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University of California, Santa Barbara

2025 Men's Volleyball Roster

Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang
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Jeff Liang

10 Sam Meister

  • Height 6-5
  • Year Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • High School Santa Barbara HS
  • Position Middle Blocker

Biography

2025: Logged 27 sets across 13 matches played … earned 38 kills, 18 blocks (three solos, 15 assists), and six aces … was instrumental to the team’s Senior Night sweep of No. 3 Hawai’i (April 19), tallying a season-high seven kills on 13 attempts, two aces, two digs, and three total blocks (two solos).

2024: Played in 19 of the team’s 27 matches…worked his way into the lineup as both a middle and opposite pin…ended his sophomore season with 92 kills at a .394 clip, as well as eight aces, 35 block assists and three solo blocks…had his best performance in the Gaucho’s upset at No. 2 UCLA hitting at a .667 clip with seven kills, an ace and three block assists.

2023: Appeared in 11 matches, starting in nine of them, as a middle blocker ... totaled 42 kills and 31 blocks throughout the season ... recorded a career-high seven kills while adding on two blocks in a win over Vanguard (March 1).

2022: Did not see action during the season.


HIGH SCHOOL: Played volleyball for four seasons at Santa Barbara High School under Coach Chad Arneson ... three-time All-Channel League First Team honoree … named as the Channel League MVP as a senior … led  his team to a CIF Division 2 Championship which resulted in Meister earning MVP honors after putting up 32 kills … made it to the CIF playoffs every season … names as a Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table’s Athlete of the Week … also was a member of the basketball team.


PERSONAL: son of Jeff and Heather Meister … has two sisters, Charlotte and Whitney.

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2022Freshman

    Opposite/Outside Hitter
    6'5"
    30
  • 10

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Opposite/Outside Hitter
    6'5"
    10
  • 10

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'5"
    10
  • 10

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'5"
    10