James Polster

James ("Jim") Andrew Polster (born February 8, 1979 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a volleyball player from the United States, who plays as an outside hitter for the Men's National Team.

Polster joined the national team in 2001. In 2007 he played in 23 sets for the U.S. Men and finished the season averaging 2.17 kills per set and had a hitting percentage of .417. He also averaged .17 aces per set and .35 blocks per set. Polster helped the U.S. Men to a fourth-place finish at the FIVB World Cup. He served as the team captain at the Pan American Games and finished that tournament with 43 points on 37 kills, four blocks and five aces. He traveled to every World League match but due to injury, he did not play until he started the final pool-play match against Italy, when he scored 11 points. In 2006 Polster led Team USA in scoring in two out of 11 World Championship matches.

Honours

*2001 Summer Universiade — 1st place
*2002 World Championship — 9th place (tied)
*2003 World Cup — 4th place
*2003 Pan American Games — 4th place
*2003 NORCECA Championship — 1st place
*2005 America's Cup — 1st place
*2005 NORCECA Championship — 1st place
*2005 World Grand Champions Cup — 2nd place
*2006 World League — 10th place (tied)
*2006 World Championship — 10th place
*2006 Pan-American Cup — 1st place
*2007 World Cup — 4th place
*2007 America's Cup — 1st place
*2007 Pan American Games — 2nd place
*2007 World League — 3rd place

References

* [http://www.usavolleyball.org/National/profiles/men/player.asp?number=3 Profile]