Prior to Stanford
- A 2024 graduate of San Clemente High School
- Two-year letterwinner, captained his team as a senior
- CIF Division III finalists (2024)
- Two-time League MVP (2023, 2024)
- Three-time First Team All-League (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Scholar-Athlete Award (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Played for 949 Volleyball Club and Balboa Bay Volleyball Club
USA Volleyball
- Spent time in Anaheim (2022, 2023), Colorado Springs (2023, 2024) and Florida (2023) with the National Team Development Program
Personal
- Parents are Bradley and Megan Schmitt
- Has three siblings - Ava, Kierra and Micah
- Uncle, Craig Schmitt, played football at BYU
- Born in Phoenix
- Full name is Kai Robert Schmitt