Pepperdine University Athletics

AWARDS:
MPSF All-Academic – 2024
Pepperdine Scholar Athlete – 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
 
PEPPERDINE CAREER: Appeared in 30 matches and 78 sets … Averaged 1.51 kills and 1.32 digs per set … Amassed 118 kills, 103 digs, 24 blocks, 17 assists, and 12 service aces in three seasons.
 
PEPPERDINE 2024: Appeared in 24 matches and 67 sets … Posted 113 kills, 97 digs, 23 blocks, and 11 service aces … Averaged 1.69 kills per set … Recorded a season-high 12 kills against CSUN … Tabbed three service aces against Morehouse (1/5).
 
PEPPERDINE 2023: Appeared in three matches and six sets before redshirting the rest of the season … Recorded five kills, one ace, and six digs… Had a season-high four kills against Lincoln Memorial (1/4) … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2022: Came off the bench to serve in three matches (five sets) as a redshirt freshman ... Made his debut vs. Erskine (1/13) and also saw action vs. Princeton (1/17) and UC Santa Barbara (1/21).
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Redshirted his freshman year.
 
USA VOLLEYBALL: Was invited to the USA Volleyball A1 training program in July 2019.
 
CLUB: Played for Balboa Bay Volleyball Club (18s and 17s) and HBC (16s) ... Won a silver medal at the 2019 USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Servite High School, located in Anaheim, Calif., in 2020 ... Played three years of varsity volleyball ... Recorded 525 kills and 57 service aces in 68 career matches ... Holds the Servite record for most aces in a single match ... Earned All-Trinity League second team honors and made the Redondo Tournament all-tournament team as a junior ... Helped Servite win a Trinity League title as a junior ... Named the Redondo Tournament MVP as a senior ... Made the high honor roll in 2020 ... Also played one year of varsity hockey.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-business administration ... Born in Orange, Calif. ... Son of Adriana and Pete Rasic ... Has one brother, Jaden ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because “Pepperdine provides me with a great education while continuing to practice my faith and play the sport I love. It has a beautiful campus and is far enough away from home while still being in California.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys golfing, reading, going to the beach, lifting weights, and playing beach volleyball ... Favorites include Luka Modric (pro athlete), Anaheim Ducks (pro team), Getting to Neutral by Trevor Maowad (book), (movie), Suits (TV show), Durand Jones & the Indications, AC/DC, and Khruangbin (musical artists), Croatian (food) and golf and soccer (sports other than volleyball) ... Favorite things about volleyball is “Winning.”