Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2023: Did not see any action his freshman year.

USA VOLLEYBALL: Member of the USA Youth National Training Team in 2020 and 2021 ... Played with the USA A1 Select boys team in 2018 and 2019 ... On the beach, was on the USA A1 U17 team in 2018 and 2019 ... Won at 2020 USA Beach Volleyball Nationals.
 
CLUB: Played with OCVC 18-1s in 2021-22 and with Austin Juniors for the 11 years before that ... Won 2022 AAU U18 Junior National Championship and was named an All-American ... Flew from home in Texas to California on weekends to play club volleyball ... Made the 2018 15 Club USAV all-tournament team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Westlake High School, located in Austin, Texas, in 2022 ... A 2022 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection ... High school didn’t offer boys’ volleyball ... Served as a student manager for the girls’ team ... Named to 26-6A Academic All-District team.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Santa Monica, Calif. ... Son of Colleen and Joel Hefner ... Has two sisters, Jillian and Caitlin ... Father swam at Colorado College ... Mother played volleyball at Westmont College ... Sister Jillian played softball at Abilene Christian University ... An aunt, Karen Brown, also attended Pepperdine and played volleyball ... Chose Pepperdine because “of the great education, location, people, team culture and the faith-based atmosphere.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys swimming, playing tennis or pickleball and researching different professions ... Lists his sports hero as Michael Phelps ... Favorites include Ebrar Karakurt (pro athlete), Vakifbank SK (pro team), The Odyssey (book), Pitch Perfect (movie), Squid Game (TV show), Jennifer Lopez (musical artist), orange chicken (food) and swimming (sport other than volleyball) ... Favorite thing about volleyball is “the element of craft. Although physicality is a great asset, utilizing multiple ways to score and keep the other team off-balance is something that I enjoy.”