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Jackson Bantle

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-1
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
High School:
Loyola

2017 — Saw action in all 28 matches at libero, outside hitter and as a serving specialist ... Only Bruin to play in all 28 matches during the season ... Finished with over 100 digs (114) for the third time in his career ... Led team in digs in eight matches with best of 14 in win vs. USC ... Had eight aces ... Finished his career 9th on all-time school list for digs ... Teamed with Hagen Smith to finish second in the inaugural USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete Men's Volleyball team.

2016 — Saw action in all 32 matches ... Registered 16 aces from the service line ... Had season-high of two aces against George Mason, Cal Baptist and Pepperdine ... Had high of three digs in matches vs. UCSD, Princeton and at Hawai’i ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Volleyball team.

2015 — Saw action in 27 matches with 21 starts at libero...Had at least five digs in 19 matches and recorded double-digit digs in six contests...Had a best of 15 digs in matches at BYU and vs. Long Beach State ... His 2.06 digs per set average tied for the 10th on the all-time school list for the rally scoring era (2001-present)... Ranked 11th in the MPSF in digs per set average and 26th in the NCAA.

2014 — Saw action in 24 matches with 12 starts at outside hitter and at libero … Named to the All-MPSF Freshman team ... Had at least five kills in six matches with a season-best of 12 kills vs. USC (h) … Had five matches with double-digit digs with a best of 15 at Long Beach State … Had multiple blocks in seven matches ... Moved to libero for the last month of the season.

High School — Two-year varsity letterman for coach Mike Boehle at Loyola High … Helped lead the Cubs to runner-up finishes at the state and CIF championships and a Mission League title in 2013 … 2013 AVCA First-Team High School All-American, All-CIF Division I selection and Mission League MVP …2013 CIF Sportsmanship/Citizenship honoree … Voted Loyola’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2013 … Also earned 2013 Best in the West All-Tournament honors … Once served 18 consecutive points, including 13 aces, in a playoff match for Loyola ... In 2012, the Cubs were ranked No.1 in the state and advanced to the finals of the CIF Championship after winning the Mission League title ... Named to 2013 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruits.

Club — In 2012-13, he played for the Huntington Beach Volleyball Club, which finished third in the SCVA Classic … Also played for the Manhattan Beach Surf in 2011-12 and that team won the SCVA Invitational … Played for the Southern California Volleyball Club from 2009-11 and helped lead that team to a gold medal at the USA Volleyball Junior National Championships in 2010 … Member of the 2011-13 USA High Performance U19 International Beach Team … Has earned 25 medals in AAU and CBVA tournaments.

Personal — Attained his A Beach rating at 15 … Has an older sister and younger brother … Chose UCLA for its great academics, athletics and coaches and its proximity to sand volleyball courts … Won the High Performance USA Volleyball Beach U23 championship in summer of 2016 ... In July 2014, he represented the United States in the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in Larnaka, Cyprus ... Currently has AAA Beach rating ... Admires Reid Priddy, veteran USA National Team outside hitter … Enjoys snowboarding, bodysurfing and music in his spare time … Was a left-handed pitcher until he started playing volleyball … Born in New York City … Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Winter 2015, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Spring 2017 quarters ... Major is Geography /Environmental Studies.