4 Driss Guessous. MB, 6-8, r-sr. Pasadena, Calif. Loyola H.S. Laguna Beach, Calif. Laguna Beach H.S. 10 Ryan Genn

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1 T H E O H I O S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y 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 S, 6-5, Sr. Ontario, N.Y. McQuaid Jesuit H.S. OPP, 6-4, Sr. Pleasanton, Calif. University of the Pacific MB, 6-5, Sr. San Diego, Calif. University of the Pacific OPP, 6-10, Fr. Orland Park, Ill. Carl Sandburg H.S. L, 5-10, r-jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Fox Chapel 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 MB, 6-7, r-so. Mequon, Wis. Homestead H.S. 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. 23 Maxime Hervoir OH, 6-3, Jr. Royan, France IUT Informatique Montpellier Michael Henchy Assistant Coach 2nd Season Ohio State, 2011 Volunteer Coach 1st Season Ohio State,

2 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) Team Motivator: Malachi Revercomb 2017 ROSTER 2017 OHIO STATE SCHEDULE DECEMBER (2016) 30 Fri at McMaster (exhibition)... 7 pm JANUARY 6 Fri USC...7 pm 7 Sat UCLA...6 pm 10 Tues GEORGE MASON...7 pm 13 Fri at Stanford pm 14 Sat at Stanford pm 20 Fri at Saint Francis... 7 pm 24 Tues PENN STATE...7 pm 27 Fri BARTON...7 pm 28 Sat LONG BEACH STATE...7 pm FEBRUARY 3 Fri at Ball State... 7:30 pm 4 Sat at Fort Wayne... 7 pm 9 Thur LEWIS...7 pm 11 Sat Loyola...7 pm 17 Fri QUINCY...7 pm 19 Sun LINDENWOOD...4 pm 24 Fri at Grand Canyon... 9 pm 26 Sun at Grand Canyon... 3 pm MARCH 3 Fri SAINT FRANCIS...7 pm 10 Fri UC SAN DIEGO...7 pm 11 Sat UC IRVINE...7 pm 16 Thur at Loyola... 8 pm 18 Sat at Lewis... 8 pm 23 Thur FORT WAYNE...7 pm 25 Sat BALL STATE...7 pm 28 Tues at Penn State... 7 pm 31 Fri MCKENDREE...7 pm APRIL 1 Sat MCKENDREE...7 pm 7 Fri at Lindenwood... 8 pm 8 Sat at Quincy... 8 pm 15 Sat MIVA Quarterfinals... TBD 19 Wed MIVA Semifinals... TBD 22 Sat MIVA Finals... TBD 28 Fri Potential NCAA Play-In Match... TBD MAY 2 Tues Potential NCAA Play-In Match... TBD 4 Thur NCAA Semifinals... TBD 8 Sat NCAA Finals... TBD 2 All dates and times subject to change. All times are listed in ET Home matches in BOLD CAPS played at St. John Arena

3 MEET THE BUCKEYES #1 - AARON SAMARIN L, 6-0, Jr., Clovis, Calif. #2 - ANDREW HILLMAN S, 6-3, Fr., Allentown, Pa (Sophomore Season): Played in 17 matches, serving 29 times in 24 sets... recorded a pair of digs against Coker (1/22)... dropped in an ace vs. Pfeiffer (2/ 26)... committed just two service errors all season... earned Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete distinction (Freshman Season): Played in nine matches, making six starts donning the libero jersey... averaged 1.56 digs per set with 39 total digs in 25 sets... added eight assists to season stat line... dug a dozen balls in a four-set victory over Pfeiffer (1/25)... successfully handled 15 errorless service receptions against McKendree (1/3)... posted seven digs in back-to-back matches versus Limestone (1/16) and George Mason (1/23)... MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete selection. Prior to Ohio State: AVCA First Team High School Senior All-American... three-year captain and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association state champion for Parkland High... earned Penn Live s Player of the State Championship award after lifting PHS to its first boys volleyball state crown in school history... an All-Pennsylvania performer. Personal: Son of Bruce and Karen Hillman... older sister, Erin, was a four-year starter for the Eastern University women s volleyball program. Prior to Ohio State: Named a High School All-American by both Volleyball Magazine and the American Volleyball Coaches Association... listed in the Volleyball Magazine 2014 Boys Fab four-time all-conference and all-valley selection, leading Buchanan High School in digs four seasons straight... guided the Bears to a state championship as a freshman... excelled in the pool, too, as an all-conference water polo player and competing in the 100-meter breast stroke for the swimming squad... named the Senior Athlete of the Year for Buchanan High... also played for the Clovis Volleyball Club and the Central Cal Club. Personal: Son of Tim and Vicki Samarin... has an older brother, Daniel... mother, Vicki, played volleyball at Liberty University... father, Tim, played quarterback at Fresno City College... uncle, Mark Stanley, played football at Liberty... a spot industry major. 3

