Biography
AT ST. OLAF
2023-24 (Senior) – American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Honorable Mention All-American… AVCA First Team All-Region 9… All-MIAC… MIAC All-Playoff Team… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Academic All-MIAC… Fall 2023 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Spring 2024 St. Olaf Dean’s List… MIAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25)… Played in all 118 sets over all 31 matches and started 23 times… Compiled 396 kills (3.36 per set), seven assists, 41 digs, and 39 total blocks while hitting .253… Led the team in kills, kills per set, points (418.0), and points per set (3.54)… Ranked third in the MIAC in kills, fourth in kills per set, fifth in points, seventh in points per set, and 10th in attack percentage… Reached double figures in kills 23 times, including final 10 matches of season from Oct. 20 – Nov. 16… Had at least six kills in every match… Tallied season-high 20 kills and hit .342 in four-set win over Saint Ben’s in the semifinals of the MIAC Playoffs on Nov. 9… Recorded 16 kills in five-set loss at No. 18 Gustavus in the championship match of the MIAC Playoffs on Nov. 11… Picked up 15 kills and hit .429 in three-set loss to No. 14 WashU in first round of NCAA Tournament on Nov. 16.
2022-23 (Junior) – All-MIAC… MIAC All-Playoff Team… Academic All-MIAC… Chi Alpha Sigma inductee… Fall 2022 St. Olaf Dean’s List… MIAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 24)… Started all 29 matches and played in all 118 sets… Compiled 359 kills, six assists, 36 digs, and 24 total blocks… Led the team in points (371.4), points per set (3.15), kills, kills per set (3.04), and attack attempts (895)… Ranked third in the MIAC in kills, fifth in points, eighth in attack attempts and kills per set, 13th in points per set, and 19th in attack percentage (.229)… Reached double figures in kills in 21 matches, including eight in a row from Sept. 17 – Oct. 5… Recorded season-high 23 kills and hit .378 in five-set loss at Coe on Sept. 9… Tallied 19 kills while hitting .295 in five-set loss at Macalester on Sept. 28… Had 19 kills and hit .486 in four-set win at Saint Ben’s on Oct. 21… Registered 20 kills while hitting .531 in four-set victory at Carleton on Oct. 29… Recorded 14 kills and hit .542 in sweep of St. Kate’s in the semifinals of the MIAC Playoffs on Nov. 3 before adding 13 in a five-set loss at No. 14 Gustavus in the championship match on Nov. 5.
2021-22 (Sophomore) – All-MIAC… Academic All-MIAC… Spring 2022 St. Olaf Dean's List... Played in all 27 matches and all 99 sets… Recorded 304 kills (3.07/set), 26 total blocks (0.26/set), 41 digs, three assists, and one ace while hitting .219… Led team in kills, kills per set, points (319), points per set (3.22), and total attempts (761)… Ranked sixth in the MIAC in kills, seventh in points per set and points, 12th in points per set, and 14th in total attempts… Reached double figures in kills 16 times, including eight-straight matches from Oct. 8-27… Registered season-high 20 kills and hit .286 in five-set victory over Dubuque on Sept. 11… Had 19 kills while hitting .444 in five-set loss at Dubuque on Sept. 17… Recorded 17 kills and hit .294 in five-set loss at Gustavus on Oct. 9… Tallied 18 kills and just two errors to hit .457 in five-set loss at No. 23 Bethel on Oct. 15.
2020-21 (First Year) – Started all five matches and appeared in 17-of-18 sets in season shortened by COVID-19 pandemic… Recorded 45 kills, six total blocks, three digs, and one assist… Averaged 2.82 kills per set while hitting .277… Fourth on team in kills… Ranked 11th in MIAC in attack percentage, 15th in kills per set, and 18th in points per set… Tallied season-high 16 kills and hit .289 in five-set loss at Bethel on April 27… Had 11 kills while hitting .375 in four-set victory at Augsburg on May 5.
AT MOUNDS PARK ACADEMY
Played five years of volleyball… Also was on track & field team for four years and played three years of basketball… Helped volleyball team win conference title and qualify for state as a senior… Earned all-conference honors in final three seasons after being an honorable mention all-conference selection as a freshman… Honor Roll student.
PERSONAL
Parents Matt and Jane, who both graduated from St. Olaf… Has one sibling, Cullen… Majoring in kinesiology… Played club volleyball for Mizuno Northern Lights in 2018-19, helping team to the AAU national championship as a member of the 17s team… Previously played club volleyball for Kokoro Volleyball from 2016-17.
