ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2026 preseason all-conference men's volleyball teams, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Wednesday featuring nine returning players from the 2025 All-SIAC lineup.
Benedict College placed four players on the preseason all-conference team, with outside hitter
Camron Petillo, middle hitters
Hakan Godoy and
Jared Brown, and libero
Cameron Long all receiving second-team recognition. Godoy was a second-team all-conference selection in 2025.
The Tigers were predicted to finish fourth in the six-team league.
Benedict will open the 2026 season on Jan. 31 on the road at Truett-McConnell. The home opener is Feb. 26 against Catawba College.
Preseason honors are as voted by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors.
| FIRST TEAM |
| POSITION |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Outside Hitter |
Isaiah Fedd* |
Fort Valley State |
Senior |
Apopka, Fla. |
| Outside Hitter |
Jaedyn Harris* |
Central State |
Junior |
Columbus, Ohio |
| Outside Hitter |
Richard Hendricks* |
Edward Waters |
Senior |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| Middle Hitter |
Taviian Martin* |
Fort Valley State |
Senior |
Chandler, Ariz. |
| Middle Hitter |
Simon Falayi* |
Central State |
Junior |
Columbus, Ohio |
| Libero |
Benjamin Latham* |
Central State |
Senior |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Setter |
Adam Sheppard |
Central State |
Senior |
Kettering, Ohio |
| – * RETURNING 2025 ALL-SIAC SELECTION |
| SECOND TEAM |
| POSITION |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Outside Hitter |
Alendy Sincoul* |
LeMoyne-Owen |
Sophomore |
Lake Worth, Fla. |
| Outside Hitter |
Rojey Hutchinson |
Edward Waters |
Sophomore |
Ocho Rios, Jamaica |
| Outside Hitter |
Camron Petillo |
Benedict |
Junior |
Punta Gorda, Belize |
| Middle Hitter |
Hakan Godoy* |
Benedict |
Junior |
Corozal, Belize |
| Middle Hitter |
Jared Brown |
Benedict |
Junior |
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Libero |
Cameron Long* |
Benedict |
Senior |
Rock Hill, S.C. |
| – * RETURNING 2025 ALL-SIAC SELECTION |
| PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Isaiah Fedd |
Fort Valley State |
Senior |
Apopka, Fla. |
| PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Benjamin Latham |
Central State |
Senior |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH |
| 1. Fort Valley State |
| 2. Edward Waters |
| 3. Central State |
| 4. Benedict |
| 5. LeMoyne-Owen |
| 6. Kentucky State |
