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Team(s)

Men's National Team

Jersey Number

23

Position

Outside Hitter

High School

Palmer HS

Height

6-5

College

Princeton '15

Hometown

Colorado Springs, Colo.

USAV Region

Rocky Mountain

CareerTimeline

Most Notable

  • Volleyball icon Made VNL debut in week one of 2022
  • Volleyball icon Made senior national team debut during 2019 Pan Am Cup
  • Volleyball icon Has played professionally in Germany
  • Volleyball icon 2015 Second-Team AVCA All-American; honorable mention in 2014

Events

  • Medal 2023 Volleyball Nations League Final - Silver
  • flag icon 2023 Volleyball Nations League Weeks One and Two
  • flag icon 2022 FIVB World Championship - 6th
  • Medal 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Final Round - Silver
  • flag icon 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League - Weeks One and ThreeThree
  • Medal 2019 NORCECA Continental Championship, Silver
  • Medal 2019 NORCECA Champions Cup - Silver; named best spiker
  • flag icon 2019 Pan American Cup, 5th

Personal Highlights

  • Volleyball icon Attended Palmer HS in Colorado Springs but played volleyball at Cheyenne Mountain HS (2009 state third place)
  • Volleyball icon Played for Front Range Volleyball Club
  • Volleyball icon Father, John Kessel, was a longtime director at USA Volleyball

  • After defeating Puerto Rico in the Champions Cup in Colorado Springs“I think it showed all the hard work we put in this week as a team. We’re lucky to take advantage of the facilities here at the Olympic & Paralympic Training Center. It’s a testament to the guys and the coaching staff and just how hard we worked this week."