In its first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament, Cal Lutheran won the 2024 DIII men's volleyball national title in straight sets (25-22, 25-23, 25-23) over Vassar in Dubuque, Iowa at the Athletic Wellness Center.
Michael Stahl led the Cal Lutheran with 23 kills in the April 28th championship match helping the Kingsmen earn their first-ever national title.
Your 2024 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Division III National Champions! Kingsmen Volleyball! #OwnTheThrone pic.twitter.com/DVONOxecVz
— Cal Lutheran Athletics (@CLUSports) April 29, 2024
2024 DIII men's volleyball championship bracket:
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2024 DIII men's volleyball championship schedule:
National championship — Sunday, April 28
*All times ET
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First round — Friday, April 19
- Stevens 3, Hiram 0
- Vassar 3, Nichols 1
- Southern Virginia 3, St. Joseph's (L.I.) 0
- Loras 3, Trine 2
- Juniata 3, Springfield 2
- Wentworth 3, Lancaster Bible 0
- NYU 3, Baruch 0
- Cal Lutheran 3, Dominican (IL) 1
Second round — Saturday, April 20
Semifinals — Friday, April 26
2024 DIII men's volleyball championship history
Since the inaugural DIII men's volleyball tournament in 2012, the championship has been held every year, except for 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Springfield has a record five national titles, winning all but two of the first seven tournaments.
Check out the complete year-by-year results below:
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cal Lutheran (26-5) | Kevin Judd | 3-0 | Vassar | Dubuque, IA |
| 2023 | Stevens Institute (35-3) | Dan Buehring | 3-1 | North Central (IL) | Owings Mills, Md. |
| 2022 | Carthage (24-3) | JW Kieckhefer | 3-1 | Springfield | Kenosha, Wisc. |
| 2021 | Carthage (23-0) | JW Kieckhefer | 3-2 | Benedictine (IL) | Salem, Va. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | SUNY New Paltz (28-7) | Radu Petrus | 3-1 | UC Santa Cruz | Union, NJ |
| 2018 | Springfield (31-2) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | Stevens Institute | Kenosha, Wisc. |
| 2017 | Springfield (28-2) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-1 | SUNY New Paltz | Springfield, Mass. |
| 2016 | SUNY New Paltz (33-2) | Radu Petrus | 3-1 | Springfield | Rochester, N.Y. |
| 2015 | Stevens Institute (31-4) | Patrick Dorywalski | 3-0 | Springfield | Hoboken, N.J. |
| 2014 | Springfield (27-7) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | Juniata | Huntingdon, Pa. |
| 2013 | Springfield (32-3) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | Nazareth | Rochester, N.Y. |
| 2012 | Springfield (33-5) | Charlie Sullivan | 3-0 | Carthage | Springfield, Mass. |
