DAVID PARKER

Class: Freshman
Hometown: Rocklin, Calif.
High School: Whitney High School
Height: 6-1
Position: Outside Hitter

COACH KNIFFIN'S COMMENTS
"Just don't try to tell him that he can't do something…"

ON THE COURT

Whitney High School
Named All-Capital Athletic League
Team was CIF Runner-up in 2013 and 2014
Named Athlete of the Year in 2014
Volleyball Magazine Boys' Fab 50 selection
Also played basketball

Northern California Volleyball Club
Played for California Volleyball Club

USA VOLLEYBALL
Competed with the USAV Boys' Youth National Team at the 2012 NORCECA competition in Mexico
Was selected to the USAV Men's Junior National A2 Training Team in 2014
Earned a spot on the USAV High Performance International All-Tournament Team in 2013

OFF THE COURT
Was an Athletic Trainer assistant his senior year and helped all sports with taping, icing and stretching
Likes to golf

MEET DAVID

Parents: Kirsten and Michael Parker
Siblings: Caitlyn (twin), Shawn and Trevor (older brothers, also twins)
Reason you chose UC Irvine: Location, great UC, criminology program and the volleyball team
Intended major: Criminology, law and society
Dream job: FBI agent/ SWAT team
Ideal place to live: Southern California
Collegiate-years bucket list: Graduate, be first in the MPSF, win a national championship, become both an academic and athletic All-American, make the travel squad second year, break 200 pounds 
Pipe dream: Be Trilingual (English, Mandarin and Arabic) 
Proudest moment: Getting to pursue my volleyball career -- Division I volleyball in college!
Most admired person/why: Father, because of how he handles most situations with ease and patience and even though he never really played volleyball, he supports everything I do with it and pushes me to become better
Quirky habit: Biting my fingernails 
Secret talent: Handstands, badminton expert, can bowl left handed just as well right handed
Favorite quote: "60% of the time, it works every time" –Anchorman
Favorite vacation spot: Huntington Beach
Favorite way to spend a Saturday night: Enjoying the company of friends, whether it be watching a movie at someone's house or an intense game of mini golf
Favorite movie: Young Frankenstein
Favorite food: Just a great quality burger
Favorite midnight snack: Cookies or cereal
Favorite pro sports team: Philadelphia Eagles
Favorite band: U2, Coldplay
Favorite TV show: The Price is Right
 

Personal
Criminology major