Off the Block announced its finalists for 10 of the NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball national awards and the University of Hawai'i was represented on seven of the categories.
 
Outside hitter Stijn van Tilburg, opposite Rado Parapunov, and middle blocker Patrick Gasman are finalists for two awards. Van Tilburg is one of three finalists for the Karch Kiraly Award, given to the nation's best outside attacker, and International Player of the Year, presented to the best non-U.S. born player. Parapunov is also among the three International Player of the Year finalists, as well as the Bryan Ivie Award, given to the nation's best opposite.
 
Gasman is a finalist for both the Ryan Millar Award (best middle attacker) and National Blocker of the Year. Sophomore Gage Worsley is a finalist for the Erik Shoji Award (best libero) while brother Joe Worsley is one of three finalists for the Lloy Ball Award (best setter).
 
The award winners will be announced on Friday as part of Off the Block's College Men's Volleyball National Awards Presentation. Off the Block is the national award winning website that launched in 2011 and is the nation's leader in men's volleyball coverage.
 
LLOY BALL AWARD
The Lloy Ball Award is given to the nation's best setter in NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympic gold medalist and IPFW All-American setter Lloy Ball and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men's volleyball coaches and media members.
2019 finalists: Micah Ma'a, UCLA; Josh Tuaniga, Long Beach State; Joe Worsley, Hawai'i

BRYAN IVIE AWARD
The Bryan Ivie Award is given to the nation's best opposite in NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympian and USC All-American opposite Bryan Ivie and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men's volleyball coaches and media members.
2019 finalists: Kyle Ensing, Long Beach State; Gabi Garcia Fernandez, BYU; Angelos Mandilaris; Rado Parapunov, Hawai'i

KARCH KIRALY AWARD
The Karch Kiraly Award is given to the nation's best outside attacker in NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympic gold medalist and UCLA All-American outside attacker and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men's volleyball coaches and media members.
2019 finalists: TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State; Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai'i; David Wieczorek, Pepperdine

RYAN MILLAR AWARD
The Ryan Millar Award is given to the nation's best middle attacker in NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after former BYU All-American and U.S. Olympian Ryan Millar and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men's volleyball coaches and media members.
2019 finalists: Patrick Gasman, Hawai'i; Daenan Gyimah, UCLA; Tyler Mitchem, Lewis

ERIK SHOJI AWARD
The Erik Shoji Award is given to the nation's best libero in NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the current U.S. starting libero and former Stanford All-American libero Erik Shoji and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men's volleyball coaches and media members.
2019 finalists: Hayden Boehle, UC Santa Barbara; David Parker, UC Irvine; Gage Worsley, Hawai'i

INTERNATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
The International Player of the Year is presented to the best non-U.S. born player in NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball during the regular season. The award is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men's volleyball coaches and media members.
2019 finalists: Daenan Gyimah, UCLA; Rado Parapunov, Hawai'i; Stijn van Tilburg

NATIONAL BLOCKER OF THE YEAR
The National Blocker of the Year is annually awarded to the NCAA Division I-II men's volleyball player with the best front-row defensive performance during the regular season. This was the first national award organized by Off the Block and each year is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men's volleyball coaches and media members.
2019 finalists: Pedro Carvalho, Lincoln Memorial; Patrick Gasman, Hawai'i; Scott Stadick, UC Irvine