LEXINGTON, Ky. --- The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has announced its all-region teams and award winners for the 2026 NCAA Division III men's volleyball season.

Three Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) student-athletes --- Aurora University junior outside hitter SJ Nelson, Dominican University junior middle blocker Thomas Hirsch, and Milwaukee School of Engineering junior right-side hitter Callan Harris --- were recognized on the All-Region IV team.

Each of the four region teams includes 14 players, and a Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and Coach of the Year were selected for each region. The 56 student-athletes who made All-Region represent 27 different schools.

REGION IV

First	Last	School	Pos.	Year	Ht.	Hometown
Ryan	Bartz	Carthage College	OH	Sr.	6'5"	Muskego, WI
Bo	Brainerd III	Loras College	MB	Sr.	6'8"	Delafield, WI
Evan	Dziadkowiec	Loras College	S	So.	6'2"	Lockport, IL
Jacob	Esteves	Baldwin Wallace University	RS	Jr.	6'7"	Wickliffe, OH
Braden	Gonzales	California Lutheran University	L	Sr.	5'9"	Thousand Oaks, CA
Callan	Harris	Milwaukee School of Engineering	RS	Jr.	6'4"	Wales, WI
Ben	Heise	Carthage College	RS	Jr.	6'6"	Middleton, WI
Thomas	Hirsch	Dominican University	MB	Jr.	6'7"	Boise, ID
Brendan	Hom	California Lutheran University	OH	Jr.	6'5"	Torrance, CA
Ethan	Kuziela	Illinois Wesleyan University	S/RS	So.	6'6"	Chicago, IL
Ryan	Morey	Carthage College	S	Sr.	6'7"	Redwood City, CA
SJ	Nelson	Aurora University	OH	Jr.	6'2"	Chicago, IL
Kyle	Ownbey	UC Santa Cruz	MB	Jr.	6'4"	Cupertino, CA
Roman	Rothermel	Loras College	MB	Jr.	6'5"	Menomonee Falls, WI

Region IV Player of the Year:Ryan Morey, S, Sr., Carthage College
Region IV Newcomer of the Year: Ethan Gundrum, S, Fr., Baldwin Wallace University
Region IV Coach of the Year: Brandon Mueller, Illinois Wesleyan