Park University (AZ)

Park Gilbert (2020): The Bucs leading returner in kills and blocks … will be a main cog in the middle … played in all 62 sets … had 104 kills last season and hit an impressive .306 … led the team in service aces with 24 … had 43 total blocks … put away a career high 12 kills against Westcliff (2/28) … had two other double-digit kill matches … had 10 kills against Ottawa (Ariz.) (1/15) and 10 against Morningside (2/7) … had career high five aces against St. Katherine (3/6) … blocked a career high six attacks in back-to-back matches against Simpson and Arizona Christian (2/15).

High School: A 2019 graduate of Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Ariz. … coach by current Bucs coach Clay Webb … was a two-year varsity player … played in 54 sets had 53 kills … added 32 total blocks … Thunder won the 6A state title his junior year and reached the 6A semi-finals his senior year.  

Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice … mother is Candace Vasilauskas and father is John Patrick Thesz … has six siblings Vincent, Isadora, Hunter, Kylie, Victoria, and Connor … sister Kylie also played college volleyball at the College of New Rochelle … born March 15, 2001.