Jordyn Poulter

Jordyn Ashley Poulter (born July 31, 1997) is an American volleyball player for the United States women's national volleyball team. Poulter played collegiate volleyball with the University of Illinois Fighting Illini from 2015 to 2018. Poulter won gold with the national team at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.[2]

Jordyn Poulter
Personal information
Full nameJordyn Ashley Poulter[1]
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-07-31) July 31, 1997
Naperville, Illinois
HometownAurora, Colorado
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Spike313 cm (123 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubAGIL Volley
Number1 (club)
2 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2018–2020Chieri
2020–2022Busto Arsizio Volley
2022–presentIgor Gorgonzola Novara
National team
2018–presentUnited States United States
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
FIVB Nations League
Gold medal – first place2019 NanjingTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 RiminiTeam
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place2019 JapanTeam
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Santo Domingo
NORCECA
Silver medal – second place 2019 San Juan

Early life

Poulter was born in Naperville, Illinois[3] and grew up in Aurora, Colorado, attending Eaglecrest High School.[4] 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.[4] She totaled 2,529 assists, 716 kills, 664 digs, 385 blocks and 208 aces over 101 high school matches.[4]

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 between her freshman and sophomore years in high school.[5] 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.[4]

Professional and US National Team

Poulter currently plays professionally for Italian Series A1 (Italy's top professional league) club volleyball team, Igor Gorgonzola Novara.[6]

Poulter 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.[7] 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.[8]

On June 7, 2021, US National Team head coach Karch Kiraly announced Poulter would be part of the 12-player Olympic roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[9] After starting all matches, Poulter suffered an ankle injury during the final pool play match against Italy.[10] 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.[11]

Poulter signed with Igor Gorgonzola Novara for the 2022–2023 professional season as the starting setter, but suffered season-ending ACL, MCL and meniscus injuries in her knee during a match in December 2022.[12]

Individual awards

High school

[4]

  • 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

[4]

  • 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

Personal life

In May 2022, Poulter revealed her gold medal from the 2020 Summer Olympics was stolen out of her vehicle in Anaheim, California. The thief was arrested in early June, and the medal was recovered on June 27, 2022 after the owners of an Anaheim barbershop discovered it on their property and contacted the Anaheim Police Department.[13][14][15]

References
  1. "Jordyn Poulter". Olympedia. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  2. "Volleyball POULTER Jordyn". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  3. "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". Chicago Tribune. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  4. "University of Illinois Roster - Jordyn Poulter". FightingIllini.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. "Volleyball: Eaglecrest's Jordyn Poulter sets her future at Illinois". Sentinel Colorado. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  6. "Volleyball: Jordyn Poulter - Club History". Volleybox.Net. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  7. "Kiraly announces 18 USA Volleyball women on FIVB VNL Roster". Volleyball Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  8. "Jordyn Poulter and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley in the VNL Dream Team". VolleyPro Agency. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  9. "USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team". USA Volleyball. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  10. Mullin, Erica. "US Women's Volleyball Overcomes Jordyn Poulter Injury to Beat Italy". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  11. Reiner, Olivia. "Olympics final update: Poulter, Bartsch-Hackley, Virtue win gold with Team USA volleyball". The Daily Illini. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  12. Reiner, Olivia. "Olympics final update: Poulter, Bartsch-Hackley, Virtue win gold with Team USA volleyball". Volleyball Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  13. "Stolen Olympic Gold Medal Located". City of Anaheim Official Website. June 29, 2022. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  14. "Stolen Olympic gold medal found in Southern California". Associated Press. June 29, 2022. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  15. Guilfoil, Kyla. "California man charged in Olympic gold medal theft from US volleyball star". ABC news. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
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