LEXINGTON, Ky. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association
(AVCA) announced its 8th Annual AVCA Men's Volleyball Division III
All-America Teams on April 11th. Emmanuel College senior
Curtis Abram (San Luis Obispo,
Calif.) was among the 20 Division III players nationwide voted an
AVCA All-American.
Abram is just the second Emmanuel student-athlete and first male at
the college to ever receive All-American honors. Lesa Dennis,
a 1988 Emmanuel graduate, received Kodak All-America honors for
women's basketball.
This season, Abram led the Saints Men's Volleyball Team to a
program-best 28 wins and a 3rd-straight NECVA Tournament
appearance. Abram finished the year ranked 2nd nationally in
service aces (0.83 per set), 5th in kills (4.27 per set), and 9th
in hitting percentage (.342), while leading the Great Northeast
Athletic Conference (GNAC) in both aces and kills.
The AVCA voted ten players 1st Team All-Americans and ten 2nd Team
All-Americans. Abram was among the 2nd Team selections. The
6'2 outside hitter is a 3-time All-GNAC pick and was named the GNAC
Player of the Year and a 1st Team All-NECVA selection this
season.
AVCA Division III Men's First-Team All-America
|
Player |
Institution |
Pos |
Yr |
Ht |
Hometown |
|
Alberto Bravo |
Springfield College |
RS/Opp. |
Sr. |
6'3 |
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico |
|
Justin Brubaker |
Philadelphia Biblical University |
OH |
Sr. |
6'4 |
Telford, Pennsylvania |
|
Nick Ferry |
Springfield College |
DS/Lib. |
Fr. |
5'10 |
Valencia, California |
|
Eryk Kowalski |
Baruch College |
RH |
Sr. |
6'6 |
Zabno, Poland |
|
Salvatore La Cavera |
Univ. of California, Santa Cruz |
OH |
So. |
6'1 |
Huntington Beach, California |
|
Pablo Oliveira |
Baruch College |
OH |
Sr. |
6'4 |
Uberlandia, Brazil |
|
Cal Palumbo |
Springfield College |
MB |
Sr. |
6'4 |
Rochester, New York |
|
Hans Schroeder |
Nazareth College |
RS-OH |
Sr. |
6'4 |
Kenmore, New York |
|
Chris Vrooman |
Juniata College |
OH |
Sr. |
6'4 |
Baden, Pennsylvania |
|
Ellis Walsh |
Nazareth College |
MB |
Sr. |
6'6 |
Penfield, New York |
AVCA Division III Men's Second-Team All-America
|
Player |
Institution |
Pos |
Yr |
Ht |
Hometown |
|
Curtis Abram |
Emmanuel College |
OH |
Sr. |
6'2 |
San Luis Obispo, California |
|
Austin Einhorn |
Univ. of California, Santa Cruz |
MB |
Sr. |
6'5 |
Encinitas, California |
|
Greg Falcone |
Springfield College |
MB |
So. |
6'8 |
Lindenhurst, New York |
|
Billy Gimello |
Nazareth College |
OH |
Jr. |
6'4 |
Hauppauge, New York |
|
Randy Hansen |
Carthage College |
OH |
Jr. |
6'0 |
Oak Lawn, Illinois |
|
Francis Hodgson |
New York University |
MB |
Sr. |
6'6 |
Surf City, New Jersey |
|
Dan Jackson |
Medaille College |
DS/Lib. |
Sr. |
6'1 |
Hamburg, New York |
|
Connor Mortland |
New York University |
S |
Fr. |
6'4 |
San Diego, California |
|
EJ Wells-Spicer |
Nazareth College |
S |
So. |
5'11 |
Phelps, New York |
|
Connor Wexter |
Carthage College |
S |
Fr. |
6'1 |
New Lenox, Illinois |