Athlete of the Week box

Born: July, 25, 1982

Hometown: Corona del Mar

Height: 6-foot-4

Weight: 175

Sport: Volleyball

Position: Outside hitter

Coach: Steve Conti

Favorite food: Steak

Favorite movie: “The Matrix”

Best athletic moment: Beating Royal (of Simi Valley) in five games last

year in the CIF Southern Section Division I semifinals, coming from two

games down to advance to the finals.

Athlete of the Week XVII: Led Corona del Mar to the title at the Santa

Barbara Tournament of Champions, recording 17 kills, 13 digs and three

aces in the final against Newport Harbor. In four TofC matches, he had 84

kills (an average of 21 per match).