Russ Rose Then (2007):

Russ Rose Now (2025):

2007 Season:  Big Ten All-Freshman Team … played in 35 matches and 110 of 122 matches … earned first career start versus Stanford at the Yale Classic (9/15), posting 12 kills on .409 hitting … ranked fourth on the team and third in the Big Ten in hitting percentage (.366) … provided 210 kills for the season, good for an average of 1.91 kills per game … set a career high with 17 kills without an error on 23 attacks to hit .739 at Iowa (10/27) … had four double-digit kill matches and in all four of those instances hit .409 or better … ranked fifth on the team with 0.92 blocks per game … provided 101 total blocks, the fourth-highest total on the squad … had at least one block in 30 matches and posted 20 multiple-block contests … provided a career-high nine stuffs against Virginia Commonwealth (9/8) and added eight at Indiana (9/28) … posted first career service ace against Colgate (9/8) and picked up 45 digs for the season … tallied a personal-best four digs on three occasions, including versus Iowa (10/5), at Iowa (10/27) and at Michigan (11/24).

Before Penn State: Four-year volleyball letterwinner, two-year track letterwinner at Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Va. … volleyball team captain for the Vikings in 2005 … two-time Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year (2004 and 2005) … member of the 2004 USA Youth National Team that won the NORCECA Championships in Puerto Rico … two-time PrepVolleyball All-American (2004 and 2005) … ranked seventh on the PrepVolleyball Top Ten Senior Aces list … Virginia State Player of the Year in 2004 … three-time First Team All-Region … two-time Region Player of the Year … three-time Dulles District Player of the Year … posted a 93-14 scholastic team record for a .870 winning percentage … led the 2004 Vikings to a Virginia State AA Championship with an undefeated 29-0 record, ultimately winning 55 consecutive matches … Virginia State record holder with 1,463 career kills and 307 solo blocks … 2004 AA Virginia State High Jump Champion … member of the Northern Virginia Volleyball Association club program with national tournament appearances in 2003, 2004 and 2005 … member of the 2006 Pittsburgh Renaissance Volleyball Club that participated in the 2006 Junior Olympics … member and officer of the National Honor Society with a 3.78 grade point average.