ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2025 preseason all-conference men's volleyball teams, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Wednesday featuring seven returning players from the 2024 All-SIAC lineup.
Preseason honors are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
| FIRST TEAM |
| POSITION |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Outside Hitter |
Jaxon Hicks* |
Fort Valley State |
Senior |
Beach Park, Ill. |
| Outside Hitter |
Tyrone Sands* |
Central State |
Senior |
Nassau, Bahamas |
| Outside Hitter |
Isaiah Fedd* |
Fort Valley State |
Junior |
Apopka, Fla. |
| Middle Hitter |
Alain Tamo-Noche* |
Central State |
Senior |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Middle Hitter |
Raheem Thomas* |
Fort Valley State |
Graduate |
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Setter |
Jose Gallardo* |
Fort Valley State |
R-Senior |
North Chicago, Ill. |
| * – RETURNING 2024 ALL-SIAC SELECTION |
| SECOND TEAM |
| POSITION |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Outside Hitter |
Richard Hendricks |
Edward Waters |
Junior |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| Outside Hitter |
Zion Beckford |
Benedict |
Senior |
Nassau, Bahamas |
| Outside Hitter |
Camron Petillo |
Benedict |
Sophomore |
Punta Gorda, Belize |
| Middle Hitter |
Trent Findley* |
Kentucky State |
Senior |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| Middle Hitter |
De’Andrae Taylor |
Benedict |
Senior |
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Setter |
Kendersley Marcellin |
Benedict |
Junior |
Orlando, Fla. |
| * – RETURNING 2024 ALL-SIAC SELECTION |
| PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Jaxon Hicks |
Outside Hitter |
Fort Valley State |
Senior |
Beach Park, Ill. |
| PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Richard Hendricks |
Outside Hitter |
Edward Waters |
Junior |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH |
| 1. Fort Valley State |
| 2. Central State |
| 3. Edward Waters |
| 4. Benedict |
| 5. Kentucky State |
| 6. Morehouse |
| 7. LeMoyne-Owen |
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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