GREENVILLE, S.C. – Belmont Abbey College won their first Conference Carolinas regular season crown in 2024, and the Crusaders have been picked to repeat in the 2025 Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Preseason Poll.
Belmont Abbey also won their second tournament title in 2024 and the Crusaders earned 48 points in the poll and six-of-eight first place votes. 2024 tournament runner-up, North Greenville University earned the final two first place votes and are picked second in the poll with 43 points.
The University of Mount Olive came in third with 36 points while Barton College's 30 points landed the Bulldogs in the fourth spot. Erskine College (25) was fifth, followed by King University (18) in sixth. Emmanuel University and Lees-McRae College rounded out the poll with 16 and eight points, respectively.
The preseason poll was voted on by the league's head coaches.
2025 Conference Carolinas
Men's Volleyball Preseason Poll
|
School |
Total (First Place) |
| 1 |
Belmont Abbey |
48 (6) |
| 2 |
North Greenville |
43 (2) |
| 3 |
Mount Olive |
36 |
| 4 |
Barton |
30 |
| 5 |
Erskine |
25 |
| 6 |
King |
18 |
| 7 |
Emmanuel |
16 |
| 8 |
Lees-McRae |
8 |
2025 Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball
Players to Watch
Barton
- Seth Deppe, Sr., Setter, Mukwonago, Wisconsin
- Jack Sandahl, Sr., Outside Hitter, Glocester, Virginia
- Ben Wiechert, Sr., Middle Blocker, Suffolk, Virginia
Belmont Abbey
- Joseph Morris, So., Setter, Bethesda, Maryland (2024 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year)
- Caden Day, Jr., Outside Hitter, Gainesville, Florida
- Jibriel Elhaddad, Jr., Middle Blocker, Jupiter, Florida (2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
Emmanuel
- Aidan Feeney, Jr., Opposite/Outside Hitter, Port Richey, Florida
- Thijs Van der Wal, Fr., Outside Hitter, Velserbroek, Netherlands
- Greg Bodus, So., Middle Blocker, Delafield, Wisconsin
Erskine
- Mikey Widmyer, Jr., Libero, Campobella, South Carolina
- Pablo Zamar, Jr., Outside Hitter Jujuy, Argentina
- True Bauer, So., Middle Blocker, Fort Morgan, Colorado
King
- Alex Barkley, So., Outside Hitter, Camby, Indiana
- Sean Haberthy, Sr., Middle Blocker, Greenwood, Indiana
- Javier Saldivar, Sr., Libero, Arlington, Texas
Lees-McRae
- Austin Beaird, Jr., Outside Hitter, Erie, Illinois
- Sebastian Heer, Sr., Middle Blocker, Weston, Florida
- Thiago Da Silva, Jr., Setter, Orlando, Florida
Mount Olive
- Jackson Lahey, Jr., Setter, Pembroke Pines, Florida (2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas, 2023 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year)
- Holden Maryott, Sr., Middle Blocker, Rockford, Illinois (2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Tate Sandvig, Sr., Outside Hitter, Boone, Iowa
North Greenville
- Logan Taylor, So., Setter, West Palm Beach, Florida (Third team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Logan Keothavy, So., Outside Hitter, Lighthouse Point, Florida
- Jake Koch, Fr., Middle Hitter, Powell, Ohio