The Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Blocker of the Year is annually awarded to the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player with the best front-row defensive performance during the regular season.
A voter can select up to three players on their National Blocker of the Year 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 player receiving the most votes is the recipient of the National Blocker of the Year.
Check out the complete voting results for the National Blocker of the Year.
2023 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Simon Torwie, Long Beach State – 86 votes
2. Teon Taylor, BYU – 29 votes
3. Guy Genis, UCLA – 24 vote
4. Nicodemus Meyer, Loyola – 12 votes
T-5. Merrick McHenry, UCLA – 9 votes
T-5. Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i – 9 votes
7. Vanis Buckholz, Ball State – 4 votes
8. Toby Ezeonu, Penn State – 3 votes
9. David Fleischer, Maryville – 1 votes
2022 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis – 40 votes
2. Felix Egharevba, Ball State – 27 votes
3. Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i – 20 votes
T-4. Austin Wilmot, Pepperdine – 3 votes
T-4. Martin de Chavarria, NJIT – 3 votes
6. Dawson Walker, Lincoln Memorial – 2 votes
7. Guy Genis, UCLA – 1 vote
2021 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Lucas Galifos, McKendree — 43 votes
2. Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i — 35 votes
3. Simon Andersen, Long Beach State — 27 votes
4. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — 15 votes
5. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine — 4 votes
6. Miki Jauhiainen, BYU — 3 votes
7. Daniel Wetter, CSUN — 1 vote
2020 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine — 55 votes
2. Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i — 18 votes
3. Luca Berger, NJIT — 12 votes
4. Alex Pappas, Lindenwood — 4 votes
T-5. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA — 3 votes
T-5. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — 3 votes
T-7. Shane Benetz, UC San Diego — 2 votes
T-7. Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU — 2 votes
T-7. Miki Jauhiainen, BYU — 2 votes
T-7. Sam Schindler, Lindenwood — 2 votes
2019 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i — 55 points
2. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial — 18 points
3. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine — 10 points
4. Paul Narup, Loyola — 9 points
5. Nick Amado, Long Beach State — 6 points
T-6. Hunter Howell, Concordia-Irvine — 3 points
T-6. Miki Jauhianinen, BYU — 3 points
T-6. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — 3 points
T-6. Kevin Vaz, Pepperdine — 3 points
T-6. Eric Visgitis, Mount Olive — 3 points
11. Jaylen Jasper, Stanford — 2 points
T-12. Luca Berger, NJIT — 1 point
T-12. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — 1 point
T-12. Randy Deweese, UC Santa Barbara — 1 point
T-12. Ryan Moss, USC — 1 point
T-12. Jon Wheaton, King — 1 point
2018 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine — 54 points
2. Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial — 22 points
3. Matt Walsh, Ball State — 12 points
T-4. Daenan Gyimah, UCLA — 7 points
T-4. Max Chamberlain, Pepperdine 7 points
6. Price Jarman, BYU — 6 points
7. Tyler Mitchem, Lewis — 3 points
T-8. Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i — 2 points
T-8. Jeff Jendryk, Loyola — 2 points
T-10. Josiah Byers, CSUN — 1 point
T-10. Nick Amado, Long Beach State — 1 point
T-10. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — 1 point
2017 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Amir Lugo-Rodriguez, Long Beach State — 67 votes
2. Matt Walsh, Ball State — 35 votes
