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2005: McKniff returns as a starting middle blocker as a senior in 2005 ... 2004: McKniff stated all of 2004 at middle blocker as a junior ... Overall, he hit .328 (tops among USC's regulars) with 241 kills (third on USC), a team-best 113 blocks and 37 digs ... He had double kill figures 12 times (including 18 at Stanford), hit .500-plus 6 times and had 5-plus blocks 7 times (with 9 versus Stanford) ... 2003: He started 14 matches at middle blocker as a sophomore in 2003 ... Overall while appearing in 20 matches, he hit .335 with 82 kills (including a career-best 10 versus Lewis) and had 51 blocks (with a career-high 10 at Long Beach State) ... 2002: He saw limited action in 10 matches at middle blocker as a freshman in 2002, but he did start 5 times ... Overall, he had 17 kills, 5 digs and 11 blocks ... HIGH SCHOOL: He was a 3-time (1999-2001) All-State pick at Sabino High in Tucson (Ariz.) ... As a senior, he made the 2001 Volleyball Fab 50 team ... He also played basketball at Sabino ... PERSONAL: Birthdate is June 9, 1983 ... He is majoring in psychology at USC and has a B average (3.03 GPA) ... He made the 2003 MPSF All-Academic team ... His club team, Club Cactus, won the bronze medal at the 2001 Junior Olympics ... His father, John, played basketball at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, while his mother, Sharon (Callahan), placed ninth in the high jump for the U.S. at the 1968 Olympics as just a 16-year-old.
Career singlematch highs: 18 kills (Stanford, 2004), 3 digs (UC Irvine and UCLA, 2004),10 blocks (Long Beach State, 2003) |
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