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2026 Men's Volleyball Roster

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Players

  • L L 5'7"
    Sr. Baden, Pa. Ambridge
    Senior Baden, Pa. Ambridge
  • OH OH 6'3"
    So. Shelocta, Pa. West Shamokin
    Sophomore Shelocta, Pa. West Shamokin
  • S S 5'11"
    Fr. Allentown, Pa. Dieruff
    Freshman Allentown, Pa. Dieruff
  • MB MB 6'4"
    Fr. Euclid, Ohio Villa Angela-St Joseph
    Freshman Euclid, Ohio Villa Angela-St Joseph
  • OH OH 6'3"
    So. Saegertown, Pa. Saegertown
    Sophomore Saegertown, Pa. Saegertown
  • OPP OPP 6'4"
    Jr. Covington, Wash. Tahoma
    Junior Covington, Wash. Tahoma
  • DS/L DS/L 5'10"
    Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Upper St. Clair
    Senior Pittsburgh, Pa. Upper St. Clair
  • S 6'3"
    Fr. Waterford, Pa. Fort LeBoeuf
    Freshman Waterford, Pa. Fort LeBoeuf
  • MB MB 6'5"
    So. Seattle, Wash. Bishop Blanchet
    Sophomore Seattle, Wash. Bishop Blanchet
  • DS/L DS/L 6'0"
    Sr. Wexford, Pa. Pine Richland
    Senior Wexford, Pa. Pine Richland
  • OPP OPP 6'2"
    Sr. Irwin, Pa. Norwin
    Senior Irwin, Pa. Norwin
  • OPP OPP 6'5"
    Fr. Fort Collins, Colo. Poudre
    Freshman Fort Collins, Colo. Poudre
  • OH OH 6'1"
    Sr. Cranberry, Pa. Seneca Valley
    Senior Cranberry, Pa. Seneca Valley
  • S S 6'2"
    Jr. Portland, Ore. Sunset
    Junior Portland, Ore. Sunset
  • S S 6'3"
    Jr. Erie, Pa. Mercyhurst Prep
    Junior Erie, Pa. Mercyhurst Prep
  • MB MB 6'6"
    Jr. Coraopolis, Pa. Montour
    Junior Coraopolis, Pa. Montour
  • MB MB 6'9"
    Sr. Butler, Pa. Butler
    Senior Butler, Pa. Butler

Staff Roster

Men's Volleyball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Henry Gorton

  • Assistant Coach

    David Gonzalez '25

  • Student Assistant

    Andrew McCloskey

2026 Men's Volleyball Roster
# Full Name Pos Ht. Academic Year Hometown / High School
1 Josh Hovan L 5-7 Sr. Baden, Pa. / Ambridge
2 Ezra Oesterling OH 6-3 So. Shelocta, Pa. / West Shamokin
4 Jack Herter S 5-11 Fr. Allentown, Pa. / Dieruff
5 Daelan Brandon MB 6-4 Fr. Euclid, Ohio / Villa Angela-St Joseph
7 Sam Draa OH 6-3 So. Saegertown, Pa. / Saegertown
8 Rex Dugan OPP 6-4 Jr. Covington, Wash. / Tahoma
9 Brandon Gala DS/L 5-10 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Upper St. Clair
13 Hayden Daubenspeck S 6-3 Fr. Waterford, Pa. / Fort LeBoeuf
14 Noah Leffingwell MB 6-5 So. Seattle, Wash. / Bishop Blanchet
15 Josh Pugh DS/L 6-0 Sr. Wexford, Pa. / Pine Richland
18 Tyler Hussey OPP 6-2 Sr. Irwin, Pa. / Norwin
19 George Schwalm IV OPP 6-5 Fr. Fort Collins, Colo. / Poudre
20 Will Zimmerman OH 6-1 Sr. Cranberry, Pa. / Seneca Valley
21 Ben Lowell S 6-2 Jr. Portland, Ore. / Sunset
23 Eli Olszowka S 6-3 Jr. Erie, Pa. / Mercyhurst Prep
35 Bryce Lizanich MB 6-6 Jr. Coraopolis, Pa. / Montour
51 Kaleb Proudfoot MB 6-9 Sr. Butler, Pa. / Butler

Men's Volleyball Coaching Staff

Men's Volleyball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Gorton, Henry HS Henry Gorton Head Coach
Gonzalez, David HS David Gonzalez '25 Assistant Coach
mccloskye, andrew student assistant Andrew McCloskey Student Assistant

Staff Roster

Men's Volleyball Coaching Staff