North Greenville Picked to Win Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Title
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Conference Carolinas men’s volleyball head coaches have selected North Greenville to win a third straight regular-season title in the 2024 preseason poll released on Friday.
The Crusaders earned 49 points with seven first-place votes (teams are not allowed to vote for themselves). North Greenville captured its second straight regular-season title last year and were tournament runners-up.
Erskine was picked to finish second with 39 points and the remaining first-place vote. King was third with 36 points and Belmont Abbey was picked fourth with 35 points.
Mount Olive was picked to finish fifth with 24 points followed by Barton and Lees-McRae in sixth with 17 points each. Emmanuel was picked eighth with seven points.
The season gets underway on Wednesday, Jan. 3, with the conference tournament beginning on Tuesday, April 16 at the No. 3 and 4 seeds, with the semifinals and final being held at The North Charleston Athletic Center in North Charleston, South Carolina on April 19-20.
2024 Conference Carolinas
Men’s Volleyball Preseason Poll
| School |
Total (First Place) |
| North Greenville |
49 (7) |
| Erskine |
39 (1) |
| King |
36 |
| Belmont Abbey |
35 |
| Mount Olive |
24 |
| Barton |
17 |
| Lees-McRae |
17 |
| Emmanuel |
7 |
2024 Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball
Players to Watch
Barton
- Thomas Fanic, MB, Sr., Narbonne, France (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Academic Team)
- Brandon Johnston, OH, Sr., Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (2023 CSC Academic All-District, Conference Carolinas All-Academic Team)
- Benjamin Wiechet, MB, Jr., Suffolk, Virginia
Belmont Abbey
- Joe Morris, S, Fr., Bethesda, Maryland
- Zach Puentes, OH/OPP, So., Wellington, Florida
- Ethan Rehmann, MB, Jr., Johnston, Iowa (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Emmanuel
- Nick Eichenberger, L, Sr., Lee’s Summit, Missouri (2023 Conference Carolinas All-Academic Team; 2022 Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Year, Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team)
- Aidan Feeney, OPP/OH, So., Port Richey, Florida
- Eli Zdonek, OH, Sr., Greenville, South Carolina
Erskine
- Edgerrin Austin, OH, R-Sr., Joliet, Illinois (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Francisco Pomar, S, R-Sr., Ponce, Puerto Rico (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Kacper Rybarczyk, OH, Jr., Warsaw, Poland (2023 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Academic Team)
King
- Warren Davis, OH, Sr., Mansfield, Texas (2023 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas Men’s Volleyball Tournament MVP, CSC Academic All-District, Conference Carolinas All-Academic Team)
- AJ Drooker, S/RS, Sr., Chesterfield, Virginia (2023 CSC Academic All-District, Conference Carolinas All-Academic Team)
- Kellan Kennedy, MB, Sr., Clifton Park, New York (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team)
Lees-McRae
- Nicholas Brewster, OPP, Sr., Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
- Sebastian Heer, MB. Jr., Weston, Florida
- Ben Ratliff-Becher, L, So., Louisburg, Kansas
Mount Olive
- Hayden Frear, OH, Sr., Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Justin Gregory, OPP, Sr., Palm Beach, Florida (2023 Conference Carolinas All-Academic Team)
- Jackson Lahey, S, So., Pembroke Pines, Florida (2023 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year)
North Greenville
- Michael de la Cruz, MB, So., San Juan, Puerto Rico (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Academic Team; 2022 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Logan Keothavy, OH, Fr., Lighthouse Point, Florida
- Diego Rosich, OH, Jr., Cupey, Puerto Rico (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Academic Team; 2022 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team; 2021 Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team)