Oliver Knechciak
Outside Hitter #8
Ht
6'
4"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Lausanne, 
Switzerland
Roster Years
1997-1998


Personal

Born July 18, 1973 ... parents are John and Maggy ... studied philosophy ... enjoys reading, watching movies, beach volleyball, mountain biking and listening to jazz and jungle-beat music ... has a cosmopolitan taste in food, he likes to eat Swiss "fondue," Italian Pizzas and American burgers ... was recruited by Hawaii, Cal State Northridge and Ohio State.

Before BYU

Four-time Swiss National Team selection (1992-1995) ... three-time Swiss Champion as a middle blocker on the Swiss Junior National Team ... 1995 Swiss Champion with Lausanne U. club ... winner of the Swiss Cup in 1995-96 as a member of the Senior National Team ... attended Cessrive Lausanne (high school) ... also competed in beach volleyball.

Stats

 

Year-by-Year stats
Year MP GP K K/G E TA PCT A SA SE RE D BS BA TB B/G BE BHE
1997 11 24 43 1.79 14 100 0.290 3 4 11 6 31 4 25 29 1.21 5 1
1998 14 25 31 1.24 12 83 0.229 0 2 14 2 28 3 20 23 0.92 1 0
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year

Junior Year 1997

Played in 24 games ... had 43 kills while hitting .290 ... contributed 31 digs and 29 total blocks.

Senior Year 1998

Played in 25 games ... had 31 kills while hitting .229 ... added 28 digs and 23 total blocks.

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year