PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s volleyball head coach Shawn Olmstead announced the program’s 2020 recruiting class on Thursday.
"We're looking forward to welcoming this year's recruiting class to campus this fall," Olmstead said. "It's always an exciting time for these young men and our team as we continue to build our program here at BYU. We've got great existing leadership on our current roster that will be great mentors to these incoming recruits as they transition to playing Division I volleyball."
The Cougars welcome nine new athletes as part of this year's recruiting class. With five recruits named to the 2020 AVCA High School All-America Watchlist, BYU's class tied for 10th in the VolleyballMag.com recruiting rankings. The Cougars' incoming class represents four states from around the country, including Arizona, California, Illinois and Nevada.
ANTHONY CHERFAN | OPPOSITE/OUTSIDE HITTER | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Last School: Bishop Alemany HS
Clubs: Santa Monica Volleyball Club, Sports Academy, Mamba Sports Academy
- Three-time Scholar-Athlete honoree
- 2019 Chatsworth Varsity Tournament Champion
- 2019 Mission League All-League Second Team
DAVID HAWKINS | OUTSIDE HITTER | CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA
Last School: Clovis HS
Clubs: Clovis Volleyball Club, Central Cal Volleyball Club, Pacific Rim Volleyball Academy, Tsunami Volleyball Club
- First-place finish at 2019 NVCA Far Westerns
- 2019 Central Section Champions
- 2018 DI Northern California Regional Runner-up
- Ninth place at 2019 BJNC
- 2020 AVCA All-America Watchlist
COOPER JARMAN | SETTER | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Last School: Palo Verde HS
Last Club: Vegas United Volleyball Club
- 2019 State Champion
- 2019 All-State First Team
- Gold medal at Winter Volleyball Championships
- Silver medal at SCVA Junior Boys Invitational
- 17 USA BJNC All-Tournament Team
IAN LITTLE | OPPOSITE HITTER | TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA
Last School: Temecula HS
Club: Forza 1 Volleyball Club
- Three-time All-League First Team
- 2018 All-CIF Team Division 5
ZEO MEYER | SETTER | WHEATON, ILLINOIS
Last School: Wheaton-Warrenville South HS
Clubs: Sports Performance VB, 949 Volleyball Club, Future 18 Elite
- 14 AAU National Champions MVP
- 2019 17 Open BJNC All-Tournament Team (Third-place finish)
- Second place at 2019 High Performance Championships (International division)
- 2020 AVCA All-America Watchlist
JACK PALMER | OUTSIDE HITTER | ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA
Last School: La Costa Canyon HS
Club: Wave Volleyball
- 2020 AVCA All-America Watchlist
- 2019 CIF San Diego Section Semifinals
- 2018 CIF San Diego Section Champions
MIKS RAMANIS | OUTSIDE HITTER | WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA
Last School: Northgate HS
Club: Pacific Rim Volleyball Academy
- Two-time Diable Athletic League MVP
- 2019 NVCA Far Westerns Champions
- 2020 AVCA All-America Watchlist
CALEB SORENSON | MIDDLE BLOCKER | WHEATON, ILLINOIS
Last School: Wheaton North HS
Club: Pipeline Volleyball Club
- Set high school single-season aces record with 50
- 2019 All-Conference
- 2019 Academic All-Conference
- 2020 AVCA All-America Watchlist
BRIGHAM SPILSBURY | OUTSIDE HITTER | MESA, ARIZONA
Last School: Mesa HS
Clubs: Aspire Volleyball Club, EVJ Volleyball Club
- 2019 Arizona Club Champions
- 2019 All-State First Team
- Led the state in kills in 2018-19
- Two-time All-Region First Team
- 2020 AVCA All-America Watchlist