Felix Egharevba

Photo by: Ball State Athletics

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-5
Weight:
165
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.
High School:
Naperville Central

2022: Received NVA/AVCA All-American Honorable Mention … named the 2021-22 NCAA Division NC statistical champion for blocks per set (1.409) … earned Academic All-Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association honors … tabbed All-MIVA Second Team … led the Cardinals in total blocks (124) … had 17 block solos and 107 block assists … played in 88 sets for the Cardinals … registered 121 kills … turned in a season best 12 block performance at NJIT (3/11/22) … recorded 10 blocks against McKendree (2/12/22) … helped the Cardinals win the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) regular season and tournament titles along with an automatic bye to the 2022 NCAA semifinal round.

2021: Competed in 68 sets … earned All-Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Second Team honors … registered 103 kills and a season best 71 blocks … named the MIVA Defensive Player of the Week after a record-breaking weekend at McKendree (3/31/21) … in the Cardinals' last MIVA regular season series, Egharevba led Ball State to a split with 10th-ranked McKendree after tallying 16 total blocks, setting a Ball State men's volleyball rally-scoring era record … his 14 block assists were also a BSU rally-scoring era record.

2020: Played in 16 of Ball State’s 18 matches … led Ball State with 46 blocks for the year … recorded a 12-kill performance in a 3-2 win at Cal State Northridge … hit .409 for the year with 89 kills along with three assists, eight aces and 14 digs … season was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

2019: Appeared in 13 matches his first season in a Ball State uniform... started his very first match, a win against Princeton... totaled 34 sets played... finished the year with 38 kills on a hitting percentage of .319... totaled 34 blocks... chipped in one ace, two assists and seven digs... named to the Academic All-MIVA Team.

High School: Attended Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Ill. … earned letters in all three seasons at the varsity level … led his school to a 24-11 record as a junior … was selected to the All-State Third Team as a junior and First Team All-Conference … named to the Academic All-Conference team as a junior … named team MVP as a junior … holds the school record for blocks in a single season … served as a team captain his senior year.

Personal: Full name is Felix Owie Romo Egharevba … hometown is Naperville, Ill. … earned a 4.0 GPA as a senior in high school … plans to major in nursing … mother’s name is Mariaelena Romo-Egharevba, father is Felix Egharevba … has two sisters, D’ Jenne and Naomi.