- Molten Division III Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship Tournament
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The Molten Division III Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship Tournament was formed due to a need for a culminating event for NCAA Division III men's volleyball. While the NCAA sponsors an annual national championship for men's volleyball (NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship Tournament), programs from all three divisions compete for just four berths in the yearly tournament. In the 35-year history of the men's tournament, no Division III program has earned a berth or been selected to participate in the NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship Tournament. Molten is the official volleyball of the NCAA championships.
Contents
Past Tournament results
Year Champion Runner-Up Third place Fourth place Score Venue 2011 Nazareth[1] Springfield Carthage Baruch 3-1 Nazareth 2010 Springfield[2] UC Santa Cruz Carthage Nazareth 3-1 Carthage 2009 Juniata Stevens UC Santa Cruz Ramapo ? Ramapo 2008 Springfield Vassar UC Santa Cruz Juniata ? Springfield 2007 Juniata Carthage Springfield Stevens ? Juniata 2006 Juniata UC Santa Cruz Stevens Rivier ? Stevens 2005 Juniata Carthage Stevens Medaille ? Stevens 2004 Juniata Medaille UC Santa Cruz Eastern Mennonite ? Eastern Mennonite 2003 Springfield Juniata La Verne Stevens ? Juniata 2002 Springfield La Verne NYU Lehman ? NYU 2001 Springfield D'Youville Clarke Vassar ? Springfield 2000 UC San Diego NYU D'Youville Stevens ? Stevens 1999 La Verne D'Youville Clarke Juniata ? Clarke 1998 Juniata La Verne Springfield Eastern Mennonite ? Springfield 1997 Springfield New Jersey Tech Carthage College UC San Diego ? Juniata Tournament Final Match Appearances
- 7 appearances: Juniata (1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
- 6 appearances: Springfield (1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010)
- 3 appearances: La Verne (1998, 1999, 2002)
- 2 appearances:
Carthage (2005, 2007)
D'Youville (1999, 2001)
UC Santa Cruz (2006, 2010)
- 1 appearance:
Nazareth (2011)
New Jersey Tech (1997)
NYU (2000)
Stevens (2009)
UC San Diego (2000)
Vassar (2008)
Tournament Titles
- 6 - Juniata (1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
- 6- Springfield (1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010)
- 1
Nazareth (2011)
La Verne (1999)
UC San Diego (2000)
Tournament Appearances
- 10 appearances: Juniata (1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
- 8 appearances: Springfield (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- 6 appearances: Stevens (2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
- 5 appearances: UC Santa Cruz (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)
- 4 appearances: La Verne (1998, 1999, 2002, 2003)
- 3 appearances:
Carthage (2005, 2007, 2010)
D'Youville (1999, 2000, 2001)
- 2 appearances:
Clarke (1999, 2001)
Eastern Mennonite (1998, 2004)
Medaille (2004, 2005)
Nazareth (2010, 2011)
NYU (2000, 2002)
UC San Diego (1997, 2000)
Vassar (2001, 2008)
- 1 appearance:
Lehman (2002)
New Jersey Tech (1997)
Ramapo (2009)
Rivier (2006)
Championship's Committee
The Molten Division III Men’s Invitational Volleyball Championship committee consists of:
Kathy DeBoer (AVCA executive director)
Doug Beal (USA Volleyball chief executive officer)
Ivan Marquez (EIVA Commissioner/EIVA representative)
Bob Newcomb (UC Irvine/at-large representative)
John Speraw (UC Irvine/AVCA board of directors men’s representative)
Jerry Matacotta (NECVA)
Stuart Robinson (SUNY New Paltz athletics director/NECVA)
Dan Harris (Milwaukee School of Engineering athletics director/Midwest-West representative).Notes
See also
- NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship
- NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship Tournament
- NECVA Championship Tournament
External Links
Categories:- College sports championships in the United States
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