Six USC Men's Volleyball Trojans Named to MPSF All-Academic Team
May 20, 2025 | Men's Volleyball
Four USC men’s volleyball players earned their second nod for MPSF all-academic honors
LOS ANGELES – Six USC men's volleyball student-athletes were named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation's All-Academic Team, the league announced on Tuesday, May 20.
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Among Trojans selected were sophomore setter Caleb Blanchette (Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood HS), redshirt senior opposite hitter Jack Deuchar (Honolulu, Hawai'i/Punahou HS), redshirt sophomore outside hitter Riley Haine (Hawai'i Kai, Hawai'i/Punahou HS), junior All-American outside hitter Dillon Klein (Pacific Palisades, Calif./Loyola HS), junior setter Ryan Sprague (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Loyola HS), and senior libero Austin Stuard (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS).
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Blanchette and Klein earned their first-career all-academic honors. Deuchar, Haine, Sprague, and Stuard are now each two-time all-academic choices. Klein was also a first-team all-conference selection while Blanchette earned MPSF all-conference honorable mention.
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To qualify for the MPSF's all-academic team, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, be at least a sophomore in class standing, completed a full year at the institution prior to the year in which the award is given, and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the team's scheduled contests.
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The Trojans (21-7) finished second in the MPSF regular-season standings (8-4) and were awarded the second seed into the conference tournament. There, USC finished as runner-up to Pepperdine, which hosted the championship in Malibu, Calif. USC opened the year with a nine-match win streak for its best start to a season since 1991 (28-0) and won 10 matches in a row (Feb. 26-April 3) for the program's longest win streak since 2012 (18 in a row). It was the second 20-win season for head coach Jeff Nygaard and the 20th 20-win season in program history. The Trojans spent 13 weeks ranked in the top five and reached as high as No. 3 for the team's highest ranking since it was also No. 3 in 2015. USC led the MPSF for many weeks in all statistical categories but aces and finished the season as the NCAA leader in blocks (2.86 bps) with 16 matches in double-digits. The Trojans set a new school record for hitting percentage in a match (.691 vs. Dominican, Feb. 8) and hit better than .300 in 19 matches; and hit north of .400 in 10 contests.
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For more information on the USC men's volleyball team, please visit USCTrojans.com/MVB. Fans of the Trojans can follow @USCmensvolley on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
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Among Trojans selected were sophomore setter Caleb Blanchette (Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood HS), redshirt senior opposite hitter Jack Deuchar (Honolulu, Hawai'i/Punahou HS), redshirt sophomore outside hitter Riley Haine (Hawai'i Kai, Hawai'i/Punahou HS), junior All-American outside hitter Dillon Klein (Pacific Palisades, Calif./Loyola HS), junior setter Ryan Sprague (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Loyola HS), and senior libero Austin Stuard (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS).
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Blanchette and Klein earned their first-career all-academic honors. Deuchar, Haine, Sprague, and Stuard are now each two-time all-academic choices. Klein was also a first-team all-conference selection while Blanchette earned MPSF all-conference honorable mention.
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To qualify for the MPSF's all-academic team, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, be at least a sophomore in class standing, completed a full year at the institution prior to the year in which the award is given, and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the team's scheduled contests.
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The Trojans (21-7) finished second in the MPSF regular-season standings (8-4) and were awarded the second seed into the conference tournament. There, USC finished as runner-up to Pepperdine, which hosted the championship in Malibu, Calif. USC opened the year with a nine-match win streak for its best start to a season since 1991 (28-0) and won 10 matches in a row (Feb. 26-April 3) for the program's longest win streak since 2012 (18 in a row). It was the second 20-win season for head coach Jeff Nygaard and the 20th 20-win season in program history. The Trojans spent 13 weeks ranked in the top five and reached as high as No. 3 for the team's highest ranking since it was also No. 3 in 2015. USC led the MPSF for many weeks in all statistical categories but aces and finished the season as the NCAA leader in blocks (2.86 bps) with 16 matches in double-digits. The Trojans set a new school record for hitting percentage in a match (.691 vs. Dominican, Feb. 8) and hit better than .300 in 19 matches; and hit north of .400 in 10 contests.
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For more information on the USC men's volleyball team, please visit USCTrojans.com/MVB. Fans of the Trojans can follow @USCmensvolley on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
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