2026 Dominican University New York Men's Volleyball Team Picture. Photo by DUNY Sports Information.

2026 Dominican University New York Men's Volleyball Roster

Season

Roster
No.	Name	Yr.	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/High School	Previous College	Major
1	Darius Brown	Yr.: r-Fr	Pos.: L	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 150	Hometown/High School: Bronx, N.Y. / Salesian	Previous College:	Major: Psychology
2	Shido Amakata	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: L	Ht.: 5-8	Wt.: 155	Hometown/High School: Naha, Japan / Okinawa ChristianSchool International	Previous College:	Major: Psychology
3	Seth Terry	Yr.: r-Fr	Pos.: S	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Westhampton Beach, N.Y. / Westhampton Beach	Previous College: St. Thomas Aquinas College	Major: Criminal Justice
5	Tobias Marandet	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: MB	Ht.: 6-6	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School: Massapequa, N.Y. / Plainedge	Previous College:	Major: Childhood Education
6	Ayden Shaw	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: OH	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 180	Hometown/High School: Centennial, Colo. / Eagle Crest	Previous College:	Major: Biology
7	Jackson Shaw	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: OH	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 168	Hometown/High School: Centenial, Colo. / Eagle Crest	Previous College:	Major: Health Sciences/Physical Therapy
8	Gavin Tate	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: OH	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 220	Hometown/High School: Appleton, Wis. / Appleton North	Previous College:	Major: Biology
9	Dennis Ancheta	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: L	Ht.: 5-9	Wt.: 150	Hometown/High School: Aurora, Colo. / Smoky Hill	Previous College:	Major: Psychology
10	Jaiden Wilcox	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: S	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School: Meridian, Idaho / Meridian	Previous College:	Major: Marketing
11	Jacob Davidson	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: OPP	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Bloomington, Ind. / Bloomington South	Previous College:	Major: Physical Therapy
14	Phillip Kurisko	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: OPP	Ht.: 6-1	Wt.: 165	Hometown/High School: Nanuet, N.Y. / Nanuet	Previous College: Rockland Community College	Major: Health Sciences
15	Carsen Gore	Yr.: r-So	Pos.: OPP	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 210	Hometown/High School: Rocklin, Calif. / Whitney	Previous College:	Major: Business Management
18	Hunter Paio	Yr.: So	Pos.: MB	Ht.: 6-9	Wt.: 215	Hometown/High School: Pahoa, Hawaii / Pahoa	Previous College:	Major: Nursing
22	Phinehas Wiley	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: OH	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 185	Hometown/High School: Cedarburg, Wis. / Cedarburg	Previous College:	Major: Business Management
23	Tommaso Falchi	Yr.: Jr	Pos.: MB/OPP	Ht.: 6-6	Wt.: 190	Hometown/High School: Spoleto, Italy / Dobson	Previous College:	Major: Finance/Mathematics
25	Alejandro Miranda	Yr.: Sr	Pos.: L	Ht.: 5-11	Wt.: 170	Hometown/High School: Bayamon, Puerto Rico / Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola	Previous College: American International College	Major: Biology
32	Luke Gavin-Ruple	Yr.: So	Pos.: MB	Ht.: 6-10	Wt.: 220	Hometown/High School: Haddonfield, N.J. / Camden Catholic	Previous College:	Major: Finance
33	Andrew Rose	Yr.: Fr	Pos.: S	Ht.: 6-2	Wt.: 175	Hometown/High School: Toronto, Canada / Neil McNeil	Previous College:	Major: Criminal Justice

Head Coach: Patrick Ernst, third season (Kean University '24)

Assistant Coach: John Chang

Captain: Alejandro Miranda, Ayden Shaw

Manager: Taesean Diaz

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.

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