| Height: | 6-5 |
| Hometown: | Virginia Beach, Va. |
| Position: | MB |
| Year: | Jr. |
| High School: | Floyd E. Kellam HS |
| Major: | Sport Management |
Career: Leader in hitting percentage (.435)... Leader in total blocks (237)... Leader in block assists (177)... Leader in blocks per set (0.80)... Tied first in solo blocks (60)... Third in kills (567)... Third in service aces (75)... Third in service aces per set (0.25)... Third in points (790.5)... Fourth in points per set (2.66)... Fourth in sets played (297)... Fifth in total attempts (1028)... Fifth in matches played (83)... Holds all three single-match hitting percentage record (10-14 attempts, 15-19 attempts, 20 or more attempts).
2026: All-IVA first team... TU Male Athlete of the Year... Played in 86 sets across 24 matches... Totaled 215 kills (second on the team, eighth-most in a TU season) on a .538 hitting percentage (program record) with 10 assists, 27 service aces (tied for team lead, tied fifth-most in a TU season), 36 digs, and 85 total blocks (team-best, second-most in a TU season)... Went 11-for-11 at #20 Randolph-Macon on Mar. 14... 10 matches with double-digit kills... Recorded multiple blocks in 22-for-24 matches... 0.99 blocks per set rate set a new single-season record... Named IVA Offensive Player of the Week twice... Team MVP... Match highs include: 17 kills (twice), four assists, four aces, four digs (three times), eight total blocks.
2025: All-IVA second team... Played in all 105 sets across 28 matches... Totaled 204 kills (second-most on the team; eighth-most in TU season) on a .462 hitting percentage (TU season record; 4th nationally), seven assists, 35 service aces (second-most on the team; third-most in TU season), 57 digs, and a team-leading 90 total blocks (23 solo, 67 assists), a single-season record... IVA Offensive Player of the Week... Tied program-record .727 hitting percentage at King on Mar. 8 (8-0/11)... Also hit .722 (14-1/18) vs. Belmont Abbey on Mar. 12... Hit .667 (15-1/21) at Thomas More on Mar. 28... Tied the three-set ace record (5) at Erskine on Jan. 17... Broke the four-set blocks record (8) vs. Crusaders on Mar. 12... Match highs include: 15 kills, three assists, five aces, seven digs, eight block assists... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.
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... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... 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 24 | at Newberry | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 3 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 11 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 |
| Apr 16 | vs. Merrimack | W, 3-2 |
| Apr 17 | vs. Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-2 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 24 | 6 | ||
| Sets | 86 | 24 | ||
| Kills | 215 | 66 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.50 | 2.75 | ||
| Errors | 24 | 8 | ||
| Total Attacks | 355 | 112 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 4.13 | 4.67 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .538 | .518 | ||
| Assists | 10 | 5 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.12 | 0.21 | ||
| Service Total Attempts | 300 | 88 | ||
| Service Aces | 27 | 8 | ||
| Service Errors | 77 | 21 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.31 | 0.33 | ||
| Receptions | 5 | 1 | ||
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 36 | 11 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.42 | 0.46 | ||
| Block Solo | 17 | 7 | ||
| Block Assist | 68 | 20 | ||
| Block Total | 85 | 27 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.99 | 1.13 | ||
| Block Errors | 4 | 2 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 293.0 | 91.0 | ||
| Points per set | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| Matches started | 13 | 4 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | at Queens (N.C.) | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -.182 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Jan 15 | Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Jan 16 | Erskine | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9 | .889 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Jan 23 | at Emmanuel (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | .294 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Jan 30 | at Thomas More | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .714 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Feb 3 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Feb 6 | Lees-McRae | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .300 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Feb 7 | at RV Belmont Abbey | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 8 | 1 | 18 | .389 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Feb 13 | at Catawba | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 15 | 4 | 26 | .423 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20.5 |
| Feb 15 | Thomas More | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 26 | at #10 Ball St. | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Mar 3 | RV Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 22 | .409 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 |
| Mar 6 | at Lees-McRae | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 0 | 20 | .800 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Mar 7 | at Erskine | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | .667 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Mar 10 | Kentucky State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Mar 14 | vs. Randolph | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 26 | .654 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19.5 |
| Mar 14 | at #20 Randolph-Macon | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Mar 20 | Catawba | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 25 | .600 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21.0 |
| Mar 21 | Charleston (W.V.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Mar 24 | at Newberry | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Apr 3 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12 | .833 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16.0 |
| Apr 7 | Newberry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | .583 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Apr 11 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 20 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Apr 16 | vs. Merrimack | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 28 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Apr 17 | vs. Lincoln Memorial | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 15 | 3 | 26 | .462 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19.0 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Conference | 6 | 24 | 66 | 2.75 | 8 | 112 | .518 | 5 | 0.21 | 8 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.46 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 1.13 | 91.0 | 3.8 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 9 | 30 | 66 | 2.20 | 6 | 108 | .556 | 6 | 0.20 | 12 | 0.40 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0.43 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 1.00 | 96.5 | 3.2 |
| Away | 12 | 41 | 100 | 2.44 | 14 | 167 | .515 | 3 | 0.07 | 14 | 0.34 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0.44 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 1.05 | 139.0 | 3.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 15 | 49 | 3.27 | 4 | 80 | .563 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.33 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.80 | 57.5 | 3.8 |
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| Wins | 14 | 43 | 113 | 2.63 | 6 | 171 | .626 | 7 | 0.16 | 16 | 0.37 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0.35 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 1.07 | 157.0 | 3.7 |
| Losses | 10 | 43 | 102 | 2.37 | 18 | 184 | .457 | 3 | 0.07 | 11 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0.49 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 0.91 | 136.0 | 3.2 |
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| January | 5 | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 7 | 55 | .382 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0.57 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.79 | 42.5 | 3.0 |
| February | 5 | 21 | 39 | 1.86 | 7 | 75 | .427 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.19 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 1.10 | 56.5 | 2.7 |
| March | 9 | 31 | 88 | 2.84 | 5 | 127 | .654 | 6 | 0.19 | 6 | 0.19 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.52 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 1.03 | 114.0 | 3.7 |
| April | 5 | 20 | 60 | 3.00 | 5 | 98 | .561 | 4 | 0.20 | 8 | 0.40 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.55 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.95 | 80.0 | 4.0 |
