Nathan Lietzke Season 2023

Career Accolades

• MPSF All-Freshman Team (2021)
• Two-time Off the Block National Setter of the Week (March 29, 2022, Jan. 15, 2024)
• MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 15, 2024)
• Three-time MPSF All-Academic Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)

As a Fifth Year (2024)

• Off the Block National Setter of the Week (Jan. 15)
• MPSF Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 15)

As a Senior (2023)

• MPSF All-Academic Team
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Started 26 matches at setter, averaging 9.65 assists and 1.48 digs per set
  • Ranked fourth in the MPSF and 18th nationally in assists per set
  • Ranked ninth in the MPSF in digs per set
• Led the team with four double-doubles
• Career-high four aces versus Concordia (March 31)
• Season-best five kills in a sweep of No. 6 Grand Canyon (April 7)
• Season-high 57 assists in a win over No. 6 Grand Canyon (April 8)

As a Junior (2022)

• Off the Block National Setter of the Week (March 29)
• MPSF All-Academic Team
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 28 matches at setter, averaging 9.91 assists and 1.69 digs per set
  • Ranked fourth in the MPSF and 13th nationally in assists per set
  • Ranked sixth in the MPSF in digs per set
• Recorded three double-doubles
• Season-high three aces versus UC Santa Cruz (Jan. 22)
• Career-best seven kills at Concordia (March 4)
• Set career-highs with 58 assists and 12 digs in a five-set win over BYU (April 9)

As a Sophomore (2021)

• MPSF All-Freshman Team
• MPSF All-Academic Team
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Started 16 matches at setter, appearing in 57 sets
• Registered two double-doubles
• Averaged 9.11 assists and 1.44 digs per set
  • 9.11 assists per set ranked sixth in the MPSF
• Career-high six blocks versus Concordia (April 2)
• Season-best six kills on a 1.000 hitting percentage against Concordia (April 3)
  • Also had a season-high 50 assists versus the Eagles
• Twice tallied a season-high 10 digs
  • vs. Concordia (April 3), vs. No. 5 Pepperdine (April 22)

As a Freshman (2020)

• Played in seven matches (24 sets), making six starts at setter
• Averaged 8.38 assists per set and 1.29 digs per set
• Season-high seven digs versus Concordia (Feb. 22)
• Season-best four blocks at No. 2 BYU (Feb. 29)
• Season-highs in kills (5) and assists (44) versus No. 5 Lewis (March 6 and March 7, respectively)

Prior to Stanford

• A 2019 graduate of St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas
• Captained his team as a senior
• High school added men's volleyball his senior year
• 2019 all-conference
• VolleyballMag.com Fab 50
• Also lettered in basketball and baseball, earning all-conference recognition in basketball as a senior
• Played club for Austin Junior Volleyball

USA Volleyball

• Won a bronze medal with the U.S. Men's National Team at the Pan American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2021)
• Named to the 2020 U.S. Collegiate National Team
• Trained with the U.S. Youth National Team in 2018 and 2019

Personal

• Son of Glen and Kathy Lietzke
  • Mother played volleyball at University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary
• Has a younger sister, Lauren, who plays volleyball at Santa Clara
• Uncle, Stewart Bell, played basketball at Trinity University
• Full name is Nathan Charles Lietzke

Career Highs