The Ryan Millar Award is given to the nation’s best middle attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after former BYU All-American and U.S. Olympian Ryan Millar 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 Ryan Millar 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 middle attacker receiving the most votes is recipient of the Ryan Millar Award.
Check out the player stats for voters to use before casting their ballots this year.
BLOCKS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i – 1.577
2. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial – 1.457
3. William Morris, Belmont Abbey – 1.266
4. Luca Berger, NJIT – 1.262
5. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine – 1.247
6. Dalton Johnson, King – 1.229
7. Paul Narup, Loyola – 1.217
8. Justice Lord, Barton – 1.213
10. Jack Reese, George Mason – 1.211
11. Brandon Hicks, UC Santa Barbara -1.131
12. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis – 1.128
13. Miki Jauhiainen, BYU – 1.118
14. Richie Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne – 1.077
15. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood – 1.075
ATTACK PERCENTAGE
1. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA – .512
2. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis – .506
3. Blake Leeson, Ohio State – .473
4. TJ Murray, Lewis – .458
5. Keegan Sullivan, Erskine – .410
6. Luke Visgitis, Mount Olive – .401
7. Paul Narup, Loyola – .395
T-8. Jason Donorovich, Penn State – .387
T-8. Eric Visgitis, Mount Olive – .387
10. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood – .381
11. Taylor Bloomquist, Sacred Heart – .371
12. Andrew Holman, Limestone – .364
13. Don Thompson, Emmanuel – .339
14. Vlad Pesic, UC San Diego – .322
15. Jon Igo, Limestone – .317
KILLS PER GAME AVEAGE
1. Don Thompson, Emmanuel – 3.57
2. Emerson Waumans, Sacred Heart – 3.17
3. George Huhmann, Princeton – 3.11
4. Jahari Winkfield, Daemen – 3.05
5. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA – 2.88
6. Keegan Sullivan, Erskine – 2.51
7. Hector Serviat, Lees-McRae – 2.46
8. Drew Sims, Lees-McRae – 2.3
9. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis – 2.22
ACES PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Jason Donorovich, Penn State – 0.356
2. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial – 0.343
3. Sam Schindler, Lindenwood – 0.337
4. Luca Berger, NJIT – 0.328
5. Richie Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne – 0.295
6. Andrew Holman, Limestone – 0.284
7. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood – 0.263
8. Sam Lewis, USC – 0.262
9. Don Thompson, Emmanuel – 0.23
10. Max Chamberlain, Pepperdine – 0.228
11. George Huhmann, Princeton – 0.227
12. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA – 0.222
13. Dawson Walker, Lincoln Memorial – 0.217
NATIONAL MIDDLE ATTACKER OF THE WEEK
Week 1: Paul Narup, Loyola
Week 2: Don Thompson, Emmanuel
Week 3: Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial
Week 4: TJ Murray, Lewis
Week 5: Daenan Gyimah, UCLA
Week 6: Daenan Gyimah, UCLA
Week 7: Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
Week 8: TJ Murray, Lewis
Week 9: Nick Amado, Long Beach State
Week 10: Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial
Week 11: Felipe de Brito Ferreira, BYU; Alex Shmelev, Grand Canyon
Week 12: Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i