KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kaelen Ingram of St. Thomas (Fla.) has been named the NAIA Men's Volleyball Attacker of the Week, Veljko Culibrk of Missouri Baptist has been named the NAIA Men's Volleyball Defender of the Week, and Matheus Collares of St. Thomas (Fla.) has been named the NAIA Men's Volleyball Setter of the Week. The trio was selected based on their performances from March 3-9 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees.

Players of the Week are announced on Tuesdays on naia.org, Instagram, and X throughout the regular season.

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NAIA Men's Volleyball Attacker of the Week 

Kaelen Ingram, St. Thomas (Fla.) – SR – Opposite

• Totaled 83 kills in five wins for an average of 5.19 kills per set
• Recorded an attack percentage of .486 with 15 errors on 140 total attacks
• Added 22 digs on the week while also having nine total blocks
• Aided St. Thomas (Fla.) to a perfect 5-0 record last week with wins over Bethel (Ind.), St. John Fisher, RV Campbellsville (Ky.), Viterbo (Wis.) and Governors State (Ill.)

NAIA Men's Volleyball Defender of the Week

Veljko Culibrk, Missouri Baptist – JR – Middle Blocker

• Totaled 26 total blocks for an average of 2.00 blocks per set
• Recorded 11 total blocks in two of three matches last week against Cumberland (Tenn.) and Mount Mercy (Iowa) 
• Posted 10 service aces and 21 kills to his stat line for the week 
• Led Missouri Baptist to a 2-1 record last week with wins over Cumberland (Tenn.) and Clarke (Iowa)

NAIA Men's Volleyball Setter of the Week 

Matheus Collares, St. Thomas (Fla.) – GR– Setter

• Recorded 196 assists for an average of 12.25 assists per set in three matches
• Dished out a week-high 56 total assists in a 3-2 victory over RV Campbellsville (Ky.)
• Added 28 digs, four kills and five total blocks to his stat line for the week
• Helped his team to a perfect 5-0 record last week with wins over Bethel (Ind.), St. John Fisher, Campbellsville (Ky.), Viterbo (Wis.) and Governors State (Ill.) 

For a full archive of the 2025 NAIA Men's Volleyball Players of the Week, click HERE