USA Volleyball: Member of the bronze-medal-winning 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 11.00 assists per set (8th).
2016 (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 11.21 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.
2015 (Sophomore Season): Ranked second in the MIVA and fourth nationally averaging 11.05 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 IPFW (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.
2014 (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 10.80 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 14.25 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 three-straight state titles (2010, 2011, 2012) … named 2013 AVCA First Team High School All-American … 2013 Volleyball Magazine First Team All-American … named to the 2013 PrepVolleyball.com Fab 50 Seniors list … 2012 Greater Rochester Player of the Year … 2012 New York State Tournament most valuable player … 2011 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.
