UC San Diego

MEDIA
• ESPN3 Interview (1/23/21)
• Fox 5 Interview (9/24/20)
• Between Two Zooms (7/23/20)

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2021
Big West Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) President ... UC San Diego's Outstanding Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Saw time in three matches and five sets ... Got the start on Senior Night against UC Santa Barbara (4/15) ... In that match, hit .500 with three kills, two digs, and two blocks.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2020
Big West Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) Student-Athlete Development Chair ... Played in six matches, starting four of those ... Over 16 sets, averaged 1.2 points, 0.7 kills, and 0.8 blocks ... Registered season-highs with five kills, four blocks, and eight points vs. Concordia (1/31) ... Had multiple blocks in five of six outings.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2019
Big West All-Academic ... Team representative on the Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) ... Played in 18 matches with 13 starts ... Averaged 1.8 points and 1.4 kills over 45 sets ... Finished with 21 blocks.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018
Redshirted the season.

CLUB
Competed for Yorktowne Volleyball Club (2015-17) and Keystone Region High Performance Team (2016-17).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg, Pa. ... Mid Penn Conference (MPC) All-Stars Second Team, District 3 Second Team and PennLive All-Area Second Team as a senior ... MPC All-Stars First Team and PennLive Big 15 Volleyball Team as a junior ... Aided Rams to 2017 District 3 final, 2016 District 6 final and 2016 District 6 title ... Produced 80 kills, 13 aces, 22 digs and 65 blocks as a senior and 183 kills, eight aces, 14 digs and 11 blocks as a junior.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 25 in State College, Pa. ... Mother is Kate Avillion ... Both parents attended Penn State ... Grandfather, Ron Avillion, played basketball at Penn State from 1963-65 ... A biochemistry/cell biology major at Marshall College ... Hopes to pursue a career in the biotechnology industry ... Most memorable volleyball moment was competing at the 2019 Big West Tournament in Hawai'i ... Top movie is Manchester by the Sea ... Listens to Fleet Foxes, Guster, and Sofi Tukker ... Loves watermelon ... Twitter is his social outlet of choice ... Hobbies include aquarium keeping, surfing, and cooking ... Before coming to college, owned nine aquariums.