2 James Althoff
James Althoff
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Kenosha, Wis.
  • High School:
    Kenosha Tremper
  • Position:
    RS
  • Major:
    Business Management
  • m
    19
  • k/s
    3.47
  • h %
    .234
  • a/s
    0.15
  • b/s
    0.45
  • sa/s
    0.36
  • d/s
    2.48

Bio

2019 Season (Freshman): Became the first player in program history to earn NACC recognition when he was named All-NACC First Team...Named Sports Import/AVCA and NACC Player of the Week on February 12...Appeared in 19 matches and 66 sets...Had a team-high 229 kills (3.47 per set)...Hit .234 at the net (229K-98E-561A)...Assisted on 10 kills...Served 24 aces...Dug a team-best 164 attack attempts...Recorded 30 blocks (two solo, 28 assisted)...Scored 4.1 points per set...Registered five double-doubles...Tallied double-digit kills in 13 matches, including a season-high 23 at Illinois Tech (March 1)...Recorded 17 kills, 17 digs and three service aces against St. John Fisher (January 25)...Finished with 14 kills, 17 digs, two assists and six service aces in the first NACC win over No. 13 MSOE (February 6)...Posted 23 kills, 12 digs and six blocks (one solo) at Illinois Tech (March 1)...Finished with a .467 hitting percentage, 17 digs, 10 digs and two service aces in a victory over Illinois Tech (April 5) to clinch the program's first spot in the NACC Tournament...Ended the season with a season-high .522 hitting percentage, to go along with 12 digs, two service aces and two blocks at Aurora (April 9) in the opening round of the NACC Tournament.

High School (Kenosha Tremper): Was a member of the Honor Roll all four years...Graduated top-20 in his class...Earned the school's Business Student of the Year award...Helped the volleyball team advance to the sectional finals twice...Volleyball team went 38-4 his junior year...Named all-state second team and honorable mention, conference player of the year, all-conference first team twice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Male Volleyball Player of the Year nominee, Holy Rosary Male Athlete of the Year nominee, UA All-American Watch List, All-Kenosha County First Team twice...Earned varsity letters in volleyball and baseball.

