BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Schedule
Roster
2022-2023 Varsity roster
Number |
First Name |
Last Name |
Height |
Position |
Grade |
2 |
Luke |
Ackerman |
6'0" |
Lib / DS / OH |
11 |
9 |
Vinny |
Busch |
6'1" |
Setter / Opp. |
10 |
17 |
Jack |
Devlin |
6'2" |
Mid. / Outs.Hit. |
12 |
8 |
Cal |
Ignosci |
6'2" |
OH |
12 |
6 |
Brooks |
Ignosci |
6'2" |
OH / DS |
10 |
24 |
Eric |
Liu |
6'1" |
Setter |
12 |
4 |
Hayden |
Merz |
5'11" |
OH/ Setter |
11 |
1 |
Bennett |
Miller |
6'2" |
Mid. / Outs.Hit. |
10 |
3 |
Jimmy |
Redfern |
6'1" |
Mid. / Outs.Hit. |
12 |
5 |
Ashton |
Saint |
6'3" |
Outs.Hit. / Lib |
12 |
11 |
Ethan |
Saint |
6'3" |
Outs.Hit. / Set |
11 |
7 |
Andy |
Tang |
6'3" |
Middle / OH |
12 |
2022-2023 Junior Varsity Roster
Number |
First Name |
Last Name |
Height |
Position |
Grade |
36 |
Lucas |
Cecchini |
6'5" |
Middle / OH |
9 |
32 |
Oliver |
Ellingson |
6'1" |
OH / Middle |
9 |
22 |
Blake |
Herman |
5'11" |
OH |
9 |
33 |
Ryder |
Kopelciw |
5'10" |
Opp. / Setter |
10 |
14 |
Ryan |
MacCartie |
6'2" |
Middle / OH |
10 |
31 |
Fisher |
Melton |
6'3" |
Opp. |
10 |
19 |
Fenton |
Regan |
6'1" |
Middle / OH |
9 |
16 |
Rayan |
Shaban |
5'9" |
OH |
10 |
15 |
Pasha |
Shoar |
5'9" |
OH / Setter |
9 |
2022-2023 Frosh-Soph Roster
Number |
First Name |
Last Name |
Height |
Position |
Grade |
13 |
Carter |
Evers |
5'10" |
OH |
9 |
34 |
Knightley |
Gee |
5'11" |
Middle |
9 |
38 |
Logan |
Grace |
5'11" |
OH / Middle |
9 |
30 |
Seena |
Honarvar |
5'7" |
OH / DS |
9 |
23 |
Grant |
LoCascio |
6'2" |
Middle |
9 |
26 |
Logan |
Minhas |
6'0" |
Middle / OH |
9 |
37 |
Brendan |
Relvas |
6'1" |
Middle |
9 |
Coaches
vARSITY cOACH- Sinan Tanik
Sinan Cem Tanik played volleyball professionally in Europe for 18 years. He spent 11 years on the Turkish National team, which he captioned many years. He has earned many national and international championships and awards.
Previously, Coach Tanik has captained teams in many different countries such as Poland, Greece, UAE, Spain, and Turley with very diverse cultures and conditions. He served as the Men's Volleyball Sportive Director and Team Manager for Galatasaray, on of Turkey's most prominent sports clubs. Coach Tanik was the Director and Manager of the Turkish Men's Senior National Team and the Head Coach of Poland PlusLiga team Effector Kielce and Pierwsze Liga team AS Czestochowa.
For the first two years in the US, Sinan served as an Assistant Coach of Men's Volleyball Concordia University Irvine. During his second season, he acquired the additional responsibilities of Recruiting Coordinator and, later, Interim Head Coach. Sinan currently teaches Business and Economics at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. He also teaches Sports Psychology and Functional Movement in Stanton University as an Adjunct Professor. In addition, Sinan coaches boys and girls at 949 Volleyball Club in San Juan Capistrano.
Sinan earned his Master's degree in coaching and exercise sciences (MSCE) and his Master's degree in coaching and athletic administration (MCAA) at Concordia. He also has a bachelor's degree in Economics from Anadolu university in Turkey. Sinan also has a 4th level Turkish Volleyball Federation Coaching diploma, FIVB Level 2, and USAV CAP II certificates.
He moved here three years ago with his wife Sevgul, their 9-year-old son Sarp and 3-year-old daughter Selin.
JUNIOR VARSITY COACH- PEYTON SCHIRMAN
Bio coming soon.
FROSH-SOPH COACH- SAMIE SENSKE
Coach Samie enters her 1st year coaching with the Santa Margarita Men's volleyball program. She currently is the assistant JV and head Freshman coach for the Girls Volleyball program here at SM. Before joining SMCHS she played volleyball at JSerra from 2013-2017 and played collegiately at Johnson & Wales University from 2019-2021 as an Outside/DS. All 3 years at JWU, her team won their conference championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament. Senske also serves as a head coach at 949 Volleyball Club and where she currently coaches the girls 16-1s team and 13-2s team.