2025 NAIA Men's Volleyball All-America Teams and Special Awards
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2024 Men's Volleyball All-America Teams, along with Player and Coach of the Year, on Thursday.
The NAIA-MVCA Executive Committee selects the NAIA All-America Volleyball first through third teams. The All-America Selection Committee must select players from a pool of candidates from the All-Conference/Independent Teams.
Tom Ryan was named the 2025 NAIA Coach of the Year in his fifth season as head coach of the Cougars. Ryan saw his team to its best record yet at 31-1 overall and 12-0 in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. His team made its fifth appearance at the NAIA National Championship and advanced to the championship match for the first time.
Matt Pennala of Saint Xavier (Ill.) was named the 2025 NAIA Player of the Year. Pennala recorded 395 kills on the season, averaging 4.29 per set. The right side hitter also recorded a 0.364 attack percentage. He also added 42 service aces (0.46 per set), 143 digs (1.55 per set) and 71 total blocks (10 solo, 61 assisted; 0.77 per set) to his season stat line.
Saint Xavier (Ill.) had the largest number of All-Americans, with five total honorees. Lawrence Tech (Mich.), Missouri Valley and St. Thomas (Fla.) garnered their first All-America mentions this year.
There were five All-Americans who received All-America honors in previous years. Landon Fuller of Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) is the only one to receive multiple previous All-America honors.
2025 NAIA Men's Volleyball All-Americans
(Alphabetical order by institution)
First Team
| NAME | INSTITUTION | POSITION | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| Finn Heinemann | Georgetown (Ky.) | S | Sr | Paderborn, Germany |
| Nestor Addah * | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | OH | Gr | Navrongo, Ghana |
| David Rudic | Missouri Baptist | S | Sr | Gornji Milanovac, Serbia |
| Michael Olson | Missouri Baptist | OH | Gr | Wildwood, Mo. |
| Samuel Essilfie | Missouri Valley | OPP | Jr | Tema, Ghana |
| Andres Velez | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | L | Jr | Toa Baja, Puerto Rico |
| Matt Pennala | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | OH | Sr | Long Beach, Calif. |
| Braden Van Groningen ^ | The Master's (Calif.) | OH | Sr | Ripon, Calif. |
| Max McCullough | The Master's (Calif.) | MB | Sr | San Marcos, Calif. |
Second Team
| NAME | INSTITUTION | POSITION | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| Landon Fuller % ` $ | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) | OH | Gr | Tempe, Ariz. |
| Adam Szewinski | Georgetown (Ky.) | MB | So | Czestochowa, Poland |
| Cole Oliver | Hope International (Calif.) | OH | Jr | Bellflower, Calif. |
| Brendon Down | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | OH | Sr | Bloomfield Hills, Mich. |
| Marko Jovanovic | Missouri Baptist | OH | Jr | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Caydann Cox # | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | OH | So | Jamestown, N.D. |
| Gabriel Negrao | St. Thomas (Fla.) | OH | Fr | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Kaelen Ingram | St. Thomas (Fla.) | RS | Sr | Belize City, Belize |
| Britten Beallis | William Penn (Iowa) | MH | Jr | Naperville, Ill. |
Third Team
| NAME | INSTITUTION | POSITION | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| Dapre Rogers # | Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) | RS | Gr | Tempe, Ariz. |
| Richard Struska | Mount Mercy (Iowa) | L | Fr | South Moravia, Czech Repiblic |
| Nicolas Tenius | Park (Mo.) | OH | Sr | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Cameron Daniels | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | S | So | Omaha, Neb. |
| Drew Ehlers | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | MB | Gr | Plainfield, Ill. |
| Matheus Collares | St. Thomas (Fla.) | S | Gr | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Preston Schmidt | The Master's (Calif.) | L | So | Irvine, Calif. |
| Trace Oswald | The Master's (Calif.) | OH | Fr | Cypress, Calif. |
Previous All-America Mentions Key
* 2024, 1st team
^ 2024, 2nd team
# 2024, 3rd team
% 2023, 1st team
` 2022, 1st team
$ 2021, 1st team
