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As a Freshman in 2006: Played in 38 games ... Totaled 35 kills ... Recorded 30 digs.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Bullard High School ... Team won CIF Championship in 2004 ... Team won League Championship in 2002, 2004 & 2005 ... Named All-League in all four years (North Yosemite League in 2002, Tri City Athletic Conference in 2003 & 2004, and County Metro Athletic Conference in 2005) ... Named team captain in 2005 ... Named team C0-MVP in 2004 ... Received Coaches Award in 2002 ... Named MVP of the Alisal Tournament in 2004 and All-Tournament in 2003 ... Named All-Tournament at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions in 2004 ... Team won the Alisal Invitational Chamopions in three consecutive years (2002, 2003 & 2004) ... Also lettered in water polo three years (2002-2004) as a Hole Set and Hole Guard ... Named Team Defensive MVP in 2004 ... Water polo team was County Metro Athletic Conference Champs in 2004 ... Played club volleyabll for Fresno Volleyball Club ... Club team won the Gold Medal in the 16's at the 2001 Junior National Volleyball Tournament ... Ekins was named Northern California Volleyball Association All-Region in 2005.
Personal: Dual Computer Science and Economics major ... Son of Brent and Dana Ekins ... Has four siblings: Kirsten Greenlaw (33), Britt Ekins (30), Jacob Ekins (28) and Mark Ekins (26) ... Mark was a Setter on the Long Beach State Volleyball team from 1999-2002 ... Jacob ran Cross-Country at BYU in 1996 ... Hobbies include playing piano, girls, books and food.