{"id":158432,"date":"2022-05-03T14:08:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T00:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=158432"},"modified":"2022-05-03T14:08:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T00:08:02","slug":"rainbow-warrior-volleyball-all-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/03\/rainbow-warrior-volleyball-all-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Rainbow Warriors named All-Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> men’s volleyball team<\/a> placed four players on the NVA\/AVCA<\/abbr> (National Volleyball Association\/American Volleyball Coaches Association) All-America team, including junior setter Jakob Thelle<\/strong>, who was the team’s lone representative on the first team.<\/p>\n

Sophomore outside hitter Spyros Chakas<\/strong> and sophomore middle blocker Guilherme Voss<\/strong> were selected to the second team, while sophomore opposite Dimitrios Mouchlias<\/strong> was honorable mention. This year marks the sixth consecutive year in which at least four UH<\/abbr> players received All-America recognition.<\/p>\n

Thelle was named Big West Player of the Year<\/a> and Big West Tournament Most Valuable Player after leading the Rainbow Warriors (24-5) to their second conference title. He also received honorable mention All-America honors last season.<\/p>\n

The AVCA<\/abbr> Player of the Year award will be announced on Wednesday, May 4. Thelle is looking to become UH<\/abbr>‘s second straight Player of the Year recipient and fifth overall after Rado Parapunov<\/strong> took home the award last year.<\/p>\n

In addition to Thelle, Chakas and Voss were also first-team all-Big West recipients. Chakas is in his first season as a full-time starter. He is second on the team in kills (3.25) and aces (44), and leads the team with 17 double-digit kill matches. Voss ranks No<\/abbr>. 2 nationally in blocking at 1.36 blocks per set while also averaging 1.89 kills per set, hitting .487.<\/p>\n

Mouchlias leads the team with a 3.59 kill average, hitting .351. He also ranks third with 30 aces and fourth with 0.91 blocks per set. The opposite has reached double-figure kills in 15 matches this season.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Warriors are chasing their second-straight national title in the NCAA<\/abbr> Championship Tournament in Los Angeles. Their first match is May 3, against North Greenville University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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