June 9, 2005

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State men's volleyball Mark Greaves (Jr., Fenton, Mo.) has been named a first team ASICS/Volleyball Magazine All-American in the July 2005 issue of Volleyball Magazine. A 2005 first-team Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association selection, he averaged 4.90 points per game this season with a 4.35 kills, 0.60 blocks and .024 aces per game average. Greaves averaged 1.44 digs per game average and had a .323 hitting percentage on the season. He was named a second-team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association and was named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team

2005 ASICS/Volleyball Magazine First-Team All-American
Player              School                Pos     Yr      Ht
Pedro Azenha        Hawaii                 OH     Sr.     6-6
Michael Burke       Brigham Young          MB     Sr.     6-8
Mark Greaves        Ohio State             OH     Jr.     6-4
Kevin Hansen        Stanford                S     Sr.     6-5
Andy Hein           Pepperdine             MB     Jr.     6-11
Tyler Hildebrand    Long Beach State        S     Jr.     6-4
Paul Johnson        UCLA                   MB     Sr.     6-8
Keith Kowal         Penn State             MB     Sr.     6-7
Nils Nielsen        Cal State Northridge   OH     Sr.     6-4
Evan Patak          UC Santa Barbara      OPP     So.     6-8
Alfred Reft         Hawaii             Libero     Jr.     5-10
Sean Rooney         Pepperdine             OH     Sr.     6-9

2005 ASICS/Volleyball Magazine Second-Team All-American
Player              School                Pos     Yr      Ht
Victor Batista      Brigham Young       OH/MB     Jr.     6-6
Duncan Budinger     Long Beach State       MB     Jr.     6-8
Scott Greene        Loyola Chicago         OH     Sr.     6-5
Jayson Jablonsky    UC Irvine              OH     So.     6-5
Tony Ker            UCLA               Libero     Fr.     5-11
Maulia La Barre     Hawaii                 MB     Jr.     6-8
Aaron Mansfield     UC Santa Barbara   Libero     Sr.     5-10
John Mayer          Pepperdine            OPP     Sr.     6-2
Ivan Perez          Brigham Young          OH     Fr.     6-4
Matt Proper         Penn State            OPP     Jr.     6-7
Jeff Soler          Lewis                  OH     Sr.     6-6
Robert Tarr         Long Beach State       OH     Jr.     6-6
Jonathan Winder     Pepperdine              S     Fr.     6-8
Matt Zbyszewski     IPFW                   OH     Sr.     6-5

ASICS/Volleyball Player of the Year: Sean Rooney, Pepperdine
ASICS/Volleyball Freshman of the Year: Jonathan Winder, Pepperdine University
ASICS/Volleyball Coach of the Year: Marv Dumphy, Pepperdine
ASICS/Volleyball Defensive Player of the Year: Alfred Reft, Hawaii
ASICS/Volleyball Most Improved Player: Robert Tarr, Long Beach State