The best MIVA players from the last 25 years are receiving one more honor for their college men’s volleyball careers.
Off the Block announced Thursday the players selected to the MIVA Quarter-Century Team.
The MIVA Quarter-Century Team recognizes the top players who competed in the conference at any point between the 2001 season and 2025 season.
Lewis, which has won four MIVA championships and a NCAA title during this quarter-century, led all MIVA schools with nine players on the team. The three-time NCAA champions Ohio State had eight players make the Quarter-Century Team, while the two-time NCAA champions Loyola had seven players on the team.
Off the Block selected the MIVA Quarter-Century Team using a variety of metrics including career and season statistics, conference and national honors and a team’s overall achievements with the player on the court.
The MIVA is the oldest conference in college men’s volleyball and is one of seven leagues in the nation that receives an automatic berth to the Division I-II NCAA Tournament. The conference also in the last 25 years has won six NCAA championships.
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MIVA Quarter-Century Team
Kaleb Jenness, Ball State (2019-23)
National accolades: 2022 Karch Kiraly Award finalist; 2022 First-Team All-American; 2020 All-American Honorable Mention; 2023 All-American Honorable Mention; 2019 Freshman All-American Team
Conference accolades: 2022 MIVA Player of the Year; 2021 First-Team All-MIVA; 2022 First-Team All-MIVA; 2023 First-Team All-MIVA; 2019 MIVA All-Freshman Team; 2022 MIVA Tournament MVP
Player bio: Jenness set the Ball State rally scoring era record with 1,469 career kills. The outside attacker in 2022 was in the nation’s top five with both a 4.65 kills per game average and a .398 attack percentage as Ball State won the MIVA championship and reached the NCAA Tournament semifinals.
Ian Peckler, Ball State (2005-08)
National accolades: 2007 Second-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2008 First-Team All-MIVA; 2006 Second-Team All-MIVA; 2007 Second-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Peckler holds the MIVA record with 1,054 career digs and is the only MIVA player in the rally scoring era to accumulate more than 1,000 career digs. The libero also in 2008 broke the school’s single-season record with a 3.01 digs per game average and had a 96.9 percent successful passing rating.
Keith Schunzel, Ball State (2001-04)
National accolades: 2004 Second-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2002 First-Team All-MIVA 2003 First-Team All-MIVA 2004 First-Team All-MIVA; 2001 Second-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Schunzel continues to hold the Ball State rally scoring era record and third all-time in program history with 5,558 career assists. The setter also guided the Cardinals to a .341 attack percentage in 2002 as Ball State won the MIVA championship and reached the NCAA Tournament semifinals.
Fabiano Barreto, Lewis (2001-04)
National accolades: 2001 National Newcomer of the Year; 2001 First-Team All-American; 2002 First-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2001 MIVA Newcomer of the Year; 2001 First-Team All-MIVA; 2002 First-Team All-MIVA; 2003 First-Team All-MIVA; 2004 First-Team All-MIVA; 2003 MIVA Tournament MVP
Player bio: Barreto set the Lewis rally scoring era record with 2,033 career kills. The opposite as a sophomore in 2002 was eighth in the nation with a 4.92 kills per game average on a .339 attack percentage. In addition, Barreto had 18 kills as Lewis defeated BYU in five games in the 2003 NCAA Tournament finals.
BJ Boldog, Lewis (2010-14)
National accolades: 2014 First-Team All-American; 2012 Second-Team All-American; 2013 Second-Team All-American;
Conference accolades: 2012 First-Team All-MIVA; 2013 First-Team All-MIVA; 2014 First-Team All-MIVA; 2011 Second-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Boldog set the program’s rally scoring era record with 4,385 career assists in his four seasons as the team’s starting setter. In his senior season, Boldog guided the offense to the nation’s third-best attack percentage at .328 as the Flyers became the second non-West Coast team in college men’s volleyball history to earn an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. He also led Lewis to a national top five attack percentage at .321 in 2012 and helped the team win its first MIVA championship in almost a decade. Along with his offensive performance, Boldog finished ninth in program history with 338 career blocks.
