A nationwide voting committee selected 20 players to the FrogJump Division III Preseason All-American Team.
The FrogJump Division III Preseason All-American Team recognizes the NCAA Division III men’s volleyball players projected to be the best in the nation during the upcoming season. Players eligible for the honor had to be on an active roster for the 2025-2026 season.
Springfield College led the nation with three players named to the team. Messiah, NYU, Vassar, UCSC, and Mt. Union each had two players named to the team. Carthage, New Paltz, Aurora, Loras, Wentworth, and Juniata each had one player selected for the team.
The 12-member voting committee for this award consisted of 11 DIII Men’s Volleyball Head Coaches from across the nation and 1 member of the FrogJump coverage team. The 20 players receiving the most votes were named FrogJump Preseason All-Americans. The committee unanimously chose four players for preseason honors; Josh McLellan (Aurora), Alex Kagoro (Messiah), Ben Heise (Carthage), and Dylan Mulvaney (Springfield).
FrogJump was launched in 2020 and has quickly become the industry leader in DIII Men’s Volleyball Coverage; started by former DIII athletes for DIII Athletes.
Preseason All-American 1st-Team
Dylan Mulvaney – Setter – Springfield
Ben Heise – Opposite – Carthage
Alex Kagoro – Outside Hitter – Messiah
Josh McLellan – Outside Hitter – Aurora
Nikko Tenedorio – Outside Hitter – New Paltz
Carter Durivage – Outside Hitter – Springfield
Jake DesLauriers – Outside Hitter – Springfield
Brandon Sharp – Setter – Messiah
Emerson Evans – Opposite – NYU
Kyle Ownbey – Middle Blocker – UCSC
Preseason All-American 2nd-Team
Devyn Nguyen – Setter – NYU
Michael Bowler – Middle Blocker – Mt. Union
Gehrig Tolman – Setter – Southern Virginia
Walter Birnbaum – Outside Hitter – Vassar
Armaan Desai – Middle Blocker – Vassar
Riley Norman – Outside Hitter – UCSC
Evan Dziadkowiec – Setter – Loras
Peyton Koszelak – Libero – Mt. Union
Connor Foxwell – Middle Blocker – Wentworth
Chris Mellor – Middle Blocker – Juniata