Jon Diedrich, Mark Frazier
Jon Diedrich and Mark Frazier Named to First Team All-MIVA
4/11/2024 12:00:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne pin hitters Jon Diedrich and Mark Frazier have been named to the All-MIVA First Team, the conference announced on Thursday (April 11).
This is Diedrich's third All-MIVA First Team honor. He is the first three-time honoree for the Mastodons since Pelegrin Vargas who earned four First Team All-MIVA honors (2018-21). This season, Diedrich finished with 3.78 kills per set on a career-best .293 hitting percentage. Diedrich was named the MIVA Offensive Player of the Week three times this year, which included one of the best individual performances of the 2024 season on a national level. He had 37 kills in a five-set match against Ball State, which was the most by any player in a match this season. He reached the double-digit kill threshold in 19 matches.
Frazier is a newcomer to the All-MIVA First Team. He has steadily increased his season averages throughout his career, culminating to a 3.84 kills per set mark this season. He was an efficient .323 this season, which ranked 26th in the nation and seventh in the MIVA. Frazier recorded double-digit kills in 23 of the 25 matches the Mastodons played in 2024, including three of 22 or more. Defensively, he had four matches with double-digit digs. His 26 aces also rank 11th in the MIVA.
This is the fourth year in a row that two Mastodons have been named to the First Team All-MIVA.
2024 All-MIVA Awards
Player of the Year: Parker Van Buren, Loyola Chicago
Newcomer of the Year: Daniel Fabikovic, Loyola Chicago
Coach of the Year: Donan Cruz, Ball State
First Team All-MIVA (alphabetical by team)
Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State, Junior, Outside Hitter
Patrick Rogers, Ball State, Sophomore, Outside Hitter
Nico Paula, Lewis, Sophomore, Libero
Max Roquet, Lewis, Junior, Outside Hitter
Kevin Schuele, McKendree, Junior, Outside Hitter
Daniel Fabikovic, Loyola Chicago, Freshman, Outside Hitter
Parker Van Buren, Loyola Chicago, Redshirt-Junior, Opposite
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State, Senior, Outside Hitter
Cole Young, Ohio State, Junior, Middle Blocker
Jon Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne, Fifth Year, Outside Hitter/Opposite
Mark Frazier, Purdue Fort Wayne, Junior, Outside Hitter
Raje Alleyne, Quincy, Junior, Opposite
Second Team (alphabetical by team)
Lucas Machado, Ball State, Freshman, Setter
Dan Mangun, Loyola Chicago, Redshirt-Junior, Setter
Nicodemus Meyer, Loyola Chicago, Junior, Middle Blocker
AJ Lewis, Lindenwood, Graduate Student, Outside Hitter
Ian Schuller, Lindenwood, Sophomore, Opposite
Connor Sheehan, Lindenwood, Senior, Setter
Clay Wieter, Lindenwood, Redshirt-Junior, Outside Hitter
Yadiel Diaz, McKendree, Redshirt-Sophomore, Libero
D'Aaron McCraney, McKendree, Junior, Middle Blocker
Tyler Poulsen, McKendree, Redshirt-Senior, Setter
Shane Wetzel, Ohio State, Sophomore, Opposite
Michael Wright, Ohio State, Redshirt-Senior, Setter
This is Diedrich's third All-MIVA First Team honor. He is the first three-time honoree for the Mastodons since Pelegrin Vargas who earned four First Team All-MIVA honors (2018-21). This season, Diedrich finished with 3.78 kills per set on a career-best .293 hitting percentage. Diedrich was named the MIVA Offensive Player of the Week three times this year, which included one of the best individual performances of the 2024 season on a national level. He had 37 kills in a five-set match against Ball State, which was the most by any player in a match this season. He reached the double-digit kill threshold in 19 matches.
Frazier is a newcomer to the All-MIVA First Team. He has steadily increased his season averages throughout his career, culminating to a 3.84 kills per set mark this season. He was an efficient .323 this season, which ranked 26th in the nation and seventh in the MIVA. Frazier recorded double-digit kills in 23 of the 25 matches the Mastodons played in 2024, including three of 22 or more. Defensively, he had four matches with double-digit digs. His 26 aces also rank 11th in the MIVA.
This is the fourth year in a row that two Mastodons have been named to the First Team All-MIVA.
2024 All-MIVA Awards
Player of the Year: Parker Van Buren, Loyola Chicago
Newcomer of the Year: Daniel Fabikovic, Loyola Chicago
Coach of the Year: Donan Cruz, Ball State
First Team All-MIVA (alphabetical by team)
Tinaishe Ndavazocheva, Ball State, Junior, Outside Hitter
Patrick Rogers, Ball State, Sophomore, Outside Hitter
Nico Paula, Lewis, Sophomore, Libero
Max Roquet, Lewis, Junior, Outside Hitter
Kevin Schuele, McKendree, Junior, Outside Hitter
Daniel Fabikovic, Loyola Chicago, Freshman, Outside Hitter
Parker Van Buren, Loyola Chicago, Redshirt-Junior, Opposite
Jacob Pasteur, Ohio State, Senior, Outside Hitter
Cole Young, Ohio State, Junior, Middle Blocker
Jon Diedrich, Purdue Fort Wayne, Fifth Year, Outside Hitter/Opposite
Mark Frazier, Purdue Fort Wayne, Junior, Outside Hitter
Raje Alleyne, Quincy, Junior, Opposite
Second Team (alphabetical by team)
Lucas Machado, Ball State, Freshman, Setter
Dan Mangun, Loyola Chicago, Redshirt-Junior, Setter
Nicodemus Meyer, Loyola Chicago, Junior, Middle Blocker
AJ Lewis, Lindenwood, Graduate Student, Outside Hitter
Ian Schuller, Lindenwood, Sophomore, Opposite
Connor Sheehan, Lindenwood, Senior, Setter
Clay Wieter, Lindenwood, Redshirt-Junior, Outside Hitter
Yadiel Diaz, McKendree, Redshirt-Sophomore, Libero
D'Aaron McCraney, McKendree, Junior, Middle Blocker
Tyler Poulsen, McKendree, Redshirt-Senior, Setter
Shane Wetzel, Ohio State, Sophomore, Opposite
Michael Wright, Ohio State, Redshirt-Senior, Setter
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