Tristan Whitfield

Position:
Middle Block
Height:
6-7
Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Va.
High School:
Cape Henry Collegiate

Honors
EIVA Freshman of the Year (2024)
1x EIVA Defensive Player of the Week (2024)
Academic All-EIVA (2025)

2025: Appeared in 25 matches and 73 sets for the Tigers … led the team and ranked fourth in the EIVA in blocks per set with 71.0 total for 0.97/s … had a season high 10 total blocks against NJIT on Feb. 28 … 2025 captain … named to the All-EIVA Academic team.

2024: Appeared in 19 matches and 60 sets ... led the EIVA in total blocks with 80 (10 solo, 70 assists) and 1.33 blocks per set ... had nine matches this season of five or more blocks, including eight of the last 12 contests of the regular season ... recorded a season-high in the final regular-season match, with 11 blocks, three solo against Charleston ... totaled 65 kills, averaging 1.08 kills per set on .384 hitting ... had a season-high 8 kills against Charleston on Apr. 13 ... tallied 6 service aces

Before Princeton: Played one year of varsity volleyball and varsity basketball at Kellam High School before transferring to Cape Henry Collegiate where he completed three more years of both varsity volleyball and basketball...Three-time Conference Player of the Year and Conference all-tournament team selection...VolleyballMag.com top 25 underclassmen to watch...VolleyballMag.com Fab 50 recruit...Two-time Volleyball Recruiter All American...Volleyball Recruiter Five-star recruit...Played two years at Coastal Volleyball Club and one year at The St. James Volleyball Club...Competed with the USA Volleyball U19 national team at both the Pan American Games and the FIVB World Championships.

Personal: Son of Alexander and Kristin Whitfield...eldest brother to Sebastian and Alexa Whitfield...started playing volleyball because his father forced him to go to a high school tryout, Whitfield then fell in love with the sport and joined Coastal VBC the following year.