UC SANTA BARBARA
2014 All-MPSF Honorable Mention
2014 Academic All-American
2015 All-MPSF Second Team
2014: Played in 25 matches and 90 sets as a junior ... Ended the year with 106 total blocks, 128 kills, six aces, a .403 hitting percentage, and 39 digs ... Finished the year fifth in the MPSF in blocks and ninth in hitting percentage ... Had double-digit kills against Hawai'i (Jan. 31) and Pepperdine (Mar. 14) ... Had a season-high 11 blocks (all block assists) in a five-set loss at USC on Feb. 6 ... Hit a blistering .769 (10-0-13) in a five-set loss against Pepperdine on Mar. 14 ... Named to the All-MPSF Tournament team ... Earned Academic All-American honors.
2013: Played in 25 matches and 83 sets, picking up 115 kills, 25 digs, 12 service aces and five assists. Was second on the team in total blocks with 96, including 13 solo blocks and 83 assisted blocks. Averaged 1.16 blocks per set, ranking him 13th in the nation. Set a career-high with 11 kills vs UCSD and picked up eight total blocks against UCSD and USC.
2012: Saw action in 12 games, picking up 25 kills. Ended the season with 17 total blocks and 35 points. Hit a whopping .444 on the year, which would have been highest on the team if he had qualified.
2011: Redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2010 graduate of Harvard-Westlake High School in Studio City, Calif ... Played middle blocker for the Wolverines under Coach Adam Black.
PERSONAL
Born on Feb. 28, 1992 to Jim and Dani Staahl ... has one older brother, Derek ... A computer science major, he aspires to be a create a successful startup and play volleyball professionally ... A member of the UCSB College of Engineering Honor's Program ... Has made the Dean's Honors List each of his quarters at UCSB ... Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars ... In his spare time, enjoys playing the piano and programming ... Lists Deadmau5 as his favorite musician, while Sphere, by Michael Crichton, ranks as his top read.
