As a Sophomore in 2012: Became a full-time starter and earned All-MPSF honorable mention honors ... named MPSF Player of the Week and Stanford Muscle Milk Athlete of the Week on Feb. 7 after a pair of victories at No. 1 BYU ... in four-set victory in Provo, Utah, (Feb. 3), had 14 kills (.476) and 12 digs ... had 18 kills andnine digs in MPSF tournament final loss to UC Irvine ... tied for No. 4 in Stanford list for single-match aces (four) in rally-scoring era.
As a Freshman in 2011: Played in 17 games, making six starts ... had double-digit kills on two occasions ... posted 13 kills, three aces, six digs, and an assist in a five-set loss against Cal Baptist (March 19) ... set a career-high with 15 kills in a start against USC (April 1) ... had five or more digs four times ... had a kill on his first collegiate touch, which came in his first start, against UCSC (Jan. 5).
International: Played for the United States at the FIVB Junior World Championships along with Brian Cook and Eric Mochalski, in Brazil in August ... team placed fourth, the best-ever for the U.S. in the tournament ... totaled four kills in the tournament ... selected to represent the United States in the 2008 FIVB Under-19 World Beach Volleyball Championships in The Hague, Netherlands.
High School/Club: Twice named AVCA first-team All-American after leading Loyola High School of Los Angeles to CIF Southern Section Division I championships in 2009 and 2010 ... Loyola's 2009 team was named national champion by ESPN Rise ... named CIF Southern Section Division I Player of the Year as a senior and Mission League MVP ... number retired by school ... won Loyola High's Scholar-Athlete Award for 2010 ... led the Manhattan Beach (Calif.) Surf 18's to Junior Olympic national championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named Tournament MVP each year ... earlier played for the Southern California and Pali clubs.
Personal: Son of Christopher and Anne Irvin ... sister Kelly played volleyball for Virginia and USC ... has a younger sister, Christine ... father played on two national volleyball championship teams at UCLA ... uncle Richard won three NCAA titles at UCLA ... cousin Marissa played tennis at Stanford and professionally ... aunt Dianne played on the LPGA Tour ... cousin Richard played football at Tulane and Harvard ... anticipates majoring in management science and engineering or economics.
Career Stats:
Year | MP-MS | GP | K | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | DIG | BLK |
2011 | 17-6 | 37 | 72 | 48 | 167 | .144 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 19 |
2012 | 29-29 | 109 | 324 | 148 | 654 | .269 | 19 | 24 | 155 | 46 |
Totals | 46-35 | 146 | 396 | 196 | 821 | .244 | 20 | 28 | 190 | 65 |