Mac Wilson BYU Palmdale, Calif. 6'9" - Middle Blocker Joined Team: June 2001

Major International Competition: 2004 – NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal). 2003 – Colorado/Nebraska Tour… Canada Tour…Pan American Games ( Fourth Place)…NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal). 2002 – Dallas Tour…Six-Nation Tournament ( Italy)… Louisville Tour… Bulgaria Tour… Greece Tour. 2001 – Jeep America’s Cup…World University Games. 1999 – World University Games.

International Highlights: 2004 – Team USA qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, by winning the NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caguas, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10…The men posted a perfect record of 6-0 en route to the gold medal, which included a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over Cuba in the championship match. 2003 – Member of the team that played in the NORCECA Zone Championships in Mexico as Team USA captured the gold medal and a berth in the 2003 World Cup, the first Olympic qualifier. 2002 – Saw considerable action for the United States during the year, playing in 58 sets…Posted 91 total points on 53 kills, 21 blocks and 17 service aces…Had a hitting percentage of .365, scored 1.57 points per set and also had 19 digs. 2001 – Won a gold medal at the World University Games in Beijing, China…Saw limited action with the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team in the Jeep America’s Cup tournament…Finished with six kills on 13 attempts for a hitting percentage of .308. 1999 – Gained extensive international experience as a member of the 1999 USA World University Games Men's Volleyball Team. The 1999 World University Games were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

College Highlights: 2001 – Member of the NCAA men's volleyball championship team…Played in 45 games…Notched 57 kills for a kill per game average of 1.27…Had a hitting percentage of .349…Posted six service aces and 10 digs. 2000 – Missed first 11 matches of the season due to a broken finger…Earned All-MPSF Honorable-Mention honors…Played in 44 games…Averaged 2.89 kills per game…Recorded 127 kills on 235 attempts for a .404 hitting percentage…Posted 84 blocks on the season…Ranked second on the roster, averaging 1.91 blocks per game. 1999 – Member of the NCAA men's volleyball championship team…Named to the All-MPSF third team…Earned AVCA National Player of the Week honors on March 1 after leading the Cougars to two straight 3-0 wins over UCLA…Posted a .349 hitting percentage against nationally ranked opponents. 1998 – Played in one match as a freshman. 1995 – Redshirted the season.

Personal: Born Mackay Ira Wilson in Safford, Ariz., on May 7, 1976…Parents are Wade and Sandra Wilson…Has four brothers: Eli, Seth, Vince and Quentin; and one sister, Josie…Graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from BYU in 2001…Served a LDS church mission to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the Mormon Church after the 1995 season…Graduated from Highland High School in Palmdale, Calif. in 1994…Played both volleyball and basketball while in high school…Was named an All-American in volleyball while in high school…Has overcome three broken bones in a year and a half to continue his volleyball career…Lists his hobbies as fishing, ceramics, woodworking, reading, mountain biking, cooking, and camping… Says his happiest moment in life was serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints…Says his happiest moment in sports was winning the NCAA men's volleyball national championship twice.