Award Recap: 2023 NCAA men’s volleyball national, conference award winners

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Check out all the NCAA men’s volleyball players and coaches to receive conference and national awards this season.

[Editor’s note: The finalists have been announced for the Off the Block National Awards, and the winners will be unveiled throughout the next two weeks]

National Awards

Finalists for 2023 Lloy Ball Award (nation’s top setter)
Cole Bogner, Penn State
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i

Finalists for 2023 Bryan Ivie Award (nation’s top opposite)
Cal Fisher, Penn State
Jaylen Jasper, Penn State
Dimitrios Mouchlias, Hawai’i
Parker Van Buren, Loyola

Finalists for 2023 Karch Kiraly Award (nation’s top outside)
Spyros Chakas, Hawai’i
Ethan Champlin, UCLA
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State

Finalists for 2023 Ryan Millar Award (nation’s top middle)
Toby Ezeonu, Penn State
Merrick McHenry, UCLA
Simon Torwie, Long Beach State

Finalists for 2023 Erik Shoji Award (nation’s top libero)
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Ryan Merk, Penn State
Brett Sheward, Hawai’i

Finalists for 2023 Division II National Player of the Year
Uriel Batista, Concordia
Ras Jesse Delancy, Benedict
Zach Schneider, Daemen

Finalists for 2023 Nicolas Szerszen Award (top international player)
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine
Dimitrios Mouchlias, Hawai’i
Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i

Finalists for 2023 Steve Shondell Award (nation’s top passer)
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Troy Gooch, UCLA
Ryan Merk, Penn State

Finalists for 2023 Dain Blanton Diversity Award
Jaylen Jasper, Pepperdine
Merrick McHenry, UCLA
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State

Finalists for 2023 National Blocker of the Year
Guy Genis, UCLA
Teon Taylor, BYU
Simon Torwie, Long Beach State

Finalists for 2023 National Server of the Year
Cal Fisher, Penn State
Ben Harrington, Princeton
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine

AVCA National Player of the Year
Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i

AVCA Newcomer of the Year
Andrew Rowan, UCLA

AVCA National Coach of the Year
John Speraw, UCLA

First-Team All-American
Cole Bogner, Penn State
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Ethan Champlin, UCLA
Ido David, UCLA
Toby Ezeonu, Penn State
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine
Merrick McHenry, UCLA
Dimitrios Mouchlias, Hawai’i
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
Andrew Rowan, UCLA
Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i
Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i

Second-Team All-American
Spyros Chakas, Hawai’i
Cal Fisher, Penn State
Clarke Godbold, Long Beach State
Jackson Hickman, Grand Canyon
Jaylen Jasper, Pepperdine
Alex Knight, UCLA
Spencer Olivier, Long Beach State
Will Rottman, Stanford
Francesco Sani, UC Irvine
Sotiris Siapanis, Long Beach State
Simon Torwie, Long Beach State
Parker Van Buren, Loyola

Freshman All-American Team
Jamal Ellis Caballo, Fairleigh Dickinson
Isiah Fedd, Fort Valley State
Dillion Klein, USC
Nate Meyer, Missouri S&T
Ryan Merk, Penn State
Patrick Rogers, 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

Big West Player of the Year
Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i

All-Big West
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Spyros Chakas, Hawai’i
Chaz Galloway, Hawai’i
Hilir Henno, UC Irvine
Kyle Hobus, CSUN
Dimitrios Mouchlias, Hawai’i
Spencer Olivier, Long Beach State
Francesco Sani, UC Irvine
Brett Sheward, Hawai’i
Sotiris Siapanis, Long Beach State
Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i
Simon Torwie, Long Beach State
Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i
Ryan Wilcox, UC Santa Barbara

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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 Defensive Player of the Year
Trevor Treser, Mount Olive

ConfCarolinas Freshman of the Year
Jackson Lahey, Mount Olive

ConfCarolinas Coach of the Year
Sam Albus, Lees-McRae

First-Team All-ConfCarolinas
Kacper Rybarczyk, Erskine
Matteo Miselli, Belmont Abbey
Warren Davis, King
Pedro Gonzelez, Mount Olive
Diego Rosich, North Greenville
Francisco Pomar, Erskine
Trevor Treser, Mount Olive

Second-Team All-ConfCarolinas
Michael de la Cruz, North Greenville
Emanuel Adames, North Greenville
Kellan Kennedy, King
Ace Backer, Lees-McRae
Edgerrin Austin, Erskine
Jorge Riesgo, North Greenville
Daniel Cerqua, Belmont Abbey

Third-Team All-ConfCarolinas
Michael Marsans, Lees-McRae
Ethan Rehmann, Belmont Abbey
Jayden Young, Emmanuel
Jason Sall, Erskine
Thomas Fanic, Barton
Bradley Peters, Lees-McRae
Justin Sawyer, King

ConfCarolinas All-Tournament Team
Warren Davis, King (Most Valuable Player)
Emanuel Adames, North Greenville
Kellan Kennedy, King
Matteo Miselli, Belmont Abbey
Jason Sall, Erskine
Jack Sarnowski, King
Jorge Riesgo, North Greenville

EIVA Awards

Uvaldo Acosta Memorial EIVA Player of the Year
Cole Bogner, Penn State

EIVA Freshman of the Year
Ryan Merk, Penn State

Bob Sweeney Memorial EIVA Coach of the Year
Luke Reynolds, Charleston

First-Team All-EIVA
Luuk Hoge Bavel, Charleston
Cole Bogner, Penn State
Toby Ezeonu, Penn State
Cal Fisher, Penn State
Ben Harrington, Princeton
Will Kimenhour, Charleston
Michal Kowal, Penn State
Owen Rose, Penn State
Diego Villafane, Charleston
Ryan Merk, Penn State

