Personal
Parents are Paul and Ann ... international relations major ... served an LDS mission to Hokkaido, Japan ... enjoys chillin' at the beach, sleeping, watching MTV and eating ... hobbies include playing beach volleyball, and he hopes to one day play on the Pro Beach Volleyball Tour ... favorite place to eat is Taco Bell ... started playing volleyball because his friend played ... recruited by Stanford and Long Beach State ... chose BYU because his mom wanted him to come here.
Before BYU
Named to the All-Empire League and All CIF Southern Section teams as a senior at Foothill High in Santa Ana, California ... second team All-American ... first team Mizuno All-American ... member of the 1992 Junior Olympic Team.
Stats
Year | MP | GP | K | K/G | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | SE | RE | D | BS | BA | TB | B/G | BE | BHE |
1997 | 25 | 97 | 358 | 3.69 | 114 | 774 | 0.315 | 29 | 16 | 54 | 13 | 261 | 9 | 59 | 68 | 0.70 | 13 | 6 |
1998 | 21 | 64 | 150 | 2.34 | 46 | 376 | 0.277 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 133 | 7 | 71 | 78 | 1.22 | 5 | 2 |
1999^ | 27 | 82 | 252 | 3.07 | 70 | 523 | 0.348 | 46 | 12 | 57 | 15 | 207 | 3 | 85 | 88 | 1.07 | 7 | 2 |
Ranked No. 4 nationally and led team in digs at 2.73 per game ... named MPSF Player of the Week March 22 ... recorded team-high 23 digs in match with Hawai`i.
Played in 21 of 22 matches...was third on team in digs and fourth in total blocks ... had 16 digs versus Long Beach State and three service aces against San Diego State.
Member of the 1999 NCAA National Championship team ... All-MPSF Honorable Mention ... led the team in digs with 207, averaging 2.52 per game ... played in 27 of BYU's 31 matches ... had 46 assists and 12 aces on the season ... added 88 total blocks ... All-MPSF Honorable Mention.
- ImageM Volleyball | Jul, 27
Former Cougars in Olympics
- ImageM Volleyball | May, 04
Sander Selected For U.S. World League