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Parker Kalmbach

	Class: RS Junior
	Hometown: Coto de Caza, Calif.
	High School: Tesoro HS

	Height: 6-7
	Position: Middle Blocker
	Experience: 2V

Parker Kalmbach Career Statistics

CAREER: Through two seasons has appeared in 38 matches and 118 sets ... Has started on both the outside and in the middle ... Averaging 1.64 kills while hitting .376 and 1.05 blocks.

PEPPERDINE 2013: All-MPSF honorable mention ... Started in all 26 matches as a middle blocker and appeared in 98 total sets ... Averaged a team-high 1.23 blocks which ranked fifth in the league and ninth in the NCAA ... Totaled 121 blocks with 13 solo blocks and 108 assisted blocks ... Posted a kill-blocks double-double vs. Cal State Northridge (2/8) with 13 kills and 10 blocks - both season highs ... First kills-blocks double-double for Pepperdine since 2010 season ... Also recorded 10 blocks at UC San Diego (1/12) ... Averaged 1.77 kills while hitting .375 (173 kills-48 errors-333 attempts) ... Hitting percentage ranked 12th in the MPSF and fifth in the NCAA (minimums calculated differently) ... Surpassed double digits in kills on five occasions ... Hit .643 (10 kills-1 error-14 attempts) against Cal Baptist (3/30) ... Tallied four assists at CSUN (2/8) ... Dished a pair of aces against UC Santa Barbara (2/19) ... Picked up two digs in eight different matches and totaled 22 digs on the season ... Also totaled 173 kills in 2013.

PEPPERDINE 2012: Underwent back surgery prior to the start of the season and redshirted.

PEPPERDINE 2011: Appeared in 20 sets and 12 matches ... Made only start of season at Long Beach State (2/23) ... Recorded a season high seven kills against Harvard (3/15) ... Tagged down four kills at Hawaii (3/5) ... Totaled 21 kills, eight digs, three blocks and 22.5 points as a freshman ... Came in primarily as an outside hitter and serve receiver ... Posted a block versus Stanford (2/19), Harvard (3/15) and Rutgers-Newark (3/19) ... Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

USA VOLLEYBALL: Member of the 2010 U.S. Men's Junior National Training team ... Two-year member of the U19 Beach National team ... Placed ninth at the 2010 FIVB Beach Youth World Championships in Porto, Portugal ... Placed 17^th the year prior at the youth world championships in Alanya, Turkey ... Competed at the 2011 and 2012 FIVB Beach Junior World Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia and placed ninth on both occasions ... Played at the 2012 NORCECA Beach Tour alongside Adam Cabbage.

CLUB: Played for Balboa Bay Quiksilver 16s and 17s ... Won a gold medal at the 2009 Junior Olympics in the open division ... Team placed fifth at the 2010 Junior National Championships ... Placed ninth at the 2011 FIVB U21 World Beach Volleyball Championships with partner Vaun Lennon.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Tesoro High School in Las Flores, Calif. in 2010 ... Played two years on the varsity as an outside hitter ... All-South Coast League first team selection as a senior ... Team MVP in 2010 ... A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 awardee ... Ranked No. 13 on the ESPN Rise Top-25 Recruits list ... Four-year honor roll student ... Graduated with academic distinction.

PERSONAL: Born in Newport Beach, Calif. and raised in Coto de Caza, Calif. ... Son of Kurt and Barb Kalmbach ... Brother to Emily, Alison and Peter ... Sister Emily was a member of the University of Michigan women's soccer team ... Majoring in advertising ... Has traveled to London, England, Istanbul, Turkey, Frankfurt, Germany and Lisbon, Portugal to participate in the Beach Volleyball Youth World Championships ... Chose Pepperdine "because of Marv Dunphy."

FAVORITES: Enjoys playing beach volleyball, body boarding, hanging out with friends and listening to music ... Loves volleyball because "of the speed of the game and the intensity" ... Favorite movie is Heavy Weights and Into the Wild ... Favorite musical artist is Above & Beyond ... Favorite book is The Road ... Favorite TV show is Seinfeld ... Favorite sport other than volleyball is tennis ... Favorite meal is steak and potatoes ... Favorite pro volleyball player is Alison Cerutti ... Favorite beach volleyball team is Paul Dalhausser and Todd Rogers.

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