UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball

American college volleyball team

The UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball team is the men's intercollegiate volleyball team at the University of California, Irvine. UC Irvine was a founding member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in the 1992–93 season. Beginning with the 2017–18 season, UCI moved to the Big West Conference's inaugural men's volleyball league.^[2][3] Irvine has won the NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship four times (2007, 2009, 2012, 2013) and appeared in the tournament an additional four.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]}

Roster

Notable alumni

The following alumni are distinguished for their contribution to the school's men's volleyball program and for having a successful playing career individually.^[23]

• Kévin Tillie, 2011–13
• Carson Clark, 2009–12
• Ryan Ammerman, 2006–09
• Jayson Jablonsky, 2004–07
• David Smith, 2004–07
• Brian Thornton, 2004–07

References

1. UCI Art Sheet (PDF). May 1, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
2. "VOLLEYBALL: CBU's men's conference cut in half". Press Enterprise. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
3. "Big West conference to add men's volleyball starting in 2018". Off the Block. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
4. "Miller: Minus football, UC Irvine's athletic program getting lots of bang for buck". The Orange County Register. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
5. "UC Irvine volleyball coach David Kniffin building on a legacy". The Orange County Register. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
6. "UCI volleyball champs take their victory lap". The Orange County Register. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
7. "UCI men's volleyball team back on track". The Orange County Register. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
8. "UCI celebrates NCAA volleyball title the right way". The Orange County Register. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
9. "UCI men's volleyball begins quest for second national title". The Orange County Register. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
10. "UCI repeats as men's NCAA volleyball champs". The Orange County Register. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
11. "Men's Volleyball: UCI earns No. 2 seed". Los Angeles Times. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
12. "UCI, USC vie for NCAA volleyball title". The Orange County Register. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
13. "UCI to meet BYU for men's volleyball championship". The Orange County Register. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
14. "UCI celebrates NCAA volleyball title at home". The Orange County Register. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
15. "Loyola of Chicago sweeps away UC Irvine in NCAA men's volleyball semifinals". The Orange County Register. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
16. "UC Irvine men's volleyball team beats Pepperdine to win MPSF Tournament, earn automatic NCAA bid". The Orange County Register. May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
17. "UC Irvine men's volleyball team outlasts USC to advance to MPSF final". The Orange County Register. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
18. "Faulkner: 'Eaters assume throne". Los Angeles Times. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
19. "Zack La Cavera is the go-to guy for UCI volleyball going into NCAA semifinal against Loyola". The Orange County Register. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
20. "Men's Volleyball: Loyola halts UCI title run". Los Angeles Times. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
21. "NCAA Bound! UC Irvine Battles Penn State In Opening Round". UCI Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
22. "2024 Men's Volleyball Roster". UCI Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
23. "USA Volleyball-Athletes". Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-04.

External links

• Official website