Sam McCool Season 2020

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Was a two-year team captain for Woodward Academy in Georgia...Earned all-state recognition as a senior...Named first-team all-region as a junior and senior...Led team to four regional titles...Helped team qualify for the state final once, the state semifinal once and the state quarterfinal twice...Played club volleyball for Tsunami Volleyball for five years.

PERSONAL
Born Samantha Ann McCool in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 29, 2002...Parents are Lyn and Mike McCool...Mike was on the swim team at Columbia...Has one older sister, Maddie, who played beach volleyball at Cal Poly...Cousin, Katherine Brown, played volleyball at Cal Berkeley...Uncle, Chris McCool, was on the swim team at Kansas...Cousin, Acton Pifer, was a wrestler at Appalachian State...Cousin, Aidan McCool is a freshman on the Maryland basketball team...Hobbies include workout classes, baking and watching movies...Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies.