Jackson Cryst Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 1/12/2026 Sport Men's Volleyball School Long Beach State Year Freshman Position Hometown Long Beach, Calif. High School Sage Hill HS Long Beach State freshman Jackson Cryst opened the collegiate career with a dominant weekend to earn Big West Defensive Player of the Week. Cryst, a local product of Long Beach, Calif., anchored the Beach with 1.50 blocks per set with nine total blocks in two sweeping wins for the defending national champions. Cryst and LBSU limited opponents to a combined .157 on the weekend including a .000 attack percentage for Lindenwood in the season opener for both teams. Cryst denied compiled six total blocks in the match. Additionally, Cryst contributed seven kills on .462 hitting and finished the weekend with 12.5 points (2.08 per set). Cryst’s blocking average is current second in the conference and 10th nationally.