Jose Bengoa Jose Rivera Rob Burton Mike Terpstra Conor Martin Gabriel Domecus David Frette Phil Kerewich Tom Trantow Pieter Olree Steven Kehoe Stuart Katz Dan Mihacevich Mike Wauligman Chuck Voss Jose Pereira Nicolas Szerszen ATTACK ATTEMPTS 1 3,267 Steve Potter ,137 Shawn Sangrey ,962 Pieter Olree ,845 Robbie Klein ,671 Jose Bengoa ,652 Dan Mihacevich ,520 Andy Cole ,422 Chris Fash ,269 Mike Terpstra ,263 Michael Henchy ,244 John Klanac ,224 Rene Esteves ,172 Mark Greaves ,089 Colin McMillan ,039 Miles Johnson ,920 Phil Kerewich ,889 Craig Geibel ,832 Rob Burton ,737 Jose Rivera ,649 Nicolas Szerszen ASSISTS 1 6,797 Angel Aja ,528 Adam Spitznagle ,291 Daniel Mathews ,723 Mark Peckham ,012 Steven Kehoe ,168 Christy Blough ASSISTS PER SET (Min. 1,000) Angel Aja Kurt Hofelich Adam Spitznagle Mark Peckham Chuck Voss Daniel Mathews Steven Kehoe Christy Blough KILLS PER SET (Min. 600) Chris Fash Pieter Olree Steve Potter Shawn Sangrey Dan Mihacevich Jose Bengoa Rene Esteves Eduardo Maxuach Nicolas Szersszen POINTS PER SET Chris Fash Pieter Olree Steve Potter Rene Esteves Shawn Sangrey Dan Mihacevich Jose Bengoa Colin McMillan Nicolas Szerszen ATTACK PERCENTAGE (Min. 600 kills) Colin McMillan Rene Esteves Layne Dreven Kevin Heine Adam Pedersen Eduardo Marxuach John Albertson Scott Spurlock Gary Wrobel Tom Hoff Nicolas Szerszen SOLO BLOCKS David Frette Rene Esteves Colin McMillan Adam Spitznagle Gary Wrobel Jon Yunker Grayson Overman Phil Kerewich Jose Bengoa Eliot Winer Daniel Mathews Tom Hoff Driss Guessous Steve Potter POINTS 1 1,893.5 Steve Potter ,836.0 Pieter Olree ,698.5 Rene Esteves ,675.0 Shawn Sangrey ,614.0 Jose Bengoa ,576.5 Colin McMillan ,518.0 Robbie Klein ,516.0 Dan Mihacevich ,335.0 Andy Cole ,281.5 Chris Fash ,218.5 Phil Kerewich ,220.0 Mark Greaves ,217.5 John Klanac ,213.5 Michael Henchy ,122.0 Miles Johnson ,105.0 Mike Terpstra David Frette ,058.5 Jose Rivera ,037.5 Gary Wrobel ,002.0 Nicolas Szerszen KILLS 1 1,602 Steve Potter ,583 Pieter Olree ,441 Shawn Sangrey ,378 Jose Bengoa ,356 Rene Esteves ,318 Dan Mihacevich ,227 Robbie Klein ,274 Chris Fash ,206 Colin McMillan ,155 Andy Cole ,048 John Klanac ,043 Mark Greaves ,016 Phil Kerewich ,001 Michael Henchy Mike Terpstra Miles Johnson Jose Rivera Nicolas Szerszen

6 #2 ANDREW HILLMAN SET HEIGHT: 6-3 FRESHMAN ALLENTOWN, PA. PARKLAND H.S. AVCA First Team High School Senior All-American (2016) Three-year captain and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Assocation state champion for Parkland High (first boys volleyball state title in school history) All-Pennsylvania performer Sister, Erin, was a four-year starter for the Eastern University women s volleyball program Hillman s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS 6

