Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Saw action in 61 matches and 174 sets over the last five seasons ... Averaged 1.46 kills and 0.98 digs per set.
 
PEPPERDINE 2022: Moved into the starting lineup halfway through the season ... Utilized a COVID-19 redshirt year to play a fifth season ... Appeared in all 29 matches (14 starts) and 97 sets ... Averaged 1.53 kills and 1.01 digs ... Named to the All-MPSF Tournament team ... Had nine matches with double-figure kills, including the final six matches of the season ... Had a season-high 16 kills in the MPSF Tournament vs. BYU (4/20) ... Named MPSF Offensive Player of the Week on March 21 after two wins against CSUN (4.00 kills/set, .636 hitting) ... Other season highs were 10 digs at Concordia (4/2) and three blocks vs. CSUN (3/16) ... Hit .800 (13-1-15) at CSUN (3/18) ... MPSF All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Saw action in 12 matches and 30 sets as a senior ... Averaged 1.03 kills and 0.73 digs ... Made three starts, all against BYU ... Had a season-high nine kills against the Cougars (2/12) and had eight apiece in the other two (2/13 and 3/19) ... Came off the bench at the NCAA Championships against UC Santa Barbara (5/4) and had five kills with season highs of nine digs and three aces ... MPSF All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Averaged 2.06 kills per set as a junior ... Played in 11 matches (35 sets) with seven starts ... Had a team-best 0.34 aces per set and also averaged 1.40 digs and 0.54 blocks ... Recorded double-digit kills three times ... Had season highs of 16 kills and eight digs against Concordia (2/12) ... Also had eight digs vs. Jamestown (3/11) ... Had four aces against both USC (2/14) and Jamestown (3/11) ... Season-high five blocks vs. USC (2/14) ... Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... MPSF All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Appeared in four matches and five sets as a sophomore ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018: Played in five matches and seven sets as a freshman ... Had three kills on a .600 hitting percentage, while adding one block assist and 3.5 points ... Averaged 0.43 kills and 0.50 points ... Posted a season-best three kills, one block and one dig against Cal Lutheran (1/7) ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
USA VOLLEYBALL: Named to 2020 USA Volleyball Collegiate Team ... Member of the USAV Youth Continental, Youth A1 and Junior A1 teams.
 
CLUB: Played for St. Louis High Performance from 2009-17 and Rockwood Thunder from 2007-09 ... Helped SLHP to a fifth-place finish at the Boys Junior National Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lafayette High School, located in Wildwood, Mo., in 2017 ... Lettered four years for head coach Doug Ell ... FloVolleyball All-American first team and AVCA All-American second team in 2017 ... Made the 2017 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list ... All-Metro Player of the Year, Class 4 State Tournament MVP and All-Suburban West first team in 2017 ... In his junior campaign, was All-Metro second team, Class 4 All-State Tournament first team and All-Suburban West first team ... In sophomore season, was All-Suburban West first team and Class 4 All-State Tournament first team ... As a freshman, was All-Suburban West first team and Class 4 All-State Tournament honorable mention ... Set school career records with 1,010 kills and 239 aces ... Also set the single-season career aces record (69) ... Helped team to a Missouri state championship in 2017 and state runner-up status in 2015 and 2016 ... Earned Renaissance Gold honors with a 4.0 weighted GPA or higher in 2016-17 and silver honors with a GPA between 3.75 and 4.0 from 2013-16.

PERSONAL: Graduated with a degree in sport administration in 2021, and is now pursuing a master’s degree in business ... Son of Dan and Kathy Gettinger ... Has two siblings, Ryan and Caitlin ... Brother Ryan graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and played volleyball there.
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys playing video games and golf ... Favorites include Stephen Curry (pro athlete), St. Louis Cardinals (pro team), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (book), Avengers: Infinity War (movie), The Office (TV show), Zac Brown Band (musical artist), In-N-Out (food) and golf (sport other than volleyball).