Conference Honors
AVCA Announces 2007 NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball
All-America Teams
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 9, 2007) - The
American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce
its 4th Annual AVCA Division III Men's All-America
TeamsSM.
Juniata College leads the way with four student-athletes on the
AVCA Division III First Team All-AmericaSM, tying the
record number of First Team representatives, set also by the Eagles
in 2005. Carthage College also had four student-athletes honored,
placing two players on both the First and Second Team.
Springfield College landed three players, one on the First Team and
two on the Second Team. D'Youville College, New York University and
Stevens Institute of Technology each had two players honored, while
Nazareth College, Medaille College and the University of California
Santa Cruz each had one honoree.
TJ Bellei of Carthage, Matt Fritz of Juniata and Michael Schulte of
Stevens are all making their second consecutive appearance on the
AVCA Division III First-Team All-AmericaSM, while Jeremy
Barndt and Nate Ocasio of Juniata were on the First Team in
2005. Barndt, Bellei and Macnair Sillick of New York
University all garnered All-American honors for the third time.
The selections were made by the AVCA Division III Men's Volleyball
All-America Committee: chairperson Charlie Sullivan (Springfield);
Tim Byram (Endicott); Keith Koch (Medaille); LJ Marx (Carthage);
and Patrick Dorywalski (Stevens).
2007
AVCA Division III First-Team All-AmericaSM
|
Player |
Institution |
Pos |
Yr |
Ht |
Hometown |
|
Jeremy Barndt |
Juniata College |
MB |
Sr. |
6-5 |
Souderton, Pennsylvania |
|
TJ Bellei |
Carthage College |
MB |
Jr. |
6-8 |
Lake Forrest, Illinois |
|
John Colosi |
D'Youville College |
RS/Opp |
Sr. |
6-2 |
Grand Island, New York |
|
Chris Flierl |
D'Youville College |
DS/Lib |
Sr. |
6-1 |
Cheektowaga, New York |
|
Matt Fritz |
Juniata College |
OH |
Jr. |
6-4 |
Churchville, Maryland |
|
Nate Ocasio |
Juniata College |
RS/Opp |
Sr. |
6-4 |
Manchester, Pennsylvania |
|
Michael Schulte |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
S |
Sr. |
6-2 |
San Bernardino, California |
|
Andy Sipe |
Springfield College |
MB |
So. |
6-6 |
New Oxford, Pennsylvania |
|
Matt Ulmer |
Carthage College |
S |
Sr. |
6-8 |
Buffalo Grove, Illinois |
|
Matt Werle |
Juniata College |
S |
So. |
6-5 |
Meadville, Pennsylvania |
2007 AVCA Division III Second-Team All-AmericaSM
|
Player |
Institution |
Pos |
Yr |
Ht |
Hometown |
|
Ryan Baumgartner |
Carthage College |
DS/Lib |
Sr. |
6-0 |
Naperville, Illinois |
|
Jake Beiter |
Medaille College |
OH |
Sr. |
6-1 |
Eden, New York |
|
Tomas Bochicchio |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
OH |
So. |
6-2 |
St. James, New York |
|
Ryan Fredrickson |
Springfield College |
RS/Opp |
So. |
6-4 |
Manahawkin, New Jersey |
|
Rob Koehler |
Carthage College |
MB |
Jr. |
6-8 |
Waukesha, Wisconsin |
|
Tom Maving |
Nazareth College |
OH |
Jr. |
6-1 |
Tonawanda, New York |
|
AJ Nally |
Springfield College |
OH |
Fr. |
6-4 |
Rochester, New York |
|
Bryan Shires |
University of California Santa Cruz |
OH |
Jr. |
6-3 |
San Diego, California |
|
Macnair Sillick |
New York University |
RS/Opp |
Sr. |
6-1 |
Fairport, New York |
|
Jonathan Wintermeyer |
New York University |
MB |
Jr. |
6-6 |
San Luis Obispo, California |
AVCA Division III National Player of the
YearSM: Announced at Molten Invitational
Banquet on April 12
AVCA Division III Newcomer of the
YearSM: AJ Nally, Springfield College, OH, Fr.