THIS YEAR: Recovering from knee injury … Goal is to return to 100 percent … Hard worker … Highly competitive … Pushes team to improve daily.

2007: Redshirted due to injury.

2006: Appeared in 21 games … Recorded 17 digs, three service aces and 37 successful service receptions.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-Freeway League selection at La Habra High School, graduating in 2006 ... Named team MVP a senior ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Also lettered four years in track and field … Finished second in the 110m hurdles at the CIF meet ... Named to Honor Roll during senior year.

PERSONAL: Born March 23, 1988 in Yorba Linda to Jeff and Jill Salo ... Majoring in exercise sports science with an emphasis in teaching and a minor in teaching … Has two brothers (Josh, 22 and Jordan, 16) … Brother, Josh, plays basketball at Biola, where father, Jeff, also played … Plans on becoming a high-school counselor and coaching volleyball ... Enjoys shopping, dancing and going to the beach.