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As a Redshirt Senior (2017)

  • Starting opposite, played in 87 sets
  • Averaged 3.13 kills, 1.09 digs and 3.47 blocks per set
  • Recorded double-digit kills 16 times
  • Tied his career-high with three aces against McKendree (Jan. 7)
  • Career-best three assists at No. 7 Pepperdine (Jan. 20)
  • Matched his career-high with 21 kills versus UC San Diego (April 1)
  • Posted his third career double-double in his final collegiate match, totaling 12 kills and 11 digs in the MPSF quarterfinals at No. 3 BYU (April 15)
  • MPSF All-Academic Team

As a Redshirt Junior (2016)

  • AVCA National Player of the Week (Feb. 23)
  • MPSF Player of the Week (Feb. 22)
  • Stanford's starting opposite, appeared in 89 sets
  • Second on the team with 2.87 kills and 3.34 points per set
  • Hit .615 (10-2-13) in the season opener at Ball State (Jan. 8)
  • Totaled 13 kills, nine digs and two aces in the win at No. 1 BYU (Jan. 15)
  • Registered a career-best 12 digs in a win over No. 4 UC Irvine (Jan. 23)
  • Tallied a season-high 17 kills and eight digs in a four-set loss at No. 2 Long Beach State (Feb. 5)
  • Tied his season-best with 17 kills on .405 hitting in a win over No. 4 Hawaii (Feb. 13)
  • Hit a career-high .625 (12-2-16) in a sweep over No. 10 UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 19)
  • Paced the team with 16 kills and tied his career-best with five blocks against No. 9 Pepperdine (March 12)
  • Put down a career-high three aces versus USC (March 24)
  • Notched 16 kills on .517 hitting and matched his career-best with five blocks against No. 10 CSUN (March 30)
  • Posted his second career double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs in the MPSF quarterfinals against No. 6 UC Santa Barbara (April 16)
  • MPSF All-Academic Team

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2015)

  • AVCA National Player of the Week (March 10)
  • MPSF Player of the Week (March 9)
  • Played in 24 matches, making 16 starts
  • Averaged 2.44 kills, 1.30 digs and 2.79 points per set
  • Produced double-digit kills on seven occasions
  • Registered his first career double-double with a career-best 21 kills and 10 digs in a win over BYU (March 7)
  • Also tallied a then-career-high four blocks against the Cougars
  • MPSF All-Academic Team

As a Sophomore (2014)

  • Redshirted his second season on The Farm

As a Freshman (2013)

  • Played in four matches, starting one
  • Had a season-high three kills in his first career start in loss against Long Beach State (March 30)
  • Posted one ace, two block assists in collegiate debut against UC Santa Cruz (Jan. 11)

High School/Club

  • A 2012 graduate of Iolani School in Honolulu, the same school that produced Stanford's 2010 AVCA National Player of the Year Kawika Shoji, Cardinal All-American Brad Lawson, and Scott Sakaida
  • Played club ball for Kuikahi Volleyball Club and Outrigger VBC
  • Earned recognition as an Interscholastic League of Hawaii all-star and was selected to the 2011 Hawaii All-State Fab 15 team
  • Selected to the 2011 USA junior national championship all-tournament team in the 17-U division
  • Good vertical jump and brings an intimidating presence to the net
  • A lifelong basketball player
  • Named to the 2012 Mizuno/Volleyball Boys' Fab 50, which honors the top 50 seniors in the country 

Personal

  • Born on the Island of Oahu in Hawai'i
  • Has an older sister, Teale
  • Major is electrical engineering; interested in applications in neuroscience or renewable energy

 

Career Highs
StatisticCareer HighOpponentDate
Kills21 (2X)last vs. UC San DiegoApril 1, 2017
Attempts50at UC IrvineApril 7, 2017
Hitting Percentage.625 (12-2-16)vs. UC Santa BarbaraFeb. 19, 2016
Assists3at PepperdineJan. 20, 2017
Service Aces3 (2X)last vs. McKendreeJan. 7, 2017
Digs12vs. UC IrvineJan. 23, 2016
Blocks5 (3X)last vs. CSUNMarch 30, 2016