Pepperdine University Athletics

AWARDS:
MPSF Freshman of the Year - 2024
MPSF All-Freshman Team - 2024
 
PEPPERDINE 2025: Played in 101 matches across 28 matches, including 27 starts … Registered 152 kills, 11 assists, and seven service aces … Recorded a season-high 11 kills against UCLA (3/29).

PEPPERDINE 2024: Appeared in 18 matches and 60 sets, including 16 starts … Recorded 90 kills, 74 blocks, including 12 solo rejections, 11 digs, and four service aces … Posted a season-high 10 kills against UC Santa Barbara (2/8) … Tabbed a .727 hitting percentage and nine kills against UC Santa Barbara (2/10) … Averaged 1.5 kills and 1.2 blocks per game.
 
PEPPERDINE 2023: Did not see any action his freshman season.
 
CLUB: Played with MVVC for six years.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Saint Francis High School, located in Mountain View, Calif., in 2022 ... Played four years of varsity volleyball ... Named to the 2022 AVCA All-American first team ... Was the 2022 WCAL Most Valuable Player ... Had 206 kills and hit .546 in 79 sets ... Won a CIF NorCal Regional title as a senior and both CIF Central Coast Section and West Coast Athletic League titles as a junior and senior.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Folsom, Calif. ... Son of Coburn and Bridget Watson ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of “the coaching success and style, the location and academics.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys golfing, training, kayaking, fishing and playing beach volleyball ... Favorites include Barry Bonds (pro athlete), Green Bay Packers (pro team), Percy Jackson series (books), The Shawshank Redemption (movie), Parks and Recreation (TV show), Future (musical artist), an American breakfast (food) and golf (sport other than volleyball) ... Favorite thing about volleyball is “the explosiveness and how something happens every play. That can’t be said for every sport.”