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The team that was ranked atop the national polls for all but the final of the week of the shortened season will finish with the most All-Americans.
Four Hawai’i players earned the accolades as the AVCA on Tuesday announced the annual All-American Teams.
The Rainbow Warriors with one of six teams to have multiple All-American selections. Both BYU and UC Santa Barbara had three All-Americans, while Lewis, UC Irvine and UC San Diego each had two All-Americans.
The All-American honors come after the men’s volleyball season was canceled with a month remaining in the regular season because of the coronavirus pandemic
Along with the All-American Teams, the AVCA announced Tuesday that UC San Diego outside attacker Kyle McCauley was selected as the National Newcomer of the Year. McCauley, who is a junior college transfer, is the first non-freshman to win this award since 2012.
AVCA National Awards
Newcomer of the Year: Kyle McCauley, UC San Diego
First-Team All-American
Setter: Casey McGarry, UC Santa Barbara
Setter: Wil Stanley, BYU
Opposite: Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU
Opposite: Rado Parapunov, Hawai’i
Outside attacker:Ryan Coenen, Lewis
Outside attacker: Davide Gardini, BYU
Outside attacker: Kyle McCauley, UC San Diego
Middle attacker: Daenan Gyimah, UCLA
Middle attacker: Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
Libero: Gage Worsley, Hawai’i
Second-Team All-American
Setter: Connor Walbrecht, UC San Diego
Opposite: Randy DeWeese, UC Santa Barbara
Opposite: Angelos Mandilaris, Barton
Outside attacker: Colton Cowell, Hawai’i
Outside attacker: Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT
Outside attacker: Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine
Middle attacker: Patrick Gasman, Hawai’i
Middle attacker: Keenan Sanders, UC Santa Barbara
Middle attacker: Scott Stadick, UC Irvine
Libero: Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
All-American Honorable Mentions
Setter: Matthew Ctvrtlik, Harvard
Setter: Kevin Kauling, Lewis
Setter: Carlos Rivera, Long Beach State
Opposite: Simon Andersen, Long Beach State
Opposite: Raymond Barsemian, Concordia-Irvine
Opposite: Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial
Opposite: George Huhmann, Princeton
Opposite: Jaylen Jasper, Stanford
Outside attacker: Noah Dyer, Pepperdine
Outside attacker: Zach Eschenberg, BYU
Outside attacker: Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon
Outside attacker: Kaleb Jenness, Ball State
Outside attacker: Roy McFarland, UC Santa Barbara
Outside attacker: Cole Schlothauer, Loyola
Outside attacker: Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue Fort Wayne
Outside attacker: Brett Wildman, Penn State
Middle attacker: Luca Berger, NJIT
Middle attacker: Shane Holdaway, Long Beach State
Middle attacker: TJ Murray, Lewis
Middle attacker: Kyle Piekarski, Loyola
Middle attacker: Daniel Wetter, CSUN
Middle attacker: Austin Wilmot, Pepperdine
Libero: Addison Enriques, Concordia-Irvine