7 #4 DRISS GUESSOUS MB HEIGHT: 6-8 R-SENIOR PASADENA, CALIF. LOYOLA H.S. Started all 20 matches played in for 2016, including a 10-kill effort in the NCAA Finals 2014 AVCA All-America Second Team, AVCA Newcomer of the Year, All-MIVA First Team 2014 Freshman All-American (Off the Block/Springbak, Inc.), MIVA Freshman of the Year Paced the MIVA and ranked third nationally with a.446 attack percentage in 2014, the 14th-best mark in school history CAREER RECORDS WATCH 42 solo blocks rank T-13th in school history OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP solo blocks (T-11th all-time) attack percentage (14th) Guessous Career Highs Kills Harvard, 3/18/14 Attacks Harvard, 3/18/14 % (min. 10 att) (8-0-10)... Ball State, 4/9/15 Assists (4x) last: McKendree, 4/20/16 Aces (4x) last: at McKendree, 4/1/16 Digs vs. Cal State Northridge, 3/15/14 Solo Blocks at Penn State, 2/5/14 Assist Blocks Erskine, 3/28/15 Total Blocks Erskine, 3/28/15 Points (2x) last: Harvard, 3/18/14 CAREER Guessous, STATISTICS Driss Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe TOTAL

8 #5 CHRISTY BLOUGH SET HEIGHT: 6-5 SENIOR ONTARIO, N.Y. MCQUAID JESUIT H.S Preseason All-America (Second Team) and Preseason All-MIVA 2016 AVCA All-America Second Team selection, All-MIVA First Team and All-MIVA Tournament Team Ranked 2nd nationally in 2016 with assists per set in NCAA contests Ranked 4th nationally in 2015 with assists per set; ranked 10th nationally in 2014 with assists per set 2014 Freshman All-American (Off the Block/Springbak, Inc.) First Team Academic All-America (2016) CAREER RECORDS WATCH 3,168 assists rank 6th in school history assists per set (8th) OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP ,232 assists (18th all-time) Blough s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: McKendree, 1/3/15 Attacks Ball State, 2/6/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists Lewis, 3/13/15 Aces at Quincy, 4/4/15 Digs vs. George Mason, 5/3/16 Solo Blocks (5x) last: McKendree, 1/3/15 Assist Blocks (3x) last: IPFW, 2/4/16 Total Blocks at George Mason, 4/6/14 Points (2x) last: McKendree, 1/3/15 CAREER Blough, STATISTICS Christy Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe TOTAL

9 #6 DARCY TAIG OH HEIGHT: 6-6 R-FRESHMAN MCKINNON, VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) MCKINNON SECONDARY COLLEGE H.S. Redshirted the 2016 season Team captain and MVP for McKinnon Secondary College High School, reaching the Victoria state finals in three of four years Captured the state championships in 2011 and 2014 Taig s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS 9

10 #7 GABRIEL DOMECUS L/OH HEIGHT: 6-3 SENIOR VALLEJO, CALIF. ST. PATRICK-ST. VINCENT H.S Preseason All-MIVA 2016 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention; All-MIVA Second Team Ranked 24th nationally with 2.12 digs per set; starting libero for all 34 matches in 2016 Racked up 259 digs in 2016, the fourth-highest total in school history Parents, Steve and Danette, played basketball and volleyball, respectively, at San Francisco State Brother, Brian, played water polo at Pacific Sisters, Jackie and Hillary, played volleyball at San Francisco State and Cal State Dominguez Hills, respectively CAREER RECORDS WATCH 1.94 digs per set rank T-9th in school history 618 digs (6th) OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP digs (4th all-time) digs (13th all-time) digs/set (19th) Domecus Career Highs Kills (2x) last: at IPFW, 4/19/14 Attacks vs. Penn State, 1/11/14 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists (2x) last: at IPFW, 2/20/15 Aces (3x) last: at George Mason, 4/6/14 Digs Lewis, 3/13/15 Solo Blocks George Mason, 1/18/14 Assist Blocks IPFW, 4/4/14 Total Blocks IPFW, 4/4/14 Points (2x) last: IPFW, 4/4/14 CAREER Domecus, STATISTICS Gabriel Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe TOTAL

11 #8 REESE DEVILBISS OH HEIGHT: 6-2 FRESHMAN MANCHESTER, PA. NORTHEASTERN H.S. AVCA First Team High School Senior All-American (2016) Notched 21 kills in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association finals sweep, securing Northeastern High s fourth straight state title All-Pennsylvania Team selection in all four high school seasons Competed in the 2016 NORCECA U-21 Continental Championship as a member of the U.S. Men s Junior Team Devilbiss Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS 11

