The East Coast Conference has announced its Scholar-Athletes of the Year and sophomore Griffin Monrad from the Roberts Wesleyan University Men's Volleyball team was the conference choice for the Men's Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Roberts Wesleyan garnered three individual sport awards as Monrad, Brynn King (Women's Outdoor Track and Field) and Zachary Hall (Men's Cross Country) each earned awards. All nine of the ECC's core member institutions were represented with award winners, led by Roberts Wesleyan (3) and Molloy (3), followed by Mercy (2), Queens (2), and Staten Island (2), and including Daemen (1), District of Columbia (1), D'Youville (1), and St. Thomas Aquinas (1). Associate indoor track and field member Holy Family (2) and associate women's bowling member Kutztown (1) also made the list. 

Monrad, a sophomore who carries a 3.98 GPA in mathematics, was tabbed the men's volleyball ECC Elite 20 Award winner this spring. The RWU opposite hitter led the ECC with 43 service aces while ranking fourth in points (308), fifth in kills (242), and seventh in hitting percentage (20.1%).

In the ECC Championship tournament, Monrad posted 10 kills and a .368 hitting percentage with three digs, two service aces, and two blocks assists in the semifinals before adding nine points, seven kills, two block assists, and a service ace in the title game. Monrad also earned ECC Player of the Week honors twice throughout the 2025 season.