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It’s been a long — really long — nine months since college men’s volleyball abruptly ended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
With the 2021 season slated to start in about a month, check out this recap of the returning players who were among the national stat leaders and earned national or conference awards last season.
Returning 2020 Stat Leaders
Kills per game average returning leaders
1. Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i — 4.47
2. Angelos Mandilaris, Barton — 4.43 (transferred to Ball State)
3. Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne — 4.38
4. Kaleb Jenness, Ball State — 4.17
5. Jaylen Jasper, Stanford — 4.11
6. Raymond Barsemian, Concordia-Irvine — 4.07
7. Kyle McCauley, UC San Diego — 4.06
8. Michael Fisher, Saint Francis — 4.02
T-9. Ryan Coenen, Lewis — 4.00
T-9. Gabi Garcia Fernandez — 4.00
Attack percentage returning leaders
1. Daniel Wetter, CSUN — .528
2. Keenan Sanders, UC Santa Barbara — .521
3. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — .505
4. Shane Holdaway, Long Beach State — .496
5. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial — .444
6. Tomas Gago, Purdue Fort Wayne — .432
7. Jack Reese, George Mason — .428
8. James Henneberry, St. Francis Brooklyn — .413
9. Angelos Mandilaris, Barton — .412 (transferred to Ball State)
10. Wyatt Dimke, McKendree — .411
Aces per game average returning leaders
1. Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU — 0.92
2. Kyle Bugee, Lewis — 0.62
3. Angelos Mandilaris, Barton — 0.55 (transferred to Ball State)
4. Christian Janke, Grand Canyon — 0.54
5. Bradley Peters, Lees-McRae — 0.53
T-6. Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT — 0.52
T-6. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial — 0.52
T-8. Diego Negron, Lindenwood– 0.47
T-8. Maciej Ptaszynski, CSUN — 0.47
10. Matteo Miselli, Tusculum — 0.46 (transferred to Belmont Abbey)
Assists per game average returning leaders
1. Oscar Fiorentino, Barton — 10.78 (transferred to Concordia-Irvine)
2. Frederico Santos, Purdue Fort Wayne — 10.75
3. Will Stanley, BYU — 10.74
4. Casey McGarry, UC Santa Barbara — 10.59
5. Quinn Isaacson, Ball State — 10.30
6. Heath Hughes, Grand Canyon — 10.29
7. Michael Wright, Ohio State — 10.20
8. Taylor Ittner, CSUN — 10.07
9. Cole Bogner, Penn State — 10.00
10. AJ Risavy, Lincoln Memorial — 9.93
Blocks per game average returning leaders
1. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine — 2.03
2. Luca Berger, NJIT — 1.39
3. Alex Pappas, Lindenwood — 1.31
4. Richie Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne — 1.26
5. Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i — 1.20
6. Shane Benetz, UC San Diego — 1.17
7. Miki Jauhiainen, BYU — 1.14
8. Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i — 1.13
T-9. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — 1.12
T-9. Austin Wilmot, Pepperdine — 1.12
Digs per game average returning leaders
1. Timothy McIntosh, Sacred Heart — 3.09
2. Michal Podgorzak, Limestone — 2.94
3. Noam Hannoun, Quincy — 2.81
4. Addison Enriques, Concordia-Irvine — 2.53
5. Casey McGarry, UC Santa Barbara — 2.48
6. Edwin Montaruli, Barton — 2.40
7. Dominick Pikura, St. Francis Brooklyn — 2.37
8. Francisco Comas, McKendree — 2.34
9. Christian Phung, North Greenville — 2.32
10. Will Bantle, Penn State — 2.28
Returning 2020 Award Winners
Returning National Award Winners
National Player of the Year: Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
Lloy Ball Award: Wil Stanley, BYU
Bryan Ivie Award: Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
Karch Kiraly Award: Davide Gardini, BYU
Erik Shoji Award: Gage Worsley, Hawai’i
Division II National Player of the Year: Ryan Coenen, Lewis
Nicolas Szerszen Award: Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i
Dain Blanton Diversity Award: Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
Steve Shondell Award: Gage Worsley, Hawai’i
National Blocker of the Year: Scott Stadick, UC Irvine
National Server of the Year: Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
Returning Conference Players of the Year
Big West Player of the Year: Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i
ConfCarolinas Offensive Players of the Year: Angelos Mandilaris, Barton (transferred to Ball State)
ConfCarolinas Defensive Player of the Year: Michal Podgorzak, Limestone
EIVA Co-Players of the Year: Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT; and Brett Wildman, Penn State
MIVA Player of the Year: Ryan Coenen, Lewis
MPSF Player of the Year: Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
Returning First-Team All-Americans
Setter: Casey McGarry, UC Santa Barbara
Setter: Wil Stanley, BYU
Opposite: Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
Opposite: Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i
Outside attacker:Ryan Coenen, Lewis
Outside attacker: Davide Gardini, BYU
Outside attacker: Kyle McCauley, UC San Diego
Middle attacker: Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
Libero: Gage Worsley, Hawai’i
Returning Second-Team All-Americans
Opposite: Randy DeWeese, UC Santa Barbara
Opposite: Angelos Mandilaris, Barton (transferred to Ball State)