3. Jeff Jendryk, Loyola — 24 votes
T-4. Maxime Hervoir, Ohio State — 6 votes
T-4. Scott Stadick, UC Irvine — 6 votes
6. Myles Miller, Alderson Broaddus — 3 votes
T-7. Connor Hipelius, Lindenwood — 2 votes
T-7. Mitch Stahl, UCLA — 2 votes
T-9. Taylor Bloomquist, Sacred Heart — 1 vote
T-9. Mitch Penning, Pepperdine — 1 vote
2016 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Tommy Carmody, Pepperdine — 50 (13) points
2. Michael Hatch, BYU — 34 (4) points
3. Conrad Kaminski, Stanford — 33 (5) points
4. Mitch Stahl, UCLA — 7 (1) points
T-5. Taylor Gregory, Long Beach State — 3 (1) points
T-5. Luke Grupe, Coker — 3 (1) points
T-5. Mike Marshman, St. Francis — 3 (1) points
8. James Shaw, Stanford — 2 points
T-9. Jarrod Kelso, Quincy — 1 point
T-9. Alex Pia, Ball State — 1 point
T-9. Brendan Schmidt, McKendree — 1 point
2015 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Bobby Walsh, Lewis — 47 (8) votes
2. Taylor Gregory, Long Beach State — 39 (8) votes
T-3. Taylor Averill, Hawai’i — 37 (8) votes
T-3. Matt Walsh, Ball State — 37 (7) votes
5. Michael Hatch, BYU — 11 (1) votes
6. Ramon Burgos, IPFW — 3 (1) votes
T-7. Andy Benesh, USC — 2 votes
T-7. Greg Faulkner, CSUN — 2 votes
T-7. Davis Holt, Hawai’i — 2 votes
T-7. Jeff Jendryk, Loyola — 2 votes
T-11. Jason Agopian, UC Irvine — 1 vote
T-11. Enrique de Diego Garcia, Cal Baptist — 1 vote
T-11. Conrad Kaminksi, Stanford — 1 vote
T-11. Tanner Medina, Barton — 1 vote
T-11. Nicholas Olson, Loyola — 1 vote
T-11. Matt Tarantino, Pepperdine — 1 vote
2014 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Tommy Carmody, Pacific — 48 votes
2. Matt Leske, Ball State — 42 votes
3. Michael Hatch, BYU — 21 votes
4. Taylor Averill, Hawai’i — 13 votes
T-5. Taylor Gregory, Long Beach State — 3 votes
T-5. Nick Olson, Loyola — 3 votes
T-5. Jeff Ornee, Long Beach State — 3 votes
T-5. Bobby Walsh, Lewis — 3 votes
9. Nikola Antonijevic, Pepperdine — 2 votes
T-10. Thomas Hodges, Pacific — 1 vote
T-10. Joel Muhlbach, Limestone — 1 vote
T-10. Caleb Zimmick, Harvard — 1 vote
2013 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Dylan Davis, UC Santa Barbara — 32 (7) points
2. Matt Leske, Ball State — 25 (6) points
3. Taylor Gregory, Long Beach State — 22 (3) points
4. Rusty Lavaja, BYU — 11 (1) points
5. Grayson Overman, Ohio State — 9 (1) points
6. Collin Mehring, UC Irvine — 6 (1) points
T-7. Michael Hatch, BYU — 3 (1) points
T-7. Kevin Owens, Ball State — 3 points
T-7. Adam Roche, St. Francis — 3 (1) points
T-7. Spencer Rowe, UCLA — 3 (1) points
T-7. Bobby Walsh, Lewis — 3 points
12. Tommy Carmody, Pacific — 2 points
T-13. Nikola Antonijevic, Pepperdine — 1 point
T-13. Parker Kalmbach, Pepperdine — 1 point
2012 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Robert Feathers, USC – 24 (6) points
2. Futi Tavana, BYU – 18 (1) points
3. Sean Daley, Pacific – 7 (2) points
T-4. Piotr Dabrowski, George Mason — 3 (1) points
T-4. Wes Dunlap, UCLA — 3 (1) points
T-6. Thomas Amberg, UCLA — 2 points
T-6. Adam Rouche, St. Francis — 2 points
T-8. Russell Lavaja, BYU — 1 point
T-8. Matt Leske, Ball State — 1 point
T-8. Aaron Russell, Penn State — 1 point
T-8. Steven Shandrick, USC — 1 point
2011 National Blocker of the Year voting results
1. Futi Tavana, BYU (9) — 35 points
2. Anders Nelson, Ball State (2) — 16 points
3. Antwain Aguillard, Long Beach State (2) — 11 points
T‐4. Austin Zahn, USC — 5 points
T‐4. Sean Daley, Pacific — 5 points
6. Shaun Sibley, George Mason (1) — 4 points
T‐7. J.D. Gasparovic, Ball State — 3 points
T‐7. Brandon Joyner, George Mason (1) — 3 points
T‐7. Shane Welch, Hawai’i (1) — 3 points
T‐10. Steven Shandrick, USC — 2 points
T‐10. Scott Slaughter, UC Santa Barbara — 2 points
12. Matt Gallik, Lewis – 1 point