MEDIA
ATHLETIC AWARDS
- Second Team All-American (2026)
- First Team All-Big West (2026)
- UC San Diego Athlete of the Year (2026)
- UC San Diego Newcomer of the Year (2026)
- All-Triton Team (2026)
UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
1/6/26 vs Jessup at home, a 3-1 win for the Tritons ... Started all four sets ... Totaled 11 kills, one ace, two block assists and nine digs while hitting .222.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2026
Second Team All-American ... First Team All-Big West ... Played in 26 matches, starting 25 ... Tied for the team lead in matches started ... Led the team with 352 kills, 419.5 points, 106 digs, 38 service aces and 754 attacks ... Also totaled 53 blocks and 20 assists … Tied for the team lead with seven solo blocks ... Those 38 aces are the fifth-most in a single season in progam history ... Finished with national rankings of 22nd in points (4.20), 28th in kills (3.52), 34th in aces (0.38) and 45th in attacks (7.54) per set ... Ranked 50th nationally in hitting percentage (.289), leading all Triton pin hitters ... Was top five in The Big West in kills (3.48), aces (0.38) and points (4.11) per set ... Seventh in The Big West in hitting percentage (.290) ... Notched career highs in aces (5) and points (23.5) at UC Santa Barbara on Mar. 6 … Collected a career-high 10 digs at UC Irvine on Mar. 27 … Earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week honors on April. 13 after leading the Tritons to an upset of No. 2 Hawai'i with a match-high 18 kills (.371) and a career-high five blocks to go along with two aces … Tallied a career-high 19 kills in three separate matches ... Helped the Tritons to a win over No. 9 UC Santa Barbara in the first round of The Big West Championship on Apr. 23 with 10 kills, four digs, three aces, one block and one assist ... Named Athlete of the Year and Newcomer of the Year at the 2026 Triton Awards ... Also selected to UC San Diego's All-Triton Team.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2025 AT LONG BEACH STATE
Appeared in 23 matches, playing in 50 sets ... Averaged 1.46 kills and 1.86 points per set ... Hit .380 ... Posted a season-high 12 kills and 14 points while hitting .688 (12-1-16) against Barton on Feb. 23 ... Added a season-high four blocks against NJIT on Mar. 21 ... Big West regular season champions ... NCAA champions.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2024 AT LONG BEACH STATE
Appeared in 12 matches, playing in 21 sets ... Averaged 1.10 kills and 1.50 points per set ... Posted a season-high 10 kills and hit .375 (10-4-16) against Edward Waters on Feb. 17 ... Added a season-high three aces and two blocks against Edward Waters ... Posted eight kills, and a season-high five digs to go along with three blocks against King on Feb. 3 ... Team reached the championship match of the NCAA Tournament, he played in one set and registered a kill and two digs ... Teammates with current Triton teammate Aidan Powell.
NATIONAL
Part of the U19 and U21 national teams for USA Volleyball.
CLUB
Competed for the St. James Volleyball Club ... Helped his team to eighth place at nationals.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2023 graduate of Walter Johnson HS in Bethesda, Md. ... Earned First Team All-State honors all four years of high school ... Named to the honor roll all four years of high school.
PERSONAL
Born: Oct. 10 in Trento, Italy
Parents: Stefano and Amy, who played for St. Cloud Volleyball in France
Siblings: Brother, Francesco, played volleyball for UC Irvine and Rana Verona Volleyball in Italy
Major: International Business
College: Muir
Future plans: Professional volleyball
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| CAREER HIGHS |
| Kills |
19 |
3 times |
4/4/26 |
| Assists |
3 |
2 times |
3/13/26 |
| Aces |
5 |
at UC Santa Barbara |
3/6/26 |
| Digs |
10 |
at UC Irvine |
3/27/26 |
| Blocks |
5 |
3 times |
4/24/26 |
| Points |
23.5 |
at UC Santa Barbara |
3/6/26 |
| Hitting % (min. 10 TA) |
.688 |
vs Barton |
2/23/25* |
| *With Long Beach State |
