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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2019 Men's Volleyball

16 Skyler Kaufman

  • Position MH
  • Height 6-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Needham, Mass.
  • High School Needham

Biography

2019: AVCA Division III All-America Honorable Mention ... UVC All-Conference Second Team ... UVC Player of the Week Honor Roll (1/29) ... led the UVC and ranked fifth in Division III with a .441 hitting percentage ... also ranked third in the UVC and 19th in Division III in blocks per set at .936 ... appeared in 31 matches ... posted a career-high 232 kills (2.47 per set), a career-high .441 hitting percentage, 18 service aces, 44 digs and a career-high 88 total blocks ... had double-digit kills in 11 matches including a season-high 15 in a 3-2 win at No. 14 Dominican ... tallied a season-high eight total blocks in a 3-1 win at Elmira ... swung .500 or better in 15 matches ... [SEASON STATS]

2018: UVC All-Conference Honorable Mention … UVC All-Academic Team … UVC Player of the Week (1/22) … appeared in 24 matches and 87 sets … registered 220 kills (2.53 per set) along with a .413 hitting percentage, 21 service aces, 40 digs, a career-high 23 solo blocks, 58 block assists and 81 total blocks (0.93 per set) … led the team in hitting percentage, solo blocks, block assists and total blocks … ranked second in kills, second in kills per set and second in service aces … ranked fourth in the UVC in solo blocks, fifth in the UVC in hitting percentage, fifth in kills and seventh in total blocks … ranked 12th in the nation in hitting percentage and 20th in blocks per set  … tallied double-digit kills in 11 different matches highlighted by a season-high 16 kills against St. John Fisher (2/11) and No. 14 Eastern Mennonite (3/3) … notched a season-high three service aces against Ramapo (4/7) as well as a season-high seven block assists in a 3-1 win at No. 15 Elmira (3/31) … [SEASON STATS]

2017:
UVC All-Conference honorable mention … set the MIT record for season hitting percentage (.416) … played in 96 sets … ranked 11th in the nation and second in the UVC in hitting percentage … ranked sixth in the UVC in blocks per set … totaled 15 kills against North Central (1/20) and #15 Juniata (3/4) … racked up 12 kills, 10 blocks and three aces at Endicott (3/21) … posted 14 kills and six blocks versus #5 Wentworth (1/31) … generated 10 kills, eight blocks, and five digs against Endicott (1/28) … produced 12 kills and four blocks versus #1 Springfield (4/8).

2016: Played in 97 sets … tied the MIT record for season hitting percentage (.415) … ranked fifth in the UVC in hitting percentage … amassed 17 kills, five digs, and four blocks against #8 NYU (2/13) … generated 14 kills, a .812 hitting percentage, five blocks, and four digs versus Newbury (2/27) … posted seven blocks against Endicott (1/30) … earned six aces versus Sage (2/6).

Off the Court at MIT: Majoring in computational biology with a minor in philosophy … researched sepsis at Massachusetts General Hospital … Biotech Club.

Why I Chose MIT: I chose MIT because it is a school that offers amazing academics and opportunities outside of the classroom. I wanted to be a part of this community of really driven people. Volleyball was the cherry on top.

High School: A 2015 graduate of Needham High School … Bay State Conference all-star … 2015 state champions … three-time varsity letterwinner … was also a member of the soccer and track and field teams … National Honor Society … National Hispanic Scholar.

Club: Smash VBC … finished 17th at 18 Open Nationals.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2016First Year

    MH
    6'9"
    16
  • 16

    2017Sophomore

    MH
    6'9"
    16
  • 16

    2018Junior

    MH
    6'9"
    16
  • 16

    2019Senior

    MH
    6'9"
    16