BUENA VISTA, Va. - On Monday afternoon, the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) released its annual postseason awards for the 2026 season.

For the third consecutive season, the CVC Player of the Year award lands in Buena Vista. After another All-American caliber season, Gehrig Tolman was named CVC Player of the Year and Setter of the Year, voted on by the Head Coaches of the conference.

Despite missing a few games to injury, Tolman is once again amongst the best across Division lll in assists per set, boasting a mark of 9.27. 

As team captain, he's navigated the defending national champions to another superb regular season, despite losing all but one starter to graduation. Defensively, he's tallied 135 digs and 33 total blocks and becomes just the second player in conference history to be named Player of the Year and Setter of the Year in the same season.

Joining him on the First Team is outside Brady Dastrup. After a heroic performance in last year's NCAA Final Four, the sophomore from Colorado Springs has embraced the spotlight as one of the Knights leading attackers. Dastrup has totaled 271 kills and over 50 blocks, while being recognized as a CVC Player of the Week once.

Tommy Forese, a rising star for Southern Virginia, was given a nod to the Second Team All-Conference. Forese notched over 10 kills in all but one match against CVC opponents and leads the team in total kills with 281, the fifth most in program history.

Nathan Mitchell and Jason Wang round out the All-Conference selections for Southern Virginia with spots on the Third Team. Mitchell led the team in blocks throughout the year. His 70 block assists are tied for second most in a season in program history.

Jason Wang became the second team captain for Southern Virginia to be named to an All-Conference team. Wang, an opposite from Virginia Beach, has been a key cog in the Knights' lineup. He's totaled over 60 blocks while hitting an impressive .462, the best mark on the team and one of the best in the country.

Up Next: CVC Tournament

Newly minted Player of the Year Gehrig Tolman and the Knights look to successfully defend their CVC crown during this week's conference tournament.

Southern Virginia, the top seed in the tournament, and No. 2 Juniata received a bye into the semifinal round to be held at the Holekamp Gymnasium in Lexington, Virginia this Friday. They await their opponents, the winners of the quarterfinal matchups on Tuesday evening.

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