Aldis Berzins

Stevenson University

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The ninth head coach in program history, Berzins was named head men's volleyball coach in October, 2016.

Mustangs were ranked in the preseason poll in 2019 and 2020
Led Stevenson to a 12-5 record in a shortened 2020 season, including a win over No. 6 Rivier
Posted a 30-4 record in 2019, advancing to the MAC Championship game
Reached a program high No. 3 ranking on April 2, 2019
Ranked at No. 1 in the NCAA West Regional Rankings on March 29, 2019
Won the inaugural MAC Championship in 2018
Advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2018, after sweeping Elms in the First Round
Led the Mustangs to a 20-12 record and the CVC semifinals in 2017

AVCA First Team All-American (1): 2019: Landon Shorts
AVCA Second Team All-American (2): 2020: Logan Smiley; 2019: Nate Reynolds
AVCA All-Region (1): 2020: Logan Smiley
Off the Block/Molten DIII National Outside Attacker of the Year (1): 2019: Landon Shorts
Off the Block Preseason All-American (2): 2020: Nate Reynolds; 2019: Landon Shorts

MAC Player of the Year (2): 2019: Landon Shorts; 2018: Landon Shorts
Rookie of the Year (1): 2018: Nate Reynolds
All-MAC First Team (7): 2019: Landon Shorts, Christian Taylor, Nate Reynolds; 2018: Landon Shorts, Nate Reynolds, Logan Smiley, Derek Tangorra
All-MAC Second Team (3): 2019: Jason Gardner, Derek Tangorra; 2018: Jason Gardner

All-ECAC First Team (2): 2018: Landon Shorts; 2017: Landon Shorts
All-ECAC Honorable Mention (1): 2017: Nate Ellis
Continental Volleyball All-Conference (3): 2017: Landon Shorts, Derek Tangorra, Nate Ellis

AVCA Team Academic Award (2): 2020, 2018
MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete (1): 2019: Landon Shorts
Academic All-MAC (6): 2019: Landon Shorts, Christian Taylor; 2018: Landon Shorts, Jason Gardner, Derek Tangorra, Logan Smiley

2017 MIVA Hall of Fame Inductee
2002 Ohio State University Hall of Fame Inductee
Member of the USA Volleyball Men's Collegiate Volleyball Commission
Served as keynote speaker at the 2008 Molten Division III Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship in Springfield, Mass.
Senior Director of Sports Development and Coaching Education for Special Olympics International based in Washington, D.C. (July 2001 - December 2015)

1984 Olympic Gold Medalist
1983 United States men's volleyball MVP
1985 World Cup All-Tournament selection
USA Volleyball 75th Annual All-Era Team
1986-92 Professional Volleyball Player in Italy
1975-78 Ohio State University
Led the Buckeyes to four straight NCAA Final Four appearances, including an appearance in 1977
1977 and 1978 MIVA Player of the Year
Three-time All-MIVA First Team selection
1977 and 1978 NCAA All-Tournament Team selection
1977 and 1978 Volleyball Magazine All-American

Berzins Year-by-Year
Year	Overall	Pct.	Conference	Pct.	Finish	Notes
2017	20-12	.625	10-4	.714	3rd
2018	22-9	.709	12-0	1.000	1st	MAC Champions/NCAA Quarterfinals
2019	30-4	.882	13-1	.929	2nd
2020	12-5	.706	3-1	.750	--	Season cut short due to COVID-19
Totals	84-30	.737	38-6	.864		1 conference titles, 1 NCAA appearance

Berzins graduated from Ohio State in 1978 and completed his Master’s in Computer Science from San Diego State University in 1996.
Berzins and his wife, Mara, have three sons, Kris, Mik, and Dainis
Kris played professionally in Athens, Greece and Kalgenfurt, Austria, after his career at Loyola University Chicago, later as an Assistant Coach, Loyola University Chicago won 2 back to back NCAA National Championships in 2014 and 2015
Mik was on the first NCAA National Championship Team in 2011 for Ohio State University and played in Ostrava, Czech Republic and Groningen, Netherlands
Dainis played at Loyola University Chicago, and was a member of their first National Championship team in 2014.

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