The Karch Kiraly Award is annually given to the nation’s best outside attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season.
The award is named after the former U.S. Olympic gold medalist and UCLA All-American outside attacker Karch Kiraly and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
A voter can select up to three players on their Karch Kiraly Award ballot with a first-place vote worth three points, a second-place vote worth two points and a third-place vote valued at one point. The top three vote-getters are named finalists, and the outside attacker receiving the most votes is the recipient of the Karch Kiraly Award.
Check out the complete voting results for the Karch Kiraly Award.
2023 Karch Kiraly Award voting results
1. Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State – 46 votes
2. Spyros Chakas, Hawai’i – 32 votes
3. Ethan Champlin, UCLA – 19 votes
4. Alex Knight, UCLA – 15 votes
5. Hilir Henno, UC Irvine – 10 votes
T-6. Ras Jesse Delancy, Benedict – 6 votes
T-6. Sotiris Siapanis, Long Beach State – 6 votes
T-8. Will Rottman, Stanford – 3 votes
T-8. Brett Wildman, Penn State – 3 votes
T-10. Michal Kowal, Penn State – 2 votes
T-10. Spencer Olivier, Long Beach State – 2 votes
T-10. Jon Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne – 2 votes
2022 Karch Kiraly Award voting results
1. Alex Nikolov, Long Beach State – 48 votes
2. Kaleb Jenness, Ball State – 29 votes
T-3. Brett Wildman, Penn State – 6 votes
T-3. Will Rottman, Stanford – 6 votes
T-5. Spencer Olivier, Long Beach State – 3 votes
T-5. Francesco Sani, UC Irvine – 3 votes
T-7. Michael Marsans, Lees-McRae – 2 votes
T-7. Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon – 2 votes
T-9. Ethan Hill, Stanford – 1 vote
T-9. Kyle McCauley, UC San Diego – 1 vote
2021 Karch Kiraly Award voting results
1. Ryan Coenen, Lewis — 71 votes
T-2. Tobi Azeez, Mount Olive — 12 votes
T-2. Davide Gardini, BYU — 12 votes
4. Joel Schneidmiler, UC Irvine — 9 votes
5. Sotiris Siapanis, Ohio State — 7 votes
6. Cole Schlothauer, Loyola — 5 votes
7. Colton Cowell, Hawai’i — 4 votes
T-8. Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon — 3 votes
T-8. Roy McFarland, UC Santa Barbara — 3 votes
T-9. Jackson Gilbert, North Greenville — 2 votes
T-9. Brett Wildman, Penn State — 2 votes
T-11. Billy Fauntleroy, USC — 1 vote
T-11. Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT — 1 vote
T-11. Kyle McCauley, UC San Diego — 1 vote
T-11. Spencer Wickens, Pepperdine — 1 vote
2020 Karch Kiraly Award voting results
1. Davide Gardini, BYU — 36 votes
2. Ryan Coenen, Lewis — 17 votes
3. Colton Cowell, Hawai’i — 16 votes
4. Kyle McCauley, UC San Diego — 12 votes
T-5. Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT — 6 votes
T-5. Brett Wildman, Penn State — 6 votes
7. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey — 4 votes
8. Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine — 3 votes
T-9. Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon — 2 votes
T-9. Filip Humler, Hawai’i — 2 votes
T-9. Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne — 2 votes
12. Michael Fisher, Saint Francis — 1 vote
2019 Karch Kiraly Award voting results
1. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — 41 points
2. Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i — 39 points
3. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine — 20 points
4. Michael Fisher, St. Francis — 8 points
5. Corey Chavers, UC Santa Barbara — 5 points
6. Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne — 3 points
T-7. Colton Cowell, Hawai’i — 1 point
T-7. Jordan Ewert, Stanford — 1 point
T-7. Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine — 1 point
T-7. Jack Wyett, USC — 1 point
2018 Karch Kiraly Award voting results
1. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — 55 votes
2. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State — 26 votes
3. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine — 13 votes
4. Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i — 12 votes
5. Brenden Sander, BYU — 4 votes
T-6. Anthony Winter, Quincy — 3 votes
T-6. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey — 3 votes
8. Jeff Sprayberry, King — 1 vote
2017 Karch Kiraly Award voting results
1. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — 52 votes
2. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State — 44 votes
3. Jake Langlois, BYU — 13 votes
4. Jabarry Goodridge, NJIT — 9 votes
5. Lucas Yoder, USC — 5 votes
6. Matt Szews, Ball State — 2 votes
T-7. Jacob Delson, UC Santa Barbara — 1 vote
T-7. Tamir Hershko, UC Irvine — 1 vote
2016 Karch Kiraly Award voting results
1. Nicholas Szerszen, Ohio State — 63 (18) points
2. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — 32 (3) points
3. Nolan Albrecht, Belmont Abbey — 10 (2) points
4. Brenden Sander, BYU — 9 (1) points
5. Jabarry Goodridge, NJIT — 6 points
6. Jake Langlois, BYU — 5 (1) points
7. Sinisa Zarkovic, Hawai’i — 4 points
T-8. Stephen Braswell, St. Francis — 3 (1) points
T-8. Artur Cabral, Coker — 3 (1) points
T-8. Mike Michelau, Erskine — 3 points
11. Jake Arnitz, UCLA — 2 points
T-12. Obenda Besongngem, Alderson Broaddus — 1 point
T-12. Aleska Brkovic, Barton — 1 point
T-12. Madison Hayden, Stanford — 1 point
T-12. Chris Nugent, Penn State — 1 point
2015 Karch Kiraly Award voting results
1. Aaron Russell, Penn State — 65 (16) votes
2. Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola — 58 (9) votes
3. Tamir Hershko, UC Irvine — 21 (2) votes
4. Josh Taylor, Pepperdine — 19 (2) votes
T-5. Geoff Powell, Lewis — 9 (1) votes
T-5. Brady Markle, Lees-McRae — 9 (1) votes
7. Sinisa Zarkovic — 5 (1) votes
8. Enzo Mackenzie — 4 (1) votes
9. Alex Harthaller — 3 (1) votes
T-10. Sam Holt, CSUN — 2 votes
T-10. Greg Petty, Lewis — 2 votes
T-12. Kevin Donohue, UC Santa Barbara — 1 vote
T-12. Jake Langlois, BYU — 1 vote
T-12. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State — 1 vote