Personal
Born in Sandy, Utah ... parents are Lee and Susan Stewart ... brother, Bryan, played volleyball at BYU ... started playing volleyball with coach Barry Larsen and his own family ... played at club nationals ... enjoys hiking, fishing, camping and hanging out with friends and family ... served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Campinas, Brazil from 2004-2006 ... married the former Ashley Archibald on May 16, 2009 in the Washington D.C. temple ... majoring in business management.
Before BYU
Earned All-State honors in volleyball at Alta High School under Deb Gross ... captain of team ... named to the High School Fab 50 ... honor roll student ... played club volleyball for the Twin Peaks Club under Barry Larsen for three years ... served as captain on club team ... played soccer for 9 years before switching to volleyball.
Stats
Career Match Highs
Kills: 22 vs. Cal Baptist, 1/15/09
Attempts: 42 vs. Cal Baptist, 1/15/09
Hitting Percentage: .625 vs. Pacific, 2/28/09
Digs: 16 vs. Pepperdine (MPSF Championship in Long Beach, Calif.), 4/26/08
Block Assists: 8 vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1/31/09
Block Solos: 2 vs. Stanford, 1/9/09
Total Blocks: 8 vs. UC Santa Barbara, 1/31/09
Service Aces: .625 vs. Pacific, 2/27/09
Assists: 2 (five times)
| Year | MP | GP | K | K/G | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | SE | RE | D | BS | BA | TB | B/G | BE | BHE |
| 2007 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 1.43 | 42 | 151 | .139 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | 108 | 266 | 2.46 | 109 | 635 | .247 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 173 | 4 | 89 | 93 | 0.86 | 9 | 1 |
| 2009 | 112 | 408 | 3.64 | 148 | 854 | .304 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 160 | 6 | 93 | 99 | .88 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 118 | 463 | 3.92 | 145 | 976 | .326 | 24 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 223 | 8 | 116 | 124 | 1.05 | 9 | 0 |
Played in 19 matches, starting 11 ... appeared in 44 games throughout the season ... recorded 63 kills (1.43 kpg), three service aces, 43 digs (0.98 dpg) and 22 blocks, including two block solos ... registered a career-high 16 kills in Jan. 6 win over Cal-Baptist ... recorded 10 digs in Jan. 5 match against Cal-Baptist ... recorded nine kills, a career-high .500 hitting percentage and a career-high six total blocks while adding five digs in BYU's April 7 win over UC San Diego.
Played in 29 matches and 108 games ... started 28 matches ... finished fourth on the team with 266 kills ... recorded double-digit kills in 14 matches and double digit digs in three matches with one double-double on the season (10 kills, 13 digs at UC Irvine, Feb. 15) ... had career-high 16 digs in the MPSF Championship match, Apr. 26 ... recorded career-high 36 attempts at UC Irvine, Feb. 16 ... tallied two service aces at home against USC, Apr. 12.
Team captain ... second-team All-MPSF ... played in all 30 matches on the season and saw action in 112 sets on the year ... started 28 matches for the Cougars ... led the team with 408 kills, averaging 3.64 per set ... ranked second on the team with 19 service aces and 160 digs ... recorded double-digit kills 22 times, including 13 consecutive matches ... had four 20-plus kill nights ... had a double-double against Stanford on April 10 with 16 kills and 13 digs ... led the team in kills 10 times during the season ... named MPSF Player of the Week following his performances against No. 2 Pepperdine on April 16 & 17 ... recorded a career-high 22 kills against Cal Baptist.
Named first team All-American ... named first team All-MPSF ... as a co-team captain, Stewart started at outside hitter in all but one match for the Cougars ... led the team with 463 kills on the season, averaging 3.92 per set ... recorded double-digit kills 29 times throughout the year, leading the team in kills in 13 matches - one match leading him to an AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week on March 15 ... his 976 kill attempts in 2010 sits second on BYUs rally scoring record list ... along with libero Joel Silva, led the team with 223 digs ... earned a career-high 27 kills against USC on March 19 ... earned a season-high .619 hitting percentage against UC San Diego on February 20 ... career-high 17 digs against UC Irvine ... tallied a career-high 13 block assists against CSUN ... led the Cougars on the attack in 13 matches ... led the team on defense in digs in 10 matches on the season.