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The long college men’s volleyball offseason is almost over.
With the 2024 season slated to start in about a month, check out the returning players who earned conference and national awards last season.
National Awards
2023 Lloy Ball Award (nation’s top setter)
Finalist: Andrew Rowan, UCLA
2023 Bryan Ivie Award (nation’s top opposite)
Finalist: Parker Van Buren, Loyola
2023 Karch Kiraly Award (nation’s top outside)
Winner: Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
Finalist: Spyros Chakas, Hawai’i
Finalist: Ethan Champlin, UCLA
2023 Ryan Millar Award (nation’s top middle)
Winner: Merrick McHenry, UCLA
Finalsit: Toby Ezeonu, Penn State
Finalist: Simon Torwie, Long Beach State
2023 Erik Shoji Award (nation’s top libero)
Winner: Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Finalist: Ryan Merk, Penn State
Finalist: Brett Sheward, UC Irvine (transferred from Hawai’i)
2023 Division II National Player of the Year
Winner: Ras Jesse Delancy, Charleston (transferred from Benedict)
Finalist: Zach Schneider, Daemen
2023 Nicolas Szerszen Award (top international player)
Winner: Hilir Henno, UC Irvine
2023 Steve Shondell Award (nation’s top passer)
Winner: Ryan Merk, Penn State
Finalist: Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
2023 Dain Blanton Diversity Award
Finalist: Merrick McHenry, UCLA
Finalist: Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
2023 National Blocker of the Year
Winner: Simon Torwie, Long Beach State
Finalist: Guy Genis, UCLA
Finalist: Teon Taylor, BYU
2023 National Server of the Year
Winner: Hilir Henno, UC Irvine
Finalist: Ben Harrington, Princeton
AVCA Newcomer of the Year
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
First-Team All-American
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Ethan Champlin, UCLA
Ido David, UCLA
Toby Ezeonu, Penn State
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine
Merrick McHenry, UCLA
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i
Second-Team All-American
Spyros Chakas, Hawai’i
Clarke Godbold, Long Beach State
Jackson Hickman, Grand Canyon
Alex Knight, UCLA
Will Rottman, Stanford
Sotiris Siapanis, Long Beach State
Simon Torwie, Long Beach State
Parker Van Buren, Loyola
Freshman All-American Team
Jamal Ellis Caballo, Fairleigh Dickinson
Dillion Klein, USC
Nate Meyer, Missouri S&T
Ryan Merk, Penn State
Patrick Rogers, Ball State (transferred from St. Francis Brooklyn)
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
Ian Schuller, Lindenwood
Theo Snoey, Stanford
Shay Spadaro, Lincoln Memorial
Kyle Standage, Merrimack
Cameron Thorne, Grand Canyon
Bryce Wetjen, McKendree
Shane Wetzel, Ohio State
Big West Awards
All-Big West
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Spyros Chakas, Hawai’i
Chaz Galloway, Hawai’i
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine
Kyle Hobus, CSUN
Brett Sheward, UC Irvine (transferred from Hawai’i)
Sotiris Siapanis, Long Beach State
Simon Torwie, Long Beach State
Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i
Big West All-Freshman Team
Owen Birg, UC Santa Barbara
Connor Bloom, Long Beach State
Evan Boyle, UC San Diego
Josh Ewert, UC San Diego
Jim Garrison, UC San Diego
Maxim Grigoriev, UC Irvine
Malcolm King, CSUN
Kurt Nusterer, Hawai’i
Josh Schellinger, UC San Diego
ConfCarolinas Awards
ConfCarolinas Offensive Player of the Year
Kacper Rybarczyk, Erskine
ConfCarolinas Freshman of the Year
Jackson Lahey, Mount Olive
First-Team All-ConfCarolinas
Kacper Rybarczyk, Erskine
Warren Davis, King
Diego Rosich, North Greenville
Francisco Pomar, Erskine
Second-Team All-ConfCarolinas
Michael de la Cruz, North Greenville
Emanuel Adames, North Greenville
Kellan Kennedy, King
Edgerrin Austin, Erskine
Jorge Riesgo, North Greenville
Third-Team All-ConfCarolinas
Ethan Rehmann, Belmont Abbey
Thomas Fanic, Barton
Justin Sawyer, King
ConfCarolinas All-Tournament Team
Warren Davis, King (Most Valuable Player)
Emanuel Adames, North Greenville
Kellan Kennedy, King
Jack Sarnowski, Long Island (transferred from King)
Jorge Riesgo, North Greenville
EIVA awards
EIVA Freshman of the Year
Ryan Merk, Penn State
First-Team All-EIVA
Toby Ezeonu, Penn State
Ben Harrington, Princeton
Michal Kowal, Penn State
Owen Rose, Penn State
