STANFORD, Calif. – In his 18th season at the helm of the program, The Birkhofer Family Head Men’s Volleyball Coach John Kosty guided the Cardinal to a 14-12 overall record and a 6-6 mark in the MPSF (4th).
The Cardinal advanced to the semifinals of the MPSF Tournament for a third straight season – its first time doing so in program history. Outside hitter Will Rottman was named to the MPSF All-Tournament Team for a third time. The fifth-year averaged 4.71 kills on .356 hitting, 0.43 aces, 3.00 digs and 5.36 points per set to lead Stanford in the postseason.
Rottman was named an AVCA Second Team All-American. The outside hitter is just the 10th Cardinal player to be named a first or second team AVCA All-American three or more times in his career, and the first since Erik Shoji (2009-12).
The Cardinal finished the season ranked No. 6 in the AVCA poll – marking its highest final ranking since 2016.
AVCA ALL-AMERICAN: Will Rottman was named an AVCA Second Team All-American for a second consecutive season, after being a first-team selection in 2022. The Cardinal now has 77 All-America awards all-time. A native of Santa Barbara, Rottman led the MPSF with 3.72 kills per set and was second in the league with 4.43 points per set and 0.43 aces per set – ranking in the top 15 nationally in all three categories. He led the team in kills in 14 of the 20 matches he played, and hit .300 or better in 13 matches, registering 20-plus kills on five occasions. Rottman finished his career ranked third in program history in the rally-scoring era (2001-present) with 115 career service aces and fourth with 1,362 career kills.
ALL-MPSF: Outside hitter Will Rottman was named All-MPSF first team, while setter Nathan Lietzke landed on the honorable mention list. Rottman is now a four-time All-MPSF selection. Lietzke was recognized for the first time. Stanford now has 115 all-conference selections all-time.
ACADEMIC HONORS: Stanford was the only Division I institution in the nation to have each of its programs (men’s, women’s and beach) earn the AVCA Team Academic Award in 2024. The men’s team has now earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for five consecutive seasons, and for the 13th time in program history. Stanford led the conference with 11 student-athletes selected to the MPSF All-Academic Team, while 12 Cardinal landed on the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
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