Outside attacker: Colton Cowell, Hawai’i
Outside attacker: Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT
Outside attacker: Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Middle attacker: Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i
Middle attacker: Keenan Sanders, UC Santa Barbara
Middle attacker: Scott Stadick, UC Irvine
Libero: Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Returning All-American Honorable Mentions
Setter: Kevin Kauling, Lewis
Opposite: Simon Andersen, Long Beach State
Opposite: Raymond Barsemian, Concordia-Irvine
Opposite: Jaylen Jasper, Stanford
Outside attacker: Noah Dyer, Pepperdine
Outside attacker: Zach Eschenberg, BYU
Outside attacker: Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon
Outside attacker: Kaleb Jenness, Ball State
Outside attacker: Roy McFarland, UC Santa Barbara
Outside attacker: Cole Schlothauer, Loyola
Outside attacker: Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne
Outside attacker: Brett Wildman, Penn State
Middle attacker: Luca Berger, NJIT
Middle attacker: Shane Holdaway, Long Beach State
Middle attacker: TJ Murray, Lewis
Middle attacker: Daniel Wetter, CSUN
Middle attacker: Austin Wilmot, Pepperdine
Libero: Addison Enriques, Concordia-Irvine
Returning Freshmen All-Americans
Setter: Kevin Kauling, Lewis
Setter: Michael Wright, Ohio State
Opposite: Cole Ketrzynski, UCLA
Opposite: Julian Meissner, NJIT
Outside attacker: Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon
Outside attacker: Matteo Miselli, Tusculum (transferred to Belmont Abbey)
Outside attacker: Cole Schlothauer, Loyola
Middle attacker: Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i
Libero: Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Returning First-Team All-Big West
Setter: Casey McGarry, UC Santa Barbara
Opposite: Randy DeWeese, UC Santa Barbara
Opposite: Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i
Outside attacker: Colton Cowell, Hawai’i
Outside attacker: Kyle McCauley, UC San Diego
Outside attacker: Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Middle attacker: Simon Andersen, Long Beach State
Middle attacker: Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i
Middle attacker: Keenan Sanders, UC Santa Barbara
Middle attacker: Scott Stadick, UC Irvine
Middle attacker: Daniel Wetter, CSUN
Libero: Gage Worsley, Hawai’i
Returning All-ConfCarolinas
The ConfCarolinas because of the canceled season in 2020 opted to only name seniors to its all-conference team.
Returning All-Independent Team
Setter: AJ Risavy, Lincoln Memorial
Outside attacker: Matteo Miselli, Tusculum (transferred to Belmont Abbey)
Outside attacker: Tristan Santoyo, Queens
Outside attacker: Zach Schneider, Daemen
Middle attacker: Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial
Middle attacker: James Henneberry, St. Francis Brooklyn
Middle attacker: Dawson Walker, Lincoln Memorial
Returning First-Team All-EIVA
Opposite: Cal Fisher, Penn State
Outside attacker: Michael Fisher, Saint Francis
Outside attacker: Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT
Outside attacker: Brett Wildman, Penn State
Middle attacker: Luca Berger, NJIT
Middle attacker: Jack Reese, George Mason
Libero: Timothy McIntosh, Sacred Heart
Returning Second-Team All-EIVA
Setter: Cole Bogner, Penn State
Setter: Roque Nido, NJIT
Outside attacker: Parker Dixon, Princeton
Outside attacker: Sam Greenslade, George Mason
Outside attacker: Julian Meissner, NJIT
Outside attacker: Jerod Nelson, Princeton
Outside attacker: Campbell Schoenfeld, Harvard
Libero: Will Bantle, Penn State
Returning First-Team All-MIVA
Outside attacker: Ryan Coenen, Lewis
Outside attacker: Kaleb Jenness, Ball State
Outside attacker: Martin Lallemand, Ohio State
Outside attacker: Diego Negron, Lindenwood
Outside attacker: Cole Schlothauer, Loyola
Outside attacker: Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne
Middle attacker: Wyatt Dimke, McKendree
Middle attacker: Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
Libero: Noam Hannoun, Quincy
Returning Second-Team All-MIVA
Setter: Quinn Isaacson, Ball State
Setter: Kevin Kauling, Lewis
Setter: Ryan Serrano, McKendree
Outside attacker: Kyle Bugée, Lewis
Outside attacker: Blake Reardon, Ball State
Outside attacker: Omari Wheeler, Quincy
Middle attacker: Samuel Clark, Ohio State
Middle attacker: Richie Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne
Middle attacker: Tomas Gago, Purdue Fort Wayne
Middle attacker: TJ Murray, Lewis
Libero: Francisco Comas, McKendree
Returning First-Team All-MPSF
Setter: Wil Stanley, BYU
Opposite: Raymond Barsemian, Concordia-Irvine
Opposite: Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
Opposite: Jaylen Jasper, Stanford
Outside attacker: Noah Dyer, Pepperdine
Outside attacker: Davide Gardini, BYU
Middle attacker: Felipe de Brito Ferreira, BYU
Returning Second-Team All-MPSF
Opposite: Cole Ketrzynski, UCLA
Outside attacker: Zach Eschenberg, BYU
Outside attacker: Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon
Outside attacker: Jordan Hoppe, Concordia-Irvine
Outside attacker: Christian Janke, Grand Canyon
Middle attacker: Austin Wilmot, Pepperdine
Libero: Addison Enriques, Concordia-Irvine