Lexington, KY — For the third-straight year in his prolific Hawks career, State University of New York at New Paltz senior opposite Pat Wing was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American.
 
The AVCA announced its 2024 All-American selections Monday with Wing earning his second First-Team All-American selection, becoming just the fifth Hawk in program history to earn multiple first-team national recognitions, joining alums Steven Woessner (2016 & 2017), Christopher Husmann (2015 & 2016), Christian Smith (2015 & 2016) and Tim Ferriter (2013 & 2014), while joining just Matthew Grace '21, Smith '16 and Woessner '17 as three-time honorees.
 
Wing concluded his four-plus SUNY New Paltz career with one of his best seasons. He proved once again as one of the best in the country, finishing sixth in the country in points per set and fourth in kills per set, while finishing eighth in total kills despite missing the last three matches due to a season-ending ankle injury.
 
In 23 matches and 79 sets played, Wing totaled 372 kills and 416.5 points, averaging 4.71 kills and 5.27 points per set, while hitting a productive .345 on the season on 789 attempts. He added a team leading 28 aces with 11 assists offensively, while defensively finished with 108 digs, finishing second on the team in digs per set (1.37) with 31 total blocks.
 
Against nationally ranked competition, Wing averaged 4.27 kills, 4.85 points and 1.21 digs pet set, while hitting .292 in 10 matches played. One of his best games of the season came against No. 12 ranked NYU, as he stymied a comeback for the Hawks as the team looked to keep its playoff hopes alive. Wing rallied the Hawks from two sets down to force a deciding fifth set after totaling 23 kills on 43 attempts, hitting a staggering .442 with an ace and two digs with 24.5 points before suffering an injury that forced him to sit out the final set to help finalize the comeback.
 
Wing ended his career as one of the best to suit up for SUNY New Paltz. He finished with 1,056 kills — fourth most in program history — with a career hitting percentage of .345, 10th best in program history, while his 114 service aces landed tied for seventh most all time.
 
To view the full AVCA All-American teams, click here.


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