The college career of Lindenwood setter Zach Solomon is being capped off with a national award.
Off the Block announced Monday that a nationwide voting committee selected Solomon as the 2026 National Server of the Year.
The Off the Block National Server of the Year is an annual award that recognizes the top individual serving performance from a NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball player during the regular season.
Solomon set school single-season record with 54 aces and had a nation-best 0.59 aces per game average as Lindenwood had its best MIVA regular season finish in program history. The senior had multiple aces in 17 matches, including a season-high five aces against Lindenwood in February.
The voting committee for the National Server of the Year was comprised college coaches and media members from around the nation. The top three vote-getters were named finalists for this national honor.
Solomon received 23 votes — one more vote than runner-up UCLA setter Andrew Rowan. Ball State outside attacker finished in third place with six votes.
This is the 13th year that Off the Block has presented the National Server of the Award.
Off the Block is a national award winning website that launched in 2011 and is the nation’s leader in college men’s volleyball coverage.
2026 National Server of the Year voting results
1. Zach Solomon, Lindenwood – 23 votes
2. Andrew Rowan, UCLA – 22 votes
3. Patrick Rogers, Ball State – 6 votes
T-4. David Decker, UCLA – 3 votes
T-4. Andrej Jokanovic, UC Irvine – 3 votes
T-4. Skyler Varga, Long Beach State – 3 votes
7. Tread Rosenthal, Hawai’i – 2 votes
T-8. Jackson Cryst, Long Beach State – 1 vote
T-8. Brendan Louthain, Lindenwood – 1 vote
T-8. Brady Stump, Saint Francis – 1 vote