INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 1999 Named best passer at the NORCECA Zone Championship...Played libero on the Canada Trip, recording a 2.45 passing average...Was the libero in three matches of the Italy Trip, including a five-game win over the Italians at the Ninth Annual Ruffini Memorial Tournament. 1998 - Earned $50,000 and the Best Digger award at the World Championships...Moved into the libero position prior to the championships...Received the Tom Haine Players’ Award...Saw extensive playing time on the Poland Trip, posting four of five matches with 10 or more kills...Made a significant contribution on the Japan Tour with 42 kills, 14 digs, seven blocks and a .457 hitting percentage. 1997 - Had a solid outing in his second match on the national team, posting 10 digs, eight kills and a .462 hitting percentage against Japan...Had a career match against Canada in the NORCECA Zone Championships, tallying a career-high 17 digs along with 16 kills, two stuff blocks and a .565 hitting percentage...Named best Defender at the championships...Received the team’s coaches award.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Finished his career at UCLA as the school’s all-time leader in matches with 10 or more digs (25) and ranked second in career digs (747). 1995 - American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Second-Team All-American...Asics/Volleyball Second-Team All-American...Third-Team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)...Helped the Bruins to the national championship...Set career single-season records for attempts (570), kills (310), digs (257) and total blocks (70)...Finished the season ranked No. 9 nationally in digs (2.5) and No. 4 in the MPSF (2.4)...His 257 digs ranks No. 2 on UCLA’s single-season chart. 1994 - AVCA Second-Team All-American...Asics/Volleyball Monthly Second-Team All-American...Second-Team All-MPSF...Led the team in digs with 196...Had a season-high 17 kills against Penn State in the NCAA title match...Earned the reputation as one of the country’s best passers. 1993 - Led the team in digs with 204 digs while ranking No. 13 nationally in digs at 2.49 per game...Guided the team to the national title...Led the team with five double-doubles (kills/digs)...Passed nearly 75% of his chances perfectly. 1992 - Asics/Volleyball Monthly All-Freshman Team...Started 13 of the 20 matches he played and averaged 3.7 kills and 1.6 digs per game...Tallied 207 kills with a .351 hitting percentage.

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