Biography
2023: Ended his Rambler career as a four-time All-American, being named honorable mention for the fourth consecutive season by the AVCA … Caps his illustrious career with 1,036 kills, 10th most among all active Division I-II players nationally and just outside of Loyola's career top-10 list ... Ranked second on the team in every major offensive category while ranking in the top-50 nationally in kills per set, points per set and hitting percentage … Preseason All-MIVA … First Team All-MIVA.
2022: Honored as an AVCA All-America selection after receiving AVCA Preseason All-America Honorable Mention honors ... Earned a spot on the All-MIVA First Team ... Missed 33 sets this season due to injury, but that did not stop him from making his impact on the court ... Finished his junior season second on the team in kills with 209 while hitting .293 (209-69-478) while also adding on 119 digs, 25 blocks and 20 service aces ... Managed to have four double-doubles this season against No. 1 Hawaii, McKendree, Daemen and Purdue Fort Wayne ... Secured his best overall match against Purdue Fort Wayne (March 19) as he ended the match with 10 kills, 15 digs, four blocks and one ace for a well-rounded performance ... Tallied his season-best in kills against No. 7 Ball State as he finished the game with 17 kills ... Contributed one of the best serving games of the season against No. 12 Lewis (March 26), dishing out five aces against the Flyers.
2021: Had another impressive season, taking home American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Honorable Mention All-America and First Team All-Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) accolades … Appeared in 70 sets over 19 matches, missing a pair of contests due to injury … Amassed 10 or more kills on 15 occasions … Ranked third in the MIVA and 16th in the nation with 3.81 kills per set and sat second in the MIVA with 267 total kills … Came out of the starting blocks on fire, hitting at a .447 (51-9-94) clip 5.10 kills per set over the first three matches, all victories … Went for 18 kills, five digs, four blocks, two assists, and hit .429 (18-3-35) in a season-opening win against Lincoln Memorial (Jan. 22) … Pounded 18 kills, hitting .500 (18-3-30) and pitched in eight digs, in a victory over NJIT (Jan. 29), then blasted a season-best 21 kills and hit .357 (21-6-42) with six digs, in a win at Saint Francis (Jan. 30) … Named MIVA Player of the Week and Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week on February 2 following his performances against NJIT and Saint Francis … Hit .588 (10-0-17) in a three-set sweep at Quincy (Feb. 5) … Totaled 16 kills and eight digs in a road win versus Purdue Fort Wayne (March 12) … Tallied 10 digs and eight kills in a win over No. 8 McKendree (March 18) … Opened a string of seven consecutive matches with 10 or more kills by amassing 17 stops and eight digs, hitting at a .353 (17-5-34) clip in a victory against No. 8 McKendree (March 19) … Smacked 20 kills, hitting .378 (20-6-37) in the process, with seven digs, in a win at Ball State (March 27) … Registered his first double-double of the year with 20 kills and 10 digs in a five-set battle with No. 5 Lewis (April 2) … Dropped 13 kills and 12 digs on 12th-ranked McKendree (April 17) in the MIVA Tournament semifinals.
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2020: Made an immediate impact in his first season of competition in a season ultimately cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic … Tabbed AVCA Honorable Mention All-America, MIVA Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-MIVA … Produced 254 kills (3.79 per set), 110 digs (1.64 per set), 24 blocks (0.36 per set) and 22 service aces (0.33 per set), hitting at a .260 (254-94-616) accuracy rate, in 67 sets over 18 matches … His 254 total kills were the most by a Loyola freshman since Thomas Jaeschke in 2013 (344) … Is just the second freshman in program history, and first since Marcos Cordova in the program’s inaugural year of 1996, to lead the team in total kills … Recorded a pair of double-doubles and notched 10 or more kills in seven of eight MIVA matches … Ripped double-digit kills 16 times in 18 contests … Over the final five contests of the season, accounted for 4.05 kills, 1.70 digs and 0.50 blocks per set, while hitting .343 (81-19-181) … Finished the year ranked 14th in the nation with 3.79 kills per set and second in the MIVA with 254 total kills … Had three matches with 20 or more kills … Had a pair of double-doubles … Went off in his Loyola debut, compiling 17 kills, eight digs, two aces and a pair of assists, all while hitting .441 (17-2-34), in a season-opening victory over King (Jan. 2) … Notched his first career double-double when he amassed 21 kills and a season-high 11 digs, to go with a season-best five blocks and three aces, hitting .348 (21-5-46), at No. 8 UC Irvine (Jan. 10) … Had 16 kills and six digs versus No. 1 Hawai’i … Slammed 18 kills and added eight digs at Lindenwood (Feb. 15) … Cracked 17 stops and pitched in eight digs, three blocks and two aces against Ohio State (Feb. 21) … Delivered 20+ kills in consecutive contests, first versus Ball State (Feb. 22), when he totaled 20 kills and seven digs, then again against McKendree (Feb. 27) when he drilled a season-high 22 kills and hit .462 (22-4-39) … Closed out the year with 16 kills and 10 digs at Purdue Fort Wayne (March 5) … Member of the MIVA All-Academic Team.
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2019: Did not see any action, redshirting the season … Named to the MIVA All-Academic Team.
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High School: Lettered in volleyball and basketball at Lee-Davis High School … Volleyball team captain as a junior and senior … Gathered first team all-state recognition in 2017 and second team designation in 2016 … Two-time second team all-metro pick (2015, 2016) … First team all-metro honoree in 2017 … Two-time first team all-region selection (2016, 2017) and earned second team status in 2015 … Concluded his prep career at Lee-Davis as the school’s career kills leader in addition to holding the marks for single-season kills and aces … Pounded out 414 kills as a senior to lead all players in the Richmond area … Played club volleyball at the Richmond Volleyball Club … Also was captain of the basketball team.
