NATIONAL COLLEGIATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL RECORDS Individual Records 2 Individual Leaders 4 Annual Individual Champions 25 Team Records 26 Team Leaders 28 Division I Winningest Teams 41 Annual Team Champions 42 AVCA Final Division I Polls 43 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS The format of a match changed in 2008. The term Season (30-point scoring; 2001-10) 20 or more attacks “game” was changed to “set.” In addition, scoring 6.54—Paul Carroll, Pepperdine, 2008 (497 kills .857—Jonathan Alleman, BYU vs. George for those sets moved from 30 points to 25 points in in 76 sets) Mason, March 27, 2004 (18-0/21) 2011, except in matches that go to the full five sets, in which the fifth set is still played to 15. Season (25-point scoring; 2011-present) Season (1970-2000) 5.57—Jonas Umlauft, Hawaii, 2011 (551 kills .539—Tim Kelly, UCLA, 1994 (193-26/310 in The match format previously changed in 2001, with in 99 sets) 70 sets) scoring for each set moving from 15 points to 30 Career (1970-2000, sideout scoring) Season (30-point scoring; 2001-10) points, except in matches that went the full five sets, 7.81—Yuval Katz, Hawaii, 1995-96 (1,444 kills .562—Max Holt, Penn St., 2009 (270-39/411) in which the winning score again remained at 15. in 185 sets) Season (25-point scoring; 2011-present) In reflection of these changes, category leaders Career (2001-present, rally scoring) .517—Fabio Diniz, Pfeiffer, 2015 (235-37/383) under the different scoring formats are separated 6.03—Curt Toppel, Stanford, 2000-03 (1,840 Career (1970-2000, sideout scoring) in order to avoid eliminating the achievements of kills in 305 sets) those student-athletes who played under the previ- .481—Colin McMillan, Ohio St., 1997-2000 (1,206-201/2,089 in 352 sets) ous formats. Total Attacks Official NCAA volleyball records began with the Career (2001-present, rally scoring) 1970 season, corresponding with the first NCAA Three-set match (1970-2000) .474—Bobby Walsh, Lewis, 2013-16 (742- championship, and are based on information sub- Not Available 109/1,336 in 430 sets) mitted to the NCAA statistics service by institutions Three-set match (2001-present) *Hitting percentage is derived by subtracting participating in the statistics rankings. In statisti- 47—Jamion Hartley, Ball St. vs. Limestone, errors from kills and dividing that difference by cal rankings, the rounding of percentages and/or March 29, 2013 total attacks. averages may indicate ties where none exists. In these cases, the numerical order of the rankings is Four-set match (1970-2000) accurate. 99—Tom Sorensen, Pepperdine vs. Long Beach St., April 15, 1992 Research continues on single match and career SETTING data. Four-set match (2001-present) 74—Paul Carroll, Pepperdine vs. Penn St., May Official career records include players whose career 3, 2008 Assists statistics were recorded during the era of official NCAA play. Five-set match (1970-2000) Three-set match (1970-2000) 89—Paul Nihipali, UCLA vs. Lewis, March 4, 55—Robert Manosca, SUNY New Paltz vs. 1997 Mennonite, March 28, 1998 Five-set match (2001-present) Three-set match (2001-present) ATTACK 80—Brandon Mueller, Springfield vs. NYU, 57—Kasey Crider, Pepperdine vs. Stanford, March 30, 2004 Feb. 19, 2010 Season (1970-2000) Four-set match (1970-2000) Kills 1,568—Victor Rivera, Lewis, 1998 (123 sets) 74—Robert Manosca, SUNY New Paltz vs. MIT, Feb. 28, 1998 Three-set match (1970-2000) Season (30-point scoring; 2001-10) 32—Chris Wright, SUNY New Paltz vs. 1,365—Matt Zbyszewski, Fort Wayne, 2005 Four-set match (2001-present) Mennonite, Feb. 28, 1998 (119 sets) 77—Carlos Moreno, BYU vs. Pepperdine, March 13, 2004 Three-set match (2001-present) Season (25-point scoring; 2010-present) 29—Paul Carroll, Pepperdine vs. BYU, March 1,203—Shawn Sangrey, Ohio St., 2012 (109 Five-set match (1970-2000) 8, 2008 sets) 129—Donald Suxho, Southern California vs. Ohio St., Jan. 24, 1997 Four-set match (1970-2000) Career (1970-2000, sideout scoring) 55—Jason Mulholland, Southern California vs. 5,678—Brent Hilliard, Long Beach St., 1990-93 Five-set match (2001-present) CSUN, April 28, 1993 (426 sets) 84—Carlos Moreno, BYU vs. Stanford, April 20, 2002 Four-set match (2001-present) Career (2001-present, rally scoring) 37—Paul Carroll, Pepperdine vs. UC Irvine, 4,569—Jeff Menzel, UC Santa Barbara, 2008- Season (1970-2000) Feb. 20, 2009 11 2,130—Jason Stimpfig, Long Beach St., 1993 (113 sets) Five-set match (1970-2000) 52— Paul Nihipali, UCLA vs. UC Santa Barbara, Attacks Per Set Season (30-point scoring; 2001-10) April 27, 1996 Season (1970-2000) 1,774—Tyler Hildebrand, Long Beach St., 2004 (2004 