Kai Hesthammer

08 Kai Hesthammer
Kai Hesthammer
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Hometown:
    Oystese, Norway
  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Year:
    5
  • High School:
    Oystese Gymnas
  • Major:
    Commerce
  • m
    19
  • k/s
    2.86
  • h %
    .222
  • a/s
    0.23
  • b/s
    0.23
  • sa/s
    0.14
  • d/s
    1.26
Bio

Notable: Named Most Outstanding Player on the Griffins men's volleyball team in 2016-17 ... Holds MacEwan's Canada West record for best hitting percentage in a regular season match (.600 at Mount Royal on Jan. 28, 2017), most sets in a regular season (92 in 2016-17) and most kills in a regular season (256 in 2016-17) ... Appears on top-10 lists in the Griffins' record book 22 other times ... Previously played for Lethbridge College (ACAC) in 2014-15 ... Was on the Norwegian U17 and U19 national teams (2012) & (2014) ... Played club volleyball for Rossvoll VBK ... Lived in Sweden from 2006 ot 2008.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 19 19
Sets 66 66
Kills 189 189
Kills per set 2.86 2.86
Errors 81 81
Total Attacks 487 487
Total Attacks per set 7.38 7.38
Hitting Percentage .222 .222
Assists 15 15
Assists per set 0.23 0.23
Service Total Attempts 27 27
Service Aces 9 9
Service Errors 14 14
Service Aces per set 0.14 0.14
Receptions 35 35
Reception Errors 23 23
Digs 83 83
Digs per set 1.26 1.26
Block Solo 1 1
Block Assist 14 14
Block Total 15 15
Blocks per set 0.23 0.23
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 206.0 206.0
Points per set 3.1 3.1
Matches started 18 18
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 1 Calgary L, 3-0
Feb 2 Calgary L, 3-1
Feb 8 Trinity Western L, 3-0
Feb 9 Trinity Western L, 3-0
Feb 15 at Brandon L, 3-0
Feb 16 at Brandon L, 3-0
Game Log - Offense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 20 vs. Calgary L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 vs. Concordia University of Edmonton W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 vs. Saskatchewan L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 vs. NAIT W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Alberta L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 vs. Mount Royal University L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 vs. Thompson Rivers L, 3-2 1 5 11 5 30 .200 1 13.5
Sep 29 at UBC Okanagan L, 3-0 1 2 6 4 18 .111 0 7.0
Oct 19 UBC Okanagan W, 3-0 1 3 7 5 22 .091 2 7.0
Oct 20 UBC Okanagan W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 14 .500 2 9.5
Oct 27 at Manitoba L, 3-1 1 4 20 6 34 .412 0 21.5
Oct 28 at Manitoba L, 3-0 1 3 14 3 30 .367 1 15.0
Nov 2 Saskatchewan L, 3-0 1 3 10 3 23 .304 1 11.0
Nov 3 Saskatchewan L, 3-0 1 3 9 4 27 .185 2 9.5
Nov 9 at Alberta L, 3-1 1 4 16 4 36 .333 0 17.0
Nov 10 at Alberta L, 3-2 1 5 15 5 33 .303 1 16.5
Nov 23 at Thompson Rivers L, 3-1 1 4 11 4 30 .233 3 12.5
Nov 24 at Thompson Rivers L, 3-1 1 4 6 5 19 .053 1 6.5
Nov 30 Winnipeg W, 3-2 1 5 19 5 48 .292 0 20.5
Dec 1 Winnipeg L, 3-2 1 5 17 9 54 .148 1 19.0
Jan 11 at UBC L, 3-2 1 5 10 6 28 .143 0 10.0
Jan 12 at UBC L, 3-1 1 2 2 3 7 -.143 0 2.5
Jan 18 Mount Royal University L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 Mount Royal University L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Calgary L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Feb 2 Calgary L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Trinity Western L, 3-0 1 3 2 6 16 -.250 0 2.0
Feb 9 Trinity Western L, 3-0 1 3 6 7 22 -.045 1 6.0
Feb 15 at Brandon L, 3-0 1 3 10 2 21 .381 0 11.5
Feb 16 at Brandon L, 3-0 1 3 7 3 23 .174 0 8.5
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 20 vs. Calgary L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 vs. Concordia University of Edmonton W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 vs. Saskatchewan L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 vs. NAIT W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Alberta L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 vs. Mount Royal University L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 vs. Thompson Rivers L, 3-2 1 5 10 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 29 at UBC Okanagan L, 3-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 19 UBC Okanagan W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 UBC Okanagan W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 1
Oct 27 at Manitoba L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 28 at Manitoba L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 Saskatchewan L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 Saskatchewan L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 9 at Alberta L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 10 at Alberta L, 3-2 1 5 7 0 3 0 3 0
Nov 23 at Thompson Rivers L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 24 at Thompson Rivers L, 3-1 1 4 4 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 30 Winnipeg W, 3-2 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0
Dec 1 Winnipeg L, 3-2 1 5 8 1 0 1 1 0
