Austin Kingi

Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-5
Weight: 195
Club Team: SMBC (North Hollywood, Calif)/Aaron Wong, David Hunt, and Alex Dunphy

High School/Grad Year: Thousand Oaks High School/2011

Collese Status: Committed to UCSB

 

PERSONAL: Born Austin D. Kingi on Aug. 17, 1993 in Woodland Hills, Calif. … Parents are Tanai and Beth Kingi… Austin has a brother Chad (born 1991) and a sister, Kristin (born 1997)… Austin started playing volleyball in 2005... He plays beach volleyball with his brother, Chad and was a member of the BeachBones Volleyball Club… Favorite food is a Chipotle Burrito… Favorite book is My Personal Best by John Wooden... Favorite actor is Will Ferrell... Favorite team is the Lakers…. Favorite athlete is Derek Rose… His most admired person is his brother, Chad, because “I look up to him and he inspires me to play my best”… Happiest moment in life (so far) is getting his driver's license.

 

USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 - Selected to the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Training Team. 2010 - Member of the Boys' Youth National Team that finished second at the NORCECA Boys' Youth Continental Championship in Guadelajara, Mexico... Attended the USAV Holiday Camp in December. 2009 – Attended the USAV Holiday Camp in December in California… Finished third with the A1 Select Team in Florida.

 

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 - Earned beach AA ranking...2009 – Third place at the USA Volleyball Boys’ National Championships… Second place at the youth beach California Cup.