The Continental Volleyball Conference had seven players earn All-America recognition from the American Volleyball Coaches Association in the 2022 NVA/AVCA Men's Division III All-America teams. This is the 19th year the organization has honored men's volleyball standouts. For a full list of the 2022 NVA/AVCA All-America Teams click HERE
Rutgers University-Newark led the way for CVC programs with three honorees: Derek Au, Daniel Quay, and Andrew Zaleck. Au moved into the Scarlet Raiders' starting lineup as a sophomore and Rutgers-Newark didn't miss a beat. Au moved the ball with ease all season long and made his presence felt, ranking first in Division III for assists per set (10.99) and 9th nationally in total assists (890). Au was also a defensive threat at the net, finishing second on the team with 44 total blocks. Au earned CVC Setter of the Year, the first Rutgers-Newark player to win that award, as well as First Team All-CVC.
Quay completed his senior season with his first All-American nod. He hit .430, which is good for 12th nationally, and averaged 0.98 blocks per set (15th nationally). Quay finished 3rd on the team with 168 kills, however, he topped the team with 77 total blocks. He often saw his name listed on the NJAC weekly awards list as the NJAC Defensive Player of the Week. Along with those awards he was named First Team All-CVC.
Zaleck finished his season by becoming the first Rutgers-Newark men's volleyball player to be a First Team All-American. Zaleck cleaned up the awards this season, including CVC Player of the Year, AVCA East Region Player of the Year, and CVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player among others. Zaleck concluded his junior season 11th in the nation with 4.13 kills per set and 6th in the nation with 5.00 points per set. He led the Scarlet Raiders to a 23-4 record with 310 kills and a .281 hit percentage. From the service line, he tallied a team-high 43 service aces, and at the net, defensively, tallied 41 total blocks.
Marymount had two players take home All-America honors: Hayden Kerekes and Jason Perkins. Kerekes led the Saints with 50 blocks and a .439 hitting percentage while ranking fifth in kills with 111. He was named Second Team All-Conference earlier this week. Perkins held a hitting percentage of .426 with 140 kills during the regular season. He also ranked second on the team with 48 blocks. He joined Kerekes on Second Team All-Conference. They become just the fourth and fifth Saints to ever be named All-American and it is the first time in program history that two players have earned the honor in the same season.
Juniata College's Kevin Duffy is making his third appearance on an All-America team, earning First Team honors last season and receiving honorable mention as a sophomore. He earned a Second Team nod this year after a season that saw him make the AVCA All-Region team and the CVC All-Conference First Team. He led the CVC in hitting percentage (.451), with the mark seeing him also ranked fifth in the entire country in the statistic. His 79 total blocks tied to lead the team and for second in the CVC, while his 247 kills were a career-high season total and good for second on the team and seventh in the CVC.
Nahuel Recabarren wraps up his time at Southern Virginia University with a 4th All-America selection for his career. He was named First Team in 2019, 2020, and 2021 and was selected Second Team this season. Recabarren hit .288 this year, averaging 4.22 kills per set while also tallying 121 digs and 59 total blocks. He was just one of three players in the league to top 300 kills this year, finishing with 321.