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2010 NECVA ALL-DIVISION AWARDS ANNOUNCED: BRUBAKER, HANSEN, SANCHEZ, TULLY, WITKOFSKY CLAIM DIVISONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS
Contact: Ira Thor, NECVA Assistant Commissioner for Athletic Communications 4/2/2010 11:47:29 PM
Justin Brubaker of Philadelphia Biblical is the first player in conference history to be named as a Divisional Player of the Year three times. And he's only a junior.
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JERSEY CITY, NJ…Junior outside hitter Justin Brubaker (Telford, PA)of Philadelphia Biblical University was selected as the Western Division Player of the Year for an unprecedented third consecutive season while senior hitter Phil Tully (Huntington Station, NY) of Vassar College earned Metro Division Player of the Year accolades for the second time in three years, and those two players headlined the 2010 North East Collegiate Volleyball Association All-Division teams, in voting conducted within each of the 44-team conference’s five divisions—the CUNYAC, GNAC, Metro, New England and Western. Brubaker is the first player in the history of the conference to be a divisional player of the year three times.
In the GNAC Division senior setter Zack Hansen (Shelton, CT) of Rivier College took home top honors while Endicott College senior middle hitter A.J. Witkofsky (Scotia, NY) claimed the player of the year distinction in the New England Division. Baruch College sophomore outside hitter Sequiel Sanchez (San Sebastian, Puerto Rico), who was the 2009 New England Division Rookie of the Year when playing for Elms College, claimed his second major divisional award of his career , taking the accolades in the CUNYAC.
In all, 73 student-athletes—one shy of the league record—were named either First or Second-Team All-Division this season or earned a major divisional honor. Those players named to a divisional First-Team will be eligible for NECVA All-Conference honors, which will be announced at the league’s annual banquet during this weekend’s NECVA Tournament, on Saturday, April 10 on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
For the fourth consecutive year, Hunter College claims the CUNYAC’s Rookie of the Year with this season’s distinction going to freshman middle blocker Braien Otsla (Brooklyn, NY). Taylor Lindner (Cheshire, CT) is the GNAC Rookie of the Year as a middle hitter. In the closest three-way race for Rookie of the Year in any division in conference history, Vassar College setter John Konow (Chicago, IL) claimed the Metro Division Rookie of the Year. In the New England Division, MIT outside hitter Matt Hohenberger was a unanimous winner while the Western Division had co-Rookies of the Year. SUNYIT middle hitter Jeffrey Coon (Cheektowaga, NY) and D’Youville College opposite Chris Temple (Highwood, IL) shared Western honors.
Allison Stack, in her fourth year as head coach of Baruch College, is CUNYAC Coach of the Year for the first time after leading the Bearcats to a #4 national ranking while becoming the first team in that division’s history to be ranked #1 in the NECVA conference poll. Chris Wright of Emmanuel College is the GNAC Coach of the Year after the fifth-year coach led the Saints to an 11-1 league record and a school-record 26 wins. First-year head coach Antonia Sweet of Vassar College is the Metro Division Coach of the Year. The Brewers went undefeated in the division for the second time in three years and improved their all-time Metro record to 25-2.
Tim Byram of Endicott College and Paul Dill of Massachusetts Institute of Technology were voted the New England Division co-Coaches of the Year. Byram wins the honor for the second straight season after leading the Gulls to back-to-back divisional regular season titles. Dill, who was the divisional winner in 2007, led the Engineers to a 28-7 regular season mark. In the Western Division, Medaille College’s Keith Koch is the Coach of the Year for the first time after guiding the Mavericks to as high as a #2 ranking in the NECVA conference poll, and an unblemished regular season divisional record in his sixth season.
Five players—Zacarias Ripoll-Cid (Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) of Hunter, Ivan Andujar (Carolina, Puerto Rico) and Radu Wyrwas (Bialystok, Poland) of Baruch, Michael Townsend (Beaverdam, VA) of Emmanuel, and Witkofsky of Endicott—earned All-Division honors, either First or Second Team, for the fourth time in their four-year careers, with Ripoll-Cid claiming his fourth consecutive First-Team All-CUNYAC distinction. Tully of Vassar was named First-Team All-Metro for the third straight season; the Brewers were not league members during his rookie season.
Four juniors—Brubaker, Pablo Oliveira (Uberlândia, Brazil) of Baruch, Jared Andreozzi (Barrington, RI) of Rivier and Matt Talamantes (Los Angeles, CA) of Newbury College, each took home All-Divisional honors for the third consecutive season to open their careers.
