Rutgers-Newark Athletics

HONORS: 2015 CVC Champion, 2015 'NCAA Elite 8'

2015: Saw time in nine matches (25 sets) as a junior in 2015 ... tallied 20 total digs, including a season-high eight in a win over CCNY on February 21 ... had multiple digs in five matches.

2014: Saw action in 11 matches for the 9-17 Raiders… totaled 21 digs and three assists while handling 56 of 66 serves (84.8%)… had a season-high five digs while adding an assist in a 3-2 loss to NJIT (3/6/14).

2013: Started in 15 matches while appearing in all 25 for the 4-21 Scarlet Raiders… totaled 66.0 points, 58 kills, four aces, 74 digs and eight blocking assists… handled 315 serves with 23 reception errors (92.7%)… had season highs of 9.0 points and eight kills while adding two blocking assists in a 3-2 loss to Sage (3/30/13)… recorded nine digs and three kills in a 3-1 loss to Eastern Mennonite (2/16/13)… posted six kills and five digs in a 3-1 win over Southern Vermont (3/30/13)… also registered six kills in a 3-0 loss to Springfield (3/29/13).

CLUB: Has helped the Northern Virginia Volleyball Association to four consecutive regional championships and six Junior National s appearances under coaches Romonzo Beans, David McCandless and Melvin Kinnebrew… has developed in the NVVA for six seasons… member NVVA High School Boys League all-region team.

HIGH SCHOOL: National Honor Society student at Broad Run HS where there was no varsity boys’ volleyball team.

PERSONAL: Plans to major in psychology at R-N… son of Erika and Paul Collins… has two younger brothers (Michael and Josh)… born in Baltimore, MD… his father played club volleyball at Liberty University and was a member of the US National Team Handball squad… played with R-N classmate Kevin McCandless in the NVVA program.