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- Height:
- 6' 4"
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- Year:
- 2
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- Hometown:
- Lacombe, Alberta
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- High School:
- Central Alberta Christian High School
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- Position:
- Middle
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- m
- 21
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- k/s
- 1.65
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- h %
- .498
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- a/s
- 0.20
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- b/s
- 0.73
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- sa/s
- 0.08
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- d/s
- 0.45
Bio
RDC Athlete of the Week for March 11, 2019
Mark had a strong weekend on the court for the Red Deer College Kings, helping them win silver at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men’s Volleyball National Championship. He was also named a CCAA Tournament First Team All-star at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre.
In Friday’s three set sweep over the defending CCAA Champion Limoilou Titans (25-11, 25-21 and 25-22), the Bachelor of Commerce student had three kills and one stuff block. Then in the semi-final against the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners, the second-year middle elevated his play, totaling 11 kills, three stuffs, two digs and one assist, energizing the Kings over the Mariners in three sets (25-23, 25-20 and 26-24). Mark was also named the Kings Player-of-the-Game for his tremendous performance. In Saturday’s national final, the Fanshawe Falcons downed the RDC Kings in four sets (25-12, 25-13, 22-25 and 25-23). The student-athlete from Lacombe played a key role for the Kings, totaling six kills, four stuffs, one dig, one assist and one service ace.
Congratulations Mark!
RDC Athlete of the Week for Nov. 19, 2018
Mark had a fantastic weekend on the court for the Red Deer College Kings, helping them win both matches against the Ambrose University Lions. In Friday’s three set victory (25-23, 25-16 and 25-15), the second-year middle accumulated four kills, two block assists, one dig and one assist while hitting for 50 per cent efficiency and being a strong net presence. Then in Saturday’s four set win (25-27, 25-9, 25-21 and 26-24), the talented student-athlete from Lacombe made an even bigger impact, totaling 14 kills, three stuff blocks, one ace and one assist, and was named the Kings Player-of-the-Game. Mark has been a significant contributor in the Kings' five consecutive match victories and 8-4 record, which places them second in the south.
Congratulations Mark!
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 21 | 21 | ||
| Sets | 75 | 75 | ||
| Kills | 124 | 124 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.65 | 1.65 | ||
| Errors | 24 | 24 | ||
| Total Attacks | 201 | 201 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .498 | .498 | ||
| Assists | 15 | 15 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.20 | 0.20 | ||
| Service Aces | 6 | 6 | ||
| Service Errors | 32 | 32 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.08 | 0.08 | ||
| Receptions | 4 | 4 | ||
| Reception Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Digs | 34 | 34 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.45 | 0.45 | ||
| Block Solo | 47 | 47 | ||
| Block Assist | 8 | 8 | ||
| Block Total | 55 | 55 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.73 | 0.73 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 181.0 | 181.0 | ||
| Points per set | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| Matches started | 17 | 17 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | The King's University | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 28 | Douglas | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | Providence University College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 29 | SAIT | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | University of Alberta | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Lethbridge College | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 9 | 3 | 18 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Oct 13 | Lethbridge College | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 19 | at Briercrest College | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | .583 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 20 | at Briercrest College | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | at SAIT | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 27 | SAIT | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 2 | Medicine Hat College | L, 3-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Nov 3 | Medicine Hat College | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 8 | at Olds College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Nov 9 | Olds College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Nov 16 | Ambrose University | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Nov 17 | at Ambrose University | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Dec 28 | VIU | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 28 | Keyano College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 29 | Fanshawe | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 30 | Limoilou | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 4 | at Ambrose University | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Jan 5 | Ambrose University | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .625 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Jan 12 | Olds College | W, 3-2 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Jan 13 | at Olds College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jan 18 | Briercrest College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 10 | .800 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Jan 19 | Briercrest College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 | .389 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Jan 25 | at Medicine Hat College | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jan 26 | at Medicine Hat College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Feb 1 | SAIT | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .571 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Feb 2 | at SAIT | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | .467 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Feb 8 | at Lethbridge College | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 19 | .474 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Feb 9 | at Lethbridge College | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 24 | .208 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 19 | 69 | 83 | 1.20 | 22 | 117 | .521 | 11 | 0.16 | 12 | 0.17 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0.49 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 0.49 | 118.5 | 1.7 |
| 2018-19 | 21 | 75 | 124 | 1.65 | 24 | 201 | .498 | 15 | 0.20 | 6 | 0.08 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 0.45 | 47 | 8 | 55 | 0.73 | 181.0 | 2.4 |
| 2019-20 | 24 | 85 | 139 | 1.64 | 34 | 250 | .420 | 9 | 0.11 | 12 | 0.14 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0.35 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0.39 | 184.0 | 2.2 |
| Total | 64 | 229 | 346 | 1.51 | 80 | 568 | .468 | 35 | 0.15 | 30 | 0.13 | 12 | 1 | 98 | 0.43 | 93 | 29 | 122 | 0.53 | 483.5 | 2.1 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 21 | 75 | 124 | 1.65 | 24 | 201 | .498 | 15 | 0.20 | 6 | 0.08 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 0.45 | 47 | 8 | 55 | 0.73 | 181.0 | 2.4 |
| Conference | 21 | 75 | 124 | 1.65 | 24 | 201 | .498 | 15 | 0.20 | 6 | 0.08 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 0.45 | 47 | 8 | 55 | 0.73 | 181.0 | 2.4 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 11 | 39 | 54 | 1.38 | 12 | 93 | .452 | 9 | 0.23 | 2 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.31 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 0.74 | 81.0 | 2.1 |
| Away | 10 | 36 | 70 | 1.94 | 12 | 108 | .537 | 6 | 0.17 | 4 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0.61 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0.72 | 100.0 | 2.8 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 15 | 48 | 88 | 1.83 | 16 | 128 | .563 | 11 | 0.23 | 4 | 0.08 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0.50 | 34 | 3 | 37 | 0.77 | 127.5 | 2.7 |
| Losses | 6 | 27 | 36 | 1.33 | 8 | 73 | .384 | 4 | 0.15 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.37 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 0.67 | 53.5 | 2.0 | |
| Month | October | 4 | 15 | 21 | 1.40 | 6 | 44 | .341 | 2 | 0.13 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.33 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.67 | 33.0 | 2.2 |
| November | 5 | 17 | 33 | 1.94 | 3 | 26 | 1.154 | 3 | 0.18 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.41 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 1.29 | 52.0 | 3.1 | |
| January | 8 | 29 | 37 | 1.28 | 7 | 66 | .455 | 6 | 0.21 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.38 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0.45 | 51.0 | 1.8 | |
| February | 4 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 8 | 65 | .385 | 4 | 0.29 | 2 | 0.14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.79 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.71 | 45.0 | 3.2 |
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