12 #9 NICOLAS SZERSZEN OH HEIGHT: 6-4 JUNIOR CONFLANS STE HNE, FRANCE LYCEE INTERNATIONAL 2017 Preseason MIVA Player of the Year, Preseason All-America First Team and Preseason All-MIVA 2016 AVCA National Player of the Year, All-America First Team and All-NCAA Tournament Team 2016 MIVA Player of the Year, All-MIVA First Team and MIVA Tournament MVP Set all-time school records with 63 aces and.42 aces/set in 2016 AVCA National Player of the Week (3/15/16) Eight-time MIVA Player of the Week selection (seven Offensive, one Defensive); including six times in 2016 Has started every match of his collegiate career 2015 AVCA All-America honorable mention, MIVA Freshman of the Year and All-MIVA First Team 2015 Off The Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshman All-American (top vote-getter in the country) Sister, Anna, played at Ohio State ( ) and still ranks in the top-20 all-time for career kills and points Father, Jacek, played in the top Poland professional league CAREER RECORDS WATCH.46 aces per set rank 1st in school history 103 aces (T-6th) 3.71 kills/set (9th) 4.45 points/set (9th).354 attacking percentage (11th) 835 kills (18th) 1,649 attempts (20th) 1,002.0 points (20th) 1.57 digs/set (20th( OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP aces (1st all-time) aces/set (1st) kills (4th) points (5th) total attempts (5th) aces/set (T-7th) aces (T-9th) digs (15th) points/set (15th) Szerszen s Career Highs Kills at LBSU, 3/12/16 Attacks Lewis, 4/23/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )... George Mason, 1/15/16 Assists (2x) last: Pfeiffer, 2/26/16 Aces (3x) last: vs. UCLA, 5/5/16 Digs vs. George Mason, 5/3/16 Solo Blocks (2x) last: McKendree, 4/20/16 Assist Blocks (3x) last: Pfeiffer, 2/26/16 Total Blocks McKendree, 4/20/16 Points at LBSU, 3/12/16 COMPLETE STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR SZERSZEN AVAILABLE ON THE NEXT PAGE 12

13 NICOLAS SZERSZEN (CONT.) CAREER Szerszen, STATISTICS Nicolas Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe TOTAL

14 #10 RYAN GENN OPP HEIGHT: 6-4 SENIOR PLEASANTON, CALIF. UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC Made his Buckeye debut on Jan. 16, 2015 vs. Limestone Played in 20 matches for Pacific (2014), totaling 35 kills, 33 digs and 20 blocks Transferred to Ohio State from the University of the Pacific (2014) Genn s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: at Cal Baptist, 1/23/14* Attacks at UC Santa Barbara, 1/17/14* % (min. 10 att) (3-2-11)... UCLA, 2/23/14* Assists Long Beach State, 2/1/14* Aces BYU, 2/14/14* Digs at Cal Baptist, 2/23/14* Solo Blocks UCLA, 2/23/14* Assist Blocks (2x) last: BYU, 2/14/14* Total Blocks (2x) last: BYU, 2/14/14* Points BYU, 2/14/14* *while playing for Pacific CAREER Genn, STATISTICS Ryan Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe 2014* TOTAL * All

15 #11 BLAKE LEESON MB HEIGHT: 6-7 R-SOPHOMORE MEQUON, WIS. HOMESTEAD H.S All-NCAA Tournament Team performance capped off with 11 kills on 13 errorless swings in the NCAA Finals, including the title-clinching termination 2016 All-MIVA Honorable Mention Started all 34 matches in 2016 playing in every set Placed third in the high jump at the 2014 Wisconsin state championships; qualified for the state championships in the triple jump as well Leeson s Career Highs Kills Ball State, 2/6/16 Attacks Ball State, 2/6/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )...vs. BYU, 5/7/16 Assists (4x) last: vs. George Mason, 5/3/16 Aces Lewis, 3/5/16 Digs (2x) last: Lindenwood, 4/9/16 Solo Blocks (3x) last: at LBSU, 3/12/16 Assist Blocks vs. George Mason, 5/3/16 Total Blocks vs. George Mason, 5/3/16 Points Ball State, 2/6/16 CAREER Leeson, STATISTICS Blake Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe TOTAL

16 #12 ZACH YERINGTON MB HEIGHT: 6-5 R-FRESHMAN HAMBURG, N.Y. HAMBURG H.S. Redshirted the 2016 season Two-time All-New York and First Team All-Western New York selection The Buffalo News Player of the Year in 2015 Mother, Wendy Caparco, played volleyball at Case Western University Yerington s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS 16

