About

Bio

I started playing volleyball in June 2024 — rec ball at the beach with family and friends, then a few camps at Seaside/San Diego Volleyball Club that turned into a spot on their boys U14 local team, playing 3s. A few days before a tournament I got bumped up to 2s and played there through the end of fall season; that spring I moved up to the 1s, the top locals team, before dropping back down due to an injury.

That's when I started a real weights-and-jump training program and began taking privates at Coast with Owen Adams, plus beach and indoor camps at Coast. I tried out for Seaside's travel program and got offered a spot on Seaside 14 Black — the best 14U team at Seaside, and the only Seaside team playing the Open division. We placed 20th at Nationals after losing to Aspire 14 Groot in the playoffs.

After Nationals I was playing up to 26 hours a week across lifts, Coast, Seaside, and beach volleyball, and spent that summer rebuilding my jump serve — I had a fast arm but no control over it yet. I tried out for Coast and was offered a spot on the 15-1s, which I took. This year I'll be wearing #8 again.

Work ethic

My goal at every practice is to get better as fast as I can — I've kept training through quad and tricep tendonitis and shin splints to do it. Every touch is either to score or to get better trying. I watch film and talk to people who know more than me about what to improve, and I talk to my coaches outside of practice to figure out what to work on before the next one.

Off the court

I'm a freshman at Poway High School heading toward a computer science major — GPA and coursework are on the academics page. I also speak French fluently; I'm originally from Switzerland.