2026 AVCA Boys High School All-America Awards Announced
The AVCA announced its 19th annual High School All-America Teams for boys volleyball. The teams can include non-seniors and only players whose high school head coaches are AVCA members were eligible for nomination. There are 14 players on the first team, 14 on the second team, and 24 honorable mention selections. This year’s group of 52 student-athletes are from 35 high schools in 16 different states.
Mateo Fuerbringer Named AVCA Player of the Year for Boys High School
Fuerbringer earns the second-ever AVCA Boys Player of the Year award following an outstanding junior campaign. The 6-5 outside helped Mira Costa High School earn the 2026 high school boys volleyball national championship by finishing the season as the top-ranked team in the final
Greg Snyder Named AVCA Coach of the Year for Boys High School
Greg Snyder completed his third year as head coach at Mira Costa High School in 2026 and achieved back-to-back CIF DI State Titles and back-to-back USA Today / AVCA Super 25 National Championships. Mira Costa finished with a 37-2 record and a fourteen match winning.
The AVCA will once again host two recruiting panels at AAU Nationals in Orlando. Panels will be hosted at 2pm ET in OCCC North 330 on Sunday, July 5 and Wednesday, July 8.
2026 AVCA Team Academic Award Nomination Accepted Through June 30
In order for a team to earn the 2026 AVCA Team Academic Award, the entire team must achieve a minimum TEAM cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.30 (on a 4.00 scale), a 4.10 (on a 5.00 scale) or an 82.0 (on a 100-point scale) during the entire 2025-2026 academic year.
The AVCA, in partnership with VolleyStation, has launched AVCA VolleyLine, a new digital hub that connects the volleyball community through accessible, reliable match results. AVCA VolleyLine, which is live now, gives you scores in one place.
The U.S. Men’s National Team moved to 4-1 at the 2026 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-19) win over Cuba on a hot Wednesday in Orleans, France.
US Men Move to 2-0 in Pan Am Cup with Win over Venezuela
The U.S. Men’s U21 National Team moved to 2-0 at the 2026 U21 Pan American Cup with a 3-1 (22-25, 25-12, 25-15, 25-19) win over Venezuela on Wednesday in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
The U.S. Men’s Sitting National Team won gold after posting a 5-1 mark at the 2026 Dutch Tournament in Assen, Netherlands after splitting two matches on Sunday. The U.S. dropped a five-setter to Germany, 3-2 (26-24, 20-25, 25-13, 18-25, 15-11) before defeating Kazakhstan, 3-1 (27-25, 25-18, 10-25, 25-19).
USA Volleyball set to host the Men’s Beach Collegiate Challenge with two premier events — one on the East Coast and one on the West Coast — representing the organization’s first coast-to-coast staging of the competition.
The 2026 edition moves the event to two vibrant beach volleyball hubs – Manhattan Beach, California, and Dania Beach, Florida.
The East Coast Challenge moves from Stevenson University in Maryland to the Rita Crockett Beach Sports Academy in Florida, Sept.
25-27, while the West Coast Challenge will be on the south side of the Manhattan Beach Pier, Oct.
9-11. Registration for both events is now open.
University of the Redlands (DIII) Adds Men’s Program
The University of Redlands Department of Athletics announced the addition of men’s volleyball as its newest varsity sport, with competition slated to begin in the spring of 2028. This move reflects both the University’s strategic commitment to growth and the surging national popularity of boys’ and men’s volleyball.
JVA announced the male student-athletes selected to the 2026 JVA All-National Team. Powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles, this prestigious honor recognizes the top male indoor volleyball players for JVA member clubs during the current club season.
The top-ranked Eastview Lightning capped off a historic season Thursday, defeating the No. 2 Eden Prairie Eagles in straight sets to claim the 2026 MN Boys Volleyball State Championship completing an undefeated 34-0 campaign.
The North Allegheny boys’ volleyball team capped an undefeated season on Saturday afternoon with a 3-1 victory over Landisville Hempfield in the PIAA Class 3A championship at Penn State University.
The Bulldogs used a combined 56 kills, including 25 from 6-foot, 7-inch Penn State recruit Luc Soerensen, to defeat the Trojans 21-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-20 and win their second PIAA Class 2A title in three years.
Wayland (23-2) fought off a troubling third set to ward off the comeback from the No. 2 Bombers (22-5) and complete a 3-1 win (25-15, 25-21, 12-25, 25-13).
The second-seeded Brookline Warriors survived an 18-hour pause in their match to beat the top-seeded Needham Rockets 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 25-17 in the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Division 1 boys volleyball championship.
Shelton Completes Perfect Season with Class L CT Crown
With a 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-16) sweep of No. 3 Ridgefield at Pomperaug High School, No. 1 Shelton captured the CIAC Class L championship and completed a perfect 23-0 season.
Nicolas Szerszen, among the most outstanding players in Ohio State men’s volleyball history, is returning to his alma mater to join Kevin Burch’s staff as an assistant coach.
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has named Imanol Davila-Morales
as the men’s volleyball program’s new head coach.
St. Joseph’s University, New York (L.I.) Executive Director of Athletics Melody Cope announced on Tuesday the hiring of former Golden Eagle standout Mark Jensen
as the new head coach of the men’s volleyball program.
Ryan Mather has been named Long Island University’s Head Men’s Volleyball Coach
Paul Murphy, Immaculata University Director of Athletics and Recreation, announced the hiring of Mary Kirchner
as the Head Coach of Immaculata men’s volleyball.
