Lincoln Memorial University Athletics

2023 (Junior): 62 sets played over 23 matches on the year...Posted 171 total kills on the year, averaging 2.76 per set and an attack % of .273...209 total points on the year for an average of 3.37 per set...11 kills along with four total blocks against Barton (1/14/23)...11 kills along with three service aces against Quincy (1/20/23)...11 kills on a .917 attack % in addition to six digs versus Tusculum (2/14/23)...14 kills, five digs as part of 17 points against Queens (3/24/23)...Recorded 12 kills with five digs in the postseason against Maryville (4/14/23)...86 total digs and 31 total blocks on the year...11 games with 10+ points recorded.

2022 (Sophomore): 59 sets played over 22 matches...Recorded 154 total kills on the season, averaging 2.61 per set with a .254 attack %...18 kills against as part of his season-high 21 points on the year against King (1/25/22)...11 kills along with two total blocks against Loyola Chicago (1/28/22)...13 kills with a .611 attack % to go along with three service aces against Queens (2/11/22)...11 kills, eight digs in matchup against Hawaii (2/18/22)...17 kills posted with six digs and three total blocks against King (3/29/22)...11 kills along with six digs in final game on the season against Daemen (4/23/22)...Five assists posted on the season...36 total blocks, 61 digs on the year...191 points to average 3.24 per set.

2021 (Freshman): The only Railsplitter to start all 20 matches, and one of two that played all 69 sets...Led the team in points (266.5), points per set (3.86), kills (226), kills per set (3.28), attacks per set (7.78), and service aces (18)...Ranked second nationally among all independent team players in points, kills, kills per set, and attacks per set...Ranked second on the team in digs with 87 and was third in both blocks (44) and blocks per set (0.64)...Named Off the Block player of the month in March...Recorded double-digit kills in 15 matches while swinging at a .230 clip...Tallied 11 matches of five or more digs ... Had three games with multiple service aces...Served four aces in the season opening sweep over Lees-McRae (1/16/21)...Posted a career-high 17 kills and six digs versus Loyola Chicago (1/22/21)...Notched 11 kills and five digs against Lewis (1/23/21)...Registered 10 blocks, four digs, and a career-high five blocks versus McKendree (1/24/21)...Combined for 25 kills, five digs, and five blocks in two games against Ball St. (1/28/21-1/29/21)...Accounted for 13 kills, seven digs, and four blocks against Lindenwood (1/30/21)...Dug out a career-high nine balls and had 15 kills versus Queens (3/13/21)...Posted 14 kills, five digs, and two blocks against Tusculum (3/19/21)...Served a career-high five aces and added 15 kills while sweeping Queens (3/27/21)...Had a monster IVA Tournament as he had 13 kills and five digs versus Tusculum (4/16/21) and 10 kills, five digs, and four blocks in the championship game win over Queens (4/17/21).
2021 Off the Block Freshman of the Year
2021 Off the Block All-Independent League Team
2021 IVA Championship All-Tournament Team

2020 (Freshman): Season cut short due to COVID-19 global pandemic...Appeared in 11 matches and made one start as a true freshman...Registered the most kills (19) of any Railsplitter freshman, averaging 1.06 in 18 sets played...Scored the second-most points of any LMU freshman (23.5) and averaged 1.31 per set...Swung at a .333 clip off of 36 total attacks...Served four aces, assisted on a kill and collected 12 digs...Also earned a block...Notched a kill and recorded an ace in three matches...Had three or more digs on three different occasions...Posted a season-high five digs at 15th-ranked Ohio State (1/16/20)...Claimed a trio of kills, four digs and an assist in the home sweep of Lees-McRae (2/15/20)...Broke out for a season-best 15 kills and two aces in the straight-set home victory over Alderson Broaddus (3/11/20), also making three digs in the shortened season's finale...Spring LMU Dean's List member.

Prior to LMU: Starred at Briggs High School in Columbus, Ohio...Named 2019 Ohio High School Boys Volleyball (OHSBV) Division II State Player of the Year...Earned AVCA High School All-American Second Team honors as a senior in 2019...Tabbed All-OHSBV First Team as both a junior and senior...Selected as 2018 and 2019 East Region Player of the Year...Chosen to the 2018 and 2019 All-East Region First Team...A three-time All-City League First Team pick and both the 2018 and 2019 City League Player of the Year...Two-time Columbus Dispatch Athlete of the Week...Picked up 10TV Athlete of the Week recognition on April 6, 2018...Landed a spot on the 2017 All-East Region Second Team as a sophomore...An Academic All-Ohio selection as both a junior and senior...Played seven years for Vanguard Volleyball Club Gold, helping lead his team to five national open bids...Aided Vanguard Volleyball Club Gold to a No. 19 national ranking in 2019...Made the Ohio Valley Region (OVR) High Performance team, finishing third at the 2018 High Performance National Tournament ..Junior and senior National Honor Society Vice President...Senior member of SGA.

Personal: Son of Carol and Herb Sharfenaker...Born January 22, 2001...Has one sister, Sarah, who was all-conference in volleyball and softball in high school...Father, Herb, played baseball at the University of Rio Grande and is currently the boys and girls head volleyball coach at Briggs High School...Comes from a sporting family: Grandfather is a retired high school baseball coach and grandmother is a retired cheerleading adviser...Uncle played collegiate baseball as well...Has been playing volleyball since about 10 years old...Loves Taco Bell...Produces and writes music in spare time.

MORE ABOUT JUSTIN

Favorite Hobby: Listening/making music, playing video games, and hanging out with friends
Favorite Book: The Giver
Favorite Color: Orange
Favorite Snack: Quesadilla
Favorite Vacation Spot: New York City