4 MEET THE BUCKEYES #3 - TYLER ALTER OH, 6-4, Fr., Laguna Beach, Calif. #4 - DRISS GUESSOUS MB, 6-8, r-sr., Pasadena, Calif. Prior to Ohio State: First Team All-California Interscholastic Federation... MVP of the 2014 Junior Olympics U-16 Division, leading 949 Volleyball Club to the gold medal... pushed 949 VC to the 2015 Junior Olympics U-17 bronze medal as well. Personal: Son of Jeff and Laurie Alter... Jeff was an international sailor, winning numerous national titles and competing in the 1984 Olympic Trials... has a brother, Cody, and sister, Ashlyn. USA Volleyball: Represented the United States as a member of the Team USA squad that competed at the 2013 FIVB Men s U-21 World Championship in Turkey... member of goldmedal-winning Team USA at the 2012 Junior Continental Championships. Career: Entered the 2017 season tied for 13th in school history with 42 solo blocks (Junior Season): Started all 20 matches played in, including a 10-kill performance in the NCAA Finals vs. BYU (5/7)... posted double-digit kills and a.570-plus attacking percentage vs. UC Irvine (3/11; 11 kills,.588), at Ball State (3/25; 10 kills,.625) and against BYU (10 kills,.571)... attacked.489 for the season, averaging 2.28 points per set... ranked second on the team with.77 blocks/set... racked up 16 points vs. UC Irvine, adding eight blocks (2s, 6a) to his 11 kills... tallied multiple blocks in 18 of 20 contests... earned Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete distinction (Sophomore Season): Tabbed Preseason AVCA All-America and Preseason All-MIVA... returned from injury to make season debut on Feb. 11 versus Penn State... started the next 17 matches to finish out the season... ranked 13th in the MIVA averaging.90 blocks per set... registered 12 or more points in six different matches... produced points at a clip of 2.44/set overall... attacked.364 ( ) while posting 1.79 kills/set... threw up 11 blocks (2s, 9a) in four-set victory over Erskine (3/28), the most by a Buckeye since buried eight-plus kills in eight tilts, including an (.800) effort against Ball State (4/9)... an Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete selection (Freshman Season): Placed on the AVCA All-America Second Team, the only freshman to earn All-American honors... recognized by the AVCA as the Newcomer of the Year as well... a First Team All-MIVA selection... MIVA Freshman of the Year... Off the Block/ Springback, Inc. Freshman All-American... paced the MIVA and ranked third nationally with a.446 attack percentage, the 14th-best mark in school history... racked up 24 solo blocks to rank second in the MIVA for 2014 and top-10 all-time at Ohio State... his.90 blocks/set (7th), 2.56 kills/set (16th) and 3.10 points/set (16th) all slotted in the MIVA top totaled 93 blocks, 264 kills, and 28 digs while starting all 27 matches and playing in every set... named the MIVA Defensive Player of the Week (2/11) after stuffing 11 blocks (4s, 7a) in eight sets against Penn State (2/5) and Saint Francis (2/9)... posted double-digit kills in 13 contests, including 10 or more put-aways six times in a seven-match midseason stretch (2/5-3/5)... a MIVA Academic All-Conference, Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete honoree (Redshirt Season): Took a redshirt... Ohio State Scholar- Athlete... MIVA Academic All-Conference. Prior to Ohio State: Played for coach Michael Boehle at Loyola High School... led team to state title in named a 2012 AVCA First Team All-American Mission Leage first team and CIF first team... finished senior season with 299 kills, 89 blocks and a.600 attack percentage... also played for the Manhattan Beach Surf Volleyball Club coached by John Beckwith USAV Junior National Championship silver medalist. Personal: Son of Loring Guessous and Amal Guessous... has an older sister, Kenza... a double major in physics and mathematics. 4

