2009 Tennessee Tech Volleyball Media Guide

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Location: Cookeville, TennesseeFounded: 1915 Enrollment: 10,796President: Dr. Robert (Bob) BellAthletics Director: Mark WilsonSports Info Director: Rob SchabertSID Volleyball Contact: Steve AppelhansNickname: Golden EaglesColors: Purple and GoldConference: Ohio ValleyAffiliation: NCAA Division IArena: Eblen Center (10,152)

Head Coach: John Blair Alma Mater: Tennessee (1976)Career Record: 352-463 (25 years)Record at Tech: 78-102 (6 years)Assistant Coach: Jessica LaneAthletic Trainer: Joe ErdeljacTeam Athletic Trainer: Steve HopkinsTeam Manager: Don Hardcastle, Brandon Lenior2008 Record: 19-132008 OVC Record: 14-4 (1st)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/4Starters Returning/Lost: 4/3

Tech Quick Facts

The 2009 Tennessee Tech Volleyball guide was produced by the Sports Information Office. Writing, editing and layout by Sports Information Assistant Steve Appelhans. Photography by TTU Photo Services, Tony Marable and Jim Dillon. Special thanks to Judy Hees, Karen Lykins, Brandon Goodwin, Nicholas Heidelberger and Dewayne Wright. Cover design and production by WD Stone and Associates, Cookeville, Tenn. Printed by Multi-Ad, Peoria, Ill.

Tennessee Tech University: A constituent university of the Tennessee Board of Regents. R027-000-10. An AA/EEO/Title IX/Section/ADA University .

Contents / Credits

Shown on the front cover are three seniors #11 Teresa Craig, #6 Amanda Lindgren and #4 Katie Kenline. On the back cover are juniors #1 Laura Pierce, #8 Marie Ped-dicord, #5 Leah Meffert, #14 Melanie Culp and head coach John Blair.

On the Covers

Tech’s 2009 Seniors: Katie Kenline, Teresa Craig, Amanda Lindgren with head coach John Blair

WELCOME TO GOLdEn EaGLE VOLLEYBaLL

What’s Inside 2009 Schedule .........................................22009 Roster/Team Photo .....................32009 Season Outlook ........................ 4-5Returnees Profiles.............................6-19Newcomers Profiles ...................... 20-22Ohio Valley Conference ......................23Head Coach John Blair ................ 24-25Assistant Coach Jessica Lane............26Golden Eagle Athletics Honors ........272009 Opponents ............................ 28-29Vs. All-Opponents .................................302008 Season in Review ................ 31-322008 OVC Tournament ................ 33-35Golden Eagles In Tourney Play.........362008 Statistics ........................................37OVC in 2008 ........................................... 38

2008 OVC Leaders ................................39Tech All-Time Participation ...............40Golden Eagle Honors ................... 41-42Individual Match Records ..................43Individual Season Records ................44Individual Career Records .................45Year-by-Year Results ..................... 46-49Cookeville, Tennessee .........................50This is Tennessee Tech ........................51Athletic Administration ......................52Athletic Staff ...........................................53Academic Support ........................ 54-55Sports Hall of Fame ..............................56Sports Medicine ....................................57Strength & Conditioning ............ 58-59Media Relations.....................................60

At left: 2009 OVC Player of the Year Leah Meffert

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Date OppOnent LOcatiOn timeAugust29-30 at Tennessee Lady Vol Invitational Knoxville, Tenn. (at right)

september4-5 at Appalachian State Invitational Boone, N.C. (at right)11-12 at Louisville Invitational Louisville, Ky. (at right)18 Southeast Missouri * COOKEVILLE 7 p.m.19 Eastern Illinois * COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.22 Jacksonville State * COOKEVILLE 7 p.m.25 UT Martin * COOKEVILLE 7 p.m.26 Murray State * COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.

OctOber2 at Austin Peay * Clarksville, Tenn. 7 p.m.3 at Tennessee State * Nashville, Tenn. 2 p.m.9 at Eastern Illinois * Charleston, Ill. 7 p.m.10 at Southeast Missouri * Cape Girardeau, Mo. 6 p.m.16 Eastern Kentucky * COOKEVILLE 7 p.m.17 Morehead State * COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.23 at Murray State * Murray, Ky. 7 p.m.24 at UT Martin * Martin, Tenn. 2 p.m.30 at Jacksonville State * Jacksonville, Ala. 7 p.m.

NOvember6 Tennessee State * COOKEVILLE 7 p.m.7 Austin Peay * COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.13 at Morehead State * Morehead, Ky. 6 p.m.14 at Eastern Kentucky * Richmond, Ky. 3 p.m.19-23 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament TBA TBA

December3-6 at NCAA Tournament – First/Second Round TBA TBA10-13 at NCAA Tournament – Regionals TBA TBA17-19 at NCAA Tournament – Final Four TBA TBA

All times listed are Central* Denotes OVC matches bold denotes home matches

August 29-30Tennessee InvitationalSaturday, Aug. 29 vs. Tennessee, 11 a.m. vs. Lipscomb, 5 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 30 vs. Western Kentucky, 10 a.m.

September 4-5Appalachian St. InvitationalFriday, Sept. 4 vs. North Florida, 4 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 5 vs. William & Mary, 9 a.m. vs. Appalachian State, 6 p.m.

September 11-12Louisville Invitational Friday, Sept. 11 vs. Louisville, 6 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 12 vs. Liberty, 10 a.m. vs. Toledo, 4 p.m.

Golden Eagle Tournaments

2009 GOLdEn EaGLE sChEduLE

Coach Blair talks with the Golden Eagles


Front row, from left: Laura Pierce, Leah Meffert, Katie Kenline, Amanda Lindgren, Teresa Craig, Marie Peddicord, Melanie CulpBack row, from left: head coach John Blair, manager Don Hardcastle, Madison Comperry, Kelsey Gray, Katrina Dvorken, Stacey Butts, Heather Asplund, athletic trainer Steve Hopkins, assistant coach Jessica Lane

aLphaBETICaL ROsTER

gOLDeN eAgLe vOLLeYbALL stAFFHead coach: John Blair (Tennessee, 1976) team Athletic trainer: Steve HopkinsAssistant coach: Jessica Lane (USC Aiken, 2005) team managers: Don Hardcastle Brandon Lenior

GOLdEn EaGLE ROsTER

2009 Golden Eagle Volleyball Team

NO. NAme Ht Yr pOs. Hometown/High school major1 Laura Pierce 5-8 Jr. OH Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins HS Secondary Education 2 Heather Asplund 6-0 Fr. OH Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago HS Psychology4 Katie Kenline 5-8 Sr. L Ossain, Ind./Norwell HS Marketing5 Leah Meffert 6-0 Jr. OH Louisville, Ky./Assumption HS Speech Communication6 Amanda Lindgren 6-1 Sr. OH Albuquerque, N.M./Cibola HS Psychology7 Katrina Dvorken 6-3 Fr. MB Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood HS Health Sciences/Nutrition8 Marie Peddicord 6-1 Jr. MB/RS Columbus, Ind./Columbus East HS Business Administration9 Kelsey Gray 6-2 Fr. MB Newark, Ohio/Newark HS Business10 Madison Comperry 5-8 Fr. S Clarksville, Tenn./Sickles HS Engineering11 Teresa Craig 5-9 Sr. RS Muncie, Ind./Burris HS Political Science12 Stacey Butts 6-1 Fr. RS Greenfield, Wis./Greenfield HS Elementary Education14 Melanie Culp 5-6 Jr. S Indianapolis, Ind./Heritage Christian HS Nursing

NO. NAme 2 Heather Asplund 12 stacey butts 10 madison comperry 11 teresa craig 14 melanie culp 7 Katrina Dvorken 9 Kelsey gray 4 Katie Kenline 6 Amanda Lindgren 5 Leah meffert 8 marie peddicord 1 Laura pierce


The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles fought their way to the pro-gram’s first OVC championship since 1997 last season and will look to cap-ture a second crown in as many years in 2009. The 2008 Golden Eagles finished the season with a 19-13 overall record and 14-4 mark in conference play, the program’s best finish in 10 seasons. The task of repeating will be a trying one as the Golden Eagles were picked to finish fifth in the OVC pre-season coaches/sports information directors poll. Despite the ranking, head coach and reigning OVC Coach of the Year John Blair is confident that this group of players will make a name for themselves. “I think a lot of coaches look at what teams have returning, and the loss of a four-year setter and two middles who were a large part of our offense is a major blow, so I’m not suprised at all,” Blair said. “Last year we weren’t picked to win the conference either, so we’ll see what happens.” Tech will be challenged early in 2009 as the Golden Eagles will travel to

the University of Tennessee, Appalachian State University and the University of Louisville for pre-conference tournaments. Each tournament will present a unique set of challenges for the Golden Eagles, but Blair acknowledges that the first tournament of the season will likely set the tone. “We have three great pre-conference tournaments, including our first at Tennessee where we will see UT and Western Kentucky who both qualified for the NCAA tournament last year and Lipscom who nearly qualified,” Blair said. At Appalachian State, Tech will face the host Mountaineers, North Florida and William & Mary, all of whom perennially contend for their re-spective conference titles. The team will then wrap up its pre-OVC schedule at Louisville to take on the defending Big East champion Cardinals along

2009 PreseasonOhio Valley Conference

Coaches/SID Poll

1. Murray State .................142 (9)2. Morehead State ...........136 (5)3. Southeast Missouri .....125 (2)4. Austin Peay ....................123 (2)5. Tennessee Tech ....... 115 (2)6. Jacksonville State .................857. UT Martin ................................528. Eastern Kentucky .................499. Tennessee State ....................4510. Eastern Illinois .....................29

First TeamLeah Meffert ...............Tennessee TechBrittney Whitten ........... Jacksonville StateStephanie Champine .............Austin PeayKaitlin Craven ................... Morehead State Claire Keaton ..............Southeast MissouriJade Guo ...................................Murray StateKatie Kenline ..............Tennessee TechSara Hayden ............................Murray State

Second TeamLogan Su ...................................Murray StateLindsey Loescher ..........Eastern KentuckyKarleigh DeLong .......Southeast MissouriKristina Schoo .................. Morehead StateCaitlin Vorbeck.............. Jacksonville StateKirstin Distler .............................Austin PeaySara Barth ....................Southeast MissouriBritany Wilburn ............................ UT Martin

GOLdEn EaGLE 2009 OuTLOOk

with Liberty and Toledo. TTU will open its OVC schedule with five straight contests at the Eblen Center, beginning on September 18 against Southeast Missouri. By that point, Blair believes that his team will know what to expect from each of its conference op-ponents. “Everyone goes out and plays legitimately in the pre-conference, so you have a pretty good idea of who everyone is before you see them,” Blair said. The Golden Eagles meet Murray State, picked as the OVC pre-season No. 1 team, on Sept. 26 and Oct. 23 in a rematch of last season’s OVC championship match before finishing the regular season at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 14. The six-team OVC tournament is scheduled for Nov. 19-23. Blair will be joined on the bench this season by second-year assistant coach Jessica Lane. In her first season, Lane was pivotal in the Golden

The Golden Eagle huddle


Eagles’ OVC championship run, and Blair will look for her to remain a large part of the program. “Jess has adapted very well,” Blair said. “She has become a very valuable part of this program, and we continue to look for her to take on more responsibility” After losing four seniors from last year’s squad, Blair will look for his new crop of upperclassmen to carry the load this season. That group will be led by outside hitter Leah Meffert, the 2008 OVC Player of the Year, and libero Katie Kenline, the 2008 OVC Defensive Player of the Year – both of whom earned preseason All-OVC first team honors. Meffert ranked fifth in the conference in both points (264.5) and kills per set (3.48) during OVC matches last season and twice earned OVC Offensive Player of the Week accolades. De-spite getting off to a slow start because of an abdominal injury, Meffert led the Golden Eagles in points (414), kills (359) and attempts (1,001) while ranking second in aces (22) and third in digs (287). The junior tallied 14 double-doubles throughout the season and finished with 10-or-more kills in 20 of 32 matches Kenline has been a staple in the Tech back row for the past three seasons and will resume her role as the team’s libero in 2009. Last season, the senior tallied 558 digs to lead the OVC for the second-straight year while garnering All-OVC Second Team honors. She has already surpassed the school record for career digs, now topping the list with 1,885 career saves. Ad-ditionally, Kenline set the school record for digs in a three-set match with 33 against Austin Peay last season and had a streak of 20 consecutive matches with double-digit digs. Outside hitters Teresa Craig and Amanda Lindgren both return for their senior seasons following exceptional 2008 campaigns. Both players provide versatility and a great deal of experience for the Golden Eagles as the duo has each played in more than 100 sets each of their first three seasons with the program. Joining Meffert in the junior class is setter Melanie Culp, right side hitter Marie Peddicord and outside hitter Laura Pierce. Culp is the team’s most experienced returning setter

and will be counted on to run the Golden Eagle offense, while Peddicord looks to build upon her strong finish in 2008 when she had 13 kills and .520 hitting per-centage in the NCAA tournament against Tulane. Pierce has been one of the best servers in the conference since coming to TTU and will continue that role while challenging for more playing time in both the front and back rows. Tech brings in five new faces to the program in outside hitter Heather Asplund, right side hit-ter Stacey Butts, setter Madison Comperry, middle blocker Katrina Dvorken and middle blocker

Kelsey Gray. Coach Blair will look to the freshman class to step up and contribute right away. “We’re going to have some freshmen on the floor,” Blair said. “We’re excited about this group and excited to get this started.” With a strong group of returnees and talented assembly of freshman, the Golden Eagles will look to again make a name for themselves in 2009. “We’re not going to sneak up on anybody,” Blair said. “If we can maintain a strong mental approach and stay focused on what this team needs to do, then I think we can position ourselves to make another run.”

Junior Leah Meffert

Senior Katie

Kenline


Teresa enjoying a summerday at the lake

TERESA’S CAREER HIGHSAtt.%(K-E-TA) .421 (8-0-19) vs. Wright State 8-20-08Kills 14 vs. Furman 9-13-08Total Attempts 35 vs. Furman 9-13-08Assists 4 at APSU 10-13-07, vs APSU 9-19-08Digs 19 One time -- 2006, one time -- 2007Aces 5 at Eastern Illinois 10-7-06Blocks 2 at Ball State 9-6-08

Teresa Lynn

CraigParents: Jack and Valerie CraigBirthdate: May 10, 1988 Birthplace: Muncie, Ind.Major: Political Science

u Favorite TV shows: 1. NCIS2. House3. Law & Order: SVU4. Grey’s Anatomy5. Private Practice

u Favorite restaurants in Cookville: 1. Cheddars2. Mama Rosa’s3. Olive Garden4. Logan’s Roadhouse5. Chili’s

u Ugliest Cars: 1. Honda Element2. Geo Metro3. Honda Fit4. Chevy SSR5. Ford Flex

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“I’m looking forward to repeating the success of last season; it’s time to

start a tradition.”-- Teresa Craig

TERESA’S TOP 5


In 2008 (Junior): Teresa set single-game career highs in hitting percentage, kills, attempts and blocks during the season while earning CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team honors... hit a career-best .421 (8-0-19) against Wright State on Aug. 20...totaled a career-best 14 kills on 35 attempts against Furman on Sept. 13...posted a career-high two blocks to go along with a double-double (15 digs, 10 kills) at Ball State on Sept. 6...named to the Lady Hilltopper All-Tournament Team after tally-ing 24 digs and 20 kills in four matches...had six matches with double-digit dig totals...finished the season with a career-high 83 kills and .144 hitting percentage...ranked fourth on the team with 230 digs.

In 2007 (Sophomore): Teresa played in a career high 122 games and set career highs in attempts (29), and kills (8) against Southeast Missouri on Oct. 19, as well as a career high in assists with four against Austin Peay on Oct. 13...she tied her career high with 19 digs against Murray State on Oct. 5, and finished with a career best 267 for the season.

In 2006 (Freshman): Teresa provided a well-balanced and versatile presence to the Golden Eagles...Craig posted a career-high six kills twice (Aug. 25 vs. Maine, Sept. 23 at Morehead State)...com-piled 254 digs, averaging 2.42 per game, including a career-high 19 against Lipscomb on Nov. 7...career-high in points was eight in the season-opener against Maine on Aug. 25...tallied 96 points on the season.

Prep Highlights: A three-year starter for coach Steve Shondell at Muncie’s Burris High School…her senior season picked up where Kappy Lang’s group left off, winning the school’s ninth straight Class 2-A Indiana state championship…twice named all-state, she helped Burris post a three-year overall record of 112-8, including a 40-0 record as a junior when the team was crowned national champion.

Personal File:The daughter of Jack and Valerie Craig...full name is Teresa Lynn Craig...born May 10, 1988...majoring in political science.

Teresa Craig

SENIOR 5-9

Right Side HitterMuncie, Ind.

Burris HS

Teresa Craig’s Career StatsYear GP K E TA K/G Pct. A SA SE SA/G DIG D/G BS BA TB2006 105 68 52 330 0.65 .048 17 28 24 0.27 254 2.42 0 0 02007 122 48 36 262 0.39 .046 24 20 14 0.16 267 2.19 0 3 32008 111 83 43 277 0.75 .144 34 18 19 0.16 230 2.07 1 6 7TOTALS 338 199 131 869 0.59 .078 75 66 57 0.20 751 2.22 1 9 10

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“Teresa is a really heady player and great competitor.

We probably don’t win the OVC tournament last year

without her on the floor. Some of the things she does,

no one else in our gym can do.“

-- John Blair

Katie with country music singer Chuck Wicks

KATIE’S CAREER HIGHSAtt.%(K-E-TA) noneKills 2 at Morehead State 9-22-07Total Attempts 5 at Morehead State 9-22-07Assists 7 vs Furman 9-13-08Digs 50 vs. Eastern Kentucky 11-11-06Aces 4 vs. Eastern Kentucky 11-1-08Blocks 1 vs. Michigan State 9-9-06

Kathryn Marguerite

KenlineParents: Kim and Janice KenlineBirthdate: September 11, 1986 Birthplace: Ossian, Ind.Major: Marketing

u Rules to live by:1. Do not trust anyone with a last name that can be a first name2. Never date anyone who talks on the phone with their right hand3. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them4. Never pass up an opportunity to pee5. It’s mind over matter, I don’t mind and you don’t matter

u People I’d like to have dinner with: 1. Derek Jeter2. Marilyn Monroe3. Princess Diana4. Chelsea Handler5. Charles Barkley

u Favorite TV shows:1. SportsCenter2. Chelsea Lately3. Project Runway4. CSI5. Grey’s Anatomy

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KATIE’S TOP 5

“I’m really excited about this year. We have a

good group of girls that I think will take us far

into the season.” -- Katie Kenline


In 2008 (Junior): Katie tallied 558 digs to lead the OVC for the second-straight year while garnering OVC Defensive Player of the Year and All-OVC Second Team accolades...surpassed the Tech record for career digs, now topping the list with 1,885 career saves...earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors twice during the season...named to the Lady Cardinal All-Tournament Team after posting 55 digs in three tournament matches (18.3 digs/match)...set single-game career highs in assists (seven versus Furman on Sept. 13) and aces (four versus Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 1)...tallied a season-high 41 digs against Morehead State on Oct. 4...set the school record for digs in a three-set match with 33 against Austin Peay on Oct. 25...had a streak of 20 consecutive matches with double-digit digs...collected 10-or-more digs in 28 of 32 matches and 20-or-more digs in 10 of 32 matches.

In 2007 (Sophomore): The OVC leader in total digs, Katie was four times named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week...set new career highs in digs in a three-game match (22) and four-game match (38)....Katie was named to the All-OVC Second Team along with teammate Leah Meffert...played in all 128 games for the Golden Eagles while collecting a school-record 755 digs including a five-game match where she averaged 9.0 digs.

In 2006 (Freshman): Katie led the Golden Eagles in digs in 2006, compiling 572 for the season, an average of 5.4 per game, ranking her fourth in the conference... chalked up 33 digs versus Morehead State on Nov. 10 and added 50 scoops, a showing which led her to the Ohio Valley Confer-ence Player of the Week bid (Nov. 14)...tied her season high in the season finale against Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 11), recording 50 in the five-game tilt...led Tech in digs in 27 of 29 matches...closed her freshman campaign earning a spot on the OVC Newcomer team alongside teammate Amanda Lindgren.

In 2005:Suffered a knee injury during the preseason and missed the entire season as a medical redshirt.

Prep/Club Highlights: Katie was a four-year volleyball letterwinner and also lettered one season on the track team at Norwell High School...under coach Suzanne Patterson, Kenline was nominated for Defensive Player of the Year and earned first-team all-conference and all-area honors her senior year...recognized as a member of the Norwell High 1,000-1,000 Club. ..as team captain in her senior year, the squad recorded its best record in school history at 32-2...playing for one of the top five Junior Olympic teams in the country, Katie excelled under club coach Mike Lingenfelter for the Team Munciana Samurai 18.

Personal File: The daughter of Kim and Janice Kenline and sister of Abbey and Meghann…full name is Kathryn Marguerite Kenline...born September 11, 1986...majoring in marketing.

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SENIOR 5-8

LiberoOssian, Ind. Norwell HS

“We are going to rely on Katie a lot to be the

anchor of this group. She’s got all of the skills

and has set the bar really high for this team to play

good defense. We’re going to look for her to

be our rock.“-- John Blair

Katie Kenline’s Career StatsYear GP K E TA K/G Pct. A SA SE SA/G DIG D/G BS BA TB2006 106 3 4 25 0.03 -.040 32 17 28 0.16 572 5.40 0 1 12007 128 4 3 29 0.03 .034 35 17 30 0.13 755 5.90 0 0 02008 116 2 3 9 0.02 -.111 27 18 22 0.16 558 4.81 0 0 0TOTALS 350 9 10 63 0.03 -.016 94 52 80 0.15 1885 5.39 0 1 1

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Katie Kenline



Amanda visiting the Eiffel Tower

AMANDA’S CAREER HIGHSAtt.%(K-E-TA) .500 (7-1-12) vs. Eastern Illinois 9-26-08Kills 26 vs. Jacksonville State 10-27-07Total Attempts 89 at UT-Chattanooga 9-7-07Assists 3 at Samford 10-27-06Digs 29 vs. SEMO 11-4-06Aces 6 vs. SEMO 11-4-06Blocks 5 (2-3) at SEMO 10-6-06

Amanda Marie

LindgrenParents: Thomas and Joann LindgrenBirthdate: July 6, 1988Birthplace: Seattle, Wash.Major: Psychology

u Favorite cartoon characters:1. Eeyore2. Sid (Ice Age)3. Dory (Finding Nemo)4. Sebastian (The Little Mermaid)5. Kuzco (Emperor’s New Groove)

u Best vacation spots I’ve visited: 1. Paris, France2. Amsterdam, Netherlands3. San Diego, California4. Kauai, Hawaii5. Durango, Colorado

u People I’d like to have dinner with: 1. Sigmund Freud2. Oprah3. Misty May4. Ellen DeGeneres5. Denzel Washington

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“My experience at Tech has been exciting, challenging,

rewarding and basically unforgettable. This season I look forward to helping my

team reach back-to-back OVC championships!”

-- Amanda Lindgren

AMANDA’S TOP 5


In 2008 (Junior): Named the women’s volleyball team’s President’s Award re-cipient for her performance on the court, in the community and in the classroom, Amanda earned OVC All-Tournament Team honors after posting 28 kills, 23 digs and four blocks in two tournament matches...finished second on the team with 330 kills and third with 21 aces...posted 205 digs and was one of five players on the team with 200-or-more digs...had double-digit kills in 18 of 32 matches...set a career high for hitting percentage against Eastern Illinois on Sept. 26 when she hit .500 (7-1-12)...finished with a season-high three solo blocks and 17 kills against Southeast Missouri on Nov. 7...tallied six double-doubles throughout the season, including a 20 kill, 14 dig performance in the OVC championship match against Murray State on Nov. 22 and a 19 kill, 11 dig performance in the first round of the NCAA tourna-ment against Tulane.

In 2007 (Sophomore): Picking up where she left off her freshman season, Amanda ranked second on the team in attacks (1,315) and kills (460)...she was named OVC Offensive Player of the Week during the last week of the regular season before the OVC Tournament....she set several new career highs during her second season...she had 89 attempts against UT-Chattanooga on Sept. 7 and was named to the all-tournament team...she recorded a career-high 26 kills in the win over Jacksonville State on Oct. 27...her .486 attack percentage against Murray State helped lead Tech into the OVC Tournament.

In 2006 (Freshman): Amanda quickly made herself a force to be reckoned with offensively for the Golden Eagles... led the Golden Eagles in kills in 15 of Tech’s 29 matches...led the Golden Eagles in season kills with 322, an average of 3.16 per game... attack percentage was .169 (322 kills, 151 errors, 1,013 attempts)...averaged 3.72 points per game...voted a member of the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer team....chalked up 35 kills and 39 digs in helping lead the Golden Eagles to two conference victories versus Eastern Illinois (Nov. 3) and Southeast Missouri (Nov. 4) earning her OVC Player of the Week (Nov. 6)...recorded two career-highs versus the SEMO, posting 23 kills and 29 digs.

Prep Highlights: A three-year starter for coach Christa Faris at Cibola High School in Albuquerque, N.M…selected as the top high school volleyball player in the state of New Mexico, Lindgren was named the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior when she was also named All-America by Prepvolleyball.com…tutored by an outstanding high school coach and former national team player in Canada…helped Cibola win one regional and three district cham-pionships and reach the state’s Final Four three times, including a second-place standing as a senior…selected to play in the North-South New Mexico High School All-Star game.

Personal File: The daughter of Thomas and Joann Lindgren…full name is Amanda Marie Lindgren...born July 6, 1988….majoring in psychology.

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SENIOR 6-1

Outside HitterAlbuquerque, N.M.

