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2022 Men's Volleyball Roster

Andrew Fischer/UC San Diego

8 Wyatt Harrison

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Santa Cruz, Calif.
  • High School Pacific Collegiate School
  • Major International Business
  • College Sixth

Biography

MEDIA
• Off the Block National Media Day Zoom - 1/28/21
Santa Cruz Sentinel feature - 2/12/20

AS A SENIOR IN 2021
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll With Honors ... Started the first match of the season on Feb. 24 at home against No. 1 Hawaii and totaled five kills in 12 attempts while adding four digs and an assist ... The next night, suffered an injury during warm-ups which forced him to miss 14 consecutive contests ... Returned to action on April 22 against CSUN in a Big West Conference tournament first round match ... Played all five sets against Hawaii in a Big West semifinal (4/23) ... Closed out his season by taking the floor in two sets against No. 3 UC Santa Barbara in the league's championship match (4/24).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020
Tri-captain ... All-Big West Conference Honorable Mention ... Big West All-Academic Team ... Big West Player of the Week (1/27) ... Off the Block National Outside Hitter of the Week (1/27) ... Off the Block National Offensive Player of the Night (1/17) ... Lindenwood Invitational All-Tournament Team ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (1/20) ... Started all 19 matches ... One of just two Tritons to play in all 71 of the team's sets ... Led team in service aces and receptions and was second in kills and points, fourth in digs ... Among Big West Conference players, ranked first in aces and attacks, third in kills and points, seventh in points/set, and 15th in digs ... Nationally, ranked 26th in aces/set and 30th in attacks/set ... 10+ kills in 12 of 19 matches, 15+ in five ... His .260 hitting percentage, 28 aces, and 21 assists were personal single season highs ... Career-highs and team season-highs with 27 kills and 31 points vs. McKendree (1/25).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019
Two-time UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (1/14 and 1/29) ... Played in and started 25 matches ... Led the Tritons in kills (269), kills/set (3.2), points (298.5), points/set (3.6), attack attempts (659), and aces (18) ... Hit .225 (269-121-659) for the season ... Had at least 10 kills in 15 matches ... Put up career highs with 25.5 points, 23 kills, and five blocks vs. Concordia (2/1) ... His point and kill totals in that match were the most by any Triton during the season ... Among all Big West players ranked eighth in kills/set and total attacks, 10th in total kills and points/set, 11th in total points, 16th in hitting percentage, 17th in total aces, and 18th in aces/set.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018
Big West All-Freshman Team ... Big West Freshman of the Week (3/12) ... Four Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Freshman of the Week honorable mentions (1/22, 2/5, 3/12 and 3/19) ... One of just three Tritons to appear in all 28 matches, seeing action in 88 sets while earning 22 starts as an outside hitter ... Second behind Tanner Syftestad in kills, eclipsing 200 mark with 202, as well as kills per set (2.30), total attacks (520), points (226.0) and points per set (2.57) ... Nine matches in double-figure kills ... Best outing was vs. No. 5 UC Irvine (3/16), stepping up in injury absence of Syftestad with season- and match-best 19 kills while just missing first collegiate double-double with season-high nine digs in thrilling five-set defeat ... Made college debut as a starter at outside hitter in opener vs. McKendree (1/5), producing 10 kills, with last two breaking a 13-13 tie in fifth set ... Twice served three aces, vs. Princeton (1/31) and at Stanford (3/9).

CLUB
Competed for Bay to Bay Volleyball Club with current teammate Sean Staskus ... Also played for Main Beach Volleyball Club.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Pacific Collegiate School in Santa Cruz ... Two-time team captain as a junior and senior, his only two years there after moving from Hawai'i ... Led Pumas to CIF Central Coast Section (CCS) Division II title as a senior, when he produced 660 kills (6.3 per set) with a .475 hitting percentage, 69 service aces and 42 total blocks, 30 of them solo ... Pacific Collegiate went 35-6 overall and 17-2 in league play in senior season, winning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League (SCCAL) and CCS crowns before falling in CIF NorCal Division II final ... Rallied from pair of one-set deficits to defeat Saratoga in CCS final on May 16 at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View ... SCCAL MVP as a senior, and All-SCCAL Second Team as a junior ... One-time MaxPreps/AVCA High School Player of the Week as a senior, and according to MaxPreps, national leader in kills ... Two-time Aptos Tournament All-Tournament Team ... Also competed in soccer, cross country and tennis ... Spent first two years at Kapa'a High School, where father was vice principal, on the island of Kauai'i ... Played on volleyball team both seasons, prior to moving to Santa Cruz.

PERSONAL
Born June 27 in Kaua'i, Hawaii ... Given name is Robert Wyatt Harrison ... From Kilauea, a small town on northeastern shore of island of Kaua'i in Hawaii ... Parents are Todd and Anne Harrison ... Mother attended UC San Diego ... Father lettered in volleyball at the University of Hawai'i in 1987 and 1988, and later played volleyball semiprofessionally in Switzerland ... Has an older brother named Kai and a younger brother named Noa ... International studies-international business major at Sixth College ... Career goal after graduating from UC San Diego is to enjoy it ... Most memorable volleyball moment is winning CCS title ... Hobbies include beach volleyball, surfing and music ... Favorite athlete is former Long Beach State standout and current beach professional Taylor Crabb ... Top movie is Surf's Up ... Listens to J. Cole, John Mayer and Sublime ... Loves barbeque ... Plays guitar ... Attained AAA rating in beach volleyball at age of 17.

CAREER HIGHS
Kills 27 vs. McKendree 1/25/20
Assists 6 at UC Irvine 2/15/20
Aces 4 at UC Santa Barbara 3/6/20
Digs 9 2 times -
Blocks 5 vs. Concordia (CA) 2/1/19
Points 31 vs. McKendree 1/25/20
Hitting % (min. 10 TA) .619 vs. USC 2/6/20

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'4" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'4" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2020Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'5" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2021Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'5" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'6" 185 lbs
    8

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