| Height: | 6-5 |
| Hometown: | Virginia Beach, Va. |
| Position: | MB |
| Year: | So. |
| High School: | Floyd E. Kellam HS |
| Major: | Sport Management |
Career: Second in blocks per set (0.60)... Fourth in program history in solo blocks (20)... Sixth in total blocks (62).
2024: Played in 104 sets across all 31 matches as a freshman... Totaled 148 kills (third-most on the team) on a .288 hitting percentage (fifth-best in a TU season), four assists, 13 service aces, 27 digs, and 60 total blocks (20 solo, 42 assists), third-most in a TU season... Two-time IVA Player of the Week (once offensive and once defensive)... Hit .545 (6-0/11) with five total blocks (one solo, four assists) at North Greenville on Mar. 26... Sixth-highest season blocks per set rate (0.60)... Recorded at least one kill in 29-of-31 matches... Credited with at least one block in 26 contests... Match highs include: 13 kills, two assists, two aces (four times), three digs (twice), five total blocks.
High School: Graduated from Floyd E. Kellam HS in Virginia Beach, Va... Coached by Aaron Campbell, Katie Mills, and Michelle Neaves (volleyball), Norman Hassell, Thomas DeAtley, Aaron McCoy (basketball), and Evan Ballinger and Sydney Strawbridge (Ocean Volleyball Club)... Lettered four years in volleyball and one in basketball... 2022 all-state 6A second team and all-region 6A first team... 2022 All-Tidewater Team nomination... 2021 Ocean Volleyball Club MVP... 2019 Kellam HS volleyball sportsmanship award... 2019 district and region champion... 2022 region champion... Recorded 42 service aces, 227 kills, 112 digs, 17 assists, and 36 blocks in 17 matches as a senior... Notched 35 kills in a match during his junior year... Played for Ocean Volleyball Club, coached by Evan Ballinger and Sydney Strawbridge... 2021 Ocean Volleyball Club MVP.
Personal: Born Mar. 1, 2005 in Norfolk, Va... Son of Mark and Allison Makovec... Siblings: Mason and Austin... Father Mark played football at Wake Forest (1994-99)... Mother Allison (Ankerson) was a three-time All-American in soccer at Catawba (1991-95), played semi-professionally with the Hampton Roads Piranhas (1995-00)... Brother Mason plays basketball at Lynchburg (2021-present)... Sport management major with a coaching minor... Plans after graduation: Athletic director, volleyball coach, volleyball trainer... Hobbies: Fishing, beach volleyball, spike ball, golfing... Community service at TU: Rehabilitation center... Favorite class at TU: Educational psychology... Favorite midnight snack: Motts fruit snacks... Favorite movie: "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith"... Favorite musical artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers... Favorite song: "Black Summer"... Favorite sports team: Green Bay Packers... Favorite athlete: Tobias Krick... Advice to kids: "Excuses are the nails that build the house of failure. Work hard and don't let anything get in your way"... Favorite food: Sushi... Most famous person ever met: Taylor Crabb... What people don't know about him: He is double-jointed in both shoulders so he can pop them out at-will.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 28 | at Thomas More | W, 3-2 |
| Apr 1 | North Greenville | L, 3-2 |
| Apr 4 | at Catawba | W, 3-1 |
| Apr 11 | Catawba | L, 3-2 |
| Apr 12 | Thomas More | W, 3-1 |
| Apr 18 | vs. Missouri S&T | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 28 | 6 | ||
| Sets | 105 | 24 | ||
| Kills | 204 | 55 | ||
| Kills per set | 1.94 | 2.29 | ||
| Errors | 39 | 12 | ||
| Total Attacks | 357 | 89 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 3.40 | 3.71 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .462 | .483 | ||
| Assists | 7 | 4 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.07 | 0.17 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 359 | 89 | ||
| Service Aces | 35 | 7 | ||
| Service Errors | 93 | 23 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.33 | 0.29 | ||
| Receptions | 12 | 2 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 57 | 6 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.54 | 0.25 | ||
| Block Solo | 23 | 8 | ||
| Block Assist | 67 | 14 | ||
| Block Total | 90 | 22 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.86 | 0.92 | ||
| Block Errors | 8 | 1 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 295.5 | 77.0 | ||
| Points per set | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| Matches started | 27 | 6 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9 | vs. #15 CSUN | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jan 10 | vs. #3 UC Irvine | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Jan 11 | at #16 UC Santa Barbara | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Jan 17 | at Erskine | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | .556 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Jan 19 | at Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Jan 19 | vs. Barton | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Jan 21 | Quincy | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | .176 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Jan 28 | at North Greenville | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 