CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) has announced the All-Academic Teams for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The requirements for a student-athlete to receive All-Academic honors from the MCVL is to have a 3.3 or higher GPA and the earning of a varsity letter.
The Trine men's volleyball team received the most All-Academic honorees in the league in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons, with nine being tabbed in 2021 and 14 listed following the 2022 season.
In 2021, Sam Bhandal [Marysville, Wash. / Marysville], Kyle Dixon [Lockport, Ill. / Lockport Township], Hunter Haas [Cincinnati, Ohio / Bishop Moeller], Ted Hofmeister [Powell, Ohio / Saint Charles], Alex Menelli [Plainfield, Ill. / Plainfield East], Hunter Monday [Beech Grove, Ind. / Lutheran], Jared Sommer [Dublin, Ohio / Bishop Watterson], Nate Unsicker [Woodridge, Ill. / Downers Grove South] and Nick Woolley [Plainfield, Ill. / Plainfield North] received the award.
The 14 names that received 2022 MCVL All-Academic accolades are Sam Bhandal [Marysville, Wash. / Marysville], Kevin Boncaro [Rochester, N.Y. / Rush Henrietta], Sam Buckingham [Saginaw, Mich. / Nouvel Catholic Central], Josh Cook [Cincinnati, Ohio / Mariemont], Kyle Dixon [Lockport, Ill. / Lockport Township], Kameron East [Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg], Hunter Haas [Cincinnati, Ohio / Bishop Moeller], Landon Henderson [Angola, Ind. / Angola], Ted Hofmeister [Powell, Ohio / Saint Charles], Bryan Maida [Lockport, Ill. / Lockport Township], Ryan McDonald [New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln Way West], Ethan McLenon [Overland Park, Kans. / Saint James Academy], Nate Unsicker [Woodridge, Ill. / Downers Grove South] and Nick Woolley [Plainfield, Ill. / Plainfield North].