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When Trinity Western University announced that 91原创鈥檚 Zach Hofer had signed with the university volleyball team, one online commenter asked 鈥渢here鈥檚 another one?鈥�

They could be forgiven for wondering.

Brothers and already play volleyball for TWU, his dad , and mom .

, described the Hofers as a 鈥渧olleyball family.鈥�

鈥淲e love having athletes like Zach who grew up playing volleyball. With Zach鈥檚 parents working in our department and brothers Brodie and Tyson playing on the team, it has felt like Zach has always been part of our Spartan family,鈥� Schriemer remarked.

For his part, Zach said 鈥淭rinity is my home and the Spartans are my family. I can鈥檛 wait to join the program and become a Spartan on the court.鈥�

Carol Hofer said since 鈥淩yan and I started coaching at TWU 23 years ago, it has been a dream of ours for them to come experience TWU. Now that Zach has chosen TWU, we can鈥檛 wait to see him in a Spartan uniform!鈥�

Schriemer said Zach鈥檚 鈥渟erve and spiking is well beyond his years.鈥�

鈥淎s an outside hitter Zach can spike with incredible range,鈥� Schriemer elaborated.

Being still in Grade 11, it鈥檚 not common to see a player score in as many ways as he does,鈥� Schriemer added.

鈥淗e has an incredible toolbox as spiker, which helps him score in many different ways. Zach also stands out as a server. He has a unique hybrid serve that causes trouble through either max velocity or change of pace variations.鈥�

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