Daniel Wetter Named to 2020 NVA/AVCA All-America Team

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - CSUN sophomore middle blocker Daniel Wetter earned All-American honors for the first time in his career Tuesday as he was named honorable mention on the 2020 NVA/AVCA All-America Team.

After being named first-team All-Big West on Apr. 6, Wetter added another career milestone by earning All-America accolades for the first time this season. He is the third CSUN player to earn NVA/AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) national honors in the last four seasons. Wetter_Daniel_20

Wetter was the national leader in hitting percentage this season, hitting .528 with 159 kills and just 26 errors on 252 attacks. The redshirt sophomore from Camarillo, who was a Big West All-Freshman Team pick in 2019, also had a team-high 49 blocks while serving a career-high 11 aces in just 15 matches. His total of 159 kills was second only to Kyle Hobus among CSUN hitters while his 2.74 kills per set average was also a career-high.

In two seasons, Wetter is a career .456 hitter which ranks second in program history behind former Matador All-American Jacek Ratajczak, who hit .457 from 2007-10.

The sophomore middle hit .350 or higher in 14 of CSUN's 15 matches this season and hit .500 or better 12 times in 15 matches. He reached double figures in kills 11 times during the season, which included a career-high 15 kills on .550 hitting at Lindenwood on Feb. 8. Wetter also served a career-high three aces twice during the 2020 season; against Cal Lutheran on Jan. 25 and against Vanguard on Feb. 21.

"Daniel had such a great season for us and his work ethic is second-to-none," said CSUN head coach Jeff Campbell. "Being as athletic as he is, along with how hard he works at being a great middle blocker, this is a such a well-deserved honor and we're all very proud of him."

Wetter is the program's 53rd men's volleyball All-American dating back to 1985 when Chuck English earned the program's first All-America honor by Volleyball Magazine. Neil Coffman was the first CSUN player to earn AVCA All-America honors in 1991 and would be followed by 23 Matadors, most recently Dimitar Kalchev in 2019.

2020 NVA/AVCA Division I-II Men's All-Americans

**FIRST TEAM**
Ryan Coenen, Lewis	OH	R-Sr.
Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU	OPP	Sr.
Davide Gardini, BYU	OH	So.
Daenen Gyimah, UCLA	MB	Sr.
Kyle McCauley, UCSD	OH	Jr.
Casey McGarry, UCSB	S	Sr.
Tyler Mitchem, Lewis	MB	R-Jr.
Rado Parapunov, Hawai'i	OPP	Sr.
Wil Stanley, BYU	S	Sr.
Gage Worsley, Hawai'i	L	Jr.

**SECOND TEAM**
Mason Briggs, Long Beach State	L	Fr.
Colton Cowell, Hawai'i	OH	R-Sr.
Randy DeWeese, UCSB	OPP	Sr.
Patrick Gasman, Hawai'i	MB	R-Sr.
Alvaro Gimeno, NJIT	OH	Jr.
Angelos Mandilaris, Barton	OPP	Sr.
Keenan Sanders, UCSB	MB	Sr.
Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine	OH	Jr.
Scott Stadick, UC Irvine	MB	Sr.
Connor Wahlbrecht, UCSD	S	Sr.

**HONORABLE MENTION**
Simon Anderson, Long Beach State	OPP	Jr.
Raymond Barsemian, Concordia	OPP	R-Sr.
Luca Berger, NJIT	MB	Sr.
Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial	OPP	Sr.
Matthew Ctvrtlik, Harvard	S	Sr.
Noah Dyer, Pepperdine	OH	Sr.
Addison Enriques, Concordia	L	Jr.
Zach Eschenberg, BYU	OH	Sr.
Camden Gianni, Grand Canyon	OH	R-Fr.
Shane Holdaway, Long Beach State	MB	So.
George Huhmann, Princeton	OH	Sr.
Jaylen Jasper, Stanford	OPP	Jr.
Kaleb Jenness, Ball State	OH	So.
Kevin Kauling, Lewis	S	Fr.
Roy McFarland, UC Santa Barbara	OH	Sr.
TJ Murray, Lewis	MB	R-Jr.
Kyle Piekarski, Loyola-Chicago	MB	Sr.
Carlos Rivera, Long Beach State	S	Jr.
Cole Schlothauer, Loyola-Chicago	OH	R-Fr.
Pelegrin Vargas, Purdue-Fort Wayne	OH	Sr.
Daniel Wetter, CSUN	MB	R-So.
Brett Wildman, Penn State	OH	So.
Austin Wilmot, Pepperdine	MB	R-Jr.

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