Personal: Son of Scott and Christine...Has one brother, Ronnie...Has one sister, Andrea.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 16 at No. 5 Benedictine L, 3-0
Mar 27 at No. 10 MSOE L, 3-0
Mar 30 Lakeland L, 3-1
Apr 5 Illinois Tech W, 3-0
Apr 6 Aurora L, 3-0
Apr 9 at Aurora L, 3-0
  Overall Conf
Matches 19 11
Sets 66 39
Kills 229 126
Kills per set 3.47 3.23
Errors 98 65
Total Attacks 561 336
Hitting Percentage .234 .182
Assists 10 8
Assists per set 0.15 0.21
Service Aces 24 15
Service Errors 32 18
Service Aces per set 0.36 0.38
Receptions 288 175
Reception Errors 15 9
Digs 164 104
Digs per set 2.48 2.67
Block Solo 2 2
Block Assist 28 18
Block Total 30 20
Blocks per set 0.45 0.51
Block Errors 4 3
Ball Handling Errors 2 2
Points 269.0 152.0
Points per set 4.1 3.9
Matches started 19 11
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 18 North Park W, 3-0 1 3 11 4 23 .304 0 1 2 18 1 11 0 0 1 0 0 12.0
Jan 18 Greenville W, 3-1 1 4 19 4 34 .441 1 1 2 21 0 7 0 3 0 3 0 21.5
Jan 25 vs. St. John Fisher L, 3-2 1 5 17 8 45 .200 0 3 3 10 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 20.0
Jan 26 at Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 12 4 22 .364 1 1 0 16 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 13.5
Jan 26 vs. Loras L, 3-0 1 3 6 5 23 .043 0 0 2 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Feb 1 Maranatha Baptist W, 3-0 1 3 15 4 26 .423 0 1 2 9 0 7 0 3 0 3 0 17.5
Feb 6 No. 13 MSOE W, 3-2 1 5 14 6 28 .286 2 6 3 16 3 17 0 0 0 0 0 20.0
Feb 8 at No. 5 Dominican L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Concordia Chicago W, 3-0 1 3 13 7 29 .207 0 1 3 9 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Feb 16 No. 5 Benedictine L, 3-0 1 3 3 9 21 -.286 0 0 0 12 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Feb 16 Fontbonne L, 3-0 1 3 11 4 29 .241 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Feb 27 Marian L, 3-0 1 3 11 7 31 .129 0 1 2 4 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Mar 1 at Illinois Tech W, 3-2 1 5 23 10 52 .250 2 0 1 23 0 12 1 5 0 6 0 26.5
Mar 2 at Aurora L, 3-0 1 3 7 7 25 .000 1 4 0 24 2 12 0 2 2 2 1 12.0
Mar 6 at Lakeland L, 3-0 1 3 9 3 26 .231 0 0 1 15 0 14 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Mar 9 at Concordia Chicago W, 3-1 1 4 15 4 39 .282 2 0 2 17 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 15.0
Mar 13 at Marian L, 3-0 1 3 7 5 24 .083 0 0 2 12 1 2 1 2 0 3 0 9.0
Mar 15 No. 15 Dominican L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at No. 5 Benedictine L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at No. 10 MSOE L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Lakeland L, 3-1 1 4 7 4 31 .097 1 1 3 25 0 17 0 0 1 0 1 8.0
Apr 5 Illinois Tech W, 3-0 1 3 17 3 30 .467 0 2 1 18 1 10 0 1 0 1 0 19.5
Apr 6 Aurora L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Aurora L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 23 .522 0 2 1 27 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2018-19 19 66 229 3.47 98 561 .234 10 0.15 24 0.36 288 15 164 2.48 2 28 30 0.45 269.0 4.1
2019-20 15 50 189 3.78 78 521 .213 8 0.16 26 0.52 264 15 121 2.42 6 29 35 0.70 235.5 4.7
2020-21 14 50 138 2.76 59 351 .225 5 0.10 28 0.56 274 21 91 1.82 6 13 19 0.38 178.5 3.6
2021-22 22 79 250 3.16 99 628 .240 5 0.06 41 0.52 399 15 126 1.59 3 26 29 0.37 307.0 3.9
Total 70 245 806 3.29 334 2061 .229 28 0.11 119 0.49 1225 66 502 2.05 17 96 113 0.46 990.0 4.0
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 19 66 229 3.47 98 561 .234 10 0.15 24 0.36 288 15 164 2.48 2 28 30 0.45 269.0 4.1
Conference 11 39 126 3.23 65 336 .182 8 0.21 15 0.38 175 9 104 2.67 2 18 20 0.51 152.0 3.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 34 121 3.56 52 282 .245 4 0.12 14 0.41 135 6 86 2.53 0 14 14 0.41 142.0 4.2
Away 7 24 85 3.54 33 211 .246 6 0.25 7 0.29 134 8 56 2.33 2 14 16 0.67 101.0 4.2
Neutral 2 8 23 2.88 13 68 .147 0 0.00 3 0.38 19 1 22 2.75 0 0 0 0.00 26.0 3.3
Result Wins 9 33 139 4.21 46 283 .329 8 0.24 13 0.39 147 6 79 2.39 1 15 16 0.48 160.5 4.9
Losses 10 33 90 2.73 52 278 .137 2 0.06 11 0.33 141 9 85 2.58 1 13 14 0.42 108.5 3.3
Month January 5 18 65 3.61 25 147 .272 2 0.11 6 0.33 74 2 45 2.50 0 4 4 0.22 73.0 4.1
February 6 20 67 3.35 37 164 .183 2 0.10 9 0.45 53 4 41 2.05 0 10 10 0.50 81.0 4.0
March 6 22 68 3.09 33 197 .178 6 0.27 5 0.23 116 4 64 2.91 2 11 13 0.59 80.5 3.7
April 2 6 29 4.83 3 53 .491 0 0.00 4 0.67 45 5 14 2.33 0 3 3 0.50 34.5 5.8

