NEWARK, NJ — Sophomore opposite Wiktor Nowak earned 2026 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Men's Division I–II All-America Honorable Mention honors, the organization announced Wednesday.

Nowak, who was also named to the All-EIVA First Team, enjoyed a standout sophomore campaign, earning EIVA Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week accolades while leading the conference with 3.99 kills per set.

He recorded double-digit kills in 19 of 27 matches, including a streak of eight consecutive contests reaching that mark.

An EIVA All-Tournament Team selection, Nowak's season was highlighted by a career-high 31 kills in the EIVA semifinal against Princeton on April 23. His 31 kills rank second in the nation for a five-set match.

Previous AVCA All-America Selections

• In 2020, a pair of Highlanders—outside hitter Alvaro Gimeno and middle blocker Luca Berger—earned AVCA All-America recognition. Gimeno, the Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Co-Player of the Year and a First Team All-EIVA selection, was named to the AVCA Second Team, while Berger, a three-time All-EIVA First Team honoree, received honorable mention.

• Jabarry Goodridge became NJIT's first Division I–II AVCA All-America Honorable Mention selection in 2016 before earning Second Team honors in 2017.

• Wycliffe Gordon and Harold Nazaire earned AVCA Second Team honors in 1998 when NJIT competed at the Division II level. Nazaire was also a two-time AVCA First Team honoree (1997, 1999).

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