The Erik Shoji Award is annually given to the nation’s best libero in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season.
The award is named after the former Stanford All-American and current U.S. Men’s National Team libero Erik Shoji and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
A voter can select up to three players on their Erik Shoji Award 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 libero receiving the most votes is the recipient of the Erik Shoji Award.
Check out the complete voting results for the Erik Shoji Award.
2023 Erik Shoji Award voting results
1. Mason Briggs, Long Beach State – 48 votes
2. Ryan Merk, Penn State – 25 votes
3. Brett Sheward, Hawai’i – 24 votes
4. Justin Lui, Stanford – 17 votes
T-5. Troy Gooch, UCLA – 14 votes
T-5. Victor Scherer, Central State – 14 votes
7. Cole Power, UC Irvine – 6 votes
8. Trevor Treser, Mount Olive – 4 votes
9. Kyle Deutschmann, Lindenwood – 3 votes
10. Clint Forbes, Benedict – 2 votes
11. Trey Cole, Pepperdine – 1 vote
2022 Erik Shoji Award voting results
1. Mason Briggs, Long Beach State – 48 votes
2. Matt Palma, UC San Diego – 11 votes
3. Justin Lui, Stanford – 10 votes
T-4. Nicklas Eichenberger, Stanford – 4 votes
T-4. Troy Gooch, Purdue Fort Wayne – 4 votes
T-6. Nicola Iannelli, St Francis Brooklyn – 3 votes
T-6. Will Bantle, Penn State – 3 votes
T-8. Brett Sheward, Hawai’i, 2 votes
T-8. Victor Scherer, Central State – 2 votes
T-10. Jason Shen, Harvard – 1 vote
T-10. Grady Hoffman, Fairleigh Dickinson – 1 vote
T-10. Cole Pender, UCLA – 1 vote
2021 Erik Shoji Award voting results
1. Gage Worsley, Hawai’i — 62 votes
2. Michal Podgorzak, Limestone — 26 votes
3. Mason Briggs, Long Beach State — 18 votes
4. Noah Melendez, King — 16 votes
T-5. Daniel Cerqua, Belmont Abbey — 2 votes
T-5. Francisco Comas, McKendree — 2 votes
T-5. Troy Gooch, Purdue Fort Wayne — 2 votes
T-5. Edwin Montaruli, Barton — 2 votes
T-5. Matt Palma, UC San Diego — 2 votes
10. Cole Paxson, USC — 1 vote
2020 Erik Shoji Award voting results
1. Gage Worsley, Hawai’i — 32 votes
2. Timothy McIntosh, Sacred Heart — 22 votes
3. Addison Enriques, Concordia-Irvine — 16 votes
4. Mason Briggs, Long Beach State — 8 votes
5. Michal Podgorzak, Limestone — 6 votes
6. Will Bantle, Penn State — 5 votes
7. Luke Meidel, Ohio State — 4 votes
8. Chase Howard, Harvard — 3 votes
T-9. Noam Hannoun, Quincy — 2 votes
T-9. Ryan Lew, UC San Diego — 2 votes
T-9. Justin Lui, Stanford — 2 votes
2019 Erik Shoji Award voting results
1. Gage Worsley, Hawai’i — 55 points
2. Hayden Boehle, UC Santa Barbara — 22 points
3. David Parker, UC Irvine — 15 points
4. Noam Hannoun, Quincy — 6 points
T-5. Aleksa Brkovic, Barton — 4 points
T-5. Kyle Dagostino, Stanford — 4 points
T-7. Avery Aylsworth, Loyola — 3 points
T-7. Noah Dyer, Pepperdine — 3 points
T-7. Michael Simmons, Lewis — 3 points
10. Emmet Enriques, CSUN — 2 points
11. Cole Udall, Grand Canyon — 1 point
2018 Erik Shoji Award voting results
1. Jacob Weiser, Concordia-Irvine — 27 votes
2. Larry Tuileta, Hawai’i — 14 votes
3. Johnny Gomez, George Mason — 11 votes
4. Joshua Ayzenberg, Sacred Heart — 10 votes
T-5. Florian Ruhm, Limestone — 9 votes
T-5. David Parker, UC Irvine — 9 votes
T-7. Ryan Vorderer, Lindenwood — 4 votes
T-7. Michael Simmons, Lewis — 4 votes
T-7. Robert Valentine, Belmont Abbey — 4 votes
T-10. Collin Merk, Quincy — 3 votes
T-10. Josh Donahue, Mount Olive — 3 votes
T-10. JT Hatch, UCLA — 3 votes
T-10. Evan Enriques, Stanford — 3 votes
T-14. Chase Howard, Harvard — 1 vote
T-14. Jordan Molina, Long Beach State — 1 vote
2017 Erik Shoji Award voting results
1. Andrew Sato, Long Beach State — 52 votes
2. Joshua Ayzenberg, Sacred Heart — 21 votes
3. Evan Enriques, Stanford — 14 votes
T-4. Dillon Hoffman, UC Irvine — 11 votes
T-4. Larry Tuileta, Hawai’i — 11 votes
6. Keenan Freitas, Lees-McRae — 7 votes
7. Bryan Cardozo, Erskine — 3 votes
8. Gabriel Domecus, Ohio State — 2 votes
T-9. Joshua Donahue, Mount Olive — 1 vote
T-9. Dustin King, North Greenville — 1 vote
T-9. Nick Lavanchy, Ball State — 1 vote
T-9. Erik Sikes, BYU — 1 vote
T-9. Michael Simmons, Lewis — 1 vote
2016 Erik Shoji Award voting results
1. Evan Enriques, Stanford — 33 (7) points
2. Luis Bertran, IPFW — 24 (5) points
3. Kolby Kanetake, Hawai’i — 21 (1) points
4. Meshach McKnight, Emmanuel — 14 (4) points
5. Kekaulike Alameda, Barton — 10 (2) points
6. Davis Gillett, UCLA — 9 (2) points
7. Johnny Gomez, George Mason — 7 (2) points
8. Andrew Sato, Long Beach State — 6 (1) points
9. Erik Arroyo, Alderson Broaddus — 5 (1) points
10. Gabe Woffindin, St. Francis — 3 (1) points
T-11. Joshua Ayzenberg, Sacred Heart — 2 points
T-11. Parker Boehle, UC Santa Barbara — 2 points
T-11. Michael Schneck, Erskine — 2 points
T-13. Dillon Hoffman, UC Irvine — 1 point
T-13. Erik Sikes, BYU — 1 point