Hawaii senior hitter Stijn van Tilburg was named to the AVCA All-America first team for a third time and the top-ranked Rainbow Warriors tied a program-record with players selected, the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced today.

Today marked a program record for first-team selections with four. The five picks ties the record shared by the 2015 and 2018 teams, which included honorable mentions.

Joining van Tilburg on the 10-member first team were senior setter Joe Worsley, junior opposite Rado Parapunov and sophomore libero Gage Worsley. Junior middle Patrick Gasman was named to the 10-member second team.

Also named to the first team for a third time is Micah Ma’a (Punahou), a senior setter-hitter from UCLA. UC Santa Barbara freshman Ryan Wilcox (Punahou) was named national newcomer of the year as well as one of 25 honorable mentions.

The Worsleys are the first brothers to be selected to the first team since 2010 when Stanford’s Kawika and Erik Shoji were honored. Joe Worsley was named to the second team last season.

#HawaiiMVB embarks for the NCAA tournament. pic.twitter.com/bQYRx8cWJh

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This gives Hawaii 42 All-America certificates, including 28 first-teamers, and recognizes 29 individuals.

Long Beach State had three players named to the first team and one to the second team.

#HawaiiMVB All-American Stijn van Tilburg on the NCAA tournament sendoff the team got as it left the Stan Sheriff Center. pic.twitter.com/07Hk6pmLZ8

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Van Tilburg is the second Warrior to be named to the first team three times, joining Costas Theocharidis. Theocharidis (2000-03) went on to become the program’s only four-time first-team selection.

The AVCA All-American banquet is scheduled for Wednesday at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, Calif.

Top-seeded Hawaii has a bye into Thursday’s NCAA semifinal at Long Beach State and will meet the winner of Tuesday’s first-round match between Lewis and USC. The second-seeded and host 49ers will meet the winner of the other first-round match between Pepperdine and Princeton.

#HawaiiMVB All-American opposite Rado Parapunov on what the team’s national honors meant. pic.twitter.com/1aNYVCWxHu

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#HawaiiMVB All-American setter Joe Worsley on the traveling fan support as the Rainbow Warriors hit the road for Long Beach. pic.twitter.com/WYZGSrbjY1

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