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AVP Tour
$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:

$37,155.41

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:

$3,525.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$600.00

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 1st Tournament

Waupaca Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/9/2026	Pool A	Markus Koppke / Bryce Mayer (13)	Won 21-14, 21-19
Thu, 7/9/2026	Pool A	Tim Bomgren / Avery Drost (1)	Lost 14-21, 16-21
Thu, 7/9/2026	Winner 1	Cody Caldwell / Jacob LaBouliere (11)	Lost 13-21, 15-21

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$)
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00

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
9	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	3	$2,000.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$325.00
20	0	2	1	0	3	12	2	0	0	$6,125.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	6	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	$2,400.00
57	0	2	1	0	4	21	16	4	9	$18,375.00	Total	25	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	4	11	$3,525.00

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
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	1	2	33.3 %

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
6	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	$1,600.00	2026	AVP	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	$1,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$225.00	2026	FIVB
81	0	3	6	0	15	25	18	5	9	$37,050.00	Total	Total	24	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	3	11	$3,200.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Head to Head Results
Samuels/Schultz trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bomgren/Drost 0-1
7/9/26	AVP	Waupaca Open	Pool A	Bomgren/Drost	1	Samuels/Schultz	12	21-14, 21-16
Trail the series against # 11 Caldwell/LaBouliere 0-1
7/9/26	AVP	Waupaca Open	Winner 1	Caldwell/LaBouliere	11	Samuels/Schultz	12	21-13, 21-15
Lead the series against # 13 Koppke/Mayer 1-0
7/9/26	AVP	Waupaca Open	Pool A	Samuels/Schultz	12	Koppke/Mayer	13	21-14, 21-19