Brown Tabbed as Defensive Player of the Year, Almarales Earns First Team Honors
Contact: Alex Mielcarz, Athletics Communication Graduate Assistant, [email protected] NAPERVILLE, Ill. (April 7, 2026) 鈥� Jonathan Brown was announced as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin’s (CCIW) Men’s Volleyball Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday morning after accruing 261 digs in the regular season, a mark that is second in the league despite playing in 11 fewer sets than the conference leader. Brannen Almarales joins him on the All-CCIW First Team after leading the league in kills with 321. It is the first all-conference selections for both Brown and Almarales, making their debuts on the All-CCIW First Team. Brown’s…
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