Four Men's Volleyball Players Earn All-American Distinction

UC Irvine Story on All-Americans

Four Men's Volleyball Players Earn All-American Distinction
Ryan Ammerman named to the first team

May 5, 2009

Irvine, Calif. – Four UC Irvine men’s volleyball players earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American honors including Ryan Ammerman who was named to the first team.

Sophomore outside hitter Jordan DuFault, sophomore middle blocker Kevin Wynne and freshman opposite Carson Clark were each selected to the second team. It is the first All-American honor for each player.

Ammerman is averaging 12.55 set assists which is ranked 12th nationally. He leads the team in service aces with 28. The senior becomes the fifth UCI player to earn first team distinction. He was named AVCA National Player of the Week as well as MPSF Co-Player of the Week on Mar. 8, 2009. He was also named first team All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF).

DuFault is averaging 3.25 kills and 3.93 points per set. He also averages 1.81 digs and 0.91 blocks per set. The third team All-MPSF selection garnered AVCA National Player of the Week and MPSF Co-Player of the Week on Apr. 13.

Wynne is ranked 14th nationally in blocking with a 1.34 mark. He ranks third overall among MPSF players in hitting percentage (.467) and led the league in MPSF-matches only (.479). The sophomore was a second team All-MPSF choice.

Clark, a redshirt freshman, joins Brent Asuka as the only two UCI freshmen to earn All-American status in their first year. He leads the team in kills averaging 3.94 per set, which is 17th in the country. The opposite is hitting .344 overall which is 25th in the country. He was honored as the MPSF Freshman of the Year as well as first team and All-Freshman team accolades.

No. 1 seed UC Irvine takes on No. 4 Ohio State in the NCAA Championship semifinal Thursday (May 7) in Provo, UT at 8:00 p.m. Pacific time.