Cibola HS

“We’ll be looking to Amanda for on-court and

off-court leadership. Every year she has shown

progression, and if she continues that, she

should have an all-conference season.“

-- John Blair

Amanda Lindgren’s Career StatsYear GP K E TA K/G Pct. A SA SE SA/G DIG D/G BS BA TB2006 102 322 151 1,013 3.16 .169 22 28 24 0.27 284 2.78 14 31 452007 121 460 148 1,315 3.80 .237 8 30 13 0.25 305 2.52 11 25 362008 109 330 129 988 3.35 .203 12 21 12 0.19 205 1.88 6 30 36TOTALS 332 1112 428 3316 .206 .206 42 79 49 0.24 794 2.39 31 86 117

Amanda Lindgren



Melanie tubing on the lake

MELANIE’S CAREER HIGHSAtt.%(K-E-TA) noneKills 1 Two times--2007, Two times--2008Total Attempts 2 vs. Furman 9-13-08Assists 11 vs. Miami (Ohio) 9-12-08Digs 8 at Jacksonville State 9-23-08Aces 2 at UT Martin 11-9-07Blocks none

Melanie Lee

CulpParents: Timothy and Kathie CulpBirthdate: October 2, 1988 Birthplace: Fort Wayne, Ind.Major: Nursing

u Rules to live by:1. Live every day as if it were the last2. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind3. All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing4. People know you for what you’ve done not what you plan to do5. It’s not about you

u Favorite restaurants in Cookeville: 1. Panda Garden2. El Tap3. O’Charley’s4. Jack in the Box5. The sushi place

u People you want to marry: 1. Hugh Jackman2. Jonathan Rhys Meyers3. Will Smith4. Paul Walker5. Dwayne Johnson

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MELANIE’S TOP 5

“With the combination of five freshmen and seven

veterans, I think this team has a great opportunity to

repeat last year’s success. I’m looking

forward to seeing where hard work and

determination can take us.” -- Melanie Culp


In 2008 (Sophomore): Melanie appeared in 25 sets for the Golden Eagles, finishing the season with 29 assists, 20 digs, two kills and one ace...she set a single-game career high for assists with 11 against Miami of Ohio on Sept. 12 and helped Tech to a five-set victory over Jacksonville State on Sept. 23 with a career-high eight digs...also had six assists in a victory over Ball State on Sept. 6.

In 2007 (Freshman): Melanie saw action in 60 sets in a supporting role and fin-ished the season with 70 assists and 32 digs...she had a sea-son high with seven assists and five digs on Nov. 2 against Tennessee State...she recorded two kills on the season, one against Butler and one against Utah Valley, both on Aug. 31.

Prep/Club Highlights: Culp led her Heritage Christian team to a 2006 sectional championship and received both the team’s best server (2003-04) and best defensive player awards (2004)...Culp was coached by Michelle York, who played for Tech helmer John Blair at Mississippi and was an assistant coach for Blair at Ole Miss for eight seasons...Culp also has club experience com-peting for Team Indiana, playing for the 18 Gators coached by Rich Coleman...the team competed over the summer in the USA national 18 open Championships in Minnesota... also lettered three years in softball as a center fielder / second baseman for coach Brenda Jones.

Personal File: The daughter of Timothy and Kathie Culp of Indianapolis... full name is Melanie Lee Culp... born October 2, 1988... majoring in nursing.

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JUNIOR 5-6

SetterIndianapolis, Ind.

Heritage Christian HS

“We’ll be looking for Melanie to come in and

set the tone as our leader on the floor. She has

always given 100 percent, and I know

she is ready for the opportunity.“

-- John Blair

Melanie Culp’s Career StatsYear GP K E TA K/G Pct. A SA SE SA/G DIG D/G BS BA TB2007 60 2 4 7 0.03 -.286 70 3 3 0.05 32 0.53 0 0 02008 25 2 1 4 0.08 .250 29 1 4 0.04 20 0.80 0 0 0TOTALS 85 4 5 11 0.05 -.091 99 4 7 0.05 52 0.61 0 0 0

Melanie Culp



Leah and teammate MariePeddicord dressed as rock stars for HalloweenLEAH’S CAREER HIGHS

Att.%(K-E-TA) .423 (26-4-52) vs. E. Kentucky 11-1-08Kills 30 vs. Tennessee State 11-2-07Total Attempts 100 vs. Tennessee State 11-2-07Assists 4 vs. Jacksonville State 10-27-07Digs 30 at UT-Chattanooga 9-7-07Aces 5 at Murray State 11-10-07Blocks 5 vs. Murray State 10-10-08

Leah Marie

MeffertParents: Rick and Karen MeffertBirthdate: August 20, 1989 Birthplace: Louisville, Ky.Major: Speech Communication

u Favorite songs on my iPod:1. She’s Fine (Halle Barry) - Hurricane2. G-Slide - Lil Mama3. All the Above - Maino4. Booty Dew - GS Boyz5. Hood Dreamer - Willy Northpole

u Celebrities I want to meet: 1. Terrell Owens2. Ellen DeGeneres3. Ty Pennington4. Tyrese5. Michael Jordan

u Favorite restaurants in Cookeville: 1. Cosmo’s2. Cheddars3. Olive Garden4. Crawdaddy’s5. Red Lobster

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“My experience at Tech has been good,

especially winning the OVC championship. I am very excited to see how the incoming freshmen will help this team out

and win us another conference title.”

-- Leah Meffert

LEAH’S TOP 5


In 2008 (Sophomore): Following a breakout freshman year, Leah made her pres-ence felt during her sophomore campaign as she received OVC Player of the Year and All-OVC First Team honors after ranking fifth in the conference in both points (264.5) and kills per set (3.48) during OVC matches...she twice earned OVC Offensive Player of the Week accolades and was named to the Lady Bearcat All-Tournament Team after totaling 33 kills, 30 digs, four blocks and two aces over three tourna-ment matches...Tech Outstanding Female Athlete finalist...OVC All-Tournament Team selection after recording a pair of double-doubles against Austin Peay (12 kills, 12 digs) and Murray State (16 kills, 24 digs)...set a career high for hitting percentage of .423 (26-4-52) against Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 1...led the Golden Eagles in points (414), kills (359) and attempts (1,001) while ranking second in aces (22) and third in digs (287)...tallied 14 double-doubles throughout the season and finished with 10-or-more kills in 20 of 32 matches.

In 2007 (Freshman): Leah proved to be the most dominant freshman in the OVC, being named the OVC Fresh-man of the Year along with All-OVC second-team and all-newcomer honors...she was in the top three in the league in kills (548), kills per game (4.28) and total attacks (1,537)...in the match against Tennessee State on Nov. 2 she tallied 100 attempts to break the Tech and OVC record previously held by TTU Hall of Fame member Becky Murray Isom (97)...it places her 25th all-time in NCAA history for attempts in a match and only the second freshman ever to reach triple digit attempts...She tallied five kills in the 3-0 sweep of Murray State on Nov. 10 that clinched Tech a spot in the OVC Tournament...she was named OVC Offensive Player of the Week three times and twice named to an all-tournament team (Louisville and UT-Chattanooga).

Prep/Club Highlights: A four-year starter at Assumption High School, Leah was named a 2003 Prep Volleyball Top Freshman during her rookie campaign and was named an honorable mention in the all-state team selection... As a senior, Meffert was part of a back-to-back-to-back state champion as her Assumption team finished 41-2 and was ranked second in the nation... led the team to 2004 and 2005 state titles and the 2005 national prep championship... also has strong club experience with the KIVA Volleyball Club for coach Dan Palmer, earning AAU All-America status in 2004 and 2005.

Personal File: The daughter of Rick and the late Karen Meffert of Louisville... full name is Leah Marie Meffert... born August 20, 1989... majoring in speech communication.

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JUNIOR 6-0

Outside HitterLouisville, Ky.

Assumption HS

“No one else in the conference has been able

to do a lot of the things Leah’s capable of doing

match-in and match-out. She’s shown herself to be one of the top players in

the conference.“-- John Blair

Leah Meffert’s Career StatsYear GP K E TA K/G Pct. A SA SE SA/G DIG D/G BS BA TB2007 128 548 220 1537 4.28 .213 26 42 26 0.33 449 3.51 16 27 432008 113 359 162 1001 3.18 .197 14 22 29 0.19 287 2.54 16 34 50TOTALS 241 907 382 2538 3.76 .207 40 64 55 0.27 736 3.05 32 61 93

Leah Meffert



Marie visiting Michael Jackson’s childhood home in Gary, Ind.

MARIE’S CAREER HIGHSAtt.%(K-E-TA) .520 (13-0-25) vs. Tulane 12-5-08Kills 15 vs. Murray State 11-22-08Total Attempts 33 vs. Murray State 11-22-08Assists 7 at UT Martin 11-14-08Digs 4 vs. Murray State 11-22-08Aces noneBlocks 6 vs. Eastern Illinois 9-26-08

Marie Angela

PeddicordParents: Haskell and Angela PeddicordBirthdate: November 27, 1988 Birthplace: Columbus, Ind.Major: Business Administration

u Favorite songs I sing in the shower:1. Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks2. Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter3. Landslide - Dixie Chicks4. Genie in a Bottle - Christina Aguilera5. Jesus Take the Wheel - Carrie Underwood

u People I’d like to have dinner with: 1. Jesus2. Elvis Presley3. Peyton Manning4. Emeril5. Dwight Howard

u Favorite TV shows: 1. Grey’s Anatomy2. Random Reality Shows3. Dancing with the Stars4. Man vs. Food5. American Idol

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MARIE’S TOP 5

“Winning the conference last season felt even

greater than I expected. After that experience, the returning players on this

team are thirsty for a repeat, and we have a great group of freshmen to help

us accomplish that.” -- Marie Peddicord


In 2008 (Sophomore): A steady contributor throughout the season, Marie finished the season third on the team with 55 total blocks and fourth with 203 kills...posted single-match career highs in kills (15), attempts (33) and digs (4) in the OVC championship match against Murray State on Nov. 22...finished the season strong with 13 kills and a career-best .520 hitting percentage in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Tulane on Dec. 5...set a career high with six total blocks against Eastern Il-linois on Sept. 26...tallied 11 kills with a .417 hitting percent-age and three blocks against Jacksonville State on Sept. 23...finished with 10-or-more kills in seven matches.

In 2007 (Freshman): Marie proved to be a a strong player during her freshman season...not just a blocker, Marie had nine kills in the late season match against Morehead State that helped send Tech to the OVC tournament...only three days after the Morehead State match, she had six kills with a .312 attack percentage...her best defensive performance came against Missouri State on Sept. 8 with four total blocks.

Prep/Club Highlights: Peddicord was named second-team all-state in 2006 as a member of her Columbus East High team and was an Indiana All-Star in 2006, an all-HHC Conference selection in ‘04 and ‘06 and the Republic’s All-Area Player of the Year in 2006...she helped lead her team to sectional and regional championships and the Indiana state Final Four in 2003 and an HHC Conference championship in ‘04 for coach Faith Wilder-Newland...finished prep career with 1,046 kills, 188 blocks, 221 digs and 113 aces...her USAV Junior Olympic team, the 18 Reds, competed in the USA Club Division Championships in Minneapolis.

Personal File: The daughter of Haskell and Angela Peddicord of Columbus, Ind... full name is Marie An-gela Peddicord... born November 27, 1988... majoring in business administration.

JUNIOR 6-1

Right Side HitterColumbus, Ind.

Columbus East HS

“Marie had a great finish to the season last year, and if she can play anywhere close to that,

she will be one of the top players in the conference.“

-- John Blair

Marie Peddicord’s Career StatsYear GP K E TA K/G Pct. A SA SE SA/G DIG D/G BS BA TB2007 74 47 18 151 0.64 .192 18 0 2 0.00 9 0.12 5 13 182008 105 203 162 519 1.93 .233 39 0 1 0.00 24 0.23 10 45 55TOTALS 179 250 180 670 1.40 .224 57 0 3 0.00 25 0.18 15 58 73

Marie Peddicord

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Laura visiting the islands of Fiji

LAURA’S CAREER HIGHSAtt.%(K-E-TA) .211 (8-4-19) at Eastern Kentucky 9-21-07Kills 14 vs. Memphis 8-25-07Total Attempts 46 vs. UT Martin 10-6-07Assists 3 vs. Memphis 8-25-07Digs 12 vs. Southeast Missouri 9-15-07Aces 2 vs. Tennessee State 9-20-08Blocks 2 at Jacksonville State 9-28-07

Laura Sue

PierceParents: Mike and Holly PierceBirthdate: October 7, 1988 Birthplace: Fort Collins, Colo.Major: Secondary Education/History

u Favorite restaurants in Cookeville:1. India Palace2. H.O.T. (House of Thai)3. The Soup Kitchen4. Moogies5. Bobby Q’s

u Best vacation spots I’ve visited:1. Venice, Italy2. Denaru, Fiji3. Vail, Colorado4. Copper Mountain, Colo.5. Cozumel, Mexico

u Favorite warm-up songs:1. Eye of the Tiger2. Olay3. Lose Yourself4. Mother Lover5. Top Gun Theme Song

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LAURA’S TOP 5

“Our team has a lot of valuable strengths this

year that will play to our advantage with the right

amount of focus and determination.”

-- Laura Pierce


In 2008 (Sophomore): Laura appeared in 65 sets for the Golden Eagles and was a key player off the bench down the stretch...finished the sea-son with nine service aces, including a career-high two aces against Tennessee State on Sept. 20...notched an ace in four straight games in the second half of the season...posted a season-high five digs against Purdue on Sept. 5...had season totals of 14 points, 14 digs, five kills and three assists.

In 2007 (Freshman): Laura came off the bench in several matches during her first year on the court and provided a presence that lifted the Golden Eagles to several key wins...known to fans as a player with a running jump serve, she had seven total service aces, but her serves led to several free-ball returns and Tech kills...she set her career-high in kills early in the season with 14 against Memphis on Aug. 25....she tallied 70 kills over the course of the season with a 1.11 kills per game average...on the defensive side of the net, Laura had 82 digs and three total blocks.

Prep Highlights: A three-sport athlete at Fort Collins High School, Laura lettered three years in volleyball as an outside hitter for head coach Lindsay Kerr...she was also a member of the basketball team for two seasons as a point guard for coach Kyle Tregoning and lettered twice in track and field, competing in sprints and the shot put, for coach Pat Busteed... Laura received the PAC player award and was named first-team all-conference... Laura was also a mem-ber of the NORCO 18-Black, one of the premier Olympic volleyball programs in Colorado, coached by Tom Hunter and Miles Wagner.

Personal File: The daughter of Mike and Holly Pierce of Fort Collins, Colo. ... full name is Laura Sue Pierce... born October 7, 1988... currently majoring in secondary education/history.

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JUNIOR 5-8

Outside HitterFort Collins, Colo.

Fort Collins HS

“I think Laura is really going to make a name for herself this season.

She’s got some tools that she has been working on and a great jump serve.

We count on her in difficult situations.“

-- John Blair

Laura Pierce’s Career StatsYear GP K E TA K/G Pct. A SA SE SA/G DIG D/G BS BA TB2007 63 70 46 258 1.11 .093 10 7 18 0.11 82 1.30 1 2 32008 65 5 6 33 0.08 -.030 3 9 15 0.14 14 0.22 0 0 0TOTALS 128 75 52 291 .059 .079 13 16 33 0.12 96 0.75 1 2 3

Laura Pierce



STACEY’S TOP 5u Most played songs on my iPod:1. Alright - Darius Rucker2. Good Ole Days - Phil Vassar3. Then - Brad Paisley4. Wild at Heart - Gloriana5. Summertime - Rascal Flatts

u Favorite sporting events:1. Olympics2. Softball college world series3. Brewers baseball games4. March Madness5. Super Bowl

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Heather Asplund

Heather with country music singer Taylor Swift

Prep Highlights: A four-year starter for coach Brian Lundeen at Winnebago High School, Heather led her team to its first regional championship in five years while being named all-state honorable mention as both a junior and senior...three times a unanimous all-conference selec-tion, she posted 275 kills, 257 digs and 52 aces as a senior from her outside hitter position...earned all-tournament team honors for the third time at the Stillman Valley Tournament as she guided Winnebago to its first title at the tournament in five years.

Personal File:The daughter of Wayne and Debbie Asplund of Winnebago, Ill and sister of former Tech volleyball player Jes Asplund...full name is Heather Lynn Asplund...born March 11, 1991...majoring in psychology.

HEATHER’S TOP 5u Favorite songs I sing in the shower:1. That’s Not My Name - The Ting Tings2. Picture to Burn - Taylor Swift3. Circus - Britney Spears4. My Humps - Black Eyed Peas5. You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift

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Stacey ButtsPrep Highlights: A three-sport standout at Greenfield High School, Stacey earned four letters in softball and basketball and three letters in volley-ball...missed her senior volleyball season due to injury...two-time first team all-state honoree in softball and all-area player of the year as a junior...also named all-conference twice, all-district twice and conference player of the year as a sophomore...led Greenfield to two softball conference championships...posted a .531 career batting average with 70 RBI and 83 runs scored.

Personal File:The daughter of Greg and Cathy Butts of Greenfield, Wis...full name is Stacey Lynn Butts...born September 20, 1990...majoring in elementary education...also plays on the softball team.

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FRESHMAN 6-0

Outside HitterWinnebago, Ill. Winnebago HS

FRESHMAN 6-1

Right Side HitterGreenfield, Wis.

Greenfield HS

Stacey at the home of the Milwaukee Brewers

u Best ways to pass time on the bus:1. Sing2. Sleep3. Play games4. Take pictures5. Listen to music


KATRINA’S TOP 5u Favorite flavors of chapstick:1. Cherry2. Vanilla3. Root Beer4. Original5. Coconut

u Favorite magazines:1. Vogue2. Allure3. Elle4. Seventeen5. Sports Illustrated

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Madison Comperry

Madison in front of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

Prep Highlights: Madison collected three letters in volleyball at Sickles High School under coaches Rob Brashear and Diane Comperry...first team all-conference selection as a senior and team MVP...setter for her club team which finished second at the 2009 Mideast Qualifier to earn a spot in the 2009 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships where the team finished third...guided Sickles to the district round of the state tournament as a junior and senior.

Personal File:The daughter of John and Diane Comperry...full name is Madison Paige Comperry...born on June 10, 1991...majoring in civil engineering.

MADISON’S TOP 5u Favorite warm-up songs:1. Halftime - Ying Yang Twins2. Black Betty - Ram Jam3. Let’s Get Ready to Rumble Remix - Jock Jams4. Boom - Nelly5. Calle Ocho - Pitbull

u Best ways to pass time on the bus:1. Make funny faces at people passing2. Dance-offs3. Listen to my iPod4. Play pranks (whoopee cushion works out nicely)5. 99 bottles of Coke on the wall

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Katrina DvorkenPrep Highlights: Katrina was a three-year starter at Ridgewood High School, serv-ing as a team captain both her junior and senior seasons...played club with Team Digs, helping lead the team to the GEVA Regional Championship...also participated in the U.S. Junior Olympic Championships.

Personal File:The daughter of Greg and Josie Dvorken...full name is Katrina May Dvorken...born January 9, 1991...majoring in health sciences/nutri-tion.

FRESHMAN 5-8

SetterClarksville, Tenn.

Sickles HS

FRESHMAN 6-3

Middle BlockerRidgewood, N.J.

Ridgewood HS

Katrina on a trip to the Big Apple



Kelsey Gray

Kelsey with AVP player Phil Dalhausser

Prep Highlights: A four-year starter for coach Ruth Sunkle at Newark High School, Kelsey was named all-conference four times and all-state as a senior...two times her team MVP, she led Newark in kills three seasons and earned OCC-Ohio Division Player of the Year honors her senior season...set the school record for kills in a match with 34...also played club for Central Ohio Volleyball Club where she helped the team to a first place finish at the U.S. Junior Olympic Championships silver division as a freshman...member of the AAU National Tournament All-Star Team as a junior.

Personal File:The daughter of Raymond Gray and Deidre Walter...full name is Kelsey Renae Gray...born August 21,1991...majoring in business.

KELSEY’S TOP 5u Favorite TV shows:1. Grey’s Anatomy2. Real World3. Cash Cab4. So You Think You Can Dance5. Who Wants to be a Millionaire

u Celebrities I want to meet: 1. Adam Sandler2. George Clooney3. Tina Fey4. Sandra Bullock5. Robert Downey, Jr.

9FRESHMAN 6-2

Middle BlockerNewark, Ohio

Newark HS



The 2009 Golden Eagle Freshmen: Madison Comperry, Kelsey Gray, Katrina Dvorken, Stacey Butts and Heather Asplund


to male and female athletes, while others are com-mended for their academic success by being Medal of Honor recipients or earning a spot on the Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll. Additionally, the league annually presents one institutional Academic Achievement Award, as well as separate team awards in each Conference-sponsored sport. Since the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) Academic All-America program began, the Ohio Valley Confer-ence has had 179 student-athletes honored with the award, including 25 over the last three years (2006-07 to the present). Through the early years of the league, administrators wrestled with fan behavior due to the close proximity of the Conference members and the intense rivalries which developed. Just as it did decades ago, the OVC took the leadership role on what has become a national issue. In 1995, the OVC implemented a first-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy which promotes principles of fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s opponent. The statement has become a model for others to follow across the nation, and has answered the chal-lenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve

From left: Beth DeBauche, Commissioner; Jennifer Gibbs, Assistant Commissioner for Championships; Heather Brown, Director of Media Rela-tions; Brian Pulley, Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs; Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations; Brad Walker, Associ-ate Commissioner/Chief Operating Officer.

sportsmanship in collegiate athletics. Additionally, the OVC annually presents the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, in honor of the former Morehead State student-athlete, coach and athletics director, to a junior or senior student-athlete with significant athletic contributions who best exemplifies the characteristics of sportsmanship and citizenship. Most recently, the Conference has also implemented the OVC Institutional and Team Sportsmanship Awards, which are presented to one institution and 18 sport-specific teams voted by their peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme. The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the fol-lowing sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basket-ball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle. Now in its seventh decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown significantly from its humble beginnings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. Current league representatives include charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State University, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast

Missouri State University, Southern Illinois Uni-versity Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin.

The Ohio Valley Conference215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115

Brentwood, Tenn. 37027(615) 371-1698

www.ovcsports.com

Entering its 62nd year, the Ohio Valley Confer-ence continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. For only the second time in a decade, the Conference expanded by adding Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as the league’s 11th member in 2008. The move expanded the OVC’s geographical footprint to the St. Louis market and marked the first change in membership since expanding to the state of Alabama (Jacksonville State, Samford) in 2003. For the 2009-10 school year the league will see a change in leadership as the seventh Commissioner in league history, Beth DeBauch, was named in late July. The last three commissioners of the league have moved onto jobs as the commissioner of the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Mid-American Conferences. The OVC’s proud past dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 1941. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles (Turkey) Hughes, the athletics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations director at Western Kentucky, first broached the idea of forming a new conference. Discussions were put on hold by World War II, but reemerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Ken-tucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original institu-tions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC. In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more significant scale socially. During times of racial segregation, league member Morehead State became one of the first non-traditionally black mid-southern institutions to accept a black student. In 1958, Marshall Banks earned athletically-related aid at Morehead, which signed a second black athlete, Howard Murphy, a year later. In 1961, Murphy earned all-conference recognition as a halfback in football. With racial barriers broken, the rest of the institu-tions in the league began to provide educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans.The playing field is not the only place where OVC athletes are working hard. The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly

The Ohio Valley Conference


John Blair enters his seventh season with the Golden Eagles after leading the team to its most successful campaign since taking the reins in 2003. Blair guided Tech to the 2008 OVC championship, its first since 1997. After leading Tech to the program’s second-ever berth in the NCAA tournament, Blair was named the OVC Coach of the Year as his team compiled a 19-13 overall record and 14-4 mark in conference play. During the 2008 season, Blair surpassed 350 career wins when the Golden Eagles defeated UT Martin on Novem-ber 14. Blair now has 352 wins after 25 years as a head coach. His record at Tennessee Tech stands at 78-102, making him the third winningest coach in program history. Blair has enjoyed great success within the OVC over the past two seasons where the Golden Eagles have a com-bined record of 25-13, but he admits that it is always a chal-lenge to win within the conference.

“There is so much parody within this con-ference that any team can win on any night,” Blair said. “The caliber of coaches in the OVC is very high.”

Blair coached at the University of Missis-sippi for 16 years prior to coming to Tennessee Tech. As the Rebel’s winningest coach, Blair coached six All-South-eastern Conference players. With 12 SEC tournament appear-

ances to his credit while at Ole Miss, Blair brought with him a proven ability to win. In his tenure at Mississippi, he had an impressive 70 SEC Academic Honor Roll students and four earned Academic All-America Honors. Blair served three seasons as assistant volleyball coach at the University of Tennessee. While with the Lady Vols, he helped UT capture SEC titles in 1983 and 1984. Blair, 58, also served as head coach at the University of Il-linois from 1980 through 1982, after spending one season as an assistant coach for the Illini. His 1980 Illinois team participated in the AIAW National Championship Tournament. A native of Knoxville, Blair earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Tennessee in 1976. He played volleyball for the Volunteers under coach Bud Fields, who led the team to a ninth-place finish in the open nationals in 1976. He competed in the World University Games in 1973 and was a member of the United States training team for the Pan Am Games in 1974 and the U.S. National training team in 1975. In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Blair coached the South men’s team to a gold medal in 1986 and a bronze medal in 1987 in the U.S. Olympic Festival and led the Texas Stars USA Volleyball team to the 1996 championship in the men’s master’s division.

John BlairCollege: University of Tennessee (1976) B.A. in EducationYear at Tennessee Tech: Seventh year Coaching Experience: 352-463 Tennessee Tech University: Head Coach — 2003-Present (78-102) University of Mississippi: Head Coach — 1986-2001 (218-282) University of Tennessee: Assistant Coach — 1983-85 University of Illinois: Assistant Coach — 1979 Head Coach — 1980-82 (56-79)Born: November 18, 1950

GOLdEn EaGLE hEad COaCh

2008 OVC Coach of the Year

m i l e s t o n e c a r e e r v i c t o r i e s :

1st career win: Northern Illinois 3-2 (1980)25th career Win: Illinois State 3-2 (1981)

50th career Win: Minnesota 3-2(1982)75th career win: McNeese State 3-0 (1986)

100th career Win: US International 3-2 (1989)150th career Win: Mississippi State 3-1 (1991)

200th career Win: Louisiana Tech 3-1 (1996)250th career Win: Auburn 3-1 (2000)300th career Win: IUPUI 3-2 (2005)

350th career Win: UT Martin 3-1 (2008)

1st ttu victory: Louisiana-Lafayette (2003)1st Ovc victory: Eastern Illinois (2003)

25th Ovc victory: UT Martin (2005)50th Ovc victory: Samford (2007)


2008 OVC Coach of the Year

.Blair vs. the Ohio Valley Conference

Austin Peay .....................................................9-4Eastern Illinois ..............................................12-7Eastern Kentucky ..........................................4-6Jacksonville State .........................................7-8Morehead State ...........................................2-11Murray State ...................................................7-5Southeast Missouri ......................................7-7Tennessee State ............................................3-6*Tennessee Tech ...........................................2-0UT Martin .........................................................8-5 * faced the Golden Eagles while coaching at Ole Miss

.all-Time Coaching Records

coach (total Years) Years recordSharon Bilbrey (15) 1979-93 279-252Jennie Gilbert (8) 1994-02 126-130John Blair (6) 2003-Present 78-102Tina Buckles (2) 1976-77 48-39Marynell Meadors (1) 1975 25-15Judy Murray (1) 1978 9-22



Jessica Lane will begin her second year as assistant volleyball coach at Tennessee Tech University following two years as the head coach at the University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie. ”Jessica has the same philosophy about the sport of volleyball, and I think she’s a perfect fit for Tennessee Tech.” Blair said. “She’s a former student-athlete who un-derstands the game from the player’s perspective as well as the coach’s perspective. Her goal is to not only develop physically and fundamentally strong student-athletes, but also to instill a high work ethic and excellent charac-ter, both on the court and in the classroom.” A native of Knoxville, Lane has seamlessly made the transition to TTU and was a large part of the 2008 OVC championship winning team. Coach Blair will lean heav-ily on Lane again this year where her familiarity with the players and the system should be beneficial.

