Personal
Born Nov. 25, 1974 in Panorama, Calif. ... parents are Gary and Sandra ... studied nuclear physics ... served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Maracaibo, Venezuela ... started playing volleyball because his twin brother convinced him to try out in the ninth grade.
Before BYU
First-team all-league ... and second-team all-CIF in 1992 at Royal High in Simi Valley ... first-team all-league and first-team all-CIF in 1993 ... team was CIF Champions in 1992 and second place CIF in 1993 ... received an academic excellence award for maintaining a 4.0 GPA in high school ... also played basketball in high school.
Stats
| Year | MP | GP | K | K/G | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | SE | RE | D | BS | BA | TB | B/G | BE | BHE |
| 1997 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 1.38 | 6 | 27 | 0.444 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.85 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3 | 0.667 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 |