Utah: Team captain for 2002-03 season … Academic All-American … awarded team’s Most Improved award for 2001-02 … has the top singles record of returning players from 2002 with a 15-10 dual record and a 17-10 overall mark … during the 2001-02 season, recorded dual match victories over Leslie Eisinga of UNLV, Diego Garza of New Mexico, and Ted Burghardt of San Diego … played at No. 2 doubles with Daniel Carlsson in 2002, going 15-15 overall and reaching the round of 16 at the Omni Hotels Region Tournament and the semifinals at the BYU Invitational … paired with Carlsson, notched doubles victories over Roman Tag and Thomas Michaud of UNLV, and Brent Salazar and Ryan Stotland of New Mexico … earned an 11-7 singles record, as well as a 14-5 doubles record in 2001 … academic all-MWC and Most Inspirational Athlete in ’01 … redshirted the 2000 season.

High School: Ranked first in Utah and won the state singles championship in 1999 ... awarded the U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award in ‘99 ... played at the No. 1 position at Cottonwood High School in ‘98.

Personal: Son of Cal and Kathy Poulson ... economics major ... born on April 9, 1981.