GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Deklan Wingo of Tusculum University men's volleyball was named to the inaugural Off the Block Division II All-America Team, composed of 21 players across the country.
The Off the Block Division II All-America Team honors the top players during the season from NCAA Division II men's volleyball teams. It also is the first All-America Team in the history of college men's volleyball solely comprised of Division II players.
Wingo was also named the Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (IVA) Offensive Player of the Year and to the all-tournament team last month.
Wingo, a native of Chester, Virginia, won the league's offensive player of the week honors an incredible four times throughout the season. The junior outside hitter averaged 3.47 kills per set on a .231 hitting percentage. Wingo has accumulated 371 kills, 20 assists, 16 service aces, 150 digs, and 33 total blocks (15 solo, 18 assists). He notched a career-high 24 kills in the five-set loss to Thomas More on the Pioneers' Senior Night, tallying at least 20 kills in four matches.
For his career, Wingo is second in kills (723), kills per set (2.70), attack attempts (1,680), hitting percentage (.221), points (855.5), points per set (3.19), and each blocking total: solo (34), assists (89), and total (123). He also ranks third in aces (54) and service attempts (877) and fourth in digs (277), sets played (268), and matches played (76).
The Pioneers (8-23) rounded out the season with a third-place finish at the IVA Tournament on April 13.
2024 Off the Block Division II All-Americans
First Team
Kohl Kutsch, S, Lincoln Memorial
Tyler Poulsen, S, McKendree
Logan Taylor, S, North Greenville
Raje Alleyne, RS, Quincy
Garret Schnitker, RS, Charleston
Max Roquet, OH, Lewis
Zach Schneider, OH, Daemen
Kevin Schuele, OH, McKendree
Matthew Gentry, MB, Lincoln Memorial
D'Aaron McCraney, MB, McKendree
Nico Paula, L, Lewis
Second Team
Jaxon Hicks, RS, Fort Valley State
Cameron Milligan, RS, Daemen
Edgerrin Austin, OH, Erskine
Isaiah Fedd, OH, Fort Valley State
Matthew Staskunas, OH, Belmont Abbey
Deklan Wingo, OH, Tusculum
Jibriel Elhaddad, MB, Belmont Abbey
Jacob Fischer, MB, Maryville
Yadiel Diaz, L, McKendree
Tate Colebaugh, L, Lincoln Memorial
