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).
2016 (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 .352 … 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 … 46 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.
2015 (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.
2014 (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 2013 … 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.
