Jordyn Poulter

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Jordyn Poulter
Personal information
Full nameJordyn Poulter
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-07-31) July 31, 1997 (age 24)
Naperville, Illinois
HometownAurora, Colorado
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Spike313 cm (123 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
College(s)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubItaly Busto Arsizio Volley
Number1 (club)
2 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2018-2020Italy Chieri
2020-presentItaly Busto Arsizio Volley
National team
2018-presentUnited States United States
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nanjing Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rimini Team
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Japan Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Santo Domingo
NORCECA
Silver medal – second place 2019 San Juan

Jordyn Poulter (born July 31, 1997) is an American professional women's volleyball player and current member of the United States women's national volleyball team. Her position is setter and she played for University of Illinois from 2015-2018. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she helped lead her team to the gold medal.[1]

Early life[]

Poulter was born in Naperville, Illinois[2] and grew up in Aurora, Colorado, attending high school at Eaglecrest High School.[3] She was the overall No. 3 nationally (and top setter) ranked recruit coming out of high school and won several state and national awards, including the Andi Collins award for the best setter in the country.[3] She totaled 2,529 assists, 716 kills, 664 digs, 385 blocks and 208 aces over 101 high school matches.[3]

Career[]

University of Illinois[]

Poulter was recruited by several top college volleyball teams, with her final two choices being UCLA and Illinois, ultimately committing to Illinois as between her freshman and sophomore years in high school.[4] She was a two time All-American and was named the Big Ten Setter of the Year during her senior season, and led Illinois to a Final Four appearance.[3]

Professional & US National Team[]

She currently plays professionally for Italian Series A1 (Italy's top professional league) club volleyball team, Busto Arsizio Volley.[5]

She began training with the senior US National Team in the summer of 2018, while she was still in college. She was part of the team that won a gold medal in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League tournament, as well as the 2019 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup. In May 2021, she was named to the 18-player roster for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.[6] Poulter started the majority of the matches, and USA won the gold medal for the third straight year after defeating Brazil. She was named "Best Setter" at the conclusion of the tournament.[7]

On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach Karch Kiraly announced she would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[8] After starting all matches, Poulter suffered an ankle injury the final pool play match against Italy.[9] The injury forced her to miss the quarterfinals versus Dominican Republic however USA was able to win the match after fellow setter Micha Hancock came in as a substitute. Poulter successfully returned to lead her team to victories in the semifinals and eventually led Team USA to their first ever gold medal in women's indoor competition. For her efforts, she was named as the "Best Setter" of the Olympics.[10]

Individual Awards[]

High School[]

[3]

  • 2011-2014 All-Centennial Conference First Team
  • 2012-2014 Denver Post All-Colorado Volleyball Team
  • 2014 CHSAA Class 5A All-State Player of the Year
  • 2014 Andi Collins Award
  • 2014 MaxPreps All-America
  • 2014 PrepVolleyball.com All-America
  • 2014 Under Armour First-Team All-America

Collegiate[]

[3]

  • 2015 Illinois Female Newcomer of the Year
  • 2015 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
  • 2016 AVCA Honorable Mention All-America
  • 2016 AVCA All-Northeast Region
  • 2016 All-Big Ten
  • 2017 AVCA Third Team All-America
  • 2017 All-Big Ten
  • 2018 Honda Sports Award Nominee
  • 2018 AVCA First Team All-America
  • 2018 Big Ten Setter of the Year (co)
  • 2018 AVCA Northeast Region Player of the Year
  • 2018 All-Big Ten
  • 2018 NCAA Champaign Regional Most Outstanding Player
  • 2018 University of Illinois Athletics Dike Eddleman Female Athlete of the Year

International[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Volleyball POULTER Jordyn - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  2. ^ "The US women's volleyball team is into the semifinals. And if they win that elusive gold, it will be because of a 'strong' Illini bond". August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "University of Illinois Roster - Jordyn Poulter". FightingIllini.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  4. ^ "Volleyball: Eaglecrest's Jordyn Poulter sets her future at Illinois". Sentinel Colorado. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. ^ "Volleyball: Jordyn Poulter - Club History". Volleybox.Net. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  6. ^ "Kiraly announces 18 USA Volleyball women on FIVB VNL Roster". Volleyball Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  7. ^ a b "Jordyn Poulter and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley in the VNL Dream Team". VolleyPro Agency. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  8. ^ "USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team". USA Volleyball. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Mullin, Erica. "US Women's Volleyball Overcomes Jordyn Poulter Injury to Beat Italy". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  10. ^ a b Reiner, Olivia. "Olympics final update: Poulter, Bartsch-Hackley, Virtue win gold with Team USA volleyball". The Daily Illini. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
Awards
Preceded by Best Setter of
Olympic Games
2020 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB Nations League
2021 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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