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2017 Carthage College Men's Volleyball Roster

Mike Gryniewicz
Mike Gryniewicz
Mike Gryniewicz
Mike Gryniewicz
Mike Gryniewicz
Brittney DeMik
Brittney DeMik
Johanna Heidorn

15 Griffin Shields

  • Position RS
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-8 / 210
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • High School Neuqua Valley

Biography

2017:  American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America First Team… All-Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League First Team…Recipient of the Joseph F. Simmons Award... Named Sports Imports / AVCA Division III Men's Player of the Week on 3/28… named MCVL Offensive Player of the Week on 3/14… appeared in 20 matches as a senior… led the Red Men and ranked 8th nationally with 3.81 kills per set and 4.52 points per game…  finished with 240 kills and a .341 hitting percentage... has season-high 25 kills against Steven on 3/25... recorded five or more blocks three times, including seven against MSOE on 3/1.

2016: Named Sports Imports / AVCA Division III Men's Player of the Week on March 1, 2016....Named Frank Falduto Male Athlete of the Year...Played in 28-of-29 matches...Led the Red Men with 364 kills and 4.00 kills per set....Tied for the team-lead with 37 service aces.... Second on the team with 89 blocks and 0.98 blocks per set... Fifth on the team with 119 digs and 1.31 digs per set... Earned Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League Offensive Player of the Week on February 3, March 2, and March 30...Named Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League Offensive Player of the Year.... Named First Team All-MCVL.... Earned American Volleyball Coaches Association First Team All-American.... Ranked fourth in NCAA Division III with 4.00 kills per set...Ranked third in NCAA Division III with 4.95 points per set.

2015:  Named American Volleyball Coaches Association second-team All-America and first-team All-Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League…Named Frank Falduto Male Athlete of the Year...played in 26-of-29 matches and made 23 starts…team-leader with 3.82 kills per set and a .319 attack percentage…collected a team-leading 48 service aces…averaged 1.41 digs per set and 0.96 blocks…had double-figure kills in 17 matches, including a career high of 25 against Kean on March 13 and SUNY-New Paltz on March 18…named Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League “Defensive Player of the Week” on Jan. 28…named AVCA “NCAA Division III Player of the Week” on March 24.

2014:  Played in six matches and averaged 1.56 kills per set

High School:  Named honorable mention All-Upstate 8 Conference his senior year, as well as Daily Herald and Naperville Sun all-area…his senior-year team went 32-6, won both league and regional titles and reached the sectional finals…coached by Erich Mendoza…Illinois State Scholar, National Merit scholar, Upstate 8 Conference all-academic and a four-year honor student.

Personal:  Double major in finance and marketing with a minor in economics. 

Single-Match Career Highs (Thru 2017):
Kills  25 (three times)
Attacks  56 vs. MSOE (3/1/17)
Assists  2 (two times)
Service Aces  6 (two times)
Digs  17 vs. Lakeland (3/25/15)
Blocks  8 vs. Lakeland (3/19/16)

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2014Freshman

    Middle Blocker/Right Side
    6'8" 195 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2015Sophomore

    Middle Blocker/Right Side
    6'8" 195 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2016Junior

    Right Side
    6'8" 210 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2017Senior

    Right Side
    6'8" 210 lbs
    15