Ingram, Negrao Earn Spots on NAIA All-America Team
May 7, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo - Kaelen Ingram and Gabriel Negrao, both of St. Thomas, represent the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) on the 2026 NAIA Men's Volleyball All-America Team, which was announced Thursday.
Ingram earned a spot on the first team, with Negrao landing on the third team. Both earned second-team honors in 2025.
The duo helped St. Thomas win the AAC regular-season and tournament championships. The Bobcats advanced to the NAIA National Championship for the second year in a row. Both earned a spot on the All-AAC First Team, with Ingram receiving Player of the Year honors.
Here is the complete NAIA All-America Team:
2026 NAIA Men's Volleyball All-Americans
First Team
| NAME | INSTITUTION | YEAR | POSITION | |
| Matthew Hamm | 
|
The Master's (Calif.) | SR | S |
| Trace Oswald ^ |
|
The Master's (Calif.) | SO | OH |
| Isaac Seltzer # |
|
The Master's (Calif.) | SR | Opp |
| Matt Pennala % | 
|
Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Gr | OH |
| Caydann Cox # & |
|
Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Jr | OH |
| Adrian Figueroa | 
|
Park (Mo.) | So | OH |
| Guglielmo Illotti | 
|
Mount Mercy (Iowa) | So | OPP |
| Murillo Silva |
|
Park (Mo.) | Fr | MB |
| Kaelen Ingram & | 
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) | Gr | OPP |
Second Team
| NAME | INSTITUTION | YEAR | POSITION | |
| Joao Infante | 
|
Cumberland (Tenn.) | Jr | OH |
| Pedro Zavatini | 
|
Campbellsville (Ky.) | So | MB |
| Horatio Maumasi | 
|
OUAZ (Ariz.) | Jr | MB |
| Andres Velez * % |
|
Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Sr | LB |
| Moises Ortiz |
|
Park (Mo.) | So | MB |
| Gustavo Kehl Bauer |
|
Mount Mercy (Iowa) | So | S |
| Richard Struska ^ |
|
Mount Mercy (Iowa) | So | L |
| Luca Hasse | 
|
Missouri Valley | Sr | OPP |
| Ben Cemeno-Castillo | 
|
William Penn (Iowa) | Sr | OH |
Third Team
| NAME | INSTITUTION | YEAR | POSITION | |
| Tiago Silva | 
|
Westcliff (Calif.) | Jr | MB |
| Alonzo Vega |
|
Campbellsville (Ky.) | So | S |
| Gabriel Pizza |
|
Westcliff (Calif.) | Sr | OH |
| Thomas Dunkley | 
|
Bethel (Ind.) | Jr | OH |
| Jaber Badarne | 
|
Lourdes (Ohio) | Sr | OH |
| Caeden Salmen |
|
OUAZ (Ariz.) | Gr | OH |
| Preston Schmidt ^ |
|
The Master's (Calif.) | Jr | L |
| Loan Fargier |
|
Missouri Valley | Fr | OH |
| Andre Lucas Alves Leandro | 
|
Grand View (Iowa) | Sr | MB |
| Gabriel Negrao & |
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) | So | OH |
Key
* - 2024 2nd Team
# - 2024 3rd Team
^ - 2025 3rd Team
% - 2025 1st Team
& - 2025 2nd Team