Biography
2019 Highlights: Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award - given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...earned Academic All-MIVA accolades...appeared in 22 matches, including six starts...recorded a season-high 10 kills at UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 25)...matched his career-high with seven digs against Dominican (Jan. 15)...matched his career-high with five assisted blocks at Ohio State (Feb. 21)...had a career-high two service aces in the season opening win over North Greenville (Jan. 4) and matched that with two aces against McKendree (Mar. 29) and Quincy (April 5).
2018 Highlights: Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award - given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...earned Academic All-MIVA accolades...appeared in 27 matches, including five starts...recorded a career-high 20 kills in the three set win over Benedictine (Jan 20)...recorded a career-high seven digs in the three set win over Lincoln Memorial (Mar 2)...had a career-high five assisted blocks vs. Benedictine (Jan 20).
2017 Highlights: Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award – given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...earned Academic All-MIVA accolades...appeared in four matches, including seven sets...finished with five kills, four block assists and two digs in a sweep over Mount Olive (Feb. 25)...recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2016 Highlights: Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award - given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence…used season as a redshirt campaign.
Prep/Personal: Carried Racine to three Regional Championships and one Sectional Championship...named Player of the Year All-County, First Team All-State, First Team All-County, and First Team All-Conference as a senior after totaling 342 kills and 66 aces...led the team in kills and aces while being named First Team All-County and Honorable Mention All-State during his junior season...selected First Team All-County as a sophomore...information security and risk management major...son of Doug and Kim Instenes.
SINGLE MATCH HIGH:
Kills: 20, Benedictine, Jan 20, 2018
Attacks: 37, Benedictine, Jan 20, 2018
Service Aces: 2, three times, most recently vs. Quincy, April 5, 2019
Assists: 1, seven times, most recently at Ohio State, Feb. 21, 2019
Digs: 7, twice, most recently vs. Dominican, Jan. 15, 2019
Blocks: 5, three times, most recently at Ohio State, Feb. 21, 2019
Block assist: 5, three times, most recently at Ohio State, Feb. 21, 2019