“Jess has adapted very well,” Blair said. “She has become a very valuable part of this program, and we continue to look for her to take on more responsi-bility” Lane has taken every opportunity to learn from Blair, who has racked up more than 350 vic-tories in his 25 years of coaching. “I started the

program at USC-Salkehatchie and I had to learn from my own mistakes,” Lane said. “It’s been a pleasure learning the ins and outs from someone with Coach Blair’s experience.” Lane attended Karns High School in Knoxville where she earned eight letters while participating in three sports, including two each in softball and basketball and

four on the volleyball squad. A right side/outside hitter, she helped lead Karns to two district championships, and was named the district MVP as a senior in 2000. She played her freshman collegiate season at Pied-mont College in Georgia, helping the Lions claim the conference championship. After one year, she transferred to South Carolina-Aiken where she played three seasons for coach Will Condon. Following her playing career and prior to graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science in December 2005 from USC Aiken, she also spent the 2005 season on the coaching staff as a student assistant coach. Lane comes to Tech after two seasons as head coach at the USC Salkehatchie, a junior college located in Wal-terboro, S.C. In addition to her coaching experience at USC Aiken and USC Salkehatchie, Lane has also logged several years coaching club volleyball, including one year at the Branchville Volleyball Club and three years with the Aiken Volleyball Club.

Jessica lane

College: University of South Carolina Aiken (2005) B.S. in Exercise and Sports ScienceYear at Tennessee Tech: Second year Coaching Experience: Tennessee Tech University: Assistant Coach — 2008-Present University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie: Head Coach — 2006-2008 University of South Carolina Aiken: Student Assistant Coach — 2005

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Raymond Brown .......................................... 1933-1937Hooper Eblen ................................................ 1941-1974Tom Fann ......................................................... 1950-1952P.V. Overall ...................................................... 1923-1967Emmett Strickland ..................................... 1933-1936Wilburn Tucker ............................................. 1941-1967Star Wood ........................................................ 1950-1951Jim Youngblood ........................................... 1968-1972

Dr. Thurston Banks ..................................... 1974-2006Raymond Brown .......................................... 1933-1937Dr. Everett Derryberry ............................. 1943-1974Hooper Eblen ................................................ 1941-1974David Larimore ............................................ 1977-2004Marynell Meadors ...................................... 1970-1986Johnny Oldham ............................................ 1955-1964P.V. Overall ...................................................... 1923-1967Malcolm Quillen ........................................... 1930-1933Dr. Arliss Roaden ......................................... 1974-1985Wilburn Tucker ............................................. 1941-1967Angelo Volpe ................................................. 1987-2000Don Wade ........................................................ 1966-1982Bill Worrell ...................................................... 1980-2006

Jim Youngblood ........................................... 1968-1972

Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

OVC Hall of Fame

NCAA Woman of the Year1991 - Dana Scott (Basketball)1992 - Cecilia Ramsey (Basketball)1993 - Bonnie Zoss (Volleyball/Track/BB)1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball)1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball)1996 - Merrie Robin Caldwell (CC/Track)1997 - Dena Adams (Track/CC)1998 - Rachel Melchiorre (Volleyball)1999 - Amber Clark (Basketball)2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) and Collin Carmichael (Basketball)2001 - Rachael Gobble (Basketball) and Adrienne Fortmann (Softball)2002- Janet Holt (Basketball)2003 - LeeAnne Mongar (Softball)2004 - Alexis Boyd (Soccer) and Andrea Brown (Basketball)2005 - Laura Sidorowicz (Volleyball)2006 - Anne Morrow (Volleyball)2007 - Kayla Garrison (Golf)2008 - Beth Boden (Softball)2009 - Kappy Lang (Volleyball)

Man of the Year1993 - Ben Holt (Baseball)1994 - Mike Kinney (Baseball)1995 - Willie Queen (Football)1996 - Gerald Bentley (Football)1997 - Robert Taylor (Football)1998 - Jeff Norman (Football)1999 - T.J. Christian (Football)2000 - Wes Gallagher (Football)2001 - Larrie Smith (Basketball)2002- Grant Swallows (Football)2003 - Brent Jolly (Basketball)2004 - Luis Aquerrevere (Tennis)2005 - Brett Vavra (Football)2006 - David McMahan (Football)2007 - Anthony Ash (Football)2008 - Thomas Nelson (Baseball)2009 - Bradley Thompson (Football)

Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year 1994 - Mike Jones (Football)1995 - Greg Bibb (Basketball)1996 - Michael Penix (Football)1997 - Mark Maberry (Baseball)1998 - Andre Caballero (Football)1999 - Branon Vaughn (Football)2000 - Branon Vaughn (Football)2001 - Chad Evitts (Football)2002 - Grant Swallows (Football)2003 - Casey Benjamin (Baseball)2004 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball)2005 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball) and Frank Omiyale (Football)2006 - Scott Stallings (Golf)2007 - Scott Stallings (Golf)2008 - Larry Shipp (Football)2009 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball)

Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year 1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball)1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball)1996 - Stacy Hughes (Softball)1997 - Diane Seng (Basketball)1998 - Diane Seng (Basketbal/VB/Track)1999 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball)2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball)2001 - Janet Holt (Basketball)2002 - Janet Holt (Basketball) and Lupita Hernandez (Tennis)2003 - Stephanie Dallmann (Softball)2004 - Lori Bayless (Softball)2005 - Emily Christian (Basketball)2006 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Emily Christian (Basketball)2007 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Beth Boden (Softball)2008 - Stephanie Fischer (Softball)2009 - Stephanie Place (CC and Track)

Lang Thompson Place Kirby-Jones

An Honored Staff

Tory Acheson - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 2003, 2006John Blair - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 2008Bill Branch - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1994Jennie Gilbert - Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 1997David Green - Athletic Trainer TATS Trainer of the Year - 1994 Frank Harrell - Men’s Basketball TSWA Coach of the Year - 1991Bobby Holloway - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 1994Tom Kelly - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2001Jeff Lebo - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001, 2002Barry Lewis - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 2008David Mays - Baseball OVC Coach of the Year -1993, 1995, 1997George Moody - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2002, 2003

Bobby Nichols - Men’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1990, 2005Bobby Nichols - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001Steve Payne - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2006Jim Ragland - Football OVC Coach of the Year - 1992, 1993Rob Schabert - Sports Information TTU Outstanding Professional - 2004Qasim Sheikh - Women’s Soccer OVC Coach of the Year - 1998Randy Smith - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1991, 1992, 1999, 2006Randy Smith - Women’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1999Mike Sutton - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2005 BWAA Most Courageous, 2006 NSC Kaia Jergenson Courage Award, 2006 Bill Worrell - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 1987, 1990, 1992, 2000Bill Worrell - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1986

Tech Athletics staff members have won many honors and awards since 1986

Golden Eagle athletics honors


LIBERTYSept. 12 at 10 a.m.- Louisville, Ky.

Location: ....................................................................................... Lynchburg, Va.Founded:............................................................................................................1971Enrollment: ...................................................................................................11,311Nickname: ..........................................................................................Lady FlamesColors: ....................................................................................... Red, White & BlueArena: .................................................................................................. Vines CenterConference: ............................................................................................Big SouthChancellor: ...................................................................................Jerry Falwell, Jr.Athletic Director:................................................................................. Jeff BarberHead Coach: ...................................................................................Shane PinderRecord at LU/Years: ...................................................................... 84-77/5 yearsCareer Record/Years: ................................................................................... SameAssistant Coaches: ..........................................Jennifer Vaden, Crystal CareyVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................434-582-26142008 Record: .....................................................................................................25-9Conference Record:/Finish: .................................................................13-3/1st

Sports InformationVB Contact: ....................................................................................Paul CarmanyEmail: .............................................................................pjcarmany@liberty.eduPhone: ..............................................................................................434-582-2292Fax: ....................................................................................................434-582-2076Website: .......................................................................www.libertyflames.com

LIpsCOMBAug. 29 at 5 p.m.- Knoxville, Tenn.

Location: ......................................................................................Nashville, Tenn.Founded:............................................................................................................1891Enrollment: ......................................................................................................2,744Nickname: ...........................................................................................Lady BisonsColors: ...............................................................................................Purple & GoldArena: .................................................................................................... Allen ArenaConference: ....................................................................................... Atlantic SunPresident: .................................................................... Dr. L. Randolph Lowry IIIAthletic Director:.................................................................... Philip HutchesonHead Coach: ....................................................................... Brandon RosenthalRecord at LU/Years: ....................................................................85-101/6 yearsCareer Record/Years: ................................................................................... SameAssistant Coach: ........................................ Ann Mullins, Samantha SullivanVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................615-966-58572008 Record: ..................................................................................................21-11Conference Record:/Finish: ...............................................................17-3/2nd

Sports InformationVB Contact: ...................................................................................... Mark McGeeEmail: ....................................................................mark.mcgee@lipscomb.eduPhone: ..............................................................................................615-966-5990Fax: ....................................................................................................615-966-1806Website: ..................................................................www.lipscombsports.com

EasTERn ILLInOIsSept. 19 at 2 p.m.- Cookeville, Tenn.Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. - Charleston, Ill.

Location: ........................................................................................ Charleston, Ill.Founded:............................................................................................................1895Enrollment: ...................................................................................................12,349Nickname: .................................................................................................PanthersColors: ....................................................................................... Royal Blue & GrayArena: ....................................................................................................Lantz ArenaConference: .........................................................................................Ohio ValleyPresident: ............................................................................... Dr. William L. PerryAthletic Director:.......................................................................... Barbara BurkeHead Coach: ........................................................................................ Alan SegalRecord at EIU/Years: .........................................................................0-0/1st yearCareer Record/Years: ............................................................273-136/11 yearsAssistant Coach: ............................................................................................... TBAVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................217-581-29242008 Record: .....................................................................................................5-24Conference Record:/Finish: ..............................................................2-16/10th

Sports InformationVB Contact: .....................................................................................Bart RettbergEmail: ................................................................................... [email protected]: ..............................................................................................217-581-6408Fax: ....................................................................................................217-581-6434Website: .........................................................................www.eiupanthers.com

LOuIsVILLE Sept. 11 at 6 p.m.- Louisville, Ky.

Location: .......................................................................................... Louisville, Ky.Founded:............................................................................................................1798Enrollment: ...................................................................................................22,000Nickname: ................................................................................................CardinalsColors: ................................................................................................... Red & BlackArena: ..............................................................................................Cardinal ArenaConference: ................................................................................................Big EastPresident: .................................................................................Dr. James RamseyAthletic Director:.................................................................................Tom JurichHead Coach: ..................................................................................... Leonid YelinRecord at UL/Years: ................................................................. 303-82/12 yearsCareer Record/Years: ............................................................417-118/17 yearsAssistant Coach: .......................................................Melissa Bean, Craig BereVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................502-852-71372008 Record: ..................................................................................................19-11Conference Record:/Finish: ................................................................ 11-3/3rd

Sports InformationVB Contact: ....................................................................................Nancy WorleyEmail: .............................................................. [email protected]: ..............................................................................................502-852-6581Fax: ....................................................................................................502-852-7401Website: .............................................................................www.uoflsports.com

appaLaChIan sT. Sept. 5 at 6 p.m.- Boone, N.C.

Location: ............................................................................................. Boone, N.C.Founded:............................................................................................................1899Enrollment: ...................................................................................................16,600Nickname: .......................................................................................MountaineersColors: ................................................................................................. Black & GoldArena: ..............................................................................................Holmes CenterConference: .............................................................................................SouthernChancellor: ....................................................................Dr. Kenneth E. PeacockAthletic Director:............................................................................... Carlie CobbHead Coach: ....................................................................................Matt GiniproRecord at ASU/Years: ................................................................... 26-39/2 yearsCareer Record/Years: ................................................................................... SameAssistant Coaches: ....................................Cheryl Stinson, Kolby O’DonnellVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................828-262-70482008 Record: .....................................................................................................7-25Conference Record:/Finish: ...........................................................3-15/t-10th

Sports InformationVB Contact: .............................................................................Charles CochrumEmail: ....................................................................... [email protected]: ..............................................................................................828-262-7602Fax: ....................................................................................................828-262-7602Website: .....................................................................................www.goasu.com

2009 OppOnEnTs

EasTERn kY.Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.- Cookeville, Tenn.Nov. 14 at 3 p.m.- Richmond, Ky.Location: ........................................................................................ Richmond, Ky.Founded:............................................................................................................1906Enrollment: ...................................................................................................15,000Nickname: ................................................................................................. ColonelsColors: ..........................................................................................Maroon & WhiteArena: ............................................................................................McBrayer ArenaConference: .........................................................................................Ohio ValleyPresident: ................................................................................ Dr. Doug WhitlockAthletic Director:...............................................................................Mark SandyHead Coach: ..................................................................................... Lori DuncanRecord at EKU/Years: ............................................................146-185/10 yearsCareer Record/Years: ............................................................175-285/16 yearsAssistant Coach: ................................................................................. Cory CarlinVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................859-622-21412008 Record: .....................................................................................................6-23Conference Record:/Finish: ................................................................ 4-14/9th

Sports InformationVB Contact: ..................................................................................... Kevin BrittonEmail: ..............................................................................kevin.britton@eku.eduPhone: ..............................................................................................859-622-2006Fax: ....................................................................................................859-622-5108Website: ............................................................................. www.ekusports.com

ausTIn pEaYOct. 2 at 7 p.m. - Clarksville, Tenn.Nov. 7 at 2 p.m.- Cookeville, Tenn.

Location: ....................................................................................Clarksville, Tenn.Founded:............................................................................................................1927Enrollment: ......................................................................................................9,207Nickname: ..............................................................................................Lady GovsColors: ..................................................................................................Red & WhiteArena: ..................................................................................................Dunn CenterConference: .........................................................................................Ohio ValleyPresident: .................................................................................................... Tim HallAthletic Director:..................................................................................Dave LoosHead Coach: ..................................................................................MIke JohnsonRecord at APSU/Years: ....................................................................0-0/1st yearCareer Record/Years: ................................................................................... SameAssistant Coach: ............................................................................................... TBAVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................931-221-10022008 Record: ..................................................................................................22-11Conference Record:/Finish: .............................................................13-5/t-3rd

Sports InformationVB Contact: .......................................................................................... Cody BushEmail: ......................................................................................... [email protected]: ..............................................................................................931-221-7561Fax: ....................................................................................................931-221-7562Website: ...................................................................www.apsugovernors.com

JaCksOnVILLE sT.Sept. 22 at 7 p.m.- Cookeville, Tenn.Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.- Jacksonville, Ala.Location: ................................................................................... Jacksonville, Ala.Founded:............................................................................................................1883Enrollment: ......................................................................................................8,957Nickname: ........................................................................................... GamecocksColors: ..................................................................................................Red & WhiteArena: ........................................................................... Pete Mathews ColiseumConference: .........................................................................................Ohio ValleyPresident: .........................................................................Dr. William A. MeehanAthletic Director:................................................................................... Jim FullerHead Coach: ...........................................................................................Rick NoldRecord at JSU/Years: ..................................................................128-76/7 yearsCareer Record/Years: ................................................................................... SameAssistant Coach: ......................................................................Kristi KavanaughVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................256-782-55272008 Record: .....................................................................................................9-19Conference Record:/Finish: .............................................................6-12/t-7th

Sports InformationVB Contact: ............................................................................. Josh UnderwoodEmail: ..................................................................................underwood@jsu.eduPhone: ..............................................................................................256-782-5915Fax: ....................................................................................................256-782-5958Website: .......................................................... www.jsugamecocksports.com

MOREhEad sT.Oct. 17 at 2 p.m.- Cookeville, Tenn.Nov. 13 at 6 p.m.- Morehead, Ky.

Location: ........................................................................................ Morehead, Ky.Founded:............................................................................................................1887Enrollment: ......................................................................................................6,062Nickname: ......................................................................................................EaglesColors: .......................................................................................Royal Blue & GoldArena: ............................................................................................. Wetherby GymConference: .........................................................................................Ohio ValleyPresident: .........................................................................Dr. Wayne D. AndrewsAthletic Director:....................................................................Brian HutchinsonHead Coach: ................................................................................. Jaime GordonRecord at MSU/Years: ................................................................102-90/5 yearsCareer Record/Years: .............................................................. 182-117/9 yearsAssistant Coach: ..................................................................................Greg GoralVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................606-783-21222008 Record: .....................................................................................................23-8Conference Record:/Finish: ..............................................................14-4/t-1st

Sports InformationVB Contact: ...................................................................................Matt SchabertEmail: ..........................................................m.schabert@moreheadstate.eduPhone: ..............................................................................................606-783-2556Fax: ....................................................................................................606-783-2550Website: ............................................................................www.msueagles.com


TEnnEssEE Aug. 29 at 11 a.m.- Knoxville, Tenn.

Location: ..................................................................................... Knoxville, Tenn.Founded:............................................................................................................1794Enrollment: ...................................................................................................26,400Nickname: .................................................................................. Lady VolunteersColors: ...........................................................................................Orange & WhiteArena: .......................................................................... Thompson-Boling ArenaConference: .....................................................................................SoutheasternPresident: ..................................................................................Dr. John PetersenAthletic Director:............................................................................. Joan CronanHead Coach: .......................................................................................Rob PatrickRecord at UT/Years: ...............................................................243-135/12 yearsCareer Record/Years: ................................................................................... SameAssistant Coach: ..............................................Gregg Whitis, Dani Busboom Volleyball Phone: ..........................................................................865-974-42752008 Record: ..................................................................................................22-10Conference Record:/Finish: ................................................................ 15-5/3rd

Sports InformationVB Contact: ................................................................................ Cameron HarrisEmail: ........................................................................................charri48@utk.eduPhone: ..............................................................................................865-974-8876Fax: ....................................................................................................865-974-8875Website: ............................................................................ www.utladyvols.com

uT MaRTInSept. 25 at 7 p.m. - Cookeville, Tenn.Oct. 24 at 2 p.m.- Martin, Tenn.

Location: .......................................................................................... Martin, Tenn.Founded:............................................................................................................1951Enrollment: ......................................................................................................6,000Nickname: ...............................................................................................SkyhawksColors: ........................................................................... Blue, Orange and WhiteArena: ...................................................................................Skyhawk FieldhouseConference: .........................................................................................Ohio ValleyPresident: ................................................................................. Dr. Nick DunaganAthletic Director:................................................................................... Phil DaneHead Coach: ..............................................................................Darren McClureRecord at UTM/Years: .......................................................................9-24/1 yearCareer Record/Years: ................................................................................... SameAssistant Coach: ...............................................................................Kristi FiorilloVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................731-881-73322008 Record: .....................................................................................................9-24Conference Record:/Finish: ................................................................ 7-11/6th

Sports InformationVB Contact: ........................................................................................Matt MaxeyEmail: ......................................................................................mmaxey@utm.eduPhone: ..............................................................................................731-881-7632Fax: ....................................................................................................731-881-7624Website: ............................................................................ www.utmsports.com

TEnnEssEE sT.Oct. 3 at 2 p.m.- Nashville, Tenn.Nov. 6 at 7 p.m.- Cookeville, Tenn.

Location: ......................................................................................Nashville, Tenn.Founded:............................................................................................................1912Enrollment: ......................................................................................................9,024Nickname: ............................................................................................Lady TigersColors: .....................................................................................Royal Blue & WhiteArena: .........................................................................................................Kean HallConference: .........................................................................................Ohio ValleyPresident: .............................................................................. Dr. Melvin JohnsonAthletic Director:......................................................................Teresa L. PhillipsHead Coach: .................................................................................Kathy RoulhacRecord at TSU/Years: .................................................................... 75-84/5 yearsCareer Record/Years: ............................................................237-259/14 yearsAssistant Coach: ............................................................................Eysha Ambler Volleyball Phone: ..........................................................................615-963-58512008 Record: .....................................................................................................8-18Conference Record:/Finish: .............................................................6-12/t-7th

Sports InformationVB Contact: .............................................................................Zekeya AndersonEmail: ....................................................................... [email protected]: ..............................................................................................615-963-1867Fax: ....................................................................................................615-963-7692Website: ................................................................................www.tsutigers.com

nORTh FLORIdaSept. 4 at 4 p.m.- Boone, N.C.

Location: ....................................................................................Jacksonville, Fla.Founded:............................................................................................................1965Enrollment: ...................................................................................................17,000Nickname: .................................................................................................. OspreysColors: ........................................................................................ Navy Blue & GreyArena: ......................................................................................................UNF ArenaConference: ....................................................................................... Atlantic SunPresident: ......................................................................................... John DelaneyAthletic Director:.................................................................................. Lee MoonHead Coach: ..............................................................................Kevin CampbellRecord at UNF/Years: ......................................................................4-26/2 yearsCareer Record/Years: ................................................................................... SameAssistant Coach: ....................................................................... Krista CarpendoVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................904-620-28972008 Record: ..................................................................................................13-19Conference Record:/Finish: ................................................................ 9-11/6th

Sports InformationVB Contact: ....................................................................................................... TBAEmail: ................................................................................................................... TBAPhone: ..............................................................................................904-620-4029Fax: ....................................................................................................904-620-2821Website: ...........................................................................www.unfospreys.com

Location: ............................................................................... Bowling Green, Ky.Founded:............................................................................................................1906Enrollment: ...................................................................................................19,761Nickname: ........................................................................................Lady ToppersColors: ..................................................................................................Red & WhiteArena: .........................................................................................E.A. Diddle ArenaConference: ...............................................................................................Sun BeltPresident: .................................................................................. Dr. Gary RansdellAthletic Director:....................................................... Dr. Camden Wood SeligHead Coach: ................................................................................. Travis HudsonRecord at WKU/Years: ...........................................................324-154/14 yearsCareer Record/Years: ................................................................................... SameAssistant Coach: ................................................................................Kristi GriffinVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................270-745-64962008 Record: ..................................................................................................26-10Conference Record:/Finish: ................................................................ 12-5/6th

Sports InformationVB Contact: ....................................................................................... Kelly OravetEmail: ................................................................................kelly.oravet@wku.eduPhone: ..............................................................................................270-745-4298Fax: ....................................................................................................270-745-3444Website: ............................................................................www.wkusports.com

MuRRaY sTaTESept. 26 at 2 p.m.- Cookeville, Tenn.Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.- Murray, Ky.

Location: ...............................................................................................Murray, Ky.Founded:............................................................................................................1922Enrollment: ...................................................................................................10,500Nickname: ..................................................................................................... RacersColors: ..................................................................................................Navy & GoldArena: ................................................................................................... Racer ArenaConference: .........................................................................................Ohio ValleyPresident: .....................................................................................Dr. Randy DunnAthletic Director:.................................................................................Allen WardHead Coach: ...........................................................................David SchwepkerRecord at MSU/Years: ...........................................................152-151/10 yearsCareer Record/Years: ............................................................165-226/14 yearsAssistant Coach: ........................................................................ DongPing FangVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................270-809-38252008 Record: ..................................................................................................18-13Conference Record:/Finish: .............................................................13-5/t-3rd

Sports InformationVB Contact: ...............................................................................Terri LaJeunesseEmail: .........................................................terri.lajeunesse@murraystate.eduPhone: ..............................................................................................270-809-3351Fax: ....................................................................................................270-809-6814Website: ................................................................................www.goracers.com

sOuThEasT MO. Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.- Cookeville, Tenn.Oct. 10 at 6 p.m.- Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Location: ............................................................................Cape Girardeau, Mo.Founded:............................................................................................................1873Enrollment: ...................................................................................................10,477Nickname: ..............................................................................................RedhawksColors: ......................................................................................Red, White & BlackArena: ........................................................................................Houck FieldhouseConference: .........................................................................................Ohio ValleyPresident: .....................................................................Dr. Kenneth W. DobbinsAthletic Director:...............................................................................John ShaferHead Coach: ............................................................................. Renata NowackiRecord at SEMO/Years: ............................................................... 65-59/3 yearsCareer Record/Years: ................................................................................... SameAssistant Coach: .......................................................................Jeremiah LarsenVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................573-986-61402008 Record: ..................................................................................................13-14Conference Record:/Finish: ................................................................ 11-7/5th

Sports InformationVB Contact: .......................................................................................Patrick ClarkEmail: ......................................................................................paclark@semo.eduPhone: ..............................................................................................573-651-2937Fax: ....................................................................................................573-651-2810Website: ........................................................................www.gosoutheast.com

2009 OppOnEnTs

Location: .................................................................................. Williamsburg, Va.Founded:............................................................................................................1693Enrollment: ......................................................................................................7,625Nickname: ........................................................................................................ TribeColors: ...................................................................................Green, Gold & SilverArena: .................................................................................................Kaplan ArenaConference: ...................................................... Colonial Athletic AssociationPresident: .............................................................................W. Taylor Reveley, IIIAthletic Director:............................................................................ Terry DriscollHead Coach: ...............................................................Melissa Aldrich SheltonRecord at CWM/Years:......................................................................19-9/1 yearCareer Record/Years: ............................................................254-188/15 yearsAssistant Coaches: ................................Monica Marlowe, Rachel WagenerVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................757-221-33952008 Record: .....................................................................................................19-9Conference Record:/Finish: ...................................................................9-5/4th

Sports InformationVB Contact: ................................................................................... Jacob SkipperEmail: ............................................................................................ [email protected]: ..............................................................................................757-221-3344Fax: ....................................................................................................757-221-2048Website: .......................................................................www.tribeathletics.com

WEsTERn kEnTuCkY Aug. 30 at 10 a.m.-Knoxville, Tenn.

