FrogJump Announces 2027 Division III Preseason All-Americans
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. Springfield College and Carthage College led the nation with three players named to the team. NYU and Messiah University each had two players selected. Stevens Institute of Technology, Juniata College, Illinois Wesleyan University, Dominican University, Vassar College, Baldwin Wallace University, SUNY New Paltz, Randolph-Macon College, UC Santa Cruz, and Buffalo State each had one player selected for the team.
The voting committee for this award consisted of NCAA Division III men’s volleyball coaches from across the nation and a member of the FrogJump coverage team. The 20 players receiving the most votes were named FrogJump Preseason All-Americans. The committee unanimously chose six players for preseason honors: Ryan Bartz (Carthage), Will Sierer (Juniata), Emerson Evans (NYU), Ethan Kuziela (Illinois Wesleyan), Thomas Hirsch (Dominican), and Charlie Clifford (NYU).
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
Ryan Schmid – Opposite – Stevens Institute of Technology
Ryan Bartz – Outside Hitter – Carthage
Will Sierer – Setter – Juniata
Emerson Evans – Opposite – NYU
Ethan Kuziela – Setter/Opposite – Illinois Wesleyan
Thomas Hirsch – Middle Blocker – Dominican
Charlie Clifford – Outside Hitter – NYU
Brennan Cutter – Middle Blocker – Springfield
Armaan Desai – Middle Blocker – Vassar
Jake DesLauriers – Outside Hitter – Springfield
Preseason All-American 2nd-Team
Jacob Esteves – Opposite – Baldwin Wallace
Jacob Eby – Middle Blocker – Messiah
Nikko Tenedorio – Outside Hitter – New Paltz
Bryce Matthews – Opposite – Randolph-Macon
Brandon Sharp – Setter – Messiah
Ricardo Ortiz – Libero – Springfield
Owen Otto – Outside Hitter – Carthage
Kyle Ownbey – Middle Blocker – UC Santa Cruz
Gavin Wilczewski – Outside Hitter – Buffalo State
Ben Heise – Opposite – Carthage