15 | .533 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Jan 30 | at #8 Ball St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jan 31 | at #8 Ball St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -.200 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Feb 4 | at Lees-McRae | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Feb 12 | at #17 Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Feb 15 | Erskine | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 | .438 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Feb 18 | Bluefield University | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Feb 27 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Mar 5 | Lees-McRae | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | .583 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Mar 8 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 | .727 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Mar 11 | at Bluefield University | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 12 | Belmont Abbey | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 18 | .722 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Mar 14 | at Charleston (W.V.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Mar 15 | at Charleston (W.V.) | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 20 | .600 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Mar 18 | #16 Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Mar 26 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Mar 28 | at Thomas More | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 21 | .667 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Apr 1 | North Greenville | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 22 | .364 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Apr 4 | at Catawba | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 19 | .579 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Apr 11 | Catawba | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 18 | .444 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Apr 12 | Thomas More | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Apr 18 | vs. Missouri S&T | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 11 | 5 | 23 | .261 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 31 | 104 | 148 | 1.42 | 57 | 316 | .288 | 4 | 0.04 | 13 | 0.13 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0.26 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 0.60 | 202.0 | 1.9 |
| 2024-25 | 28 | 105 | 204 | 1.94 | 39 | 357 | .462 | 7 | 0.07 | 35 | 0.33 | 12 | 0 | 57 | 0.54 | 23 | 67 | 90 | 0.86 | 295.5 | 2.8 |
| 2025-26 | 24 | 86 | 215 | 2.50 | 24 | 355 | .538 | 10 | 0.12 | 27 | 0.31 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0.42 | 17 | 68 | 85 | 0.99 | 293.0 | 3.4 |
| Total | 83 | 295 | 567 | 1.92 | 120 | 1028 | .435 | 21 | 0.07 | 75 | 0.25 | 20 | 0 | 120 | 0.41 | 60 | 177 | 237 | 0.80 | 790.5 | 2.7 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28 | 105 | 204 | 1.94 | 39 | 357 | .462 | 7 | 0.07 | 35 | 0.33 | 12 | 0 | 57 | 0.54 | 23 | 67 | 90 | 0.86 | 295.5 | 2.8 |
| Conference | 6 | 24 | 55 | 2.29 | 12 | 89 | .483 | 4 | 0.17 | 7 | 0.29 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.25 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0.92 | 77.0 | 3.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 11 | 42 | 89 | 2.12 | 20 | 157 | .439 | 4 | 0.10 | 20 | 0.48 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0.71 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 0.79 | 129.0 | 3.1 |
| Away | 13 | 48 | 92 | 1.92 | 13 | 159 | .497 | 3 | 0.06 | 12 | 0.25 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0.46 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 1.06 | 137.0 | 2.9 |
| Neutral | 4 | 15 | 23 | 1.53 | 6 | 41 | .415 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.40 | 29.5 | 2.0 |
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| Wins | 15 | 58 | 133 | 2.29 | 20 | 222 | .509 | 2 | 0.03 | 27 | 0.47 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0.67 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 1.03 | 198.0 | 3.4 |
| Losses | 13 | 47 | 71 | 1.51 | 19 | 135 | .385 | 5 | 0.11 | 8 | 0.17 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0.38 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 0.64 | 97.5 | 2.1 |
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| January | 10 | 34 | 44 | 1.29 | 8 | 89 | .404 | 1 | 0.03 | 7 | 0.21 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0.50 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 0.79 | 66.0 | 1.9 |
| February | 5 | 16 | 31 | 1.94 | 10 | 66 | .318 | 1 | 0.06 | 8 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.94 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.88 | 48.0 | 3.0 |
| March | 8 | 32 | 76 | 2.38 | 7 | 105 | .657 | 2 | 0.06 | 10 | 0.31 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0.50 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 1.00 | 106.5 | 3.3 |
| April | 5 | 23 | 53 | 2.30 | 14 | 97 | .402 | 3 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.43 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.39 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0.74 | 75.0 | 3.3 |