Location: ........................................................................................... Toledo, OhioFounded:............................................................................................................1872Enrollment: ...................................................................................................22,336Nickname: ...................................................................................................RocketsColors: ............................................................................... Midnight Blue & GoldArena: ................................................................................. John F. Savage ArenaConference:.....................................................Mid-American (West Division)President: ............................................................................... Dr. Lloyd A. JacobsAthletic Director:.......................................................................Michael O’BrienHead Coach: .......................................................................................Greg SmithRecord at UT/Years: ............................................................................. 0-0/1 yearCareer Record/Years: ................................................................... 81-94/6 yearsAssistant Coach: ..................................Abbey Szlanfucht, Rachel WagenerVolleyball Phone: ..........................................................................419-530-77402008 Record: ..................................................................................................14-17Conference Record:/Finish: ..................................... 5-11/5th West Divison

Sports InformationVB Contact: ......................................................................................Steve EastonEmail: ....................................................................steven.easton@utoledo.eduPhone: ..............................................................................................419-530-4921Fax: ....................................................................................................419-530-2916Website: .............................................................................. www.utrockets.com

TOLEdOSept. 12 at 4 p.m.-Boone, N.C..

WILLIaM & MaRYSept. 5 at 9 a.m.-Boone, N.C.


Vs. aLL OppOnEnTs

AAir Force ........................................ 0-1Akron University ............................ 8-1Alabama ....................................... 1-2Alabama A&M ............................... 1-0Alabama-Birmingham .................. 4-8Alabama State............................... 2-0Appalachian state ...............3-4Arizona .......................................... 0-1Arkansas-Little Rock ..................... 1-0Arkansas State .............................. 1-2Army ............................................. 1-0Auburn .......................................... 0-1Austin peay ..................... 48-19

bBall State ....................................... 2-1Baptist College .............................. 1-0Bellarmine .................................... 2-2Belmont ........................................ 9-2Berry College ................................. 1-1Birmingham-Southern .................. 1-0Boston College .............................. 0-1Bradley .......................................... 1-0Bryan College ................................ 2-0Butler ............................................ 0-1

cCal Poly-San Luis Obispo ............... 0-1Cal-Santa Barbara ......................... 1-0Cal State-Sacramento.................... 0-1Campbell University ...................... 1-0 Carson-Newman ........................... 1-1Centenary University ..................... 1-0Central Florida ............................... 3-1Central Michigan ........................... 0-1Charleston ..................................... 1-0Cincinnati ...................................... 1-5Clemson ........................................ 1-1Cleveland State ............................. 1-2Coastal Carolina ............................. 2-0Colorado ........................................ 0-1College of Charleston .................... 0-1Columbus College.......................... 2-0Connecticut ................................... 1-0Covenant College........................... 3-0

DDavidson ....................................... 2-0Dayton .......................................... 1-3

DePaul........................................... 1-0Drexel ............................................ 1-0

eEast Carolina ................................. 1-1East Tennessee ............................ 21-7eastern Illinois ................ 12-15eastern Kentucky ............ 18-42Elon ............................................... 1-0Evansville ...................................... 6-4

FFairleigh Dickinson ........................ 1-0Florida ........................................... 0-1Florida A&M .................................. 1-0Florida International ..................... 0-1Florida State .................................. 0-2Furman ......................................... 2-1

gGeorgetown .................................. 1-0Georgia ......................................... 2-9Georgia State ................................ 1-1Georgia Tech .................................. 6-4Guilford ......................................... 1-0

HHoly Cross ...................................... 1-0High Point ..................................... 2-0Huntington College ....................... 1-0

IIlinois-Chicago .............................. 0-1Indiana State ................................. 1-0Iowa .............................................. 0-1IUPUI ............................................. 1-1

JJacksonville state ................5-8James Madison ............................. 0-1

KKent State ..................................... 1-0Kentucky ....................................... 1-9Kentucky State .............................. 1-0

LLake City CC ................................... 1-0Lamar ............................................ 0-1Lambuth ....................................... 3-0

Liberty ...............................1-0Lipscomb ............................3-2Louisiana-Lafayette....................... 1-0Louisiana-Monroe ......................... 1-0Louisiana State ............................. 0-2Louisville ............................0-7

mMaine ............................................ 1-0Marist ............................................ 1-0Mars Hill College ........................... 1-0Marshall ........................................ 2-5Maryville ....................................... 2-0McNeese State............................... 0-2

Memphis ....................................... 7-8Miami Dade JC............................... 0-1Miami (Ohio) ................................. 0-3Michigan State .............................. 0-2Middle Tennessee ...................... 43-18Midway College ............................. 1-0Mississippi ..................................... 0-7Mississippi State ............................ 4-3Mississippi U. for Women .............. 1-3Missouri ........................................ 0-1Morgan State ................................ 1-0Montevallo .................................... 0-1morehead state .............. 16-48murray state ................... 23-24

NNew Orleans .................................. 0-2Nicholls State ................................ 2-0North Alabama.............................. 4-1North Carolina ............................... 0-1North Carolina A&T ....................... 1-0 UNC-Asheville ............................... 5-0UNC-Charlotte ............................... 3-1UNC-Greensboro ........................... 1-0North Carolina State ...................... 0-3North Georgia ............................... 2-0Northeast Louisiana ...................... 1-0Northern Illinois ............................ 0-2Northern Kentucky ........................ 0-4

OOhio University .............................. 2-1Ohio State ..................................... 0-2Oral Roberts .................................. 1-0

pPennsylvania ................................. 0-1Providence .................................... 1-0

rRobert Morris ................................ 1-0

sSamford ........................................ 7-3Sam Houston................................. 0-1South Alabama ............................. 1-2South Carolina ............................... 0-3South Florida ................................. 0-2 Southeast Louisiana ...................... 2-0southeast missouri ............ 7-31Southern Baptist ........................... 1-0Southern Illinois-Carbondale ............... 0-2Southern Methodist ...................... 0-1Southern Mississippi ..................... 2-0Southwestern................................ 4-1Southwestern Louisiana ................ 0-1Southwest Missouri ....................... 0-1Stephen F. Austin .......................... 0-1Stetson .......................................... 1-0St. Francis (PA) .............................. 1-0Syracuse ........................................ 1-0

ttennessee ........................ 2-25

tennessee state ................ 31-6UT-Chattanooga .......................... 26-8ut martin ....................... 32-18Texas-Pan American ...................... 1-0toledo ................................2-0Trevecca ........................................ 1-0Troy State ...................................... 0-1 Tulane ........................................... 0-3Tulsa .............................................. 0-1

uUCLA ............................................. 0-1University of the South.................. 1-0Utah State ..................................... 0-1Utah Valley .................................... 0-1

vValparaiso ..................................... 1-1Vanderbilt ..................................... 2-0Va. Commonwealth ....................... 2-0Virginia Tech .................................. 0-1

WWake Forest................................... 0-1Weber State .................................. 0-2Western Carolina ........................... 7-4Western Kentucky ............. 7-16Western Michigan ......................... 0-1West Georgia ................................. 2-0West Virginia ................................. 0-2Wichita State ................................. 1-0William & mary....................0-1Winthrop ....................................... 1-3Wisconsin-Green Bay .................... 0-1Wright State .................................. 2-2

XXavier ............................................ 1-5

YYoungstown State ......................... 8-0

The Golden Eagles will face North Florida for the first time in 2009. Bold indicates 2009 opponents

Setters Melanie Culp (top) and Madison Comperry (bottom)


Simply put, 2008 was a memorable season for Tennessee Tech. It took awhile for the Golden Eagles to find their rhythm, but once they did, they went on one of the best runs the program has ever seen. It would have been easy for the team to coast through the season following a difficult 3-8 start to the year. The Golden Eagles traveled to Cincinnati and Ball State for a pair or tournaments to begin the season and were only able to come away with two victories in six matches. Next, the team hoped to turn their fortunes around at the Western Kentucky Hilltopper Invitational, but Tech could again only garner one victory with three losses. “I’m really proud of the team for sticking together after we had a tough start to the season,” said head coach John Blair. With the pre-conference schedule behind them, the Golden Eagles were able to focus on their OVC schedule and first conference opponent of the season, in-state rival Austin Peay. In front of their home crowd, the women battled but fell short in five sets to run their record to 3-9. However, the players kept their heads up and were confident they could turn things around – and they did. TTU faced Tennessee State next, winning in four sets to begin a five-match winning streak before the Golden Eagles dropped a match at Morehead State. A little more than half way through the season, Tech’s record stood at 8-10, but the team was 5-2 in the OVC to position itself near the top of the conference. “Things started to click when we started the conference schedule,” Blair said. “We got into a good rhythm and were able to win some very difficult matches.” The Golden Eagles put together another lengthy winning streak following the Morehead State match, capturing seven straight victories to improve to 15-10 overall and 12-2 in the OVC. To finish its regular season schedule, Tech had to go on the road for its final four games. The Golden Eagles lost to Southeast Missouri but rebounded to defeat Eastern Illinois and UT Martin on their home courts. In the final match before the confer-ence tournament, Tech had the opportunity to win the OVC regular season title outright with a victory. However, Murray State played a tough match on their home court and handed the Golden Eagles its fourth loss in the OVC and a share of the regular season crown.

2008 sEasOn In REVIEW

Entering the conference tournament as the one seed, the Golden Eagles not only had the luxury of hosting the six-team playoff, but they also received a first round bye. Following the bye, Tech matched up against Austin Peay who had defeated the Golden Eagles at the Eblen Center earlier in the year. This time the outcome was considerably different as TTU swept the visitors in three sets to advance to the championship match against Murray State. With their loss to the Racers just seven days earlier still fresh in their minds, the Golden Eagles avenged their loss to grab its first OVC tournament championship since 1997 and continue their season in the NCAA tournament. “I knew that if we played to our capability that we would be in the (OVC championship) match at the end,” Blair said. “It came down

to the fifth set, but we made the plays when we needed to.” Tech faced off against Tulane in the first round of the national tournament, and the team played some of the best volleyball it had all season. The Golden Eagles dropped the first set but regrouped with a win in the second set – the first set ever won by a TTU team in the NCAA tournament – to even the match at 1-1. Tech pushed the Green Wave to the limit in the next two sets but narrowly lost both as the Golden Eagles fell, 3-1. With a record of 19-13 overall and 14-4 in the OVC, the Golden Eagles put together their best season under sixth-year head coach John Blair who was honored as the OVC Coach of the Year. The Golden Eagles’ 19 wins were the most since 1998 and 14 conference wins were the most since 1997.

Front row, from left: Melanie Culp, Laura Pierce, Katie Kenline, Kappy Lang, Teresa Craig, Brynn Johnson Back row, from left: manager Sarah Dollege, assistant coach Jessica Lane, Jessica Asplund, Amanda Lindgren, Marie Peddicord, Caitlin Bullock, Leah Meffert, head coach John Blair

From left to right: Alysson Sanders, Katie Kenline and Amanda Lindgren


The Golden Eagles collectively enjoyed their best season in a decade in 2008, but not to be overlooked are some of the outstand-ing individual performances turned in by last year’s squad. Tennessee Tech players collectively received 11 OVC player of the week honors, six all-tournament team honors, four all-OVC honors and one aca-demic all-district honor. Then-senior setter Kappy Lang started the season on fire, receiving five of the first seven OVC Setter of the Week awards handed out by the conference. Lang did not cool off much after that as she re-ceived one more Setter of the Week accolade and was voted the OVC Tournament MVP. After finishing the season with a conference-best

1,274 assists and six of 12 Setter of the Week honors, Lang earned All-OVC First Team recognition. Reigning OVC Freshman of the Year Leah Meffert followed her record-setting first season with an equally impressive 2008 cam-paign. She opened the season with all-tournament team honors at the Lady Bearcat Invitational where she posted 33 kills and 30 digs in three matches. After being slowed by an abdominal injury for much of September, Meffert stepped it up down the stretch when she received two OVC Player of the Week awards along with being named to the OVC All-Tournament Team. To top it all off, Meffert was voted the OVC Player of the Year after finishing among the league lead-ers in both kills and points, and

she also received the team award for Best Offensive Player. Then-junior libero Katie Kenline put together her third straight impressive season and capped it off by being named OVC Defensive Player of the Year after leading the conference in digs with 558. Kenline began the season strong, earning Lady Cardinal All-Tournament Team honors after posting 55 digs in three matches at the Ball State tournament. She earned two OVC Defensive Player of the Week awards during the season – the second of which came after she notched 68 digs in two matches in early October. For her efforts, Kenline received the team award for Best Defensive Player. As a junior, Teresa Craig did a little bit of everything for the Golden Eagles. She showed her versatility at the Lady Hilltopper Invitational where she picked up all-tournament team honors after posting 20 kills and 24 digs during the tournament. A standout in the classroom as well, Craig was voted academic all-district, and she also received the team Academic Award. Craig’s classmate Amanda Lindgren played steady on the outside throughout her junior season and performed best when the team needed it most. She grabbed OVC

All-Tournament Team honors and also picked up the team Coach’s Award. Then-seniors Jessica Asplund and Caitlin Bullock both left their mark on the 2008 season as well. Asplund received OVC Defen-sive Player of the Week in mid-October after tallying 14 blocks in two matches, while Bullock’s steady performance throughout the season earned her All-OVC Second Team honors. In addition, then-sophomore Melanie Culp was selected to receive the Team Heart award for her dedication and hard work throughout the season.

Team Heart Melanie Culp

Best Offensive PlayerLeah Meffert

Best Defensive PlayerKatie Kenline

Academic AwardTeresa Craig

Coach’s AwardAmanda Lindgren

Team awards Individual HonorsKappy Lang

OVC Tournament MVP All-OVC First Team

OVC All-Tournament TeamOVC Setter of the Week (six times)

Leah MeffertOVC Player of the Year

All-OVC First TeamOVC All-Tournament Team

OVC Offensive Player of the Week (two times)Lady Bearcat All-Tournament Team

Katie KenlineOVC Defensive Player of the Year

All-OVC Second TeamOVC Defensive Player of the Week (two times)

Lady Cardinal All-Tournament Team

Teresa CraigLady Hilltopper All-Tournament Team

Academic All-District

Amanda LindgrenOVC All-Tournament Team

Jessica AsplundOVC Defensive Player of the Week

Caitlin BullockAll-OVC Second Team

2008 sEasOn In REVIEW

Individual Honors


2008 OVC TOuRnaMEnT

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Exploding out of the gate with some big blocks, the Tennessee Tech volleyball team rolled to an easy win in the first set then held on to capture a couple of close sets to erase Austin Peay and advance to the championship match of the 2008 Ohio Valley Confer-ence Volleyball Tournament. The No. 1 seeded Golden Eagles won 25-12 to open the action Friday night in Eblen Center, then won by scores of 25-22 and 25-21 to dispatch the No. 4 seeded Lady Govs, 3-0. Tech (18-11) will face No. 3 seed Murray State Saturday at 5 p.m. in the title game, with the winner earning the league's automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament in December. Murray beat No. 2 seeded Morehead State, 3-1, in the night's other semifinal action. "We came out fired up from the start, and I think we really caught Peay off balance," said Tech's John Blair, the OVC Coach of the Year. "I don't think they expected us to come out that hard. But they kept their composure, and played hard the rest of the way." Tech reached the brink a year ago, falling in extra points in the semifinals, just shy of playing in the championship match. This time, the Golden Eagles didn't let that happen. "This is exactly where we've wanted to be since day one," Blair said. "Our goal is to be in the finals with a chance to win the championship. The regular season championship is just a bonus for us. We want those rings to say regular season and tournament champi-ons." Tech hit better than .350 in all three sets and finished the night with a .394 hitting percentage. Senior Caitlin Bullock had 13 kills and posted a .500 hitting mark, making just one error in 24 attempts. Sophomore Leah Meffert, the OVC Player of the Year, was also highly effective, hitting .385 with 13 kills and just two errors in 26 swings. Tech also got plenty of offense across the board. Senior Jes-sica Asplund had nine kills and hit. .571 with just one error in 14 tries,

while junior Amanda Lindgren added eight kills and hit .300. Marie Peddicord added seven kills. Senior setter Kappy Lang ran a flawless offense, getting 42 assists and 10 digs, and also killing four balls in five tries without a mistake to hit .800. Lang was one of three Golden Eagles with double digit digs as Tech managed 52 digs, Meffert topped Tech with 12 and Katie Ken-line, the OVC Defensive Player of the Year, had 11. Lindgren added nine digs and Teresa Craig had eight.

Nobody cracked double figures in Austin Peay's offense, as Jessica Mollman topped the Lady Govs with nine kills and Stephanie Champine added eight. Austin Peay hit .125 for the night, including a negative .031 in the first set. Tech led the entire first set. In the second set, Austin Peay managed a one-point lead three times early on. With Tech up 21-20, the Golden Eagles outscored APSU 4-2 down the stretch to win. In the final set, Tech took the lead early and held it the entire match. Austin Peay closed to within one point again, this time at 22-21, before the Golden Eagles chalked up the final three points. Tech and Murray split their regular season matches, with each winning on their home floor. The Racers hammered Tech, 3-0, just two weeks ago and are playing well heading into the title game after ending Morehead State's season. The Racers lost the first set to the MSU Eagles but came back to win three straight. "They're (Murray) the hottest team in the conference right now, and they have been the last three weeks," Blair said. "We are go-ing to have to bring our A-game. It's a one-match season now. We can play point-for-point."

Semifinals vs. Austin PeayFriday, November 21, 2008

The Golden Eagles receiving their regular season championship trophy before the match

Leah Meffert comes up with one of the Golden Eagles’ five blocks


COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Led by tournament MVP Kappy Lang and balanced offense from the middle and the outside, the Tennessee Tech volleyball team captured the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference

tournament champion-ship Saturday night in Eblen Center, earning the league's automatic invitation to the NCAA Tournament in Decem-ber.

Tech dropped a two-point decision in the first set, 25-23, and also fell by two points in the fourth set, 26-24. The Golden Eagles had earned a 2-1 lead by claiming the second set 25-15 and the third by a 25-20 margin.

In the fifth and de-ciding set, Tech scored points to break ties at 9-9, 10-10 and 11-11. The Golden Eagles went

up 13-11 on back-to-back kills by Jess Asplund and Caitlin Bullock, then clinched the victory on a powerful kill by Amanda Lindgren for the 15-12 win. With the win, Tech improves to 19-11 overall and won the league's challenge match next Saturday at the University of Louisville. After that, Tech will play in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in the program's history. Lang was named tourney MVP after dishing up 62 assists and getting 13 digs, along with four kills and two service aces. She distributed her sets to a variety of hitters, with four Golden Eagles reaching double figures in kills. Tech hit .259 while Murray State hit .186. Junior outside hitter Amanda Lindgren led the attack with 20 kills and a .250 hitting mark along with 14 digs, while sophomore Leah Meffert hit .333 and added 16 kills. The OVC Player of the Year, Meffert also had a team-high 24 digs. Also in double digits, sophomore Marie Peddicord had 15 kills and senior middle Asplund added 13 kills while hitting .320. Caitlin Bullock had seven kills and led Tech with five blocks. Mef-fert and Asplund had four blocks each.

Katie Kenline, the OVC Defensive Player of the Year, had 21 of Tech's 90 digs in the contest. Lindgren and Meffert joined Lang on the all-tournament team. Sara Hayden topped Murray State with 17 kills, while Logan Su added 16 kills. Becca Lamb also reached double figures in kills with 10. Setter Jade Guo had 45 assists and 10 digs, one of five Racers in double figures on the back row as Mur-ray came up with 78 digs. Kayleah Sauer topped MSU with 24 digs and Allison Mugler added 15.

2008 OVC TOuRnaMEnT

Finals vs. Morehead StateSaturday, November 22, 2008

Teresa Craig serves for the Golden Eagles

Kappy Lang and Amanda Lindgren

celebrate

The Golden Eagles bench gets into it

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OVC Award Winners

Leah Meffert receives her OVC Player of the Year plaque Katie Kenline receives her OVC

Defensive Player of the Year plaque Coach John Blair receives his OVC Coach of the Year plaque

Kappy Lang receives her OVC Tournament MVP plaque

OVC All-Tournament Team

Amanda Lindgren

Leah Meffert

Kappy Lang


The Golden Eagles in Tournament play

GOLdEn EaGLEs In TOuRnaMEnT pLaY

Leah Meffert (4)2007 - Louisville2007 - UT-Chattanooga2008 - Cincinnati2008 - OVC

Katie Kenline (1)2008 - Ball State

Teresa Craig (1)2008 - Western Kentucky

Amanda Lindgren (2)2007 - UT-Chattanooga2008 - OVC

Caitlin Bullock (1)2007 - Louisville

Kappy Lang (3)2005 - Evansville2007 - OVC2008 - OVC (MVP)

Anne Morrow (5)2003 - Wake Forest2004 - Dayton2004 - Georgia Tech2004 - Liberty (MVP)2005 - App. State

Laura Sidorowicz (3)2000 - Ohio State2003 - Greensboro 2004 - Liberty (MVP)

Liz Engel (1)2003 - Memphis

Maggie Stern (6) 1999 - Air Force2000 - Marist2000- Ohio State2001 - TTU Classic2002 - Charleston2002 - Xavier

Lauren Viney (1)2001 - TTU Classic

Lisa Dissel (2) 1997 - Ohio Valley1998 - South Florida

Stephanie Busch (3) 1997 - Ohio Valley1998 - South Florida1998 - Kent State

Brandy Best (3) 1996 - Dayton1996 - Golden Eagles1998 - Kent State

Rachel Melchiorre (9)1994 - Furman (MVP)1995 - W. Carolina1995 - Ohio1995 - South Florida1996 - Northern Ill.1997 - Iowa

1997 - Miami (Ohio)1997 - Tenn. Preview1997 - OVC (MVP)

Pam Goldensoph (2) 1995 - Ohio1995 - Western Carolina

Allison Berry (2) 1994 - DePaul1997 - Tenn. Preview

Caroline Murphy (1) 1994 - Furman

Carrie Slagle (1) 1994 - Furman

Michelle Downs (2) 1994 - Davidson1994 - DePaul

Golden Eagle players to earn all-tournament honors since 1994

all-Tournament honors

Kappy Lang

The Golden Eagles play in different tournaments around the region each year ... Tech owns a 25-38 record in tournament play in six years under coach John Blair.

2008 hosts OVC (2-0) *W 3-0 vs. Austin PeayW 3-2 vs. Murray State

2008 at Western Kentucky (1-3)L 3-2 vs. ValparaisoL 3-0 vs. Miami (Ohio)W 3-1 vs. FurmanL 3-0 vs. Western Kentucky

2008 at Ball State (1-2)L 3-0 vs. PurdueW 3-2 vs. Ball StateL 3-0 vs. Southern Illinois

2008 at Cincinnati (1-2)L 3-0 vs. MarshallL 3-1 vs. CincinnatiW 3-0 vs. Wright State

2007 at Ohio Valley (1-1)W 3-1 vs. SEMOL 3-2 vs. Morehead State

2007 at Louisville (2-1)W 3-2 vs. Coastal CarolinaW 3-1 vs. MemphisL 3-1 vs. Louisville

2007 at Butler (0-3)L 3-2 vs. Utah ValleyL 3-1 vs. ButlerL 3-0 vs. Northern Illinois

2007 at UT-Chattanooga (2-1)W 3-2 vs. UT-ChattanoogaL 3-0 vs. Missouri StateW 3-0 vs. UNC-Asheville

2006 at Cincinnati (1-2)W 3-1 vs. MaineL 3-0 vs. UCLAL 3-0 vs. W. Michigan

2006 at Louisville (0-3)L 3-0 vs. LouisvilleL 3-1 vs. ArizonaL 3-0 vs. Dayton

2006 at Ohio State (0-2)L 3-0 vs. Ohio StateL 3-0 vs. Michigan State

2006 at Western Kentucky (2-1)W 3-2 vs. Appalachian StateW 3-2 vs. Ball StateL 3-0 vs. Western Kentucky

2005 at App. State (2-1)W 3-1 vs. High PointW 3-2 vs. Appy StateL 3-0 vs. East Carolina

2005 at Middle Tenn. (1-3)L 3-2 vs. IUPUIW 3-0 vs. UT-MartinL 3-0 vs. MCNL 3-1 vs. Middle Tenn.

2005 at Evansville (1-2)L 3-0 vs. EvansvilleL 3-1 vs. LipscombW 3-2 vs. IUPUI

2004 at Dayton (1-2)W 3-2 vs. West VirginiaL 3-1 vs. DaytonL 3-1 vs. Coastal Carolina

2004 at Georgia Tech (0-2)L 3-0 vs. XavierL 3-0 vs. Georgia Tech

2004 at Liberty (3-0) *W 3-2 vs. William & MaryW 3-1 vs. DavidsonW 3-1 vs. Liberty

2003 at Wake Forest (0-3)L 3-1 vs. SMUL 3-0 vs. Wake ForestL 3-1 vs. Kentucky

2003 at Memphis (2-1) L 3-0 vs. MemphisW 3-1 vs. Louisiana LafayetteW 3-1 vs. Holy Cross

2003 at Greensboro (2-2)W 3-1 vs. UNC GreensboroL 3-0 vs. Winthrop L 3-1 vs. UW Green BayW 3-2 vs. Georgia State * denotes tournament champion

tech’s results in tournament play under coach John blair:

the golden eagles captured the 2008 Ovc tournament title and played in the NcAA championship for the first time since 1997.

