GREENVILLE, S.C. – Two members of the Barton College Men's Volleyball Team – sophomore outside hitter
Lawson Hink (Brookfield, Wis.) and junior middle blocker
Ryan Geraci (Mukwonago, Wis.) – earned 2026 All-Conference Carolinas accolades.
Both players were named to the all-league third team and earned all-conference laurels for the second straight year.
Hink led the team this year in kills (308) and digs (170) this year to go along with 16 service aces and 28 blocks.
Geraci ranked first on the team in blocks (108) to go along with 149 kills, 18 service aces and 20 digs this season.
Barton finished the year with a record of 12-16 including a 6-8 mark in conference play while earning a berth to the league championship.
2026 All-Conference Carolinas
Men's Volleyball Teams
FIRST TEAM
Caden Day, Belmont Abbey
Kory Grant, Mount Olive
Jibriel Elhaddad, Belmont Abbey
Aidan Feeney, Emmanuel
Davide Nicolini, Lees-McRae
Joseph Morris, Belmont Abbey
Luca Colombo, Mount Olive
SECOND TEAM
Zach Puentes, Belmont Abbey
Maksim Kazanov, Mount Olive
Tyler Kuehl, Erskine
Yoriano Velez Vega, North Greenville
Landon Richter, North Greenville
Jackson Lahey, Mount Olive
Alejando Leon, Belmont Abbey
THIRD TEAM
Lawson Hink, Barton
True Bauer, Erskine
Ryan Geraci, Barton
Brooks Ignosci, Mount Olive
Ben Fincham, Lees-McRae
Andrew Copp, North Greenville
Mikey Widmyer, Erskine
Offensive Player of the Year
Caden Day, Belmont Abbey
Defensive Player of the Year
Luca Colombo, Mount Olive
Freshman of the Year
Davide Nicolini, Lees-McRae
Coach of the Year
Sam Albus, Lees-McRae
