The Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association bestowed its two highest postseason awards to Ohio State Buckeyes on Thursday, just as it did in 2016.
Head coach Pete Hanson won MIVA Coach of the Year and Nicolas Szerszen took home the Player of the Year Award. Both men repeated the honors from a year ago.
Congrats to @OhioState_MVB's Pete Hanson. MIVA Coach of the Year! pic.twitter.com/PK6eGSKFiE
— MIVA Volleyball (@MIVAVolleyball) April 13, 2017
Congrats to Nicolas Szerszen of @OhioState_MVB. MIVA Player of the Year for the second straight season. pic.twitter.com/KnCzDX9pj3
— MIVA Volleyball (@MIVAVolleyball) April 13, 2017
The full awards:
| PLAYER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| MATT SZEWS | BALL STATE |
| MATT WALSH | BALL STATE |
| RYAN COENEN | LEWIS |
| MITCH PERINAR | LEWIS |
| MICHAEL SIMMONS | LEWIS |
| MATT YOSHIMOTO | LEWIS |
| JEFFF JENDRYK | LOYOLA (ILL) |
| CHRISTY BLOUGH | OHIO STATE |
| MILES JOHNSON | OHIO STATE |
| NICOLAS SZERSZEN | OHIO STATE |
| PLAYER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| CONNOR GROSS | BALL STATE |
| CULLEN MOSHER | GRAND CANYON |
| DRAKE SILBERNAGEL | GRAND CANYON |
| BEN PLAISTED | LOYOLA (ILL) |
| COLLIN MAHAN | (LOYOLA (ILL) |
| WYATT PATTERSON | McKENDREE |
| MAALIK WALKER | McKENDREE |
| GABRIEL DOMECUS | OHIO STATE |
| DRISS GUESSOUS | OHIO STATE |
| JARROD KELSON | QUINCY |
| PLAYER | SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| BRENDAN SURANE | BALL STATE |
| PELEGRIN VARGAS | FORT WAYNE |
| SKY ENGLEMAN | GRAND CANYON |
| MICHAEL MILSTEIN | GRAND CANYON |
| JACOB SCHMIEGELT | LEWIS |
| CONNOR HIPELIUS | LINDENWOOD |
| SAM SCHINDLER | LINDENWOOD |
| PASQUALE FIDUCCIA | McKENDREE |
| BRENDAN SCHMIDT | McKENDREE |
| MAXIME HERVOIR | OHIO STATE |
The Buckeyes finished the 2016-17 regular season with a 27-2 overall record and 16-0 in conference play. They're next in action Saturday, April 15th, at 5 p.m. ET in St. John Arena for the MIVA Quarterfinals against Quincy.