5 MEET THE BUCKEYES #5 - CHRISTY BLOUGH S, 6-5, Sr., Ontario, N.Y. #6 - DARCY TAIG OH, 6-6, r-fr., McKinnon, Victoria USA Volleyball: Member of the bronze-medalwinning U.S. Junior National Team in the 2014 NORCECA U-21 Continental Championships in El Salvador... two-time team captain for the U.S. U-19 national team (2012, 2013)... led the squad to a third-place finish at the 2012 NORCECA Championships and qualified for the 2013 U-19 World Championships... finished 16th at the world event. Career: Entered the 2017 season ranked sixth in school history with 3,168 assists while averaging assists per set (8th) (Junior Season): AVCA All-America Second Team selection... also named to the All-MIVA First Team and All-MIVA Tournament Team... ranked second nationally averaging assists per set in NCAA contests... guided the Buckeye offense to a team hitting efficiency of.350, slotted second in the NCAA rankings... racked up 1,232 assists in 111 sets spanning 30 starts overall... notched three double-doubles, combining 10 or more digs with high assist totals... dished out 44 assists in NCAA Finals sweep over BYU (5/7)... totaled 160 digs, 40 blocks (5s, 35a), 36 kills and four services... First Team Academic All-America... also picked up Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete honors (Redshirt Season): Earned MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete recognition while redshirting. Prior to Ohio State: Team captain and MVP for McKinnon Secondary College High School, reaching the Victoria state finals in three of four years... captured the state championship in 2011 and captured back-to-back state league titles ( ) while playing club ball for Yarra Ranges, receiving the club s Rising Star Award in Personal: Son of Faye Robjant and Lindsay Taig... has two sisters, Maree and Ellie... an exercise science major (Sophomore Season): Ranked second in the MIVA and fourth nationally averaging assists per set... dished out a total 1,050 assists in starting all 27 matches played in... named the MIVA Defensive Player of the Week (1/6) after averaging 1.29 digs and.86 blocks per set in season-opening weekend sweep of McKendree... registered a 1.38 digs/set pace for the season... tallied a pair of double-doubles in three-set winners at Fort Wayne (2/20; 34 assists, 10 digs) and vs. Ball State (4/24; 38 assists, 11 digs)... steered the Buckeye offense to a.368 team attacking efficiency by dishing out 71 assists to top second-ranked Lewis (3/13)... ripped five service aces at Quincy (4/4)... placed on the Capital One Academic All-District First Team... also named Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference, an OSU Scholar-Athlete and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (Freshman Season): Named an Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshman All-American after setting up 886 assists in 22 matches played, including 21 starts... ranked in the top-10 nationally and fourth in the conference by averaging assists per set... also contributed 93 digs (1.13/set), 45 blocks (.55/set), 25 kills, nine aces and a.286 attack percentage... recorded a pair of doubles in a three-match span, notching 11 digs and 57 assists vs. Cal State Northridge (3/15) and 11 digs/49 assists at Ball State (3/22)... averaged a season-high assists in a four-set victory over Saint Francis (2/9)... scored seven points with four kills on five errorless swings and four blocks (2s, 2a) versus Quincy (3/28)... put up six blocks (2s, 4a) at George Mason (4/6)... tallied a flawless 4.0 GPA, earning MIVA Academic All-Conference and Ohio State Scholar- Athlete recognition. Prior to Ohio State: Three-year starter for coach Christopher Partis at McQuaid Jesuit High School... led his team to threestraight state titles (2010, 2011, 2012)... named 2013 AVCA First Team High School All-American Volleyball Magazine First Team All-American... named to the 2013 PrepVolleyball.com Fab 50 Seniors list Greater Rochester Player of the Year New York State Tournament most valuable player and 2012 All-State and Greater Rochester first team honoree... National Honor Society... also played for the Rochester Volleyball Club coached by Cal Wickens... member of the fifth-place finishing team at the U-16 national tournament. Personal: Son of Gary and Billie Sue Blough... has one sister, Bailey... majoring in biomedical engineering. 5

6 MEET THE BUCKEYES #7 - GABRIEL DOMECUS L/OH, 6-3, Sr., Vallejo, Calif. #8 - REESE DEVILBISS OH, 6-2, Fr., Manchester, Pa. Career: Entered the 2017 season ranked sixth in school history with 618 digs while averaging 1.94 digs per set (T-9th) (Junior Season): AVCA All-America Honorable Mention... Second Team All-MIVA selection... ranked fifth in the MIVA and 24th nationally with 2.12 digs per set... started all 34 matches as the Buckeye libero, playing in 122 of 123 sets... accumulated 259 digs, the fourth-highest total in school history... registered 10 or more digs in nine contests... named the MIVA Defensive Player of the Week on March 15 after averaging 2.78 digs/set in a pair of wins over UC Irvine and then-no. 1 Long Beach State (3/11-12)... served as a primary passer, successfully handling a team-high 772 service receptions... chipped in 54 assists as well. Prior to Ohio State: AVCA First Team High School Senior All-American... racked up 21 kills in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association finals sweep, securing Northeastern High s fourth straight state championship... team s leading scorer and All-Pennsylvania Team selection each season... competed in the 2016 NORCECA U-21 Continental Championship as a member of the U.S. Men s Junior Team. Personal: Son of Andy and Kristen Devilbiss... has a younger sister, Olivia... majoring in business (Sophomore Season): Ranked fifth in the MIVA and 23rd nationally with 2.08 digs per set... racked up a total of 208 digs, the 12th highest season total all-time at Ohio State... added 44 assists and a pair of kills to season stat line... made 25 `starts donning the libero jersey and played in 30 matches overall... named the MIVA Defensive Player of the Week (3/17) after digging 21 balls in five-set victory over second-ranked Lewis and averaging 3.25 digs/set for the week... amassed double-digit digs in nine different contests... served as a primary passer with 584 service receptions (Freshman Season): Played in all 27 matches, making five starts... ranked 18th in the MIVA averaging 1.56 digs per set... provided four double-digit dig efforts, including a dozen digs in back-to-back matches at Penn State (2/5) and vs. Saint Francis (2/9)... totaled 151 digs, 13 blocks (2s, 11a), 34 assists, 12 kills and three aces. Prior to Ohio State: Four-year letterwinner for Danette Domecus at St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School AVCA High School Senior All-America first team honoree... four-time All-Tri-County Athletic League first team honoree... led his squad to four consecutive league titles... captured three section championships... four-time team offensive Most Valuable Player... also played water polo for St. Patrick-St. Vincent First Team All-League and 2011 All-League second team... also played Seven years for the Diablo Valley Volleyball Club coached by Sean Stratton, Steve Siegman and Brian Fujinaga. Personal: Son of Steve and Danette Domecus... has three older siblings: Brian, Jackie and Hillary... father played basketball and mother played volleyball for San Francisco State... majoring in 6

