TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released its first-ever All-PAC men's volleyball teams and conference award winners Tuesday evening. The postseason accolades were decided through voting by the league's seven head coaches.

The All-PAC teams and award winners were announced on a selection show broadcast by the PAC Sports Network. To view the archived broadcast, Click Here.

Highlighting the major award winners was Thiel College freshman outside hitter Ezra Oesterling earning both the PAC Player and Newcomer of the Year awards after he helped the Tomcats post a 22-6 record, a single-season school record for wins, and claim the PAC Championship in the first year men's volleyball was a conference sport. The PAC Defensive Player of the Year honor went to Geneva College senior defensive specialist Joshua Sangrey. 

Earning PAC Coach of the Year accolades was Thiel head coach Dylan Lasher. 

Oesterling claimed two of the PAC's top awards following a remarkable freshman campaign. He was the PAC leader in total kills with 407 and aces with 44, while ranking second in kills per set (3.91) and fourth in hitting percentage (.283). The 6'3" outside hitter did most of his damage in PAC matches. He served 31 of his 44 aces in conference tilts and posted 13 or more kills in nine PAC matches, highlighted by a 16-kill performance on .652 hitting in the PAC Championship Game sweep over Grove City College. Oesterling was named to the All-Tournament Team following the final match.

In addition to leading the PAC, Oesterling is one of the top hitters in the country. His 407 kills, the most by any freshman across all divisions, also ranks fifth overall in Division III and seventh in the nation. 

Sangrey's stellar career at Geneva is capped off with the first-ever PAC Defensive Player of the Year award. He was a two-time All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) player prior to the PAC sponsoring volleyball this year, including a First Team selection last year after he led the AMCC in digs.

This season, Sangrey topped the PAC in digs with 299, as well as digs per set with 3.29, which ranked sixth in Division III. He became the first Geneva player ever to reach 1,000 career digs, getting his 1,000th in a game against Thiel on Feb. 18th and then two days later, set the program record with 28 digs in one match in a five-set win over Saint Vincent. Sangrey completed his career with 1,189 digs, which is fifth all-time in Division III history.

While this is the first PAC Men's Coach of the Year award for Lasher, it's the second PAC award of his career. He was the 2017 Women's Coach of the Year while serving as the head coach at Chatham University. In earning this year's recognition, Lasher guided the Tomcats to 14 consecutive wins over PAC teams, including a 12-0 mark in the regular season before posting 3-0 wins over Saint Vincent College and Grove City to win the league title and the program's first NCAA Tournament berth.

The Tomcats, who will bring a 15-match winning streak into the postseason, open the NCAA Tournament Thursday night at 6:30 pm in a first-round match against St. Joseph's (Long Island). The match will be played at Southern Virginia University, who is hosting the Regional this weekend and will play the winner Friday in the second round.

The PAC also released its 2025 PAC Sportsmanship Team. The PAC Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all PAC teams.

PAC Award Winners
PAC Player of the Year: Thiel freshman outside hitter Ezra Oesterling (Shelocta, Pa./West Shamokin)
PAC Defensive Player of the Year: Geneva senior defensive specialist Joshua Sangrey (Landisburg, Pa./Homeschooled)
PAC Newcomer of the Year: Thiel freshman outside hitter Ezra Oesterling (Shelocta, Pa./West Shamokin)
PAC Coach of the Year: Thiel head coach Dylan Lasher
 

All-PAC First Team
Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown/High School
Benjamin Shelestak	Chatham	RS	Fr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel
Joshua Sangrey	Geneva	DS	Sr.	Landisburg, Pa./Homeschooled
Derek Chiang	Hiram	OH	Sr.	Markham, Ontario/Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Kyle Martini	Hiram	RS/MH	Sr.	Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley
Shawn McSwiggen	Saint Vincent	RS	Jr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson
Ben Lowell	Thiel	S	So.	Portland, Ore./Sunset
Ezra Oesterling	Thiel	OH	So.	Shelocta, Pa./West Shamokin
Kaleb Proudfoot	Thiel	MB	Jr.	Butler, Pa./Butler

All-PAC Second Team
Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown/High School
Luke Hoolahan	Chatham	LIB	Fr.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills
Logan Pack	Chatham	OH	So.	Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
Evan Puhl	Geneva	OH	Jr.	McMurray, Pa./Peters Township
Andrew Ubinger	Geneva	RS	Jr.	Valencia, Pa./North Catholic
Tieg Malcolm	Grove City	MB	Jr.	New Philadelphia, Ohio/Homeschooled
Ben McVey	Grove City	DS	Fr.	Midlothian, Va./Cosby
Matthew Albano	Hiram	S	Sr.	Huntington Beach, Calif./Servite
Zebadiah Wyant	Saint Vincent	OH	Jr.	Martinsburg, Pa./Central

All-PAC Honorable Mention
Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown/High School
Riley Burdett	Bethany	OH	Fr.	Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson
RJ Nagg	Chatham	S	Fr.	Erie, Pa./McDowell
Owen Kelley	Geneva	OH	So.	Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield
Craig Fair	Grove City	S	So.	Stevens, Pa./Cocalico
Keith Otto	Grove City	OH	Fr.	Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford
Quintin Norris	Grove City	RS	Sr.	Savannah, N.Y./North-Rose
Jackson Genicola	Saint Vincent	S	Fr.	North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin
Tyler Nelson	Saint Vincent	OH	So.	Greensburg, Pa./Greater Latrobe
Jake Dies	Thiel	RS	Sr.	Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs
David Gonzalez	Thiel	LIB	Sr.	El Paso, Texas/Eastwood
Bryce Lizanich	Thiel	MB	So.	Coraopolis, Pa./Montour