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2025 Triton Men's Volleyball Roster

Rishi Yalamarty/UC San Diego
Arwyn Guinto/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

12 Nick Rigo

  • Position Middle Blocker
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Laguna Niguel, Calif.
  • High School Dana Hills
  • Major Public Health
  • College Muir

Biography

ACADEMIC AWARDS
• Three-time Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025, 2023, 2021)
• Three-time Big West Spring Academic All-Conference (2025, 2023, 2022)

ATHLETIC AWARDS
• Big West Defensive Player of the Week (3/10)

UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
• 3/3/01 at UC Santa Barbara: 3-1 loss

AS A SENIOR IN 2025
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Big West Spring Academic All-Conference Team.

AS A SENIOR IN 2024
Triton Athletes' Council team representative ... Redshirt.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2023
Triton Athletes' Council team representative ... Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (With Honors) ... Big West Spring Academic All-Conference ... ... Played in all 90 of the team's sets and started all 25 matches ... Led team in blocks (67) and blocks/set (0.74) ... Second on team in attack percentage (.356) and aces (15) ... Third on team in points (185) and kills (132) ... Fourth in points/set (2.06), attack attempts (253) ... Multiple kills in 23 of 25 outings ... Season-high in kills was 10 at UC Santa Barbara (3/3) ... Hit .400 or better nine times ... Had multiple blocks in 16 matches ... His eight blocks vs. Westcliff were a career-high ... Ranked 12th among Big West players in league matches in blocks (24) and 14th in blocks/set (0.69).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022
Big West Spring Academic All-Conference ... Triton Athletes' Council team representative ... Played in 23 matches with five starts ... Totaled 52 points, 34 kills, six aces, 14 digs, and 20 blocks ... His 15.5 points, 12 kills, and .688 attack percentage vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/18) are career-bests ... His six blocks at UC Santa Barbara (2/25) were a career-best at the time.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll With Honors ... Saw time in eight matches, totaling nine sets ... Served up an ace against CSUN (4/22) in the opening round of the Big West Championship.

CLUB
Competed with 949 Athletics from 2014-18 ... Won a bronze medal at the BJNC in 2019.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate of Dana Hills High School in Dana Point, Calif. ... A three-year Scholar-Athlete Award winner ... Earned Varsity letters as a sophomore in 2018 and a junior in 2019 (did not have a senior season due to COVID-19) ... The Dolphins' MVP as a junior ... Second Team All-Orange County as a junior ... Two-time First Team All-Seaview League honoree (2018, 2019) ... CIF Southern Section Award of Scholastics, Integrity, and Athletics as a junior ... Also played beach volleyball as a freshman and sophomore.

PERSONAL
Born: Dec. 12 in Laguna Hills, Calif.
Parents: Dad went to Long Beach State, mom attended Pepperdine
Siblings: Has two twin brothers, one that plays volleyball at Cal Lutheran, and one sister, who played volleyball at Whittier College
Major: Public Health
Minor: Biology and ASL Studies
College: Muir
Future plans: Play professional volleyball and pursue a career as a Physician’s Assistant
Top volleyball memory: Playing at Hawai‘i for their Senior Night game in 2023
Cheers for: LA Dodgers
Favorite athlete: Former Triton volleyball player Paya Vatanshenas
Favorite movie: Dodgeball
Listens to: Childish Gambino, Peach Pit
Favorite food: Bacon
Hobbies: Camping, backpacking, pickleball
Top social media platform: Instagram
Did you know: Has a twin brother
 
CAREER HIGHS
Kills 12 vs. UC Santa Cruz 2/18/22
Assists 2 vs. Erskine 1/28/23
Aces 3 vs. Erskine 1/28/23
Digs 4 2 times 4/20/23 vs. UC Santa Barbara
Blocks 9 at UC Santa Barbara 3/7/25
Points 15.5 vs. UC Santa Cruz 2/18/22
Hitting % (min. 10 TA) .688 vs. UC Santa Cruz 2/18/22

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2021Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'5" 187 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2022Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'6" 187 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2023Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'6" 195 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2024Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'6" 195 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2025Senior

    Middle Blocker
    6'5" 195 lbs
    12

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