Ryan Coenen, Lewis (2017-21)
National accolades: 2021 Karch Kiraly Award; 2020 Karch Kiraly Award finalist; 2020 Division II National Player of the Year; 2021 Division II National Player of the Year; 2017 Division II National Player of the Year finalist; 2008 Division II National Player of the Year finalist; 2020 First-Team All-American; 2021 First-Team All-American; 2017 Second-Team All-American; 2018 Second-Team All-American; 2019 Second-Team All-American; 2017 Freshman All-American
Conference accolades: 2020 MIVA Player of the Year; 2021 MIVA Player of the Year; 2017 MIVA Newcomer of the Year; 2017 First-Team All-MIVA; 2018 First-Team All-MIVA; 2019 First-Team All-MIVA; 2020 First-Team All-MIVA; 2021 First-Team All-MIVA; 2017 MIVA All-Freshman Team; 2021 MIVA Tournament MVP
Player bio: Coenen set the school record during the 25-point rally scoring era with 1,657 career kills. The outside attacker in each of his final two seasons averaged at least 4.00 kills per game, including being third in the nation with a 4.36 kills per game average in 2021. Coenen that season also had a career-best .336 attack percentage as the Flyers reached the NCAA Tournament semifinals. Along with the offensive performance, Coenen is third all-time in program history with 145 aces.
Tyler Mitchem, Lewis (2018-22)
National accolades: 2022 Ryan Millar Award; 2021 Ryan Millar Award finalist; 2020 Ryan Millar Award finalist; 2019 Ryan Millar Award; 2022 National Blocker of the Year; 2022 Division II National Player of the Year; 2021 Dain Blanton Diversity Award; 2022 Dain Blanton Diversity Award; 2019 Dain Blanton Diversity Award finalist; 2020 Dain Blanton Diversity Award; 2020 First-Team All-American; 2021 First-Team All-American; 2022 First-Team All-American; 2019 Second-Team All-American; 2018 Freshman All-American Team
Conference accolades: 2019 First-Team All-MIVA; 2020 First-Team All-MIVA; 2021 First-Team All-MIVA; 2022 First-Team All-MIVA; 2018 Second-Team All-MIVA; 2018 MIVA All-Freshman Team
Player bio: Mitchem is second in school history with a .469 attack percentage and is the only Lewis player to hit more than .500 in multiple seasons. In addition, Mitchem is the only MIVA middle attacker to accumulate more than 1,000 career kills during the 25-point rally scoring era. The middle attacker in 2021 had double-digit kills in 11 matches as the Flyers reached the NCAA Tournament semifinals. Along with the offensive performance, Mitchem is third in program history with 533 career blocks.
Geoff Powell, Lewis (2012-15)
National accolades: 2015 First-Team All-American; 2014 First-Team All-American; 2013 Second-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2012 MIVA Newcomer of the Year; 2013 First-Team All-MIVA; 2014 First-Team All-MIVA; 2015 First-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Powell is sixth all-time in program history and second during the rally scoring era with 1,368 career kills. The outside attacker finished each of his final three seasons in the nation’s top 30 for kills, including having a career-high 3.89 kills per game average in 2014. Powell was in the conference’s top 10 as a junior and senior hitting more than .325. He also led the Flyers to three NCAA Tournament appearances and had 20 kills and two aces in the 2015 NCAA Tournament finals
Michael Simmons, Lewis (2015-19)
National accolades: 2018 All-American Honorable Mention; 2019 All-American Honorable Mention
Conference accolades: 2017 First-Team All-MIVA; 2018 First-Team All-MIVA; 2019 First-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Simmons is third in program history with 836 career digs and had back-to-back seasons in the nation’s top 15 averaging more than 2.20 digs per game. The libero also had 17 digs, the second-most digs in a NCAA Tournament match during the rally scoring era, to help Lewis defeat USC in the 2019 NCAA Tournament opening round.