sets) Five-set match (2001-present) 18.62—David Rottman, UC Santa Barbara, 37—Brandon Mueller, Springfield vs. Ball 1988 (1,285 attacks in 69 sets) Season (25-point scoring; 2010-present) St., Feb. 1, 2004; Paul Carroll, Pepperdine Season (30-point scoring; 2001-10) 1,364—Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach St., 2016 vs. UCLA, Jan. 24, 2007; Paul Carroll, 12.73—Jeff Ptak, Fort Wayne, 2001 (1,044 (122 sets) Pepperdine vs. Southern California, May 2, attacks in 82 sets) Career (1970-2000, sideout scoring) 2009; Evan Romero, Stanford vs. Pepperdine, 7,281—Chris Cooper, Ball St., 1987-90 (?? sets) April 9, 2010 Season (25-point scoring; 2011-present) 11.18—Jonas Umlauft, Hawaii, 2011 (1,107 Career (2001-present, rally scoring) Season (1970-2000) attacks in 99 sets) 6,651—Tyler Hildebrand, Long Beach St., 2003- 915—Victor Rivera, Lewis, 1998 (123 sets) Career (1970-2000, sideout scoring) 06 (469 sets) Season (30-point scoring; 2001-10) 16.60—Matt Rigg, Pepperdine, 1984-87 (3,221 671—Evan Patak, UC Santa Barbara, 2007 attacks in 194 sets) Assists Per Set (116 sets) Career (2001-present, rally scoring) Season (1970-2000) Season (25-point scoring; 2010-present) 11.30—Costas Theocharidis, Hawaii, 2000-03 26.57—Jon Wallace, UC Santa Barbara, 1988 551—Jonas Umlauft, Hawaii, 2011 (551 sets) (4,510 attacks in 399 sets) (1,860 assists in 70 sets) Career (1970-2000, sideout scoring) Season (30-point scoring; 2001-10) 3,034—Brent Hilliard, Long Beach St., 1990-93 Hitting Percentage* 14.25—Carlos Moreno, BYU, 2003 (1,567 (426 sets) 10 or more attacks assists in 110 sets) Career (2001-present, rally scoring) 1.000—George Huhmann, Princeton vs. Season (25-point scoring; 2010-present) 2,198—Costas Theocharidis, Hawaii, 2000-03 George Mason, Feb. 18, 2017 (10-0/10); 12.38—Jackson Mettechecchia, Mount Olive, (399 sets) Jacob Schmiegelt, Lewis vs. Quincy, March 4, 2011 (817 assists in 66 sets) 2017 (10-0/10) Career (1970-2000, sideout scoring) Kills Per Set 15 or more attacks 24.44—Jon Wallace, UC Santa Barbara, 1986- Season (1970-2000) .889—Chris Underwood, Southern California vs. 89 (5,011 assists in 205 sets) 8.65—Curt Toppel, Stanford, 2000 (623 kills in Loyola Marymount, Jan. 29, 1992 (17-1/18); 72 sets) Ricky Albano, Springfield vs. Vassar, Feb. 28, 2003 (16-0/18) Individual Records 2 Career (2001-present, rally scoring) Three-set match (2001-present) Season (25-point scoring; 2010-present) 15.60—Jimmy Killian, Southern California, 14—Matt Walsh, Ball St. vs. Sacred Heart, Jan. 375—Michael McMahon, Barton, 2015 (123 2005-08 (4,820 assists in 309 sets) 24, 2015 sets) Four-set match (1970-2000) Career (1970-2000, sideout scoring) 16—Shadow Holden, SUNY New Paltz vs. 1,223—Will Molina, Stevens, 1998-2001 (359 SERVICE NYU, Feb. 19, 1997 (6 BS/10 BA) sets) Four-set match (2001-present) Career (2001-present, rally scoring) 16—Sean Riley, SUNY New Paltz vs. Johnson 1,402—Erik Shoji, Stanford, 2009-12 (443 sets) Service Aces & Wales (RI), Feb. 20, 2002 (4 BS/12 BA) Three-set match (1970-2000) Five-set match (1970-2000) Digs Per Set Not Available 27—Mark Wellborn, Southern California vs. UC Santa Barbara, April 27, 1979 (5 BS/22 BA) Season (1970-2000) Three-set match (2001-present) 4.00—Mike Esposito, Stevens, 2000 (448 digs 11—Matt McCarthy, Ball St. vs. Central St. Five-set match (2001-present) in 112 sets) (OH), Feb. 7, 2006; Mark Termion, Ball St. vs. 19—Josh Spiro, SUNY New Paltz vs. Baruch, Jan. 26, 2006 (1 BS/18 BA) Season (30-point scoring; 2001-10) Central St. (OH), Feb. 7, 2006; Tony Ciarelli, 3.93—Mark Hess, Pfeiffer, 2010 (318 digs in Southern California vs. Long Beach St., April Season (1970-2000) 81 sets) 12, 2012 224—Robert McNutt, Pepperdine (54 solo, 170 assists) Season (25-point scoring; 2010-present) Four-set match (1970-2000) 3.29—Josh Donahue, Mount Olive, 2015 (293 18—Kamil Zitka, SUNY New Paltz vs. Concordia Season (30-point scoring; 2001-10) digs in 89 sets) (NY), Feb. 16, 1995 241—Sean Riley, SUNY New Paltz, 2002 Career (1970-2000, sideout scoring) Four-set match (2001-present) Season (25-point scoring; 2010-present) 3.41—Will Molina, Stevens, 1998-2001 (1,223 10—Adam Naeve, UCLA vs. Pepperdine, Feb. 178—Piotr Dabrowski, George Mason, 2012 digs in 359 sets) 3, 2001 (120 sets, 21 solo, 157 assists) Career (2001-present, rally scoring) Five-set match (1970-2000) Career (1970-2000, sideout scoring) 3.16—Erik Shoji, Stanford, 2009-12 (1,402 digs 16—Jarrod Baranowski, SUNY New Paltz vs. 682—Trevor Schirman, UCLA, 1987-90 (390 in 443 sets) NYU, Feb. 13, 1995 sets, 120 solo, 562 assists) Five-set match (2001-present) Career (2001-present, rally scoring) 10—Chris Ganke, SUNY New Paltz vs.