All-Americans

[oldman]

AVCA Announces 2005 NCAA Division I-II Men’s Volleyball All-America Teams



COLORARO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 4, 2005) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announces its 15th annual AVCA All-America awards for men's volleyball. The awards presentation will occur at the NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship Banquet at the Covel Commons' Grand Horizon Room on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on Wednesday, May 4, 2005.

Pepperdine University, Long Beach State University and University of Hawai'i each placed two members on the AVCA Division I-II All-America First Team. Pepperdine's Sean Rooney earned his fourth AVCA All-America award, while teammates Andy Hein and Jonathan Winder joined him on the first- and second-team. LBSU's Tyler Hildebrand gained his second AVCA All-America First-Team award, while teammate Robert Tarr joined him on the first-team. Hawaii's Pedro Azenha picked up a second AVCA All-American award, while teammate Alfred Reft was tabbed to the first team with Azenha.

Penn State garnered three AVCA All-Americans as Nate Meerstein was tabbed first team, while two-time AVCA All-American Keith Kowal and Matt Proper earned second-team honors. UC Santa Barbara's Evan Patak moved up from second team to first team this year, while Cal State Northridge's Brian Waite was selected to the second team for the second straight year.

The selections were made by the AVCA Men's Volleyball All-America Committee: chairperson Joe Wortmann (Pacific); Sean Byron (Rutgers-Newark); Jeff Campbell (Cal State-Northridge); Fred Chao (George Mason); Shane Davis (Loyola-Chicago); Pete Hanson (Ohio State); Mark Pavlik (Penn State); John Speraw (UC Irvine); and Joel Walton (Ball State).



2005 AVCA Division I-II First-Team All-America

Player Institution Pos Yr Ht Hometown

Pedro Azenha @ University of Hawai’i OH Sr. 6-6 Sao Paulo, Brazil

Kevin Hansen Stanford University S Sr. 6-5 Newport Beach, California

Andy Hein Pepperdine University MB Jr. 6-10 Carol Stream, Illinois

Tyler Hildebrand * Long Beach State S Jr. 6-4 Mesa, Arizona

Paul Johnson UCLA MB Sr. 6-8 Mission Viejo, California

Nate Meerstein Penn State University MB Jr. 6-9 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Evan Patak @ UC Santa Barbara RS/Opp So. 6-8 Pleasanton, California

Alfred Reft University of Hawai’i Lib Jr. 5-10 Oxnard, California

Sean Rooney *+^ Pepperdine University OH Sr. 6-9 Wheaton, Illinois

Robert Tarr Long Beach State OH Jr. 6-6 Rockledge, Florida



2005 AVCA Division I-II Second-Team All-America

Player Institution Pos Yr Ht Hometown

Michael Burke Brigham Young University MB Sr. 6-8 Salt Lake City, Utah

Mark Greaves The Ohio State University OH Jr. 6-4 Fenton, Missouri

Scott Greene Loyola University Chicago OH Sr. 6-5 Athol Springs, New York

Keith Kowal *% Penn State University MB Sr. 6-7 Reading, Pennsylvania

Krystian Krzyzak Loyola University Chicago Lib Sr. 6-0 Mt. Prospect, Illinois

Nils Nielsen Cal State Northridge RS/Opp Sr. 6-4 Fallbrook, California

Ivan Perez Brigham Young University OH Fr. 6-4 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Matt Proper Penn State University RS/Opp Jr. 6-7 Guys Mills, Pennsylvania

Brian Waite @ Cal State Northridge MB Jr. 6-6 Santa Clarita, California

Jonathan Winder Pepperdine University S Fr. 6-8 Irvine, California



AVCA Division I-II National Player of the Year: Announced at NCAA Banquet on May 4
AVCA Division I-II Newcomer of the Year: Jonathan Winder (Pepperdine University)

[vballfan4]

Mark Greaves The Ohio State University OH Jr. 6-4 Fenton, Missouri

Scott Greene Loyola University Chicago OH Sr. 6-5 Athol Springs, New York

Krystian Krzyzak Loyola University Chicago Lib Sr. 6-0 Mt. Prospect, Illinois

What is this crap all about...how can you put these players on all-american list...this is crazy and who they heck put these players on here...look at others who made second team like kowal, and proper...these guys are not in the same league...i bet there is bunch of players who are in MPSF that are much better then these guys...i freaking hate politics and this is bull beyond bull...