Ryan Stuntz, Lewis (2001-04)
National accolades: 2002 First-Team All-American; 2003 First-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2003 First-Team All-MIVA; 2004 First-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Stuntz as sophomore in 2002 was fifth in the nation with a 2.49 digs percentage en route to becoming the first MIVA libero to earn First-Team All-American honors. In addition, Stuntz the following repeated as a First-Team All-American and remains the only libero in conference history to earn multiple First-Team All-American honors. The libero capped off the 2023 season with a match-high 15 digs as Lewis defeated BYU in five games in the NCAA Tournament finals.
Bobby Walsh, Lewis (2013-16)
National accolades: 2015 National Blocker of the Year; 2016 First-Team All-American; 2015 Second-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2015 First-Team All-MIVA; 2016 First-Team All-MIVA; 2013 Second-Team All-MIVA; 2014 Second-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Walsh holds the program record with a .474 career attack percentage and holds the program’s rally scoring era record 556 career blocks. In each of his four seasons, Walsh hit more than .450 and had more than 125 blocks. The middle attacker in 2015 led the nation with a 1.54 blocks per game average and had a career-best .490 attack percentage as Lewis reached the NCAA Tournament finals. This also was the second straight season that Walsh finished in the nation’s top five for blocks.
Matt Yoshimoto, Lewis (2016-19)
National accolades: 2019 Division II National Player of the Year; 2019 National Server of the Year; 2019 Second-Team All-American; 2017 All-American Honorable Mention; 2018 All-American Honorable Mention
Conference accolades: 2019 MIVA Player of the Year; 2017 First-Team All-MIVA; 2019 First-Team All-MIVA; 2018 Second-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Yoshimoto is fifth in program history with 3,293 career assists and guided the Flyers to finish in the nation’s top 10 for attack percentage in three consecutive seasons. The setter also had 146 career aces to set the school’s rally scoring era record, including having a nation-best 67 aces during his senior season.
Colin Hackworth, Lindenwood (2013-15)
Conference accolades: 2015 First-Team All-MIVA; 2013 Second-Team All-MIVA; 2014 Second-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Hackworth became the first player since Lindenwood joined the NCAA to accumulate more than 1,000 career kills. The opposite as a senior finished in the nation’s top 15 with a 3.76 kills per game average, including having 16 kills to help Lindenwood beat Purdue Fort Wayne for its MIVA postseason win in program history. Along with his offensive performance, Hackworth set the school’s rally scoring era record with 125 career aces.
Shane Davis, Loyola (2000-04)
National accolades: 2003 Second-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2000 MIVA Newcomer of the Year; 2001 First-Team All-MIVA; 2002 First-Team All-MIVA; 2003 First-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Davis continues to hold the Loyola program record with 5,337 career assists and guided the Ramblers offense to more than .300 attack percentage in all four seasons as a starter. The setter also is fourth all-time in program history with 723 career digs and accumulated more than 250 career blocks.
James Grunst, Loyola (2004-07)
National accolades: 2006 First-Team All-American; 2007 Second-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2004 MIVA Newcomer of the Year; 2004 Second-Team All-MIVA; 2005 First-Team All-MIVA; 2006 First-Team All-MIVA; 2007 First-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Grunst holds both school records with a .486 career attack percentage and 475 career blocks. The middle attacker as a senior broke the single-season school record with a .550 attack percentage en route to becoming the first Rambler to win multiple All-American honors. Grunst in 2005 also set the school’s single-season record with 159 blocks to help Loyola win its first of two consecutive MIVA regular season titles.
Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola (2013-15)
National accolades: 2015 National Player of the Year; 2015 Karch Kiraly Award finalist; 2015 National Server of the Year; 2014 First-Team All-American; 2015 First-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2014 MIVA Player of the Year; 2015 MIVA Player of the Year; 2013 MIVA Newcomer of the Year; 2013 First-Team All-MIVA; 2014 First-Team All-MIVA; 2015 First-Team All-MIVA; 2015 MIVA Tournament MVP
Player bio: Jaeschke as a junior — his final year at Loyola before declaring pro — finished fifth in the nation with a career-best 4.04 kills per game average and led the country with a 0.57 aces per game average. In addition, the outside attacker had both a team-high 20 kills and three aces in Loyola’s five-game overtime victory against Lewis in the NCAA Tournament finals. Jaeschke in 2014 was in the nation’s top 20 with both a 3.73 kills per game average and a career-best .397 attack percentage as Loyola won its first national title in program history. The outside attacker also concluded his three-year career seventh in program history with a .371 attack percentage.
Jeff Jendryk, Loyola (2015-18)
National accolades: 2016 Ryan Millar Award finalist; 2017 Ryan Millar Award finalist; 2018 Ryan Millar Award finalist; 2017 National Blocker of the Year finalist; 2017 First-Team All-American; 2018 First-Team All-American; 2015 Second-Team All-American; 2016 Second-Team All-American; 2015 Freshman All-American Team
Conference accolades: 2016 First-Team All-MIVA; 2017 First-Team All-MIVA; 2018 First-Team All-MIVA;2015 Second-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Jendryk finished each of his final three seasons in the nation’s top five for attack percentage and remains second in program history with a .449 career attack percentage. As a freshman, Jendryk had a season-high 17 kills while hitting .500 in a five-game victory against Lewis in the 2015 NCAA Tournament finals. Jendryk during his senior season was second in the nation with a .457 attack percentage and had double-digit kills in 10 matches. The future U.S. Men’s National Team middle attacker also was third in program history with 424 career blocks, including being seventh in the nation with a 1.16 blocks per game average in 2017.
Justin Schnor, Loyola (2000-03)
National accolades: 2003 Second-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2002 Second-Team All-MIVA; 2003 First-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Schnor is second in program history with 1,668 career kills on a .319 attack percentage. The outside attacker had a team-high 397 kills in 2002 as Loyola won its first MIVA regular season championship in program history. Schnor also graduated as the school record holder with 133 career aces and more than 20 years later remains in the top five for career aces.
Joseph Smalzer, Loyola (2011-14)
National accolades: 2013 National Server of the Year; 2014 National Server of the Year; 2012 Second-Team All-American; 2013 Second-Team All-American; 2014 All-American Honorable Mention
Conference accolades: 2013 MIVA Player of the Year; 2011 MIVA Newcomer of the Year; 2011 First-Team All-MIVA; 2012 First-Team All-MIVA; 2013 First-Team All-MIVA; 2014 First-Team All-MIVA; 2013 MIVA Tournament MVP; 2014 MIVA Tournament MVP
Player bio: Smalzer set the Loyola record with 234 career aces — nearly 100 more aces than any other player in program history. The opposite had a nation-best 0.65 aces per game average in 2013 as he helped lead the Ramblers to a MIVA championship. Smalzer during his senior season also was second in the nation averaging 0.64 aces per game, including having two aces in a NCAA Tournament semifinals victory against Penn State. Along with his serving, Smalzer is fourth in program history with 1,424 career kills. Highlighting his offensive performances was finishing sixth in the nation with a 3.81 kills per game average in 2013.
Parker Van Buren, Loyola (2021-25)
National accolades: 2024 Bryan Ivie Award; 2025 Bryan Ivie Award; 2023 First-Team All-American; 2024 First-Team All-American; 2025 Second-Team All-American; 2022 All-American Honorable Mention; 2022 Freshman All-American Team
Conference accolades: 2024 MIVA Player of the Year; 2025 MIVA Player of the Year; 2022 MIVA Newcomer of the Year; 2022 First-Team All-MIVA; 2023 First-Team All-MIVA; 2024 First-Team All-MIVA; 2025 First-Team All-MIVA; 2025 MIVA Tournament MVP
Player bio: Van Buren averaged more than a 4.00 kills per game average in four consecutive seasons and set the program record during the 25-point rally scoring era with 1,647 career kills. The opposite as a senior finished in the nation’s top 10 with both a 4.39 kills per game average and a career-best .403 attack percentage to help Loyola reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 10 years. Van Buren had more than a .325 attack percentage in all four seasons. In addition, Van Buren finished third in program history with 135 career aces.
