2022 Men's Volleyball Roster
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McHenry, Merrick
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Jersey Number 13
Merrick McHenry
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bedford, Texas
- High School:
- L.D. Bell HS
Bio
2024 - First-team AVCA All-America selection ... MPSF Player of the Year ... first-team All-MPSF ... named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament team ... winner of the Ryan Millar Award as the nation's top middle attacker for the second straight year ... winner of the Dain Blanton Diversity Award ... broke Garrett Muagututia’s school career record total of 44 block solos against Long Beach (finished his career with 48) ... set a school record with his .585 hitting percentage for the 2024 season and with his career mark of .519 ... led the MPSF in hitting percentage (did not qualify for the NCAA listing) ... hit at least .400 in 28 matches during the season ... had double-digit kills in nine contests with a high of 14 against Grand Canyon and at BYU ... multiple aces in 11 matches with a high of three against Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon, Stanford, USC, Loyola-Chicago ... 14 matches with at least 4.0 blocks ... ranked 11th in NCAA in blocking average (0.99) ... 14 kills v. GCU (4/6) on season-high 23 attacks to win MPSF Offensive POW ... hit perfect 13 kills on 13 chances in regular season matches against USC ... total of 22 kills in matches at BYU ... named MPSF Defensive POW after his play vs. UCI ... 9 kills vs Pepperdine ... 10 kills in win v. Beach ... 11 kills at Beach ... 6 kill, 2 aces at UCI ... 5 kills, 5 blocks at UCSD; 10 kills vs. UCSB; 5 kills vs. both Ohio State and Penn State in Texas while hitting .769 with no errors on 13 combined swings.
2023 - First-team AVCA All-America and All-MPSF selection ... MVP of the MPSF Tournament after hitting over .800 with 20 kills over two matches ... winner of the Ryan Millar Award as the nation's top middle attacker and was a finalist the Dain Blanton Diversity Award ... led the nation in attack percentage (.526) which is one of the highest single-season performances in school history ... hit at least .500 in 20 matches ... had 12 matches with double-digit kills ... 16 matches with at least three blocks ... season-high 15 kills in win over UC Irvine ... season-best five aces in win at Stanford ... season-high 12 blocks against Pepperdine (h) ... his total of 18 block solos rates tied for third on the all-time school list (rally scoring era) ... named Off the Block's Co-Middle Attacker of the Week for his play in matches against Penn State and Hawai'i at the Outrigger Invitational ... named All-Tournament at the Outrigger Invitational ... Off the Block's Co-Middle Attacker of the Week after leading UCLA to two wins over UC Irvine -- 15 kill, 7 blocks (2/26) and 10 kills (2/24) ... 10 kills, 5 blocks at Long Beach (2/10) ... 7 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks vs. Long Beach (2/9) ... named Off the Block's Middle Attacker of the Week after 14 kills, 12 blocks vs. Pepperdine (4/15) and 7 blocks at Pepperdine (4/13).
2022 - First-team NVA/AVCA All-America selection, first-team All-MPSF pick and finalist for Ryan Millar Award as the nation’s top middle attacker... ranked third in the nation in hitting % (.523) ... hit .769 with 10 kills vs. Pepp (4/9) ... hit at least .500 in 18 matches this season ... finished 14th in NCAA in blocks/set (0.97) ... established a new career-best with 7 block assists at Pepp (4/7) ... season-best 17 kills at Stanford (3/12) ... named Off the Block’s Co-Middle Attacker of the Week for his play vs. Pepperdine and at Stanford ... totaled 12 kills, no errors on 22 swings vs. Penn St. and Ohio St. (.545) ... saw action in 26 matches ... had 4 double-digit kill matches ... 18 matches with multiple blocks.
2021 - Rated among the nation’s best middle attackers in hitting percentage (.423, 12th in the NCAA and 3rd in the MPSF) and blocks per set (1.02, 18th nationally and 5th in the MPSF) ... honorable mention NVA/AVCA All-America selection ... second-team All-MPSF selection ... named to the MPSF All-Freshman team ... led the Bruins in block solos (15, tied for fourth on the all-time single-season school list) and block assists (48) ... totaled double-digit kills in eight matches this season with a high of 18 at Grand Canyon ... named Off the Block’s National Freshman of the Week twice during the season for his performances in a couple of regular season meetings with Pepperdine (24 kills, 12 blocks) and after hitting a combined .581 in three wins against Stanford and Concordia ... had three or more block assists in 11 contests.
2020 - Did not see match action in his first year in the program.
High School - Volleyballmag.com Fab 50 recruit ... Considered one of the nation’s top 5 recruits in volleyball by Volleyball Magazine ... Volleyball and track standout at Bell HS ... Also lettered in basketball ... All-State performer in track and as a sophomore won the state championship in the 110 hurdles, long jump and triple jump ... All-District selection in basketball.
USA Volleyball - Member of the U.S. team which captured the gold at the 2023 Pan Am Cup Final Six in Alberta, Edmonton ... member of the U.S. squad for the 2023 NORCECA Pan American Cup (U.S. finished 5th) ... selected to the U.S. Men's National Team for the Volleyball Nations League in summer of 2022 ... represented the United States in the NORCECA Continental Championships in Mexico where the U.S. finished 5th ... helped lead the U.S. to the bronze medal at the Pan Am Cup held in the Dominican Republic ... had 10 kills and 8 blocks in the bronze-medal match ... member of the U.S. Youth National Training Team in 2018.
