University of California, Merced

Career Notes: Currently ranked fifth in program history with 42 career service aces and eighth with 214 digs...Is tenth all-time with a .256 hitting percentage...Holds career-high's of 12 digs, nine kills and six service aces.

2021: Was one of three Bobcats to appear in all 13 matches on the year...Led the team with 23 service aces and his 0.52 aces/set was good for fifth in the nation...Also finished third on the team with 60 digs...Recorded 21 kills and a block...Had five digs and a service ace in the season opener against University of Saint Katherine (2/20)...Recorded four kills and a service ace against Pacific Union College (2/24)...Recorded a career-high six service aces against Park - Gilbert (3/13), which at the time broke the program's previous single-match service aces record originally set by Cole Smith in 2017...Tied his career-high with six more service aces just over a week later against Pacific Union (3/23) and is the only player in program history with at least five service aces in multiple matches...Contributed three kills, two service aces and a block in the season finale at Simpson (4/1)...Season-high 12 digs in the Cal Pac Semifinal win over Simpson (4/6).

2020: Appeared in 56 sets across 18 matches...Tallied 56 digs, 16 kills and five service aces...Combined for eleven digs and four service aces on the first day of the Oak Invitational (1/17 vs. Siena Heights and Hope International)...Was nearly perfect at University of Saint Katherine (1/25) as he posted seven kills without an error...Was good for five digs against Hope International University (2/27)...Team-high six digs against Vanguard University (2/28).

2019: Two service aces in a sweep over University of Saint Katherine (1/12)...Hit .667 and had a career-high nine kills in sweep over Arizona Christian (2/08)...Was good for six digs at #5 BenU Mesa (2/09)...Led the Bobcats with a career-high ten digs vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/17)...Had seven digs at Hope International University (3/02)...Back-to-back service aces against Arizona Christian (3/23)

Personal: Majoring in Environmental Engineering...Loves to surf...Has one sibling...Favorite food is Poke...Favorite musician is Souly Had and favorite movie is Surfs Up...Currently works on the UC Merced Athletics Film Crew...Cousin Zahary Thompson currently plays volleyball at UC Santa Cruz...Lists his family as his biggest influence because they have always been supportive...Happiest moment on the volleyball court was taking a set from 2019 National Champion Benedictine University Mesa in the Golden State Athletic Conference Semifinals.