Brendan Schmidt, McKendree (2014-18)
Conference accolades: 2018 First-Team All-MIVA; 2016 All-MIVA Honorable Mention; 2017 All-MIVA Honorable Mention
Player bio: Schmidt was a member of the inaugural McKendree men’s volleyball team in 2014 and became the first player in program history to earn First-Team All-MIVA honors. The middle attacker set the school record with 374 career blocks, including being in the nation’s top 10 as a sophomore with a 1.19 blocks per game average. In addition, Schmidt hit more than .300 in all four seasons and helped lead the Bearcats to their first postseason victory in program history.
Christy Blough, Ohio State (2014-17)
National accolades: 2016 Lloy Ball Award finalist; 2017 Lloy Ball Award finalist; 2016 All-American Second Team; 2017 All-American Second Team; 2024 Freshman All-American Team
Conference accolades: 2016 First-Team All-MIVA; 2017 First-Team All-MIVA; 2015 Second-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Blough is fifth in program history with 4,280 career assists and helped lead the Buckeyes to back-to-back NCAA championships. The setter also guided the Ohio State offense to finish each of those seasons second in the nation with at least a .350 attack percentage.
Miles Johnson, Ohio State (2014-17)
National accolades: 2017 Bryan Ivie Award finalist; 2016 First-Team All-American; 2017 First-Team All-American; 2015 All-American Honorable Mention
Conference accolades: 2016 First-Team All-MIVA; 2017 First-Team All-MIVA; 2015 Second-Team All-MIVA; 2017 MIVA Tournament MVP
Player bio: Johnson concluded his college career second in program history with 160 aces and seventh with 1,351 kills. The opposite in his senior season was in the nation’s top 10 with both a 3.98 kills per game average on a career-high .329 as helped the Buckeyes win their second consecutive national championship. This was the second consecutive season that Johnson was among the national leaders with kills. Johnson ended the 2016 season in the country’s top 15 with a 3.72 kills per game average. He also had a combined 52 kills in the NCAA Tournament, including a match-high 15 kills in the team’s NCAA Tournament finals victory against BYU.
Steven Kehoe, Ohio State (2008-11)
National accolades: 2011 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player; 2011 First-Team All-American; 2010 Second-Team All-American;
Conference accolades: 2010 MIVA Player of the Year; 2011 MIVA Player of the Year; 2010 First-Team All-MIVA; 2011 First-Team All-MIVA; 2011 MIVA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Player bio: Kehoe finished his senior season leading the MIVA and fourth in the nation with an 11.56 assists per game average. The setter also guided the offense to the fourth best attack percentage in the nation at .343 en route to the Buckeyes winning their third consecutive conference title and first NCAA championship in program history. Kehoe in the NCAA Tournament finals led Ohio State to a .329 attack percentage, including hitting .714 in the decisive fifth game, as it defeated UC Santa Barbara. In addition, Kehoe the previous season guided the Buckeyes to a .300 attack percentage and a NCAA Tournament semifinals appearance.
Daniel Mathews, Ohio State (2005-08)
National accolades: 2007 First-Team All-American; 2008 First-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2007 MIVA Player of the Year; 2008 MIVA Player of the Year; 2005 MIVA Newcomer of the Year; 2006 First-Team All-MIVA; 2007 First-Team All-MIVA; 2008 First-Team All-MIVA; 2005 Second-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Matthews holds the Ohio State record during the rally scoring era with 5,291 career assists. The setter also guided the Buckeyes to a .364 in the 2008 MIVA Tournament finals as Ohio State won its second conference championship with Matthews. Along with the offensive performance, Matthews is sixth in school history with both 107 career ace and in the school’s top 15 with 593 career digs.
