2017 Men's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Hessenauer, Christian
Opp/Libero
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Jersey Number 17
Christian Hessenauer
- Position:
- Opposite
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Laguna Niguel, Calif.
- High School:
- Dana Hills
Bio
2018 — Saw action in 32 matches with 31 starts ... Named honorable mention AVCA and VolleyMob All-America ... First-team All-MPSF ... Led the team in kills per set (.3.43) - 24th in the NCAA ... His total of 476.5 points were the eighth-most in school single-season history ... Ninth in the MPSF in blocks/set (0.9) and 10th in digs (1.54) ... Had high of 22 kills in matches vs. USC and Harvard ... Recorded 23 double-digit kill matches ... Hit at least .300 in 16 matches ... Totaled at least one ace in 19 matches.
2017 — Saw action in 23 matches with nine starts at opposite ... Registered a season-high 16 kills in a match at UC Irvine ... Led the team in kills in four straight matches vs. UCI, UCSD, Lewis and Harvard ... Led the team in digs in two matches.
2016 — Saw action in 20 matches with one start (Concordia) ... Had season-best 11 kills, four aces (tied career-high) and five digs vs. Concordia ... Had six kills, two blocks, three digs against UC Irvine ... Served two aces in win over Cal Baptist ... Totaled four kills vs. Princeton ... Tallied three kills and a block vs. BYU.
2015 — Saw action in 25 matches and started 22 contests ... Had his best match of the season against Long Beach State with 20 kills, .326 hitting percentage, 2 aces, 14 digs, 3 block assists ... Had seven double-digit kill efforts in all ... Totaled two double-digit dig matches (14 - Long Beach, 13 - USC) ... Had at least three block assists in nine matches.
High School — Three-year volleyball letterwinner at Dana Hills High School for coach Oz Simmons ... 2013 All-CIF ... Named All-CIF and All-League ... Selected League MVP as a sophomore and a junior (with Jack Yoder)... Took his senior year off from volleyball to rehab and build his physical strength.
USA Volleyball — In April of 2014, he was selected for the U.S. Men’s Junior National Training Team to prepare for his collegiate career.
Club Volleyball — Played club for 949 ... In 2012, he was named All-Tournament at the Junior Olympics 17 Open ... His team earned the bronze medal in the 17 Open Gold Division ... In 2010, his team won the silver medal in the 15 Open Gold Division.
Personal — Son of Gary and Sharman Hessenauer ... Has one sister, Kathryn ... UCLA was the perfect fit for him of academics and sports ... Hobbies include going to the beach and going on adventures ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll in Winter 2018 and Fall 2014 ... Anthropology major.
2017 — Saw action in 23 matches with nine starts at opposite ... Registered a season-high 16 kills in a match at UC Irvine ... Led the team in kills in four straight matches vs. UCI, UCSD, Lewis and Harvard ... Led the team in digs in two matches.
2016 — Saw action in 20 matches with one start (Concordia) ... Had season-best 11 kills, four aces (tied career-high) and five digs vs. Concordia ... Had six kills, two blocks, three digs against UC Irvine ... Served two aces in win over Cal Baptist ... Totaled four kills vs. Princeton ... Tallied three kills and a block vs. BYU.
2015 — Saw action in 25 matches and started 22 contests ... Had his best match of the season against Long Beach State with 20 kills, .326 hitting percentage, 2 aces, 14 digs, 3 block assists ... Had seven double-digit kill efforts in all ... Totaled two double-digit dig matches (14 - Long Beach, 13 - USC) ... Had at least three block assists in nine matches.
High School — Three-year volleyball letterwinner at Dana Hills High School for coach Oz Simmons ... 2013 All-CIF ... Named All-CIF and All-League ... Selected League MVP as a sophomore and a junior (with Jack Yoder)... Took his senior year off from volleyball to rehab and build his physical strength.
USA Volleyball — In April of 2014, he was selected for the U.S. Men’s Junior National Training Team to prepare for his collegiate career.
Club Volleyball — Played club for 949 ... In 2012, he was named All-Tournament at the Junior Olympics 17 Open ... His team earned the bronze medal in the 17 Open Gold Division ... In 2010, his team won the silver medal in the 15 Open Gold Division.
Personal — Son of Gary and Sharman Hessenauer ... Has one sister, Kathryn ... UCLA was the perfect fit for him of academics and sports ... Hobbies include going to the beach and going on adventures ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll in Winter 2018 and Fall 2014 ... Anthropology major.
Highlights - Men's Volleyball vs. Hawai'i, NCAA Semifinals (May 10, 2025)
Sunday, May 11
Highlights - Men's Volleyball vs. Belmont Abbey, NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals (May 8, 2025)
Thursday, May 08
Men’s Volleyball - NCAA Travel Day Vlog ft. Matthew Aziz
Wednesday, May 07
Highlights - UCLA Men's Volleyball vs. #5 USC (4/17/25)
Friday, April 18
