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AVP League
AVP League Week 7 - Austin
Saturday, August 2, 2025

Chaim Schalk/James Shaw, Miami Mayhem
vs.
Taylor Crabb/Taylor Sander, New York Nitro

Chaim Schalk

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Red Deer, Alberta

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Red Deer College
Trinity Western

Seasons:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$518,525.00

James Shaw

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 5, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Woodside, CA

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Maunganui 2024)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Virginia Beach 2024)

Career Winnings:

$32,400.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
AVP	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$10,450.00
FIVB	9	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	US$42,750.00
Overall	13	0	0	2	0	1	2	3	1	3	1	0	US$53,200.00

AVP League Results and Schedule

Date	Event	Points	Game Pts	Opponent	Points	Game Pts	Result	Time
6/13	League Week 3 - Wayfair Arena	2	49	Brooklyn Blaze: Seain Cook / Brian Miller	1	41	2-1 (19-21, 15-8, 15-12)
6/14	League Week 3 - Wayfair Arena	1	38	Palm Beach Passion: Trevor Crabb / Phil Dalhausser	2	43	1-2 (15-13, 13-15, 10-15)	0:52
7/11	League Week 5 - Intuit Dome	0	24	Palm Beach Passion: Trevor Crabb / Phil Dalhausser	3	30	0-2 (13-15, 11-15)	0:37
7/12	League Week 5 - Intuit Dome	1	39	San Diego Smash: Chase Budinger / Miles Evans	2	41	1-2 (15-11, 11-15, 13-15)	0:42
8/1	League Week 7 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	3	30	Austin Aces: Avery Drost / Wyatt Harrison	0	19	2-0 (15-7, 15-12)	0:30
8/2	League Week 7 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	0	0	New York Nitro: Taylor Crabb / Taylor Sander	0	0
8/8	League Week 8 - Comerica Center	0	0	Los Angeles Launch: Hagen Smith / Logan Webber	0	0
8/9	League Week 8 - Comerica Center	0	0	Dallas Dream: Andy Benesh / Miles Partain	0	0

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	12	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	15	9th	600	US$7,500.00
AVP	5/9-11/2025	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	4	9th	1891	$2,250.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	17, Q2	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	19, Q4	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	15	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	11/28-12/1/2024	Challenge Nuvali	7	7th	400	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/21-24/2024	Challenge Chennai	8	5th	640	US$4,000.00
FIVB	11/12-17/2024	Challenge Haikou	5	7th	520	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/6-10/2024	Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Q5	17th	400	US$0.00
AVP	8/30-9/1/2024	Chicago Heritage Series	12	9th	1891	$5,200.00
AVP	8/15-18/2024	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	11	17th	1540	$1,200.00
AVP	8/2-4/2024	Virginia Beach Contender Series	2	3rd	1540	$1,800.00

Taylor Crabb

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 26, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

130

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$493,425.00

Taylor Sander

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 17, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Corona, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Brigham Young

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$121,050.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
AVP	20	5	6	4	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$223,600.00
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	1	3	US$18,500.00
Overall	31	5	6	4	0	4	1	3	0	3	1	1	3	US$242,100.00

AVP League Results and Schedule

Date	Event	Points	Game Pts	Opponent	Points	Game Pts	Result	Time
6/13	League Week 3 - Wayfair Arena	0	23	Palm Beach Passion: Trevor Crabb / Phil Dalhausser	3	30	0-2 (13-15, 10-15)	0:33
6/14	League Week 3 - Wayfair Arena	2	42	Brooklyn Blaze: Seain Cook / Brian Miller	1	37	2-1 (15-11, 12-15, 15-11)	0:43
6/21	League Week 4 - EHP Resort and Marina	3	30	Brooklyn Blaze: Seain Cook / Brian Miller	0	16	2-0 (15-4, 15-12)	0:23
6/22	League Week 4 - EHP Resort and Marina	2	43	Dallas Dream: Andy Benesh / Miles Partain	1	38	2-1 (13-15, 15-11, 15-12)	0:52
7/19	League Week 6 - Central Park (Wollman Rink)	3	30	Austin Aces: Avery Drost / Wyatt Harrison	0	23	2-0 (15-11, 15-12)	0:32
7/20	League Week 6 - Central Park (Wollman Rink)	1	37	San Diego Smash: Chase Budinger / Miles Evans	2	43	1-2 (10-15, 15-13, 12-15)	0:52
8/1	League Week 7 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	3	30	Los Angeles Launch: Hagen Smith / Logan Webber	0	19	2-0 (15-7, 15-12)	0:45
8/2	League Week 7 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	0	0	Miami Mayhem: Chaim Schalk / James Shaw	0	0