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2020 Men's Volleyball

17 Michael Kulinski

  • Position S
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Lenox, Ill.
  • High School Lincoln-Way Central

Biography

Career Highs
Kills2Four Times - Most Recently vs. Ramapo (April 7, 2018)
Assists41vs. North Park (March 28, 2019)
Hitting Percentage1.000Four Times - Most Recently vs. Eastern Nazarene (February 15, 2020)
Service Aces3Twice - Most Recently vs. Bard (March 7, 2020)
Digs12vs. Dean (April 6, 2019)
Block Solo1Six Times - Most Recently vs. Bard (March 7, 2020)
Block Assists3vs. D'Youville (March 16, 2019)


2020: [SEASON STATS]
- UVC All-Academic Team
- Appeared in seven matches as a senior
- Tallied three kills, 89 assists (7.42 per set), 15 digs and three blocks

2019:
[SEASON STATS]
- Tallied 330 assists (8.46 per set), seven service aces, 11 total blocks and 66 digs
- Ranked second on the team with 8.46 assists per set
- Registered 30 or more assists in five matches highlighted by a 41-assist performance against North Park on March 28
- The 41 assists against North Park were the second-most in a single match by any student-athlete in the UVC this season

2018:
[SEASON STATS]
- UVC All-Academic Team
- Registered a career-high 188 assists (4.59 per set), six service aces, 23 digs, three solo blocks, nine block assists and 12 total blocks
- Dished out a season-high 41 assists in a 3-2 win over Ramapo (4/7) … in that game also had six digs and two blocks

2017: [SEASON STATS]
- Tallied 26 assists and four digs against John Jay (2/18)
- Posted 25 assists and five digs versus Lesley (2/4)
- Recorded 24 assists and two blocks at Mount Ida (2/2)

Off the Court at MIT: 
- Majoring in computer science
- Software Engineering Intern at IBM in 2018
- JPMorgan Chase Summer Intern in 2019
- Completed research with the Personal Robots Group in the MIT Media Lab
- Earned the EISP Scholarship
- Vice President of Kappa Sigma fraternity

Why I Chose MIT: 
- I chose MIT because it was a perfect blend of competitive athletics as well as prestigious academics. It is one of the best institutions in the world for engineering and computer science as well as having one of the most competitive Division III programs in the country.  What set MIT apart from other schools, however, was the atmosphere. MIT is very collaborative and the staff and students alike won’t even hesitate to help you succeed.

High School: 
- A 2016 graduate of Lincoln-Way Central High School
- All-conference
- All-area
- Two-time MVP
- Two-time regional champions
- Three-time varsity letterwinner
- National Honor Society
- Mu Alpha Theta
- Honor Roll
- Illinois State Scholar
- Mathletes all-conference
- Link Crew
- Welcome Crew
- Knightmares

Club:
- Ultimate Volleyball Club
- Captain
- Gold bracket finish at 2016 Boys Junior National Championship

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2017First Year

    S
    6'3"
    7
  • 7

    2018Sophomore

    S
    6'3"
    7
  • 7

    2019Junior

    S
    6'3"
    7
  • 17

    2020Senior

    S
    6'3"
    17