[palo]

No Matty Z from IPFW?

[sonofbarcelonabob]

VballFan said:

Mark Greaves The Ohio State University OH Jr. 6-4 Fenton, Missouri

Scott Greene Loyola University Chicago OH Sr. 6-5 Athol Springs, New York

Krystian Krzyzak Loyola University Chicago Lib Sr. 6-0 Mt. Prospect, Illinois

What is this crap all about...how can you put these players on all-american list...this is crazy and who they heck put these players on here...look at others who made second team like kowal, and proper...these guys are not in the same league...i bet there is bunch of players who are in MPSF that are much better then these guys...i freaking hate politics and this is bull beyond bull...

You are a complete dork.

[cyberVBmidwest]

SonofBarcelonaBob said:

You are a complete dork.

I agree SOBB. Vballfan obviously hasn't seen them play himself. The MIVA semifinals were fun to watch. (better than the telivised finals). I was able to tape both for future viewing!

[I Luv Danny R]

That is Facked up,, Aaron Manzy should of made all american.. Or Michael Kennedy.. That suxx's only 1 ucsb player made aa..

[southerncalivball]

That is amazing that so many Midwest guys got on the 2nd AA team. I could understand 1 maybe? But there were a few to many for my liking.

[My2Sense]

Congrats Momma Tarr!!

[palo]

southerncalivball said:

That is amazing that so many Midwest guys got on the 2nd AA team. I could understand 1 maybe? But there were a few to many for my liking.

There are a few on the first team too...like Rooney and Hein.

[MIVAMIVA]

Mark Greaves should not be on there, but Matt Z. on the other hand definately should. But other than that I don't know what Midwest guys shouldn't be on there? Krzyzak and Greene are deserving. Greene was the POY of the MIVA so it makes perfect sense and if you have ever seen Krzyzak at libero you would keep your mouth shut. Just because they never played against your precious top tier MPSF teams means nothing. VballFan your opinion is worth less than my Lewis National Championship poster right about now.

[Podunk1]

I cannot believe Matty Z. didn't make AA.... he should have been a lock !!!! To put up the offensive numbers he did, under the circumstances, was simply amazing. To say nothing about the solid defense he showed game after game after game. Matty is one of the better all-around players at the college level today......

It's an absolute shame......... NOT EVEN 2ND TEAM !!!! ??

[AAVolley]

These picks definitely redeemed the atrocious all-mpsf picks this year.

[vballfan4]

MIVAMIVA said:

Mark Greaves should not be on there, but Matt Z. on the other hand definately should. But other than that I don't know what Midwest guys shouldn't be on there? Krzyzak and Greene are deserving. Greene was the POY of the MIVA so it makes perfect sense and if you have ever seen Krzyzak at libero you would keep your mouth shut. Just because they never played against your precious top tier MPSF teams means nothing. VballFan your opinion is worth less than my Lewis National Championship poster right about now.

First of all i did see them play. Krzyzak i agree to some point is deserving he is pretty good. Greene is not...choke artist...he choked in the semi's just like Loyola always does in the MIVA tournament...Second i am not from MPSF so you lost your credibility...

[sjhaysuess]

I'm not sure, to put some of those Ohio St. and Loyola players on the same list as Nielson, B. Waite, Michael Burke, Ivan Perez...they just don't compare.

[southerncalivball]

sjhaysuess said:

I'm not sure, to put some of those Ohio St. and Loyola players on the same list as Nielson, B. Waite, Michael Burke, Ivan Perez...they just don't compare.

I dont know about Burke and Perez but id put them on the same list as those CSUN hacks.