Lewis University Athletics

2025 Season: Earned Academic All-MIVA honors...Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award-given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...Nominated for the Neil Carey Charlie Award, highlighting students for academic excellence... Appeared in 3 matches... Season totals of 4 kills, 3 blocks and 1 dig...Recorded season-highs of 3 kills vs Morehouse (3/8/25)  and 3 blocks vs Morehouse (3/8/25).

2024 Season: Earned Academic All-MIVA honors...Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award-given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...Nominated for the Neil Carey Charlie Award, highlighting students for academic excellence...Used this season as a redshirt campaign.

Prep/Personal: Named to the VolleyballMag Fab 50 list, which honors the top 50 senior-age players in the country...Served as team captain and led Joliet Catholic Academy to one of its best finishes in school history while garnering All-Area honors twice, ESCC All-Conference honors twice, and All-State recognition...Holds school records for single-season blocks with 93 and single-season hitting percentage with .443...Named salutatorian of Joliet Catholic Academy, IVCA Academic All-State, an AAU Academic All-American, and a JVA Athleader while earning varsity letters in volleyball, cross country, and basketball...Earned a third-place finish at USAV Nationals with Uno Volleyball Club while serving as team captain...Son of Scott and Jeana Pekol...Majoring in Secondary Education and Mathematics.