2017 Senior... named a NEAC Scholar-Athlete ... member of AMCC Academic All-Conference...AMCC Peak Performer ... appeared in 75 sets... credited with 427 assists, 34 kills, 16 service aces, 97 digs, 7 solo blocks and 20 block assists... collected 67 points... averaged 5.69 assists/set, 0.45 kills/set, 1.29 digs/set and 0.36 blocks/set.... posted a season-high 40 assists in 4-set match against Wilson followed by 39 assists in 5-set match v Keuka.... earned season-high four service aces against D'Youville ... and four block assists against Wells... ranked #57 in DIII in assist/set.... completes his four-year career as the program's leader in assists (2,413), and block assists (108)... ranks #2 in assist/set (6.91), services aces (87) ...
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2016 Junior....NEAC Scholar-Athlete... AMCC Academic All-Conference... AMCC Individual Peak Performer....Inducted into the
Chi Alpha Sigma National Student-Athlete Academic Honor Society...given team's Coaches Award...appeared in 97 sets ... led the Hawks with 773 assists...earned 7.97 assists per set....posted double-digit assists in every match with a season high 45 assists against SUNY Poly (3/12)..... reached 40+ assists in four games....also added 33 service aces, 52 blocks - 12 solo, 44 assisted... against three different opponents, Heftka credited with three solo blocks (D'Youville, 2/05; Wilson, 3/05; WUNY Poly 3/12)....collected 116 digs and 39 kills....strung together 106 points - 1.09 points per set... finished 3rd in NEAC in Assists & Assists Per Set; 7th in service aces and 10th in aces per set...ranked #38 in Div III for assist/set and #84 in aces per set (0.34)....set Hilbert single-season record with 773 assists... currently leads the men's volleyball program with 1,986 total assists....
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2015 Sophomore:..
named NEAC Scholar-Athlete...AMCC Academic All-Conference... AMCC Individual Peak Performer....AMCC TEAM Peak Performer...named Hawk of the Week Feb 16...became the Hawks All Time Assist Leader March 29 vs Penn State Altoona... took over the lead with 57 assists in 5-set match..played in 28 matches and appeared in 94 sets...credited with 46 kills, 19 service aces, 139 digs and 35 total blocks...posted season-high 57 assists in five-set victory over Penn State Altoona....collected 30 assists in eight matches...added three matches with double digit digs .....season high four blocks against Medaille (Mar 20).....closed the season with 603 assists which ranked him 3rd in single-season record assists...current Hilbert All Time Leader with 1,213 assists which was earned in about a season and a half, due to his rookie year, season ending injury... .
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2014 Freshman... AMCC Academic All-Conference.... AMCC Team Peak Performer... named UVC Rookie of the Week, Jan. 27... .finished the season ranked 45th in Division III with 6.96 Assists per Set before he sustained a season ending injury....appeared in 83 sets ....ACCORDING to Hilbert stats, Heftka averaged 7.35 assists per set....finished season with 610 assists .. .season-high 50 assists agsint Penn St. Behrend Jan 29....twice nailed 40+ assists (43 vs. Thiel Jan 19 and 43 vs. Bard Feb 9).... added 19 service aces, 85 digs and 33 kills... season high 9 digs vs Keuka (36 assists) Feb 16...4 kills paired with 4 digs and 32 assists....
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High School - 2 year varsity volleyball player... also played one season of varsity basketball and 2 seasons of varsity lacrosse
Personal – son of Nancy and Michael Heftka and brother of Craig, Chris, Nick, Mike, Jaime, and Amanda.