Jan 11 at UBC L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 12 at UBC L, 3-1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 18 Mount Royal University L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Jan 19 Mount Royal University L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Calgary L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 Calgary L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Trinity Western L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 9 Trinity Western L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 at Brandon L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 16 at Brandon L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 20 vs. Calgary L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 vs. Concordia University of Edmonton W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 vs. Saskatchewan L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 vs. NAIT W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Alberta L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 vs. Mount Royal University L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 vs. Thompson Rivers L, 3-2 1 5 17 2 1 21 1
Sep 29 at UBC Okanagan L, 3-0 1 2 4 0 1 16 0
Oct 19 UBC Okanagan W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 1 - 1
Oct 20 UBC Okanagan W, 3-0 1 3 - 1 0 - 0
Oct 27 at Manitoba L, 3-1 1 4 - 1 1 - 1
Oct 28 at Manitoba L, 3-0 1 3 - 1 1 - 2
Nov 2 Saskatchewan L, 3-0 1 3 - 1 0 - 2
Nov 3 Saskatchewan L, 3-0 1 3 - 0 1 - 0
Nov 9 at Alberta L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 1 - 1
Nov 10 at Alberta L, 3-2 1 5 - 0 1 - 2
Nov 23 at Thompson Rivers L, 3-1 1 4 - 1 1 - 0
Nov 24 at Thompson Rivers L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 2 - 3
Nov 30 Winnipeg W, 3-2 1 5 - 1 0 - 2
Dec 1 Winnipeg L, 3-2 1 5 - 1 1 - 0
Jan 11 at UBC L, 3-2 1 5 15 0 1 11 2
Jan 12 at UBC L, 3-1 1 2 5 0 0 5 1
Jan 18 Mount Royal University L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Jan 19 Mount Royal University L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Calgary L, 3-0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0
Feb 2 Calgary L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Trinity Western L, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 1
Feb 9 Trinity Western L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 19 2
Feb 15 at Brandon L, 3-0 1 3 - 1 2 - 2
Feb 16 at Brandon L, 3-0 1 3 - 1 0 - 1
Career Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2017-18 24 88 161 1.83 74 454 5.16 .192 16 0.18 183.5 2.1
2018-19 19 66 189 2.86 81 487 7.38 .222 15 0.23 206.0 3.1
Total 43 154 350 2.27 155 941 6.11 .207 31 0.20 389.5 2.5
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2017-18 24 88 179 2.03 2 19 21 0.24
2018-19 19 66 83 1.26 1 14 15 0.23
Total 43 154 262 1.70 3 33 36 0.23
Career Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2017-18 24 88 8 11 0.13 23 26 36
2018-19 19 66 27 9 0.14 14 35 23
Total 43 154 35 20 0.13 37 61 59
Split Stats - Offense
Statistic m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 19 66 189 2.86 81 487 7.38 .222 15 0.23 206.0 3.1
Conference 19 66 189 2.86 81 487 7.38 .222 15 0.23 206.0 3.1
Exhibition 2 7 17 2.43 9 48 6.86 .167 1 0.14 20.5 2.9
Location
Home 9 29 78 2.69 40 226 7.79 .168 9 0.31 84.5 2.9
Away 10 37 111 3.00 41 261 7.05 .268 6 0.16 121.5 3.3
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 11 34 3.09 11 84 7.64 .274 4 0.36 37.0 3.4
Losses 16 55 155 2.82 70 403 7.33 .211 11 0.20 169.0 3.1
Month
October 4 13 49 3.77 15 100 7.69 .340 5 0.38 53.0 4.1
November 7 28 86 3.07 30 216 7.71 .259 8 0.29 93.5 3.3
December 1 5 17 3.40 9 54 10.80 .148 1 0.20 19.0 3.8
January 2 7 12 1.71 9 35 5.00 .086 0 0.00 12.5 1.8
February 5 13 25 1.92 18 82 6.31 .085 1 0.08 28.0 2.2
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 19 66 83 1.26 1 14 15 0.23
Conference 19 66 83 1.26 1 14 15 0.23
Exhibition 2 7 13 1.86 1 1 2 0.29
Location
Home 9 29 34 1.17 1 3 4 0.14
Away 10 37 49 1.32 0 11 11 0.30
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 11 14 1.27 0 2 2 0.18
Losses 16 55 69 1.25 1 12 13 0.24
Month
October 4 13 22 1.69 0 2 2 0.15
November 7 28 34 1.21 0 9 9 0.32
December 1 5 8 1.60 1 0 1 0.20
January 2 7 5 0.71 0 1 1 0.14
February 5 13 14 1.08 0 2 2 0.15
Split Stats - Serve/Receive
Statistic m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 19 66 27 9 0.14 14 35 23
Conference 19 66 27 9 0.14 14 35 23
Exhibition 2 7 21 2 0.29 2 37 1
Location
Home 9 29 7 4 0.14 4 19 8
Away 10 37 20 5 0.14 10 16 15
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 11 - 2 0.18 1 - 3
Losses 16 55 27 7 0.13 13 35 20
Month
October 4 13 - 3 0.23 3 - 4
November 7 28 - 3 0.11 6 - 10
December 1 5 - 1 0.20 1 - 0
January 2 7 20 0 0.00 1 16 3
February 5 13 7 2 0.15 3 19 6
News mentions
MacEwan Griffins players huddle around graduating senior Kai Hesthammer (#8) after their final game of the 2018-19 season on Saturday night in Brandon, Man. (Milana Paddock, Brandon University Athletics).
Jordan Peters elevates above the UBC block for a blast on Saturday (Rich Lam / UBC Thunderbirds).
Jordan Peters, centre, waits for a serve against Thompson Rivers University on Friday night. Peters led the Griffins with 14 kills in a 3-1 loss to the WolfPack (Andrew Snucins photo).
MacEwan head coach Brad Poplawski speaks to his team during a preseason match at Alberta in September. The Griffins nearly upset the Golden Bears, taking them to five sets on Saturday night (Robert Antoniuk photo).
The Griffins are now 2-2 after losing twice to the Manitoba Bisons on a weekend trip to Winnipeg (Trevor Hagan, Bison Sports).