News Mentions

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Trusting the process

The foundation has been laid and the Falcons are pushing for future successes

June 7, 2019

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Althoff named to All-NACC First Team

Freshman led the Falcons in kills and digs

April 10, 2019

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Men's Volleyball Preview: Falcons at Aurora in NACC Tournament

Concordia Wisconsin and Aurora to start at 7 pm

April 9, 2019

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Men's Volleyball season comes to a close

Falcons won nine matches, including five in NACC play and six at home during year two of the program

April 9, 2019

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Falcons clinch spot in NACC Tournament

Concordia Wisconsin, the sixth seed, will travel to third-seeded Aurora on Tuesday for a 7 pm match in the opening round

April 5, 2019

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Pair of Falcons record double-doubles for Men's Volleyball

Concordia Wisconsin wins second set 25-13 and hits. 286 in the set

March 30, 2019

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Falcons’ offense stalls at Marian

Concordia Wisconsin competes against fourth nationally ranked opponent on Friday

March 13, 2019

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Men's Volleyball take down Cougars

Concordia Wisconsin brings record back to .500 for the season with win

March 9, 2019

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Men’s Volleyball drops NACC contest at Lakeland

Falcons travel to Concordia Chicago for a Saturday matinee matchup

March 6, 2019

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Men’s Volleyball downed at Aurora

Falcons continue five-match road swing on Wednesday at Lakeland

March 2, 2019

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Record setting blocking performance guides Falcons to victory

Concordia Wisconsin wins second five-set match this season

March 1, 2019

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Men’s Volleyball swept at home

Falcons are 6-6 at the midway point of the season

February 27, 2019

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Falcons drops matches against Benedictine, Fontbonne

Concordia Wisconsin returns to play on Wednesday at Loras

February 16, 2019

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Falcons sweep Cougars

Concordia Wisconsin moves to 2-1 in NACC play

February 15, 2019

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Althoff named Sports Imports/AVCA and NACC Player of the Week

Freshman outside hitter helped Falcons defeat first nationally ranked team and earn first conference win

February 12, 2019

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Men’s Volleyball upsets No. 13 MSOE

Concordia Wisconsin also earns first conference win in program history

February 6, 2019

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Offense on fire during sweep of Sabercats

Falcons set a program record with a .341 hitting percentage

February 1, 2019

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Men’s Volleyball splits non-conference matches

Falcons split action on Saturday

January 26, 2019

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Men’s Volleyball suffers five-set defeat against St. John Fisher

Falcons hit .414 in the third set

January 25, 2019

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Falcons victorious

Concordia Wisconsin defeated North Park 3-0 and Greenville 3-1

January 18, 2019

Photos

James Althoff action photo 1

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • North Park vs. Concordia Wisconsin
James Althoff action photo 2

Photo by Jeremy Crawford

  • MSOE vs. Concordia Wisconsin
James Althoff action photo 3

Photo by Jeremy Crawford

  • MSOE vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

  • MSOE vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

  • MSOE vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

  • MSOE vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

  • MSOE vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

  • MSOE vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

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Photo by Jeremy Crawford

  • MSOE vs. Concordia Wisconsin
James Althoff action photo 24

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Concordia Chicago vs. Concordia Wisconsin
James Althoff action photo 25

Photo by Rachel Larson

  • Benedictine (IL) vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Rachel Larson

  • Benedictine (IL) vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Rachel Larson

  • Benedictine (IL) vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Rachel Larson

  • Benedictine (IL) vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Rachel Larson

  • Benedictine (IL) vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Rachel Larson

  • Benedictine (IL) vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Rachel Larson

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Photo by Rachel Larson

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Rachel Larson

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Rachel Larson

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia Wisconsin
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Photo by Rachel Larson

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia Wisconsin