Men's Volleyball Recruiting / California / VAN NUYS, CA / Ulysses S. Grant High School / Matthew Desta
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Matthew Desta '24 Recruiting Profile
ClubSo Cal Legends
Height6'4"
Weight175lbs
Age18
Primary PositionOutside Hitter
Secondary PositionOpposite
Dominant HandRight
Standing Reach8ft 2in
Approach Jump11ft 4in
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Personal Statement
My impact on a team may not come through a stat sheet it is through the consistent hard work and determination that I help and contribute to a winning culture on my team. Even as a bench player I am able to give the team energy while contributing in some statistics as I prioritie winning first over personal statistics.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 2 years
- Varsity Starter
- 2 years
- 2024 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #14
- 2023 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #14
- 2022 Junior Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #13
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Area, East Valley Player of the Year
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 3 seasons
- 2024 So Cal Legends (18-Elite )
- 2023 So Cal Legends (18-Gold)
- 2022 So Cal Legends (16-Gold)
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- Arthur Yang
- Club Coach
- John Suisa
Training
- So Cal Legends Volleyball Clinics
- 2 years
- Several Outside, Middle, Opposite, Hitting , Serving , and Passing Clinics I attended every year
Additional Sports
- Basketball
- 3 years
- Varsity Team
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Academics
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Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. AP Classes Taken Include 7 classes Total 11th Grade US History Language and Composition Calculus AB 12th Grade Government and Politics Physics 1 Literature MicroeconomiesRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsAcademic Honor Roll
- Activities - Mentoring 13 Elite at So Cal Legends- 10th in so cal cup out of 160 Teams Mentored and helped develop several volleyball players passing , hitting, and serving within the 13-1’s team and did 1-1 help with players to improve their all around capabilities and mentality. - High School Varsity Basketball Senior and Junior Year - Varsity Sophomore Year - JV CIF D1 City CHAMPIONSHIP - 22-23” Season Playing on and contributing to the winning culture and continued success of the Basketball program as an Varsity player for both my 12th and 11th grade and as a JV player for the 10th grade year. Won D1 city championship during 22-23” season within my junior year. - JV East Valley Player of the Year 21-22” Season Was selected as the JV Player of the Year for the East Valley League as a result of my adaptability. Joining the sport of volleyball and picking up the sport quickly from already being athletic and just having to learn volleyball specific skills. - JV Most Valuable Player 21-22” Season Chosen by my team and coach as the Most Valuable Player within the 21-22” season. - JV All Tournament Team Volleyball 21-22” Season Nominated by the coaches of the ECR TAFT JV CHAMPIONSHIP tournament to the All-Tournament Team. - Assisted Managing under (Five Star Chauffeurs) - 2 year Managing client calls to book reservations, payments/rates , and chauffeur's that had been assigned to each client. - Assisted managing funds at (Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America) Soccer Federation Ran costs for player hotels, amenities , and stadiums for big national competition that would occur every year. - Cedar Sinai Volunteer Volunteered at Cedar Sinai hospital duties included; answering patient phone calls ; delivering amenities, data entry/filing, assisted with meal trays , and running errands for administrative staff. CNA Certification Class - Enrolled into a CNA class at Granada Hills School of nursing where I spent 100 hours in class and 60 hours shadowing under a CNA managing patient care and clinic errands throughout the clinic. - UCLA Campmed Spent 3-Day’s learning from lectures of people and their path within the medical field and then learning practical medical skills such as suturing, learning CPR, wrapping a tourniquet, and many more medical/doctoral skills. - CPDA Magnet Leadership - 2 years Active member that would inform students of upcoming events while being a delegate in council subcategories such as newsletter of school magnet leadership. - ASB - 2 Years Help plan out and promote school fundraisers to raise money and funding for the entirety of the school. Plan out and help set up school events like homecoming, prom, and school spirit events for this year and for my graduating class this upcoming year. - Run Club Vice President - 1 Year Founded the Run Club to promote active and healthful lifestyle, beginning to carry out club run events and plan club wide community service events at local parks,beaches,and mountains that we plan to run at. - Key Club - 2 Years Actively involved in Community Service through community cleanups, food drives, and fundraisers for the betterment of Los Angeles Communities within the San Fernando Valley. - NSHSS Was selected to the National Society of High School Scholars as a result of maintaining a high gpa and being within an academically rigours magnet program. - Honor Roll Announced as Silver within academic honor roll all 4 years of highschool as a result of maintaining a 3.75-3.99 gpa throughout the entirety of highschool within my College Prep and Digital Arts magnet.
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