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2023 Men's Volleyball Roster

Jacob Carr

25 Kana‘i Akana

25 Kana‘i Akana

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Honolulu, O‘ahu
  • Prev School:
    BYU

Summary

Biography

2023 (Senior):
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
  • Appeared in 31 matches with two starts at outside hitter
  • Mostly had action as a serving specialist and finished with seven aces on the season
  • Season-high in kills (7), digs (4), and blocks (2) in win against Saint Francis (Jan. 18)
  • Tallied six kills and three digs in start against Barton (Jan. 28)
  • Finished with two aces against UC Santa Barbara (April 21) in the Big West Tournament semifinals
  • Named to the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2022 (Junior):
  • NCAA Elite 90 Award recipient as the player with the highest grade point average in the NCAA Championship
  • Appeared in 31 matches with six starts at outside hitter
  • Mostly saw action as a serving specialist and finished fourth on the team with 17 aces
  • Career-highs in kills (7), digs (10), and blocks (4) in win over Stanford (Feb. 5)
  • Posted six kills and career-high four aces against LIU (Feb. 11)
  • Had six kills, four digs, and two blocks vs. Edward Waters (Jan. 14)
  • Tallied six kills in both matches at Ball State (Jan. 29/31)
  • Named academic all-Big West
 
2021 (Sophomore):
  • Appeared in 10 matches and 23 sets played primarily as a serving specialist
  • Also saw action as a backup outside hitter
  • Tallied two aces on the year including one during the NCAA Tournament semifinals against UC Santa Barbara (May 6)
  • Most significant action was against CSUN (April 10), where he recorded season-highs of five kills, three digs and a block
 
Prior To UH:
  • Attended Brigham Young for two seasons
  • Played in 10 career matches with 11 kills and 13 blocks
  • In 2020, had three kills against Mount Olive
  • In 2019, recorded three or more kills in three different matches including five against Stanford
 
Prep:
  • A 2018 graduate of Punahou School in Honolulu
  • Four-year letterman in volleyball
  • Member of four state championship teams
  • Named first-team all-state in 2017 and 2018
  • VolleyballMag.com Fab 50 selection
  • Played club volleyball for Spike and Serve for four years
  • Named to junior national all-tournament team in 2017
  • Helped his team to a bronze medal in 2016 and 2017
 
Personal:
  • Born in Honolulu, O‘ahu
  • Has one younger brother
  • Grandfather is Tony Crabb, who coached at UH in the 1980s and coached on the 1984 U.S. Olympic team
  • Cousins are AVP Tour players Taylor and Trevor Crabb
  • Parents are Elroy and Kristen Akana of Honolulu, O‘ahu
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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2021Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'5"
    25
  • 25

    2022Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'5"
    25
  • 25

    2023Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'5"
    25