The Windsor Lancers are pleased to announce that men's volleyball head coach James Gravelle has been named the OUA coach of the year, as announced Tuesday by Ontario University Athletics.
 
In addition, Zach Albert and Anthony DeGirolamo have been named first team all-stars, and Luca Nastase and Gustavo Siqueira were named second team all-stars.
 
The Windsor Lancers produced their best regular season result in program history in 2022-23, and at the helm of their monumental mark was Gravelle.

Gravelle got the best out of his Windsor squad this season, leading them to a 15-5 record and a second-place regular season finish in the OUA. This success also had the Lancers listed in the national ranking's multiple times, wrapping up the regular season as the No. 5 squad in the country.

En route to their first OUA championship appearance coming up this Saturday, Gravelle saw four members of the team earn all-star status this season and helped guide a well-rounded Windsor team that was effective both offensively and defensively this season. The proof is in the numbers for Gravelle's group, as they ranked among the provincial leaders in kills per set (4th in OUA), hitting percentage (3rd in OUA), assists per set (4th in OUA), and service aces per set (1st in OUA), digs per set (2nd in OUA), blocks per set (2nd in OUA), and points per set (1st in OUA).

The Windsor, Ont. local and former Lancer men's volleyball player himself joined his alma mater in 2013 and in wrapping up his 10th season as the team's bench boss, earns his first conference coach of the year selection.
 
The complete list of 2022-23 OUA men's volleyball award winners and all-stars is as follows:

Most Valuable Player – Evan Falardeau, Toronto Varsity Blues
Rookie of the Year – Chris Zimmerman, Queen's Gaels
Coach of the Year – James Gravelle, Windsor Lancers
Dale Iwanoczko Award of Merit – Mateusz Wlodarski, McMaster Marauders

First Team All-Stars
Evan Falardeau, Toronto Varsity Blues
Erik Siksna, Queen's Gaels
Jackson Young, Nipissing Lakers
Mateusz Wlodarski, McMaster Marauders
Zach Albert, Windsor Lancers
Josh Fadare, York Lions
Alex King, TMU Bold
Grant Reddon, Brock Badgers
Jonathan Pickett, Guelph Gryphons
Andrew Tauhid, York Lions
Liam MacArthur, Waterloo Warriors
Daniel Tudor, Toronto Varsity Blues
Jacob Walker, TMU Bold
Anthony DeGirolamo, Windsor Lancers

Second Team All-Stars
Benjamin Kerkhoff, McMaster Marauders
Josiah Esau, Western Mustangs
Cole Duncanson, Queen's Gaels
Kyler Code, Brock Badgers
Joshua Wilkinson, RMC Paladins
Tyler Pavelic, McMaster Marauders
Jasraj Nijjar, York Lions
Luca Nastase, Windsor Lancers
Josh Nicholson, Nipissing Lakers
Fehin Awobodu, Waterloo Warriors
Gustavo Siqueira, Windsor Lancers
Mitchell Neuert, Toronto Varsity Blues
Owen Kelly, Western Mustangs
Wojciech Kraj, McMaster Marauders

All-Rookie Team
Chris Zimmerman, Queen's Gaels
Devin Cooney, Brock Badgers
Trent O'Brien, Nipissing Lakers
Dennis Cota, York Lions
Michael Hickey, Toronto Varsity Blues
Aly Saydam, Trent Excalibur
Reed Venning, Queen's Gaels