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2026 Men's Volleyball Roster

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2 Ben Zima

  • Position Libero/Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Glen Ellyn, Ill.
  • Highschool Glenbard South

Biography

Has earned one letter (2025) ...

Currently ranks eighth in career assists per set (0.21), ninth in digs per set (1.24), and tied for ninth in aces per set (0.12) …

Career Highs
Digs -- 9 (March 19, 2025 vs. North Park)
Assists -- 3 (Feb. 1, 2025 vs. Illinois Tech)
Aces -- 2 (three times)

2025: Appeared in 23 matches, and played in 80 sets … Finished third on the team with 10 aces … Recorded 99 digs, 17 assists, and 10 points … Posted season-highs of nine digs (March 19 vs. North Park), three assists (Feb. 1 vs. Illinois Tech & March 19 vs. North Park), and two aces (three times) …

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Glenbard South High School … Four-year varsity outside hitter on the boy’s volleyball team … Three-year varsity member of the cross country team … One-year varsity member of the boy’s basketball team … Three-time All-Upstate Eight Conference in boy’s volleyball, earning the award in 2022, 2023, and 2024 … All-Upstate Eight Conference in cross country in 2022 … 2024 ILVCA All-State Honorable Mention … ILVCA Academic All-State in 2023 and 2024 … 2024 IL Prep Volleyball All-State Honorable Mention … Helped cross country team to an IHSA 2A Third Place finish in 2022 and a second place finish in 2023 … Holds the boy’s volleyball school records in career kills (836), digs (674), aces (73), kills in a match (19), digs in a match (27), and kills in a season (301) … 2024 IHSA Academic All-State Team … Named to the high honor roll eight times … Named a National Merit Commended Student … Illinois State Scholar … National Honor Society Officer … Earned Upstate Eight Academic All-Conference honors in boy’s volleyball (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), cross country (2021, 2022, 2023), and boy’s basketball (2024) … 

PERSONAL: Majoring in computer science at Illinois Wesleyan … Other interests include playing chess, disc golf, and wiffle ball … Aunt and Uncle swam for Augustana (1996-99) …

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2025Freshman

    Libero/Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    2
  • 2

    2026Sophomore

    Libero/Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    2