Dispatch
Men's volleyball: Buckeyes are finding talent closer to home
Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:33 AM
By
Jeremy McLaughlin
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Coach Pete Hanson kept his vehicle's odometer spinning as he traveled the Midwest and Northeast recruiting players for the Ohio State men's volleyball team. Hanson scoured areas such as Milwaukee, Chicago and Buffalo for talent in the 1980s and '90s, when boys volleyball in Ohio was nearly nonexistent. Good thing gas prices were cheap back then.
Those players turned the Buckeyes into a national power, which is why Hanson still recruits those places today, but not as frequently as he once did. Interest in boys volleyball in Ohio has been steadily rising. More teams are competing. The talent pool is deepening.
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