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2010 NECVA ALL-CUNYAC DIVISION
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sequiel Sanchez (Baruch College)
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Braien Otsla (Hunter College)
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COACH OF THE YEAR: Allison Stack (Baruch College)
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FIRST-TEAM
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NAME
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SCHOOL
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YR
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POS.
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HOMETOWN
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Sequiel Sanchez 1
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Baruch College
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SO
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OH
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San Sebastian, Puerto Rico
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Eric Barty 1
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Hunter College
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SO
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MB/OPP
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Jamaica, NY
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Zacarias Ripoll-Cid 123
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Hunter College
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SR
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S/OH
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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
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Johnny Santana 4
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City Tech
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SO
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OH
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Dominican Republic
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Pablo Oliveira 12
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Baruch College
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JR
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OH
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Uberlândia, Brazil
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Ivan Andujar 135
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Baruch College
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SR
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S
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Carolina, Puerto Rico
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Santos Rivera
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Baruch College
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JR
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OPP
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Carolina, Puerto Rico
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SECOND-TEAM
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NAME
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SCHOOL
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YR
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POS.
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HOMETOWN
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Christopher Newcomb
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Hunter College
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JR
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OH/OPP
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Waimea, Kauai, HI
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Eryk Kowalski 5
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Baruch College
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JR
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MB
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Zabno, Poland
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Nate Martin
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Lehman College
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JR
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S
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Carleton, MI
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Arturo Cabrera, Jr.
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York College (NY)
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FR
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OH/OPP
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Rio, Brazil
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Marcin Polak 5
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Hunter College
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JR
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OPP
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Brooklyn, NY
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Radu Wyrwas 234
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Baruch College
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SR
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S
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Bialystok, Poland
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2010 NECVA ALL-GNAC DIVISION
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Zach Hansen (Rivier College)
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Tyler Lindner (Rivier College)
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COACH OF THE YEAR: Chris Wright (Emmanuel College)
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FIRST-TEAM
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NAME
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SCHOOL
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YR
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POS.
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HOMETOWN
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Matt Ferreira 12
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Rivier College
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SR
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MH
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Lincoln, RI
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Zack Hansen 12
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Rivier College
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SR
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S
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Shelton, CT
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Jared Andreozzi 15
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Rivier College
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JR
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OH
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Barrington, RI
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Curtis Abram 4
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Emmanuel College
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JR
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OH
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San Luis Obispo, CA
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Brendan McGourn 1
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Lasell College
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SO
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S
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Southington, CT
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Spencer Parker
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Lasell College
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FR
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OH
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Newington, CT
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Kyle O’Neill 1
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Rivier College
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SR
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L
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Long Beach, NY
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SECOND-TEAM
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NAME
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SCHOOL
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YR
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POS.
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HOMETOWN
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Michael Townsend 156
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Emmanuel College
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SR
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OH
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Beaverdam, VA
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Thomas Belton
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Mount Ida College
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JR
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SH
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Springfield, MA
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Tyson Rietz
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Emmanuel College
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JR
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OH/OPP
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Granite Bay, CA
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Taylor Lindner
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Rivier College
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FR
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MH
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Cheshire, CT
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Keoni Rabaino 4
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Emmanuel College
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JR
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MB
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Tucson, AZ
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Micah Aiu
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Lasell College
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SO
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OPP
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Honolulu, HI
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2010 NECVA ALL-METRO DIVISION
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Phil Tully (Vassar College)
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: John Konow (Vassar College)
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COACH OF THE YEAR: Antonia Sweet (Vassar College)
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FIRST-TEAM
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NAME
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SCHOOL
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YR
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POS.
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HOMETOWN
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Phil Tully 12
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Vassar College
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SR
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H
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Huntington Station, NY
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SteFan PremDas
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Stevens Institute of Technology
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JR
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OPP
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Hollywood, FL
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Jake Moore 4
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SUNY New Paltz
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SR
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OH
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Cortlandt Manor, NY
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Kevin Stross
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SUNY New Paltz
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SO
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MB
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Port Washington, NY
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Matthew Elgin
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Vassar College
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FR
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MH
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Farmington, NY
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Paul Konopacki
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Ramapo College
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SO
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MB
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Monroe Township, NJ
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Matt Scott
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Ramapo College
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SR
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S
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Edison, NJ
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Kurt Backlund 4
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Ramapo College
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SR
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L
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Old Bridge, NJ
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SECOND-TEAM
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NAME
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SCHOOL
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YR
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POS.
