Long Beach State University Athletics
Aguillard named AVCA Division I-II Men's All-American
4/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
April 28, 2011
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LONG BEACH - Senior Antwain Aguillard (Las Vegas, Nev./Long Beach City College) has been named to the AVCA Division I-II Men's All-America Second Team the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced Thursday.
This is the first time Aguillard has earned AVCA All-America honors. The 6-foot-6 middle blocker leads the 49ers and ranks seventh in the nation with 1.21 blocks per set. His 135 total blocks is also the second-most in the MPSF. In addition, Aguillard has compiled 213 kills (1.90/set) while hitting .355.
Earlier this year, Aguillard was tabbed the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week (Jan. 31) after averaging 2.83 kills and 1.67 blocks per set in a pair of 3-0 victories over Pacific and Stanford. He also garnered MPSF Molten Player of the Week honors for his efforts at Pacific and Stanford when he combined for 41 kills and no errors on 59 attempts for a blistering .695 hitting percentage.
Aguillard was recently named to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation first team after earning third-team honors in 2010.
BYU's Taylor Sander was chosen as the AVCA Division I-II Men's Newcomer of the Year, while the National Player of the Year will be announced at the NCAA Championship Banquet on May 4.
Aguillard and the third-ranked 49ers are in action tonight when they take on No. 5 UC Santa Barbara in a MPSF semifinal match at USC's Galen Center. First serve is set for 5 p.m.
