UC Santa Barbara
2022
• Appeared in 20 matches, totaling 136 digs (1.81 digs/set) and 40 assists
• Had a monster showing in two matches at No. 9 Grand Canyon, anchoring the defense with 52 digs over three matches en route to being named the Off the Block National Libero of the Week and Big West Defensive Player of the Week
• Had four matches where he reached double-digits in digs during the season
• Set career-highs of 18 and 24 digs in back-to-back five-set victories over No. 9 Grand Canyon (Feb. 11-12)
• Finished the season fifth in the Big West for digs/set and top-20 in digs overall
2021
• Appeared in 16 matches, totaling 92 digs (1.92 d/s), 21 assists and 1 kill... Went for double-digit digs in the final two matches of April, posting a career-high 17 in vs. No. 3 Long Beach State and following with 12 against No. 4 UC San Diego, both 3-1 wins... Tallied a season-high three assists four times
2020: Played in two matches and four sets for the Gauchos in the shortened season...Had a kill off of one swing vs Purdue Fort Wayne
2019: The true Freshman libero did not see any playing time this season.
Club/High School
Played libero for three years at Loyola High School under coach Michael Boehle…Honors include First-Team All-Mission League and two-time Loyola High School Defensive Player of the Year…Won the Division One CIF Southern Section in 2016, and California State and National Championships in 2017…Played for Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club, MB Surf Volleyball Club, and Lades Volleyball Club…Won bronze medals in 2015 and 2017.
Personal
Ryan Thomas Pecsok was born on May 2, 1999 to Briar and Phil Pecsok in Santa Monica, Calif.…Has an older sister, Taylor and younger brother Blake…Most memorable sports moment was winning a CIF Championship in five sets…Majoring in economics and accounting…Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers…Favorite athletes are Rickie Fowler, Lionel Messi, and Clayton Kershaw…Favorite movies are Pink Panther 2 and Mission: Impossible…Favorite TV show is Ball in the Family…Lists JRR Tolkien as his favorite writer and Slaughterhouse Five as his favorite book…Listens to Post Malone.