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Overall Record: 19-13 (.594) OVC Record: 14-4 (.778)

ALL MATCHESName GP Kill K/Gm Er TA Pct Ast A/Gm SA SE A/Gm DIG Dig/G BS BA TB B/Gm PtsASPLUND, Jessica ..............117 201 1.72 58 451 .317 4 0.03 10 7 0.09 33 0.28 22 74 96 0.82 270.0BULLOCK, Caitlin ...............117 251 2.15 100 585 .258 7 0.06 10 37 0.09 47 0.40 32 54 86 074 320.0CRAIG, Teresa .......................111 83 0.75 43 227 .144 34 0.31 18 19 0.16 230 2.07 1 6 7 0.06 105.0CULP, Melanie.........................25 2 0.08 1 4 .250 29 1.16 1 4 0.04 20 0.80 0 0 0 0.00 3.0JOHNSON, Brynn..................34 1 0.03 0 1 1.000 0 0.00 0 4 0.00 11 0.32 0 0 0 0.00 1.0KENLINE, Katie .....................116 2 0.02 3 9 -.111 27 0.23 18 22 0.16 558 4.81 0 0 0 0.00 20.0LANG, Kappy ........................117 55 0.47 19 140 .257 1274 10.89 28 28 0.24 298 2.55 6 20 26 0.22 99.0LINDGREN, Amanda ........109 330 3.03 128 988 .203 12 0.11 21 12 0.19 205 1.88 6 30 36 0.33 372.0MEFFERT, Leah ....................113 359 3.18 162 1001 .197 14 0.12 22 29 0.19 287 2.54 16 34 50 0.44 414.0PEDDICORD, Marie ...........105 203 1.93 82 519 .233 39 0.37 0 1 0.00 24 0.26 10 45 55 0.52 235.5PIERCE, Laura ..........................65 5 0.08 6 33 -.030 3 0.05 9 15 0.14 14 0.22 0 0 0 0.00 14.0SANDERS, Alysson ...............45 79 1.76 52 232 .116 10 0.22 5 8 0.11 51 1.13 0 3 3 0.07 85.5 TENNESSEE TECH ..........117 1571 13.43 655 4240 .216 1455 12.44 142 186 1.21 1779 1521 93 266 226.0 193 1939.0Opponents ....................117 1448 12.38 617 4067 .204 1305 11.15 138 182 1.18 1695 14.49 51 419 260.5 2.23 1846.5

W/L ........... Opponent .................................Scores ...................................................Record ......OVC.......Att.L/3-0 ........... vs Marshall ..................................... 24-26, 16-25, 23-25 ..........................................0-1 .........0-0 ............ 78L/3-1 ........... at Cincinnati.................................. 22-25, 25-19, 20-25, 22-25 ...........................0-2 .........0-0 ..........386W/3-0 ......... vs Wright State ............................ 25-20, 33-31, 25-20 ..........................................1-2 .........0-0 ............ 49L/3-0 ........... vs #18 Purdue ............................... 21-25, 16-25, 18-25 ..........................................1-3 .........0-0 ..........127W/3-2 ......... at Ball State .................................... 25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 22-25, 15-13 ............2-3 .........0-0 ..........206L/0-3 ........... vs Southern Illinois .................... 20-25, 21-25, 23-25 ..........................................2-4 .........0-0 ..........113L/2-3 ........... vs Valparaiso ................................ 10-25, 25-23, 25-22, 17-25, 10-15 ............2-5 .........0-0 ............ 86L/0-3 ........... vs Miami (Ohio) ........................... 29-31, 19-25, 19-25 ..........................................2-6 .........0-0 ..........101W/3-1 ......... vs Furman ....................................... 13-26, 25-17, 28-26, 25-20 ...........................3-6 .........0-0 ............ 75L/0-3 ........... at Western Kentucky ............... 16-25, 14-25, 14-25 ..........................................3-7 .........0-0 ..........450L/2-3 ........... Austin Peay * ........................... 19-25, 25-23, 16-25, 25-14, 7-15 ...............3-8 .........0-1 ..........380W/3-1 ......... Tennessee State * ................ 25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17 ...........................4-8 .........1-1 ..........234W/3-2 ......... at Jacksonville State * ............. 25-18, 25-22, 26-28, 21-25, 20-18 ............5-8 .........2-1 ..........281W/3-0 ......... Eastern Illinois * ..................... 25-17, 25-14, 25-12 ..........................................6-8 .........3-1 ..........231W/3-0 ......... Southeast Missouri * .......... 25-13, 25-21, 25-12 ..........................................7-8 .........4-1 ..........211W/3-1 ......... at Eastern Kentucky * .............. 25-17, 20-25, 25-17, 26-24 ...........................8-8 .........5-1 ..........250L/1-3 ........... at Morehead State * ................. 23-25, 26-24, 13-25, 16-25 ...........................8-9 .........5-2 ..........278W/3-1 ......... Murray State * ........................ 22-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-21 ...........................9-9 .........6-2 ..........210W/3-0 ......... UT Martin *............................... 25-11, 25-20, 25-22 .......................................10-9 .........7-2 ..........234W/3-0 ......... Jacksonville State * ............. 25-16, 25-22, 25-23 .......................................11-9 .........8-2 ..........101W/3-0 ......... at Tennessee State * ................ 25-16, 25-19, 25-19 .......................................12-9 .........9-2 ..........102W/3-0 ......... at Austin Peay * ........................... 25-23, 25-21, 25-18 .......................................13-9 ........10-2 ........255W/3-0 ......... Morehead State * ................. 25-14, 25-21, 25-20 .......................................14-9 ........11-2 ........431W/3-2 ......... Eastern Kentucky * .............. 25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 24-26, 15-7 ............15-9 ........12-2 ........265L/1-3 ........... at Southeast Missouri * .......... 24-26, 25-22, 17-25, 19-25 ..................... 15-10 ........12-3 ........174W/3-0 ......... at Eastern Illinois * ..................... 25-19, 25-20, 25-21 .................................... 16-10 ........13-3 ........376W/3-1 ......... at UT Martin *............................... 25-21, 25-14, 18-25, 25-18 ..................... 17-10 ........14-3 ........325L/0-3 ........... at Murray State * ........................ 23-25, 13-25, 16-25 .................................... 17-11 ........14-4 ........403W/3-0 ......... Austin Peay ^ ......................... 25-12, 25-22, 25-21 .................................... 18-11 ........14-4 ........718W/3-2 ......... Murray State ^ ....................... 23-25, 25-15, 25-20, 24-26, 15-12 ...... 19-11 ........14-4 ....1,028L/0-3 ........... at Louisville .................................... 12-25, 20-25, 18-25 .................................... 19-12 ........14-4 ........997L/1-3 ........... vs #16 Tulane % ........................... 21-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-27 ..................... 19-13 ........14-4 ........534

* Denotes OVC match, ^ Denotes OVC Tournament match, % Denotes NCAA Tournament match

2008 Match Results

GOLdEn EaGLE 2008 sTaTIsTICs

Senior Amanda Lindgren

2008 OVC Player of the Year Leah Meffert (left) and 2008 OVC Defensive Player of the Year Katie Kenline (right)


School OVC OverallTennessee Tech ....................... 14-4 ............. 17-11Morehead State ............................... 14-4 ......................23-7Murray State ..................................... 13-5 ................... 16-12Austin Peay ....................................... 13-5 ................... 21-10Southeast Missouri St. .................. 11-7 ................... 13-13UT Martin ........................................... 7-11 ......................9-23Tennessee State .............................. 6-12 ......................8-18Jacksonville State ........................... 5-12 ......................9-19Eastern Kentucky ............................ 4-14 ......................6-23Eastern Illinois .................................. 2-16 ......................5-24

2008 Final standings

First TeamLeah Meffert .............................TTU Stephanie Champine ........................APSUAubrey Dondlinger .......................... SEMO Kappy Lang ...............................TTUBrittney Whitten .................................JSUAshley Doscher ..................................MOR Candace Saleaumua .......................... TSUSecond TeamClaire Keaton ................................... SEMOJade Guo ...........................................MURErin Peak ...........................................MORLogan Su ...........................................MURKatelyn Barbour ................................MORKatie Kenline .............................TTUCaitlin Bullock ...........................TTU

2008 all-OVC Team Junior Leah Meffert

ThE OVC In 2008

2008 Ovc tournament (Cookeville, Tenn. )Championship Match:#1 Tennessee Tech 3, #3 Murray State 2

Semifinals:#1 Tennessee Tech 3, #4 Austin Peay 0#3 Murray State 3, #2 Morehead State 1

First Round:#4 Austin Peay 3, #5 Southeast Missouri 0#3 Murray State 3, #6 UT Martin 0

2008 OvcAll-tournament team

Kappy Lang, Tennessee Tech (MVP) Leah Meffert, Tennessee TechAmanda Lindgren, Tennessee TechSara Hayden, Murray StateAlison Mugler, Murray StateKirstin Distler, Austin PeayKatelyn Barbour, Morehead State

All-Newcomer TeamStephanie Champine ........................APSUJade Guo ...........................................MURLindsey Loescher ................................ EKULogan Su ...........................................MURKayleah Sauer ...................................MUREmma Keough ...................................MORLauren Harkins ....................................JSU

player of the Year: Leah Meffert, TTUFreshman of the Year: Jade Guo, MURDefensive player of the Year: Katie Kenline, TTUcoach of the Year: John Blair, TTU

Offensive player of the Week

9/1 - Stephanie Champine, Austin Peay9/8 - Katelyn Barbour, Morehead State9/15 - Claire Keaton, Southeast Missouri9/22 - Brittney Whitten, Jacksonville State9/29 - Ashley Doscher, Morehead State10/6 - Christian Lowe, Tennessee State10/13 - Leah Meffert, Tennessee Tech10/20 - Kirstin Distler, Austin Peay10/27 - Aubrey Dondlinger, Southeast Missouri11/3 - Leah Meffert, Tennessee Tech11/10 - Caitlin Vorbeck, Jacksonville State11/17 - Christian Lowe, Tennessee St.

Defensive player of the Week

9/1 - Emma Keough, Morehead State9/8 - Kristina Schoo, Morehead State9/15 - Molly Davis, Southeast Missouri9/22 - Brittany Whitten, Jacksonville State9/29 - Ashley Nenninger, Murray State10/6 - Katie Kenline, Tennessee Tech10/13 - Jessica Asplund, Tennessee Tech10/20 - Abby O’Connor, Eastern Kentucky10/27 - Katie Kenline, Tennessee Tech11/3 - Kayleah Sauer, Murray State11/10 - Kayleah Sauer, Murray State11/17 - Kayleah Sauer, Murray State

setter of the Week

9/1 - Brooke Schumacher, Jacksonville St.9/8 - Kappy Lang, Tennessee Tech9/15 - Alyssa Aston, Southeast Missouri9/22 - Kappy Lang, Tennessee Tech9/29 - Kappy Lang, Tennessee Tech10/6 - Kappy Lang, Tennessee Tech10/13 - Kappy Lang, Tennessee Tech10/20 - Jade Guo, Murray State10/27 - Kappy Lang, Tennessee Tech11/3 - Jade Guo, Murray State - Sarah Barth, Southeast Missouri11/10 - Jade Guo, Murray State11/17 - Jade Guo, Murray State - Sarah Barth, Southeast Missouri

2008 OVC players of the Week


Hitting percentagePlayer K E TA Pct1. HAYDEN, Sara-MUR ............290 .... 67 .......663 ..... .3362. ASPLUND, Jessica-TTU .... 201 ... 58 .....451 .. .3173. DISTLER, Kirstin-APSU ........300 .... 80 .......779 ..... .2824. WILBURN, Britany-UTM .....245 .... 81 .......583 ..... .2815. PEAK, Erin-MOR .................244 .... 86 .......575 ..... .2756. MOLLMAN, Jessica-APSU ...381 .... 146 .....857 ..... .2747. BULLOCK, Caitlin-TTU ..... 251 ... 100 ...585 .. .2588. KRAJNAK, Katy-JSU ............131 .... 36 .......370 ..... .2579. DOHERTY, Ashley-UTM .......198 .... 68 .......517 ..... .25110. HUGHES, Emily-SEMO ......192 .... 61 .......528 ..... .248

KillsPlayer SP K Avg/G1. WHITTEN, Brittney-JSU .............107 ........418 .......3.912. LOESCHER, Lindsey-EKU ............101 ........371 .......3.673. VORBECK, Caitlin-JSU ................107 ........390 .......3.644. LOWE, Caitlin-TSU .....................103 ........362 .......3.515. CHAMPINE, Stephanie-APSU .....119 ........405 .......3.406. DOSCHER, Ashley-MOR .............110 ........366 .......3.337. CRAVEN, Kaitlin-MOR ................110 ........360 .......3.278. KEATON, Claire-SEMO ................98 ..........313 .......3.199. MEFFERT, Leah-TTU.............. 113 ..... 359 .... 3.1810. MOLLMAN, Jessica-APSU ........122 ........381 .......3.12

AssistsPlayer SP AST Avg/G1. LANG, Kappy-TTU ............117 ....... 1,274 .. 10.892. BARTH, Sarah-SEMO ........... 81 ........... 785 ...........9.693. GUO, Jade-MUR ................... 119 ......... 1,123 ........9.444. HENDLE, Kate-EKU .............. 65 ........... 599 ...........9.225. STEINBECK, Emily-UTM ....... 104 ......... 879 ...........8.456. DETERDING, Hannah-EIU ..... 85 ........... 685 ...........8.067. SHUMACHER, Brooke-JSU .... 103 ......... 783 ...........7.608. BARBOUR, Katelyn-MOR ..... 110 ......... 752 ...........6.849. ALISALEH, Sarah-APSU........ 116 ......... 747 ...........6.4410. P-CALLAZO, Yamari, TSU .... 99 ........... 622 ...........6.28

blocksPlayer BS BA TOT Avg/G1. KEOUGH, Emma-MOR ......... 15 ......96 .... 111 ......1.012. PEAK, Erin-MOR .................. 17 ......87 .... 104 ......0.953. ASPLUND, Jessica-TTU ......22 .... 74 ....96 ..... 0.824. EVANS, Holly-MOR .............. 8 ........78 .... 86 ........0.785. WILBURN, Britany-UTM ...... 8 ........86 .... 94 ........0.766. BULLOCK, Caitlin-TTU .......32 .... 54 ....86 ..... 0.747. HUGHES, Emily-SEMO ......... 15 ......55 .... 70 ........0.748. SKINNER, Taylor-APSU ......... 14 ......57 .... 71 ........0.749. NENNINGER, Ashley-MUR.... 12 ......71 .... 83 ........0.7210. DOHERTY, ASHLEY-UTM..... 4 ........64 .... 68 ........0.68

service AcesPlayer SP SA Avg/G1. ALISALEH, Sarah-APSU................ 116 ....... 60 .......0.522. HARKINS, Lauren-JSU .................. 107 ....... 32 .......0.303. SCHOO, Kristina-MOR .................. 110 ....... 32 .......0.294. BRANGERS, Kirstie-MOR .............. 110 ....... 31 .......0.285. PEAK, Erin-MOR .......................... 110 ....... 29 .......0.266. GRANTHAM, Kayla-APSU ............. 119 ....... 31 .......0.267. VORBECK, Caitlin-JSU .................. 107 ....... 27 .......0.258. BENACKA, Kelly-SEMO ................. 80 ......... 20 .......0.259. LANG, Kappy-TTU .................. 117 ..... 28 .... 0.2410. BOYLAN, Shaina-EIU ................. 59 ......... 14 .......0.24

DigsPlayer SP DIGS Avg/G1. KENLINE, Katie-TTU ........... 116 ...... 558 ..... 4.812. O’CONNOR, Abby-EKU .............107 ........515 ........4.813. SCHOO, Kristina-MOR ..............110 ........518 ........4.714. DAVIS, Molly-SEMO .................97 ..........447 ........4.615. HARKINS, Lauren-JSU ..............107 ........482 ........4.506. SAUER, Kayleah-MUR ..............119 ........524 ........4.407. FRENS, Caroline-APSU .............114 ........490 ........4.308. BOYLAN, Shaina-EIU ...............59 ..........249 ........4.229. WHITTEN, Brittney-JSU ...........107 ........433 ........4.0510. MUGLER, Alison-MUR ...........119 ........440 ........3.70

2008 Ohio Valley Conference Individual Leaders

Hitting percentageTeam K E TA Pct1. Austin Peay ................. 1685 ...... 600 ..... 4717 .... .2302. Murray State ............... 1545 ...... 571 ..... 4440 .... .2193. Tennessee Tech .........1571 .... 655 ....4240 .. .2164. Morehead State .......... 1535 ...... 621 ..... 4267 .... .2145. Southeast Missouri ..... 1253 ...... 497 ..... 3738 .... .2026. UT Martin .................... 1385 ...... 669 ..... 4390 .... .1637. Tennessee State .......... 1223 ...... 649 ..... 3673 .... .1568. Jacksonville State ........ 1368 ...... 742 ..... 4122 .... .1529. Eastern Illinois ............ 1017 ...... 578 ..... 3388 .... .13010. Eastern Kentucky ....... 1080 ...... 616 ..... 3686 .... .126

KillsTeam GP K Avg/S1. Morehead State ........................110 ........1535 ...13.952. Austin Peay ...............................122 ........1685 ...13.813. Tennessee Tech .................... 117 ..... 1571 13.434. Murray State .............................119 ........1545 ...12.985. Southeast Missouri ...................98 ..........1253 ...12.796. Jacksonville State ......................107 ........1368 ...12.797. Tennessee State ........................103 ........1223 ...11.878. UT Martin ..................................123 ........1385 ...11.269. Eastern Illinois ..........................95 ..........1017 ...10.7110. Eastern Kentucky .....................107 ........1080 ...10.09

AssistsTeam GP AST Avg/S1. Austin Peay ......................... 122 ......... 1571 .......12.882. Morehead State .................. 110 ......... 1408 .......12.803. Tennessee Tech ................117 ....... 1453 ... 12.424. Jacksonville State ................ 107 ......... 1287 .......12.035. Southeast Missouri ............. 98 ........... 1164 .......11.886. Murray State ....................... 119 ......... 1396 .......11.737. Tennessee State .................. 103 ......... 1102 .......10.708. UT Martin ............................ 123 ......... 1276 .......10.379. Eastern Illinois .................... 95 ........... 943 ...........9.9310. Eastern Kentucky ............... 107 ......... 991 ...........9.26

blocksTeam BS BA TOT Avg/S1. Morehead State .................. 52 ......370 .. 237.0 ...2.152. Tennessee Tech ................93 .... 266 ..226.0 . 1.933. Murray State ....................... 73 ......278 .. 212.0 ...1.784. Tennessee State .................. 59 ......229 .. 173.5 ...1.685. Southeast Missouri ............. 56 ......208 .. 160.0 ...1.636. UT Martin ............................ 26 ......339 .. 195.5 ...1.597. Jacksonville State ................ 75 ......188 .. 169.0 ...1.588. Austin Peay ......................... 39 ......262 .. 170.0 ...1.399. Eastern Illinois .................... 35 .....192 .. 131.0 ...1.3810. Eastern Kentucky ............... 41 ......203 .. 142.5 ...1.33

service AcesTeam GP SA Avg/S1. Austin Peay ................................. 122 ....... 186 .....1.522. Morehead State .......................... 110 ....... 163 .....1.483. Jacksonville State ........................ 107 ....... 136 .....1.274. Tennessee Tech ...................... 117 ..... 142 .. 1.215. UT Martin .................................... 123 ....... 131 .....1.076. Eastern Illinois ............................ 95 ......... 99 .......1.047. Tennessee State .......................... 103 ....... 105 .....1.028. Southeast Missouri ..................... 98 ......... 98 .......1.009. Eastern Kentucky ........................ 107 ....... 105 .....0.9810. Murray State .............................. 119 ....... 105 .....0.88

DigsTeam GP DIGS Avg/S1. Austin Peay .............................122 ........2159 ....17.702. Murray State ...........................119 ........2079 ....17.473. Southeast Missouri .................98 ..........1702 ....17.374. Morehead State ......................110 ........1906 ....17.335. Jacksonville State ....................107 ........1750 ....16.366. Tennessee Tech .................. 117 ...... 1778 . 15.207. Tennessee State ......................103 ........1565 ....15.198. Eastern Illinois ........................95 ..........1424 ....14.999. UT Martin ................................123 ........1815 ....14.7610. Eastern Kentucky ...................107 ........1524 ....14.24

2008 Ohio Valley Conference Team Leaders

2008 OVC LEadERs


AJanet Allen, 1986Terri Allen, 1975-77Debbie Askew, 1985-86Heather Asplund, 2009 -Jessica Asplund, 2005-08

BLillian Bailey, 1978-79Sandra Beard, 1975Pat Bell, 1975Kristin Benjamin, 1998Alison Berry, 1994-97Brandy Best, 1996, 1998Emily Bible, 1991-93Amanda Bilbrey, 1993Sherry Billingsby, 1980-81Pam Birchfield, 1978-79Patsy Bow, 1974Becky Brashears, 1992Tia Brenning, 2000, 2004Cathy Brown, 1982-83Tina Buckles, 1974-75Caitlin Bullock, 2005-08Debbie Bumpas, 1974Sue Burcham, 1978Stephanie Busch, 1997-00Stacey Butts, 2009 -

CMona Callis, 1982-83Jennifer Cannon, 1989-91Kelly Cannon, 2003- 04Aprel Carver, 1988Vicky Chandler, 1976Brenda Choate, 1974Madison Comperry, 2009 -Lori Conrad, 1987Cara (Church) Craig, 1984-87Teresa Craig, 2006 -Rachael Crossgrove, 1997-00Melanie Culp, 2007 -

DCindy Dahlgren, 1979Michelle Dennis, 1993-94Jessica Dickerson, 2005Cyrelle Dillon, 1994-1995Monica Dimmett, 1981-84Lisa Dissel, 1996-1999Sarah Dolle, 2006Susie Downing, 1986Lyndsay Downs, 1995-96Alesia Draper, 1979Angie Duncan, 1983-86Jennifer Dunn, 1999-02Katrina Dvorken, 2009 -

EDebbie Elliott, 1977Ann Elsea, 1977-80Liz Engel, 2001-04

FMeredith Ferlic, 1995-98Fran Flatt, 2005-07Judy Flatt, 1975-77

GPauletta Garrett, 1979Angie Gentry, 1988Jessica Gerken, 1994-95Abby Gilbert, 1997-00

Kara Gilbert, 1999-02Pam Goldensoph, 1994-97Molly Graham, 1985-86Kelsey Gray, 2009 -Karen Greenlee, 1975Kim Grizzle, 1975

HSarah Hagovsky, 1996-99Terri Hall, 1974Tammy Hargis, 1991Karen Harris, 1975-77Corinne Hasselbring, 1992-95Katrina Hendrix, 1982-85Suzanne Hensley, 1975-77Peggy Howard, 1976Lucretia Huffines, 1979-80Angie Hughes, 1988-90

IBecky (Murray) Isom, 1985-88

JDawn Jobe, 1988-89Brynn Johnson, 2008 Vanessa Johnson, 1980-83Becky Jones, 1978

KKristen Kastner, 2001-04Katie Kenline, 2006 -Kari Keyser, 1993-94Lisa King, 1977-80Lynn Kirkpatrick, 1976Katherine Koshakji, 1981Annette Kupka, 2000-03

LDorothea La-Fleuer, 1981-84Katherine “Kappy” Lang, 2005-08Gina Lee, 1978-81Kristy Lee, 1991Angie Leonard, 1983Amanda Lindgren, 2006 -Erin Lynn, 2006 - 07

MDee Dee Malone, 1988-90Loretta Marlow, 1975-77Melanie Marshall, 1986-89Michelle McGee, 2001Leah Meffert, 2007 -Rachel Melchiorre, 1994-97Carrie Jo Meyer 2002Nancy Meyer 2002-05Mandy Miller, 1995-98Anne Morrow 2002-05Caroline Murphy, 1993-96Barbara Muse, 1973Andrea Myers, 1986

NAnne Norman, 1973, 1975-76Julie Norman, 1978-79

OKathy Ochs, 1980-83Karen O’Connor, 1990Kim Ohmstede, 1989-90Liz Ortegal, 1997-99

PKim Panozzo, 1992-95

Samantha Patrick, 1998-99Sharon Payne, 1977-79Marie Peddicord, 2007 -Julie Pemberton, 1977Sally Perkins, 2001Courtney Perry, 2002-03Laura Pierce, 2007 -Melissa Poff, 1998-99Jackie Poindexter, 1979-82Lori Pomeroy, 1989-92Karen Pressley, 1987-90

QLynn Queen, 1976-77

RMissy Raczak, 1990-93Cathy Rajkowski, 1987Alicia Reece, 1991-94Jenny Carr-Rice, 1996-98, 2000Valeria Russell, 1973-74

SAlysson Sanders, 2008Karen Scott, 1984Diane Seng, 1997-99Jessica Seyfert, 2002-05Sara Shanks, 2006Laura Sidorowicz, 2001-04Carrie Slagle, 1992-95Mickey Smith, 1980-81Pam Smith, 1973Karri Spady, 1993Holly Spencer, 1992Angie Stephens, 1991Marcia Stephens, 1977Maggie Stern, 1999-02

TJennifer Thomas, 1991Vicki Thompson, 1975Brenda Tollett, 1973Bilyana Triko, 1986-89Kim Tunnell, 1982-85Jenny (Pruett) Turner, 1984-87Jill Turner, 1991-1992Laura Tyburski, 2003-06

UDinah Upchurch, 1977

VLauren Viney, 2000-01

WMary Lee Waddle, 1975Sarah Wasserman, 2000-01Veronica Whittington, 2005-06Katheryn Williams, 2005Kendra Wilmoth, 1985-88Inka Winningham, 1977-80Amanda Wolfard, 2003-06Tina Wyatt, 1974

YClaire Yonatas, 2004-05

ZBonnie Zoss, 1989-92

bold indicates current players

aLL-TIME paRTICIpanTs

Church

Asplund Cannon

Elsea

King Hasselbring

Johnson Lang

Raczak Slagle

Triko Tunnell

Hagovsky

Cannon


2008-09 (7) Teresa Craig *Melanie CulpKappy LangAmanda Lindgren *Marie Peddicord *Laura PierceAlysson Sanders 2007-08 (8) Teresa CraigMelanie CulpFran FlattKappy LangAmanda LindgrenErin LynnMarie PeddicordKim Rutherford

2006-2007 (7)Teresa CraigSarah DolleFran FlattKappy LangAmanda LindgrenSara ShanksAmanda Wolfard

2005-2006 (8)Jessica AsplundJessica DickersonSarah DolleFran FlattKappy LangJessica SeyfertAnne MorrowAmanda Wolfard

2004-2005 (7)Liz EngelKristen KastnerAnne MorrowJessica SeyfertLaura SidorowiczAmanda WolfardClaire Yonatas

2003-2004 (9)Liz EngelKristen KastnerAnnette KupkaAnne MorrowNancy MeyerCourtney PerryJessica SeyfertLaura SidorowiczAmanda Wolfard

2002-2003 (10)Jen DunnLiz EngelKara GilbertKristen KastnerAnnette Kupka Nancy MeyerAnne MorrowCourtney PerryJessica SeyfertLaura Sidorowicz

2001-2002 (7)Jen DunnLiz EngelKara GilbertKristen KastnerAnnette Kupka Laura SidorowiczSarah Wasserman

2000-2001 (5)Stephanie BuschJen DunnKara GilbertAnnette KupkaJennifer Carr-Rice

1999-2000 (6)Stephanie BuschJennifer CarrJen DunnKara GilbertSarah HagovskyDiane Seng

1998-1999 (5)Rachel CrossgroveMeredith FerlicSarah HogovskyMandy MillerDiane Seng

