Decade Recap: Recipients of top college men’s volleyball awards

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Check out all the players to win the top individual awards in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during this decade.

AVCA National Player of the Year

2019: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State
2018: Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State
2017: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State
2016: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
2015: Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola
2014: Taylor Sander, BYU
2013: Taylor Crabb, Long Beach State
2012: Tony Ciarelli, USC
2011: Murphy Troy, USC
2010: Kawika Shoji, Stanford

Lloy Ball Award

2019 Lloy Ball Award winner: Joe Worsley, Hawai’i
2019 Finalists: Micah Ma’a, UCLA; Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State; Joe Worsley, Hawai’i

2018 Lloy Ball Award winner: Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State
2018 Finalists: Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State; Micah Ma’a, UCLA; Matt Yoshimoto, Lewis

2017 Lloy Ball Award winner: Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State
2017 Finalists: Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State; Christy Blough, Ohio State; Leo Durkin, BYU

2016 Lloy Ball Award winner: James Shaw, Stanford
2016 Finalists: James Shaw, Stanford; Christy Blough, Ohio State; Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State

2015 Lloy Ball Award co-winners: Micah Christenson, USC; Matt West, Pepperdine
2015 Finalists: Micah Christenson, USC; Matt West, Pepperdine; Peter Hutz, Loyola

2014 Lloy Ball Award co-winners: Micah Christenson, USC
2014 Finalists: Micah Christenson, USC; Matt West, Pepperdine; James Shaw, Stanford

Bryan Ivie Award

2019 Bryan Ivie Award winner: Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i
2019 Finalists: Kyle Ensing, Long Beach State; Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU; Angelos Mandilaris; Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i

2018 Bryan Ivie Award winner: Kyle Ensing, Long Beach State
2018 Finalists: Kyle Ensing, Long Beach State; Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego; Arvis Greene, CSUN

2017 Bryan Ivie Award winner: Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i
2017 Finalists: Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i; Miles Johnson, Ohio State; Ben Patch, BYU

2016 Bryan Ivie Award winner: Ben Patch, BYU
2016 Finalists: Ben Patch, BYU; Matt Tarantino, Pepperdine; Andy Sellan, IPFW

2015 Bryan Ivie Award winner: Parker Kalmbach, Pepperdine
2015 Finalists: Parker Kalmbach, Pepperdine; Zack La Cavera, UC Irvine; Brook Sedore, Hawai’i

Karch Kiraly Award

2019 Karch Kiraly Award winner: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State
2019 Finalists: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State; Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i; David Wieczorek, Pepperdine

2018 Karch Kiraly Award winner: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State
2018 Finalists: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State; Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State; David Wieczorek, Pepperdine

2017 Karch Kiraly Award winner: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State
2017 Finalists: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State; Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State; Jake Langlois, BYU

2016 Karch Kiraly Award winner: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
2016 Finalists: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State; TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State; Nolan Albrecht, Belmont Abbey; Brenden Sander, BYU

2015 Karch Kiraly Award winner: Aaron Russell, Penn State
2015 Finalists: Aaron Russell, Penn State; Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola; Tamir Hershko, UC Irvine; Josh Taylor, Pepperdine

Ryan Millar Award

2019 Ryan Millar Award winner: Daenan Gyimah, UCLA
2019 Finalists: Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i; Daenan Gyimah, UCLA; Tyler Mitchem, Lewis

2018 Ryan Millar Award winner: Daenan Gyimah, UCLA
2018 Finalists: Daenan Gyimah, UCLA; Jeff Jendryk, Loyola; Scott Stadick, UC Irvine

2017 Ryan Millar Award winner: Amir Lugo-Rodriguez, Long Beach State
2017 Finalists: Amir Lugo-Rodriguez, Long Beach State; Jeff Jendryk, Loyola; Matt Walsh, Ball State

2016 Ryan Millar Award winner: Conrad Kaminski, Stanford
2016 Finalists: Conrad Kaminski, Stanford; Jeff Jendryk, Loyola; Mitch Stahl, UCLA

Erik Shoji Award

2019 Erik Shoji Award winner: Gage Worsley, Hawai’i
2019 Finalists: Hayden Boehle, UC Santa Barbara; David Parker, UC Irvine; Gage Worsley, Hawai’i

2018 Erik Shoji Award winner: Jacob Weiser, Concordia-Irvine
2018 Finalists: Jacob Weiser, Concordia-Irvine; Larry Tuileta, Hawai’i; Johnny Gomez, George Mason

2017 Erik Shoji Award winner: Andrew Sato, Long Beach State
2017 Finalists: Andrew Sato, Long Beach State; Joshua Ayzenberg, Sacred Heart; Evan Enriques, Stanford

2016 Erik Shoji Award winner: Evan Enriques, Stanford
2016 Finalists: Evan Enriques, Stanford; Luis Bertran, IPFW; Kolby Kanetake, Hawai’i

AVCA National Newcomer of the Year

2019: Ryan Wilcox, UC Santa Barbara
2018: Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
2017: Ryan Coenen, Lewis
2016: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State
2015: Jeff Jendryk, Loyola
2014: Driss Guessous, Ohio State
2013: Ben Patch, BYU
2012: Micah Christenson, USC
2011: Taylor Sander, BYU
2010: Jonas Umlauft, Hawai’i

Division II National Player of the Year

2019 Division II National Player of the Year: Matt Yoshimoto, Lewis
2019 Finalists: Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial; Angelos Mandilaris, Barton; Matt Yoshimoto, Lewis

2018 Division II National Player of the Year: Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego
2018 Finalists: Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego; Ryan Coenen, Lewis; Angelos Mandilaris, Barton

