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Off the Block unveiled Friday the finalists for all 11 of the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball national awards that it annually presents.
A nationwide voting committee of about 20 NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball coaches and volleyball media determined the finalists and winners. The top three vote-getters for each award were named finalists, and the individual receiving the most votes will be named the award winner.
Check out all the awards and the players selected as finalists. The award winners will be announced on Friday, May 6.
LLOY BALL AWARD
The Lloy Ball Award is given to the nation’s best setter 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 IPFW All-American setter Lloy Ball and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2022 Lloy Ball Award finalists:
Quinn Isaacson, Ball State
Miles Partain, UCLA
Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i
BRYAN IVIE AWARD
The Bryan Ivie Award is given to the nation’s best opposite in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympian and USC All-American opposite Bryan Ivie and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2022 Bryan Ivie Award finalists:
Simon Gallas, USC
Kevin Kobrine, UCLA
Angelos Mandilaris, Ball State
KARCH KIRALY AWARD
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.
2022 Karch Kiraly Award finalists:
Kaleb Jenness, Ball State
Alex Nikolov, Long Beach State
Will Rottman, Stanford
Brett Wildman, Penn State
RYAN MILLAR AWARD
The Ryan Millar Award is given to the nation’s best middle attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after former BYU All-American and U.S. Olympian Ryan Millar and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2022 Ryan Millar Award finalists:
Merrick McHenry, UCLA
Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i
ERIK SHOJI AWARD
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.
2022 Erik Shoji Award finalists:
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Justin Lui, Stanford
Matt Palma, UC San Diego
DIVISION II NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
The Division II National Player of the year is given to the nation’s best player on a NCAA Division II men’s volleyball team during the regular season. A nationwide voting committee of coaches and media members select the winner of the award.
2022 Division II National Player of the Year finalists:
Michael da la Cruz, North Greenville
Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
Patrick Ross, McKendree
NICOLAS SZERSZEN AWARD
The Nicolas Szerszen Award is presented to the best non-U.S. born player in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former Ohio State All-American outside attacker. It is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2022 Nicolas Szerszen Award finalists:
Angelos Mandilaris, Ball State
Alex Nikolov, Long Beach State
Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i
STEVE SHONDELL AWARD
The Steve Shondell Award recognizes the best passer in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual national award is named after the Hall of Fame coach and former Ball State setter and is determined by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2022 Steve Shondell Award finalists:
Will Bantle, Penn State
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
Justin Lui, Stanford
DAIN BLANTON DIVERSITY AWARD
The Dain Blanton Diversity Award recognizes the top NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player during the regular season of a minority ethnicity. The annual national award is named after former Pepperdine outside attacker and Olympic gold medalist Dain Blanton and is determined by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2022 Dain Blanton Diversity Award finalists:
Jaylen Jasper, Pepperdine
Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State
NATIONAL BLOCKER OF THE YEAR
The National Blocker of the Year is annually awarded to the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player with the best front-row defensive performance during the regular season. This was the first national award organized by Off the Block and each year is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
2022 National Blocker of the Year finalists:
Felix Egharevba, Ball State
Tyler Mitchem, Lewis
Guilherme Voss, Hawai’i
NATIONAL SERVER OF THE YEAR
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.
2022 National Server of the Year finalists:
Cal Fisher, Penn State
Alex Nikolov, Long Beach State
Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i