Pieter Olree, Ohio State (1999-2002)
National accolades: 2002 Second-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2002 MIVA Player of the Year; 2002 First-Team All-MIVA; 2001 Second-Team All-MIVA; 2001 MIVA Tournament MVP
Player bio: Olree is third in program history with 1,583 career kills and set the single-season program record with 614 kills as a senior in 2002. The outside attacker that season also was third in the nation with a 5.69 kills per game average on a .395 attack percentage. Olree as a junior in the 2001 MIVA Tournament finals had a team-high 16 kills and hit .667 as Ohio State swept Loyola to win its second consecutive conference championship.
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State (2021-24)
National accolades: 2023 Karch Kiraly Award; 2024 Karch Kiraly Award finalist; 2023 Dain Blanton Diversity Award finalist; 2024 Dain Blanton Diversity Award finalist; 2023 First-Team All-American; 2024 First-Team All-American; 2022 All-American Honorable Mention
Conference accolades: 2023 MIVA Player of the Year; 2022 First-Team All-MIVA; 2023 First-Team All-MIVA; 2024 First-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Pasteur finished fourth all-time in program history with 1,480 career kills and had more than a .300 attack percentage in each of his final three seasons. The outside attacker as a junior was in the nation’s top 15 with a 3.90 kills per game average as the Buckeyes won their first MIVA championship in five years. In addition, Pasteur the following season was in the nation’s top 25 averaging 3.55 kills per game and had 63 aces, the school’s second-most aces in a single-season, en route to Ohio State winning back-to-back MIVA titles.
Shawn Sangrey, Ohio State (2009-12)
National accolades: 2012 First-Team All-American; 2010 Second-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2012 MIVA Player of the Year; 2010 First-Team All-MIVA; 2012 First-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Sangrey’s 548 kills in 2012 ranks as third-best in program history for kills in a single season, while his 5.03 kills per set that season ranks eighth best. That 5.03 kills per game also was tops in the nation that year, while his .277 attack percentage led the team. His 1,441 career kills and 4.14 kills per game average both rank in the program’s top five. His 103 career aces and 0.30 aces per game both rank seventh in program history.
Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State (2015-18)
National accolades: 2016 National Player of the Year; 2016 Karch Kiraly Award; 2017 Karch Kiraly Award finalist; 2018 Karch Kiraly Award finalist; 2017 National Server of the Year; 2018 National Server of the Year finalist; 2017 International Player of the Year; 2018 International Player of the Year; 2016 First-Team All-American; 2017 First-Team All-American; 2018 First-Team All-American; 2015 All-American Honorable Mention; 2015 Freshman All-American Team
Conference accolades: 2016 MIVA Player of the Year; 2017 MIVA Player of the Year; 2018 MIVA Player of the Year; 2015 MIVA Newcomer of the Year; 2015 First-Team All-MIVA; 2016 First-Team All-MIVA; 2017 First-Team All-MIVA; 2018 First-Team All-MIVA; 2016 MIVA Tournament MVP; 2018 MIVA Tournament MVP
Player bio: Szerszen set the Ohio State record with both 1,678 career kills and 238 aces. The French outside attacker also was third in school history with 783 career digs, the most for any non-libero, and was in the program’s top 15 with a .373 career attack percentage. Szerszen as a junior finished in the nation’s top 10 with both a 3.73 kills per game and a .389 attack percentage and averaged a nation-best 0.64 aces per game. In addition, Szerszen had a match-high 16 kills while hitting .480 as Ohio State swept BYU in the 2017 NCAA Tournament finals to repeat as national champions.
C.J. Macias, Findlay (2005) and Purdue Fort Wayne (2006-08)
National accolades: 2006 Second-Team All-American; 2007 Second-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2006 First-Team All-MIVA; 2007 First-Team All-MIVA; 2008 First-Team All-MIVA; 2005 Second-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Macias in three seasons with the Mastodons finished sixth in program history with both 1,531 career kills and 116 career aces. In addition, Macias in his first season with the team after transferring within the conference from Findlay set the program’s single-season rally scoring era with 609 kills and helped lead the Mastodons to the MIVA championship. Macias the following season became the only player in program history during the rally scoring era to have more than 500 kills in back-to-back seasons. Among Macias’ top performances that season included having a team-high 24 kills on a .441 attack percentage in an upset victory against Pepperdine in the NCAA Tournament semifinals.