17 #13 MILES JOHNSON OPP HEIGHT: 6-6 SENIOR CARLSBAD, CALIF. LA COSTA CANYON H.S Preseason All-America First Team and Preseason All-MIVA 2016 AVCA All-America First Team 2016 NCAA Tournament MVP 2016 All-MIVA First Team and All-MIVA Tournament Team AVCA National Player of the Week (2/16/16) Participated in Ohio State Athletics Soles4Souls service trip to Jamaica in May AVCA All-America honorable mention and Second Team All-MIVA selection CAREER RECORDS WATCH.35 aces per set rank 2nd in school history 111 aces (3rd) 2,039 attack attempts (15th) 1,122.0 points (15th) 931 kills (16th) OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP aces (T-4th all-time) aces/set (5th) aces/set (T-7th) aces (8th) points (13th) kills (13th) attempts (14th) Johnson s Career Highs Kills at Penn State, 3/19/16 Attacks vs. UCLA, 5/5/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )...vs. USC, 1/7/16 Assists Ball State, 2/26/14 Aces (2x) last: Ball State, 2/6/16 Digs vs. Cal State Northridge, 3/15/14 Solo Blocks (2x) last: Grand Canyon, 2/20/16 Assist Blocks Erskine, 3/28/15 Total Blocks Grand Canyon, 2/20/16 Points Ball State, 2/6/16 CAREER Johnson, STATISTICS Miles Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe TOTAL Laffin, Nick 17

18 #14 SHAWN HUGHES OH HEIGHT: 6-4 FRESHMAN ST. LOUIS, MO. ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY H.S. Three-time All-Missouri First Team selection Paired with OSU teammate Paul Henken to seize back-to-back state titles for St. Louis University High School St. Louis Dispatch s High School Male Athlete of the Year Sister, Christian, was a two-time national champoin racquetball player at the University of Missouri Hughes Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS 18

19 #15 MATT DORN MB HEIGHT: 6-5 SENIOR SAN DIEGO, CALIF. UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC Made 14 starts, including a stretch of 12 straight, while pacing the Buckeyes with a.490 attacking efficiency in 2016 Played in 16 matches for Pacific in 2014, accumulating 62.5 points on 43 kills and 34 blocks Transferred to Ohio State from the University of the Pacific (2014) Dorn s Career Highs Kills at BYU, 1/25/14* Attacks at BYU, 1/25/14* % (min. 10 att) (9-0-16)...at BYU, 1/25/14* Assists at Loyola, 2/12/16 Aces Pfeiffer, 2/26/16 Digs (5x) last: Grand Canyon, 2/19/16 Solo Blocks (10x) last: at Loyola, 2/12/16 Assist Blocks Coker, 1/22/16 Total Blocks Coker, 1/22/16 Points at BYU, 1/25/14* *while playing for Pacific CAREER Dorn, STATISTICS Matt Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe 2014* TOTAL * All

20 #17 JOSH TUBLIN LIB HEIGHT: 5-10 R-JUNIOR PITTSBURGH, PA. FOX CHAPEL H.S. Played in 15 matches, including the 2016 NCAA Semfinals Member of the 2010 and 2011 A1 National Boys Select team and 2012 National Boys Youth squad Brother, Daniel, played volleyball at Stanford University Tublin s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists IPFW, 2/4/16 Aces at UC Irvine, 3/11/16 Digs IPFW, 2/4/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER Tublin, STATISTICS Josh Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe TOTAL Yerington, Zach 20

21 #18 DEJON CLARK OH HEIGHT: 6-5 FRESHMAN PICKERINGTON, OHIO PICKERINGTON NORTH H.S Ohio High School Player of the Year runner-up First Team All-Ohio honoree following Pickerington North High s first district championship in school history and advancement to the state championships Two-time medalist as a member of the USA Volleyball Youth A-1 High Performance Team Twin sister, Deja, is a freshman volleyball player at the University of Evansville Brother, Terrale, played basketball for West Virginia Tech Univeristy Father, Byron, competed for the Navy basketball squad Clark s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS 21

