The 2023 All- Orange Empire Conference awards were selected and the Rustlers landed two on list.
Freshman setter Jaden Kodongan was selected to the first team ALL-OEC for his efforts. Kodongan led the Rustlers with 468 assists for an average of 6.88 per set and was second on team in digs at 129. Both those numbers put him in the top in the conference as well.
Freshman opposite Ezra Vlad was selected to the second team ALL-OEC for his efforts. Vlad led the Rustlers with a .252 hitting percentage and racked up 85 kills while also leading the team with 36 total blocks.
2023 Men's Volleyball All-Orange Empire Conference
Co-Most Valuable Players of the Year:
Demetre Gossett, Irvine Valley College
Sebastian Lara, Orange Coast College
Coach of the Year: Rory Jones, Irvine Valley College
First Team All-Orange Empire Conference
Kaina Alvarez, IVC
Adam Schulte, IVC
Hide Nakamura, OCC
Elgin Liu, OCC
Trent Douphner, OCC
Cameron Gramatica, SCC
Adam Masura, SCC
Jaden Kodongan, GWC
Second Team All-Orange Empire Conference
Julio Gutierrez, IVC
Damon Kooiman, IVC
Myles Henderson, OCC
Landon Seymour, OCC
Caleb Merold, SCC
Ezra Vlad, GWC
Andrew Ramos, FUL