Summary
- Four-time AVCA All-American (three first-team citations, one second-team citation)
- 2014 AVCA Player of the Year
- 2013 and 2014 MPSF Player of the Year
- 2013 and 2014 MPSF Tournament MVP
- Four-time All-MPSF First Team
- Holds the BYU all-time single-match record for service aces (nine) and career service aces (182)
- In the rally-scoring era, is No. 1 at BYU in career kills (1,743), career attempts (3,464), career service aces (182), season attempts (1,021 in 2014), season service aces (55 in 2014) and aces in a match (nine)
- Led BYU to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances (finishing in the finals in 2013 and semifinals in 2014) and four-straight MPSF tournament appearances
- Helped the Cougars win back-to-back MPSF regular-season titles (2013 and 2014) and back-to-back MPSF tournament titles (2013 and 2014)
Personal
- Son of Steven and Kera Sander
- Has one sister and one brother, who will join the Cougars in 2015
- Majoring in global studies
- Enjoys basketball, wakeboarding, golf and dancing
- Sports hero is Michael Jordan because he worked hard to become the best at his sport
- Non-athlete heros are his parents for giving him all the chances he gets in life and for their support
- Recruited by UC Santa Barbara, USC, Hawaii, UC Irvine and Long Beach State
Before BYU
High School:
- Four-year letterwinner at Norco High School under head coach Matt Survillas
- 2006-07 Mountain View League: first team All-League
- 2007-08 Mountain View League: All-League MVP and Inland Empire All-Tournament team
- 2008-09 Big VIII All-League MVP and Inland Empire All-Tournament team and CIF DIII Player of the Year
- 2009-10 Big VIII All-League MVP and Inland Empire All-Tournament team and CIF DIII Player of the Year
- Two time DII State second-place finish
Club:
- Summer 2008 first place gold at NORCECA in Florida for 19U Boys Youth National Team USA
- Summer 2009 tenth-place finish in Italy at World Youth Tournament with 19U Boys Youth National Team USA - Team Captain
- Summer 2010 first-place gold at NORCECA in Quebec, Canada for 21U Men's Junior National Team USA
- Won every junior beach tournament with partner John Caroompas from 14-18 years old
- 2007 AAU junior beach Player of the Year
- 2007 & 2008 CBVA Beach Champions with John Caroompas
- 2010 named to A1 National Team to compete in Portugal but stepped down to focus fully on indoor men's Junior National Team
- Played on the Orange Coast Volleyball Club under coaches Miguel Monterola, Chris Shay and Dave Kniffin
- 2005-06 14U junior nationals third-place finish
- 2006-07 15U junior nationals All-Tournament team
- 2007-08 16U junior nationals third-place finish
- 2008-09 17U junior nationals All-Tournament team, fifth-place finish
- 2009-10 18U junior nationals All-Tournament team, third-place finish
- MVP at the 2012 Pan American Cup in the Dominican Republic, where he helped U.S. men's volleyball team win gold