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Jackson Cryst

  • Award
    Freshman of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/30/2026
  • Sport
    Men's Volleyball
  • School
    Long Beach State
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Long Beach, Calif.
  • High School
    Sage Hill HS

  • Efficiently helping Long Beach State to a pair of victories against CSUN, first-year player Jackson Cryst earned a first career nod as Big West Freshman of the Week for the efforts. This marks a second weekly award for Cryst, who picked up defensive acclaim back on Jan. 12.  

  • Cryst recorded a total of 17 kills on just 19 swings for a .789 percentage to average 2.13 kills per set against the Matadors.  

  • In Friday’s five-set road win, the Long Beach native put down 12 strikes on .846 hitting with an ace and a block.  

  • The middle blocker added five kills with four blocks and an ace in the sweeping rematch on Saturday as the third-ranked Beach evened their Big West record to 2-2 after two weekends of league action. 

  • Cryst currently rates in the top four in The Big West and top 20 nationally in both blocks (1.014 - 18th) and aces (0.471 - 16th) per set.