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AVP Tour
$60,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Denver Open
July 3 - 5, 2026

(8) Earl Schultz/Alex Ukkelberg

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

Alex Ukkelberg

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 22, 1994 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Battle Lake, MN

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Grand View
Northumbria

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (AVP Laguna Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$10,750.00

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Denver Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Did not play	Spencer Loch - 33rd
2023	Did not play	Alexander Biz - 33rd
2024	Did not play	Alexander Biz - 33rd
2025	Seain Cook - 5th	Thomas Hurst - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/12-14/2026	Virginia Beach Open	5	3rd	1706	$1,000.00

Denver Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/4/2026	Pool E	Ian Bicko / Tomer Hadar (17, Q5)	Won 21-14, 28-26
Sat, 7/4/2026	Pool E	Evan Cory / Will Rottman (5)	Lost 16-21, 14-21
Sat, 7/4/2026	Winner 1	Theo Brunner / Ryan Wilcox (12)	Lost 17-21, 17-21

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	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00
Total	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Earl Schultz												Alex Ukkelberg
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	$450.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$1,625.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$350.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	0	1	0	1	1	4	5	0	0	$1,050.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	Manhattan Beach
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00	Tour Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$925.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$325.00
6	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	$2,400.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	22	1	0	2	0	1	3	8	2	5	$6,500.00
24	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	3	11	$3,200.00	Total	45	1	1	2	1	2	8	15	4	11	$10,425.00

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	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00	5	3	62.5 %
Total	AVP	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00	5	3	62.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Earl Schultz													Alex Ukkelberg
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	2015	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2017	AVP
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$0.00	2018	AVP
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	$450.00	2019	AVP
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$350.00	2020	FIVB
											2021	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	$325.00
											2023	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	$600.00
											2024	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00
											2024	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	$300.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00	2025	AVP	7	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	$5,525.00
											2025	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$300.00
4	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	$800.00	2026	AVP	5	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	$1,300.00
											2026	FIVB	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$2,075.00
23	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	3	11	$2,900.00	Total	Total	44	1	1	2	1	2	8	14	4	11	$10,425.00

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	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	5-3	62.5%	0-0	0	0	5-3	62.5%
2025-2026	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	5-3	62.5%	0-0	0	0	5-3	62.5%
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	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	3
Total	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	3

Head to Head Results
Schultz/Ukkelberg 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 # 5 Cory/Rottman 0-1
7/4/26	AVP	Denver Open	Pool E	Cory/Rottman	5	Schultz/Ukkelberg	8	21-16, 21-14
Trail the series against # 12 Brunner/Wilcox 0-1
7/4/26	AVP	Denver Open	Winner 1	Brunner/Wilcox	12	Schultz/Ukkelberg	8	21-17, 21-17
Lead the series against # 17, Q5 Bicko/Hadar 1-0
7/4/26	AVP	Denver Open	Pool E	Schultz/Ukkelberg	8	Bicko/Hadar	17, Q5	21-14, 28-26