ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its SIAC Men’s Volleyball Players of the Week on Tuesday, April 8, honoring student-athletes for impressive performances in matches played last week.
Central State's Jaedyn Harris,
Benjamin Latham and
Adam Sheppard were recognized.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – JAEDYN HARRIS, CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY
Outside Hitter | Sophomore | Columbus, Ohio
Harris led the team and conference this week in points per set, averaging 4.4 points a set. He had a career high night against Benedict College scoring 24 points. Harris also had 5 service aces, that sealed him atop of the conference books for aces in a 4-set match.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – BENJAMIN LATHAM, CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY
Libero/Defensive Specialist | Junior | Jacksonville, Fla.
Latham led the team and conference in digs for the week with a total of 42, averaging a conference high week with 4.67 digs per set. He also lead the nation this past with the 4.67 digs per set. Latham had a career and conference high digs for a 4-set match this weekend against Benedict College. Also solidified his name in the national record book for a top 2 dig performance in a 4-set match for the 2025 season. Latham stands at No. 2 in digs per set in all of NCAA NC.
SETTER OF THE WEEK – ADAM SHEPPARD, CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY
Setter | Junior | Kettering, Ohio
Sheppard led the conference this week in assist per set averaging 11.4 assist a set. He also had a career and conference high night with 52 assist during a 4-set match win against Benedict College.
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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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