Saint Francis University Athletics

JUNIOR (2011) – Played in 27 matches for the Red Flash as their libero … All-EIVA second team selection ... he recorded 225 digs, just shy of surpassing his career-high 228 from the previous season … registered 35 assists … had a season-high 18 digs on three separate occasions … was announced the EIVA Tait Player of the Week (1/31) for racking up 50 digs with a digs per set average of 3.85 in three matches … reached double digits in digs on 10 different occasions, including a string of six matches in a row … season-high five assists came against Mount Olive (2/20).

SOPHOMORE (2010) - Sophomore libero had a breakout campaign in 2010 … earned EIVA All-East Second team honors … played in 24 matches, appearing in 89 sets … recorded 228 digs, which ranks third for a single-season in the rally scoring era … averaged 2.51 digs per set, fifth in the EIVA … recorded 13 double-digit dig matches, including three matches of 15+ digs and one match of 20+ digs … recorded 15 digs in the Red Flash’s 3-1 win over Juniata (2/23) … posted a season-high of 22 digs at Juniata, the first Red Flash win there in four years (3/31) … recorded 15 digs at Ohio State (4/17) … finished the season with one kill, 37 assists, and 228 digs.

FRESHMAN (2009) - Ranked fourth on the 2009 team with 187 digs, including a season-high 23 against Juniata (4/30/09) ... That also tied the second-best single-game mark in school history … Recorded double-digit digs in eight of 24 matches played.

BEFORE SFU - Played three seasons for head coach Dan Schall, winning a WPIAL Championship in 2007 and again in 2008 ... selected to First Team All-WPIAL and first team all-section squads as a junior and senior ... was a two-time PA all-state Finest 40 selection, as well as all-state tournament team honoree, and a Fox Chapel All-Tournament Team selection ... also competed in cross country at NA.

PERSONAL - Born on May 3, 1990 ... son of Evelyn and Jeffery Wappler ... Finance major.