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HOMETOWN
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Austin Bryant
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New Jersey City University
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SO
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OPP
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Virginia Beach, VA
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Steve Vahalla
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Ramapo College
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FR
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OH
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Bloomfield, NJ
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Evan Fredericksen 4
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Vassar College
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JR
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H
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Menlo Park, CA
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Timothy Karl
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Stevens Institute of Technology
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JR
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MH
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Williamsville, NY
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Brandt Grobeis
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Stevens Institute of Technology
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JR
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S
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Livingston, NJ
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Christian La Du
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Vassar College
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FR
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L/DS
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Wessthampton, NY
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2010 NECVA ALL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: A.J. Witkofsky (Endicott College)
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Matt Hohenberger (MIT)
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co-COACHES OF THE YEAR: Tim Byram (Endicott College) and Paul Dill (MIT)
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FIRST-TEAM
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NAME
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SCHOOL
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YR
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POS.
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HOMETOWN
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Matt Hohenberger
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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FR
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OH
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St. Louis, MO
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Mark Thomas 15
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Newbury College
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SR
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OH
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Wilbraham, MA
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John Emery 1
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Endicott College
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SR
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OH
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Westford, MA
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A.J. Witkofsky 156
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Endicott College
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SR
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MH
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Scotia, NY
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Mike Demyttenaere 4
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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SR
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MH
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Brussels, Belgium
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Matt Talamantes 24
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Newbury College
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JR
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S
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Los Angeles, CA
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Eric Reuland
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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SR
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L
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Laguna Niguel, CA
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SECOND-TEAM
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NAME
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SCHOOL
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YR
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POS.
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HOMETOWN
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Joshua Aberly 4
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Newbury College
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SR
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OH
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Palatine, IL
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David Thomas
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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SO
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OH
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Carlsbad, CA
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Chris Shannon
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Daniel Webster College
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SO
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OH
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Ronkonkoma, NY
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James Sliva
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Endicott College
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SR
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MB
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Monroe, CT
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Lowell Jesmer
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Wentworth Institute of Technology
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JR
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MH
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Rochester, NY
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Ben Foster 4
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Endicott College
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SR
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S
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Penfield, NY
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Tim Lee
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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JR
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S
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Natick, MA
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Michael Biuso
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Newbury College
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JR
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L
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South Setauket, NY
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2010 NECVA ALL-WESTERN DIVISION
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Justin Brubaker (Philadelphia Biblical University)
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Co-ROOKIES OF THE YEAR: Jeffrey Coon (SUNYIT) and Chris Temple (D’Youville College)
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COACH OF THE YEAR: Keith Koch (Medaille College)
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FIRST-TEAM
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NAME
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SCHOOL
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YR
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POS.
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HOMETOWN
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Justin Brubaker 12
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Philadelphia Biblical University
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JR
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OH
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Telford, PA
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Ryan Murdie 15
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Medaille College
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SR
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OH
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Kenmore, NY
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Leandro Dueck 4
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Philadelphia Biblical University
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SR
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OH
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Lititz, PA
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Andy Nawotka
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Medaille College
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SR
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MB
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Grand Island, NY
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Justin Reesor 4
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Eastern Mennonite University
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SR
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MH
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Stouffville, Ontario
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Drew Dillon 4
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Philadelphia Biblical University
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JR
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S
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Mount Joy, PA
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Ryan Maxwell
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Medaille College
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JR
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S
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Amherst, NY
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Dan Jackson 4
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Medaille College
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JR
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L
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Hamburg, NY
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SECOND-TEAM
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NAME
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SCHOOL
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YR
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POS.
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HOMETOWN
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Hans Schroeder
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Nazareth College
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JR
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OH
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Kenmore, NY
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Nick Johnson
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Medaille College
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SO
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OPP
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Buffalo, NY
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Jeremy Sajdak
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D’Youville College
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JR
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OH
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Rochester, NY
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Brett Peters
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D’Youville College
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JR
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MB
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Warsaw, NY
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Robert Kraft
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Nazareth College
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FR
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MB
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Waretown, NJ
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Erin Kelly
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Medaille College
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FR
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MB
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Clifton Springs, NY
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Dan Mowery
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Nazareth College
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FR
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L
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Phelps, NY
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LEGEND
1 = First-Team All-Division, 2009
2 = First-Team All-Division, 2008
3 = First-Team All-Division, 2007
4 = Second-Team All-Division, 2009
5 = Second-Team All-Division, 2008
6 = Second-Team All-Division, 2007
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