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CAREER: Concluded his highly decorated career as a three-time All-American and a two-time MPSF Player of the Year ... Finished with 1,300 career kills, 12th all-time at Pepperdine ... Ended up sixth in all-time in service aces with 133 ... Appeared in 96 matches and 355 sets ... Averaged 3.66 kills, 1.16 digs, 0.62 blocks and 0.37 aces ... Hit .356 overall.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Earned All-American first team status by both Volleyball Magazine and the AVCA ... Repeated as MPSF Player of the Year, while also making the All-MPSF first team ... Was second in the MPSF in kills (3.86), service aces (0.39) and points (4.55), as well as fourth in hitting percentage (.371) ... Nationally, ranked ninth in kills and points, 15th in hitting percentage and 22nd in aces ... One of three players to start all 30 matches ... Appeared in 108 sets ... Also averaged 1.27 digs and 0.55 blocks ... His 42 aces tied #6 on Pepperdine’s single-season rally-scoring era list ... Had 25 matches with double-figure kills, including season highs of 22 at UC Irvine (1/27) and at Concordia (2/22) ... Named AVCA National Player of the Week (2/12) after averaging 4.3 kills and hitting .571 in two wins ... Twice named MPSF Offensive Player of the Week (2/11, 4/8) ... Led the team in kills 17 times ... Had two kill-dig double-doubles ... Other season highs were 26.5 points at Concordia (2/22), 11 digs at Lewis (1/19), six blocks at Loyola-Chicago (1/18) and five aces (twice) ... Hit .739 (18-1-23) vs. Concordia (4/6) ... Named MPSF Tournament MVP after averaging 5.7 kills and hitting .547 ... Voted the Off the Block Fan Choice National Player of the Year for the fourth time ... MPSF All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018: Named to the Volleyball Magazine All-American first team and the AVCA All-American second team as a junior ... Collected MPSF Player of the Year status in addition to All-MPSF first team honors ... Ranked nationally in six separate categories, including first in the MPSF and third nationally with 0.57 aces and 4.99 points ... Also ranked first in the conference and fourth nationally at 4.00 kills, and fourth in the conference and 17th nationally with a .349 hitting percentage ... Started 20 matches and played 74 total sets ... Also averaged 1.22 digs and 0.74 blocks ... His 0.57 aces per set broke the school single-season record in the rally-scoring era, while the 42 total aces tied for #6 ... Was the first Wave since at least 2006 (when MPSF records began) to earn MPSF Offensive Player of the Week in four separate weeks (2/5, 2/19, 2/26 and 3/19) ... Named the AVCA National Player of the Week on 2/27 ... Led the team in kills in 16 matches, aces in 12, digs in five and blocks in three ... Posted one double-double with 21 kills and 10 digs at Concordia (2/10) … Recorded double-figure kills in 18 matches ... Put up a season-best 22 kills against Hawai’i (3/18) and a .650 hitting percentage (15-2-20) against Princeton (2/3) ... Had a season-high eight blocks at BYU (3/3) ... Had six aces against Concordia (3/25) ... Voted the Off the Block Fan Choice National Player of the Year for the third time ... MPSF All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2017: Received AVCA All-American honorable mention status as a sophomore ... Made the All-MPSF first team for the first time ... Led the team and ranked ninth in the nation with 3.86 kills ... Started in 20 of his 22 matches ... In 85 sets played, recorded a .354 hitting percentage with 328 kills ... Averaged 1.11 digs, 0.59 blocks and 0.21 aces ... Ranked 12th nationally with 4.38 points ... Led Pepperdine in kills in 15 matches, service aces in seven and digs in three ... Posted a double-double with 18 kills and a season-high 10 blocks at USC (2/18) ... Amassed double-figure kills in 17 matches ... Put down a season-high 28 kills on a season-best .591 hitting percentage at UC San Diego (4/7) ... Totaled a season-high four aces against USC (1/28) ... Named MPSF Offensive Player of the Week on 1/30 ... Voted the Off the Block Fan Choice National Player of the Year for the second time ... MPSF All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

PEPPERDINE 2016: Collected All-MPSF second team and MPSF All-Freshman team status as a redshirt freshman ... One of only three Waves to start and play in all 24 matches ... Appeared in 88 sets and averaged 3.65 points, 2.94 kills, 1.06 digs, 0.65 blocks and 0.35 aces ... Finished with a .344 hitting percentage after smashing down 259 kills ... Ranked seventh in the MPSF and 19th nationally in hitting percentage and eighth in the MPSF and 23rd nationally in service aces ... Led the Waves in aces in nine separate matches, kills in six and digs in three ... Hit for double-figure kills on 14 occasions ... Posted a double-double with season highs of 20 kills and 10 digs, along with four blocks, in the Waves’ upset win at #3 Stanford (3/12) ... Amassed a season-best five aces against UC Irvine (1/22), six blocks against CSUN (4/2) and a .485 offensive success rate (19-3-33) at UC San Diego (3/2) ... Voted the Off the Block Fan Choice National Player of the Year ... MPSF All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete. 

PEPPERDINE 2015: Redshirted his first season ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
USA VOLLEYBALL: Trained with the U.S. National Team during summer 2017 and 2018 ... Made the USA Volleyball Nations League roster in 2018 ... Played in the Pan Am Cup in 2017 and 2018 and made the all-tournament team in 2018.

CLUB: Began club career with D1 Volleyball Club before playing for Energy Volleyball Club ... Four-year USA Volleyball Junior National Championship open division qualifier.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Loyola Academy, located in Wilmette, Ill., in 2014 ... Named to the 2014 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list ... Set school record and ranked sixth in Illinois High School Association history with 1,263 career kills … Put down 542 kills as a senior, ranking 10th in the state record book ... Ranked 15th in Illinois with 138 career aces ... The 2014 Pioneer Press Player of the Year, Sun-Times Player of the Year and Chicago Catholic League Blue Division Co-Athlete of the Year ... A two-time all-state selection and three-time all-conference performer ... Made the 2013 Pioneer Press All-Area team ... Led Loyola to the Chicago Catholic League championship as a junior ... Also won regional championships as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Finished sixth in the state as a senior ... A Loyola Scholar.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration ... Born in Chicago, Ill. ... Son of Al Wieczorek and Carol Vidal ... Has one sister, Vicky ... Loves old muscle cars and was rebuilding a 1968 Dodge Charger with his father ... Lists his father as his biggest sports hero ... Chose to attend Pepperdine “because of the coaching staff and the history of the volleyball program. I also chose Pepperdine because of the strong academic programs offered.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Michael Jordan (pro athlete), Chicago Bears (pro team), To Kill a Mockingbird (book), Fast and Furious (movie), The Walking Dead (TV show), Imagine Dragons (musical artist), pancakes and bacon (food) and baseball (sport other than volleyball).