INDIANAPOLIS-- University of Jamestown opposite hitter Chase Hawkinson was named Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Freshman of the Year, the league office announced Thursday.

Hawkinson, who was also named second team All-Conference, placed second in the league for overall games with 336 total kills and was sixth in kills per set (3.54) over 95 sets played. His 336 kills is the second-most in a season by a Jimmie player. In GLVC contests, Hawkinson was seventh in kills per set (3.42) and ninth in total kills (130).

The Jimmies earned the sport's GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Team Award, while eight student-athletes, including UJ's Ethan Carroll, who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior were also recognized. These individuals must be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The honorees from full-time GLVC member institutions are now eligible to become one of their school's two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced at the end of the academic year.


A complete list of the 2026 All-GLVC team and postseason honors can be found below.
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Nate Meyer, Sr., OH, Missouri S&T
LIBERO OF THE YEAR: Bartosz Chmielewski, Jr., Missouri S&T
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Chase Hawkinson, OPP, Jamestown
COACH OF THE YEAR: Kelly Magliano, Roosevelt & Ryan Thompson, Missouri S&T
 

FIRST TEAM*	SECOND TEAM*
Zac Clark, Sr., L, MU	Chase Hawkinson, Fr., OPP, UJ
AJ Robateau, Jr., MB, MU	Tristan Benbow, So, MB, MU
Makai Scott, Jr., OH, MU	Bartosz Chmielewski, Jr., L, S&T
Jake Usher, R-So., S, MU	Camden Seaver, Jr., OH, S&T
Grant Edmonds, Jr., S, S&T	Ryan Collins, Gr., L, RU
Nate Meyer, Sr., OH, S&T	Quentin Huhman, Fr., OH, RU
Tyler Johnwick, Jr., MH, S&T	Wesley Yusk, Gr., MH, RU
Caleb Rohlwing, Sr., MH, S&T	Tyler Zippay, So., S, RU
Aaron Sallade, Sr., OP, S&T	Martino Bertagnoli, So., S, RVU
Tomas Baden, So., MB, QU	Kajetan Bieniek, So., OH, RVU
Barnabas Fenyvesi, Jr., OH, QU	Simone Mondin, Fr., L, RVU
Aron DeRoy, So., MH, RU	Jonathan Stovring, Jr., MB, RVU
Shay Spadaro, Sr., OH, RU	Lucas Phelan, Fr., OH, SBU
Lucas Tran, So., OH, RU Mark Zmojdzin, Sr., OPP, RVU   *Extra Member due to Tie	Evan Strahlendorf, Fr., OH, SBU Dominic Rossi, OPP, TMU

 
 
JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Ethan Carroll, UJ
Jayden Rookhuyzen, MU
Grogan Kraus, S&T
Jade Breckheimer, QU
Bailey McCue, RU
Ye Ban Youn, RVU
Silas Riggins, SBU
Blake Kibler, TMU
 
JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD TEAM WINNER
Jamestown