WINDSOR, Ont. – The U SPORTS All-Canadians and major award winners in men's volleyball were announced on Wednesday night (March 11) in Windsor at the 2026 U SPORTS Men's Volleyball All-Canadian Awards.
Killian Donovan, a second-year management major at the University of Guelph and outside hitter on the Gryphons men's volleyball team, was named a U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian following a sensational sophomore season.
Killian Donovan has emerged as one of the country's premier attackers and has been named a U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian, marking the first time in his brief collegiate career he has been recognized at the national level. Donovan, a second-year outside hitter, was one of the main focal points in the Gryphon attack all season long. The Sydney, Australia native started in all 20 of his team's regular season games, leading the OUA with 286 kills, was second in conference with 339.5 total points while receiving plenty of service with 680 total attacks. Donovan was also a weapon on the service line for the Gryphons as he was 5th in the OUA with 28 aces. The management major at the U of G has scored over 20 points in six of his matches this season, including recording a season-best 22 points on two occasions. In his team's four-set win over the Windsor Lancers on November 29, Donovan reached the 22-point mark, scoring a season-high 22 kills. He reached the 22-point mark again against the TMU Bold on January 31 when he had 21 kills on a season-best .450 hitting percentage in his team's four-set win. Donovan becomes the eighth Gryphon in program history to be named an All-Canadian and first since Johnny Pickett (2023-24).
2025-26 U SPORTS Major Award Winners – Men's Volleyball
Outstanding Player of the Year – Mason Greves, UBC Thunderbirds
Rookie of the Year – Kale Orr, Mount Royal Cougars
Coach of the Year – Michael Hawkins, UBC Thunderbirds
Student-Athlete Community Service Award – Fehin Awobodu, Waterloo Warriors
2025-26 U SPORTS All-Canadians – Men's Volleyball
U SPORTS First Team All-Canadians
Darian Koskie, Windsor Lancers
Maxime Gratton, Toronto Varsity Blues
Maxime St-Denis, Montreal Carabins
Charles St-Aubin, Laval Rouge et Or
Mason Greves, UBC Thunderbirds
Kaden Schmidt, TWU Spartans
Zach van Geel, UBCO Heat
U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadians
Reed Venning, Queen's Gaels
Killian Donovan, Guelph Gryphons
Max Losier, Laval Rouge et Or
Étienne Grenier, Montreal Carabins
Jacob Sargent, Alberta Golden Bears
Emmett Graham, Saskatchewan Huskies
Anselm Rein, TWU Spartans
2025-26 U SPORTS All-Rookie Team – Men's Volleyball
Carson Francis, Queen's Gaels
Mekhi Fitzgerald, McMaster Marauders
Félix-Antoine Perron, Laval Rouge et Or
Étienne Grenier, Montreal Carabins
Kale Orr, Mount Royal Cougars
Matthew Brown, Calgary Dinos
Parker Ocampo, UBC Thunderbirds