Second-Team All-EIVA
Lachlan Bray, Charleston
Martin de Chavarria, NJIT
Omar Hoyos, George Mason
Alessandro Negri, NJIT
Garrett Schnitker, Charleston
Ethan Smith, Harvard
Henry Wedbush, Princeton
Brett Wildman, Penn State
Paul Wyszynski, George Mason
Georgi Zahariev, George Mason

EIVA All-Tournament Team
Cal Fisher, Penn State (Most Valuable Player)
Cole Bogner, Penn State
Liam French, George Mason
Ben Harrington, Princeton
Michal Kowal, Penn State
Alessandro Negri, NJIT
Brett Wildman, Penn State

IVA Awards

IVA Co-Offensive Players of the Year
Cole Campisano, Lincoln Memorial
Matthew Gentry, Lincoln Memorial

IVA Co-Defensive Players of the Year
Guillermo Jordan, Queens
Kohl Kutsch, Lincoln Memorial

IVA Freshman of the Year
Shay Spadaro, Lincoln Memorial

IVA Coach of the Year
John Cash, Lincoln Memorial

First-Team All-IVA
Cole Campisano, Lincoln Memorial
Matthew Gentry, Lincoln Memorial
Shaphar Grant, Tusculum
Kohl Kutsch, Lincoln Memorial
Matthew Pilch, Queens
Shay Spadaro, Lincoln Memorial
Albert Warzocha, Limestone

Second-Team All-IVA
Jack Brinkman, Queens
Tate Colebaugh, Lincoln Memorial
Guillermo Jordan, Queens
Colby Landry, Tusculum
Daniel Leitao, Queens
Cayden Marin, Limestone
Nate Meyer, Missouri S&T
Justin Sharfenaker, Lincoln Memorial

MIVA Awards

MIVA Player of the Year
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State

MIVA Coach of the Year
John Hawks, Loyola

MIVA Newcomer of the Year
Shane Wetzel, Ohio State

First-Team All-MIVA
Raje Alleyne, Quincy
Kyle Deutschmann, Lindenwood
Jon Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne
Kaleb Jenness, Ball State
A.J. Lewis, Lindenwood
Dan Mangun, Loyola
Tinaishe Ndzavazocheva, Ball State
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
Cole Schlothauer, Loyola
Parker Van Buren, Loyola
Bryce Walker, Purdue Fort Wayne
Cole Young, Ohio State

Second-Team All-MIVA
Rayshawn Bonner, Lindenwood
Felix Egharevba, Ball State
David Flores, 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 Olayer)
Kaleb Jenness, Ball State
Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
Michael Sack, Lewis
Shane Wetzel, Ohio State
Kyle Wilson, McKendree

MPSF Awards

MPSF Player of the Year
Jaylen Jasper, Pepperdine

MPSF Freshman of the Year
Andrew Rowan, UCLA

MPSF Coach of the Year
John Speraw, UCLA

First-Team All-MPSF
Ethan Champlin, UCLA
Ido David, UCLA
Jaylen Jasper, Pepperdine
Alex Knight, UCLA
Merrick McHenry, UCLA
Miks Ramanis, BYU
Andrew Rowan, UCLA

Second-Team All-MPSF
Uriel Batista, Concordia
Bryce Dvorak, Pepperdine
Christian Janke, Grand Canyon
Dillon Klein, USC
Kevin Lamp, Stanford
Justin Lui, 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
Heath Hughes, BYU
Christian Janke, Grand Canyon
Justin Lui, Stanford
Will Rottman, Stanford
Andrew Rowan, UCLA

NEC Awards

NEC Player of the Year
Zach Schneider, Daemen

NEC Rookie of the Year
Patrick Rogers, St. Francis Brooklyn

NEC Coach of the Year
Mike Rumbaugh, Saint Francis

First-Team All-NEC
Sean Califf, Daemen
Jamal Ellis Carballo, Fairleigh Dickinson
Luke Chandler, Long Island
Andrew Deardorff, Saint Francis
Livan Moreno, Long Island
Ryan Parker, Saint Francis
Patrick Rogers, St. Francis Brooklyn
Zach Schneider, Daemen

Second-Team All-NEC
Brandon Dunz, Saint Francis
Thomas Leahey, Saint Francis
Blake Liprando, Saint Francis
Ife Loverton, Sacred Heart
Cameron Milligan, Daemen
Henry Moffitt, Daemen
Patrick Mucherino, Sacred Heart
Xander Thesz, Merrimack

NEC All-Tournament Team
Luke Chandler, Long Island (Most Valuable Player)
Thomas Leahey, Saint Francis
Blake Liprando, Saint Francis
Henry Moffitt, Daemen
Livan Moreno, Long Island
Patrick Mucherino, Sacred Heart
Caden Satterfield, Long Island

SIAC Awards

SIAC Player of the Year
Ras Jesse Delancy, Benedict

SIAC Libero of the Year
Victor Scherer, Central State

SIAC Setter of the Year
Kenyon Haynes, Edward Waters

SIAC Coach of the Year
Lauren Ford, Edward Waters

First-Team All-SIAC
Ras Jesse Delancy, Benedict
Isaiah Fedd, Fort Valley State
Kenyon Haynes, Edward Waters
Joelvi Jimenez, Edward Waters
Cameron Lee, Central State
D’Aaron McCraney, Central State
Victor Scherer, 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