1997-1998 (7)Alison BerryMeredith FerlicPam GoldensophSarah HagovskyRachel MelchiorreMandy MillerDiane Seng

1996-1997 (9)Alison BerryJenny CarrLyndsay Downs

Meredith FerlicPam GoldensophSarah HagovskyRachel MelchiorreMandy MillerCaroline Murphy

1995-1996 (8)Lyndsay DownsMeredith FerlicJess GerkenRachel MelchiorreMandy MillerCaroline MurphyKim Panozzo

1994-1995 (8)Michelle DennisJess GerkenPam GoldensophRachel MelchiorreCaroline MurphyKim PanozzoAlicia ReeceCarrie Slagle

1993-94 (5)Amanda BilbreyMichelle Dennis

Missy RaczakAlicia ReeceCarrie Slagle

1992-1993 (1)Missy Raczak

1991-1992 (3)Tammy HargisMissy RaczakBonnie Zoss

1990-1991 (3)Angie HughesDee Dee MaloneKaren Pressley

1989-1990 (4)Dee Dee MaloneKim OhmstedeKaren PressleyBilyana Triko

* denotes Medal of Honor recipient

Academic All-AmericaAngie Duncan, 1985-86Rachel Melchiorre, 1997Diane Seng, 2000Anne Morrow, 2005

Academic All-District IvAngie Duncan, 1984-86Rachel Melchiorre, 1995-97Diane Seng, 2000Kara Gilbert, 2001, 2002Anne Morrow, 2004, 2005Teresa Craig, 2008

AvcA All-region 6Rachel Melchiorre, 1997

Ovc player of the YearLeah Meffert, 2008Becky (Murray) Isom, 1986 (Southern Division)Kim Tunnell, 1985

OVC Defensive Player of the YearKatie Kenline, 2008

All-Ovc(named since 1984)Leah Meffert, 2008 (1st team)Kappy Lang, 2008 (1st team)Katie Kenline (2nd team)Jessica Asplund (2nd team)Leah Meffert, 2007 (2nd team)Katie Kenline, 2007 (2nd team)Anne Morrow, 2005Annette Kupka, 2003

Maggie Stern, 1999-2002Lisa Dissel, 1998-99Stephanie Busch, 1997-2000Allison Berry, 1997Rachel Melchiorre, 1995-97Carrie Slagle, 1994Michelle Dennis, 1993-94Bonnie Zoss, 1991-92Karen Pressley, 1990Dee Dee Malone, 1990Melanie Marshall, 1988-89Becky (Murray) Isom, 1986-88Angie Duncan, 1986Kim Tunnell, 1985Monica Dimmett, 1984Dorothea La-Fleuer, 1984

Ovc All-tournament(named since 1982)Kappy Lang, 2008Leah Meffert, 2008Amanda Lindgren, 2008Kappy Lang, 2007Stephanie Busch, 1997Lisa Dissel, 1997Rachel Melchiorre, 1997Michelle Dennis, 1993Karen Pressley, 1990Melanie Marshalll, 1989Jenny (Pruett) Turner, 1987Bilyana Triko, 1986, 1989Cara (Church) Craig, 1987Becky (Murray) Isom, 1986, 1988

Kim Tunnell, 1985Katrina Hendrix, 1985Angie Duncan, 1984, 1986Monica Dimmett, 1983Vanessa Johnson, 1982-83

Ovc tournament mvpRachel Melchiorre, 1997Kappy Lang, 2008

Ovc Newcomer of the Year Leah Meffert, 2007

Ovc All-Freshman/NewcomerLeah Meffert, 2007Amanda Lindgren, 2006Katie Kenline, 2006Anne Morrow 2002Maggie Stern, 1999Stephanie Busch, 1997Lisa Dissel, 1996Meredith Ferlic, 1995Mandy Miller, 1995Rachel Melchiorre, 1994Cyrelle Dillon, 1994Michelle Dennis, 1993Caroline Murphy, 1993Emily Bible, 1991Bonnie Zoss, 1989Jennifer Cannon, 1989Dee Dee Malone, 1988

Angie Duncan was a two-time Academic All-America selection.

OVC Commissioner’s honor Roll

GOLdEn EaGLE hOnORs


**The Athletic Director’s Honor Roll was established in 1989 to recognize student-athletes who achieve a 3.0 grade point average or higher for the semester. The list is updated through the Spring of 2009. The number in parentheses indicates the number of semesters each athlete was included:

Jessica Asplund (4)Janice Barr (2)Alison Berry (8)Brandy Best (2)Emily Bible (1)Amanda Bilbrey (1)Tia Brenning (1)Caitlin Bullock (2)Stephanie Busch (1)Kelly Cannon (6)Teresa Craig (6)Rachael Crossgrove (1)Melanie Culp (4)

Michelle Dennis (3)Jessica Dickerson (2)Lisa Dissel (2)Sarah Dolle (4)Lyndsay Downs (5)Jen Dunn (7)Liz Engel (7)Meredith Ferlic (8)Fran Flatt (7)Jess Gerken (4)Abby Gilbert (2)Kara Gilbert (8)Pam Goldensoph (7)

Sarah Hagovsky (6)Tammy Hargis (2)Corinne Hasselbring (1)Angie Hughes (3)Becky Isom (1)Kristen Kastner (9)Katie Kenline (1)Kari Keyser (1)Annette Kupka (7)Kappy Lang (8)Kristy Lee (1)Amanda Lindgren (5)Erin Lynn (3)

Dee Dee Malone (5)Melanie Marshall (4)Leah Meffert (1)Rachel Melchiorre (10)Cari Jo Meyer (1)Nancy Meyer (6)Mandy Miller (8)Anne Morrow (8)Caroline Murphy (5)Kim Ohmstede (2)Kim Panozzo (6)Marie Peddicord (4)Courtney Perry (4)

Laura Pierce (2)Karen Presley (5)Missy Raczak (3)Alicia Reece (4)Jenny (Carr) Rice (8)Kimberly Rutherford (1)Alysson Sanders (2)Jessica Seyfert (8)Diane Seng (6)Sara Shanks (2)Laura Sidorowicz (6)Carrie Slagle (6)Karri Spady (1)

Maggie Stern (2)Bilyana Triko (3)Laura Tyburski (3)Sarah Wasserman (4)Kendra Wilmoth (1)Veronica Whittington (4)Katherine Williams (1)Amanda Wolfard (8)Claire Yonutas (3)Bonnie Zoss (5)

Players with more than 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs

player Years Kills DigsBecky (Murray) Isom 1985-88 1,158 1,200Melanie Marshall 1986-89 1,062 1,472Bilyana Triko 1986-89 1,097 1,014Karen Presley 1987-90 1,072 1,092Rachel Melchiorre 1994-97 1,662 1,586Lisa Dissel 1996-99 1,216 1,464Maggie Stern 1999-02 1,388 1,514Laura Sidorowicz 2001-04 1,406 1,147Kappy Lang 2005-08 5,084 * 1,240* Kappy Lang added a wing of the Double-Grand club with over 1,000 assists and 1,000 digs.

double Grand Club

Kappy Lang became the ninth member of the

Double grand club when she added the 1,000

assists and 1,000 digs section. she finished her

career as the tech all-time assists leader.

Jennie Gilbert was Tech’s head volleyball coach from 1994 through 2002. She was named OVC Coach of the Year in 1997 when the Golden Eagles captured the Ohio Valley Conference tournament champion-ship and played in the NCAA Tourna-ment. Her teams won a total of 126 matches. In the 2008 season, current head coach John Blair became TTU’s second OVC Coach of the Year.

Tech’s First OVC Coach of the YearSharron Bilbrey took over the head coaching post at Tech in 1979 and led the Golden Eagles through 15 seasons, the longest tenure of six TTU volleyball coaches. Bilbrey’s teams won 279 matches during her career, including a school-record 31 victories in 1983 when the team was 31-9. In 11 years of conference play, her teams were 93-63 against league opponents.

Most Wins (279) in school history

Lisa Dissel rachel melchiorre Karen presley bilyana triko melanie marshall becky Isommaggie stern

athletic director’s honor Roll

GOLdEn EaGLE hOnORs


melanie marshall ranked twice among national leaders in digs.

stephanie busch holds the golden eagle record for most total blocks in a

career at 548.

caroline murphy holds ttu records in both total assists and assists per set.

MOST KILLS

Kills per set8.33, Laura Sidorowicz vs. UT Martin, 20038.00, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Murray State, 19968.00, Maggie Stern vs. Georgia State, 2001

total kills...(in five sets)32, Laura Sidorowicz at Murray State, 200430, Leah Meffert vs. Tennessee State, 200730, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Murray State, 1995(in four sets)30, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Middle Tennessee, 199728, Laura Sidorowicz vs. Liberty, 200428, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Chattanooga, 199728, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Georgetown, 1997(in three sets)25, Laura Sidorowicz vs.UT Martin, 200324, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Murray State, 199624, Maggie Stern vs. Georgia State, 2001

MOST ATTACKS

Attacks per set19.6, Maggie Stern vs. Georgia State, 200119.2, Becky Isom vs. Cincinnati, 198818.8, Lisa Dissel vs. Eastern Illinois, 1998

total Attacks...(in five sets)100, Leah Meffert vs. Tennessee State, 200796, Becky Isom vs. Cincinnati, 198894, Lisa Dissel vs. Eastern Illinois, 1998(in four sets)74, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Middle Tennessee, 199772, Anne Morrow at Murray State, 200571, Anne Morrow vs. Southeast Missouri, 200471, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Austin Peay, 1996(in three sets)59, Maggie Stern vs. Georgia State, 200156, Laura Sidorowicz vs. Tennessee-Martin, 200354, Laura Sidorowicz vs. Belmont, 200354, Lisa Dissel vs. Southeast Missouri, 199854, Anne Morrow vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2005

MOST ASSISTS

Assists per set18.7, Caroline Murphy vs. Austin Peay, 199417.7, Sarah Hagovsky vs. Austin Peay, 199616.6, Sarah Hagovsky vs. Southeast Missouri, 1998

total Assists...(in five sets)83, Sarah Hagovsky vs. Southeast Missouri, 199876, Sarah Hagovsky vs. Eastern Illinois, 199870, Sarah Hagovsky vs. Morehead State, 1998(in four sets)70, Sarah Hagovsky vs. Austin Peay, 199665, Kappy Lang vs. Austin Peay, 200765, Kappy Lang vs. UT Martin, 200765, Kappy Lang vs. Southeast Missouri, 2006

(in three sets)56, Caroline Murphy vs. Austin Peay, 199452, Sarah Hagovsky vs. UT Martin, 199649, Caroline Murphy vs. Austin Peay, 1993

MOST SERVICE ACES

service aces per set2.67, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Tennessee State, 19952.50, Mandy Miller vs. Tennessee State, 19952.33, Kim Tunnell vs. Chattanooga, 1985

total service Aces...(in five sets)9, Lori Pomeroy vs. Alabama, 19908, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Murray State, 19977, Kari Keyser vs. Eastern Kentucky, 19937, Kendra Wilmoth vs. Mississippi, 1988(in four sets)7, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Eastern Kentucky, 19956, Lori Pomeroy vs. New Orleans, 19906, Kendra Wilmoth vs. Evansville, 19876, Angie Duncan vs. Tulsa, 19856, Maggie Stern vs. Army, 20006, Amanda Lindgren vs. Southeast Missouri, 2006(in three sets)8, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Tennessee State, 19957, Kim Tunnell vs. Chattanooga, 19856, Rachel Melchiorre vs. Wichita State, 19966, Pam Goldensoph vs. Cincinnati, 19956, Kim Ohmstede vs. Alabama, 19896, Monica Dimmett vs. Western Carolina, 1983

MOST DIGS

Digs per set14.00, Meredith Ferlic vs. Austin Peay, 199610.50, Laura Tyburski at Murray State, 200510.33, Jennifer Cannon vs. Eastern Kentucky, 199110.33, Michelle Dennis vs. Chattanooga 1993

total Digs...(in five sets)50, Katie Kenline vs. Eastern Kentucky, 200644, Katie Kenline at UT-Chattanooga, 200743, Katie Kenline vs. Tennessee State, 2007(in four sets)52, Meredith Ferlic vs. Austin Peay, 199642, Laura Tyburski at Morehead State, 200541, Katie Kenline vs. Morehead State, 2008(in three sets)33, Katie Kenline vs. Austin Peay, 200831, Michelle Dennis vs. Chattanooga, 199331, Jennifer Cannon vs. E. Kentucky, 199128, Meredith Ferlic vs. MTSU, 1998

MOST BLOCKS

blocks per set3.65, Pam Goldensoph vs. Western Kentucky, 19943.33, Stephanie Busch vs. Mississippi State, 19983.33, Stephanie Busch vs. Middle Tennessee, 19993.33, Stephanie Busch vs. Morehead State, 2000

total blocks...(in five sets)14, Stephanie Busch vs. Eastern Illinois, 199913, Annette Kupka vs. Eastern Illinois, 200212, Stephanie Busch vs. Murray State, 199812, Stephanie Busch vs. Xavier, 1997(in four sets)12, Annette Kupka vs. Morehead State, 200311, Pam Goldensoph vs. Western Kentucky, 199411, Stephanie Busch vs. Belmont, 2000(in three sets)10, Stephanie Busch vs. Mississippi State, 199810, Stephanie Busch vs. Middle Tennessee, 199910, Stephanie Busch vs. Morehead State, 2000

IndIVIduaL RECORds-In a MaTCh


sets played1. Becky Isom ..........................................135 ..................1988 Kendra Wilmoth ..................................135 ..................19883. Melanie Marshall ................................133 ..................1988

Kills1. Rachel Melchiorre ...............................592 ..................19972. Leah Meffert .......................................548 ..................20073. Michelle Dennis ...................................505 ..................19934. Kim Tunnell .........................................498 ..................19855. Anne Morrow ......................................465 ..................2005

Kills per set1. Kim Tunnell ........................................5.05 ..................19842. Rachel Melchiorre ..............................4.77 ..................19973. Kim Tunnell ........................................4.74 ..................19854. Laura Sidorowicz ................................4.42 ..................20035. Maggie Stern ......................................4.29 ..................2001

Attacks1. Leah Meffert ....................................1,537 ..................20072. Anne Morrow ...................................1,512 ..................20053. Rachel Melchiorre ............................1,470 ..................19974. Amanda Lindgren ............................1,315 ..................20075. Michelle Dennis ................................1,267 ..................1993

Hitting percentage1. Jessica Asplund ...................................341 ..................20072. Kim Tunnell .........................................332 ..................19853. Jessica Asplund ........................... .317.............. 20084. Kim Tunnell .........................................316 ..................19845. Carrie Slagle ........................................307 ..................1994

service Aces1. Rachel Melchiorre .................................71 ..................19952. Rachel Melchiorre .................................65 ..................19973. Mona Callis ............................................57 ..................19834. Lori Pomeroy .........................................52 ..................19905. Dee Dee Malone ....................................51 ..................1989 Dorothea LaFleuer .................................51 ..................1984

Digs1. Katie Kenline .......................................755 ..................20072. Katie Kenline .......................................572 ..................20063. Rachel Melchiorre ...............................571 ..................19974. Melanie Marshall ................................570 ..................19885. Meredith Ferlic ....................................566 ..................1998

Digs per set1. Katie Kenline ......................................5.90 ..................20072. Katie Kenline ......................................5.40 ..................20063. Meredith Ferlic ...................................5.19 ..................19984. Jennifer Cannon .................................4.89 ..................19915. Laura Tyburski ....................................4.83 ..................2005

blocks solo1. Vanessa Johnson ...................................68 ..................19822. Annette Kupka ......................................60 ..................20033. Vanessa Johnson ...................................55 ..................19834. Bonnie Zoss ...........................................50 ..................1991 Bilyana Triko ..........................................50 ..................1986

block Assists1. Stephanie Busch ..................................133 ..................19972. Stephanie Busch ..................................116 ..................19983. Annette Kupka ....................................111 ..................20034. Annette Kupka ....................................104 ..................20025. Bonnie Zoss .........................................102 ..................1990

total blocks1. Annette Kupka ....................................171 ..................20032. Stephanie Busch ..................................157 ..................19973. Stephanie Busch ..................................135 ..................1998 Bonnie Zoss .........................................135 ..................19905. Bonnie Zoss .........................................132 ..................1992

Assists1. Kappy Lang ......................................1,585 ..................20072. Kappy Lang .............................. 1,274.............. 20083. Caroline Murphy ...............................1,260 ..................19934. Kappy Lang ......................................1,190 ..................20065. Caroline Murphy ...............................1,122 ..................1994

Assists per set1. Kappy Lang ......................................12.38 ..................20072. Kappy Lang ......................................11.23 ..................20063. Monica Dimmett ..............................10.97 ..................19844. Kappy Lang .............................. 10.80.............. 20085. Lauren Viney ....................................10.22 ..................2001

Annette Kupka set the season mark for blocks in 2003 with 171 total blocks, which led the Ovc. she also led the nation in solo blocks.

An incredible blocker, vanessa Johnson

played from 1980-1983 and in only three

years set the golden eagle solo block re-

cord with 179. Her 68 solo blocks in a season during 1982 also are a

single season record.

sarah Hagovsky was among tech’s best setters.

rachel melchiorre holds several single season records.

mandy miller ranks on the all-time ace list and holds match ace records.

meredith Ferlic ranked first in the nation in digs as a junior.

IndIVIduaL RECORds-In a sEasOn


total blocks1. Stephanie Busch ............................. 548 .................1997-002. Bonnie Zoss .................................... 485 .................1989-923. Annette Kupka ............................... 442 .................2000-034. Bilyana Triko ................................... 353 .................1986-895. Carrie Slagle ................................... 331 .................1992-95

sets played1. Bilyana Triko ................................... 488 .................1986-892. Bonnie Zoss .................................... 476 .................1989-923. Kappy Lang ............................. 463 ............. 2005-084. Caitlin Bullock ......................... 446 ............. 2005-085. Rachel Melchiorre .......................... 439 .................1994-97

Kills1. Rachel Melchiorre ....................... 1,662 .................1994-972. Laura Sidorowicz ......................... 1,406 .................2001-043. Maggie Stern ............................... 1,388 .................1999-024. Anne Morrow .............................. 1,355 .................2002-055. Vanessa Johnson ......................... 1,259 .................1980-83

Kills per set1. Maggie Stern ................................. 3.88 .................1999-022. Rachel Melchiorre ......................... 3.78 .................1994-973. Laura Sidorowicz ........................... 3.64 .................2001-044. Michelle Dennis ............................. 3.53 .................1993-945. Anne Morrow ................................ 3.28 .................2002-05

Attacks1. Rachel Melchiorre ....................... 4,453 .................1994-972. Anne Morrow .............................. 4,241 .................2002-053. Laura Sidorowicz ......................... 4,044 .................2001-044. Maggie Stern ............................... 3,700 .................1999-025. Lisa Dissel .................................... 3,646 .................1996-99

service Aces1. Rachel Melchiorre .......................... 229 .................1994-972. Monica Dimmett ............................ 145 .................1981-843. Katrina Hendrix .............................. 143 .................1982-854. Bilyana Triko ................................... 136 .................1986-895. Cara Church .................................... 131 .................1984-87

Digs1. Katie Kenline ........................ 1,885 ......2006-present2. Rachel Melchiorre ....................... 1,586 .................1994-973. Maggie Stern ............................... 1,514 .................1999-024. Laura Tyburski ............................. 1,501 .................2003-065. Melanie Marshall ........................ 1,472 .................1986-89 Meredith Ferlic ............................ 1,472 .................1996-99

Digs per set1. Maggie Stern ................................. 4.17 .................1999-022. Michelle Dennis ............................. 3.88 .................1993-943. Laura Tyburski ............................... 3.88 .................2003-054. Meredith Ferlic .............................. 3.79 .................1996-995. Lisa Dissel ...................................... 3.65 .................1996-99

blocks solo1. Vanessa Johnson ............................ 179 .................1980-832. Bonnie Zoss .................................... 155 .................1989-923. Bilyana Triko ................................... 137 .................1986-89

block Assists1. Stephanie Busch ............................. 446 .................1997-002. Annette Kupka ............................... 349 ................2000-033. Bonnie Zoss .................................... 330 .................1989-924. Maggie Stern .................................. 278 .................1999-025. Pam Goldensoph ............................ 248 .................1994-97

Assists1. Kappy Lang .......................... 5,084 ............. 2005-082. Caroline Murphy .......................... 3,537 .................1993-963. Monica Dimmett ......................... 3,421 .................1981-844. Dee Dee Malone .......................... 3,202 .................1988-905. Jenny Turner ................................ 2,870 .................1984-87

Kappy Lang took over the career assists record after only her

junior season.

caitlin bullock ranks fourth all-time in career sets played. she was a staple on the 2008 Ovc

championship team.

Karen presley was among the top hitters in the Ovc

during her ttu career.

most KillsIn a match: 96 vs. Eastern Illinois in 1997In a season: 1,988 in 1997Kills per game/Season: 15.53 in 1997

most total AttacksIn a match: 269 vs. Eastern Kentucky in 2006In a season: 5,684 in 2007Total Attacks per game: 50.2 in 2002

Highest Hitting percentageIn a match: .535 vs. Tenn. State in 2000In a season: .243 in 1997

most errorsIn a match: 41 at Appalachian State in 2005In a season: 775 in 2007

most service AcesIn a match: 20 vs. Eastern Kentucky in 1993In a season: 262 in 1997Aces per game/season: 2.05 in 1997

most DigsIn a match: 140 vs. Southern Miss. in 1988In a season: 2,518 in 2007Digs per game/season: 19.7 in 2007

most AssistsIn a match: 89 vs. Eastern Illinois in 1997In a season: 1,843 in 2007Assists per game/season: 14.4 in 2007

most total blocksIn a match: 28 vs. Morehead State in 2003In a season: 356 in 2003Blocks per game/season: 3.32 in 2003

most block solosIn a match: 11 vs. Memphis in 2007In a season: 302 in 2003

most block AssistsIn a match: 35 vs. SEMO in 2001In a season: 406 in 2001

Fewest Kills AllowedIn a match: 11 by Tenn. State in 2000In a season: 1098 in 1996

Lowest Hitting percentage AllowedIn a match: -.185 by Tenn. State in 2000In a season: .181 in 2000

Fewest total blocks AllowedIn a match: 0.0 by Tenn. State in 2000In a season: 124 in 1995

Golden Eagle Team Records

IndIVIduaL RECORds-In a CaREER


1975coach: marynell meadorsrecord: 25-15Match results unavailable

1976coach: tina buckles record: 11-25Match results unavailable

1977coach: tina bucklesrecord: 17-14Memphis State ...............................................L .................1-3UT Martin .......................................................L .................1-3Carson-Newman ............................................W ................2-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................2-0Kentucky ........................................................W ................2-1UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................2-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-2UT Martin .......................................................W ................2-1East Tennessee ...............................................W ................2-1UT Martin .......................................................W ................2-1SW Baptist .....................................................W ................2-1Austin Peay ....................................................W ................2-0Lambuth ........................................................W ................2-0SW Baptist .....................................................W ................2-0Memphis State ...............................................W ................2-1Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................1-3Tennessee ......................................................L .................1-3Mississippi ......................................................L .................0-2Louisiana State ...............................................L .................0-2Ark-Little Rock ...............................................W ................2-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................2-3Kentucky ........................................................L .................0-2Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-2UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................2-1Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ...............2-0UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................2-0UT Chattanooga .............................................L .................2-3Tennessee ......................................................L .................1-2East Tennessee ...............................................W ...............2-1Memphis State ...............................................L .................1-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................2-0

1978coach: Judy murrayrecord: 9-22Kentucky ........................................................L .................0-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-2Michigan State ...............................................L .................0-2Marshall .........................................................L .................1-3Mississippi ......................................................L .................0-2Southwestern.................................................W ................2-1Arkansas State ...............................................L .................0-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................2-0Lambuth ........................................................W ................2-0Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-2East Tennessee ...............................................W ................2-1UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................2-1UT Chattanooga .............................................L .................0-2Western Carolina ............................................W ................2-0East Tennessee ...............................................L .................0-2

six years before the university elevated the volleyball program to varsity status, the 1969 Intercollegiate volleyball team won the state championship, coached by marynell meadors. Now in the ttu sports Hall of Fame, meadors was instrumental in initiating the first varsity team, which began intercollegiate competition in 1975.

UT Martin .......................................................L .................1-3SW Louisiana ..................................................L .................0-2UT Chattanooga .............................................L .................0-2Tulane ............................................................L .................0-2Mississippi ......................................................L .................0-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Southern Illinois .............................................L .................0-2S.W. Missouri .................................................L .................0-2Miami (Ohio) ..................................................L .................0-2Berry ..............................................................W ...............2-0UT Chattanooga .............................................L .................0-2Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-2Kentucky ........................................................L .................0-2Marshall .........................................................L .................1-2Northern Kentucky .........................................L .................0-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ...............3-2

1979coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 16-20Vanderbilt ......................................................W ................2-0UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................2-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................2-1Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................1-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................2-1UT Martin .......................................................L .................1-2Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-2UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................2-1Covenant ........................................................W ...............2-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-2Guilford ..........................................................W ................2-0East Tennessee ...............................................L .................1-2Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-3UT Martin .......................................................L .................1-2Austin Peay ....................................................L .................0-2South Carolina ................................................L .................0-2Northern Kentucky .........................................L .................0-3East Tennessee ...............................................L .................0-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................2-0Covenant ........................................................W ...............2-0North Alabama...............................................W ................2-1Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-2Appalachian State ..........................................L .................0-2UT Chattanooga .............................................L .................1-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................1-2Bryan .............................................................W ...............2-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................0-2U. of the South ...............................................W ...............2-0UT Martin .......................................................W ...............2-0UT Martin .......................................................L .................1-2Bryan .............................................................W ................2-0Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-2Memphis State ...............................................L .................0-2East Tennessee ...............................................L .................0-2UT Chattanooga .............................................W ...............2-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................1-2

1980coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 27-19Austin Peay ....................................................W ...............2-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................2-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-2

OVERALL OVC ONLYYear W L Pct. W L Pct.