22 #19 SANIL THOMAS S/L HEIGHT: 6-0 SOPHOMORE TINLEY PARK, ILL. VICTOR J. ANDREW H.S. Played in 19 matches as a true freshman, including two stints of back-to-back starts resulting in Buckeye sweeps Dished out assists per set in his four starts Two-time All-Illinois performer, including First Team honors in 2015 Thomas Career Highs Kills Coker, 1/22/16 Attacks Coker, 1/22/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists Lindenwood, 4/9/16 Aces Coker, 1/22/16 Digs Erskine, 1/16/16 Solo Blocks Lindenwood, 4/9/16 Assist Blocks Lindenwood, 4/9/16 Total Blocks Lindenwood, 4/9/16 Points Coker, 1/22/16 CAREER Thomas, STATISTICS Sanil Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe TOTAL

23 #21 NICK LAFFIN MB HEIGHT: 6-5 R-JUNIOR HOLBROOK, N.Y. SACHEM EAST H.S. Made his collegiate debut at McKendree (4/1/16) Mother, Dawn, played basketball at Principia College Sister, Meghan, played volleyball for Coastal Carolina Laffin s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER Laffin, STATISTICS Nick Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe TOTAL

24 #23 MAXIME HERVOIR OH HEIGHT: 6-3 JUNIOR ROYAN, FRANCE IUT INFORMATIQUE MONTPELLIER Studied at IUT Informatique Montpellier for two years Competed for the French National Team in 2014 Played in the highest national amateur league in France Two-time French Cup winner, named Best Outside Hitter in 2015 Hervoir s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS 24

25 matches. HEAD COACH PETE HANSON Pete Hanson has served as the Ohio State head men s volleyball coach for the last 32 seasons and guided the Buckeyes to a pair of NCAA national titles in the last five years (2011, 2016). He is the eighth head coach in program history. In three-plus decades at Ohio State, the Flint, Mich., native has posted an overall record of (.660) and (.757) clip in Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Hanson has been named the National Coach of the Year four times. Volleyball Magazine tabbed him as such in 1998 and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) did so in 2000 before both organizations selected him as the Coach of the Year following Ohio State s 2011 NCAA Championship. He picked up the prestigious AVCA honor once again in Ohio State s 2016 national championship came exactly five years to the date (May 7) after the program s first crown in Furthering the parallel, both titles were also clinched in the same facility, Penn State s Rec Hall. Hanson corralled his 12th MIVA Coach of the Year recognition in 16 following a 31-3 campaign which ended in not only the NCAA Championship but also a clean sweep of the MIVA regular season (15-1 record) and MIVA Tournament titles. The Buckeye national title in 11 concluded with a five-set victory over UC Santa Barbara. Ohio State went 26-6 and captured the MIVA regular season championship as well that season. Hanson has guided the Buckeyes to 16 MIVA regular season titles overall and made 11 NCAA Tournament appearances. Hanson s squads have racked up 20-or-more wins in 20 of 32 seasons. The Buckeyes have also swept through an undefeated home slate six times under the tutelage of Hanson. Ohio State strung together five consecutive MIVA crowns from The five-year tear ending in a 2011 national championship came with a combined winning percentage of.743 (107-37). Hanson s contributions to the game of volleyball were formally recognized with his induction in the AVCA Hall of Fame as a member of the 15 induction class. He was one of just 70 members overall at the time of enshrinement. Prior to Ohio State, Hanson served two seasons as assistant coach for the University of Wyoming women s volleyball team before becoming the program s head coach in His college career began at Kellogg Community College in Michigan, which he attended for two years. At Kellogg C.C., his team won the National Junior College Athletic Association Championships in 1976 and During the 1976 season he was selected to the N.J.C.A.A. All-America Team. In 1977, he played on the United States team that competed against the Suntory Volleyball Club from Japan and toured across the United States, playing a team from the People s Republic of China. Hanson then transferred to Ball State University, where he played during the 1978 and 1979 seasons, winning the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championship in 1979 and finishing fourth in the NCAA Championships. In both years he was named an All-MIVA selection and was selected as the Most Valuable Player for Ball State. After graduating in 1979 with a degree in natural resources and geology, he stayed at Ball State the next year, serving as an assistant coach. In addition, Hanson has been honored with his selection to various regional and national coaching positions. He was an assistant coach for the 1986 National Sports Festival. The next summer he was the assistant coach at the Olympic Sports Festival for the gold medalist North team. Three of his players participated on teams in the festival. In 1988, he was an assistant coach at the National Elite Junior Training Camp. The following year he worked as the head coach of the East squad at the Olympic Sports Festival. He was an assistant coach for the USA Men s B Team during the summers of 1994 and Hanson assisted the United States Men s Olympic team in Atlanta in He was an assistant coach for the USA team at the World University Games, held in China, in Pete and his wife, Marianne, have two sons John (30) and Phil (28). John is an Ohio State graduate and is in the process of completely a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering at MIT. Phil graduated from Marquette University and earned his master s degree from the University North Carolina in Public Health and City and Regional Planning in the Spring of HANSON S OHIO STATE CAREER RECORD MIVA NCAA NCAA Year School Won Lost Pct. Finish Won Lost Finish 1985 Ohio State nd Ohio State st 0 2 4th 1987 Ohio State st 0 2 4th 1988 Ohio State nd Ohio State nd Ohio State rd Ohio State rd Ohio State rd Ohio State T1st 0 2 4th 1994 Ohio State rd Ohio State T1st Ohio State T1st Ohio State th Ohio State st Ohio State T1st Ohio State st 1 1 2nd 2001 Ohio State T2nd 0 1 Semifinalist 2002 Ohio State rd Ohio State T3rd Ohio State st Ohio State nd 0 1 Semifinalist 2006 Ohio State th Ohio State st Ohio State st 0 1 Semifinalist 2009 Ohio State st 0 1 Semifinalist 2010 Ohio State st 0 1 Semifinalist 2011 Ohio State st 2 0 Champion 2012 Ohio State T1st Ohio State T3rd Ohio State th Ohio State rd Ohio State st 3 0 Champion Totals

