Miles Partain (24)
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Partain Named to At-Large Academic All-America Team
June 14, 2022 | Men's Volleyball
UCLA men's volleyball setter Miles Partain was announced on Tuesday as a third-team CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I Men's At-Large Team selection. The 2021-22 Academic All-America Men's At-Large Team, selected by the nation's college Sports Information Director's, recognizes the top student-athletes in the country for their combined performances in the classroom and in athletic competition.
Partain, who has earned a 3.91 cumulative GPA, advanced to the national ballot after being named a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District Men's At-Large Team selection in May. He was chosen the 2022 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Player of the Year by the league coaches. Partain was a first-team 2022 NVA/AVCA All-America selection and also as one of three finalists for the 2022 Lloy Ball Award as the nation's top men's volleyball setter. This past season, Partain directed the Bruin offense to the nation's highest hitting percentage (.374). He ranked seventh in the NCAA in set assist average (10.21). Also an offensive threat, Partain totaled 19 multi-kill matches during the season. He was named Off the Block's National Setter of the Week after helping UCLA post .384 and .364 attack percentages in two victories over USC. Partain was chosen as the winner of both the Molten/MPSF Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week accolades during the season.
The UCLA men's volleyball team advanced to the 2022 NCAA Tournament semifinals and returned to the No. 1 spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll for a nine-week run which was its longest stretch on top since a 13-week stay in 1995. The total of 22 wins in 2022 marked the first time UCLA has registered a 20-win campaign since 2018. Its nine-match winning streak during the season was the longest by a Bruin team since the 2016 squad opened the year with wins in its first 10 matches. The Bruins also secured the top spot in the MPSF regular season standings for the first time since 1998.
Partain, who has earned a 3.91 cumulative GPA, advanced to the national ballot after being named a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District Men's At-Large Team selection in May. He was chosen the 2022 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Player of the Year by the league coaches. Partain was a first-team 2022 NVA/AVCA All-America selection and also as one of three finalists for the 2022 Lloy Ball Award as the nation's top men's volleyball setter. This past season, Partain directed the Bruin offense to the nation's highest hitting percentage (.374). He ranked seventh in the NCAA in set assist average (10.21). Also an offensive threat, Partain totaled 19 multi-kill matches during the season. He was named Off the Block's National Setter of the Week after helping UCLA post .384 and .364 attack percentages in two victories over USC. Partain was chosen as the winner of both the Molten/MPSF Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week accolades during the season.
The UCLA men's volleyball team advanced to the 2022 NCAA Tournament semifinals and returned to the No. 1 spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll for a nine-week run which was its longest stretch on top since a 13-week stay in 1995. The total of 22 wins in 2022 marked the first time UCLA has registered a 20-win campaign since 2018. Its nine-match winning streak during the season was the longest by a Bruin team since the 2016 squad opened the year with wins in its first 10 matches. The Bruins also secured the top spot in the MPSF regular season standings for the first time since 1998.
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