ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association announced its Academic All-MIVA list Friday (May 28), with 17 Lewis men's volleyball student-athletes earning recognition. Lewis led the MIVA in total honorees for the fourth consecutive season and recorded a 3.49 team grade point average.

"I'm super proud of the guys and their commitment to academic excellence," Head Coach Dan Friend said. "It speaks a lot about our team culture and the pride our guys take in the classroom."

To be eligible, student-athletes must have achieved at least a career 3.3 grade point average on a 4.0 scale after the completion of the spring semester. A total of 110 student-athletes made the Academic All-MIVA list this year.

Among the Flyer honorees were three student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA on the year: senior Max Roquet (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston), sophomore Luke Pekol (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy) and Zach Pekol (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy).

The other Lewis men's volleyball players who earned Academic All-MIVA were Ezra Boecking (Round Rock, Texas/Meridian World), Ryan Collins (Dublin, Calif./Valley Christian), Gavin Deep (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada/Blyth Academy), Nathan DeGraaf (Cranberry Township, Penn./Seneca Valley HS), Diego Estrada (Ponce, Puerto Rico/Adianez), Preston Fixemer (Omaha, Neb./Millard South), Brendan Hom (Torrance, Calif./South High), Cameron Hoying (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales), Frederick Krueger-Beer (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa East), Nico Paula (Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Preparatory School), Cole Sweitzer (Middleton, Wis./Middleton HS), Josh Weyerhaeuser (Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township), Wesley Yusk (Casselberry, Fla./Lake Howell), Quin Zilch (Media, Penn./The Shipley School). 


FULL ACADEMIC ALL-MIVA LIST