Favorite Cold Cereal: Honey Bunches of Oats.
Best Tom Peterson quote: Bring it to the white board.
Favorite volleyball memory: Qualifying for the pro beach tour (AVP).
I chose volleyball over other sports because: I wanted to jump really high. Oh well!
Before a match, I: Listen to pennywise and focus on my duties as an opposite.
How I spend my off-season: I play beach volleyball.
Who has the greatest influence on my volleyball career and why: My mom. She made me try out in high school.
What I want to be doing 20 years from now: Have a family and win a AAA volleyball tournament with my son.
The best volleyball players I've ever faced are: Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers in a beach match.
Something I'd like to do in my life: Win an AVP championship.
If I played another sport for BYU, it would be: Basketball.
My favorite hobby away from volleyball: Playing my guitar.
My favorite music group: Weezer.
People say I look like: Ivan Drago, the Russian from Rocky IV, and Macaulay Culkin from Home Alone.
Favorite BYU professor: Barbara Lindeman.
Most interesting class I've taken at BYU: Body, mind and spirit.
If I had to give up all my possessions but one, I'd keep: My beach volleyball.
Favorite scripture: Matthew 5:8-9.
Advice to youngsters: Work hard and don't let anything keep you from achieving your dreams.
Interesting fact most people don't know about me: I played bass in a punk band in high school.
If you could invite any three people to dinner, who would they be: My girlfriend Lexi Brown, Karch Kiraly, and President Gordon B. Hinckley.
On game day, how do your friends and relatives follow the game: They drive from California or watch it on KBYU. They also listen to the live commentary.
What do you contribute to the team: I think I bring some fire and fun.
My first job: Construction with my Dad ever since I could remember.
Nickname: Thor! And sometimes Ice Man.
Favorite movie: Gladiator.
How did you pick your jersey number: My Girlfriend Lexi Brown, Rafael Paal, Ryan Millar and the Natural were all #9.