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AVP Tour
$60,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Santa Barbara Open
October 2 - 4, 2026

(14) 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	21	25	Money
AVP	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	$2,250.00

Previous Santa Barbara Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	9/18-20/2026	Laguna Beach Open	Q5	21st	1540	$0.00
AVP	9/4-7/2026	Mother Lode	5	9th	1390	$0.00
AVP	8/13-16/2026	Manhattan Beach Open	20	25th	1390	$650.00
AVP	7/3-5/2026	Denver Open	8	9th	1706	$600.00
AVP	6/12-14/2026	Virginia Beach Open	5	3rd	1706	$1,000.00

Santa Barbara Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 10/3/2026	Pool C	Mitchell Keddie / Ben Vaught (19)	Won 21-10, 21-16
Sat, 10/3/2026	Pool C	Seain Cook / Hendrik Mol (3)	Lost 19-21, 19-21
Sat, 10/3/2026	Winner 1	Alex Ranghieri / Jack Walmer (10)	Lost 10-21, 14-21

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$650.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$1,600.00
Total	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	$2,250.00

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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$325.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	$650.00
8	0	0	1	0	2	4	1	0	0	$2,400.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	24	1	0	2	0	1	4	9	2	5	$6,500.00
28	0	1	1	0	2	4	5	4	11	$3,525.00	Total	49	1	1	2	1	2	9	17	5	11	$10,750.00

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	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	$2,250.00	8	10	44.4 %
Total	AVP	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	$2,250.00	8	10	44.4 %

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
9	0	0	1	0	0	4	2	1	1	$1,425.00	2026	AVP	10	0	0	2	0	0	2	5	1	0	$1,625.00
											2026	FIVB	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$2,075.00
28	0	1	1	0	2	4	5	4	11	$3,525.00	Total	Total	49	1	1	2	1	2	9	17	5	11	$10,750.00

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	8	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	10.0%	9	90.0%	0-10	0.0%	8-9	47.1%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	8-10	44.4%
2025-2026	8	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	10.0%	9	90.0%	0-10	0.0%	8-9	47.1%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	8-10	44.4%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0		0	0	2-2	50.0%

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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	7
Total	0	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	10

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Mol 0-1
10/3/26	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Pool C	Cook/Mol	3	Schultz/Ukkelberg	14	21-19, 21-19
Trail the series against # 10 Ranghieri/Walmer 0-1
10/3/26	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Ranghieri/Walmer	10	Schultz/Ukkelberg	14	21-10, 21-14
Lead the series against # 19 Keddie/Vaught 1-0
10/3/26	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Pool C	Schultz/Ukkelberg	14	Keddie/Vaught	19	21-10, 21-16
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 Chetrit/Gill 1-0
9/18/26	AVP	Laguna Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Schultz/Ukkelberg	Q5	Chetrit/Gill	Q37	21-18, 21-19	0:46