26 ASSISTANT COACHES TIM EMBAUGH 26th Season (Ohio State, 1990) KEVIN BURCH 2nd Season (Ohio State, 2011) Hall. Tim Embaugh is in his 26th year as assistant coach for the Ohio state men s volleyball progam. He served as a student assistant in 1990, and lettered three years ( ) as an outside hitter for the Buckeyes. He s coached the Buckeyes to a pair of NCAA national titles in the last five years (2011, 2016). The NCAA Championships were separated by exactly five years to the date (May 7) and were clinched in the same facility, Penn State s Rec Kevin Burch returned to the Ohio State Men s Volleyball program as a full-time assistant coach in May 2015 and immediately delivered an NCAA Championship, extending his incredible streak to six consecutive academic years as a national champion. The 16 crown completed a circle for Burch as the victorious stretch started with the OSU graduate serving as Ohio State s volunteer assistant coach during the 2011 title run: NCAA Men s National Champions Ohio State (assistant coach) Embaugh has been a part of 14 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association championships, including a run of five straight outright titles from Most recently, he helped guide the Buckeyes to a season sweep of both the 2016 MIVA regular season crown and MIVA Tournament title. In 25 seasons with Embaugh on staff, Ohio State has posted an overall record of (.709). Embaugh is originally from Canton, Ohio, but grew up overseas in Indonesia where he began his volleyball career. A provincial championship and a trip to the Indonesian Junior Olympics led him to seek even higher levels of competition, which he found at the NCAA Division I level. Embaugh comes from a family of three brothers and one sister. His parents were missionaries in Indonesia for 24 years. In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Embaugh was invited to be a coach for the 1997 USA Volleyball 16-and-under boys developmental camp. Afterwards, he was selected to be the Head of Delegation for the USA Boy s Junior National team which competed in a four-nation tournament in Sicily. During the summer of 1998, he was selected as an assistant coach for the USA Boy s Youth National team which competed in the Dominican Republic, where he also served as the Head of Delegation. During the 1999 summer months, Embaugh was a staff member of the USA Boys Youth National Team. MICHAEL HENCHY 1st Season After a season of professional volleyball in Greece, Michael Henchy returns to Columbus and will serve as the program s volunteer assistant coach during the 2017 season. The Ventura, Calif., native competed for the Buckeyes from Henchy concluded his collegiate career by earning All-America Honorable Mention in He was also named to the All-MIVA First Team that season, his second such recognition after earning first team all-conference accolades in 2013 as well NCAA Women s National Champions Penn State (director of operations) NCAA D-III Men s National Champions Springfield College (assistant coach) NCAA Men s National Champions UC Irvine (assistant coach) NCAA D-III Men s National Champions Springfield College (assistant coach) NCAA Men s National Champions Ohio State (volunteer assistant coach) Following his completion of a sports and leisure studies degree from Ohio State in the Spring of 2011, Burch moved to Massachusetts as an assistant coach at Springfield College. He was named the AVCA s D-III National Assistant Coach of the Year after the Pride seized the 2012 men s national title. Under Burch s guidance, Springfield paced the entire country with an attacking efficiency of.381 that season. From there, Burch rejoined the Division-I ranks as an assistant coach for the UC Irvine men s team. In his lone season with the Anteaters, Burch helped UCI bring home the 2013 D-I NCAA Championship before returning to Springfield College the next season as an assistant coach for both the men s and women s programs. With Burch roaming the sidelines, Springfield Men s Volleyball was crowned national champions once again in Legendary volleyball coach Russ Rose then offered Burch an opportunity to join the storied women s program at Penn State University. As the Director of Operations in 2014, Burch contributed to the team s seventh NCAA Championship. Kevin s initial journey to Columbus was inspired by his late grandfather, Darrell Burch, a three-time Ohio State graduate. Darrell earned bachelors, masters and PhD degrees from the University in 51, 53 and 59. Before transitioning into coaching full-time, Burch captained the 2008 Orange Coast College men s volleyball team. His name is scattered throughout the Ohio State record books, ending his career ranked inside the top-20 for numerous statistical categories. Henchy racked up 1,213.5 points, 1,001 kills, 531 digs, 88 service aces and 39 solo blocks to crack the all-time career rankings in school history. 26