Ryan Merk, Penn State
Second-Team All-EIVA
Martin de Chavarria, Pepperdine (transferred from NJIT)
Omar Hoyos, George Mason
Alessandro Negri, NJIT
Garrett Schnitker, Charleston
Ethan Smith, Harvard
Henry Wedbush, Princeton
Paul Wyszynski, George Mason
Georgi Zahariev, George Mason
EIVA All-Tournament Team
Liam French, George Mason
Ben Harrington, Princeton
Michal Kowal, Penn State
Alessandro Negri, NJIT
IVA Awards
IVA Offensive Players of the Year
Matthew Gentry, Lincoln Memorial
IVA Defensive Players of the Year
Kohl Kutsch, Lincoln Memorial
IVA Freshman of the Year
Shay Spadaro, Lincoln Memorial
First-Team All-IVA
Matthew Gentry, Lincoln Memorial
Shaphar Grant, Queens (transferred from Tusculum)
Kohl Kutsch, Lincoln Memorial
Matthew Pilch, Queens
Shay Spadaro, Lincoln Memorial
Albert Warzocha, Queens (transferred from Limestone)
Second-Team All-IVA
Jack Brinkman, Queens
Tate Colebaugh, Lincoln Memorial
Colby Landry, Tusculum
Daniel Leitao, Queens
Cayden Marin, Queens (transferred from Limestone)
Nate Meyer, Missouri S&T
Justin Sharfenaker, Lincoln Memorial
MIVA Awards
MIVA Player of the Year
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
MIVA Newcomer of the Year
Shane Wetzel, Ohio State
First-Team All-MIVA
Raje Alleyne, Quincy
Jon Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne
A.J. Lewis, Lindenwood
Dan Mangun, Loyola
Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
Parker Van Buren, Loyola
Bryce Walker, Purdue Fort Wayne
Cole Young, Ohio State
Second-Team All-MIVA
RaShawn Bonner, Lindenwood
David Flores, UCLA (transferred from Ball State)
Rolen Lively, McKendree
Jimmy Meinhart, Loyola
Nicodemus Meyer, Loyola
Matt Oakley, Loyola
Tyler Poulsen, McKendree
Christian Prayer, Lewis
Max Roquet, Lewis
Ian Schuller, Lindenwood
Shane Wetzel, Ohio State
MIVA All-Tournament Team
Michael Wright, Ohio State (Most Valuable Player)
Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
Michael Sack, Lewis
Shane Wetzel, Ohio State
Kyle Wilson, McKendree
MPSF Awards
MPSF Freshman of the Year
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
First-Team All-MPSF
Ethan Champlin, UCLA
Ido David, UCLA
Alex Knight, UCLA
Merrick McHenry, UCLA
Miks Ramanis, BYU
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
Second-Team All-MPSF
Dillon Klein, USC
Kevin Lamp, Stanford
Rico Wardlow, Grand Canyon
MPSF All-Freshman Team
Dillon Klein, USC
Trent Moser, BYU
Jacob Reilly, Concordia
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
Zach Rama, UCLA
Theo Snoey, Stanford
Cameron Thorne, Grand Canyon
MPSF All-Tournament Team
Merrick McHenry, UCLA (Most Valuable Player)
Ido David, UCLA
Will Rottman, Stanford
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
NEC Awards
NEC Player of the Year
Zach Schneider, Daemen
NEC Rookie of the Year
Patrick Rogers, Ball State (transferred from St. Francis Brooklyn)
First-Team All-NEC
Sean Califf, Daemen
Jamal Ellis Carballo, Fairleigh Dickinson
Luke Chandler, UC San Diego (transferred from Long Island)
Andrew Deardorff, Saint Francis
Livan Moreno, Long Island
Ryan Parker, Saint Francis
Patrick Rogers, Ball State (transferred St. Francis Brooklyn)
Zach Schneider, Daemen
Second-Team All-NEC
Thomas Leahey, Ohio State (transferred from Saint Francis)
Cameron Milligan, Daemen
Patrick Mucherino, Sacred Heart
NEC All-Tournament Team
Most Valuable Player: Luke Chandler, UC San Diego (transferred from Long Island)
Thomas Leahey, Ohio State (transferred from Saint Francis)
Livan Moreno, Long Island
Patrick Mucherino, Sacred Heart
SIAC Awards
SIAC Player of the Year
Ras Jesse Delancy, Charleston (transferred from Benedict)
SIAC Libero of the Year
Victor Scherer, Quincy (transferred from Central State)
SIAC Setter of the Year
Kenyon Haynes, Edward Waters
First-Team All-SIAC
Ras Jesse Delancy, Charleston (transferred from Benedict)
Kenyon Haynes, Edward Waters
Joelvi Jimenez, Edward Waters
Cameron Lee, Maryville (transferred from Central State)
D’Aaron McCraney, McKendree (transferred from Central State)
Victor Scherer, Quincy (transferred from Central State)
Second-Team All-SIAC
Diego Cardona, Fort Valley State
Jaxon Hicks, Fort Valley State
Kaelen Ingram, Edward Waters
Taviian Martin, Fort Valley State
Bryan Pepen, Edward Waters
Rashaun Wright, Fort Valley State
Justin Yates, Fort Valley State