University of California, Merced

Career Notes: Currently ranked third in program history with 2.41 kills per set and 43 career solo blocks...Is fourth with 509 total kills...2023 California Pacific Conference Honorable Mention...Was named California Pacific Conference Defensive Player of the Week on March 1, 2021...Was named California Pacific Conference Attacker of the Week on February 19, 2023...Hold's career-high's of 20 kills, seven digs, four blocks, and three service aces...2X Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athlete and Cal Pac All-Academic Team member...2023 CSC Academic All-District selection...3X Chancellor's List member...Director's All-Academic Team member.

2023: California Pacific Conference Honorable Mention...Was one of three Bobcats to play in all 23 matches on the year and he appeared in 73 sets...Totaled 153 kills (2.10 K/S), 53 digs, 23 blocks, and six service aces...Led the Bobcats and was fifth in the conference with 15 solo blocks...Tied his three-set career-high with ten kills on a .250 hitting percentage to go along with five digs, a solo block, and his first career service ace in the season opener at UC Santa Cruz (1/26)…Was good for five kills and a block at #4 Vanguard University (2/4)…Smacked ten kills and notched a solo block against Dordt University (2/10)…Was good for seven digs and three blocks against Viterbo University (2/11)… Turned in a season-high eleven kills to go along with five digs, three blocks, two solo, in the California Pacific Conference Opener against Simpson University (2/17)…Added nine more kills next time out at Simpson (2/26)...Smacked nine kills and had a service ace at Park University Gilbert (3/5)…Pounded out a then career-high 15 kills and had two blocks against Dordt (3/8)…One upped his previous best with career-high 16 kills and a season-high three solo blocks against Westcliff University (3/10)…Had nine kills, seven digs, and a block at University of Saint Katherine (3/24).

2022: Appeared in 29 sets over eleven matches as a sophomore...Finished top five on the team with 2.21 kills and 0.41 blocks per set...Also had 0.79 digs per set...Was good for three kills and a career-high three blocks, two solo, in his season debut at CSUN (2/4)...Smacked eleven kills, his second highest career total, and notched a career-high three solo blocks at Simpson University (2/25)...Was good for eight kills and a career-high seven digs against University of Saint Katherine (3/19)...Pitched in eight kills and a block at University of Saint Katherine (3/23)...Was good for ten kills and seven digs at Pacific Union College (3/26)...Recorded seven kills and two solo blocks in the California Pacific Conference Championship Semifinals against Westcliff University (4/1)...Had eight kills and two more solo blocks in the California Pacific Conference Championship match against Benedictine University Mesa (4/2).

2021: Appeared in nine matches as a freshman...Finished third on the team with 2.35 kills per set while maintaining a .348 hitting percentage...Also had six blocks, including two solo blocks...Started season with 43 straight swings without an error...Made collegiate debut and played both ends of the doubleheader against University of Saint Katherine (2/20)...Smacked nine kills on 15 attempts without an error while also notching his first career solo block against Pacific Union College (2/24) to earn Cal Pac Player of the Week honors...Joined elite company when he smacked ten kills without an error against Simpson (3/1), becoming just the second player in program history to notch double figure kills without an error...Kilgore's hitting percentage was .588 in the historic game...Had seven kills on eight attempts in the first set alone against Pacific Union College (3/7)...Set a career-high with 13 kills against Park University - Gilbert (3/15)...Notched a solo block at Simpson (4/1).

Personal: Has one sibling...Sister Lindsay played basketball at University of Redlands...Lists his dad as his biggest influence because he taught him everything he knows about sports and is extremely supportive...Enjoys playing video games in his free time...Also enjoys football...Happiest moment on the volleyball court is was when he beat the #1 team in CIF...Favorite food is ice cream...Favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Clippers...Favorite musician is The Weeknd and favorite movie is Guardians of the Galaxy.