Ryan Vena

Photo by: Sideline Photos, LLC

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-7
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
High School:
Loyola

Honors
First Team All-EIVA (2025)
All-EIVA Honorable Mention (2023)

2025: Appeared in 24 matches and 86 sets, starting all 24 … finished the season ranked eighth in the EIVA and second on the team in blocks with 79.0 total for 0.92 … had 129 kills on 231 attempts for .468 percent … had a season high 10 kills and 17 points on April 4th against George Mason … had a season high 11 blocks against George Mason on April 4th … recorded a season high four aces against Charleston on Feb. 21 … earned EIVA Defensive Player of the Week honors on April 21 … named to the First Team All-EIVA.

2024: Appeared in 18 matches and 62 sets ... ranked fourth on the team in kills with a season total of 83 and 1.34 kills per set on a .393 hitting percentage ... tallied a season-high 9 kills against Sacred Heart on Feb. 10 along with season-highs in both points (12.5) and aces (3) .... ranked fifth on the team in total blocks with 46.0 (3 solo, 43 assists) ... recorded a season-high 7 total blocks against No. 8 BYU ... had a season total 30 digs and .48 digs per set with a season-high 5 against Charleston in the quarterfinals of the 2024 EIVA Tournament

2023: Appeared in 25 matches and 79 sets ... Ranked eighth in the EIVA in blocks (0.85/set) ... ranked second on the team in blocks with 67 … averaged 1.29 kills per set and totaled 102 total kills ... had a season-high eight kills against Charleston on Apr. 9... recorded a season-high 3 service aces against Harvard on Feb. 24 … and 6 blocks against NJIT on April. 20 ... tallied a season-high five digs at Charleston on Apr. 7... recorded had at least three blocks in 14 out of the 25 matches he appeared in

Before Princeton: Three-year starter on Loyola High School Varsity team ... Played in two State Championships & one CIF Championship ... 2022 AVCA High School All-American 2nd Team ... First Team All CIF … Two-time All CIF Team Southern Section ... Two-time All Mission League ... 2022 Loyola Offensive Player of the Year ... 2022 AVCA All-American 2nd Team ... 2021 All Tournament SoCal Cup ... 2021-22 USAV National Training Team ... 2019 Team Captain ... Seven-year starter for MB Surf Club team ... 2019 BJNC Open Division National Champion ... 2016 BJNC Open Division Silver Medal ... 2017 & 2018 BJNC Open Division Bronze Medal ... VolleyballMag “Fab 50” player ...15U Gold Medal ... Four-year Honor Roll, graduated Cum Laude

Personal: Son of Greg and Jennifer Vena … has a brother, Jackson Vena, and a sister, Kendall Vena … can juggle.