The Medgar Evers College men's volleyball team received recognition at the CUNYAC/Pepsi Postseason Honors on Wednesday, April 10.

Nius St. Clair was named Rookie of the Year, Teresa Rodriguez was named Coach of the Year, Enmanuel Jaquez and Cody Ramsey were named second team All-Stars, and Kareem Cyrus was named to the Sportsmanship Team.

St. Clair is the first Cougar to receive a major postseason award from the conference since 2004, when Andre Edwin was named the CUNYAC Player of the Year. He leads Medgar Evers in kills (317) and hitting percentage (.334), which individually ranks first and second in the CUNYAC. His averages of 4.66 kills per set and 5.33 points per set are third-best in Division III. St. Clair is also second on the team in aces (27), third on the team in digs (133), fifth in blocks (23), and fifth in assists (20).

In just her second season at the helm of the Cougars' program, Rodriguez has led Medgar Evers to a winning season for the first time since 2003. The Cougars, who are 16-6 on the year, will be making their first appearance in the semifinals of the CUNYAC Championship since 2005. She is just the second CUNYAC Coach of the Year in the program's history, after Avril O' Neal in 2003.

Jaquez was second on Medgar Evers with 200 kills and is tied for seventh in the CUNYAC with 2.82 kills per set. Jaquez also posted a team-best 30 service aces and 175 digs, and his totals of 0.42 aces per set and 2.46 digs per set are fourth and sixth-best in the CUNYAC, respectively.

Ramsey was one of two team members who started all 22 matches for MEC this season. He is tenth in the CUNYAC with a .206 hitting percentage. Ramsey is also third on MEC in kills (105), fourth in service aces (24), fourth in digs (79), and fourth in blocks (25). 

Cyrus contributed valuable senior leadership, as well as 278 assists, 72 digs, and 21 aces, to the Cougar effort this season.