First Team

Jeremiah Aro, Sandburg, senior, right-side hitter: Tallied 354 kills, 199 digs and 48 aces to lead Eagles to state quarterfinals. Conference’s player of the year. Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association first team all-state. Committed to Princeton.

Andrew Flores, Lincoln-Way West, senior, libero: Chalked up 277 digs and 139 assists. Third team all-state. All-conference.

Pawel Greczek, Reavis, senior, outside hitter: Totaled 280 kills on .420 hitting percentage. Added 172 digs, 34 aces, 34 blocks. Conference’s player of the year. Honorable mention all-state.

Griffin McElroy, Marist, senior, middle hitter: Notched 282 kills with program-record .600 hitting percentage. Also had 87 blocks. All-conference. Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions MVP. First team all-state.

John Mikrut, Brother Rice, senior, right-side hitter: Totaled 219 kills, 122 digs, 32 blocks, 22 aces. Catholic League’s player of the year. Second-team all-state. Committed to Trine.

Matthew Muehlnickel, Lincoln-Way East, senior, outside hitter: Notched 300 kills, 137 digs, 36 assists, 32 blocks, with .265 hitting percentage. First team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Lindenwood.

Krystian Paluch, Reavis, senior, libero: Had 523 digs, 58 aces, 98% service rating. First team all-state. All-conference.

Madan Sundaram, Lincoln-Way East, senior, libero: Had 252 digs, 20 aces, 2.43 passing percentage. Second team all-state. All-conference.

Christian Teresi, Marist, senior, setter/right-side hitter: Finished with 359 kills, 638 assists, 212 digs, 86 blocks, 28 aces for back-to-back state champions. First team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Ohio State.

Nathen Toth, Marist, senior, outside hitter: Racked up 332 kills, 168 digs, 65 blocks, 50 aces for back-to-back state champions. Second team all-state. All-conference. Committed to MIT.

Oisin Walsh, Oak Lawn, senior, middle hitter: Had 199 kills, 78 blocks, 63 digs, 31 aces, with .326 hitting percentage. All-conference. Committed to Lincoln Memorial.

Charlie Zeiler, Stagg, junior, libero: Broke program record with 330 digs. Owned 95.4% serve-receive percentage. Third team all-state. All-conference.

Second Team

Colin Alvers, Lincoln-Way Central, senior, libero: Came through with 380 digs and 15 aces. All-conference. Committed to Augustana.

Will Ashum, Sandburg, senior, middle hitter: Collected 216 kills, 25 blocks, 78 digs. Second team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Aurora University.

Rorey Donnelly, Marist, senior, libero: Recorded 371 digs and 122 assists for back-to-back state champions. All-conference. RedHawk Invitational MVP.

Jackson Fowler, Providence, senior, opposite hitter: Tallied 283 kills, 140 digs, 48 blocks, 41 aces. All-conference. Committed to Barton.

Vaughn Goberville, Brother Rice, senior, middle hitter: Had 158 kills, 66 blocks and .410 hitting percentage. Honorable mention all-state. All-conference.

Elijah Landeros, St. Laurence, senior, outside hitter: Notched 318 kills, 195 digs, 57 blocks, 40 aces. Third team all-state. All-conference. Committed to North Central College.

Caleb Madden, Homewood-Flossmoor, senior, middle hitter: Put down 200 kills with .309 hitting percentage. Added 74 blocks. All-conference. Committed to Indiana Tech.

Sebastian Pardol, Argo, junior, outside hitter: Totaled 323 kills, 160 digs, 60 assists, 54 aces, 33 blocks, with .296 hitting percentage. All-conference.

Ahmad Powell, Homewood-Flossmoor, senior, outside hitter: Injuries kept numbers down but notched 251 kills, 137 digs, 20 aces, 19 blocks, with .263 hitting percentage. Third team all-state. All-conference.

Aydin Provost, Mount Carmel, senior, opposite hitter: Had 212 kills, 119 digs, 47 blocks, 28 aces, with .356 hitting percentage. All-conference. Committed to Illinois Wesleyan.

JT Snider, Sandburg, senior, outside hitter: Chalked up 171 kills, 135 digs. 43 aces. Honorable mention all-state. All-conference. Committed to Sacred Heart.

Hunter Vedder, Lincoln-Way West, senior, outside hitter: Ended up with 248 kills, 186 digs, 25 blocks. All-conference. Committed to Trinity Christian.

Honorable Mention

Bryan Ahrendt, Homewood-Flossmoor, senior, libero.

Logan Baechtold, Lincoln-Way Central, senior, middle hitter.

Devlin Biggs, Marist, senior, outside hitter.

Oliver Bilik, Shepard, sophomore, outside hitter.

Colin Dargan, Lincoln-Way West, senior, opposite hitter.

Charles Davidson, Oak Forest, senior, outside hitter.

Aaron Dennie, Sandburg, senior, outside hitter.

Scott Dinnon, Andrew, senior, outside hitter.

Tommy Doherty, Marist, senior, middle hitter.

Easton Donausky, Sandburg, junior, setter.

Ryan Dziadkowiec, Lockport, senior setter.

Adam Gieser, Lockport, senior, outside hitter.

Surendran Heyward, Homewood-Flossmoor, sophomore, outside hitter.

Alexander Jakowicki, Argo, senior, setter.

Jeremy Lin, De La Salle, senior, outside hitter.

Andrew Lubinski, Providence, senior, setter/libero.

Zach Mikrut, Brother Rice, senior, outside hitter.

Nathan Mungcal, Tinley Park, junior setter.

Michael Pigott, St. Rita, junior, outside hitter.

Yahir Silva, T.F. United, junior, outside/right-side hitter.

Dennis Tocila, Stagg, senior, setter.

Evan Topel, St. Laurence, junior, middle hitter.

Jozef Walus, Reavis, senior, outside hitter.

Brandon Wilke, Reavis, senior, middle hitter.

Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.