State College, Pa., April 20, 2000 - Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association conference officials announced the 2000 All-EIVA first and second teams, along with the Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year this afternoon.

Penn State led the way with five overall selections. Three Nittany Lions earned first team honors including, outside hitter Carlos Guerra (Fr./Tampico, Mexico), opposite hitter Zelimir Koljesar (Fr./Kitchener, Ont.) and setter Jose Quinones (So./Bayamon, P.R.). Middle blockers Dan Hoechst (Jr./Madison, Wis.) and Adam Whitescarver (Sr./Deltona, Fla.) were both named to the second team.

Quinones was named the Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Player of the Year, which is given annually to the conference's most valuable player. Koljesar was honored as the EIVA newcomer of the year. A complete list of both teams follows.

Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Player of the Year: Jose Quinones, S, SO, Penn State
EIVA Newcomer of the Year: Zelimir Koljesar, OPP, FR, Penn State

All-EIVA Honorees

First Team:
Carlos Guerra, OH, FR, Penn State
Jason Hamernick, MB, SR, Rutgers-Newark
Rod Kirby, OH, SR, Juniata College
James Klimkoski, MB, SR, Springfield
Zelimir Koljesar, OPP, FR, Penn State
Jose Quinones, S, SO, Penn State
Rob Schwarz, OH, SR, NYU
Alvaro Velasco, S, SO, Concordia
Josh Zuidema, OH, SO, NJIT

Second Team:
Fernando Fuentes, OPP, JR, NJIT
Dominic Griffin, S, SO, NYU
Dan Hoechst, MB, JR, Penn State
Mitch Kallick, MB, SO, NYU
Carlos Lopez, OH, FR, Concordia
Jason Moore, OH, SR, Juniata
Shervin Rankin, OPP, SR, Concordia
Christos Tsamadias, OH, SR, Rutgers-Newark
Adam Whitescarver, MB, SR, Penn State

EIVA Division III All-Stars

First Team:
Dominic Griffin, S, SO, NYU
Mitch Kallick, MB, SO, NYU
Rod Kirby, OH, SR, Juniata College
James Klimkoski, MB, SR, Springfield
Jason Moore, OH, SR, Juniata
Rob Schwarz, OH, SR, NYU

Second Team:
Levi Gundert, OH, FR, NYU
Charlie Haer, OH, SR, Springfield
Kevin Moore, S, SO, Juniata
David Paine, MB, SO, Vassar
Tucker Short, S, FR, Springfield
Chris Wright, MB, JR, SUNY New Paltz