Jeff Ptak, Purdue Fort Wayne (1999-03)
National accolades: 2003 Second-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2003 MIVA Player of the Year; 2001 First-Team All-MIVA; 2002 First-Team All-MIVA; 2003 First-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Ptak finished fifth in program history with 1,578 career kills. The outside attacker after missing the majority of the 2002 season returned to the court and finished the 2003 season with a 5.18 kills per game average – the fourth highest average in school history during the rally scoring era. In addition, Ptak in 2001 set the single-season program record during the rally scoring era with a 5.88 kills per game average.
Josh Stewart, Purdue Fort Wayne (2005-08)
Conference accolades: 2007 First-Team All-MIVA; 2006 Second-Team All-MIVA; 2008 Second-Team All-MIVA; 2006 MIVA Tournament MVP
Player bio: Stewart holds the program record with a .423 career attack percentage and is the only Mastodon to hit more than .425 in multiple seasons. The middle attacker in 2007 set the program’s single-season record with 173 blocks as the Mastodons reached the NCAA Tournament finals. Stewart also finished second in program history with 572 career blocks – one of four players in program history to accumulate more than 500 blocks.
Matt Zbyszewski, Purdue Fort Wayne (2001-05)
National accolades: 2004 First-Team All-American
Conference accolades: 2004 MIVA Player of the Year; 2005 First-Team All-MIVA; 2004 First-Team All-MIVA; 2003 Second-Team All-MIVA
Player bio: Zbyszewski is fourth in program history and holds the program’s rally scoring era record with 1,703 career kills. The pin-hitter also is one of two Mastodons during the rally scoring era to average more than 5.00 kills per game in multiple seasons. Along with the offensive performance, Zbyszewski is fourth in school history with 127 aces.
MIVA Quarter-Century Team
Kaleb Jenness, Ball State outside attacker (2019-23)
Ian Peckler, Ball State libero (2005-08)
Keith Schunzel, Ball State setter (2001-04)
Fabiano Barreto, Lewis opposite (2001-04)
BJ Boldog, Lewis setter (2010-14)
Ryan Coenen, Lewis outside attacker (2017-21)
Tyler Mitchem, Lewis middle attacker (2018-22)
Geoff Powell, Lewis outside attacker (2012-15)
Ryan Stuntz, Lewis libero (2001-04)
Bobby Walsh, Lewis middle attacker (2013-16)
Matt Yoshimoto, Lewis setter (2016-19)
Michael Simmons, Lewis libero (2015-19)
Colin Hackworth, Lindenwood opposite (2013-15)
Shane Davis, Loyola setter (2000-04)
James Grunst, Loyola middle attacker (2004-07)
Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola outside attacker (2013-15)
Jeff Jendryk, Loyola middle attacker (2015-18)
Justin Schnor, Loyola outside attacker (2000-03)
Joseph Smalzer, Loyola opposite (2011-14)
Parker Van Buren, Loyola opposite (2021-25)
Brendan Schmidt, McKendree middle attacker (2014-18)
Christy Blough, Ohio State setter (2014-17)
Miles Johnson, Ohio State opposite (2014-17)
Steven Kehoe, Ohio State setter (2008-11)
Daniel Mathews, Ohio State setter (2005-08)
Pieter Olree, Ohio State outside attacker (1999-2002)
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State outside attacker (2021-24)
Shawn Sangrey, Ohio State opposite (2009-12)
Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State outside attacker (2015-18)
C.J. Macias, Findlay (2005) and Purdue Fort Wayne outside attacker (2006-08)
Jeff Ptak, Purdue Fort Wayne outside attacker (1999-03)
Josh Stewart, Purdue Fort Wayne middle attacker (2005-08)
Matt Zbyszewski, Purdue Fort Wayne opposite (2001-05)