Marynell Meadors1975 25 15 .625 Totals 25 15 .625

Tina Buckles1976 11 25 .306 1977 17 14 .548 Totals 28 39 .418

Judy Murray1978 9 22 .290 Totals 9 22 .290

Sharron Bilbrey1979 16 20 .444 1980 27 19 .587 1981 13 18 .419 1982 29 16 .664 1983 31 9 .775 18 3 .8571984 17 12 .586 10 3 .7691985 22 9 .710 10 3 .7691986 20 17 .541 10 3 .7691987 13 19 .406 8 6 .5711988 14 21 .400 6 6 .5001989 19 17 .528 6 6 .5001990 19 15 .559 7 5 .5831991 8 24 .250 4 10 .2861992 10 22 .313 4 12 .2501993 21 14 .600 10 6 .625Totals 279 252 .525 93 63 .596

Jennie Gilbert1994 16 17 .485 7 9 .437 1995 15 15 .500 10 6 .6251996 10 19 .345 5 13 .2781997* # 23 10 .697 14 4 .7781998 22 7 .759 14 4 .7781999 13 13 .500 11 7 .6112000 11 15 .423 4 12 .2502001 8 16 .333 3 13 .1882002 8 18 .308 5 11 .313Totals 126 130 .492 73 79 .480

John Blair2003 10 19 .344 5 11 .312 2004 12 16 .429 7 9 .4382005 7 22 .241 3 13 .1882006 12 17 .414 8 8 .5002007 18 15 .546 11 9 .5502008* # 19 13 .594 14 4 .778Totals 78 102 .433 48 54 .478

All-time 604 560 .519 214 196 .522

* Denotes OVC Champion# Denotes OVC tournament champion

GOLdEn EaGLEs YEaR-BY-YEaR


Morehead State ..............................................L .................2-3Evansville .......................................................L .................2-3Kentucky ........................................................L .................1-3Xavier .............................................................L .................0-3Bellarmine .....................................................W ................3-0Evansville .......................................................L .................1-3Murray State ..................................................W ................3-1Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0UA-Birmingham .............................................W ................3-0Tennessee ......................................................L .................1-3Akron .............................................................W ................3-2E. Kentucky ....................................................L .................0-3

1985coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 22-9Evansville .......................................................W ................3-0South Alabama ..............................................W ................3-0UA-Birmingham .............................................L .................0-3Georgia Tech ...................................................W ................3-0Mississippi State .............................................W ................3-1UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-0Georgia ..........................................................L .................1-3Georgia Tech ...................................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................W ................3-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-1Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3Youngstown State ..........................................W ................3-0Akron .............................................................W ................3-0UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................W ................3-0Western Kentucky ..........................................W ................3-1Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0UA-Birmingham .............................................L .................0-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Tennessee ......................................................L .................1-3East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-1Western Kentucky ..........................................W ................3-0Memphis State ...............................................W ................3-1Tulsa ...............................................................L .................1-3Mississippi State .............................................W ................3-2Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-0Tennessee ......................................................L .................1-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3Akron .............................................................W ................3-0

1986coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 20-17East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-0Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-3Middle Tenn. ..................................................W ................3-0UA-Birmingham .............................................W ................3-1UNC-Charlotte ................................................W ................3-1Western Carolina ............................................L .................0-3Cincinnati .......................................................L .................0-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................1-3So. Mississippi ................................................W ................3-1Mississippi State .............................................L .................0-3SE Louisiana ...................................................W ................3-2Tennessee ......................................................L .................1-3Western Carolina ............................................W ................3-1Murray State ..................................................W ................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................2-3Appalachian State ..........................................L .................0-2Marshall .........................................................W ................2-0Western Carolina ............................................L .................1-2UT Martin .......................................................W ................2-1Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-1Youngstown State ..........................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3Akron .............................................................W ................3-1Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-3UA-Birmingham .............................................L .................1-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................L .................1-3Murray State ..................................................W ................3-0Western Kentucky ..........................................W ................3-2Evansville .......................................................L .................2-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Georgia Tech ...................................................W ................3-0Georgia ..........................................................L .................0-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0

1987coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 13-19

Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-1UA-Birmingham .............................................L .................0-3Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................2-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................1-3Pennsylvania ..................................................L .................0-3N.C. State .......................................................L .................0-3Florida ............................................................L .................1-3Western Carolina ............................................L .................0-3Cincinnati .......................................................L .................1-3Evansville .......................................................W ................3-1Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................1-3Arkansas State ...............................................L .................0-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Davidson ........................................................W ................3-0Coastal Carolina ..............................................W ................3-1East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-1Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Kentucky ........................................................L .................0-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................1-3Youngstown State ..........................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Tennessee ......................................................L .................1-3Murray State ..................................................L .................2-3Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................0-3Murray State ..................................................W ................3-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Georgia ..........................................................L .................0-3Georgia Tech ...................................................L .................2-3E. Kentucky ....................................................L .................1-3Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0

1988coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 14-21UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-2Austin Peay ....................................................L .................2-3Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-3Louisville ........................................................L .................1-3Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................2-3UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-0East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-0UA-Birmingham .............................................W ................3-2Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................1-3UA-Birmingham .............................................L .................1-3Lamar .............................................................L .................1-3Mississippi ......................................................L .................2-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0So. Mississippi ................................................W ................3-2Missouri .........................................................L .................1-3Stephen F. Austin ...........................................L .................1-3South Alabama ..............................................L .................0-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................1-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3Cincinnati .......................................................W ................3-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-1Auburn ...........................................................L .................1-3Georgia Tech ...................................................L .................1-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-1Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3Georgia ..........................................................L .................0-3Evansville .......................................................W ................3-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-1Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................1-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3

1989coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 19-17UA-Birmingham .............................................L .................0-3Samford .........................................................W ................3-0UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-1Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................0-3UA-Birmingham .............................................L .................0-3Utah State ......................................................L .................0-3Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3Memphis State ...............................................L .................1-3Tennessee ......................................................L .................1-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Evansville .......................................................W ................3-1Valparaiso ......................................................W ................3-0Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................0-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................2-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Alabama ........................................................W ................3-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0

Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-2Clemson .........................................................L .................1-2Jacksonville ....................................................L .................1-2N.C. State .......................................................L .................0-2East Tennessee ...............................................W ................2-1VCU ................................................................W ................2-0Miami Dade CC ...............................................L .................0-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-1Memphis State ...............................................L .................0-3UNC Asheville .................................................W ...............2-0Appalachian State ..........................................W ................2-1UNC Charlotte.................................................W ................2-0Virginia Tech ...................................................L .................1-2Marshall .........................................................W ................2-0James Madison ..............................................L .................0-2Vanderbilt ......................................................W ................2-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................1-2Ohio University ...............................................W ................2-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-2Charleston ......................................................W ................2-0Bellarmine .....................................................L .................1-2UT Martin .......................................................W ................2-1S.E. Missouri ...................................................W ................2-0UT Martin .......................................................L .................2-3Georgia ..........................................................W ................3-1East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-2Trevecca .........................................................W ................2-0Middle Tennessee ..........................................W ................2-0Midway ..........................................................W ................2-1Wright State ...................................................L .................0-2West Virginia ..................................................L .................0-2Toledo ............................................................W ................2-0VCU ................................................................W ................2-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Louisville ........................................................L .................1-2Bellarmine .....................................................L .................0-2Indiana State ..................................................W ................2-1UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................2-0Memphis State ...............................................L .................0-2East Tennessee ...............................................W ................2-0Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................2-1

1981coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 13-18Cleveland State ..............................................L .................1-3UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................2-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................0-2UT Martin .......................................................W ................2-1Western Kentucky ..........................................W ................2-0North Alabama...............................................W ................2-1Miss. U. for W. .................................................L .................1-2Southwestern.................................................L .................1-2Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-3South Alabama ..............................................L .................2-3Georgia ..........................................................L .................0-3UT Chattanooga .............................................L .................2-3Maryville ........................................................W ................3-0UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Louisville ........................................................L .................0-2East Tennessee ...............................................L .................0-2Appalachian State ..........................................L .................1-2UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-1Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................2-1Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................2-3East Tennessee ...............................................W ................2-0UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................2-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................2-0East Tennessee ...............................................W ................2-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-2North Carolina ................................................L .................0-2N.C. State .......................................................L .................0-2Appalachian State ..........................................L .................0-2

1982coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 29-16Maryville College ...........................................W ................2-0Covenant College............................................W ...............2-0Georgia State .................................................L .................0-3Western Kentucky ..........................................W ................2-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................2-0Alabama A&M ................................................W ................2-0UT Martin .......................................................W ................2-1Jacksonville ....................................................W ................2-0Miss. U. for W .................................................W ................2-0Montevallo .....................................................L .................0-2Southern Baptist ............................................W ................2-0Arkansas State ...............................................W ................2-1

Cincinnati .......................................................L .................1-3Wright State ...................................................L .................0-3Dayton ...........................................................W ................3-0Northern Kentucky .........................................L .................1-3Kentucky State ...............................................W ................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-1Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ...................................................W ................2-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-2North Georgia ................................................W ................2-0Miss. U. for W. .................................................L .................1-2Alabama State................................................W ................2-1Columbus College...........................................W ................2-0Jacksonville State ...........................................W ................2-1Lake City CC ....................................................W ................2-0Georgia ..........................................................L .................1-2West Georgia ..................................................W ...............2-0UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................2-0North Alabama ..............................................W ................2-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................0-2Memphis State ...............................................W ................2-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-2Florida State ...................................................L .................0-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-1UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-2Youngstown St. ..............................................W ................2-0Akron .............................................................W ................2-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................1-2

1983coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 31-9Mars Hill .........................................................W ................2-0UNC Asheville .................................................W ................2-0High Point ......................................................W ................2-0Western Carolina ............................................W ................2-0Western Carolina ............................................W ................2-1Austin Peay ....................................................W ................2-0Murray State ..................................................W ................2-0Georgia ..........................................................L .................1-3Mississippi State .............................................W ...............3-0South Carolina ................................................L .................1-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3Memphis State ...............................................W ................3-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................2-0Youngstown State ..........................................W ................2-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................2-0Miss. U. for W. .................................................W ................2-0North Alabama...............................................L .................0-2Huntington ....................................................W ................2-0UA-Birmingham .............................................L .................0-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Bellarmine .....................................................W ................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-3UC-SB .............................................................L .................0-2Kentucky ........................................................L .................0-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-0East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................W ................2-0Morehead State ..............................................W ................2-0Youngstown ...................................................W ................2-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................2-0Akron .............................................................W ................2-0E.Kentucky .....................................................L .................1-3

1984coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 17-12Western Carolina ............................................L .................1-3Central Florida ................................................W ................3-0UA-Birmingham .............................................W ................3-1Clemson .........................................................W ................3-0Mississippi ......................................................L .................1-3UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................W ................3-0Middle Tenn. ..................................................W ................3-0Georgia ..........................................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................1-3Youngstown State ..........................................W ................3-1Akron .............................................................W ................3-0East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-3



Stetson ...........................................................W ................3-2Central Florida ................................................W ................3-1East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-0Florida A&M ...................................................W ................3-0Central Florida ................................................W ................3-1Western Kentucky ..........................................W ................3-1East Carolina ..................................................W ................3-0Georgia Tech ...................................................L .................2-3Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-1Austin Peay ....................................................L .................2-3Murray State ..................................................W ................3-2Akron .............................................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................2-3

1990coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 19-15Kentucky ........................................................L .................0-3Central Michigan ............................................L .................1-3West Virginia ..................................................L .................1-3UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-1Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................2-3Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-3Baptist College ...............................................W ................3-0Georgia Tech ...................................................W ................3-0Sam Houston..................................................L .................2-3Nicholls State .................................................W ................3-1Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-1Georgia Tech ...................................................W ................3-0New Orleans ...................................................L .................1-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................L .................2-3Western Kentucky ..........................................W ................3-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................1-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3Middle Tenn, ..................................................W ................3-1Evansville .......................................................W ................3-0East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-1Georgia Tech ...................................................W ...............3-0Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-0Alabama ........................................................L .................2-3Mississippi ......................................................L .................1-3Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-1Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0E. Kentucky ....................................................L .................0-3

1991coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 8-24UT Chattanooga .............................................L .................1-3Valparaiso ......................................................L .................0-3Butler .............................................................L .................0-3UA-Birmingham .............................................L .................0-3UW-Green Bay ................................................L .................0-3Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-1Eastern Ilinois .................................................L .................0-3Evansville .......................................................L .................0-3S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................0-3UT Martin .......................................................L .................2-3S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................1-3Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................L .................0-3Morehead.......................................................L .................2-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-3Furman ..........................................................W ........... forfeitMiddle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-2Murray State ..................................................L .................2-3UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-1Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................1-3Liberty ...........................................................W ................3-2East Carolina ..................................................W ................3-0East Tennessee ...............................................L .................2-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-3

Austin Peay ....................................................L .................1-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3

1992coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 10-22Dayton ...........................................................L .................1-3Missouri .........................................................L .................1-3Samford .........................................................W ................3-1Missouri .........................................................L .................1-3UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-0East Tennessee ...............................................L .................0-3Mississippi State .............................................L .................1-3Robert Morris .................................................W ................3-1Winthrop .......................................................W ................3-1Marshall .........................................................W ................3-1Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-1UT Martin .......................................................L .................1-3S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................L .................1-3Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................1-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-2Northeastern Ill. .............................................L .................2-3Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................0-3UT-Martin ......................................................W ................3-1S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................L .................2-3Murray State ..................................................L .................1-3UT-Chattanooga .............................................L .................0-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................2-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................2-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................L .................0-3

1993coach: sharron bilbreyrecord: 21-14Southeast La. .................................................W ................3-1Alabama ........................................................L .................0-3Alabama State................................................W ................3-0Syracuse .........................................................W ................3-2UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-1Xavier .............................................................L .................1-3Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................0-3Western Carolina ............................................W ................3-0Robert Morris .................................................W ................3-0UNC-Asheville ................................................W ................3-0Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0S.E. Missouri ...................................................W ................3-0UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................W ................3-2Austin Peay ....................................................L .................1-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-2Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................2-3Oral Roberts ...................................................W ................3-0East Tennessee ...............................................L .................2-3Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................2-3S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3UT Martin .......................................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................L .................2-3Murray State ..................................................W ................3-1UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-1Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Nicholls State .................................................W ................3-0New Orleans ...................................................L .................0-3McNeese State................................................L .................0-3E. Kentucky ....................................................W ................3-1S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3

1994coach: Jennie gilbertrecord: 16-17Georgia Tech ...................................................L .................1-3William & Mary ..............................................L .................0-3Davidson ........................................................W ................3-0East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-1UNC-Asheville ................................................W ................3-0Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................0-3N.E. Louisiana ................................................W ................3-0DePaul............................................................W ................3-2Liberty ...........................................................W ................3-2Furman ..........................................................L .................0-3

UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-1Furman ..........................................................W ................3-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-2S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................3-1Murray State ..................................................L .................3-1Tenn. State (TV) .............................................W ................3-1Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................3-1Morehead.......................................................L .................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-1Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................3-1South Carolina ................................................L .................3-0East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-0UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................3-1Tennessee ......................................................L .................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................L .................3-1Murray State ..................................................L .................3-1Morehead.......................................................L .................3-1Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-1Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................3-0

1995coach: Jennie gilbertrecord: 15-15Florida State ...................................................L .................3-1South Florida ..................................................L .................3-0Memphis ........................................................L .................3-2Drexel .............................................................W ................3-2Youngstown ...................................................W ................3-1Ohio ...............................................................L .................3-1NC A&T ...........................................................W ................3-0Western Carolina ............................................W ................3-0Cincinnati .......................................................L .................3-0Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Austin Peay (TV) .............................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................W ................3-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................3-1Tennessee ......................................................L .................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................3-1Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-0UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-1S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................3-0Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................3-1Austin Peay ....................................................L .................3-2Murray State ..................................................W ................3-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................3-1Campbell ........................................................W ................3-0Troy State .......................................................L .................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................3-1

1996coach: Jennie gilbertrecord: 10-20Evansville .......................................................W ................3-0Cal Poly SLO ....................................................L .................1-3Dayton ...........................................................L .................0-3Wichita State ..................................................W ................3-0Bradley ...........................................................W ................3-0Northern Illinois .............................................L .................0-3Western Carolina ............................................W ................3-0

Samford .........................................................W ................3-0Xavier .............................................................L .................0-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................2-3Tennessee ......................................................L .................0-3Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3 UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-2S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................L .................0-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-2Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................L .................1-3Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................2-3S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................1-3Tennessee State .............................................L .................0-3UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................L .................2-3Austin Peay ....................................................L .................1-3Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................0-3 UT Martin .......................................................L .................2-3

1997coach: Jennie gilbertrecord: 23-10East Tennessee ...............................................W ................3-1UT Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-2Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-1Tennessee ......................................................W ................3-0Kentucky ........................................................L .................1-3Iowa ...............................................................L .................0-3Cal-Sacramento..............................................L .................1-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Xavier .............................................................L .................2-3Miami (Ohio) ..................................................L .................0-3Georgetown ...................................................W ................3-2S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................1-3Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-1Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-1Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................W ................3-2Belmont .........................................................W ................3-1Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................2-3S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................1-3Tennessee State .............................................L .................0-3Murray State ..................................................W ................3-2UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-2Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-1Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-1Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-1Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-1Colorado .........................................................L .................0-3

The 1997 Ohio Valley Conference Championship team was the first Golden Eagle volleyball team to compete in the NCAA Tournament. Head Coach Jennie Gilbert also won OVC Coach of the Year honors in 1997.



1998coach: Jennie gilbertrecord: 22-7Providence .....................................................W ................3-1Xavier .............................................................W ................3-1Mississippi State .............................................W ................3-0South Florida ..................................................L .................0-3Dayton ...........................................................L .................2-3Cleveland State ..............................................W ................3-2Connecticut ....................................................W ................3-0Kent State ......................................................W ................3-1Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................1-3S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Belmont .........................................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-1Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................W ................3-2UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-2Austin Peay ....................................................L .................2-3Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-2S.E. Missouri ...................................................W ................3-2Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-1Murray State ..................................................W ................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................2-3Belmont .........................................................W ................3-0S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3

1999coach: Jennie gilbertrecord: 13-13Ball State ........................................................L .................0-3Dayton ...........................................................L .................0-3Marshall .........................................................L .................0-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Weber State ...................................................L .................0-3Air Force .........................................................L .................1-3Morgan State .................................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-1Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-1Belmont .........................................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................L .................2-3UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................2-3Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-1Middle Tenn. ..................................................W ................3-0Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................2-3S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-2Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3Middle Tennessee ...........................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-2S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................1-3Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................1-3Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3

2000coach: Jennie gilbertrecord: 11-15Army ..............................................................W ................3-1F’leigh Dickinson ............................................W ................3-0Marist University ............................................W ................3-0Centenary.......................................................W ................3-0Lou. Monroe ...................................................W ................3-0Mississippi State .............................................L .................0-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Wright State ...................................................W ................3-2Central Florida ................................................L .................1-3W. Kentucky ...................................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................L .................0-3E. Kentucky ....................................................W ................3-2Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-0S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................0-3UT Martin .......................................................L .................0-3Murray State ..................................................L .................1-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................2-3E. Kentucky ....................................................L .................1-3Austin Peay ....................................................L .................0-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................1-3S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................1-3UT Martin .......................................................L .................2-3Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3Belmont .........................................................W ................3-1

2001coach: Jennie gilbertrecord: 8-16Ohio University ...............................................W ................3-2Ohio State ......................................................L .................0-3Illinois-Chicago ..............................................L .................0-3Georgia State .................................................L .................0-3Birmingham-Southern ...................................W ................3-0Belmont University ........................................W ................3-0Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................L .................0-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................2-3UT Martin .......................................................L .................2-3Murray State ..................................................L .................1-3S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................1-3Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................0-3Belmont University ........................................W ................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................2-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0UT Martin .......................................................L .................1-3Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................L .................2-3Lipscomb University .......................................W ................3-0Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-2S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................0-3

2002coach: Jennie gilbertrecord: 8-18College of Charleston .....................................L .................0-3Boston College ...............................................L .................0-3Weber State ...................................................L .................2-3Texas Pan-American .......................................W ................3-0Florida International ......................................L .................1-2Xavier .............................................................L .................1-3Elon ................................................................W ................3-0Cleveland State ..............................................L .................1-3Marshall .........................................................L .................1-3St. Francis .......................................................W ................3-1Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-1Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-3Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3UT Martin .......................................................L .................0-3Southeast Missouri .........................................L .................1-3Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-1Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................L .................2-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................0-3Southeast Missouri .........................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-1UT Martin .......................................................L .................0-3Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3

2003coach: John blairrecord: 10-19SMU ...............................................................L .................1-3Wake Forest....................................................L .................0-3Kentucky ........................................................L .................1-3Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................0-3Memphis ........................................................L .................0-3Louisiana-Lafayette........................................W ................3-1Holy Cross .......................................................W ................3-1UNC-Greensboro ............................................W ................3-1Winthrop ........................................................L .................0-3Wisconsin-Green Bay .....................................L .................1-3Georgia State .................................................W ................3-2Belmont .........................................................W ................3-0Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-2SE Missouri State ............................................L .................0-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................0-3Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................0-3SE Missouri State ............................................L .................0-3Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-1Austin Peay ....................................................L .................2-3Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Samford .........................................................W ................3-1Jacksonville State ...........................................L .................2-3Middle Tennessee * ........................................L .................3-1Murray State ..................................................L .................0-3UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Samford .........................................................L .................0-3Jacksonville State ...........................................L .................0-3Austin Peay ....................................................L .................1-3Morehead State ..............................................L .................1-3

2004coach: John blairrecord: 12-16West Virginia ..................................................W ................3-2Dayton ...........................................................L .................3-1Coastal Carolina ..............................................L .................3-1Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................3-1Xavier .............................................................L .................3-0Georgia Tech ...................................................L .................3-0William and Mary ...........................................W ................3-0Davidson ........................................................W ................3-2Liberty ...........................................................W ................3-1Belmont .........................................................L .................3-1Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................3-0S.E. Missouri ...................................................W ................3-1Morehead State ..............................................L .................3-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................3-0Middle Tennessee * ........................................L .................3-2S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................3-2Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................3-1Austin Peay ....................................................L .................3-1Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Samford .........................................................W ................3-1Jacksonville State ...........................................L .................3-2Murray State ..................................................W ................3-2UT Martin .......................................................L .................3-0Jacksonville State ...........................................W ................3-0Samford .........................................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-1Lipscomb .......................................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................3-2

2005coach: John blairrecord: 7-22High Point ......................................................W ................3-1Appalachian State ..........................................W ................3-2East Carolina ..................................................L .................3-0IUPUI ..............................................................L .................3-2UT-Martin ......................................................W ................3-0MCN ...............................................................L .................3-0Middle Tennessee * ........................................L .................3-0Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................3-0Evansville .......................................................L .................3-0Lipscomb........................................................L .................3-1IUPUI ..............................................................W ................3-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................3-2Jacksonville State ...........................................L .................3-0Samford .........................................................L .................3-1Southeast Missouri .........................................W ................3-2Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................3-2Tennessee State .............................................L .................3-1Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-2UT Martin .......................................................L .................3-1Murray State ..................................................L .................3-1Jacksonville State ...........................................L .................3-2 Samford .........................................................L .................3-1Lipscomb........................................................L .................3-1Southeast Missouri .........................................L .................3-2Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................3-0Belmont .........................................................L .................3-0Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................3-0

2006coach: John blairrecord: 12-17Maine .............................................................W ................3-1UCLA ..............................................................L .................3-0Western Michigan ..........................................L .................3-0Louisville ........................................................L .................3-0Arizona ...........................................................L .................3-1Dayton ...........................................................L .................3-0Ohio State ......................................................L .................3-0Michigan State ...............................................L .................3-0Appalachian State ..........................................W ................3-2Ball State ........................................................W ................3-2Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................3-1Jacksonville State ...........................................L .................3-0Samford .........................................................W ................3-1S.E. Missouri ...................................................L .................3-1Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-2Tennessee State .............................................L .................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Belmont .........................................................L .................3-0UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-1Murray State ..................................................W ................3-1Samford .........................................................W ................3-0

Jacksonville State ...........................................L .................3-0Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-0S.E. Missouri ...................................................W ................3-1Lipscomb........................................................W ................3-1Morehead State ..............................................L .................3-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................L .................3-2

2007coach: John blairrecord: 18-15Coastal Carolina ..............................................W ................3-2Memphis ........................................................W ................3-1Louisville ........................................................L .................3-1Utah Valley .....................................................L .................3-2Butler .............................................................L .................3-1Northern Illinois .............................................L .................3-0Lipscomb........................................................W ................3-1UT-Chattanooga .............................................W ................3-2Missouri State ................................................L .................3-0UNC-Asheville ................................................W ................3-0Belmont .........................................................W ................3-0Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-1Southeast Missouri .........................................L .................3-2Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-2Morehead State ..............................................L .................3-0Jacksonville State ...........................................L .................3-0Samford .........................................................W ................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................L .................3-1UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-1Tennessee State .............................................L .................3-1Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Southeast Missouri .........................................L .................3-1Eastern Illinois ................................................L .................3-0Morehead State ..............................................L .................3-1Samford .........................................................W ................3-1Jacksonville State ...........................................W ................3-2Tennessee State .............................................L .................3-2Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-1UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................W ................3-0Southeast Missouri .........................................W ................3-1Morehead State ..............................................L .................3-2

2008coach: John blairrecord: 19-13Marshall .........................................................L .................3-0Cincinnati .......................................................L .................3-1Wright State ...................................................W ................3-0Purdue ...........................................................L .................3-0Ball State ........................................................W ................3-2Southern Illinois .............................................L .................3-0Valpariaso ......................................................L .................3-2Miami (Ohio) ..................................................L .................3-0Furman ..........................................................W ................3-1Western Kentucky ..........................................L .................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................L .................3-2Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-1Jacksonville State ...........................................W ................3-2Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-0Southeast Missouri .........................................W ................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-1Morehead State ..............................................L .................3-1Murray State ..................................................W ................3-1UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-0Jacksonville State ...........................................W ................3-0Tennessee State .............................................W ................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Morehead State ..............................................W ................3-0Eastern Kentucky ............................................W ................3-2Southeast Missouri .........................................L .................1-3Eastern Illinois ................................................W ................3-0UT Martin .......................................................W ................3-1Murray State ..................................................L .................3-0Austin Peay ....................................................W ................3-0Murray State ..................................................W ................3-2Louisville ........................................................L .................3-0Tulane ............................................................L .................3-1

* Wins vacated by MTSU in 2003, 2004 and 2005 due to NCAA action



There's no question Tennessee Tech University is a great place to getan education. And Cookeville is a great college town. The largestmicropolitan area in Tennessee and one of the top 40 micropolitan

areas in the nation, Cookeville has consistently been rated among the top 10most affordable regions in the nation.

Cookeville boasts a mild climate, with an average temperature of 57 and fourdistinct seasons. Located within a day's drive of 75 percent of the nation'spopulation, Cookeville is just off Interstate 40, which runs from the east coastto California. City life is easily accessible, as well, because Cookeville is situat-ed within 100 miles of Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga — three ofTennessee's major metropolitan areas.

