#8 - Jayson Jablonsky Position: Outside Hitter Height: 6-5 (198cm) Weight: 205 lbs (93kg) Hometown: Yorba Linda, Calif. College: UC Irvine Birth Date: July 23, 1985

PERSONAL: Born Jayson Michael Jablonsky on July 23, 1985, in Orange, Calif.… Parents are Paul and Betty Jablonsky… Has two older siblings, Matt and Heather… Attended Esperanza High School (1999-2003) where he also played soccer… Played for the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club… Studied criminology at UC Irvine… Sushi is his favorite food… J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” is his favorite book… His favorite movie is Edward Scissorhands… The Office is his favorite television show… Listens to rock music with AFI as his favorite band… Likes to watch hockey and the Anaheim Ducks are his favorite professional team… Enjoys playing the guitar, the beach and trying to surf… His happiest moment in life has yet to come, but his fondest sports memory was winning the 2007 NCAA Division I men’s volleyball national championship.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2007 – Helped the U.S. men win the bronze medal at the World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. 2005 – Played on the USA Junior National Team that finished eighth in the 2005 FIVB Men's U-21 World Volleyball Championships in Andhra Pradesh, India. 2004 – Helped the USA Junior National Team to a second place finish at the 2004 NORCECA Junior Men’s Volleyball Championship in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 – Helped UC Irvine to the NCAA Division I Men’s Volleyball National Championship… Jayson was named second-team All-America by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)… Second team All-MPSF selection… Named to the NCAA all-tournament team after totaling 32 kills in two matches… In the postseason, he averaged 4.30 kills and 4.89 points per game… Averaged 3.89 kills, 1.58 digs and 4.61 points per game overall… Led the team against MPSF opponents with a 3.80 kill average… Ranked 18th nationally in aces (.371). Also was fourth in aces (0.38) among MPSF players and 10th in points per game (4.57)… UCI’s all-time ace leader with 128. Had 46 aces, firing at least one in 28 of 34 matches this year. 46 aces tied for second in the season record book… Totaled kills in double-digits in 29 of 34 matches… Ends his career second in kills with 1,528 and in career attack attempts (3,081). Fourth in career digs (595)… Named Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week Jan. 22… Named to the 2007 Elephant Bar All-Tournament team. 2006 – Named AVCA National Player of the Year as well as MPSF Player of the Year… First team All-America and All-MPSF… Named UCI's Male Athlete of the Year… First-team Asics/Volleyball Magazine All-American and Player of the Year… Named to the NCAA All-Tournament team… Averaged 4.17 kills per game which ranked 17th in the country, was 18th in points (4.89) and 11th in aces (.367)… Also averaged 1.61 digs and 0.65 blocks per game… Led the team with 40 service aces, which ranked second most in a season at UCI… Had 454 kills, which is seventh in the UCI season records and 892 attempts which is 10th… Following the end of the season, he ranks seventh in career kills (1,046), 10th in attempts (2,102) and fourth in aces (82)… Named AVCA National Player of the Week and MPSF Player of the Week on Feb. 13 and AVCA National Player of the Week on Mar. 20. 2005 – Named second-team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)… Named second team All-American by Volleyball Magazine… Led the team in kills, averaging 4.03 per game… Averaged 1.26 digs and 0.59 blocks per game… Totaled 27 service aces… Averaged 21 kills over the last five matches… Recorded kills in double-figures 24 times… Led the team against conference opponents with a 4.09 kill average, which ranked sixth in the league… Ranked eighth in points (4.70) among MPSF players… Named MPSF Player of the Week Feb. 7… Totaled 415 kills which ranks eighth most in a season at UCI, also had 814 attack attempts which is 10th best in a season… Fired five service aces against Cal State Northridge which is tied for the second best mark in a match… Hit .750 against UC Santa Barbara to rank sixth in match hitting percentage. 2004 – Third on the team in kills, averaging 2.54 per game… Averaged 1.37 digs and 0.57 blocks per game… Totaled 15 service aces… Recorded kills in double-figures seven times.