7 MEET THE BUCKEYES #9 - NICOLAS SZERSZEN OPP, 6-4, Jr., Conflans Ste Hne, France #10 - RYAN GENN OPP, 6-4, Sr., Pleastanton, Calif. Career: Entered the 2017 season ranked Top- 20 in school history in a multitude of statistical categories:.46 aces per set (1st), 103 total 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) and 1.57 digs/set (20th) (Sophomore Season): AVCA National Player of the Year, first in program history... MIVA Player of the Year and MIVA Tournament MVP... also named to the AVCA All-America First Team, All-MIVA First Team, All-NCAA Tournament Team and All-MIVA Tournament Team... set all-time Ohio State records with 63 total service aces and.42 aces per set average kills and 614 points are also inside the all-time top-5 in school history... ranked third nationally in 2016 with 5.13 points and.53 service aces per set in NCAA matches... also slotted seventh with 4.31 kills/set and 12th with a.390 attacking efficiency in NCAA rankings... named the AVCA National Player of the Week on March 15 after pushing OSU to road victories over UC Irvine and then-no. 1 Long Beach State (3/11-12), responsible for more than six points per set for the weekend... dominated MIVA weekly awards, corralling six Offensive Player of the Week honors... one of two Buckeyes to start all 34 matches and play in every set... recorded 10 or more kills in all matches but two... posted six double-doubles, including a 20-kill, 16-dig performance in the NCAA Tournament opening round vs. George Mason (5/3)... clinched the NCAA Semifinals victory by delivering his fifth service ace of the evening on match-point against UCLA (5/5)... tallied multiple aces in 20 contests... accumulated season totals of 995 kills, 206 digs, 73 aces, 57 blocks (13s, 44a) and 21 assists while hitting at a.384 clip... team-best.967 serve-receive percentage, committing just 22 errors on 673 attempts... earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete distinction (Junior Season): Did not compete... practiced with the team (Sophomore Season): Made his Buckeye debut versus Limestone (1/16)... earned MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar- Athlete honors (Freshman Season; at Pacific): Played in 20 matches and 47 sets for the Tigers... totaled 35 kills, 33 digs, 20 blocks (1s, 19a) and three aces on the season... put away five kills in a pair of three-set matches at UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 17) and California Baptist (Jan. 23)... season-high six digs also came against California Baptist (2.00/set)... racked up eight points versus BYU (Feb. 14), bouncing four kills, two aces and getting in on four block assists. Prior to Pacific: Two-time First Team All-League selection at Amador Valley High School... named MVP as a senior... also earned Second Team All-East Bay Athletic League honors as a sophomore for coach Aaron Harper s Dons. Personal: Son of Tom and Joan Genn... has two older brothers, Sean and Mike... a marketing major (Freshman Season): AVCA All-America honorable mention recipient... First Team All-MIVA and conference Freshman of the Year... top vote-getter among eight players selected for the Off The Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshman All-America team... ranked fifth in the MIVA and 16th nationally averaging.39 aces/set... also ranked in the MIVA top-10 for points (3.77/set; 7th), attacking efficiency (.307; 8th) and kills (3.10; t-8th)... the.39 aces/set rate and 40 total aces both tied for sixth all-time at OSU for a single season... started all 30 matches played, producing double-digit points in 23 contests and 20 or more points four times... earned Off The Block National Freshman of the Week and MIVA Defensive Player of the Week after averaging 2.43 digs and.71 blocks per set in triumphs over Penn State (2/11) and Saint Francis (2/15)... received MIVA Offensive Player of the Week accolades (3/10) following a 24-point performance against George Mason... tallied three double-doubles -- vs. Penn State (2/11; 16 kills, 11 digs), at Fort Wayne (2/20; 10 kills, 13 digs) and at George Mason (3/7; 18 kills, 10 digs)... bounced 16 kills with a lone error on 20 attack attempts (.750) with four aces against Limestone... rifled at least one ace in 21 matches and registered multiple-aces 11 times... MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete choice. Prior to Ohio State: Member of the French National Team pipeline, highlighted by playing on the U-19 World Championship team in the summer of competed for the U-21 squad in Spring Personal: Son of Jacek and Magdalena Szerszen... older sister, Anna, played volleyball at Ohio State ( ) and still ranks in the top-20 all-time for career kills and career points... father, Jacek, played in the top professional league in Poland... a mechanical engineering major. 7

