Men’s Volleyball Places Five On All-America Team

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai’i men’s volleyball team placed five players on the AVCA All-America team, including two on the first team — setter Tread Rosenthal and outside hitter Adrien Roure.
 
In addition, opposite Kristian Titriyski was selected to the second team while libero ‘Eleu Choy and middle blocker Kurt Nusterer were honorable mention.
 
The five honorees are tied for the second-most in a single season behind a program-record six in 2023 and marks the eighth time in the last nine years that the Rainbow Warriors had at least four student-athletes honored.
 
Rosenthal is the only player among the group to have received prior All-America recognition as he was selected honorable mention last season. The sophomore from Austin, Texas ranks No. 3 nationally in assists per set (10.65 avg.) while directing the No. 5-ranked offense (.343).
 
Roure, a freshman from Lyon, France, is second on the team in kill average (3.14 per set) in 30 starts this season. He leads the team with 20 matches of 10+ kills and was selected as the Most Valuable Player of last week’s Big West Championship.
 
Titriyski, a freshman from Sofia, Bulgaria, is among the nation’s leaders in kills (4.24 avg.) and points (5.50 avg.). He also leads the team in aces per set (0.45 avg.) and has three matches of 20+ kills this season.
 
Nusterer, a junior from Indianapolis, Ind., leads the team in blocks with a 1.02 per set average and has career-bests of 1.26 kills per set, hitting at a .463 clip. Choy, a senior from Honolulu, leads the team with a 1.68 digs per set average and is the only player to start all 31 matches this season.
 
All five were also selected to the All-Big West Team announced two weeks ago – Rosenthal, Roure, and Titriyski on the first team while Choy and Nusterer were named honorable mention.
 
 

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