Meet the 2025 Daily Southtown Boys Volleyball All-Area Team

Four standouts from Marist, the back-to-back state champions, highlight first and second teams.

First Team

Jeremiah Aro, Sandburg, senior, right-side hitter: Tallied 354 kills, 199 digs and 48 aces to lead Eagles to state quarterfinals. Conference’s player of the year. Illinois Volleyball Coaches Association first team all-state. Committed to Princeton.

Andrew Flores, Lincoln-Way West, senior, libero: Chalked up 277 digs and 139 assists. Third team all-state. All-conference.

Pawel Greczek, Reavis, senior, outside hitter: Totaled 280 kills on .420 hitting percentage. Added 172 digs, 34 aces, 34 blocks. Conference’s player of the year. Honorable mention all-state.

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, Marist, senior, middle hitter: Notched 282 kills with program-record .600 hitting percentage. Also had 87 blocks. All-conference. Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions MVP. First team all-state.

John Mikrut, Brother Rice, senior, right-side hitter: Totaled 219 kills, 122 digs, 32 blocks, 22 aces. Catholic League’s player of the year. Second-team all-state. Committed to Trine.

Matthew Muehlnickel, Lincoln-Way East, senior, outside hitter: Notched 300 kills, 137 digs, 36 assists, 32 blocks, with .265 hitting percentage. First team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Lindenwood.

Krystian Paluch, Reavis, senior, libero: Had 523 digs, 58 aces, 98% service rating. First team all-state. All-conference.

Madan Sundaram, Lincoln-Way East, senior, libero: Had 252 digs, 20 aces, 2.43 passing percentage. Second team all-state. All-conference.

Christian Teresi, Marist, senior, setter/right-side hitter: Finished with 359 kills, 638 assists, 212 digs, 86 blocks, 28 aces for back-to-back state champions. First team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Ohio State.

Nathen Toth, Marist, senior, outside hitter: Racked up 332 kills, 168 digs, 65 blocks, 50 aces for back-to-back state champions. Second team all-state. All-conference. Committed to MIT.

Oisin Walsh, Oak Lawn, senior, middle hitter: Had 199 kills, 78 blocks, 63 digs, 31 aces, with .326 hitting percentage. All-conference. Committed to Lincoln Memorial.

Charlie Zeiler, Stagg, junior, libero: Broke program record with 330 digs. Owned 95.4% serve-receive percentage. Third team all-state. All-conference.

Second Team

Colin Alvers, Lincoln-Way Central, senior, libero: Came through with 380 digs and 15 aces. All-conference. Committed to Augustana.

Will Ashum, Sandburg, senior, middle hitter: Collected 216 kills, 25 blocks, 78 digs. Second team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Aurora University.

Rorey Donnelly, Marist, senior, libero: Recorded 371 digs and 122 assists for back-to-back state champions. All-conference. RedHawk Invitational MVP.

Jackson Fowler, Providence, senior, opposite hitter: Tallied 283 kills, 140 digs, 48 blocks, 41 aces. All-conference. Committed to Barton.

Vaughn Goberville, Brother Rice, senior, middle hitter: Had 158 kills, 66 blocks and .410 hitting percentage. Honorable mention all-state. All-conference.

Elijah Landeros, St. Laurence, senior, outside hitter: Notched 318 kills, 195 digs, 57 blocks, 40 aces. Third team all-state. All-conference. Committed to North Central College.

Caleb Madden, Homewood-Flossmoor, senior, middle hitter: Put down 200 kills with .309 hitting percentage. Added 74 blocks. All-conference. Committed to Indiana Tech.

Sebastian Pardol, Argo, junior, outside hitter: Totaled 323 kills, 160 digs, 60 assists, 54 aces, 33 blocks, with .296 hitting percentage. All-conference.

Ahmad Powell, Homewood-Flossmoor, senior, outside hitter: Injuries kept numbers down but notched 251 kills, 137 digs, 20 aces, 19 blocks, with .263 hitting percentage. Third team all-state. All-conference.

Aydin Provost, Mount Carmel, senior, opposite hitter: Had 212 kills, 119 digs, 47 blocks, 28 aces, with .356 hitting percentage. All-conference. Committed to Illinois Wesleyan.

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, Sandburg, senior, outside hitter: Chalked up 171 kills, 135 digs. 43 aces. Honorable mention all-state. All-conference. Committed to Sacred Heart.

Hunter Vedder, Lincoln-Way West, senior, outside hitter: Ended up with 248 kills, 186 digs, 25 blocks. All-conference. Committed to Trinity Christian.

Honorable Mention

• Bryan Ahrendt, Homewood-Flossmoor, senior, libero.
• Logan Baechtold, Lincoln-Way Central, senior, middle hitter.
• Devlin Biggs, Marist, senior, outside hitter.
• Oliver Bilik, Shepard, sophomore, outside hitter.
• Colin Dargan, Lincoln-Way West, senior, opposite hitter.
• Charles Davidson, Oak Forest, senior, outside hitter.
• Aaron Dennie, Sandburg, senior, outside hitter.
• Scott Dinnon, Andrew, senior, outside hitter.
• Tommy Doherty, Marist, senior, middle hitter.
• Easton Donausky, Sandburg, junior, setter.
• Ryan Dziadkowiec, Lockport, senior setter.
• Adam Gieser, Lockport, senior, outside hitter.
• Surendran Heyward, Homewood-Flossmoor, sophomore, outside hitter.
• Alexander Jakowicki, Argo, senior, setter.
• Jeremy Lin, De La Salle, senior, outside hitter.
• Andrew Lubinski, Providence, senior, setter/libero.
• Zach Mikrut, Brother Rice, senior, outside hitter.
• Nathan Mungcal, Tinley Park, junior setter.
• Michael Pigott, St. Rita, junior, outside hitter.
• Yahir Silva, T.F. United, junior, outside/right-side hitter.
• Dennis Tocila, Stagg, senior, setter.
• Evan Topel, St. Laurence, junior, middle hitter.
• Jozef Walus, Reavis, senior, outside hitter.
• Brandon Wilke, Reavis, senior, middle hitter.

Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.