2007 Men's Volleyball Team (2017) - Hall of Fame

2007 Men's Volleyball Team

Induction:
2017
Class:
2007

The 2007 team finished 23-8 (9-3 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association), reaching the NCAA Tournament Finals after toppling No. 1 Pepperdine 3-1 in the semifinals. Fort Wayne had seven wins over top 25 teams, including No. 11 Loyola and No. 6 Ohio State in the MIVA Tournament. Fort Wayne dropped only one set in the month of April, which came in a 3-1 win at Lewis. The Mastodons went undefeated in the month of January, going 8-0 to start the season. The squad swept 14 opponents throughout the year.

Fort Wayne finished the season ranked third in the AVCA Division I-II Men's Volleyball Coaches Poll, which tied the highest ranking in school history.

C.J. Macias led the 2007 squad in kills, recording 527 on 1,081 attempts on the year. Macias started all 31 matches during his junior season as an outside hitter. He also recorded 34 service aces. Macias was named to the AVCA Division I-II Second Team All-America for the second season in a row following the 2007 regular season. Additionally, he received a MIVA First-Team honor and Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week.

Josh Stewart started all 31 matches at middle hitter, logging 282 kills on 520 attempts for a team-best .458 hitting percentage. In his final season in Fort Wayne, Collin Lundeen served as the primary setter for the Mastodons and was credited with 1,409 assists (12.47 per set). Lundeen was selected to the All-MIVA First Team.

The team also performed well in the classroom, with 11 student-athletes selected for the MIVA All-Academic Team.

Head coach Arnie Ball was named the 2007 AVCA Division I-II Men's National Coach of the Year.

The 2007 men's volleyball roster included: Mike Morici, Nathaniel Berg, Matt Pliske, C.J. Macias, Brock Ullrich, Josh Collins, Jason Hemphill, Dan McNerney, Collin Lundeen, Vitor Oliveira, Steve Rogers, Andrew Greaves, Jerrod Quillen, Josh Stewart, Graydon Ainsworth, Jason Yhost, Corey Stewart, Ben Duckworth and Corey Ford. Coaching/support staff included: Arnie Ball, Ryan Perrotte, Mark Franke, Dennis Johnson, Jeremy Thornburgh, Scott Knerr and Keith Kuehnert.