Marian University

Awards:
All-NACC Honorable Mention (April 11, 2024)
NACC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 21, 2023)

2025: Competed in 94 sets over 26 matches of action.  Recorded 104 kills, 15 service aces, and 55 total blocks, while hitting .244. Had a season-best 10 kills against Aurora in a match where he hit .471.  Posted at least one block in all but six matches with at least three blocks in 11 matches.  His season-best of six blocks came against Adrian with all of his blocks being assisted.  

2024: Was named to the All-NACC Honorable Mention team for the second time in three seasons as a Sabre.  Ouranitsas-Hayes had a solid campaign at the net finishing with 64 total blocks and a 0.77 blocks per set average that was good for 14th in the conference.  He finished the regular season with 127 kills and had the fourth-best hitting percentage in the NACC at .350.  Ouranitsas-Hayes had four matches where he recorded double-digit kills with a season-best 13 coming against Benedictine, he also hit .500 in that match.  At the net, he had multiple solo blocks in three matches and at least four total blocks in six matches.  His season-best of seven total blocks came against Lakeland where he also had six kills without an attacking error. 

2023: Appeared in 87 sets over the course of 24 matches recording 75 total blocks, 13 solo, with 120 kills.  Averaged 0.86 blocks per set on the season with 167.0 total points.  Averaged 1.38 kills per set and added three service aces.  Had a season-high nine kills come against Mount St. Joseph where he hit .750 for the match.  Had multiple blocks in 18 matches with at least five blocks in seven matches.  His season-best of six blocks occurred in six different matches.  Earned a NACC Defensive Player of the Week award after recording 13 blocks between matches against CUW, Wittenberg, and Wabash.

2022: Had an immediate impact for the Sabres earning an honorable mention selection from the NACC.  He paced the Sabre at the net finishing third in the NACC with 84 blocks on the season.  From his 84 rejections, 15 were solo blocks and 69 were assisted, both marks good for fifth in the conference.  He posted at least four total blocks in eight matches this season with a season-high eight blocks coming at Wittenberg, all were assisted.  Ouranitsas-Hayes would also have three solo blocks against then-ranked No. 13 Cal Lutheran.  His offense also could not be overlooked as he posted three double-digit kill performances with at least seven kills coming in eight matches.  Ouranitsas-Hayes had his season-best come against Concordia Chicago where he had 12 kills without an error to go with six blocks.  He finished the season with an attack percentage of .429.  At the service line, he finished 10th in the NACC with 23 aces and posted four service aces against Augustana (Ill.).  Ouranitsas-Hayes earned one NACC Player of the Week award.

High School: Earned three varsity letters in volleyball at Ke Kula 'O Nawahiokalaniopuu High School where he earned all-conference honors and served as a captain.  Led his team to a conference championship and state appearance.

Personal

Parents: Keenan Ouranitsas and Serena Ouranitsas-Hayes

Siblings: Three brothers (Kaimana Ouranitsas-Moike, Kainoa, Kaipo) and one sister (Kailani)

Major: Business Administration