2017 Division II National Player of the Year: Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego
2018 Finalists: Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego; Mitch Perinar, Lewis; Ryan Coenen, Lewis

International Player of the Year

2019 International Player of the Year: Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i
2019 Finalists: Daenan Gyimah, UCLA; Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i; Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i

2018 International Player of the Year: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
2018 Finalists: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State; Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i; Daenan Gyimah, UCLA

2017 International Player of the Year: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
2017 Finalists: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State; Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i; Jabarry Goodridge, NJIT

National Blocker of the Year

2019 National Blocker of the Year: Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i
2019 Finalists: Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial; Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i; Scott Stadick, UC Irvine

2018 National Blocker of the Year: Scott Stadick, UC Irvine
2018 Finalists: Scott Stadick, UC Irvine; Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial; Matt Walsh, Ball State

2017 National Blocker of the Year: Amir Lugo-Rodriguez, Long Beach State
2017 Finalists: Amir Lugo-Rodriguez, Long Beach State; Matt Walsh, Ball State; Jeff Jendryk, Loyola

2016 National Blocker of the Year: Tommy Carmody, Pepperdine
2016 Finalists: Tommy Carmody, Pepperdine; Michael Hatch, BYU; Conrad Kaminski, Stanford

2015 National Blocker of the Year: Bobby Walsh, Lewis
2015 Finalists: Bobby Walsh, Lewis; Taylor Gregory, Long Beach State; Taylor Averill, Hawai’i; Matt Walsh, Ball State

2014 National Blocker of the Year: Tommy Carmody, Pacific
2014 Finalists: Tommy Carmody, Pacific; Matt Leske, Ball State; Michael Hatch, BYU

2013 National Blocker of the Year: Dylan Davis, UC Santa Barbara
2013 Finalists: Dylan Davis, UC Santa Barbara; Matt Leske, Ball State; Taylor Gregory, Long Beach State

2012 National Blocker of the Year: Robert Feathers, USC
2012 Finalists: Robert Feathers, USC; Futi Tavana, BYU; Sean Daley, Pacific

2011 National Blocker of the Year: Futi Tavana, BYU
2011 Finalists: Futi Tavana, BYU; Anders Nelson, Ball State; Antwain Aguillard, Long Beach State

National Server of the Year

2019 National Server of the Year co-winners: Micah Ma’a, UCLA; Matt Yoshimoto, Lewis
2019 Finalists: Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN; Micah Ma’a, UCLA; Matt Yoshimoto, Lewis

2018 National Server of the Year winner: Jalen Penrose, Penn State
2018 Finalists: Jalen Penrose, Penn State; Robert Poole, Mount Olive; Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State; David Wieczorek, Pepperdine

2017 National Server of the Year winner: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
2017 Finalists: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State; Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN; Michael Saeta, UC Irvine

2016 National Server of the Year winner: Micah Ma’a, UCLA
2016 Finalists: Micah Ma’a, UCLA; Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN; Michael Saeta, UC Irvine; Artur Cabral, Coker

2015 National Server of the Year winner: Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola
2015 Finalists: Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola; Aaron Russell, Penn State; Paco Velez, George Mason

2014 National Server of the Year winner: Joseph Smalzer, Loyola
2014 Finalists: Joseph Smalzer, Loyola; Gonzalo Quiroga, UCLA; Aaron Russell, Penn State; Taylor Sander, BYU

2013 National Server of the Year winner: Joseph Smalzer, Loyola
2013 Finalists: Joseph Smalzer, Loyola; Micah Christenson, USC; Gonzalo Quiroga, UCLA

Big West Player of the Year

2019: Kyle Ensing, Long Beach State
2018: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State

ConfCarolinas Player of the Year

2019: Angelos Mandilaris, Barton (offensive); Aleksa Brkovic, Barton (defensive)
2018: Angelos Mandilaris, Barton (offensive); Rob Valentine, Belmont Abbey (defensive)
2017: Jeff Sprayberry, King
2016: Mike Michelau, Erskine
2015: Brady Markle, Lees-McRae
2014: Angel Dache, Mount Olive
2013: Caleb Brophy, Pfeiffer
2012: Quentin Moore, Pfeiffer; Scott Warren, Limestone
2011: Joel Salva, King
2010: Christiaan Rombaut, Mount Olive

Independent Teams Player of the Year

2019: Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial
2018: Joao Victor Santos, Coker
2017: Myles Miller, Alderson Broaddus
2015: Artur Cabral, Coker

Uvaldo Acosta Memorial EIVA Player of the Year

2019: George Huhmann, Princeton
2018: Brian Negron, George Mason
2017: Jabarry Goodridge, NJIT
2016: Jabarry Goodridge, NJIT; Chris Nugent, Penn State
2015: Aaron Russell, Penn State
2014: Aaron Russell, Penn State
2013: Mark Jones, George Mason; Aaron Russell, Penn State
2012: Joe Sunder, Penn State
2011: Joe Sunder, Penn State
2010: Max Lipsitz, Penn State

MIVA Player of the Year

2019: Matt Yoshimoto, Lewis
2018: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
2017: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
2016: Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State
2015: Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola
2014: Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola
2013: Joseph Smalzer, Loyola
2012: Shawn Sangrey, Ohio State
2011: Steven Kehoe, Ohio State
2010: Steven Kehoe, Ohio State

MPSF Player of the Year

2019: David Wieczorek, Pepperdine
2018: David Wieczorek, Pepperdine
2017: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State
2016: James Shaw, Stanford
2015: Zack La Cavera, UC Irvine
2014: Taylor Sander, BYU
2013: Taylor Sander, BYU
2012: Tony Ciarelli, USC
2011: Murphy Troy, USC
2010: Brad Lawson, Stanford