BABSON PARK, Fla. (August 31, 2022) - The Webber International University men's beach volleyball team and Head Coach Carlos Jimenez have announced their 2022 inaugural varsity recruiting class.


Name: Ayden Keeter 
Position: Defender
Hometown: Yorktown, Virginia 
High School: Tabb High School 
Club Team: C2 Attack 17 Smack Previous 
Academic Accomplishments: Academic Honors All 4 Years 
Previous Athletic Accomplishments/Awards: 
•U21 USA Beach National Team 2021 
•U19 High Performance National Champion 2021 
•U18 and U16 USAV National Champion 2021 
•U18 AVP America National Champion 2021 
Academic Major: Undecided 
Motivational Quote: "If you do not believe in yourself nobody will do it for you" 
Personal Quote: "You never lose you either win or you learn"
 

Name: Carson Barnes
Position: Blocker
Hometown: Ocean View, DE
High School: Indian River High School
Club Team: Annapolis Volleyball Club
Academic Accomplishments: GPA 4.0 and DE High School Player of the Year
Previous Athletic Accomplishments/Awards: 

• 2x U18 Beach National Champion
• U21 Beach National Team

Academic Major: Computer Information Systems
Motivational Quote: "When things get tough look back to see how far you've come"
 

Name: Dallas Hitchins
Position: Blocker
Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.
High School: Walter Hines Page High School
Club Team: Twin City Volleyball Academy
Previous Athletic Accomplishments/Awards: 

• 2nd place in the nation in AVP for U18
• 3rd place in Nationals

Academic Major: Business
Motivational Quote: "it's not about having the desire to win; everyone has that. it's about preparing to win"
 

Name: Carlos "Guille" Jimenez
Position: Defender
Hometown: Miami Beach, FL
High School: Florida Virtual School
Previous Team: Lewis University
Academic Accomplishments: Delahanty Award for academic excellence as a student-athlete
Previous Athletic Accomplishments/Awards: 

• MIVA defensive player of the week
• Beach Collegiate National Team
• NCAA Final Four
• AAA ratted at age 16

Academic Major: MBA
Motivational Quote: "A hero is not the one that never falls. He is the one who gets up, again and again, never losing sight of his dreams".
 

Name: Alejandro Alvarez
Position: Defender
Hometown: Navarre Beach, Florida
High School: Navarre High School
Previous Team: BYU-Idaho
Previous Academic Accomplishments: Eagle Scout, National Honor Society, 3.5 GPA Undergrad.
Previous Athletic Accomplishments/Awards: 2022 Mountain West Conference 2nd Place, 2022 regular season ranked 3rd in country for DII NCVF.
Academic Major: MBA
Motivational Quote: "We don't fail, we learn."
Personal Quote: "Refuse to be Average."
Married to Macie Vickery May 7th 2022.
 

Name. Alex David Oney
Position: Blocker
Hometown: Laplace, LA
High School: University View
Previous School: Brother Martin Highschool
Club Team: Blue Crab
Previous Academic Accomplishments:
Previous Athletic Accomplishments: 
Awards: District championship in beach. First in Chicago for club volleyball. 
Academic Major: Business  
Motivational Qu​ote: Don't count the days make the days count. (Muhammad Ali)
Personal Quote: Your history does not determine your destiny
 

Name: João Vitor Damasceno Lima
Position: Opposite, Setter(Indoor) and Defender ( Beach)
Hometown: Brasília, Brasil
High School: Centro de Ensino Médio de Taguatinga Norte (CEMTN)
Previous Academic Accomplishments: Outstanding Student 2019 (CEMTN)
Previous Athletic Accomplishments: Outstanding State athlete and champion U17, U19 and U21.
Academic Major: Undecided
 

Name. Tinaishe Makona
Position: Blocker
Hometown: Norton, Zimbabwe
High School: Bernard Mzeki College
Previous Academic Accomplishments: Biology, Physics and Construction Award
Previous Athletic Accomplishments/Awards: Best Blocker ATS Zimbabwe Tournament 2020
Academic Major: Computer Information Systems 
Motivational Qu​ote: "Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible"
 

Name: Kyle Mitchell 
Position: Defender 
Hometown: Pembroke Pines 
High School: Charles W Flanagan High School 
Previous Academic Accomplishments: High school diploma 
Previous Athletic Accomplishments: 2x District champion, multiple first place finishes in youth and adult beach volleyball tournaments 
Awards: Various medals and trophies for indoor and beach volleyball 
Academic Major: Business 
Motivational Quote: "Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards" -Shane Patton  
Personal Quote- Any moment you appreciate is an extraordinary moment. To live an extraordinary life you have to learn to appreciate more.   
Anything else they want to add or say about themselves: I'm okay at playing the Ukulele 
 

Name Riley Chapman 
Position: Defender 
Hometown: Lilburn GA 
High School: Brookwood High School 
Previous School: Lees McRae College 
Previous Academic Accomplishments: Deans List Fall 2021 and 2022 
Previous Athletic Accomplishments: A1 National Team Indoor and Beach 
Academic Major: Business Administration 
 

Name Jacob Chapman 
Position: Defender 
Hometown: Lilburn GA 
High School: Brookwood High School 
Previous School: Reinhardt University 
Previous Academic Accomplishments: 3.6 GPA 
Academic Major: Undecided
 

Name: Kennette Andres Esquilin Montanez 
Position: Defender
Hometown: Avon Park FL. 
High School: Avon Park High School 
Previous Academic Accomplishments: A student, NJHS with various academic awards.
Previous Athletic Accomplishments: Beach Volleyball (1st) - 110m hurdles (1st) - 300m hurdles (3rd) - 2x Best Defender Award (soccer) - Baseball Trophies (club team) 
Academic Major: Integrated Marketing 
Motivational Quote: "Wake up with determination, go to bed with satisfaction." -George Horace Lorimer 
Personal quote: "If you really want it, it doesn't matter the circumstances go out and get it" -Kennette Esquilin Something I want to add about myself is that I'm a 5'1 multi-sport athlete that everyone doubts because of my height but I still go out and show that it's not about the height, it's about the hard work and determination.
 

Name: Andres Morales 
Position: Blocker
Hometown: Bogota, Colombia 
High School: Inem Francisco de Paula Santander 
Club Team: Liga de Bogota
Academic Major: Sport Performance, Health & Fitness
Motivational Quote Personal Quote: "Everything happens for a reason"