University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2007 (Junior): Played 16 games in six matches, started five...averaged 0.94 blocks per game...had a season-high six blocks against UCLA (Jan. 31)

2006 (Sophomore): Played 22 games in eight matches, making five starts...recorded 41 kills for the season before breaking a toe, forcing him to miss the rest of the season...averaged 1.86 kills per game with a .525 kill percentage...had a season-high eight kills at UC Santa Barbara on Jan. 14.

2005 (Freshman): Played 61 games in 19 matches...led the squad with a .482 hitting percentage...tied for sixth in the country in hitting (.482)...averaged 2.70 points and 0.97 blocks per game...notched double-figure kill matches at UCLA on Feb.25 (10), Pepperdine on March 2 (11), and UC Santa Barbara on April 1 (13)...had a career-high eight blocks (1 solo, 7 assists) versus UC Santa Barbara (April 1)...posted a career-best three service aces against Pepperdine (March 4)...ranked third in the MPSF in hitting (.495).

Prep: A 1999 graduate of Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Fla...spent five years in the United States Air Force following graduation stationed at Hurlburt Field Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, Fla...had a rank of Staff Sergeant when he completed his duty...played volleyball in the military earning All-Air Force Team in both 2003 and 2004, while garnering All-Armed Forces Team in 2004.

Personal: Born Jan. 30, 1981, in Hollywood, Fla...majoring in business...loves traveling and his favorite athlete is Lance Armstrong...has three younger brothers - Ryan, David, and Tyler - and one younger sister, Brenda...parents are Trina Katz of Hollywood, Fla., and Sterling Klinger of Pembroke Pines, Fla.