Men's Volleyball

Aurora's Nelson, Dominican's Hirsch, MSOE's Harris Land on AVCA All-Region IV List

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