Henry Payne Season 2019

High School
Three-year starter at Outside Hitter on Varsity Team... 2014 ECIC I All-League First Team All-Star as Sophomore... 2015 & 2016 All-Western New York Boys Volleyball First Team Selection... 2016-2017 Buffalo News Prep Talk Section VI Player of the Year - Boy’s Volleyball... 2016 American Volleyball Coaches Association/New York State Volleyball Coaches Association - Section VI Player of the Year... 2015 & 2016 Clarence Red Devils White Letter - Team MVP... 2016 Clarence Red Devil Player of the Year... 2017 Clarence High School - Jack Hesslink Student-Athlete Award... 2016 ECIC Division I Sportsmanship Award... 2016 NYSPHSAA Section VI Division I All-Star 2016... Captain of Team that was voted “Team of the Year” by the WNY Volleyball Officials Association...Clarence High School - all-time career leader kills (1668) and attempts(3,397) – Career kill percentage of .491... Senior year – 640 kills on 1263 attempts (.507 kill percentage); averaged 6.4 kills per set... 2016 & 2017 Clarence Red Devils - Team Captain... Led Clarence Red Devils to 2016 ECIC Division I co-championship... Led Clarence Red Devils to 2016 Section VI Division I Championship and #2 ranking in WNY... Club Team was Eden Mizuno Club... Member of Club 2013 - 2017.. Part of Teams that won Open bids and participated in Nationals 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017... Two-Year Starter of Eden 18U team at OPP/OH 2016 & 2017... Coached by Robert Pierce and Robert Palka for 18U team... Member and starter of Eden 18U that won the 2016 & 2017 Can Am Tournament in Rochester, NY... 2014 Selected to USA Volleyball HP Continental Team (Tulsa, OK)...  Team won Silver Bracket in National Tournament
2014 Invited and Attended USA Volleyball HP Holiday Camp (San Diego, CA)... 2015 Selected to USA Volleyball HP A1 Select Team (Des Moines, IA)... 2015 & 2016 Invited and Attended USA Volleyball HP Holiday Camp (San Diego, CA)... 2016 Selected to USA Volleyball HP A1 Youth Team (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)...

Personal
Born Matthew Henry Payne on February 16, 1999... Parents are Dale and Ginny Payne 

Why Penn State?
I chose Penn State because not only was the volleyball program amazing, but the academic opportunity is phenomenal."