Jim Garrison Award Freshman of the Week Week Of 4/10/2023 Sport Men's Volleyball School UC San Diego Year Position Middle Blocker Hometown Manhattan Beach, Calif. High School Mira Costa Jim Garrison aided UC San Diego to a thrilling come-from-behind 3-2 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Senior Night Friday at LionTree Arena, for a first Big West Freshman of the Week distinction. The product of Manhattan Beach and 2021 graduate of Mira Costa High School posted a match- and career-high seven total blocks (one solo) and attacked at a .750 rate through six kills on eight swings with no errors, for a season-high 10.0 total points. A rookie middle blocker, Garrison’s previous single-match high was six denials (one solo) at CSUN on March 16. The five-set triumph broke a 23-match losing streak for UC San Diego against UC Santa Barbara, including nine straight in La Jolla, going back to a 3-0 home victory over a decade ago on Feb. 15, 2013. Garrison gives UC San Diego five Big West Freshman of the Week selections for 2023, with Josh Schellinger a three-time recipient and Evan Boyle the initial winner back on Jan. 9. UC Irvine also has five such awards to date, from two players.