New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2021: AVCA All-American second-team. ... EIVA first-team and All-Academic team. ... NJIT's Co-Male Athlete of the Year. ... NJIT's Men's Volleyball MVP and Highlander Academic Award recipient. ... ranked in the top four in four EIVA statistical categories -- kills per set (4th; 3.41), total kills (5rd; 218), hitting percentage (4th; .315) and service aces per set (2nd; 0.47).  ...A two-time EIVA Player of the Week and OffTheBlock National Attacker of the Week one time, Gimeno has recorded double-digit kills in 12 matches this season with a season-best 20 kills vs. then-ranked No. 4 Lewis. ... ranked 10th in the nation in aces per set.

2020: AVCA All-American second team. ... EIVA Co-Player of the Year, First-Team, All-Academic team. ... Led the Highlanders in three categories -- kills (174; 3.62kps; 20th in the nation), service aces (25; 0.52aps; 9th in nation) and digs (74; 1.54dps). ... his .353 hitting percentage ranked 23rd in the nation. ... double-digit kills in 12 out of 14 matches this season, including a career-best 26 kills at Geoge Mason (2.21). ... his 26 kills ranks tied for second in the nation in a four-set match. ... posted four service aces in a pair of matches (at Lindenwood (1.18); at George Mason (2.21). ... season-best eight digs in three matches. ... six total blocks (all assists) at McKendree (1.17). ... EIVA Defensive Player of the Week (2.24).

2019: EIVA first-team and All-Academic team honoree. ... Gimeno, a two-time first team all-EIVA honoree, from Salou, Spain, ranked in the top five in kills per set (3.31) and total kills (285). ...ranked second in service aces per set (0.44), which ranks 13^th in the nation and 12^th in hitting percentage (.261). ... combined for 17 double-digit kill matches, including a season-best 19 kills at Penn State.  The outside hitter earned AVCA National Player of the Week on April 8. ...for his career, Gimeno has combined for 598 kills, 83 service aces, 232 digs and 108 total blocks.

Summer 2018: Competed with the U20 Spain National Team at the 2018 CEV U20 Volleyball European Championships. ...After two month of training, Spain picked up a pair of wins against Lativa and Israel.  Gimeno was the top point scorer (14) and server against Latvia and top scorer (19) and ranked second as best spiker (16) against Israel. ...In the finals against Poland, Spain started out the match, 2-0, but dropped a five-set decision.  Gimeno was the top point scorer (28) and spiker (24). ...Gimeno was selected to the 18-player roster for the Spain Senior National Team and earned a spot as the second right side hitter.  The 6-foot-7 hitter from Salou, Spain, will participate in the qualifying games over Christmas Break.

2018: Gimeno, who joined the Highlander squad in January 2018, capped off his first season at NJIT as EIVA Newcomer of the Year and first-team honoree. ... he earned EIVA Player of the Week once this season and ranks second in the EIVA in kills (313), points (381.5) and service aces (45), third in points per set (4.02) and fifth in kills per set (3.29). ...combined for 16 double-digit matches in kills, including a career-high 20 vs. Saint Francis U on March 3. ... NJIT Male Newcomer of the Year and team MVP.

Prior to NJIT: The 6-foot-7 outside hitter from Salou, Spain, was a member of the u20 Spanish Champion Principe Cup.

Personal: Alvaro Gimeno Rubio. ... son of Dulle and Joaquin Rubio. ... business administration and management major at NJIT.