U Sports Men’s Volleyball Award Winners For the 2017-2018 Season

As the best and brightest young volleyball stars in Canada congregate in Hamilton, Ontario to take part in the 2018 U Sports volleyball championship, a few, in particular, were singled out for outstanding achievement. Below are the 2018 USports men’s volleyball award winners

The All-Canadian teams are absolutely stacked with amazing outside hitters, including 2nd year stars Eric Loepkky and Taryq Sani. Top vote-getter Adam Schriemer has been a steady force for the dominant Trinity Western Spartans in their last 2 U Sports volleyball titles, and his MVP award is well-deserved. Although you have to wonder if Eric Loeppky might be the biggest driver of their success. UBC and McMaster both have 2 upperclassmen getting honours, a testament to how strong these teams have been in their respective conferences. The competition begins on Friday, March 16th, where many of the players receiving awards will battle to take home the coveted U Sports Men’s Volleyball title.

Player of the Year

• Adam Schrimer (Trinity Western) -10.57 assists per set, 1.38 digs per set, 22-2 team record

Rookie of the Year

• Dylan Mortensen (Saskatchewan) – 3.36 kills per set, 0.27 aces per set, 3.8 points per set

Dale Iwanockzo Award (Student-Athlete Community Service)

• Logan Brennan (Winnipeg) – Rhode’s Scholar candidate

Coach of the Year

• Larry McKay (Winnipeg) – 15-9 team record, 948 team digs

All-Canadian Teams

First Team

• Adam Schriemer, Setter (Trinity Western)
• Byron Keturakis, Setter (UBC)
• Andrew Richards, Outside Hitter (McMaster)
• Eric Loepkky, Outside Hitter (Trinity Western)
• Vicente Villalobos, Outside HItter (Laval)
• Lucas Coleman, Outside Hitter (Ryerson)
• Taryq Sani, Outside Hitter (Alberta)

Second Team

• Matthew Donovan, Middle Blocker (Dalhousie)
• John Moate, Outside Hitter (Windsor)
• Mikael Dagenais, Middle Blocker (Montreal)
• Elliot Viles, Outside Hitter (Brandon)
• Brandon Koppers, Outside Hitter (McMaster)
• Irvan Brar, Outside Hitter (UBC)
• Gabriel Chancy, Setter (Montreal)

All-Rookie Team

• Dylan Mortensen, Outside Hitter (Saskatchewan)
• Logan House, Outside Hitter (Brock)
• Jesse Elser, Outside Hitter (Trinity Western)
• Fynn McCarthy, Middle Blocker (UBC)
• Zane Grossinger, Setter (Queen’s)
• Samuel Couturier, Setter (Sherbrooke)
• Mathieu Lavoie, Libero (Dalhousie)