27 @O h io S tate _MV B O H I O S TAT E B U C K E Y E S 1 Aaron Samarin 2 Andrew Hillman 3 Tyler Alter 4 Driss Guessous 5 Christy Blough 6 Darcy Taig 7 Gabriel Domecus 8 Reese Devilbiss 9 Nicolas Szerszen 10 Ryan Genn 11 Blake Leeson 12 Zach Yerington 13 Miles Johnson 14 Shawn Hughes 15 Matt Dorn 16 Jake Hanes 17 Josh Tublin 18 Dejon Clark 19 Sanil Thomas 20 Paul Henken 21 Nick Laffin L, 6-0, Jr. Clovis, Calif. Buchanan H.S. L/OH, 6-3, Sr. Vallejo, Calif. St. Patrick-St. Vincent H.S. OPP, 6-6, Sr. Carlsbad, Calif. La Costa Canyon H.S. S/L, 6-0, So. Tinley Park, Ill. Victor J. Andrew H.S. Pete Hanson Head Coach 33rd Season Ball State, 1979 S, 6-3, Fr. Allentown, Pa. Parkland H.S. OH, 6-2, Fr. Manchester, Pa. Northeastern H.S. OH, 6-4, Fr. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis University H.S. S, 6-3, Fr. St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis University H.S. Tim Embaugh Assistant Coach 26th Season Ohio State, 1990 OH, 6-4, Fr. Laguna Beach, Calif. Laguna Beach H.S. MB, 6-8, r-sr. Pasadena, Calif. Loyola H.S. OH, 6-4, Jr. Conflans Ste Hne, France Lycee International MB, 6-5, Sr. San Diego, Calif. University of the Pacific OPP, 6-10, Fr. Orland Park, Ill. Carl Sandburg H.S. 22 Jason Bruggemann MB, 6-5, r-jr. Holbrook, N.Y. Sachem East H.S. MB, 6-5, Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio Archbishop Moeller H.S. Kevin Burch Michael Henchy Assistant Coach 2nd Season Ohio State, 2011 OPP, 6-4, Sr. Pleasanton, Calif. University of the Pacific Volunteer Coach 1st Season Ohio State, S, 6-5, Sr. Ontario, N.Y. McQuaid Jesuit H.S. MB, 6-7, r-so. Mequon, Wis. Homestead H.S. L, 5-10, r-jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Fox Chapel H.S. 23 Maxime Hervoir OH, 6-3, Jr. Royan, France IUT Informatique Montpellier OH, 6-6, r-fr. McKinnon, Victoria (Australia) McKinnon Secondary College H.S. MB, 6-5, r-fr. Hamburg, N.Y. Hamburg H.S. OH/OPP, 6-5, Fr. Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington North H.S.