Jeff Baxter Class: Sophomore Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif. High School: Royal HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 180 Position: S Experience: 1V

NORTHRIDGE - 2008 Jeff Baxter appeared in 27 matches and 70 sets as a redshirt freshman ... spent much of the season as the Matadors' designated serving specialist ... for the season had 26 assists (0.37 a/s), one ace, 11 digs (0.16 d/s) and three blocks (0.04 b/s) ... served his first collegiate ace in Northridge's 3-0 win over UC San Diego (Apr. 11) ... posted a season-high two digs on four different occasions ... had one solo block in back-to-back matches against Hope International (Mar. 28) and at No. 9 UC Irvine (Apr. 1) ... was one of five Matador players named to the 2008 MPSF Academic All-Conference Team.

2007 Baxter redshirted the 2007 season as a true freshman.

ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL Lettered all four years as a setter at Royal High School in Simi Valley, Calif. ... earned All-Marmonte League honors following his junior (2005) and senior (2006) seasons ... was a four-time team MVP and four-year starter (2003-06) ... played for coach Travis Ferguson, who was a setter at Cal State Northridge in 1995 ... graduated in 2006 with a 3.3 grade point average.

PERSONAL Born March 23, 1988 in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... parents are Karen and John Baxter ... has two brothers, John and Kevin ... John was a setter at Northridge from 1998-2001 who ranks second on the Matador career assists list ... Kevin attends Cal Lutheran ... favorites include the New England Patriots, athletes Tom Brady and Kobe Bryant, "Seinfeld", the movies "Dumb and Dumber" and the "Karate Kid" and Will Smith ... once met Cincinnati Bengal receiver Chad Johnson ... major is Kinesiology.