Tim Layton
1/10/2005 4:18:54 PM | Men's Volleyball
Tim Layton
Senior / Middle Blocker / Anaheim, CA
2005: Layton, a 2005 senior, may win a starting position at middle blocker in his first season with the Lancers.
COACH McGUYRE SAYS: "I’m really excited that Tim is here. He will help us to be more dynamic offensively in the middle. He can run a variety of different sets. He’s intelligent and has been trained well so he knows how to make the plays in crisis situations. We really need him to step up and block for us, but he understands the production that we need out of the middle.
BYU: Attended BYU, an NCAA Division I school in Provo, Utah, from 2000-04 … Sat out the 2004 season due to health issues … As a 2003 sophomore, appeared in four games and logged five kills, a .667 hitting percentage and five blocks … As a 2002 redshirt freshman, saw time in seven games, recording two kills … Redshirted his 2001 freshman season … BYU won NCAA championships in 2001 and 2004 and was the runner-up in 2003 … Was a member of the student-athlete advisory council.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Whittier Christian High School in La Habra, Calif., in 2000 … Played four years of varsity volleyball … Named Olympic League MVP twice … Earned All-CIF and All-Orange County second team honors as a senior … Named Whittier Area Player of the Year in 2000 after averaging 9.5 kills and four blocks per game as a senior … Earned All-League honors three times … Also played football and basketball.
CLUB: Played with Balboa Bay and Sunset Beach volleyball clubs … Won the 2000 Junior Olympic title with Balboa Bay.
OTHER: Majoring in psychology at CBU … Enjoys beach volleyball and sleeping on the beach … Sports hero is Jim Craig, the U.S. ice hockey goalie from the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980.
