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Career Highs
Kills: 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz, 2/4/06
Attack Percentage: .429 (4-1-7) vs. UC Santa Cruz, 2/4/06
Digs: 1, multiple times
Points: 4.0 vs. UC Santa Cruz, 2/4/06
2007
Did not play in any matches.
2006
Saw limited action coming off a redshirt season in 2005...Played in three matches and a total of five games, all at home...Recorded his best match against UC Santa Cruz (2/4) with four kills and a .429 attack percentage...Finished the season with five kills and one error in nine attempts, good for a .444 hitting percentage.
2005
Redshirt.
High School
A 2004 graduate of Santa Margarita High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif....A versatile player for the Eagles, he saw time at setter, outside hitter, opposite, and libero...Coached by Jeff Uhrig...Named the Serra League MVP as a senior...A First Team All-Serra League selection in 2003 and 2004...Played basketball for Bishop Moore High School in Orlando, Fla. before moving back to California.
Club
Played three years of club ball for Balboa Bay and coach John Hawks...Named First Team All-Tournament at the 2003 Junior Olympics...Balboa Bay won a gold medal at the 2002 JOs and a bronze medal at the 2003 JOs.
Personal
Michael Runkle was born May 4, 1986 in Irvine, Calif....Prefers to go by Mike...Parents are John and Pene Runkle and Greg and Eileen Locy...Majoring in law and society with a minor in sports management...Criminal Justice is one of his most interesting classes at UCSB...Cheers for the LA Lakers...Favorite movie is "Braveheart"...Can be found watching "The Office" on TV...Likes to read Dan Brown, especially "The Da Vinci Code"...A Wayne Rooney soccer jersey is one of his most prized possessions...Also recruited by UC Irvine and USC.
