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Jake Arnitz (l) and Mitch Stahl were named to the AVCA All-America teams.
MVB Nets a Pair of AVCA All-Americans
May 01, 2017 | Men's Volleyball
Junior outside hitter Jake Arnitz and senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl were selected to the 27th annualย American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I-II Men's All-America teams announced on Monday. ย Arnitz repeated as a second-team performer, while Stahl was named to the honorable mention team. The awards will be presented at the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship Banquet on the campus of The Ohio State University, site of the Men's Volleyball Championship, on Wednesday, May 3.
Arnitz, a 2017 first-team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) selection,ย led the Bruins with a 3.51 kills per set mark this season. He finished the season ranked sixth on the all-time school list for total attacks with 1,757 and ninth on the all-time lists for kills (818) and total points scored (958.5). Arnitz was named the MPSF/Molten Player of the Week for his outstanding performance in wins at USC and Cal Baptist when he hit .450 for the pair of matches with a total of 33 kills, including a career-high tying 21 kills versus the Lancers. Last season, heย also earned second-team AVCA All-America honors while helping lead the Bruins to the NCAA Championship Tournament.
Stahl, also a 2017 first-team All-MPSFย pick, led the Bruins in blocking (83 total blocks) and aces (42) this season. He ranked seventh in the nation in ace average per set and his total of 42 service aces was the ninth-best single-season total in school rally scoring era history. Stahl established a new school mark with his 0.55 aces per set average to move past Mark Williams' old school record of 0.51 set in 2001. He completed his career second on the all-time aces list at the school (129) and was third all-time in both block assists (322) and total blocks (345). He was a second-team AVCA All-America in 2016.
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AVCA Division I-II Men's First-Team All-Americaย ย ย ย
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AVCA Division I-II Men's Second-Team All-Americaย
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TeamSnap/AVCA Division I-II Men's National Player of the Year:ย Announced at NCAA Championship Banquet onย May 3.ย
AVCA Division I-II Men's Newcomer of the Year:ย Ryan Coenen, Lewis, OH
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AVCA Division I-II Honorable Mention
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The 2017 selections were made by the AVCA Division I-II Men's Volleyball All-America Committee: chairperson Dan Friend (Lewis); Jay Hosack (George Mason), Danny Goncalves (NJIT), Mike Rumbaugh (Saint Francis), Ryan Perotte (Fort Wayne), Mark Hulse (Loyola-Chicago), Alan Knipe (Long Beach State), Charlie Wade (Hawai'i), Jeff Nygaard (USC), David Heller (Mount Olive), Brandon Skweres (Limestone), Ryan Booher (King).
Arnitz, a 2017 first-team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) selection,ย led the Bruins with a 3.51 kills per set mark this season. He finished the season ranked sixth on the all-time school list for total attacks with 1,757 and ninth on the all-time lists for kills (818) and total points scored (958.5). Arnitz was named the MPSF/Molten Player of the Week for his outstanding performance in wins at USC and Cal Baptist when he hit .450 for the pair of matches with a total of 33 kills, including a career-high tying 21 kills versus the Lancers. Last season, heย also earned second-team AVCA All-America honors while helping lead the Bruins to the NCAA Championship Tournament.
Stahl, also a 2017 first-team All-MPSFย pick, led the Bruins in blocking (83 total blocks) and aces (42) this season. He ranked seventh in the nation in ace average per set and his total of 42 service aces was the ninth-best single-season total in school rally scoring era history. Stahl established a new school mark with his 0.55 aces per set average to move past Mark Williams' old school record of 0.51 set in 2001. He completed his career second on the all-time aces list at the school (129) and was third all-time in both block assists (322) and total blocks (345). He was a second-team AVCA All-America in 2016.
