Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Played in 47 matches and 150 sets the past three years ... Averaged 0.87 kills, 0.70 blocks and 0.47 digs per set.
 
PEPPERDINE 2023: Awarded MPSF honorable mention recognition … Appeared in all 30 matches and saw action in in 112 sets after moving to middle blocker in his senior campaign … Ranked fourth in the MPSF for a hitting percentage of .416 … Recorded 206 kills with a .416 hitting percentage and 39 service aces … Posted 91 blocks and 30 digs … Had five matches with double-figure kills … Delivered five service aces against Daemen (3/17) ... Had a season-high 17 kills against Grand Canyon (2/24) ... … MPSF All-Academic … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2022: Saw action in 11 matches and 20 sets as a junior ... Posted five kills, three digs and an ace ... Contributed three kills vs. UCLA (4/7) ... Had two digs at UCLA (4/9) ... Got his ace vs. George Mason (3/11) ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Appeared in six matches and 18 sets as a sophomore ... Started the season opener vs. Concordia (1/25) and had a double-double with 15 kills and 11 digs ... Also set season highs of four aces and two blocks in that match ... Came off the bench to record six kills on seven errorless swing vs. UCLA (3/13) ... Had four kills and two digs vs. BYU (3/19) ... MPSF All-Academic ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Did not see any action his freshman year at Pepperdine.
 
USA VOLLEYBALL: Member of the U.S. squad that played in the 2019 FIVB U19 World Championship.
 
CLUB: Played for Team Rockstar Volleyball Club ... Was a 2017 All-American.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Palos Verdes (Calif.) Peninsula High School in 2019 ... Played four years of varsity volleyball ... Tied for fifth on the 2019 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list ... 2019 CIF Southern Section Division 3 Player of the Year ... Earned All-Bay League honors three times, making the first team as a senior and second team as a sophomore and junior ... Led the Panthers to the 2019 CIF Southern Section Division 3 title and a spot in the CIF Southern California Regional final.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sports medicine ... Born in Torrance, Calif. ... Son of William and Olaitan Akinwumi ... Has one sibling, Tola.
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Russell Westbrook (pro athlete), Los Angeles Lakers (pro sports team), Friday (movie), Martin (TV show), Earl Sweatshirt or The Alchemist (musical artists), pizza (food) and basketball (sport other than volleyball).