New Jersey City University Athletics

Honors and Awards:
- Honorable Mention Academic All-NJAC (2021-22)

2023: Appeared in 15 matches, making three starts as an opposite in his junior year ... career-high-tying seven kills and one error on 12 swings (.500) to go with six digs, career-best three blocks and an ace in the four-set win over Bard (1/26) ... four kills, career-best seven digs and an ace in the sweep of Old Westbury (2/4) ... career-high-tying seven kills, three digs and an ace in the 3-0 sweep of Yeshiva (3/5) ... career-high-tying seven kills, two digs, two aces and a block in the sweep over Sarah Lawrence (3/25) ... three kills, career-high-tying three aces, three digs and a block in the sweep of St. Joe's-Brooklyn (4/4).

2022: Appeared in 15 matches, including one start, in his first season with the Gothic Knights ... had 31 kills (1.72/set) and 17 digs (0.94/set) ... notched four digs in the win over Brooklyn (2/20) ... career-best seven kills to go with two digs, one block and an ace in the win over St. Joe's-Brooklyn (3/26) ... had six kills, two digs, one block and an ace in the win at St. Joe's-Brooklyn (3/29) ... had a career-best three aces in the win over Yeshiva (3/31).

2021: Attended NJCU but was not a team member.

High School: A 2020 graduate of North Bergen High School ... two-year volleyball team member ... captain as a senior.

Personal: Son of Veronica Villena and Benny Gil ... has three siblings, Tahalia, Chanel and Benny ... is a first-generation college student ... pursuing a career as a physical therapist.