California Irvine Athletics

UC Irvine
2025
AVCA first team All-America, becoming the third Anteater to earn the distinction
Became the first AVCA Honor of Distinction Award
Honored as a first team All-Big West selection for the fourth time, one of only two Big West players (Patrick Gasman, Hawaii) to achieve the accomplishment
Named AVCA National Player of the Week on Mar. 31 and Big West Offensive Player of the Week five times during the season
Ends his career tied for the NCAA all-time ace leader with 255. Also the UCI and Big West career leader in aces
Had 74 aces which is second most in a season at UCI behind his 20223 school record
Ranked second in the country in points (5.47) and aces (0.79), third in kills (4.40)
Finished fifth in the Big West in hitting percentage (.354) 
Named to the Big West Preseason Coaches Team for the third year
Had a season-high 28 kills versus CSUN and 6 aces twice
Honored as Male College Athlete of the Year at the OC Sports Awards

2024
American Volleyball Coaches Association National Player of the Year
Big West Player of the Year
First team All-American as well as first team All-Big West choice
Off The Block's Karch Kiraly and Nicolas Szerszen award winner
Big West Offensive Player of the Week four times
Named National Player of the Week on Feb. 20 after helping the Anteaters to a pair of wins at Stanford
Led the country in points (5.52) and was second nationally in kills (4.76), eighth in hitting percentage (.373) and 18th in aces (.419)
Pounded a career-high 36 kills versus Hawaii, hitting .412 (36-8-68), the most kills by a Big West player this season and second most in the country
Fired a Big West and UCI record nine aces versus Princeton
Became the Big West career leader in aces with 181 and counting
Ended the year two aces shy of tying the UCI career ace record held by Carson Clark (2009-12)

2023
First Team AVCA All-America
First Team All-Big West
Recorded 87 aces, a new UCI single season record and the second most in the NCAA all-time in a year
Had a career-high nine aces against Penn State, which was a UCI record and was tied for the most in the country in 2023
Ended the year with 132 aces, good for third at UCI all-time and just two off of UCSB's Ryan Wilcox's Big West all-time mark of 135
Led the nation in ace average (.880)
Ranked ninth in the country in points (4.56) and 30^th in kills (3.46)
Preseason All-Big West selection

2022
AVCA All-America honorable mention
Honored as first team All-Big West and All-Freshman Team
Ranked fifth in the Big West in points (4.27) and was seventh in kills (3.43) and digs (1.66)
Ranked ninth in the country in aces with a 0.51 mark, ending the year in 10^th in the UCI season records with 45.  
Had a career-high six aces versus Long Beach State
Posted kills in double-digits 17 times, including a career-high 22 against Stanford
Named Big West Freshman of the Week five times as well as Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week once in 2022

Lycee Jean Mermoz
Member of the Youth French National Team that won the European Championship
Honored as the Best Outside Hitter at the European Championship in 2019
Finished first and second twice at the WEVZA

Personal
International Studies major

Q&A: 

 

Q: What is a quality of a good teammate?

A: Being respectful in and outside the court

 

Q: In your time left at UCI, what do you want to accomplish?

A: Win a championship and create good relationships

 

Q: How do you like to be heckled?

A: Oui oui baguette croissant… classic

 

Q: What fictional invention do you wish was real?

A: Teleportation

 

Q: Why UCI?

A: Because of the culture, my teammates were super welcoming, and living next to the beach with good weather is a dream come true