Stanford Athletics

• 6/9/20: Different Paths, Same Destination - David Kiefer (GoStanford.com)

• Appeared in 32 sets 
• Season-high six kills versus UC Santa Cruz (Jan. 4)
• Matched his career-high with two aces versus NJIT (Jan. 10)

• Played in 36 sets, making eight starts at opposite
• Averaged 1.67 kills and 2.03 points per set
• Twice recorded a career-high 11 kills - at No. 9 BYU (Feb. 28), vs. No. 9 BYU (March 2)
• Tallied career-bests 11 digs and three blocks against No. 9 BYU (March 2)

• Appeared in 39 sets, making two starts at opposite
• Season-highs in kills (8) and digs (3), and career-best hitting percentage (.500) versus No. 3 UC Irvine (March 10)

• Made his collegiate debut against No. 9 Pepperdine (March 18)
• Had four kills and a dig against the Waves

• A 2016 graduate of Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, Calif.
• A three-year letterwinner, captained his team from 2014-16
• AVCA All-America second team (2016)
• Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list
• 2016 Channel League MVP
• Three-time All-Channel League, including first team in 2015 and 2016
• Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Boys Volleyball Player of the Year (2016)
• Team MVP in 2016
• Phil Womble Sports Ethics Award (2015)
• Also earned two letters in basketball
• Played for Santa Monica Beach Club (SMBC) in 2015 and 2016
• Competed for Santa Barbara Volleyball Club (SBVC) in 2014

• 2016 USA Volleyball A1 Junior National Training Team program
• 2015 USA Volleyball Junior Nationals bronze medalist (club division), earning all-tournament team honors
• 2015 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships gold medalist (national division)

• Son of Ron and Kathy Wopat
  • Father played football and ran track and field at Lawrence University, and placed 12th at the 1980 Olympic Trials in the decathlon
  • Mother was a gymnast a member of the track and field team at UC Santa Barbara
• Has three older siblings, twins Carly and Sam (passed away 2012) and brother Jackson
  • Sisters, Carly and Sam, were members of the Stanford women's volleyball team. Carly was a three-time All-American for the Cardinal (2011-13)
  • Carly played professionally in France, Turkey, Japan, and China, and trained with the U.S. Women's National Team
  • Jackson played volleyball at UC San Diego and Hawai'i
• Major is symbolic systems with a concentration in human-computer interaction
• Full name is Elijah Lodi Kai Wopat

Career Highs