#12 Julian du Pont

Sophomore
Outside Hitter, 6-0
Westport, Conn. / Staples HS
Major: Criminal Justice / Law Enforcement Administration

2007: Saw action in 35 games as freshman … Recorded 17 kills (0.49 per game), 10 digs (0.29 per game), and 4 blocks on the season … Season-high 4 kills came in a three-game match against New York University … Had four games with multiple kills … Season-high 3 digs in last match of season against Sacred Heart University … Also had 4 service aces in that same match.

High School: Played for Bruce Betts at Staples High School, where he was an all-conference performer and captain as a senior ... Staples posted back-to-back 18-0 records and captured FCIAC and State championships in 2003 and 2004 ... Team was 16-2 and FCIAC champs in 2005 ... Earned a third state championship and fourth league title with a 17-1 record in 2006.

Personal: Son of Janie Melone and Lane du Pont ... One brother, Stefan ... Involved with Builders Beyond Borders, a group that offers high school students the opportunity to engage in humanitarian service by participating in construction projects to benefit impoverished communities throughout the world.