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CAREER HONORS
- Academic All-MIVA (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
- Ohio State Scholar Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
YEAR-BY-YEAR
2024 (Senior)
- Preseason All-MIVA
- Led Buckeyes with 237 digs and 588 receptions
- Had just 18 reception errors for a team-leading .969 reception percentage (100+ attempts)
- Eight matches with 10 or more digs
- Career high 18 digs vs. Ball State (3/14/24)
- Finished with 452 digs for his career in 292 sets played
2023 (Junior Season)
- Played in 30 matches and 108 sets
- Second in digs with 186, also added 45 assists
- Career high 11 digs vs. Penn State (5/2/23 and at PSU 3/21/23) and vs. McKendree (4/19/23)
- Finished in the No. 5 spot in the MIVA in digs
2022 (Sophomore Season)
- Recorded 20 digs over 19 matches and 45 sets played
- Career high five digs at Quincy (3/26/22)
2021 (Freshman Season)
- Played 25 sets in 10 matches with a service ace and nine digs
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• First Team All-Ohio
• Three-time All-Region and All-Ohio Capital Conference
• Two-time team MVP for Dublin Jerome High School
• Also competed for Vanguard Volleyball which went 36-3 over final two seasons
PERSONAL
• Son of Traci and Karsten Poole
• Brother, Alex
• Cousin, Brian Hoover, played lacrosse for the Buckeyes (1996-98)
• Mechanical Engineering major
• Celebration of Excellence Award winner at Dublin Jerome (2019)
