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Eli Fairfield

Class: Senior Hometown: San Diego, CA High School: La Costa Canyon

Height / Weight: 6-7 / 215 Position: Outside Hitter

2001: Fairfield, a senior who will start at outside hitter for his fourth season in 2001, is one of the college game's best players He is known for his steady passing, effective hitting, and consistent defense and blocking ...

2000: Fairfield established himself as one of the MPSF’s top players when he started for his third season at outside hitter as a junior in 2000 ... Was named to the 2000 Asics/Volleyball All-American honorable mention and All-MPSF second team ... He was second on USC in kills (497) while hitting .323 and was third in aces (42) ... Was 15th nationally in ace average (.419) and tied for seventh in the MPSF (.400) ... Had 24 matches with double figures in kills, with 10 matches with 20-plus kills (including twice with 30-plus kills, topped by a career-high 42 kills at BYU) ... Hit .500-plus 3 times ... Had 5-plus digs 16 times, with 4 matches in double figures in digs (including a career-best 15 at UCLA and versus UC Santa Barbara) ... Had 8 matches with 5-plus blocks ... Was named the AVCA National Player of the Week for his performances against UC Santa Barbara and BYU (he had 26 kills and 15 digs, both match highs, against UC Santa Barbara and the career-best and match-high 42 kills, plus 10 digs, at BYU) ...

1999: Fairfield started for his second season at outside hitter as a sophomore in 1999 ... He was second on USC in kills (501) while hitting .283 and in aces (30) and fourth in digs (139) and blocks (83) ... He was in double kill figures 23 times, with 20-plus kills 13 times and 30-plus kills twice ... He had 5-plus digs 15 times (3 times with 10-plus digs) and 5-plus blocks 6 times (including a career-best 7 blocks at Cal State Northridge) ... He started all but 4 matches ... In the summer of 1998, he played on the USA Volleyball Junior National team ...

1998: Fairfield proved to be one of the top freshmen in the country in 1998 and was named to the Asics Freshman All-American team ... He was second on the team with 389 kills and averaged 4.3 kills a game ... In MPSF play, averaged 4.6 kills a game ... Started at outside hitter in 22 of the 25 matches he played ... Was third on USC in digs (149) and was fourth in total blocks (65) ... Had 36 kills against San Diego State (April 8), the most by a Trojan in 1998 ... Had double-figure kills in 20 matches and double-figure digs in four matches ... Tied for USC’s team lead with 27 aces ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned 1997 Volleyball Fab 50 honors as a senior at La Costa (Calif.) Canyon High... Made the 1997 All-CIF San Diego Section Division I and All-Palomar League first teams as a senior ... Missed his junior year due to injury ... Played with the 1997 USA Volleyball Youth National Team at a tournament in Italy ... Was on the gold-medal winning team at the 1997 Junior Olympics in Denver ... Was a Junior Olympic All-American ...

PERSONAL: Is a communication major at USC ... Also plays beach volleyball (competed in 2 AVP tournaments in the summer of 1999) ... Birthdate is Feb. 10, 1979 ...

PAT POWERS SAYS: “Eli is one of the top outside hitters in the nation. He is an experienced, complete player and is playing real well right now."

Career single-match highs: 42 kills (BYU, 2000), 15 digs (3 times in 2000), 7 blocks (Cal State Northridge, 1999)