Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2020: Named to the MPSF All-Freshman team in his debut season ... Ranked fourth in the MPSF in digs (1.96) after taking over the starting libero position as a redshirt freshman ... Played in all 14 matches and 51 sets ... Had four matches with double-digit digs, including 14 against Harvard (1/15) ... Also had 11 in back-to-back matches at Long Beach State (1/25) and Stanford (2/6) and 10 vs. Saint Francis (3/6) ... Named MPSF Defensive Player of the Week on 1/20 ... Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
ORANGE COAST CC: Attended Orange Coast College, located in Costa Mesa, Calif., in 2018-19 ... Was on the volleyball team but redshirted.
 
CLUB: Played with 949 Athletics and OCVC ... Won four national championships with 949 Athletics between 2015-18.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Corona del Mar High School, located in Newport Beach, Calif., in 2018 ... Spent his freshman and sophomore years at University High ... Played four years of varsity volleyball ... Won the CIF Southern Section Division 1 title and the CIF SoCal Division 1 Regional title in 2018 ... Made the 2017 Orange County Register All-County first team.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-business administration ... Born in Montrose, Calif. ... Son of Gloria and Daniel Perez ... Has four siblings: Danny, Vanessa, Casey and Amy ... Chose Pepperdine because “it’s a Christian school. I had never felt so welcomed by other students when visiting a college. Malibu is cool and the view is super cool. The coaches are the best. The people here are the biggest reason why I chose this school.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys making music and reading ... Lists his sports hero as his father ... Favorites include the Bible (book), The Case for Christ (movie), Max and Ruby (TV show) and bread (food) ... Favorite thing about volleyball is “it has the most athletic athletes because the sport requires a more evenly distributed amount of body control and physicality than every other sport.”