Rainbow Warrior volleyball picked No. 2, land 3 on Big West preseason team

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s volleyball team was picked second in the preseason Big West coaches’ poll while a trio of Rainbow Warriors were named to the seven-member preseason team—setter Tread Rosenthal, outside hitter Adrien Roure and opposite Kristian Titriyski.

UH Mānoa received 22 total points, just two points behind preseason favorite Long Beach State. UC Irvine was ranked third followed by a three-way tie for fourth among CSUN, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

The Rainbow Warriors, who captured their fourth Big West Championship title last season, were also ranked No. 2 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) preseason top 20 coaches poll.

UH Mānoa returns five starters—Rosenthal, Roure, Titriyski, Justin Todd and Louis Sakanoko—and 12 lettermen from last year’s squad that finished 27–6 and advanced to the NCAA Championship semifinals. Rosenthal and Roure were AVCA first-team All-Americans while Titriyski was named to the second team.

The Rainbow Warriors open the 2026 season with a two-match series against NJIT on January 2 and January 4. See the entire 2026 schedule on UH News.

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