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2025 Men's Volleyball Roster

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21 Jake Kougan

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Frankfort, Ill.
  • Highschool Lincoln-Way East

Biography

Earned three letters (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) ... 

Finished career ranked first in solo blocks (36), assisted blocks (146), total blocks (182), and matches played (93), second in sets played (305), third in aces (53), blocks per set (0.60), and points (520), fifth in kills (358) and attack percentage (.204), sixth in aces per set (0.17), seventh in points per set (1.70), and 10th in digs (133) and assists (37) … 

Career Highs
Kills -- 15 (Feb. 10, 2024 vs. Edgewood)
Points -- 19 (Feb. 10, 2024 vs. Edgewood)
Digs -- 6 (Jan. 18, 2025 vs. Lakeland)
Total Blocks -- 7 (Jan. 16, 2025 vs. Concordia Wisconsin)
Assists -- 4 (April 2, 2022 vs. North Park)
Aces -- 3 (Feb. 3, 2024 vs. Trine)

Conference Awards
CCIW RESPECT (2025)


Academic Awards
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
Academic All-CCIW (2023, 2025)

2025: Appeared in 22 and started matches, and played in 77 sets … Finished second on the team in blocks with 42 … Recorded 66 kills, 31 digs, 11 assists, seven aces, and 98.5 points … His nine solo blocks rank tied for third in a season in program history … Posted season-highs of nine kills (Feb. 1 vs. Illinois Tech), seven blocks (Jan. 16 vs. Concordia Wisconsin), and six digs (Jan. 18 vs. Lakeland) … His seven blocks vs. Concordia Wisconsin (Jan. 16) are tied for second-most in a four set match … 


2024: Appeared in 23 matches, starting 18, playing in 75 sets … Finished second on the team with 49 blocks, the third-most in a single season in program history, and 17 aces … His 42 assisted blocks are tied for second-most in a single season in program history … Finished tied for third on the team with 108 kills and 153 points … Recorded 35 digs and eight assists … Posted season-highs of 15 kills and 19 points (Feb. 10 vs. Edgewood), six blocks (Jan. 21 at Lakeland), and four digs and three aces (Feb. 3 vs. Trine) … Finished with double-digit kills once … 


2023: Appeared in all 25 matches, starting 20, playing a total of 72 sets … Second on the team in total blocks with 40 … Recorded 98 kills, 35 digs, 13 service aces, and eight assists … Posted season-highs of 12 kills and two aces (April 1 at Augustana), five blocks (Feb. 11 vs. Edgewood), and five digs (Jan. 27 at Concordia Chicago) ... 
2022: Appeared in all 23 matches … Led the team with 51 blocks … Generated 85 kills and 32 digs … Notched season-highs of seven kills against Millikin on March 19, four assists against North Park on April 2, and five digs against Augustana on March 1 …

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lincoln-Way East High School ... Letterwinner in volleyball … Team placed fourth in state in the 2021 Illinois men’s state volleyball tournament … 

PERSONAL: Majoring in computer science at Illinois Wesleyan … Other interests include history, playing video games, and spending time with family and friends … Brother plays men’s volleyball at Dominican University … 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2022Freshman

    middle blocker
    6'3"
    21
  • 21

    2023Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    21
  • 21

    2024Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    21
  • 21

    2025Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    21