8 MEET THE BUCKEYES #11 - BLAKE LEESON MB, 6-7, r-so., Mequon, Wis. #12 - ZACH YERINGTON MB, 6-5, r-fr., Hamburg, N.Y (Freshman Season): All-MIVA Honorable Mention... earned All-NCAA Tournament Team honors after blistering 11 kills on 13 errorless swings (.846), including the title-clinching kill, vs. BYU (5/7) in the NCAA Finals... one of two Buckeyes to start all 34 matches and play in every set... concluded the season on a tear from the service stripe, ripping seven aces in the final four contests... totaled 185 kills, 90 blocks (16s, 74a), 34 digs and 23 aces while attacking at a.419 rate... seasonhigh 19 points came against Ball State (2/6), putting away 17 kills, two block assists and a solo stuff... provided five or more points in 30 matches... opened the NCAA tournament with seven blocks vs. George Mason (5/3)... named Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and an OSU Scholar-Athlete. ( ) (Redshirt Season): Practiced with the team. Prior to Ohio State: Two-time All-New York and First Team All-Western New York selection... The Buffalo News Player of the Year in led Hamburg High to a pair of Section VI Division II titles... played club ball for Eden Volleyball Club (2015) and Southtowns Volleyball Club Personal: Son of Wendy Caparco and Christopher Yerington... has four siblings... mother, Wendy, played volleyball at Case Western University... a sport industry major (Redshirt Season): Practiced with team... picked up MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete accolades. Prior to Ohio State: Two-time first team all-conference, honorable mention All-Wisconsin and team captain for Homestead High School... also competed on the track & field team, placing third in the high jump at the 2014 Wisconsin state championships... qualified for the state championships in triple jump as well... played club ball for the Milwaukee Volleyball Club in , notching a fifth place showing at Nationals in the open division. Personal: Son of Gregg and Patty Leeson... has two siblings, Bailey (sister) and Brett (brother)... a double major in sport industry and marketing. 8

9 MEET THE BUCKEYES #13 - MILES JOHNSON OPP, 6-6, Sr., Carlsbad, Calif. #14 - SHAWN HUGHES OH, 6-4, Fr., St. Louis, Mo. Career: Entered the 2017 season ranked second in school history with.35 aces per set... also slotted top-20 for 111 aces (3rd), 2,039 attempts (15th), 1,122.0 points (15th) and 931 kills (16th) (Junior Season): Concluded AVCA All- America First Team performance by earning NCAA Tournament MVP honors, pushing OSU to the national title with over 40 points combined in the NCAA Semifinals and Finals while attacking recorded a double-double (one of five on the year) in win over UCLA (5/5), posting 20 kills and 10 digs to go along with a pair of aces and blocks... also picked up All-MIVA First Team and All-MIVA Tournament Team accolades... named the AVCA National Player of the Week and MIVA Offensive Player of the Week on Feb. 16 with a 6.58-points-per-set weekend in Chicago, pushing the Buckeyes past Loyola and Lewis (2/12-13) in straight sets... ranked top-15 nationally with.39 aces/set (13th), 4.42 points/set (14th) and 3.72 kills/set (15th) in NCAA matches total aces and.39 aces/set are tied for fourth and seventh, respectively, in school history... accumulated 15 or more kills in 13 matches... connected on multiple aces in 15 contests... traveled to Jamaica for a service trip as part of Ohio State Athletics collaboration with Soles4Souls... picked up Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete distinction. Prior to Ohio State: Three-time All-Missouri First Team selection... seized state championships in final two high school seasons, teaming with fellow Buckeye Paul Henken at St. Louis University High... St. Louis Dispatch s Boys Volleyball Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year... paced SLUHS in kills, aces and points... played club ball for High Performance. Personal: Son of Dave and Jackie Hughes... sister, Christian, was a two-time national champion racquetball player while competing for the University of Missouri... majoring in aeronautical and astronautical engineering (Sophomore Season): AVCA All-America honorable mention and Second Team All-MIVA selection... ranked fourth in the MIVA and 10th nationally with.43 aces per set... also slotted in MIVA top- 20 for points (3.70; 9th), kills (3.01; 12th) and attacking efficiency (.257; t-18th)... the.43 aces/set rate and 43 total aces are ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, all-time at OSU for a single season... added 123 digs (1.24/set) and 45 blocks (6s, 39a) while starting all 28 matches played... produced double-digit points in 20 matches, including a 20-kill explosion at Grand Canyon (2/27)... blasted five aces in a sweep at Lindenwood (4/3)... an Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete selection (Freshman Season): Played in all 27 matches, making 21 starts... led the team with 22 service aces and ranked 17th in the MIVA with.22 aces per set... totaled 196 kills (2.00/set), 136 digs (1.39/set) and 30 blocks (.31/set)... recorded a double-double at Long Beach State (3/14) with 11 kills and 11 digs... reached double digits in kills nine times and in digs twice... accounted for 10 or more points in 13 of 14 matches from Feb. 5-Mar. 28 with 9.5 points in the other contest... a MIVA Academic All-Conference and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete honoree. Prior to Ohio State: Two-year starter for coach Mark Brubaker at La Costa Canyon High School... two-time All-CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) first team selection... guided team to the 2013 CIF title... squad finished second in the state in team s Most Valuable Player honoree... first team Union Tribune and All-San Diego... also played for the Coast Volleyball Club coached by Ted Summer-Torres and Travis Lee... earned the bronze medal at the 2013 Junior Nationals. Personal: Son of Chad Johnson and Lisa Zeno... has two sisters, Hannah and Stella... majoring in environment, economy, development and sustainability. 9

