HIGHLIGHTS
» Career High: 19.0 Points (17 Kills, 3 Total Blocks) vs Cal State East Bay (Sept. 5, 2025)
» Career High: 17 Kills vs Cal State East Bay (Sept. 5, 2025)
» Career High: 21 Digs vs Alaska Anchorage (Aug. 28, 2025)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2025-26 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2024-25 D2 Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award
2025 (Junior): Spring 2025 transfer. Started all 29 matches playing in all 107 sets. Finished third on the team with 261 kills and second with 323.0 points. Led team with 35 service aces. Totaled 282 digs and 48.0 total blocks (6 solo).
17.5 points, 16 kills, 21 digs (career high) in season-opening five-set L vs Alaska Anchorage (Aug 28). 12 kills and 16 digs in four-set L vs Alaska Anchorage (Aug 30). 19.0 points (career high) on 17 kills (career high) with three total blocks (one solo) in 3-1 W vs Cal State East Bay (Sept 5). 11 kills and 14 digs in 3-2 W vs St. Mary's (Sept 6). Hit .444 on 10 kills in 3-0 W vs UC Merced (Sept 12). 13 kills in four-set L vs Western Washington (Sept 12). 13 kills, 11 digs in 3-1 W vs Florida Tech (Sept 13). 7 kills, 14 digs, three blocks in four-set L vs Fresno Pacific (Sept 18). Four kills, 15 digs, three aces in 3-1 W vs Biola (Sept 26). 11 kills and 12 digs in 3-1 W vs Concordia (Sept 27). 10 kills, 3 aces, 8 digs and 4 total blocks in five-set L vs Chaminade (Oct 4). 17 digs and four blocks in 3-2 W vs Azusa Pacific (Oct 8). Season-high four aces in 3-0 W vs Vanguard (Oct 9). Hit season-high .471 on nine kills with three aces and 10 digs in 3-1 W vs Chaminade (Oct 17). 11 kills in 3-0 W vs (Oct 24). 9 kills, 11 digs, 2 blocks in 3-0 W vs Westmont (Oct 25). 10 kills (.364), 2 aces, 7 digs in 3-0 W vs Menlo (Nov 12). 7 kills and 14 digs in four-set L vs Point Loma in PacWest Championships semifinals round (Nov 20) ... Helped Vulcans to a (tied) third-place finish in the regular season to qualify for the return of the four-team PacWest Championships postseason tournament.
Selected to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2023-2024 (Academy of Art): Played in 54 total matches (193 sets) with 42 starts through two seasons with the Urban Knights (NCAA D-II), totaling 364 kills, 200 digs and 84 total blocks. Scored 15.0 points with 13 kills, 1 ace, 2 block assists and 9 digs in five-set win against the Vulcans (Sept. 19, 2024).
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» Spent two seasons at Academy of Art University (California)
» 2023 graduate of Waialua High & Intermediate (Hawai‘i)
» Played two seasons of varsity volleyball for coach Broncen Chun
» 2023 O‘ahu Interscholastic Association Division II Champion
» Other Sports: Soccer, Paddling
PERSONAL
» Born August 2005 in Hawai‘i
» Parents: Kanoelani and Kai Garcia
» Has two older siblings
» Major: Communication
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "It's a blessing to get an education in this place and community."
FAVORITES
» Hobbies: Surfing
» Movies: 50 First Dates
» Shows: H20
» Musicians: Bob Marley, Sza, Lauren Hill, Drake
» Game Day Song: Family Ties by Baby Keem (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
