Name: Michael Saeta
Position: Serving specialist
Sport: Volleyball
Discipline(s):
Volleyball
Height: 6-5
Hometown: South Pasadena, Calif.
High School: Pasadena Polytechnic
College: UC Irvine (2017; Business Economics and Masters in philosophy, political science and economics)
Other Career Highlights
- Made his men's senior national team debut as a serving specialist, helping the team take bronze at the 2019 FIVB World CUp
- Won the 2017 USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championship with Lucas Yoder, earning a spot on a USA Volleyball collegiate beach national team.
- 2017 First team All-MPSF and AVCA All-American second team
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- DID YOU KNOW?
- Was a setter until a concussion during practice in 2019 almost cause him to quit the sport. He switched to serving specialist and made his first men's senior national team travel roster
- Played professionally in France
- Won the 2017 USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championship with Lucas Yoder, earning a spot on a USA Volleyball collegiate beach national team.
- Played on the 2017 Pan Am Cup team that finished fith
- Played on the 2015 World University Games team
- Two-time CIF Player of the Year
- Played for Manhattan Beach Surf and San Gabriel Volleyball Clubs
- Member of USA A2 team in 2011 and 2012
Personal:
Father David was a setter for Stanford; brother Andrew was a swimmer at Stanford; brother Matt played baseball at Davidson College... Also played water polo in high school