10 MEET THE BUCKEYES #15 - MATT DORN MB, 6-5, Sr., San Diego, Calif. #16 - JAKE HANES OPP, 6-10, Fr., Orland Park, Ill (Junior Season): Made 14 starts, including a stretch of 12 straight, and played in 16 matches overall... recorded a team-high.490 attacking efficiency, putting away 57 kills on 100 attempts with just eight errors... also paced the Buckeyes by averaging.82 blocks per set... bounced three kills and provided three blocks while receiving the starting nod vs. George Mason (5/3) in the NCAA Tournament opening round... threw up nine blocks (1s, 9a) in sweep over Coker (1/22)... terminated nine kills at a.500 attacking clip in road wins over Loyola and Lewis (2/12-13)... burned Pfeiffer (2/26) for a pair of service aces. Prior to Ohio State: AVCA First Team High School Seniors All-American... accumulated 346 kills, 145 digs and 49 service aces en route to Carl Sandburg High s third-place finish in the Illinois state championship... picked up All-Illinois and Daily Southtown Boys Volleyball Player of the Year honors. Personal: Son of Jennifer and Frank Hanes... also has a brother named Frank... aunt, Sue McCarthy, played volleyball at Saint Francis (Sophomore Season): Practiced with the team (Freshman Season; at Pacific): Played in 16 matches and 42 sets for the Tigers, accumulating 62.5 points on 43 kills and 34 blocks (5s, 29a)... attacked at a.281 clip ( ) for the season... put away nine of 16 errorless swings (.562) in a three-setter at BYU (Jan. 25)... sent back six block assists versus UC San Diego (Feb. 8). Personal: Son of Jonathan and Lisa Dorn... has two younger sisters, Lexi and Tori... majoring in food, agricultural and biological engineering. 10

11 MEET THE BUCKEYES #17 - JOSH TUBLIN L, 5-10, r-jr., Pittsburgh, Pa. #18 - DEJON CLARK OH/OPP, 6-5, Fr., Pickerington, Ohio USA Volleyball: Member of the 2010 and 2011 A1 National Boy s Select team... was a part of the 2012 National Boy s Youth squad (Sophomore Season): Played in 15 matches, including the NCAA Semifinals vs. UCLA (5/5)... toed the service line 10 times in win over UC Irvine (3/11), burning the Anteaters for an ace... totaled 27 serves on the season, committing just three errors... recorded a dig and assist against IPFW (2/4)... earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete distinction (Freshman Season): Did not compete... earned Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete honors. Prior to Ohio State: The 2016 Ohio Player of the Year runner-up... First Team All-Ohio honoree following Pickerington H.S. North s first district championship in school history and advancement into the state championships... set all-time school records for both kills and aces... two-time medalist as a member of the USA Volleyball Youth A-1 High Performance Team. Personal: Son of Leslie and Byron Clark... mother, Leslie, played basketball at Hampton University... father, Byron, competed for the Navy basketball squad... twin sister, Deja, is a freshman in the University of Evansville women s volleyball program... also has older sister, Brooklyn, and a brother, Terrale... Terrale was a basketball player for West Virginia Tech University... a biology major (Redshirt Season): Earned MIVA Academic All-Conference honors... practiced with team... an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete. Prior to Ohio State: Three-year letterwinner for coach Phil O Keefe at Fox Chapel Area High School All-WPIAL first team honoree... two-time all-section first team award winner (2012, 2013) All-WPIAL second team... two-time team captain... also a two-year letterwinner in soccer... Fox Chapel Scholar Athlete... finished with high academic honors also played for the Pittsburgh Volleyball Club coached by Dan Long... member of the U-15 team that finished fourth at nationals in Personal: Son of Mitchell Tublin and Mary Davitt... has two brothers, Daniel and Andrew... Daniel played volleyball at Stanford University... majoring in biomedical engineering. 11

