Personal
- B.A. in philosophy from BYU in 1999
- Married to wife Rosaura for ten years, and they have three children
Career Highlights
- Two-time All-American
- NCAA All-Freshman Team 1996
- AVCA and Volleyball Magazine Second Team 1998
- AVCA and Volleyball Magazine First Team 1999
- Member of the 1999 NCAA National Championship Team
- AVCA National Player of the Week 1999
- Two-time First-Team All-MPSF (1998-99)
- Led the team in kills and digs per game as a junior in 1998 and a senior in 1999
- Averaged 5.88 kills/set and 1.91 digs/set in 1998
- Averaged 5.32 kills/set and 2.44 digs/set in 1999
BYU Side Out Records
- Third-most single match kills (41) 1999
- Third-most single match kill attempts (76) 1999
- Second-highest single match hitting percentage (.900 (9-0-10)) 1999
- Third-most single season kills (535) 1999
- Third-most single season kills per game (5.88 – 91 games) 1999
- Third-most single season kill attempts (1,057) 1999
- Second-most career kills (1,449)
- Second-most career kills per game (5.07)
- Second-most career kill attempts (2,927)
- Sixth-highest career hitting percentage (.319)
- Fourth-most career service aces (58)
- Fifth-most career digs (600)
Before BYU
- Two-time MVP of the Puerto Rico prep tournament while at Colegio Calasanz High School in Rio Piedras
- Team won Puerto Rico school championships
- Junior National Team all-star at Norcea Tournament
After BYU
- Member of the Puerto Rican professional volleyball league
- Played professionally in Europe
- Since retiring, he works actively to sponsor volleyball in his community
- Sponsors free volleyball clinics for the youth in Puerto Rico
- Was the director of Liga de Pueblos
- Also worked as an Ambassador of the Central American Games held in Puerto Rico in 2010
- Serves as assistant coach for Cal Poly’s Women’s volleyball team from 2008-present
Post BYU Honors and Societies
- Named the Athlete of the Year in Volleyball by the Olympic Committee of Puerto Rico 2000
- Named Best Attacker of the Swiss League 2001
- Made the Superliga All-Star team in Spain 2002
- Was a league champion as part of his Puerto Rican professional league 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame 2010
Stats
Year | MP | K | K/G | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | SE | RE | D | BS | BA | TOT | B/G |
1996 | 85 | 380 | 4.47 | 167 | 813 | 0.26 | 29 | 21 | 89 | 26 | 188 | 8 | 74 | 82 | 0.96 |
1997 | 47 | 199 | 4.23 | 71 | 392 | 0.327 | 24 | 9 | 29 | 10 | 84 | 4 | 41 | 45 | 0.96 |
1998 | 63 | 335 | 5.32 | 109 | 665 | 0.34 | 23 | 12 | 40 | 16 | 154 | 4 | 88 | 92 | 1.46 |
1999 | 91 | 535 | 5.88 | 169 | 1057 | 0.35 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 174 | 6 | 113 | 119 | 1.31 |