Joel Schneidmiller Named Off The Block Freshman All-American
April 30, 2018 | Men's Volleyball
IRVINE, Calif. – Outside hitter Joel Schneidmiller was one of 10 players named to the annual Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshmen All-American Team.
Schneidmiller, an AVCA honorable mention All-American, led all freshmen in the Big West averaging 2.61 kills per game. The 2018 Big West Freshman of the Year was honored as Big West named Freshman of the Week four times. He was named AVCA and Big West Player of the Week following his performance against BYU. He tallied 15 kills in the first match against the Cougars on .565 hitting, while recording a career-high seven block assists. The next night he hit at a .424 clip with a team-best 19 kills.
A voting committee of about 25 men's volleyball coaches and volleyball media members from around the nation determined the Freshmen All-American Team.