12 MEET THE BUCKEYES #19 - SANIL THOMAS S/L, 6-0, So., Tinley Park, Ill. #20 - PAUL HENKEN S, 6-3, Fr., St. Louis, Mo (Freshman Season): Guided the Buckeyes to victorious sweeps in all four starts, averaging assists per set in those contests... competed in 19 matches overall, also contributing heavily from the service line... posted 27 assists, three aces, three kills and a dig against Coker (1/22)... season-high 38 assists came in MIVA win over Lindenwood (4/9)... accumulated 148 assists on the year... earned MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete honors. Prior to Ohio State: Team with his brother, Leo, and fellow Buckeye classmate Shawn Hughes, to capture back-to-back Missouri state title runs... also played club ball for High Performance. Personal: Son of AJ and Carol Henken... a mechanical engineering major. Prior to Ohio State: Two-time All-Illinois performer, earning First Team accolades in 2015 and Third Team honors in owns the Victor J. Andrew High School all-time record for career aces, career assists, aces in a season and kills in a match... named team MVP and served as captain in final three high school seasons... picked up all-area and All-Southwest Suburban Conference thrice as well... played club ball for the Ultimate Volleyball Club, placing inside the top-10 three times at Nationals (2011, )... member of the National Honor Society, Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica and the National Society of High School Scholars. Personal: Son of Sam and Elizabeth Thomas... has two older siblings, Zaneta and Sanesh... a finance major. 12

13 MEET THE BUCKEYES #21 - NICK LAFFIN OH, 6-5, r-jr., Holbrook, N.Y. #22 - JASON BRUGGEMANN MB, 6-5, Fr., Cincinnati, Ohio 2016 (Sophomore Season): Made collegiate debut at McKendree (4/1)... named Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and an OSU Scholar-Athlete (Freshman Season): Did not compete... earned Academic All-Big Ten, MIVA Academic All-Conference and OSU Scholar-Athlete honors (Redshirt Season): Practiced with team. Prior to Ohio State: Earned Division-I All-Ohio honorable mention and First Team All-Regional honors while competing for Moeller High... a three-time scholar athlete award winner after posting a 4.0 GPA from played club ball for Cincinnati Attack. Personal: Son of Bill and Karen Bruggemann... has two brothers, Sam and Ben... majoring in mechanical engineering. Prior to Ohio State: Played two years of varsity volleyball for coach Bill Kropp at Sachem East High School... two-time All-Conference selection... named 2012 All-County and All-Long Island... was team captain and team MVP his senior season All-County tournament team... also played for the Long Island Volleyball Club. Personal: Son of Tim Laffin and Dawn Laffin... has an older sister, Meghan... mother, Dawn, played basketball at Principia College and spent time after graduation in Denmark playing and coaching... sister, Meghan, played collegiate volleyball for Coastal Carolina... majoring in operations management. #23 - MAXIME HERVOIR OH, 6-3, Jr., Royan, France Prior to Ohio State: Studied at IUT Informatique Montpellier in Montpellier, France for two years ( )... competed for the French National Team in played in the highest national amateur league in France... two-time French Cup winner, named Best Outside Hitter in Personal: Son of Helene Maiano and Jean-Piere Hervoir... has three siblings, Julia, Fammy and Emilie... a communication major. 13

14 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. 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 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. PLAYING CAREER: Kellogg Community College, ; National Junior College Athletic Association Championship (1976, 77), NJCAA All-American (1976); Ball State University, ; Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championship (1979); Fourth at NCAA Championship (1979) COACHING CAREER: Assistant Coach (Men), Ball State (1979); Assistant Coach (Women), Wyoming ( ), Head Coach (Women), Wyoming (1982); Head Coach (Men), Ohio State (1985-present) COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year (1998, 2011); American Volleyball Coaches Association Coach of the Year (2000, 2011); 11-time Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Coaches Association Coach of the Year (1988, 93, 96, 98, 2000, 04, 07, 08, 09, 10(co), 11); 15 MIVA Championships (1986, 87, 93(co), 95(co), 96(co), 98, 99(co), 2000, 04, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12 (co)); 10 NCAA appearances (1986, 87, 93, 2000, 01, 05, 08, 09, 10, 11); NCAA Runner-up (2000); NCAA Champion (2011). USA VOLLEYBALL: Assistant Coach National Sports Festival (1986); Assistant Coach Olympic Sports Festival (1987); Assistant Coach National Elite Junior Training Camp (1988); Head Coach Olympic Sports Festival (1989); Assistant Coach USA Men s B Team (1994, 95); Assisted US Men s Olympic team in Atlanta (1996); Assistant Coach World University Games in China (2011), Head Coach Junior Continental Championships (2012), Head Coach Men s U-21 World Championship (2013) 14

