Kevin Rakestraw Season 2014

As a Redshirt Senior (2018)

• All-MPSF second team
• Appeared in 95 of 96 sets
• Averaged 2.03 kills and 2.45 points per set
• Recorded double-digit kills in seven matches
• Hit .400 or better in 10 matches
• Ranked seventh in the MPSF with a .398 attack percentage
• Career-high .800 (8-0-10) attack percentage versus No. 7 CSUN (Jan. 17) was the highest by a Stanford player in 2018 (minimum 10 attempts)
• Matched his career-best with four digs against No. 1 Long Beach State (Jan. 20)
• Season-high 18 kills at No. 14 USC (Feb. 8)
• Season-best six blocks versus USC (March 17)
• MPSF All-Academic Team

As a Redshirt Junior (2017)

• AVCA All-America honorable mention
• All-MPSF second team
• Ranked fifth in the MPSF with a .433 attack percentage
• Eighth in the conference and 14th nationally with 1.04 blocks per set
• Recorded double-digit kills in seven matches
• Tallied five or more blocks on nine occasions
• Career-high 19 kills on .586 hitting in a five-set win over No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 11)
• Matched his career-best with three aces at No. 5 UC Irvine (April 7)
• MPSF All-Academic Team

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2016)

• All-MPSF honorable mention
• Starting middle blocker, ranked second in the MPSF with a .489 hitting percentage
• Ninth in the MPSF with 1.00 blocks per set
• Notched seven kills and five blocks at IPFW (Jan. 9)
• Recorded a season-high 11 kills on 16 errorless swings (.688) at No. 1 BYU (Jan. 16)
• Tied his career-best with three aces in a sweep over No. 4 Hawaii (Feb. 12)
• Tied his season-high with 11 kills on 15 errorless swings (.733) with five blocks in a win over No. 3 UCLA (Feb. 21)
• Hit a season-high .786 (11-0-14) at UC San Diego (Feb. 25)
• Tallied a career-high eight blocks against No. 5 Long Beach State (April 2)
• Matched his season-high with 11 kills on .588 hitting in the MPSF quarterfinals versus No. 6 UC Santa Barbara (April 16)
• MPSF All-Academic Team

As a Redshirt Freshman (2015)

• Started five matches at middle blocker, appearing in 34 sets
• Averaged 1.24 kills, 0.85 blocks and 1.91 points per set
• Twice notched a then-career-best five blocks at Cal Baptist (Jan. 16) and versus Hope International (Feb. 21)
• Tallied eight kills on a .500 hitting percentage in a sweep over Holy Names (Feb. 28)
• Put down a career-best three service aces against UC San Diego (March 13)
• MPSF All-Academic Team

As a Freshman (2014)

International

• Named to the U.S. Men's Junior National Team in July 2014
• Squad to compete at NORCECA Men's U-21 Continental Championship in El Salvador
• Will represent the United States at the 2015 World University Games in South Korea

High School/Club

• Earned four varsity letters in volleyball and two in basketball at Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, Calif.
• A Volleyball Magazine/Mizuno All-America honorable mention selection
• Had 34 kills in a 2013 five-set victory over rival Corona del Mar
• Second-team All-Orange County selection as a senior
• Three-time first-team All-Sunset League choice
• Silver medalist with the USA Youth National White team at the 2012 High Performance Championships in Des Moines, Iowa
• Took home a gold medal with the Balboa Bay under-16 team in 2011 Junior Olympics
• Won silver at U17 and U18
• Twice earned all-tournament honors at the event
• Possesses strong coordination and athleticism

Personal

• Parents are Tom and Missy Rakestraw
• Has an older brother, Ken, and an older sister, Kristina
• Brother is a professional triathlete
• Major is computer science

Career Highs