Half Dozen Buckeyes Voted to MIVA All-Decade Team
12/9/2019 3:07:10 PM | Men's Volleyball
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Six Buckeyes earned MIVA All-Decade Team accolades as selected by a nationwide voting committee assembled by Off the Block. Four – Miles Johnson, Steven Kehoe, Shawn Sangrey and Nicolas Szerszen – were named to the First Team while Mik Berzins and Christy Blough are Second Team honorees.
Off the Block complete release
MIVA All-Decade First Team
Luis Bertran (L, Purdue Fort Wayne)
BJ Boldog (S, Lewis)
Thomas Jaeschke (OH, Loyola Chicago)
Jeff Jendryk (MB, Loyola Chicago)
Miles Johnson (OPP, Ohio State)
Steven Kehoe (S, Ohio State)
Geoff Powell (OH, Lewis)
Shawn Sangrey (OPP, Ohio State)
Joe Smalzer (OPP, Loyola Chicago)
Nicolas Szerszen (OH, Ohio State)
MIVA All-Decade Second Team
Mik Berzins (L, Ohio State)
Christy Blough (S, Ohio State)
Cody Caldwell (OH, Loyola Chicago)
Ryan Coenen (OH, Lewis)
Eric Fitterer (OPP, Lewis)
Peter Hutz (S, Loyola Chicago)
Jay Petty (OH, Lewis)
Pelegrin Vargas (OH, Purdue Fort Wayne)
Matt Walsh (MB, Ball State)
Matt Yoshimoto (S, Lewis)
In addition, Off the Block announced three finalists for the MIVA Player, Coach and Team of the Decade. There is at least one Buckeye representative for all three awards.
MIVA Player of the Year Finalists
Thomas Jaeschke (Loyola Chicago)
Geoff Powell (Lewis)
Nicolas Szerszen (Ohio State)
MIVA Coach of the Year Finalists
Shane Davis (Loyola Chicago)
Dan Friend (Lewis)
Pete Hanson (Ohio State)
MIVA Team of the Year Finalists
2014 Loyola Chicago
2016 Ohio State
2017 Ohio State
First Team bios below provided by Off the Block:
Christy Blough, Ohio State (2014-17)
Awards and honors: 2015 All-MIVA Second Team, 2016 All-American Second Team, 2016 Lloy Ball Award finalist, 2016 All-MIVA First Team, 2016 All-MIVA Tournament Team, 2017 All-American Second Team, 2017 Lloy Ball Award finalist, 2017 All-NCAA Tournament Team, 2017 All-MIVA First Team, 2017 All-MIVA Tournament Team, 2017 Big Ten Medal of Honor Winner, 2017 Elite 90 Winner
Player bio: Blough quarterbacked the Buckeyes to back-to-back national titles in 2016 and 2017. His 4,280 career assists ranks fifth in program history, while his career 10.86 assists per game ranks eighth. The current medical school student and former Ohio State men’s volleyball volunteer coach ranked in the top five nationally in assists per game during each of his final three seasons, topping out at second in the country in 2016 with 11.21 assists per game. The Buckeyes ranked second nationally with a .350 attack percentage and .365 attack percentage in 2016 and 2017.
Miles Johnson, Ohio State (2014-17)
Awards and honors: 2015 All-American Honorable Mention, 2015 Second-Team All-MIVA, 2016 First-Team All-American, 2016 First-Team All-MIVA, 2016 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, 2016 NCAA All-Tournament Team, 2016 MIVA All-Tournament Team, 2017 First-Team All-American, 2017 First-Team All-MIVA, 2017 Bryan Ivie Award finalist, 2017 MIVA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, 2017 MIVA All-Tournament Team
Player bio: Johnson concluded his college career second in program history with 160 aces and seventh with 1,351 kills. The opposite in his senior season was in the nation’s top 10 with both a 3.98 kills per game average on a career-high .329 as helped the Buckeyes win their second consecutive national championship. This was the second consecutive season that Jones was among the national leaders with kills. Johnson ended the 2016 season in the country’s top 15 with a 3.72 kills per game average. He also had a combined 52 kills in the NCAA Tournament, including a match-high 15 kills in the team’s NCAA Tournament finals victory against BYU.
Steven Kehoe, Ohio State (2008-11)
Awards and honors this decade: 2010 MIVA Player of the Year, 2010 Second-Team All-American, 2010 First-Team All-MIVA, 2010 MIVA All-Tournament Team, 2011 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, 2011 NCAA All-Tournament Team, 2011 MIVA Player of the Year, 2011 First-Team All-American, 2011 First-Team All-MIVA, 2011 MIVA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, 2011 MIVA All-Tournament Team,
Player bio: Kehoe finished his senior season leading the MIVA and fourth in the nation with an 11.56 assists per game average. The setter also guided the offense to the fourth best attack percentage in the nation at .343 en route to the Buckeyes winning their third consecutive conference title and first NCAA championship in program history. Kehoe in the NCAA Tournament finals led Ohio State to a .329 attack percentage, including hitting .714 in the decisive fifth game, as it defeated UC Santa Barbara. In addition, Kehoe the previous season guided the Buckeyes to a .300 attack percentage and a NCAA Tournament semifinals appearance.
Shawn Sangrey, Ohio State (2009-12)
Awards and honors this decade: 2010 All-MIVA First Team, 2010 All-MIVA Tournament Team, 2010 All-American Honorable Mention, 2011 All-MIVA First Team, 2011 All-MIVA Tournament Team, 2011 All-NCAA Tournament Team, 2012 All-MIVA First Team, 2012 MIVA Player of the Year, 2012 All-MIVA Tournament Team, 2012 All-American First Team
Player bio: Sangrey’s 548 kills in 2012 ranks as third-best in program history for kills in a single season, while his 5.03 kills per set that season ranks as eighth-best. That 5.03 kills per game also was tops in the nation that year, while his .277 attack percentage led the team. His 1,441 career kills and 4.14 kills per game average both rank fourth in program history. His 103 career aces and 0.30 aces per game both rank seventh in program history.