15 HEAD COACH PETE HANSON 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 T-1st 0 2 4th 1994 Ohio State rd Ohio State T-1st Ohio State T-1st Ohio State th Ohio State st Ohio State T-1st Ohio State st 1 1 2nd 2001 Ohio State T-2nd 0 1 Semifinalist 2002 Ohio State rd Ohio State T-3rd 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 T-1st Ohio State T-3rd Ohio State th Ohio State rd Ohio State st 3 0 Champion Totals

16 ASSISTANT COACHES TIM EMBAUGH 26th Season (Ohio State, 1990) KEVIN BURCH 2nd Season (Ohio State, 2011) 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 Hall. 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-andunder 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. Kevin Burch returned to the Ohio State men s volleyball program as a full-time assistant coach in May 15 and immediately delivered an NCAA national 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) 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. 16

17 AVCA HALL OF FAME Hanson, Pete OSU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME Aja, Angel Beal, Doug Berzins, Aldis Dumpis, Andy Waldie, Marc BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR Aja, Angel Kehoe, Steven Mathews, Daniel Spitznagle, Adam OSU MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Kehoe, Steven ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Aja, Angel Blough, Christy Lehman, Greg OLYMPIANS (PLAYERS) Berzins, Aldis Los Angeles Waldie, Marc Los Angeles Duwelius, Rich Los Angeles OLYMPIANS (HEAD COACHES) *Beal, Doug Los Angeles Sydney Athens ^Liskeyvch, Terry Atlanta *Men, ^Women OLYMPIANS (ASSISTANT COACHES) ^Berzins, Aldis Atlanta ^Women WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES McMillan, Colin Olree, Pieter NCAA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS Aja, Angel Berzins, Aldis , 78 Buckingham, Mike Dumpis, Andy Fernandez, Edwin Fash, Chris Greaves, Mark Johnson, Miles Kehoe, Steven Klanac, John Leeson, Blake McMillan, Colin Sangrey, Shawn Szerszen, Nicolas Waldie, Marc , 76, 77 HONORS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER Johnson, Miles Kehoe, Steven USVBA ALL-AMERICANS Beal, Doug...2nd team Ketter, Jim...3rd team AVCA ALL-AMERICANS Aja, Angel st Team nd Team Blough, Christy nd Team Esteves, Rene nd Team nd Team st Team Greaves, Mark nd Team Domecus, Gabriel Hon. Mention Guessous, Driss nd Team Henchy, Michael Hon. Mention Johnson, Miles Hon. Mention st Team Kehoe, Steven nd Team st Team Mathews, Daniel st Team st Team Olree, Peter nd Team Sangrey, Shawn nd Team st Team Szerszen, Nicolas Hon. Mention st Team VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE ALL-AMERICANS (NOT ANNOUNCED IN 2016) Aja, Angel nd Team st Team Anderson, Brennan rd Team Berzins, Aldis st Team st Team Berzins, Mik rd Team Collier, Shelton nd Team Dumpis, Andy nd Team nd Team Esteves, Rene Hon. Mention st Team Fash, Chris rd Team Greaves, Mark st Team Guessous, Driss rd Team Kehoe, Steven nd Team Koterba, Jeff rd Team McMillan, Colin rd Team Mathews, Daniel nd Team st Team st Team Olree, Pieter Hon. Mention st Team Sangrey, Shawn nd Team st Team Spitznagle, Adam rd Team Waldie, Marc st Team VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE ALL-AMERICANS - SPECIAL MENTION Versen, Brett VOLLEYBALL MONTHLY ALL-AMERICANS Edinger, Mark rd Team rd Team Fernandez, Edwin nd Team nd Team Hoff, Tom rd Team Hurst, Jeff rd Team Ketter, Jim Hon. Mention Hon. Mention VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICA TEAM Yunker, Jon Bengoa, Jose Aja, Angel ALL-MIVA SELECTIONS Aja, Angel nd Team st Team st Team st Team Albertson, John st Team st Team nd Team Anderson, Brennan st Team Beal, Doug st Team Benecke, Dave st Team Bengoa, Jose st Team st Team st Team Berzins, Aldis st Team st Team st Team Berzins, Mik nd Team st Team Blough, Christy st Team Brown, Don nd Team st Team st Team Brun, Tom st Team st Team Buckingham, Mike st Team st Team st Team Burton, Rob st Team Circenis, Pete st Team Cole, Andy nd Team nd Team nd Team Collier, Shelton st Team st Team st Team Collins, Dave nd Team Collins, Ralph st Team nd Team Cooper, Scott st Team st Team 17