NEW YORK | The Skyline Conference's eight head men's volleyball coaches cast their votes on the 2023 edition of the all-conference team, selecting Ramapo grad student outside hitter Andrew Finnegan as the league's Player of the Year.
 
New Jersey City University freshman middle blocker Amaru Perales is the Rookie of the Year, while St. Joseph's-Long Island head coach Bill Kropp was tabbed as Coach of the Year for the second straight season by his peers.
 
Finnegan (above) paced the second-seeded Roadrunners in kills, digs and aces, while also ranking among the best in several statistical categories across the Skyline. The two-time Skyline Player of the Week led the league in kills and points, and is fifth in hitting percentage, as well as top 10 in digs and aces. He anchored a Ramapo squad that reached the conference final and fell to top-seeded St. Joseph's-Long Island in a five-set thriller.
 
Perales (below) is a two-time Skyline Rookie of the Week and finished the conference regular season among the top 10 in hitting, kills/set and points/set against the league's best. He helped the Gothic Knights secure the third set in the league's championship before falling to runner-up Ramapo in the semifinals.
 
Kropp, who shared Coach of the Year honors in 2022 with NJCU's Carlo Edra, guided St. Joseph's-Long Island to a perfect 14-0 record in league play in 2023, while posting an overall mark of 22-8 on his way to winning the award outright this spring. The Golden Eagles punched their ticket to the NCAAs in the championship win over Ramapo, capturing the Skyline's automatic bid to the tournament that begins later this week. St. Joseph's-LI will matchup with Messiah in the opening round. Kropp is in his seventh season as the Golden Eagles' head coach, and has now reached five straight conference finals, winning back-to-back championships.
 
Skyline season awards, as well as the all-conference teams, were determined by a vote of the league's head coaches.

The all-conference first team features three of Kropp's stars in former Player of the Year Mark Williams and teammates Tyler Anderson and CJ Johnson. Johnson, the Golden Eagles' setter, was named tournament Most Outstanding Player for the second straight season.
 
Joining Finnegan and the St. Joseph's-Long Island trio on the all-conference first team are: James Bajor and Brandon DaSilva of New Jersey City University; Ramapo's Conor Charlow; and libero Leonel Bravo of St. Joseph's-Brooklyn.  
 
The second team features Perales and libero Daniel Esteva of New Jersey City University; Frank Tello and Alex Helfant of St. Joseph's-Brooklyn; Marcus Garguilo of Purchase; Luke MacPherson of St. Joseph's-Long Island; and JoJo Meyer of Ramapo.
First Team

Tyler Anderson, St. Joseph's-Long Island (Sr., OH; Bellmore, N.Y.)
James Bajor, New Jersey City University (Sr., OH/OPP; Bayonne, N.J.)
Leonel Bravo, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (Jr., L/OH; Astoria, N.Y.)
Conor Charlow, Ramapo (Gr., MB; Towson, Md.)  
Brandon DaSilva, New Jersey City University (Sr., MB; Kearny, N.J.)
Andrew Finnegan, Ramapo (Gr., OH; Colts Neck, N.J.)
CJ Johnson, St. Joseph's-Long Island (Jr., S; Holbrook, N.Y.)
Mark Williams, St. Joseph's-Long Island (Jr., OH; Lake Grove, N.Y.)

Second Team

Daniel Esteva, New Jersey City University (Sr., L; Union, N.J.)
Marcus Garguilo, Purchase (So., MB; Port Washington, N.Y.) 
Alex Helfant, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (Sr., OH; Staten Island, N.Y.)
Luke MacPherson, St. Joseph's-Long Island (Fr., OH; Holbrook, N.Y.)
JoJo Meyer, Ramapo (So., S; Lindenhurst, N.Y.)
Amaru Perales, New Jersey City University (Fr. MB, Harrison, N.J.)
Frank Tello, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (Jr., MB; Quito, Ecuador)

Player of the Year: Andrew Finnegan, Ramapo
Rookie of the Year: Amaru Perales, New Jersey City University
Coach of the Year: Bill Kropp, St. Joseph's-Long Island (Seventh Season)