Front row, left to right: Head coach Brian Gibboney, Colin Kulasik, John Cote, Josh Avery, Matt Morrone, Jason Modjeski, assistant coach Paul Bierdemann.
Back row, left to right: Mitch Paulus, David Johnson, Max Martin, Chris Reininger, Jack Geary, John Buczynski, Sanesh Thomas, Alex Harbour.
2010 - 2011 Season - Team Roster (By Number)
| No. |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
High School |
Major |
| 1 |
John Cote
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John Cote
- Player Bio
Defensive Specialist, 5'8"
Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg H.S.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Parents: Robert and Jennifer Cote
Freshman (2010): Played in 19 matches...Logged 15 assists and 51 digs...Recorded 18 digs in the M3VC Championship against Carthage (04/10/10)...Had ten digs against Mount St. Joseph (04/09/10).
High School: Lettered in football, wrestling and volleyball...National Honor Society member.
|
L/DS |
5-8 |
150 |
So. |
Antioch, Ill. |
Carl Sandburg |
ME |
| 3 |
Josh Avery
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Josh Avery
- Player Bio
Setter, 6'2"
Bolingbrook, Ill./Neuqua Valley
Major: Software Engineering
Parents: Jeff and Sandy Avery
High School: Illinois State Scholar...Lettered in volleyball.
|
S |
6-2 |
160 |
Fr. |
Bolingbrook, Ill. |
Neuqua Valley |
SE |
| 6 |
John Buczynski
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John Buczynski
- Player Bio
Outside Hitter, 6'2"
Burbank, Ill./Reavis
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Parents: Regina and John Buczynski
Sophomore (2010): Played in 29 matches and started 11...Recorded 61 kills, 98 digs and 16 blocks...Had at least ten digs in four matches...Logged seven kills and 12 digs against Lindenwood (02/21/10).
Freshman (2009): Played in 11 matches...Had 13 kills against Fontbonne (03/04/09).
High School: Varsity letter winner in volleyball for two years...High honors all four years.
|
OH |
6-2 |
165 |
Jr. |
Burbank, Ill. |
Reavis |
ME |
| 8 |
Jason Modjeski
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Jason Modjeski
- Player Bio
Outside Hitter, 6'0"
Mequon, Wis./Homestead H.S.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Parents: Tina and John Modjeski
Sophomore (2010): Played in 19 matches...Recorded 31 kills, eight services aces, 24 digs and four blocks...Had seven kills against Mount St. Joseph (04/09/10) in M3VC Tournament.
Freshman (2009): Played in six matches...Had four kills against Fontbonne (03/04/09).
High School: Played varsity volleyball for two years.
|
OH |
6-0 |
185 |
Jr. |
Mequon, Wis. |
Homestead |
CE |
| 9 |
David Johnson
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David Johnson
- Player Bio
Middle Hitter, 6'5"
Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Parents: James and Sue Johnson
Freshman (2010): Played in 13 matches and started two...Logged 39 kills with a .293 hitting percentage...Recorded 13 service aces, nine digs and ten blocks...Had seven kills with a .545 hitting percentage against Mount St. Joseph (04/09/10).
High School: Lettered in wrestling and volleyball...Club USAV A2 Youth Team.
|
MH |
6-5 |
210 |
So. |
Glenview, Ill. |
Glenbrook South |
ME |
| 12 |
Matt Morrone
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Matt Morrone
- Player Bio
Setter, 5'11"
Worth, Ill./Shepard
Major: Mechanical Engineering
|
S |
5-11 |
185 |
Fr. |
Worth, Ill. |
Shepherd |
ME |
| 13 |
Alex Harbour
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Alex Harbour
- Player Bio
Outside Hitter, 6'0"
Middleton, Wis./Middleton
Major: Architectural Engineering/Construction Management
Parents: John and Mary Jane Harbour
Freshman (2010): Played in 18 matches...Recorded 19 kills, 13 service aces, 13 digs and four blocks...Had seven kills with a .333 hitting percentage against Mount St. Joseph (02/06/10).
High School: Lettered in volleyball, tennis and basketball...Two-time 2nd Team All-Conference Coaches Award...National Honors Society member.
|
OH |
6-0 |
180 |
So. |
Middleton, Wis. |
Middleton |
AE |
| 14 |
Mitch Paulus
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Mitch Paulus
- Player Bio
Outside Hitter, 6'3"
Fredonia, Wis./Kewaskum
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Parents: Tom and Bobbie Paulus
Junior (2010): Played in 14 matches...Averaged 1.27 kills per game with a hitting percentage of .270...had eight kills with a .353 hitting percentage against Mount St. Joseph (03/27/10).
