Pepperdine University Athletics

AWARDS:
Pepperdine Scholar Athlete – 2024
 
PEPPERDINE 2025: Played in 68 sets across 24 matches, with one start … Registered seven service aces … Three of these service aces came against Stanford (3/14).

PEPPERDINE 2024: Appeared in two matches and three sets … Recorded six digs, four kills, three blocks, and two service aces.
 
PEPPERDINE 2023: Did not see any action his freshman year.
 
USA VOLLEYBALL: Part of the NTDP beach volleyball program as a U19.
 
CLUB: Played with Spike & Serve Volleyball Club for seven years ... Won 2022 USA Volleyball 18U national championship and 2021 U17 national championship ... Made the all-tournament team in the USAV Open Division as a 15, 17 and 18.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from the Punahou School, located in Honolulu, Hawai’i, in 2022 ... Played four years of varsity volleyball ... A 2022 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection ... A 2021-22 All-USA Today honoree ... Named the 2022 state tournament’s Most Outstanding Player ... Finished second in the voting for state player of the year in 2022 ... Named the 2022 ILH Player of the Year ... Punahou won ninth straight state title in 2022 and went undefeated ... Father was head coach at Punahou ...
 
PERSONAL: Born in Honolulu, Hawai’i ... Son of Megan Bower and Rick Tune ... Has one sibling, Teagan ... Father played volleyball for Hawai’i and Pepperdine ... Chose Pepperdine because “I really liked the culture of the volleyball program, the coaching staff and the academics.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys video games and working out ... Lists his sports hero as Kobe Bryant ... Favorites include TJ DeFalco and Earvin N’Gapeth (pro athletes), Los Angeles Lakers (pro team), Kindred (book), Your Name (movie), Regular Show (TV show), Anilifts (musical artist), chicken sandwich (food) and beach volleyball (sport other than volleyball) ... Favorite thing about volleyball is “improving myself as a player and a person.”