The Off the Block/Molten NAIA National Middle Attacker of the Year is presented to the best men’s volleyball middle attacker in the NAIA during regular season. A voter can select up to three players on their National Middle Attacker 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 middle attacker receiving the most votes is recipient of the National Middle Attacker of the Year.
Check out the player stats for voters to use before casting their ballots this year.
BLOCKS PER GAME
Averaging 0.8 blocks or more per game
1. Felipe Chagas, Park — 1.3
2. Chase Larson, Hope International — 1.2
3. Troy Lance, Ottawa (Kansas) — 1.1
4. Bobby Henige, Benedictine-Mesa — 1.1
5. Diego Perez, Life — 1.1
6. Will Donald, Aquinas — 1.1
7. Ben Twigger, St. Andrews — 1.1
8. Jonathan Poortinga, Trinity Christian — 1.1
9. Hiago Crins, Park — 1.1
10. Florian Janssen, Clarke — 1.1
11. Treven Clizbe, Benedictine-Mesa — 1.1
12. Emmanuel Chaidez, Siena Heights — 1.0
13. Strahil Svilenski, Mount Mercy — 1.0
14. Michail Kagialis, Missouri Valley — 1.0
15. Trey Hunter, Cardinal Stritch — 1.0
17. Travis Doyle, Clarke — 0.9
18. Christian McCoy, Lindenwood-Belleville — 0.9
19. Daniel Littleton, Aquinas — 0.9
20. Tyler Godown, Briar Cliff — 0.9
21. Robert Valerio, Aquinas — 0.9
22. Ben Steffen, Mount Mercy — 0.9
23. Joseph Balanda, Lawrence Tech — 0.9
24. Christopher Calder, UC Merced — 0.8
25. Jake Ostema, Trinity Christian — 0.8
26. Andy Bennett, Goshen — 0.8
27. Pedro Lepever, Webber International — 0.8
28. Joe Claffy, Robert Morris — 0.8
29. David Barrett, Briar Cliff — 0.8
30. Shavon Barker, Dordt — 0.8
31. Brendan Brown, Lourdes — 0.8
32. Elonas Marcauskas, St. Xaiver — 0.8
ATTACK PERCENTAGE
At least 75 kills and a .300 attack percentage
1. Brenden Crawford, Grand View — .611
2. Zach Schmidt, St. Ambrose — .442
3. Cameron Hibbler, Missouri Baptist — .441
4. Robert Valerio, Aquinas — .435
5. Chase Direito, Menlo — .389
6. Felipe Chagas, Park — .387
7. Chase Larson, Hope International — .379
10. Troy Lance, Ottawa (Kansas) — .371
11. Ben Steffen, Mount Mercy — .370
12. Will Donald, Aquinas — .364
13. Dominic Venezia, Menlo — .362
14. Treven Clizbe, Benedictine-Mesa — .359
15. Arthur Amorim, Cumberland — .356
16. Brendan Brown, Lourdes — .351
17. Christian McCoy, Lindenwood-Belleville — .348
18. Daniel Littleton, Aquinas — .338
19. Emmanuel Egun, UC Merced — .330
20. Emmanuel Chaidez, Siena Heights — .327
21. Travis Doyle, Clarke — .326
22. Nate Blackwell, St. Andrews — .323
23. Strahil Svilenski, Mount Mercy — .318
24. Christopher Calder, UC Merced — .308
25. Jacob Wallin, Judson — .302
ACES PER GAME
Averaging 0.4 or more aces per game
1. Ryan Coyle, Morningside — 0.4