Roster

No.	Player	Year	Pos.	Height	High School	Hometown	Degree
1	Matthew Talamantes	2011	S	5' 11"	Viewpoint HS	Sylmar, CA	Psychology
4	Anthony Aponte	2010	L	5' 6"	Haverhill HS	Haverhill, MA	Communication
5	Bryan McDermand	2009	OH	6' 3"	Montini Catholic HS	Palatine, IL	Sports Management
6	Michael Biuso	2011	L	5' 9"	Ward Melville HS	South Setauket, NY	Communication
7	Jay Neveu	2008	OH	6' 3"	East Providence HS	Riverside, RI	Graphic Design
8	Zac Falconer	2008	OH	6' 1"	Ludlow HS	Ludlow, MA	Graphic Design
9	Joshua Aberly	2010	OH	6' 1"	Palatine HS	Palatine, IL	Communication
10	Timothy MacMillan	2009	OH	6' 0"	Haverhill HS	Haverhill, MA	Communication
11	Erik Kostanski	2008	OH	6' 3"	Minnechaug Regional HS	Hampden, MA	Finance
12	Matthew Hartmann	2008	S	6' 0"	Agawam HS	Feeding Hills, MA	Criminal Justice
13	LeRoy Cooper	2008	MH	6' 4"	Claremont HS	Claremont, CA	Hotel Management
14	James Beck	2011	OH	6' 3"	Havre de Grace HS	Havre de Grace, MD	Graphic Design
15	Mark Thomas	2010	MH	6' 3"	Minnechaug Regional HS	Wilbraham, MA	Sports Management
16	Max Daley	2011	MH	6' 5"	Cranston East HS	Cranston, RI	Pre-Law
17	Matthew Sadowski	2009	S	6' 1"	Agawam HS	Feeding Hills, MA	Psychology

Captains: Erik Kostanski and Jay Neveu
Manager: Carlos Mena

Coach

Men's and Women's Volleyball Coach David Hildebrandt, a Wisconsin native, joined the Newbury College Athletics staff in July 2001. His impact to both volleyball programs is without question. He has won a combined 242 games during 7 years on the Nighthawks' bench. This is more than any coach at the college for any sport.

The success of the women's program was immediate under Coach Hildebrandt. He has posted winning records in 5 of 7 seasons while setting the school record for wins in a season 5 times. The team won a school record 23 matches during the 2006 season. The team won the NCAA Division III Northeast Independent Championships in 2006 and 2007. He was named Coach of the Year during 2006 for the entire Association of Division 3 Independents. He has coached two players that led the NCAA in a national statistical category, while five players have been named to the Association of Division III Independents All-Conference team. Hildebrandt won his 100th career Women's Volleyball match during the Independent Championship match on November 5, 2006 against University of Maine - Presque Isle.

Coach Hildebrandt, also a member of the Newbury College Admission staff, took a men's program from last place to winning the NECVA New England Title in 2008. The team won a school record 33 matches in the 2008 season while finishing with their highest national ranking of #6. Before he started coaching, the Men's Volleyball team had never won a match, and now he has had winning records the last 5 years. He has coached two All-Americans, 11 NECVA All-Conference Players, 16 NECVA All-Academic Team members, and three National Player of the Week honorees. During the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons, the entire team was named a NECVA Academic team by having a combined GPA of over 3.0. The 2007 and 2008 teams won the ECAC North Men's Volleyball championship. He won his 100th career Men's Volleyball match on January 22, 2008 against Johnson & Wales University (RI).

Coach Hildebrandt is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association and the New England Women's Volleyball Association. He is on the AVCA Head Coaches Committee for Women's Volleyball and is an AVCA poll voter for both Men's & Women's Volleyball. Hildebrandt is on the ECAC Men's Volleyball Championship Committee. He has coached both teams to Bard College Tournament Championships and the men's team to the New Jersey City Gothic Knight championship. He was named the Coach of the Year at Newbury College for the 2003-2004, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 academic years. He also has coached 6 Newbury College Scholar Athlete of the Year Award Recipients.

Before he came to Newbury, he was an Assistant Boy's and Girl's Volleyball Coach at LaSalle Academy, a private Catholic high school, in Providence, Rhode Island during the 2000 and 2001 seasons. The girl's team won the Class B State championship, while the boy's team lost in the finals.

Coach Hildebrandt graduated from Johnson & Wales University with an A.S. in Culinary Arts and a B.A. in Food Service Management (with a concentration in Sociology) in 2001. As a captain of the Johnson & Wales Men's Volleyball team, the team won a GNAC and NECVA New England Division Championship. The team was ranked as high as #11 in the AVCA Coaches Poll during his time at JWU. Hildebrandt was president of the Junior Class and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee for two years while at JWU. Hildebrandt currently resides in Dorchester, MA.

Assistant Coach

Bob Benson joined the Newbury Athletic Department in August 2004 as the assistant coach for the Men's & Women's Volleyball teams. A Maine native, Coach Benson has been playing volleyball for over 25 years. He began with club play in Maine and also played for Augustana College's (SD) club team. Upon graduation from Augustana, he continued playing volleyball. Coach Benson is also a certified high school and college official when he is not playing or coaching. His coaching experience includes coaching adult volleyball players and basketball at various levels.

Coach Benson is very involved in every facet of the coaching staff. He is instrumental in working with the offense and serving. His knowledge for the game has brought the Nighthawks to a new level of success. "Coach Bob brings a ton to the table and is key piece to our success. The teams wouldn't have had the success we have had without him," says Head Coach David Hildebrandt.

Outside his coaching responsibilities, Coach Benson sells real estate in the Greater Boston area with Pathway Homes Real Estate Group. Coach Benson is also a practicing attorney focusing in labor and employment law.

Assistant Coach

Aaron Montgomery joined the Newbury Volleyball Coaching staff in December of 2007. He has been playing, coaching and organizing volleyball at some level for the last 16 years. This includes all types of volleyball from indoors, outdoor grass and outdoor sand. Coach Montgomery has played in a number of AVP qualifier events and other national tournaments. He has coached junior national club teams and boys and girls high school teams as an assistant and head coach. Most recently he was involved in running most of the major outdoor volleyball events in Arizona before relocating to Massachusetts. Beyond Newbury, he is also the head coach for the Northeastern Women's Club Team and the Head Coach for the Beaver Country Day School High School Girls program. Coach Montgomery is also Impact certified for USAV and is working on his CAP I certification along with being a member of the AVCA. Outside of volleyball Aaron enjoys spending time with his volleyball friends and loves playing Wii sports.