Carthage College Athletics

Carthage's career leader in kills (1,642), kills per set (3.65), attack attempts (3,498) and sets played (450).
2012:  Named American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III "Player of the Year," AVCA first-team All-America and All-Continental Valley Conference West Division with 4.17 kills per set, a .359 attack percentage and 2.26 digs per set…named AVCA NCAA Division III and CVC “player of the week” on Feb. 1 and again on March 21…collected 10 or more kills in 28 matches, including the first 12 matches of the year…collected a career-high 27 kills in against Juniata on Jan. 28…hit .700 (16-2-20) against Southern Vermont on Jan. 27 and set a Carthage match record for 20 or more attempts…on the same day versus Nazareth, tied his own match record with 23 kills in four sets…set Carthage season records with 500 kills, a 4.17 kills-per-set average and 959 attack attempts.

2011:  Named American Volleyball Coaches Association second-team All-America, first-team All-Midwest-III Conference and league’s “most valuable player”…started all 34 matches…ranked 16th in NCAA Division III attack percentage (.310) and 23rd in kills (3.37 per set)…collected 10 or more kills in 23-of-34 matches, including a season-high 21 against New York University on Feb. 25…hit .632 (13-1-19) in the Feb. 19 Thiel match…collected six block assists versus Thiel on Jan. 23.

2010:  Named All-Midwest-III Conference…played in 32-of-33 matches…set a Carthage season record with 391 kills…compiled a team-leading 3.83 kills per set average with a .275 attack percentage and 35 service aces…collected 10 or more kills in 23 matches, including season highs of 23 kills in both the Feb. 24 Clarke match and the March 7 Emmanuel contest (both Carthage records for four-set matches)…set a Carthage match record by hitting .917 (11 kills, 0 errors, 12 attempts) against the City College of New York on Jan. 30 at the SUNY Tech Tournament…named to the all-tournament team at the Molten Championship.

2009:  Named Midwest-III Conference “Player of the Year” and “Freshman of the Year,” as well as all-conference…played in all 33 matches and made 32 starts…team leader with a 3.22 kills-per-game average…collected 10 or more kills in 22-of-33 matches with a season-high 21 kills at Lindenwood on Jan. 24…set Carthage season records with 367 kills and 910 total attack attempts.

High School:  Named Chicago Tribune honorable mention all-state both his junior and senior years…three-year All-South Suburban Conference honoree and named Daily Southtown all-area his junior and senior years…set an Oak Lawn High School season record for kills his senior year…his sophomore, junior and senior-year teams each won both conference and regional titles…coached by Dennis McNamara…honor student.

Personal:  Criminal justice major …born Oct. 10, 1989.