Jeff Schmitz

13 - Jeff Schmitz

Height: 6-2
Year: Senior
Hometown: Fenton, MO
High School: St. John Vianney
College: Ball State
Position: S

UC Irvine


2010: Played in 50 sets and averaged 11.38 set assists per game...also averaged 1.50 digs and 0.50 blocks...recorded a career-high 64 set assists versus USC (1/15)...2009: Redshirted after transferring from Ball State...Ball State 2008: Played in 86 games...averaged 2.22 assists per game...added 46 digs, 15 blocks and 15 kills...2007: Named Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Freshman of the Year...recorded 61 assists in a victory over Quincy...played in 79 games . . . averaged 11.24 assists, 1.34 digs and 0.66 blocks . . . guided the Cardinals to a win over No. 6 IPFW with his first career double-double, scoring 43 assists and a career-high 10 digs . . . recorded double-figure assists in 22 matches, with 40-or-more 10 times and 50-or-more on five occasions . . .recorded at least one block in 21 matches, including a career-high six total blocks vs. Rutgers-Newark.

St. John Vianney High School


Team was state champions each of his last three years...first team all-conference as a senior after leading the team to the MCC Championship . . . recorded 702 assists in 69 games as a senior . . . also logged 75 blocks, 71 digs, 56 kills and 34 aces his senior season . . . named to the "Best of Illinois" All-Tournament Team.

Club

Played for St. Luis High Performance from 2003-06.

Extras

Majoring in sociology.