2004 All America Team Division III
4/12/2004
AVCA Announces 2004 NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball All-America Teams
COLORARO SPRINGS, Colo. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announces its first-ever AVCA All-America awards for Division III Men's Volleyball.
The AVCA has sponsored a men's collegiate postseason awards program since 1991. However, Division III men's programs competed for the same spots on the AVCA All-America teams with NCAA Division I and II teams. A Division III student-athlete has never been honored on the AVCA Men's All-America Teams in the 13 years since the program was initiated.
Springfield and Juniata each placed three on the AVCA All-America First-Team. Ricky Albano, Brandon Mueller and Eduardo Stawinski represent Springfield. Juniata's Brian Dinning, Ricky Ziegler and Kenny Eiser, who also earned the AVCA Division III Men's National Player of the Year, were first team selections. New York University's Evan Finch and Chris Schmidt were also members of the first team. Juniata placed a total of five athletes on the AVCA All-American Teams and Springfield landed four.
The selections were made by the AVCA Men's Volleyball All-America Committee: chairperson Charlie Sullivan (Springfield); Jason Axford (Eastern Mennonite); Tim Byram (Endicott); Jay Hosack (UC Santa Cruz) and Jonathan Penn (Vassar).
AVCA First-Team All-America
| Player | Institution | Pos | Yr | Ht | Hometown |
| Ricky Albano | Springfield College | MB | Jr. | 6-5 | Spencerport, N.Y. |
| Nick Bernardo | Eastern Mennonite University | OH | So. | 6-4 | Lansdale, Pa. |
| Brian Dinning | Juniata College | RS/Opp | Sr. | 6-5 | Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Kenny Eiser | Juniata College | MB | Sr. | 6-4 | Doylestown, Pa. |
| Evan Finch | New York University | RS/Opp | Sr. | 6-3 | Lindenhurst, N.Y. |
| Brandon Mueller | Springfield College | OH | Jr. | 6-2 | Bartlett, Ill. |
| Chris Schmidt | New York University | MB | So. | 6-3 | Newbury Park, Calif. |
| Bill Schultz | D'Youville College | OH | Sr. | 6-3 | Grand Island, N.Y. |
| Eduardo Stawinski | Springfield College | Lib. | Jr. | 5-10 | San Juan, P.R. |
| Ricky Ziegler | Juniata College | S | Jr. | 6-5 | Manchester, Pa. |
AVCA Second-Team All-America
| Player | Institution | Pos | Yr | Ht | Hometown |
| Leeor Alon | New York University | S | Jr. | 5-10 | Holon, Israel |
| Nick Beer | Springfield College | MB | Fr. | 6-7 | Clovis, Calif. |
| Andy Chace | Rivier College | MB | Fr. | 6-5 | East Providence, R.I. |
| Tim Cole | Juniata College | Lib | So. | 5-9 | Yardley, Pa. |
| Jack Delehanty | Roger Williams University | S | Sr. | 6-4 | Albany, N.Y. |
| Jeremy Fontaine | Endicott College | MB | Jr. | 6-2 | Belchertown, Mass. |
| Kris Fraser | Ramapo College of New Jersery | OH | Sr. | 6-4 | Lakewood, N.J. |
| Phil Gallagher | College of Mount Saint Vincent | OH | Jr. | 6-2 | Peru, Maine |
| Ryan Genova | Juniata College | OH | Sr. | 6-4 | Reading, Pa. |
| Dane Gilliam | University of California, Santa Cruz | MB | So. | 6-5 | Scotts Valley, Calif. |
AVCA Player of the Year: Kenny Eiser, Juniata College
AVCA Newcomer of the Year: Nick Beer, Springfield College
AVCA All-America First-Team
Ricky Albano: 2.57 points/game; .292 hitting percentage; 1.29 blocks/game
Nick Bernardo: 4.6 points/game; 3.68 kills/game; .338 hitting percentage; 1.86 digs/game
Brian Dinning: 4.2 points/game; 2.97 kills/game; .291 hitting percentage; 0.56 service aces/game; 0.66 blocks/game
Kenny Eiser: 4.6 points/game; 3.40 kills/game; .478 hitting percentage; 1.04 blocks/game
Evan Finch: 4.98 points/game; 4.26 kills/game; .282 hitting percentage; 1.65 digs/game; 0.87 blocks/game
Brandon Mueller: 5.79 points/games; 5.17 kills/game; .953 service reception percentage; 1.28 digs/game
Chris Schmidt: 3.28 points/game; .414 hitting percentage; 1.52 blocks/game
Bill Schultz: 5.78 points/game; 4.72 kills/game; .301 hitting percentage; 2.02 digs/game; 1.00 blocks/game
Eduardo Stawinski: .960 service reception percentage; 2.38 digs/game
Ricky Ziegler: .316 hitting %; 13.41 apg; 1.29 dpg; 0.85 bpg; .328 team hitting %
AVCA All-America Second-Team
Leeor Alon: 12.35 assist/game; 1.66 digs/game; .368 team hitting percentage
Nick Beer: 2.51 points/game; .360 hitting percentage; 1.17 blocks/game
Andy Chace: 3.82 points/game; .492 hitting percentage; .8 blocks/game
Tim Cole: .973 service reception percentage; 2.45 digs/game; 2.88 digs/game against nationally ranked opponents
Jack Delehanty: .492 hitting percentage; 11.61 assists/game; 1.44 digs/game; .383 team hitting percentage
Jeremy Fontaine: 6.09 points/game; 5.24 kills/game; .338 hitting percentage; .48 service aces/game; 2.26 digs/game
Kris Fraser: 7.07 points/game; 5.94 kills/game; .334 hitting percentage; .61 service aces/game; 2.9 digs/game
Phil Gallagher: 5.2 points/game; 4.35 kills/game; .326 hitting percentage; 1.81 digs/game; .67 blocks/game
Ryan Genova: 4.3 points/game; 3.44 kills/game; .963 service receptions percentage; 1.21 digs/game
Dane Gilliam: 3.15 points/game; .396 hitting percentage; .55 blocks/game
