The Erik Shoji Award is given to the nation’s best libero in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the current U.S. starting libero and former Stanford All-American libero Erik Shoji 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 Erik Shoji 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 libero receiving the most votes is the recipient of the Erik Shoji Award.
Check out the player stats for voters to use before casting their ballots this year.
DIGS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Noam Hannoun, Quincy – 3.09
2. Gage Worsley, Hawai’i – 2.72
3. Joel Roberts, Mount Olive – 2.61
4. Hector Collazo, Erskine – 2.6
5. Aleksa Brkovic, Barton – 2.49
6. Caleb Bonaventure, Emmanuel – 2.41
7. Hayden Boehle, UC Santa Barbara – 2.38
8. Ryan Lew, UC San Diego – 2.35
9. David Parker, UC Irvine – 2.34
10. Blake Cox, Sacred Heart – 2.33
11. Ruben Greenstein, Queens – 2.29
12. Will Calaman, George Mason – 2.28
13. Chris Woolslayer, Lees-McRae – 2.19
T-14. Michael Simmons, Lewis – 2.18
T-14. Avery Aylsworth, Loyola – 2.18
DIGS
1. Caleb Bonaventure, Emmanuel – 241
2. Noam Hannoun, Quincy – 235
3. Hector Collazo, Erskine – 208
4. Joel Roberts, Mount Olive – 196
5. David Parker, UC Irvine – 185
6.Hayden Boehle, UC Santa Barbara -183
7. Avery Aylsworth, Loyola – 181
8. Addison Enriques, Concordia-Irvine – 179
9. Cole Udall, Grand Canyon – 178
10. Aleksa Brkovic, Barton – 172
11. Ryan Lew, UC San Diego – 167
12. Gage Worsley, Hawaii – 163
13. Kyle Dagostino, Stanford – 159
14. Kolbie Knorr, Purdue Fort Wayne – 157
15. Ruben Greenstein, Queens – 156
NATIONAL LIBERO OF THE WEEK
Week 1: Hayden Boehle, UC Santa Barbara
Week 2: David Parker, UC Irvine
Week 3: David Parker, UC Irvine
Week 4: Hayden Boehle, UC Santa Barbara
Week 5: Emmett Enriques, CSUN
Week 6: Collin Lockwood, Belmont Abbey
Week 7: Noam Hannoun, Quincy
Week 8: Francisco Comas, McKendree
Week 9: Cole Pender, UCLA
Week 10: Gage Worsley, Hawai’i
Week 11: Michael Simmons, Lewis
Week 12: Joel Roberts, Mount Olive