April 26, 2001
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Stanford University placed four players on the all- Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's volleyball teams, conference executive director Al Beaird announced on Thursday. The four selections is the Cardinal's most since the 1997 NCAA Championship squad had five players honored.
Sophomore opposite Curt Toppel (Pacific Palisades, CA/Loyola HS) was named Second Team All-MPSF, while senior middle blocker Brett Youngberg (Surrey, B.C., Canada/Elgin Park Secondary) and junior outside hitter Marcus Skacel (Laguna Niguel, CA/Santa Margarita HS) were named to the third team. Senior setter Josh Lukens (San Diego, CA/Mt. Carmel HS) was named Honorable Mention All-MPSF.
Costas Theocharidis of Hawaii was named the MPSF Player of the Year, while Scott Touzinsky of Long Beach State and Kimo Tuyay of Hawaii were named Co-Freshmen of The Year. Carl McGown of BYU was named MPSF Coach of the Year.
All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation First Team
NameYearPositionSchoolHometown
Costas TheocharidisSo.Outside HitterHawaii Orestiada, Greece
Dave McKenzieSr.OppositeLong Beach St.Littleton, CO
Hector LebronSr.SetterBYUPuerto Rico
Scott BunkerSr.Middle BlockerBYUEscondido, CA
Mike WallJr.Outside HitterBYUOrem, UT
Eric HelenihiJr.Middle BlockerUC IrvineOrange, CA
Vernon PodlewskiJr.LiberoHawaiiHali'imaile, Maui, HI
All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Second Team
NameYearPositionSchoolHometown
Dejan MiladinovicJr.Middle BlockerHawaiiKraljevo, Serbia
Curt ToppelSo.OppositeStanfordPacific Palisades, CA
Adam NaeveSr.Middle BlockerUCLAWestchester, CA
Brad KeenanSo.Middle BlockerPepperdineWestminster, CA
Scott WongJr.Outside HitterPepperdinePearl City, HI
Mark WilliamsSr.Outside HitterUCLALos Angeles, CA
Adam SchraderFr.LiberoUCLASolana Beach, CA
All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Third Team
NameYearPositionSchoolHometown
Marcus SkacelJr.Outside HitterStanfordLaguna Niguel, CA
Matt OlsenSr.Middle BlockerBYUSimi Valley, CA
Eyal ZmetSo.Outside HitterHawaiiKibbutz Ein Hamifratz, Israel
Keith BarnettSr.SetterPepperdineNaperville, IL
Jim PolsterSr.Outside HitterLong Beach St.Laguna Niguel, CA
Brett YoungbergSr.Middle BlockerStanfordSurrey, BC, Canada
Fernando PessoaFr.LiberoBYURio de Janeiro, Brazil
All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Honorable Mention
NameYearPositionSchoolHometown
Joaquin AcostaJr.Outside HitterBYUSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Scott MorrowSo.Middle BlockerUCLAEncinitas, CA
Trevor JulianSr.Outside HitterUSCEncino, CA
Scott TouzinskyFr.Outside HitterLong Beach St.St. Louis, MO
Matt ProsserSr.Middle BlockerLong Beach St.Ventura, CA
Brook BillingsJr.OppositeUSCSanta Barbara, CA
Vladimir AndricSr.Outside HitterPacificZagreb, Croatia
Mark EkinsSo.SetterLong Beach St.Fresno, CA
Todd SteinertSr.SetterUC IrvineLake Forest, CA
Josh LukensSr.SetterStanfordSan Diego, CA
Brenton DavisSr.Middle BlockerHawai'iLas Vegas, NV
Rich NelsonSo.SetterUCLASimi Valley, CA
Kimo TuyayFr.SetterHawaiiSan Diego, CA
Brian NordbergSo.Middle BlockerUCSB Cedarburg, WI
Monte TuckerSo.Outside HitterUC IrvineCerritos, CA
Josh DaySo.Middle BlockerUSCHilo, HI
Donny KillianSr.Middle BlockerPepperdineLos Angeles, CA
Chris TamasSo.SetterPacificSanta Barbara, CA
Dave KohlJr.Outside HitterUCSBPacific Palisades, CA
Sean RodgersFr.Middle BlockerPacificFresno, CA