NORTHRIDGE - 2009 Ashton Hippenstiel redshirted as a true freshman for the Matadors in 2009. YUCAIPA HIGH SCHOOL Hippenstiel started at setter all four years at Yucaipa High School in Yucaipa, Calif. ... was a four-year letterwinner ... earned second team All-CIF honors as well as Citrus Belt League MVP ... was also named team MVP ... the Thunderbirds won Citrus Belt League championships in 2007 and 2008 ... played for coach Gail Diliberto ... graduated in 2008 with a 3.6 grade point average. PERSONAL Born April 12, 1990 in Monrovia, Calif. ... parents are Rickey and Chuck Hippenstiel ... has two older sisters, Stacey and Tiffany ... favorites include the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, actors Adam Sandler and Jessica Alba, "The Family Guy", the movie "Remember the Titans" and Lil Wayne ... lists James Dean as the person in history he would most like to meet ... major is undecided.