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AVCA Division I-II Men's First-Team All-Americaย ย ย ย
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| Name | Institution | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
| TJ DeFalco* | Long Beach State University | OH | So. | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| Jennings Franciskovic | University of Hawai'i | S | Sr. | Westlake Village, Calif. |
| Jeff Jendryk+^ | Loyola University Chicago | MB | Jr. | Wheaton, Ill. |
| Miles Johnson* | Ohio State University | RS | Sr. | Carlsbad, Calif. |
| Jake Langlois+ | Brigham Young University | OH | Sr. | San Jose, Calif. |
| Amir Lugo-Rodriguez | Long Beach State University | MB | Sr. | South Pasadena, Calif. |
| Andrew Sato | Long Beach State University | L | Sr. | Calabasas, Calif. |
| Nicolas Szerszen* | Ohio State University | OH | Jr. | Conflans Ste Hne, France |
| Josh Tuaniga+ | Long Beach State University | S | So. | Long Beach, Calif. |
| Stijn van Tilburg | University of Hawai'i | RS | So. | Amsterdam. Netherlands |
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AVCA Division I-II Men's Second-Team All-Americaย
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| Name | Institution | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
| Jake Arnitz+ | UCLA | OH | Jr. | Yorba Linda, Calif. |
| Christy Blough+ | Ohio State University | S | Sr. | Ontario, N.Y. |
| Ryan Coenen | Lewis University | OH | RS-Fr. | Franklin, Wis. |
| Kyle Ensing | Long Beach State University | RS | So. | Valencia, Calif. |
| Jabarry Goodridge | New Jersey Institute of Technology | OH | Sr. | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Tamir Hershko% | UC Irvine | OH | Sr. | Hod Ha'Sharon, Israel |
| Chris Nugent | Penn State University | OH | Sr. | Fair Lawn, N.J. |
| Michael Saeta | UC Irvine | S | Sr. | South Pasadena, Calif. |
| Larry Tuileta | University of Hawai'i | L | So. | Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i |
| Lucas Yoder | University of Southern California | OH | Sr. | San Clemente, Calif. |
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TeamSnap/AVCA Division I-II Men's National Player of the Year:ย Announced at NCAA Championship Banquet onย May 3.ย
AVCA Division I-II Men's Newcomer of the Year:ย Ryan Coenen, Lewis, OH
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AVCA Division I-II Honorable Mention
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| Name | Institution | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
| Joshua Ayzenberg | Sacred Heart University | L | Jr. | Long Beach, N.Y. |
| Andy Benesh | University of Southern California | MB | Sr. | Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. |
| Gabriel Domecus | Ohio State University | L | Sr. | Vallejo, Calif. |
| Leo Durkin | Brigham Young University | S | Jr. | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Evan Enriques | Stanford University | L | Jr. | Punalu'u, Hawai'i |
| Arvis Greene | CSUN | RS | Jr. | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Driss Guessous | Ohio State University | MB | RS-Sr. | Pasadena, Calif. |
| Thomas Hodges | UC Irvine | OH | Sr. | Melbourne, Australia |
| Dillon Hoffman | UC Irvine | L | Sr. | San Clemente, Calif. |
| Price Jarman | Brigham Young University | MB | Jr. | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Vasilis Mandilaris | Barton College | OH | So. | Chalkida, Greece |
| Calvin Mende | Penn State University | RS | RS-Fr. | Redlands, Calif. |
| Hendrik Mol | University of Hawai'i | MB | Sr. | Sand, Norway |
| Mitch Perinar | Lewis University | RS | RS-So. | Channahon, Ill. |
| Kevin Rakestraw | Stanford University | MB | RS-Jr. | Newport Beach, Calif. |
| Brenden Sander | Brigham Young University | OH | Jr. | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| Michael Simmons | Lewis University | L | RS-So. | Aurora, Ill. |
| Jeff Sprayberry | King University (TN) | OH | Jr. | Oak Forest, Ill. |
| Scott Stadick | UC Irvine | MB | Fr. | Watertown, Wis. |
| Mitch Stahl | UCLA | MB | Sr. | Chambersburg, Pa. |
| Matt Szews | Ball State University | RS | Fr. | Brookfield, Wis. |
| Matt Walsh | Ball State University | MB | Jr. | Chicago, Ill. |
| David Wieczorek | Pepperdine University | OH | RS-So. | Chicago, Ill. |
| Matt Yoshimoto | Lewis University | S | So. | Ventura, Calif. |
| Bryce Yould | Long Beach State University | MB | Sr. | Laguna Niguel, Calif. |
The 2017 selections were made by the AVCA Division I-II Men's Volleyball All-America Committee: chairperson Dan Friend (Lewis); Jay Hosack (George Mason), Danny Goncalves (NJIT), Mike Rumbaugh (Saint Francis), Ryan Perotte (Fort Wayne), Mark Hulse (Loyola-Chicago), Alan Knipe (Long Beach State), Charlie Wade (Hawai'i), Jeff Nygaard (USC), David Heller (Mount Olive), Brandon Skweres (Limestone), Ryan Booher (King).
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