2018: UVC All-Conference Honorable Mention … UVC All-Academic … appeared in 25 matches (87 sets) … registered a career-high 308 kills (3.54 per set), a hitting percentage of .294, ten assists, 22 service aces, 92 digs (1.06 per set) and 20 total blocks (one solo, 19 assists) … led the team in kills, kills per set and service aces … ranked fourth on the team in digs and fifth in total blocks … ranked fourth in the IVC in kills and kills per set as well as fifth in total points … nationally, finished the year 14th in kills per set, 20th in attacks per set and 22nd in points per set … tallied double-digit kills in 21 of 25 matches including a season-high 21 kills against Cal Lutheran (3/28) … notched a double-double in a 3-2 win against St. John Fisher (2/11) as he had 17 kills and 10 digs … generated a season-high three block assists twice against No. 5 SUNY New Paltz (3/25) and No. 14 Eastern Mennonite (3/3) … [SEASON STATS]
2017: UVC All-Conference honorable mention … UVC All-Academic … MIT Coach’s Award … played in 94 sets … ranked fourth in the UVC in kills per set … amassed 21 kills and seven digs against #5 Wentworth (1/31) … had another 21-kill performance versus #15 Juniata (3/4) … posted 16 kills against Endicott (1/28) … generated 15 kills versus Johnson & Wales (1/28), #11 Nazareth (2/11), #12 Lasell (2/23), #2 SUNY New Paltz (3/18), and Elmira (4/1).
2016: UVC All-Academic … UVC Player of the week (1/18) … played in 38 sets … tallied 16 kills and two blocks against Wentworth (3/10) … posted 14 kills at Lasell (3/8) … generated three blocks at #13 Elmira (2/13).
2014-15: Served on a Mormon mission.
2013: Played in 51 sets … 51 kills … 31 digs … 23 blocks … recorded six kills and three blocks versus New Paltz (1/26) … posted seven digs and four kills against Southern Vermont (4/6) … totaled four kills, four blocks, and four digs versus Regis (4/5).
Off the Court at MIT: Majoring in electrical engineering and computer science with a minor in Korean and a concentration in comparative media studies … completed internships with MIT Media Lab and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology … conducted research in computer vision and deep learning as well as on convolutional neural networks for object and facial recognition … captain of the MIT volleyball team.
Why I Chose MIT: I chose MIT because it offers an opportunity to challenge myself academically in a cooperative and collaborative environment while simultaneously continuing to compete in volleyball at a high level. The atmosphere of MIT is unrivaled anywhere else in the world, and it provides a perfect balance of athletics and academics.
High School: A 2012 graduate of La Costa Canyon High School … San Diego Union Tribune all-academic team … league champions … varsity letterwinner … also played basketball and tennis … founder of Direct Democracy Club … Student of the Year for English.
Club: Epic Volleyball Club captain … Wave Volleyball Club.
