Cal Lutheran, making his first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, won the 2024 DIII men's volleyball national title in straight sets (25-22, 25-23, 25-23) against Vassar at the Athletic Wellness Center in Dubuque, Iowa. I defeated him and won.
Michael Staal led Cal Lutheran in the championship match April 28 with 23 kills, helping the Kingsmen win their first national title.
2024 DIII Men's Volleyball Championship Standings:
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2024 DIII Men's Volleyball Championship Schedule:
National Championship — Sunday, April 28th
*All times are Eastern Time
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Round 1 — Friday, April 19th
Round 2 — Saturday, April 20th
Semi-finals — Friday, April 26th
2024 DIII Men's Volleyball Championship History
Since the inaugural DIII Men's Volleyball Tournament was held in 2012, the championship has been held every year except in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Springfield won all but two of his first seven tournaments, giving him his five national titles, the most in history.
Check out the full year-by-year results below.
Year | Champion (record) | coach | Score | runner-up | site |
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2024 | Cal Lutheran (26-5) | kevin judd | 3-0 | Vassar | Dubuque, Iowa |
2023 | Stevens Institute (35-3) | Dan Buehling | 3-1 | North Central (Illinois) | Owing Mills, Maryland |
2022 | Carthage (24-3) | JW Kiekkefer | 3-1 | springfield | Kenosha, Wisconsin. |
2021 | Carthage (23-0) | JW Kiekkefer | 3-2 | Benedictine (Illinois) | Salem, Virginia |
2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
2019 | SUNY New Paltz (28-7) | Radu Petrus | 3-1 | University of California Santa Cruz | Union, New Jersey |
2018 | Springfield (31-2) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | stevens institute | Kenosha, Wisconsin. |
2017 | Springfield (28-2) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-1 | SUNY New Paltz | Springfield, Massachusetts |
2016 | NYU New Paltz (33-2) | Radu Petrus | 3-1 | springfield | Rochester, New York |
2015 | Stevens Institute (31-4) | Patrick Driewalski | 3-0 | springfield | Hoboken, New Jersey |
2014 | Springfield (27-7) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | Juniata | Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. |
2013 | Springfield (32-3) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | Nazareth | Rochester, New York |
year 2012 | Springfield (33-5) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | carthage | Springfield, Massachusetts |