The Karch Kiraly Award is given to the nation’s best outside attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympic gold medalist and UCLA All-American outside attacker 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 Karch Kiraly 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 outside attacker receiving the most votes is the recipient of the Karch Kiraly Award.
Check out the player stats for voters to use before casting their ballots this year.
KILLS PER GAME
1. Michael Fisher, St. Francis – 4.70
2. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey – 4.52
3. Omari Wheeler, Quincy – 4.00
4. Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i – 3.90
5. Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne – 3.79
6. Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine – 3.64
7. Corey Chavers, UC Santa Barbara – 3.61
T-8. Jack Wyett, USC – 3.56
T-8. Jordan Ewert, Stanford – 3.56
10. Matt Szews, Ball State – 3.51
11. Wyatt Harrison, UC San Diego – 3.48
12. Davide Gardini, BYU – 3.45
13. Collin Mahan, Loyola – 3.43
14. Parker Dixon, Princeton – 3.43
15. Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN – 3.36
ATTACK PERCENTAGE
1. Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i – .488
2. Colton Cowell, Hawai’i – .441
3. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State – .403
4. Louis Richard, Long Beach State – .359
5. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine – .350
6. Davide Gardini, BYU – .349
7. Vasilis Mandilaris, Barton – .343
8. Michael Fisher, St. Francis – .334
9. Collin Mahan, Loyola – .327
10. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey – .325
11. Jack Wyett, USC – .320
12. Jordan Ewert, Stanford – .319
13. Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine – .316
14. Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN – .310
15. Maciej Ptaszynski, CSUN – .304
DIGS PER GAME
1. Jordan Barreto, Limestone – 2.15
2. Geraldo Rivera, Limestone – 2.04
3. Lancy Aldebol, Erskine – 1.93
4. Josh Arrowood, Erskine – 1.85
5. Will Tischler, Loyola – 1.80
6. Josh Bragg, Queens – 1.77
7. Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne – 1.76
8. Jordan Ewert, Stanford – 1.75
9. Collin Mahan, Loyola Chicago – 1.69
T-10. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey – 1.66
T-10. Kyle Kon, Daemen – 1.66
T-10. Matt Szews, Ball State – 1.66
13. Suetonius Harris, King – 1.65
14. Omari Wheeler, Quincy – 1.64
T-15. Max Senica, Charleston – 1.56
T-15. Jesse Donorovich, Daemen – 1.56
T-15. Stevie Bresser, Quincy – 1.56
BLOCKS PER GAME
1. Greg Luck, Princeton – 0.789
2. Colton Cowell, Hawaii – 0.722
3. Davide Gardini, BYU – 0.712
4. Matt Szews, Ball State – 0.706
5. Parker Dixon, Princeton – 0.649
6. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State – 0.625
7. Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne – 0.615
8. Jordan Walley, Lincoln Memorial – 0.613
9. Ryan Coenen, Lewis – 0.593
10. Ksawery Tomsia, CSUN – 0.590
ACES PER GAME
1. Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine – 0.562
2. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State – 0.547
3. Kyle Bugee, Lewis – 0.516
4. Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN – 0.514
5. Vasilis Mandilaris, Barton – 0.491
6. Kendall Ratter, Princeton – 0.472
7. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine – 0.463
8. Greg Luck, Princeton – 0.461
9. Corey Chavers, UC Santa Barbara – 0.434
10. Ksawery Tomsia, CSUN – 0.393
11. Colton Cowell, Hawai’i – 0.389
12. Collin Mahan, Loyola – 0.386
13. Brandon Greenway, Charleston – 0.381
14. Jackson Gilbert, North Greenville – 0.379
15. Matt Szews, Ball St. – 0.376
NATIONAL OUTSIDE ATTACKER OF THE WEEK
Week 1: Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Week 2: Kaleb Denmark, Pepperdine
Week 3: Kaleb Jenness, Ball State
Week 4: Corey Chavers, UC Santa Barbara
Week 5: Corey Chavers, UC Santa Barbara
Week 6: David Wieczorek, Pepperdine
Week 7: Phil Swartz, Lindenwood
Week 8: Michael Fisher, St. Francis
Week 9: Michael Fisher, St. Francis
Week 10: Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i
Week 11: Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey
Week 12: Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i