COLONIA, NJ – The East Coast Conference (ECC) is proud to announce the 2026 Men’s Volleyball All-Conference selections and major award winners ahead of this weekend’s ECC Championships, hosted by Roberts Wesleyan University.
Kyran Versteegen (Sittard, Netherlands) of St. Thomas Aquinas headlines the major award winners, earning Player of the Year honors. Roberts Wesleyan swept the remaining awards:
Landon Brouwer (Shorewood, IL) was named Setter of the Year,
Moises Jimenez (Cayey, Puerto Rico) earned Libero of the Year,
Jordan Hoover (Pittsburgh, PA) was selected Rookie of the Year, and
Mike Dedee was named Coach of the Year. All voting was conducted by the league’s head coaches.
Versteegen, a five-time Player of the Week, led both the Spartans and the ECC with 4.05 kills per set, ranking third in the NCAA. He also led the conference in total points (389.5) and kills (340), while ranking eighth in total blocks (56).
Brouwer successfully defended his Setter of the Year title, leading the conference in total assists (893) and assists per set (9.92). He earned Setter of the Week honors eight times.
Jimenez led the ECC in digs with 226 total and 2.40 per set. A three-time Libero of the Year, he also received Defensive Player of the Week honors six times.
Hoover earned Rookie of the Week honors five times and Defensive Player of the Week twice. He led the conference in hitting percentage (.416) and total blocks (110), while ranking 10th in kills per set (2.25).
Dedee earned his third consecutive Coach of the Year award and his first outright selection. He guided the Redhawks to the ECC Regular Season Championship with a 5–1 conference record. Roberts Wesleyan enters the postseason at 18–10 overall and will host the ECC Championships for the first time. The Redhawks led the conference in every major statistical category.
Joining Brouwer, Hoover, Jimenez, and Versteegen on the All-Conference Team are Dominican’s
Ayden Shaw (Centennial, CO) and
Phinehas Wiley (Cedarburg, WI), along with Roberts Wesleyan’s
Ryan DeJohn (Irondequoit, NY).
The 2026 ECC Men’s Volleyball Championship begins Friday, April 24, with No. 4 American International facing No. 1 Roberts Wesleyan at 1 p.m., followed by No. 3 Dominican taking on No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas at 4 p.m. The winners will meet for the ECC title on Saturday at 2 p.m.
All matches will stream live on FloCollege.
2026 ECC Men’s Volleyball All-Conference Team
Landon Brouwer - Roberts Wesleyan
Ryan DeJohn - Roberts Wesleyan
Jordan Hoover - Roberts Wesleyan
Moises Jimenez - Roberts Wesleyan
Ayden Shaw - Dominican
Kyran Versteegen - St. Thomas Aquinas
Phinehas Wiley - Dominican
Player of the Year: Kyran Versteegen - St. Thomas Aquinas
Setter of the Year: Landon Brouwer - Roberts Wesleyan
Libero of the Year: Moises Jimenez - Roberts Wesleyan
Rookie of the Year: Jordan Hoover - Roberts Wesleyan
Coach of the Year: Mike Dedee - Roberts Wesleyan