Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE CAREER: Played in 15 matches and 21 sets.

PEPPERDINE 2023: Played in 12 matches and 19 sets… Recorded one kill, two digs, and one block… Posted a kill against Emmanuel (1/14) … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

PEPPERDINE 2022: Saw action in three matches and three sets as a redshirt sophomore ... Posted a kill in both matches vs. Erskine (1/13-14).
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Did not see any action in his first season with the Waves.
 
CONCORDIA: Attended MPSF rival Concordia University-Irvine as a freshman in 2019-20 ... Did not see any action in his initial volleyball season.
 
CLUB: Played for High Performance-STL for two years ... Helped the team to a 26-0 start ... Received bids in four qualifiers.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Christian Brothers High School, located in St. Louis, Mo., in 2019 ... Played four years of varsity volleyball ... Was an all-state and an All-Metro Catholic Conference selection as a senior ... Earned all-conference second team honors as a junior and as a sophomore ... Was a four-time all-state academic team selection ... A member of the National Honor Society.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in political science ... Born in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of Chris and Amy Wheeler ... Great-uncle, Warren Powers, played for the Oakland Raiders from 1963-68, including an appearance in Super Bowl II ... Plans on majoring in business administration and aspires to be an art director for a well-known company ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of “the great reputation in both academics and athletics.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys making art and watching the NBA and Formula 1 ... Favorites include Draymond Green (pro athlete), Golden State Warriors (pro team), The Mindful Athlete (book), Creed II (movie), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV show), Big Sean (musical artist), burgers (food) and basketball (sport other than volleyball) ... Favorite thing about volleyball is “the fast pace of the sport and good competition.”