Before Princeton — named to the all-tournament team at the Open Division of the 2012 USA Junior Nationals; led team to bronze medal … led Mountain View to league titles, including one as a senior; team set a program record with 31 victories … also led team to bronze medal at 2011 Junior Nationals Open Division … led club program to pair of Far Western Bid Tournament titles and several other finals … named 2012 De Anza League MVP and both Sophomore of the Year (2010) and Junior of the Year (2011) … two-time team MVP … 2012 team captain … two-time first-team All-Central Coast Section … two-time all-tournament selection for the Bellarmine Invitational … all-time kills leader at Mountain View; set Central Coast Section record with 14 kills in a single game … four-time scholar-athlete honoree … four-time junior beach tournament winner.

Personal — born Nov. 1, 1993 … son of Daniel Stearns and Carol Lobitz-Stearns … mother played college volleyball at Cal Lutheran … father is a physicist; mother is a physical therapist … has two younger brothers, Connor and Colton … enjoys hiking and playing the guitar … may study Economics at Princeton.