Club - Played for Austin Juniors ... Named to the Open 18 all-tournament team at Junior Nationals in 2019 ... Advanced to the gold bracket at 18 Open Junior Nationals ... Team captain ... Named Club Newcomer of the Year.
Personal - Son of Jennifer and Metrick McHenry ... Mom played volleyball at Texas Tech, while dad played football at Texas Tech and Texas A&M-Commerce ... has an older brother, Metrick, and an older sister, Makenzie along with a twin sister, Mally ... chose UCLA for a great education, great volleyball and great tradition ... lists USA Volleyball’s Ben Patch as the famous athlete he most admires ... hobbies include photography ... earned a spot on the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Fall 2022 and Winter 2021.
2023 - First-team AVCA All-America and All-MPSF selection ... MVP of the MPSF Tournament after hitting over .800 with 20 kills over two matches ... winner of the Ryan Millar Award as the nation's top middle attacker and was a finalist the Dain Blanton Diversity Award ... led the nation in attack percentage (.526) which is one of the highest single-season performances in school history ... hit at least .500 in 20 matches ... had 12 matches with double-digit kills ... 16 matches with at least three blocks ... season-high 15 kills in win over UC Irvine ... season-best five aces in win at Stanford ... season-high 12 blocks against Pepperdine (h) ... his total of 18 block solos rates tied for third on the all-time school list (rally scoring era) ... named Off the Block's Co-Middle Attacker of the Week for his play in matches against Penn State and Hawai'i at the Outrigger Invitational ... named All-Tournament at the Outrigger Invitational ... Off the Block's Co-Middle Attacker of the Week after leading UCLA to two wins over UC Irvine -- 15 kill, 7 blocks (2/26) and 10 kills (2/24) ... 10 kills, 5 blocks at Long Beach (2/10) ... 7 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks vs. Long Beach (2/9) ... named Off the Block's Middle Attacker of the Week after 14 kills, 12 blocks vs. Pepperdine (4/15) and 7 blocks at Pepperdine (4/13).
2022 - First-team NVA/AVCA All-America selection, first-team All-MPSF pick and finalist for Ryan Millar Award as the nation’s top middle attacker... ranked third in the nation in hitting % (.523) ... hit .769 with 10 kills vs. Pepp (4/9) ... hit at least .500 in 18 matches this season ... finished 14th in NCAA in blocks/set (0.97) ... established a new career-best with 7 block assists at Pepp (4/7) ... season-best 17 kills at Stanford (3/12) ... named Off the Block’s Co-Middle Attacker of the Week for his play vs. Pepperdine and at Stanford ... totaled 12 kills, no errors on 22 swings vs. Penn St. and Ohio St. (.545) ... saw action in 26 matches ... had 4 double-digit kill matches ... 18 matches with multiple blocks.
2021 - Rated among the nation’s best middle attackers in hitting percentage (.423, 12th in the NCAA and 3rd in the MPSF) and blocks per set (1.02, 18th nationally and 5th in the MPSF) ... honorable mention NVA/AVCA All-America selection ... second-team All-MPSF selection ... named to the MPSF All-Freshman team ... led the Bruins in block solos (15, tied for fourth on the all-time single-season school list) and block assists (48) ... totaled double-digit kills in eight matches this season with a high of 18 at Grand Canyon ... named Off the Block’s National Freshman of the Week twice during the season for his performances in a couple of regular season meetings with Pepperdine (24 kills, 12 blocks) and after hitting a combined .581 in three wins against Stanford and Concordia ... had three or more block assists in 11 contests.
2020 - Did not see match action in his first year in the program.
High School - Volleyballmag.com Fab 50 recruit ... Considered one of the nation’s top 5 recruits in volleyball by Volleyball Magazine ... Volleyball and track standout at Bell HS ... Also lettered in basketball ... All-State performer in track and as a sophomore won the state championship in the 110 hurdles, long jump and triple jump ... All-District selection in basketball.
USA Volleyball - Member of the U.S. team which captured the gold at the 2023 Pan Am Cup Final Six in Alberta, Edmonton ... member of the U.S. squad for the 2023 NORCECA Pan American Cup (U.S. finished 5th) ... selected to the U.S. Men's National Team for the Volleyball Nations League in summer of 2022 ... represented the United States in the NORCECA Continental Championships in Mexico where the U.S. finished 5th ... helped lead the U.S. to the bronze medal at the Pan Am Cup held in the Dominican Republic ... had 10 kills and 8 blocks in the bronze-medal match ... member of the U.S. Youth National Training Team in 2018.
Club - Played for Austin Juniors ... Named to the Open 18 all-tournament team at Junior Nationals in 2019 ... Advanced to the gold bracket at 18 Open Junior Nationals ... Team captain ... Named Club Newcomer of the Year.
Personal - Son of Jennifer and Metrick McHenry ... Mom played volleyball at Texas Tech, while dad played football at Texas Tech and Texas A&M-Commerce ... has an older brother, Metrick, and an older sister, Makenzie along with a twin sister, Mally ... chose UCLA for a great education, great volleyball and great tradition ... lists USA Volleyball’s Ben Patch as the famous athlete he most admires ... hobbies include photography ... earned a spot on the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Fall 2022 and Winter 2021.
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Thursday, May 08
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Wednesday, May 07
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