AMHERST, N.Y. --
Ondrej Arabasz (Jicin, Czech Republic),
Zach Schneider (Lockport, N.Y.) and
Billy Wieberg (Grand Island, N.Y.) of Daemen men's volleyball have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, the CSC announced on Tuesday afternoon, recognizing their combined achievements on the court and in the classroom.
To be eligible for Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must be a starter of important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average, and they must have reached sophomore athletic eligibility with at least one full calendar year completed at his/her current institution. Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot.
Ondrej Arabasz, So., Middle Blocker, Jicin, Czech Republic -- In his sophomore campaign with the Wildcats, Arabasz landed on the First Team All-Northeast Conference for the first time in his career after starting in 22 of Daemen's 28 matches. He finished second on the team with 50 blocks (0.65 blocks/set) and totaled 115 kills (1.49 kills/set) on the year, good for fourth on the team. Arabasz led the team -- and the NEC -- with a .339 hitting percentage and finished third on the team with 25 service aces (0.32 aces/set ranks sixth in the league). He recorded at least one block in 15 matches this season, recording multiple blocks in 13 matches, and posted a season-high seven blocks against Roberts Wesleyan on Feb. 2. Arabasz hit in the double-digits twice, including a season-high 11 kills on 17 attacks for a .647 hitting percentage against LIU on March 29. He was named NEC Defensive Player of the Week once this season. Arabasz is majoring in Business Administration and has maintained a 3.63 cumulative GPA.
Zach Schneider, Gr., Outside Hitter, Lockport, N.Y. -- Schneider closed out his six-year Daemen career as a two-time AVCA All-America Honorable Mention awardee, the only Wildcat in program history to ever be named an All-American. He helped lead the Wildcats to back-to-back NEC titles and led Daemen to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. This season, he collected his third straight First Team All-NEC honors this season after leading the Wildcats offensively for the sixth straight season with 309 total kills, marking his third consecutive 300+ kill season, to average a team-high 3.77 kills per set while hitting .297 on the year. Playing in 22 of 28 matches this season, Schneider added 121 digs (1.48 per set), 29 aces (0.35 per set) and 41 blocks (0.50 per set). He finished the regular season ranked in the NEC in kills (3rd), points (3rd), hitting percentage (5th) and aces (5th). Daemen's offensive leader in 16 of the 22 matches he appeared in, he hit in the double-digits in 17 matches, including a season-high 23 kills against FDU on April 5, tying his own program record for single-game kills in a four-set match. He was named to the NEC All-Tournament Team for the second straight season this year. The program's all-time career leader in matches played (117), sets played (411), total kills (1,483), kills per set (3.61), attack attempts (3,098), service aces (156), aces per set (0.38), digs (625), blocks (196), solo blocks (50), assisted blocks (146), points (1762) and points per set (4.29), Schneider leaves Daemen as the most decorated player in program history, helping the Wildcats to 90 wins over his career, the 2024 and 2025 NEC Tournament titles, three First Team All-NEC honors, the 2023 NEC Player of the Year award, and is the only Daemen player in program history to be named AVCA Honorable Mention All-America (2023, 2025). Graduating with his masters in Business Administration, Schneider finished with a GPA of 3.56.
Billy Wieberg, R-Jr., Outside Hitter, Grand Island, N.Y. -- In his breakout redshirt junior season, Wieberg earned all-conference honors for the first time in his career, being named to the Second Team All-NEC after starting in 26 of Daemen's 28 matches on the year. His third season on the court with the Wildcats ended with a career-high 250 kills (second on the team) with 2.84 kills/set (eighth in the NEC) Wieberg hit .270 on the year, good for seventh in the NEC, and led the team with 30 service aces (0.34 aces/set ranks fifth in the NEC) while totaling 122 digs (second on the team) to average 1.39 digs/set and 29 blocks. He totaled double-digit kills in 14 matches, including posting a career-high 18 kills against Merrimack on March 8, and added two double-doubles (17 kills, 14 digs against D'Youville on April 18, 15 kills, 10 digs in NEC Championship against Saint Francis on April 26). He was named the 2025 NEC Tournament Most Valuable Player, and landed a spot on the All-Tournament Team after leading the Wildcats to their second consecutive NEC Tournament title. Majoring in Business Administration, Wieberg holds a 3.65 GPA.
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