Men's VolleyBall

Date: 14.04.2010

Age: 142 days

HIGH POINT, N.C. - The King College duo of Ariel Apolinario and Joel Salva were named to the 2010 All-Conference Carolinas First Team, the league office recently announced.

Apolinario, a senior from Miami, Fla., led the team with 208 kills, as he averaged 3.2 per set. Apolinario had a hitting percentage of .342 for the season. He also served 22 aces and was credited with nine assists through the season.

Salva, a junior and Lake Mary, Fla., native, totaled 695 assists in 2010 and averaged 11.4 per set. During the season he added 33 kills and served 33 aces, a team best.

King ended the season with a 13-7 record and a 4-4 conference mark which was tied for third.

The squad was selected by head coaches from the five member schools in the first year for men's volleyball as a conference sport.

All-Conference First-Team

Christiaan Rombaut, Mount Olive -Outside Hitter

Chad Mercado, Lees-McRae -Middle Blocker

Ariel Apolinario, King -Middle Blocker

Noel Garcia, Mount Olive - Opposite

Jose Lanier, Mount Olive -Middle Blocker

Felix Reimundo, Mount Olive- Libero

Joel Salva, King- Setter

Freshman of the Year

Adam Miracle, Mount Olive -Outside Hitter

Player of the Year

Christiaan Rombaut, Mount Olive -Outside Hitter

Coach of the Year

Cole Tallman, Mount Olive

Regular Season Champion

Mount Olive College