Long Island University

• First Point/NEC Defensive Player of the Week (April 7) 
• NEC Prime Performer (April 7) 
• NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll 
• Stats: 18 apps., 13 starts, 42 kills, 7 service aces, 30 digs, 50 total blocks 
• Season Highs: 8 kills (Jan. 23 at Purdue Fort Wayne), 6 digs (March 28 vs Daemen), 8 total blocks (Feb. 13 at Dominican) 

2024: 

• Appeared in nine matches/28 sets, registering 39 blocks, 19 kills and 13 digs  

2023: 

• NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll 
• Appeared in four matches (one start)/eight sets, tallying 8 kills, 1 dig and 13 blocks 

Background: 

• Played three seasons of varsity volleyball 
• First-team all-state, All-South Jersey, All-Shore and Tri-County Conference 
• Team went 33-1 and lost in state championship match as senior 
• Produced 140 kills, 26 blocks, 34 digs and 13 aces as senior 
• Played club volleyball with SOVBC and EVA 

Personal: 

• Serves as Surf City volunteer firefighter 
• Son of Kristin and Bernard McNellis 
• Has two brothers, Grant and Jake 
• Born April 21, 2004