The National Server of the Year recognizes the top individual serving performance from a NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player during the regular season. The annual award 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 National Server 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 Server of the Year.
Check out the player stats for voters to use before casting their ballots this year.
ACES PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Robert Poole, Mount Olive — 0.807
2. Jalen Penrose, Penn State — 0.644
3. Joao Victor Santos, Coker — 0.570
4. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine — 0.563
5. Daniel Hermida, Erskine — 0.541
6. Manuel Melenciano, Emmanuel — 0.536
7. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State — 0.532
8. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — 0.529
9. Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT — 0.513
10. Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN — 0.507
11. Micah Ma’a, UCLA — 0.468
12. Gianluca Grasso, USC — 0.456
13. Stephen Porras, Coker — 0.443
T-14. Francisco Salinger Cenzual, Limestone — 0.442
T-14. Austin Matautia, Hawai’i — 0.442
ACES
1. Robert Poole, Mount Olive — 67
2. Jalen Penrose, Penn State — 47
T-3. Manuel Melenciano, Emmanuel — 45
T-3. Joao Victor Santos, Coker — 45
5. Micah Ma’a, UCLA — 44
T-6. Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU — 41
T-6. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State — 41
8. Daniel Hermida, Erskine — 40
9. Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT — 39
10. Stephen Braswell, St. Francis — 38
11. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — 37
T-12. Gianluca Grasso, USC — 36
T-12. Bret Rutledge, Mount Olive — 36
T-12. Brenden Sander, BYU — 36
TEAM ACES PER GAME AVEAGE
1. Coker — 2.00
2. Pepperdine — 1.95
3. Ohio State — 1.88
4. UCLA — 1.81
5. CSUN — 1.74
T-6. Penn State — 1.70
T-6. Mount Olive — 1.70
T-6. Long Beach State — 1.70
9. Hawai’i — 1.63
10. Erskine — 1.61