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Jersey Number 3
Cole Ketrzynski
- Position:
- Outside Hitter/Opposite
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- York Mills Collegiate Institute
2023ย - Saw action in 17ย matches ... posted a team-high nine kills to go with three blocks in win over UCSD (1/6) ... had two aces against UCSD (1/21).
2022 - Saw action in nine matches ... recorded three double-digit kill matches with a season-high of 13 kills at UCSD ... had 11 kills in win vs. Ohio State and 12 at Morehouse College ... season-high 5 blocks vs. Princeton.
2021 - Ranked among the nationโs best attackers in kills per set (12th in the nation) with a 3.98 mark which rated fourth on the UCLA single-season list (in the rally scoring era) ... averaged 4.78 points per set which was eighth-best in the NCAAย while his hitting percentage of .345 rated 21st nationally ... registered double-digit kills in 14 matches, with three matches of 20 or more kills, including a career-best 24 kills in an MPSF Quarterfinal win against Concordia ... also rated among the nationโs best in service aces per set with a 0.49 mark (eighth in the NCAA)ย which is sixth-best on the all-time UCLA season list ... His total of 32 aces led the Bruins ... first-team All-MPSF selection ... honorable mention NVA/AVCA All-America selection ... named to the MPSF Championship Tournament team.
2020 - Appeared in 15 matches and started in 12 contests ... Had nine double-digit kill matches, topped by 17-kill efforts against Princeton (away), Ohio State, Long Beach State (away), Concordia (away) ... His 17 kills were the most by a Bruin true freshman since Micah Maโa had 18 killsย in a match against Hawaiโi in 2016 ... Had a season-high six blocks (1 bs, 5 ba) at Princeton ... Recorded multiple blocks in six matches ... His hitting percentage of .296 was second nationally among freshmen players in 2020 ... Rated No. 8 in MPSF in kills/set (3.00) and No. 10 in MPSF in points/set (3.34) ... Selected to Off the Block's Freshman All-America team ... Named to the second-team All-MPSF team and to the All-MPSF Freshman team.
High Schoolย - Helped lead his school to three City Championships and was medalist of the Ontario Federation of Secondary Schools ... 2018 and 2019 Provincial and National Indoor Champion and all-star ... Canada Summer Games Indoor gold medalist ... Provincial and National Beach champion in 2017 ... ย Three-time Team Ontario member ... National all-star in 2017.
Club - Played for Mississauga Pakmen Club which captured the Canadian Youth Championship ... His team won the U.S. High Performance Championship in 2017, with Ontario ... All-Star at the U.S. High Performance Championship in 2018 with the Canadian Youth National Team ... Two-time 18U national champs.
Volleyball Canada - Named by Volleyball Canada to the Indoor Menโs U21 team for 2021 ... Canada finished 10th at the FIVB Menโs U21 World Championship in Italy and Bulgaria ... member of the Canadian National Team.
Personal - Dad, Alexander, also excelled in the sport of volleyball, helping Canada to its best finish ever, fourth place, at the 1984 Olympic Games ... His dad was also a member of the Canadian team which advanced to the gold medal match of the 1983 World University Games ... Has two brothers -- Xander and Trent ... Lists his biggest thrill in sport as winning the 2016 18U Canada Games alongside his brother ... His favorite athletes are the NBAโs LeBron James and Russell Westbrook ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall Quarter 2019.
2022 - Saw action in nine matches ... recorded three double-digit kill matches with a season-high of 13 kills at UCSD ... had 11 kills in win vs. Ohio State and 12 at Morehouse College ... season-high 5 blocks vs. Princeton.
2021 - Ranked among the nationโs best attackers in kills per set (12th in the nation) with a 3.98 mark which rated fourth on the UCLA single-season list (in the rally scoring era) ... averaged 4.78 points per set which was eighth-best in the NCAAย while his hitting percentage of .345 rated 21st nationally ... registered double-digit kills in 14 matches, with three matches of 20 or more kills, including a career-best 24 kills in an MPSF Quarterfinal win against Concordia ... also rated among the nationโs best in service aces per set with a 0.49 mark (eighth in the NCAA)ย which is sixth-best on the all-time UCLA season list ... His total of 32 aces led the Bruins ... first-team All-MPSF selection ... honorable mention NVA/AVCA All-America selection ... named to the MPSF Championship Tournament team.
2020 - Appeared in 15 matches and started in 12 contests ... Had nine double-digit kill matches, topped by 17-kill efforts against Princeton (away), Ohio State, Long Beach State (away), Concordia (away) ... His 17 kills were the most by a Bruin true freshman since Micah Maโa had 18 killsย in a match against Hawaiโi in 2016 ... Had a season-high six blocks (1 bs, 5 ba) at Princeton ... Recorded multiple blocks in six matches ... His hitting percentage of .296 was second nationally among freshmen players in 2020 ... Rated No. 8 in MPSF in kills/set (3.00) and No. 10 in MPSF in points/set (3.34) ... Selected to Off the Block's Freshman All-America team ... Named to the second-team All-MPSF team and to the All-MPSF Freshman team.
High Schoolย - Helped lead his school to three City Championships and was medalist of the Ontario Federation of Secondary Schools ... 2018 and 2019 Provincial and National Indoor Champion and all-star ... Canada Summer Games Indoor gold medalist ... Provincial and National Beach champion in 2017 ... ย Three-time Team Ontario member ... National all-star in 2017.
Club - Played for Mississauga Pakmen Club which captured the Canadian Youth Championship ... His team won the U.S. High Performance Championship in 2017, with Ontario ... All-Star at the U.S. High Performance Championship in 2018 with the Canadian Youth National Team ... Two-time 18U national champs.
Volleyball Canada - Named by Volleyball Canada to the Indoor Menโs U21 team for 2021 ... Canada finished 10th at the FIVB Menโs U21 World Championship in Italy and Bulgaria ... member of the Canadian National Team.
Personal - Dad, Alexander, also excelled in the sport of volleyball, helping Canada to its best finish ever, fourth place, at the 1984 Olympic Games ... His dad was also a member of the Canadian team which advanced to the gold medal match of the 1983 World University Games ... Has two brothers -- Xander and Trent ... Lists his biggest thrill in sport as winning the 2016 18U Canada Games alongside his brother ... His favorite athletes are the NBAโs LeBron James and Russell Westbrook ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall Quarter 2019.
Highlights - No. 1 UCLA M. Volleyball vs. Concordia (Jan. 11, 2026)
Monday, January 12
Highlights - No. 1 UCLA M. Volleyball vs. No. 15 McKendree (Jan. 9, 2026)
Saturday, January 10
Highlights - Men's Volleyball vs. Hawai'i, NCAA Semifinals (May 10, 2025)
Sunday, May 11
Highlights - Men's Volleyball vs. Belmont Abbey, NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals (May 8, 2025)
Thursday, May 08
