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$60,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Waupaca Open
July 8 - 10, 2026

(12) Jeff Samuels/Earl Schultz

Jeff Samuels, II

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 1986 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grand Blanc, MI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Michigan State
Davenport

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$36,855.41

Earl Schultz

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1996 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chicago, IL

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Pitzer College
Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Cook Islands 2020)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Virginia Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$2,900.00

Team Career Summary

Previous Waupaca Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
NVL 2012	David Vander Meer - 13th	Did not play
2022	Christopher Vaughan - 5th	Did not play
2023	Adam Roberts - 2nd	Did not play
2024	Chase Frishman - 9th	Did not play
2025	Markus Koppke - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jeff Samuels												Earl Schultz
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
18	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	1	5	$6,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	$450.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$225.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$350.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$1,450.00	Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$1,650.00	Tour Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$925.00	Gold Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	$2,000.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
19	0	2	1	0	3	11	2	0	0	$5,825.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	5	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	$2,100.00
55	0	2	1	0	4	20	16	4	8	$18,075.00	Total	23	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	3	11	$2,900.00

Team Finishes by Season

Results

Matches

Season

Assoc

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Won

Lost

Pct

Individual Finishes by Season

Jeff Samuels													Earl Schultz
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2010	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	Wide Open
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2012	NVL
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$675.00	2013	NVL
6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	$3,600.00	2014	NVL
											2015	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
8	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$11,675.00	2015	NVL
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2015	NORCECA
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00	2016	AVP
4	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$2,475.00	2016	NVL
8	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	$6,175.00	2017	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	$2,525.00	2018	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$0.00	2019	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	$450.00
											2020	FIVB	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$350.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00	2021	AVP
7	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	$1,775.00	2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
7	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$2,400.00	2023	AVP
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	$600.00	2024	AVP
6	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	$2,675.00	2025	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00
5	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	$1,300.00	2026	AVP	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	$800.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$225.00	2026	FIVB
80	0	3	6	0	15	24	18	5	9	$36,750.00	Total	Total	23	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	3	11	$2,900.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set				2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Lost 2-0	Overall	Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

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Won

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Won

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Won

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Lost

Head to Head Results
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