Wojciech Gajek Award Freshman of the Week Week Of 3/2/2026 Sport Men's Volleyball School Long Beach State Year Freshman Position Hometown Katowice, Poland High School Jastrzebski Wegiel Long Beach State true freshman Wojciech Gajek powered Long Beach State to a 2-0 week to nab a first career honor as Big West Freshman of the Week. Gajek paced the offense with 24 kills, averaging 3.43 kills per set, while hitting .486 in a pair of wins against CUI. In the 3-1 road win, Gajek delivered 12 kills and erupted for eight service aces, tied for the most aces in a four-set match this season. In Saturday’s home sweep the opposite hitter from Katowice, Poland registered another 12 kills with an impressive .786 hitting (12-1-14), the highest single-match attack percentage by a Beach player this season with a minimum of 12 kills.