Ryan Vena

Ryan Vena

  • Award
    Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/21/2025
  • Sport
    Men's Volleyball
  • School
    Princeton University
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Middle Blocker
  • Hometown
    Manhattan Beach, Calif.
  • High School
    Loyola
Princeton's Ryan Vena is the EIVA Defensive Player of the Week for April 21, 2025. Ryan was tough to beat above the net, leading a huge Tiger blocking performance to beat Penn State and secure the EIVA regular-season title. The junior middle blocker played only in the weekend’s first match on April 18, a 3-1 Princeton road win. He had five kills while hitting .333, adding two aces, two digs and nine blocks, one solo. The Tigers outblocked the Nittany Lions 18-11 in the match. Vena ranks eighth in the EIVA averaging 0.91 blocks per set, but has closed the season averaging 1.42 blocks per set over his final seven matches. The Tigers will host the EIVA Championship Tournament on April 23-26, with the top seed meeting either George Mason or Charleston in the semifinals April 24. This is the first weekly conference honor of Vena’s career.