Sophomore (2009): Played in four matches...Had five kills against Fontbonne (03/04/09)...All-Academic Award.
High School: Lettered in basketball, football and tennis...Two-year captain in tennis.
|
OH |
6-3 |
190 |
Sr. |
Fredonia, Wis |
Kewaskum |
ME |
| 15 |
Jack Geary
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Jack Geary
- Player Bio
Middle Hitter, 6'4"
Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Parents: Mike and Chris Geary
Freshman (2010): All-Midwest-III Volleyball Conference...Conference Freshman of the Year...Fifth in the nation with 1.32 blocks per game...12th in the country in aces per game...53 aces are the most in school history for a single season...Led the Raiders with a .360 hitting percentage (best in school history)...Third on team with 208 kills...Recorded 15 kills and eight blocks against Nazareth (03/19/10)...Had a school-record 11 blocks against Lindenwood (02/21/10)...Logged 12 kills and nine blocks against Clarke (03/17/10)...Recorded ten kills and seven service aces against Mount St. Joseph (03/27/10).
High School: Lettered in basketball and volleyball...All-conference and honorable mention all-state in volleyball.
|
MH |
6-4 |
200 |
So. |
Milwaukee, Wis. |
Marquette |
ME |
| 22 |
Max Martin
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Max Martin
- Player Bio
Right Side Hitter, 6'6"
Schaumburg, Ill./Hoffman Estates H.S.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Parents: Bill and Lara Martin
Sophomore (2010): All-Midwest-III Volleyball Conference...All-Tournament Team for the MIT Invitational...Led team with 390 kills (most in school history) and was second with 67 blocks and 179 digs...16th in the nation with 4.02 kills per game (best in school history)...34th in the country in aces per game (.42)...Recorded four double-doubles (kills and digs)...Had 20-plus kills in four straight matches between Feb. 21-March 4...23 kills against both Endicott (03/02/10) and Emmanuel (03/04/10)...21 matches with at least ten kills...19 kills in M3VC championship against Carthage (04/10/10).
Freshman (2009): Started in 11 of 26 matches played...Second on the team in kills (185) and kills per game (2.43)...3rd on the team in points per game (3.08) with 237 points...Had 15 digs against Carthage (03/25/09)...Had 4 blocks against Nazareth on (03/06/09)...Had 19 kills against Baruch (01/17/09).
High School: Two-time All-Conference...All-Area Selection...All-State Academic Team.
|
OPP |
6-6 |
210 |
Jr. |
Schaumburg, Ill. |
Hoffman Estates |
ME |
| 23 |
Chris Reininger
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Chris Reininger
- Player Bio
Middle Hitter, 6'4"
St. Louis, Mo./St. Mary's
Major: Architectural Engineering
Parents: Paul and Barb Reininger
Junior (2010): Named AVCA Player of the Week March 29...Had 12 kills with a .688 hitting percentage against Carthage (03/24/10)...Logged 11 kills with a .600 hitting percentage against Fontbonne (03/27/10)...Recorded 2.12 kills per game with a .290 hitting percentage...Had 59 blocks, 34 service aces and 45 digs on the year...Double-digit kills in six matches.
Sophomore (2009): Started in 21 matches out of 26 played...Fifth on the team for kills (151) with a 1.72 kill per set average...Second on the team in blocking totals (56 blocks)...Had 16 kills in five games against Quincy (03/21/09)...Had 6 blocks against Endicott (01/18/09)...All-Academic Award...All-Conference Team.
Freshman (2008): Played in 25 matches and started 14...M3VC Rookie of the Year...Led team with 58 total blocks.
High School: Helped St. Mary's win three state championships...Captain during 2007 championship season...Two-time All-Metro Honorable Mention...National Honors Society member...2007 Fr. O'Shaughnessy Award recipient.
|
MH |
6-4 |
230 |
Sr. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
St. Mary's |
AE |
| 24 |
Sanesh Thomas
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Sanesh Thomas
- Player Bio
Right Side Hitter, 6'3"
Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew
Major: Architectural Engineering
Parents: Samuel and Elizabeth Thomas
High School: Lettered in volleyball during two seasons...National Honor Society...Andrew Ambassador...Scholar Athlete.
|
OPP |
6-3 |
250 |
Fr. |
Tinley Park, Ill. |
Andrew |
ME |