The seat of Putnam County, Cookeville is the heart of a three-county allianceknown as the Highlands, which centers Tennessee's 14-county UpperCumberland region. We have hundreds of acres of unspoiled nature —from championship golf courses to natural preserves, state parks andtop-rated lakes — close to home.There's plenty of nature inside the city lim-its, too; the City of Cookeville tends nine parks, including Cane Creek Park, a262-acre natural area with a 56-acre lake.

And while Cookeville is a relatively small town, we have no lack of culture. Weare one of the smallest cities in the U.S. with a full-blown symphonyorchestra, and our area attracts visual artists and craftspeople from acrossthe nation, thanks to the Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus ofTTU. Drama also takes center stage here, with the 456-seat CookevillePerforming Arts Center cranking out productions year-round, including theaward-winning Drama Center Backstage series.

Cookeville is home to three museums — the Cookeville Depot Museum, theCookeville History Museum and the Cookeville Children's Museum —and a year-round slate of events, including regular excursion trains and theannual Fall FunFest. A walkable downtown shopping district and animpressive roster of national chain stores give the retail segment a small-townfeel with big-city convenience. Add to that our more than 100 restaurantsand 1,400 hotel rooms, and you'll quickly see that Cookeville offers some-thing for everyone.

To learn more about what Cookeville, Putnam County and the Highlands havein store for you, make your first stop the Highlands Visitor Center, which islocated at 470-A Neal St. in Cookeville and is open daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Orvisit us online at MustSeeCookeville.com or CookevilleChamber.com.

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students braved a driving night rainstorm to pilfer a huge block-tin eagle statue from the charred ruins of a resort hotel in Monteagle. They painted the creature - with a wingspan of over six feet - a glistening gold, and suspended it from the rafter for public inspection at the following day's basket-ball game in Memorial Gym. Then-Governor Frank G. Clement, a lifelong friend of the hotel owner, was in Cookeville to speak . He worked out a compromise between his friend and the school students, who wanted to retain the eagle as their mascot.

Over the years, a wide variety of art-work and drawings have been used to represent the Ten-nessee Tech Golden

Eagles. Some of those include a drawing which appeared in media guides in the mid 1970s, and a cartoon-style mascots in the early 1980s that was dubbed ‘the purple chicken” by Tech students.

u One of the “Top Southern Public Universities” by U.S. News & World Report

u One of the “Best Southeastern Universities” and “America’s Best College Values” by The Princeton Review

u Among “America’s 100 Best College Buys” by Institutional Research and Evaluations, Inc.

THIS IS TENNESSEE TECH

WHERE QUALITY COUNTS For more than 90 years, Tennessee Tech has served the various needs of the region, the state and beyond. Not only is Tech renowned as a fine institution of higher education, it also serves as a public re-source center and encourages scholarly research and creative activity by its faculty and students. Today, Tech makes a number of contributions to economic devel-opment locally, regionally and nationally. Tech’s 65,000-plus alumni occupy positions of leadership in educa-tion, business, industry, government and public service. Tennessee Tech is widely known as an institution noted for its academic quality -- an institution where the energies of the faculty, staff and students are devoted to ensuring that the university’s quality is maintained and enhanced. The university’s vision is guided by the “T.E.C.H.” framework — technological leadership, enrollment growth, a caring campus, and high quality. The university is divided into seven academic divisions offering 44 programs of study leading to the bachelor’s degree and 20 pro-grams of study at the graduate level. More than 75 percent of the 370 full-time faculty members hold doctoral degrees. Considered one of the most picturesque campuses in the South -- and one of the safest -- the buildings carry an attractive Georgian style of architecture that lends the Tech campus an Ivy-league character. Tech was established in 1915 as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, lo-cated on the site of its forerunner, Dixie College. TPI gained university

status in 1965, reflecting the institution’s role as a multipurpose, state-supported university. Tech’s current enrollment contin-ues to include students from almost all 95 Tennessee counties, along with students from more than 40 other states and about 40 foreign countries.

CAMPUS LIFE Tennessee Tech students know that there is a lot more to college life than what goes on in the classroom. Nearly 200 student organizations on campus offer activities ranging from academic, athletic, cultural, political, community-oriented, social to spiritual. At Tech, it’s easy to get involved and make friends. Campus recreation coordinates 11 intramural and club sports: basketball, bowling, flag football, golf, racquetball, rugby, soc-cer, softball, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. The Fitness Center is a free, full-service health club for students. It houses a fully equipped weight room, 25-meter indoor pool, cardiovascular equipment and an indoor track. Tech is also a center for the arts, presenting concerts, theatre productions, lectures, dance per-formances, films, workshops, demonstrations and art exhibits each year. And, of course there’s always an athletics event to attend. Tennessee Tech’s athletic teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference for 16 sports on the NCAA Division I level, and students can attend all regular season athletic events absolutely free!

The Tennessee Tech Athletic Department unveiled a new brand on Aug. 31, 2006, with an all-new set of logos for the Golden Eagles. The brand is new, but the tradition remains -- the name Golden Eagles. How did TTU adopt the name? In the first quarter of this century, Tennessee Polytechnic Institute was a tiny school, located in the rugged, mountainous Upper Cumberland region where Golden Eagles were plentiful, soar-ing above the lush, upland forests. It's easy to understand how those early students and faculty could narrow their choices for their athletic team's nicknames to "Golden Eagles" or "Mountaineers." On February 14, 1925, the nickname "Golden Eagles " was officially adopted. The school news-paper, The Oracle, printed a story that outlined the efforts of a committee to suggest several possible nicknames to Athletic Association members for their consideration. The two most popular names were "Golden Eagles" and "Mountaineers," and the association, by a vote of 139-18, proudly declared its preference. It wasn't until 27 years later that a tangible mascot found its way to the campus. Several Tech

Why we're

the Golden Eagles



DR. ROBERT (BOB) BELLUniversity President - Florida 1969

Dr. Robert (Bob) Bell, now in his 10th year as President of Tennessee Tech, is an avid supporter of TTU and Ohio Val-ley Conference sports. He currently chairs the OVC President’s Board of Directors. Bell became TTU’s President in 2000 after serving as dean, associate dean, assistant dean, and a chairperson in the university’s College of Business. After tak-ing the post, he oversaw the reorganiza-tion of the athletics department, bringing

in a full-time athletics director for the first time in almost 20 years. He has also been involved in statewide economic develop-ment on behalf of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, work-ing on the THEC master plan focusing on links among higher educa-tion and stakeholders in business, health care and state government. Bell has served four terms on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award’s Board of Examiners and was appointed a charter member of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence in 1992, serving on the group’s panel of judges from 1994 to 2005. He repre-sented Tennessee as a state delegate to the White House Conference on North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994 and spent two years as an economic development consultant for the nation of Mauritius.

Dr. Bell has served on or chaired a variety of professional, regional and national organizations, including the American Associa-tion of Collegiate Schools of Business International, the Southern Business Association, the North American Case Research Association, the Tennessee College Association, and a number of Tennessee higher education task forces, among others. In 2005, Bell was named the first recipient of the Ned R. McWherter Leadership Award, presented by the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence. In the scholarly arena, he has been published extensively in the fields of management, organizational design, computer science and quality/productivity management, authoring two books and more than 70 articles, case studies and papers. Bell is also well known and respected in the Cookeville com-munity. He has chaired the Cookeville-Area Putnam County Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors, the Regional Quality Council and the Putnam Tomorrow Task Force for the Putnam County Commission. A past president of the local YMCA, Bell currently chairs the Cooke-ville Industrial Development Board and is a member of the Board of Directors for CityScape and Blood Assurance Corp. He has been an adult leader in the Boy Scouts of America since 1988 and serves on the executive board for the Middle Tennessee Council of BSA. He is also a member of the Cookeville Rotary and Evening Lions Clubs.

MARK WILSONDirector of Athletics - Maine 1991

Mark Wilson’s first five years as Direc-tor of Athletics at Tennessee Tech have been highlighted by vision, energy, and enthusi-asm. Those factors have facilitated growth and excellence in all areas and have placed the focus on generating a better student-athlete experience. In 2007, Wilson received a five-year contract extension to keep him at the helm of the Golden Eagle athletic programs through 2012.

Wilson was recently appointed to a position on the NCAA Leadership Council through April, 2011. It will give the Ohio Valley Conference, TTU and Wilson a voice in a variety of strategic decisions that can affect intercolle-giate athletics. Wilson, 40, has led Athletics to several milestone accomplishments during his first four years, including enhanced facilities and fund raising, high profile staff additions, and compliance and academic success. Under Wilson’s guidance, the program has continued to focus on the academic success of its student-athletes, with soaring numbers each semester on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Tech’s student-athletes have achieved their highest overall combined semester GPAs. Wilson also developed a strategic plan for Tech’s athletic facilities and has already seen some of those plans become reality. During the past two

years, Tech has completed several construction projects to athletic facilities, including resurfacing the outdoor tennis

courts, a new natural grass practice field, installation ofnew turf in Tucker Stadium, renovating the running

track, renovating the football offices, meeting rooms

and locker rooms, new lights at Tucker Stadium and installation of elec-tronic targets in the rifle rage. Most recently, Athletics opened a spacious, new basketball office complex in Eblen Center. Additional building plans call for a new strength and conditioning facility and a student-athlete center. Another step achieved under Wilson’s direction has been increased fund raising and development efforts with the goal of providing the nec-essary resources for Tech’s student-athletes, coaches and staff. All of those accomplishments have come while the department has continued to stay focused on compliance with all NCAA rules and regula-tions. Wilson was named Director of Athletics on July 1, 2004. He came to Tennessee Tech from Ohio University. Since his first day at Tech, Wilson has made rapid and steady prog-ress. He began by restructuring the department and implemented plans for a better student-athlete experience. In addition, athletics launched a dynamic new website, gained NCAA certification and was found in complete compliance, created a far-reaching “WIN” program for academic success, opened an entertaining and popular Tailgate Park, and started plans for two capital projects. Before going to Ohio, Mark served as the Director of Athletic Market-ing for the University of Massachusetts. He also worked as a graduate assistant in the UMass athletic department and interned with the North-western University ticketing and marketing departments. Wilson received his bachelor’s degree in 1991 from the University of Maine in physical education and health, and earned his master’s in sports management from the University of Massachusetts in 1994. Mark and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Katey (14) and Meaghan (9).

aThLETIC adMInIsTRaTIOn


athletics administration Frank Harrell

Associate A.D.Dr. Lance Jasitt Assistant A.D.

Tammie McMillan Assistant A.D.

Misty Pearson Corporate Sales & Marketing

Dr. Jeff Roberts Faculty Rep

Rob Schabert Assistant A.D.

Ben Shannon Facilities and Events

Grant Swallows Associate A.D.

Mandy Thatcher Compliance &Special Events

athletics support staff

Golf (W) Brandy Stout

Rifle Steve Law

Soccer Becky Fletcher

Softball Tory Acheson

Tennis (M & W) Kenny Doyle

Volleyball John Blair

Baseball Matt Bragga

Basketball (M) Mike Sutton

Basketball (W) Sytia Messer

CC & Track Tony Cox

Football Watson Brown

Golf (M) Craig King

Joe Erdeljac Athletics Trainer

Golden Eagles head Coaches

Robin Burroughs

Cheerleading & Dance

aThLETICs sTaFF

Clerical Staff

Renee Henry

Patrena Hicks

Kim Nash

Peggie Parrott

Debbie Turnbow

Kim Meredith

Chip Pugh Leveda Birdwell

Marketing & SalesDevelopmentTicket Office

Sandy Zimmerman

Facilities

Tyler Birdwell

Strength & Conditioning

Drew Hixon Matt Dexter


The success of Tennessee Tech University’s athletic teams is tied closely to the academic progress of each student-athlete, and the academic performance of each Tech student-athlete is closely monitored by the coaching staff as well as an experienced staff in Academic Services. Tech’s student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom. Each semester, the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll pays tribute to more than 150 students in athletics, including athletes, trainers, managers and cheerleaders, and the overall GPA of the department has climbed steeply in the past six semesters. Student-athletes are the most visible component of a university, entertaining thousands of fans, students, alumni, family and friends. Their athletic abilities and achievements are a focus for national attention, as athletic events not only bring back faithful alumni, but serve as a welcome mat to the university for potential new stu-dents. Student-athletes devote many hours to practice, conditioning and training in an effort to be the best they can be. These hours are not required by non-athletes in the student body, and these extra demands can compete with academics for the student-athlete’s time and energy. The Tech Athletics Department works to provide help with course content (through tutors and monitored study hours) as well as with time management and study skills and any other academic support services that will allow Tech student-athletes to maximize their academic potential.

Marilyn Borch-JensenAcademic Advisement Secretary

Winning in the ClassroomTennessee Tech’s commitment to its student-athletes is evident.

The support personnel and resources available provide Golden Eagle student-athletes with the tools needed for success.

academic support


1985 ......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1985 .............................Barry Wilmore, Football1985 .....................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1986 .....................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1986 ..............................Joel Chandler, Football1986 ......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 ................................ Ed deHass, Basketball1987 .................................. Derek Lane, Baseball1987 ......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 .....................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1987 .................................Clark Richey, Football1988 ...................................... Jim Cornelius, Golf1990 ..............................Steve Arnette, Baseball1990 ..............................Tuesday Frase, Softball1990 ................................ Lisa Johnson, Softball1990 .........................Spencer Hissam, Football1991 ...............................Ted Lockerby, Football1991 ........................................Ben Holt, Baseball1991 ...............................Andrea Roark, Softball1992 ...............................Ted Lockerby, Football1992 ...............................Andrea Roark, Softball1993 ...............................Andrea Roark, Softball1993 ........................................Ben Holt, Baseball1994 ....................Mary Beth Coombs, Softball1995 ................................... Scott Trent, Football1995 ...........................................Lisa Phipps, Golf1995 ..................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1996 ................................. Jason Matson, Tennis1996 ...............................Stacy Hughes, Softball1996 ............... Kelly Carmichael, Track & Field1996 .......................Dena Adams, Track & Field1996 ...............................Brandy Henry, Softball1996 ..................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1996 ............. Meggan Toohey, Cross Country

ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America District IV

District IV consists of Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Alabama.

1997 ...............................Stacy Hughes, Softball1997 .......................Dena Adams, Track & Field1997 ......................Jenny Adams, Track & Field1997 ...................................... Wade Morrell, Golf1997 ................................ Jeff Norman, Football1997 ............................ Wes Gallagher, Football1997 ..................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1998 ..............................Diane Seng, Basketball1998 ................................ Taylor Ralph, Baseball1998 .....................................Amy Ayers, Softball1998 ......................Jenny Adams, Track & Field1998 ............................ Wes Gallagher, Football1999 ..............................Diane Seng, Basketball1999 ..................Collin Carmichael, Basketball1999 ............................ Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis1999 .......................................Shane Sewell, Golf1999 ............................ Wes Gallagher, Football1999 .................Kevin Boucher, Cross Country1999 ............... Steven Gordon, Cross Country2000 ..............................Diane Seng, Basketball2000 .................................Janet Holt, Basketball2000 ..................Collin Carmichael, Basketball2000 ...............................Brandy Henry, Softball2000 ............................Mirza Duranovic, Tennis2000 .............................Nick Solomon, Football2001 .................................Janet Holt, Basketball2001 .......................... Grant Swallows, Football2001 .............................. Kara Gilbert, Volleyball2001 .......................................Julie Tryon, Soccer2002 .................................Janet Holt, Basketball2002 ................................ Brent Jolly, Basketball2002 ........................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2002 .................Stephanie Ward, Track & Field2002 ..................................... Alexis Boyd, Soccer

1976 ...................................... Donley Canary, Baseball1978 ..................................... Pat Kannapel, Basketball1982 ................................. Jerilynn Harper, Basketball1985 .................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1986 ................................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1986 .................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 .............................................Derek Lane, Baseball1987 .................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 ................................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1988 .................................................Jim Cornelius, Golf1990 ...........................................Lisa Johnson, Softball1993 ..........................................Andrea Roark, Softball1996 ..................................Dena Adams, Track & Field1996 ......................................... Stacy Hughes, Softball1996 ...............................Dena Adams, Cross Country1997 ..................................Dena Adams, Track & Field1997 .............................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1998 ................................Jenny Adams, Track & Field1999 .......................................Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis1999 ....................................... Wes Gallagher, Football2000 .........................................Diane Seng, Basketball2000 ........................................Nick Solomon, Football2001 ........................................... Janet Holt, Basketball2002 ........................................... Janet Holt, Basketball2002 .................................. LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2003 ...................................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track2003 .................................. LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2004 ...................................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track2005 ..................................... Anne Morrow, Volleyball2007 ............................................. Beth Boden, Softball2008 .....................................Thomas Nelson, Baseball2008 ............................................. Beth Boden, Softball2008 ................................. Stephanie Fischer, Softball

ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America

Tennessee Tech University student-athletes have achieved

Academic All-America honors 33 times since 1976.

2002 .............................. Kara Gilbert, Volleyball2002 ..................................... Trey Perry, Football2003 ........................ Stephanie Ward, CC/Track2003 .......................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2003 ..................................... Alexis Boyd, Soccer2004 ........................ Stephanie Ward, CC/Track2004 ................................... Brett Vavra, Football2004 ...........................Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2005 ..................................... Eric Anderson, Golf2005 .......................... Michelle Brigano, Soccer2005 ...............................Jess Seyfert, Volleyball2005 ...........................Anne Morrow, Volleyball2005 ...................................Jon Mahan, Football2006 .......................Leah Watson, Track & Field2006 .................................. Beth Boden, Softball2006 ...................................Jon Mahan, Football2007 .................................. Beth Boden, Softball2007 ...............................Taylor Askew, Football2007 ................... Bradley Thompson, Football2008 .................................. Beth Boden, Softball2008 .......................Stephanie Fischer, Softball2008 ..........................Thomas Nelson, Baseball2008 ...........................Keri Coulthard, CC/Track2008 ...............................Taylor Askew, Football2008 ................... Bradley Thompson, Football2008 .................................. Kathryn Lally, Soccer2008 ...................................Taren Brown, Soccer2008 ................... Teresa Craig, Volleyball2009 ..............................Frank Davis, Basketball2009 .....................................Keri Light, CC/Track2009 ........................Stephanie Place, CC/Track2009 .........................Lacoe Coquerille, Softball


The “WIN” program: Work Intensely NowThe WIN Program was implemented in the fall semester of 2004 to provide additional support for freshmen and student-athletes whose general academic progress places them at risk for maintain-ing eligibility and graduating. The program involves the student-athlete, coach(es), academic advisor, tutors, and others to build academic skills for suc-cess. Participation in the program is primarily based on grades, and coaches or the academic advisor may recommend additional participation at any time. All incoming freshmen meet at least one time per week with their coach to discuss academic progress and needs as well as time management and study skill techniques. Other aspects of the program include monitored study hours, tutoring, and study skills workshops.

Former volleyball stand-out Laura Sidorowicz was named Tech’s 2005 NCAA

Woman of the Year. She graduated with a 3.911

grade point average.

Dr. LANCE JASITTAssistant Athletics Director / Academics and Student Welfare

Dr. Lance Jasitt serves as Assistant Athletics Director for Academics and Student Welfare. He has served in compli-ance and administrative

operations roles in the Tech Athletics Department since 1998. Dr. Jasitt plays a key role in the academic success of each of Tech’s varsity student-athletes, managers, and graduate assistants. His primary goals are to provide guidance and academic resources to permit student-ath-letes to maintain their academic eligibility under NCAA rules and to progress to graduation. In this process, Dr. Jasitt serves as a primary liaison between coaches and faculty. A detail-oriented person and a diligent worker, Dr. Jasitt has developed a solid understanding of the opera-tions of the Athletics Department, the staff and the needs of its student-athletes. In addition to his administrative role within Athlet-ics, Dr. Jasitt is also highly involved in promoting reading and literacy at all age levels. He was the 2008-09 presi-dent of the TTU Council of the International Reading As-sociation and is still actively involved in that organization. He also has served on the President’s Commission on the Status of Women for seven years. Raised in York, Pa., he earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University in 1978 and added a master’s in public administration from Valdosta State University in 1987. In 1993, he received a master’s degree in educa-tion from Old Dominion University and added a Ph.D. in literacy education from Tennessee Tech in 2004. Dr. Jasitt is a former Commander in the U.S. Navy. His wife of 29 years, Donna White Jasitt, is a former Cap-tain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. They have two children, Ian and Meagan. Ian is pursuing a second degree in Environ-mental Geology at Tennessee Tech and plans to graduate in May 2010. Meagan is a junior Pre-Physical Therapy major at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.



since its creation in 1975, the ttu sports Hall of Fame has inducted 141 members, whose photos and biographies are featured in the Hall of Fame gallery in eblen center.

1975 InducteesPreston V. (Putty) Overall (1923-67)--Football, Basketball, Track, BaseballCreed Denton McClure (1937-39)--Football, TrackB. Holmes Neal (1937-39)--Football Tom Fann (1950-52)--FootballJames Dearing Miller (1920-25)--Football

1976 InducteesMalcolm P. Quillen (1930-33)--Baseball, FootballRaymond H. (Bull) Brown (1933-37)--Baseball, Basketball, Football, TrackElwin W. (Wink) Midgett (1930-34)--Baseball, Basketball, FootballSidney McGee (1939-68)--Sports Information Emmett T. Strickland (1933-36)--Football, Baseball, Basketball

1977 InducteesHooper Eblen (1941-74)--Basketball, Baseball, Football, Track, Tennis, GolfKenneth Sidwell (1955-56)--BasketballJoe B. Sills (1927-31)--Football, Baseball, BasketballWilburn Tucker (1941-67)--Baseball, FootballEddie Watson (1922-28)--Football, Baseball, Basketball

1978 InducteesBenton Bilbrey (1940-43)--Track, Football, BaseballHuland Draper (1937-40)--Baseball, BasketballJack Van Hooser (1951-54)--Football, BaseballLonnie Warwick (1961-63)--FootballHomer (Rudy) Schmittou (1959-62)--Football, Track

1979 InducteesCarl S. (Cotton) Barlow (1936-39)--Football, BaseballTom Chilton (1956-57)--TrackWilliam Dupes (1949-51)--Football James S. Hagan (1957-60)--Basketball Flavious Smith (1948-52)--Football, Basketball

1980 InducteesAlbert Jobe (1927-30)--Football, Baseball, Basketball, TrackJim Ragland (1960-63)--Football Marshall (Stick) Taylor (1953-56)--Football, BasketballDavid C. Williamson (1927-33)--Football, BasketballLarry Schreiber (1966-69)--Football

1981 InducteesFrank R. Adams (1927-31)--Football Lowell Smith (1958-61)--Football James A. Carlen (1924-27)--Athletics

1982 InducteesDavid Baxter (1958-61)--Football Kenneth Broyles (1951-53)--Football Bannis Norris (1931-35)--Basketball, BaseballVirgil Rains (1949, 1952-54)--FootballRay Thomas (1957-60)--Football

1983 InducteesEdward Gracey (1939-42)--Golf, Football, TrackGordon Mason (1957-61)--Football Charles Pangle (1943-45)--Football, Basketball, BaseballW. J. Shumaker (1957-59)--Football Jim Youngblood (1968-72)--Football

1984 InducteesEdward F. Etzel (1971-74)--Rifle William C. Francis (1949-52)--Football Don Cook (1948-51)--Baseball, BasketballTommy Hackler (1959-60)--Football Edd Zegarski (1942, 1947-48)--Football, Track

1985 InducteesEarl Carrier (1929-34)--Football, Baseball, BasketballRay Carter (1970-73)--Rifle Homer Hamdorff (1936-39)--Football, Baseball, BasketballCharles (Chuck) Kriese (1970-72)--Tennis

1986 InducteesGlen (Pete) Davis (1938-42)--Basketball, FootballElois Grooms (1972-75)--FootballMike Hennigan (1971-72)--FootballRon Shumate (1957-61)--Baseball, Basketball

1987 InducteesR.L. Highers (1940-43)--Football, Baseball BasketballFrank Jones (1972-76)--Basketball L.C. (Lusk) Stubblefield (1938-42)--Football Baseball

1988 InducteesEverett Derryberry (1940-74)--Administration Herbie Merritt (1956-59)--Basketball Dana Winningham (1972-75)--Football Kenneth (Moe) Wright (1955-57)--Football

1989 InducteesNoble Cody (1952-90)--Athletics James M. Gaylor (1951, 1955-57)--Football, BaseballGayle Burgess-Hastings (1975-76)--Basketball James G. (Red) Jarell (1944, 46-49)--Football, Basketball

1990 InducteesL.D. (Speedy) Carden (1946-50)--Basketball, FootballPam Chambers-Compton (1976-80)--BasketballBobby Nichols (1960-63)--GolfJohnny Oldham (1955-64)--Basketball

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A period of 10 years must pass after they complete their eligibility before athletes can be nominated for the Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Nominations are due each year by June 30.

1991 InducteesRay Drost (1958-64)--Football, BaseballRon Filipek (1964-67)--BasketballRod M. Fitz-Randolph (1976-80)--RifleJoseph (J.R.) Mulvihill (1967-69)--Football

1992 InducteesRobert Aylward (1970-73)--Rifle Jerilynn Harper (1979-82)--BasketballJim Harrison (1943-49)--Baseball, FootballMarynell Meadors (1970-86)--Basketball, Volleyball

1993 InducteesMarc Burnett (1977-82)--BasketballDr. William Headrick (1941-43)--Basketball, BaseballPam Cassity Smith (1973-77)--Basketball Don Wade (1968-82)--Football

1994 InducteesMurray Cunningham (1973-76)--Football Don J. Henderson (1946-49)--Football, BaseballEd Hooper (1940-1998)--AthleticsHubie Smith Jr. (1950-56)--Golf

1995 InducteesEd Burns (1975-79)--Football Kurt Fitz-Randolph (1976-80)--RifleRodney Moore (1975-79)--Track

1996 InducteesEldon Burgess (1962-96) and Gene Davidson (1962-98)--BroadcastingWayne Pack (1970-73)--Basketball Kim Tunnell-Suiter (1982-85)--VolleyballMike Winchester (1972-75)--Baseball

1997 InducteesWayne Anderson (1977-80)--Football Donley Canary (1973-77)--Baseball Jim Newkirk (1980-89)--Rifle Cheryl Taylor (1983-87)--Basketball

1998 InducteesJuan Escudero (1986-88)--TennisBruce Harris (1955-57)--BasketballBob Joye (1967-80)--Football Derek Lane (1984-87)--Baseball

1999 InducteesJim Cornelius (1985-88)--GolfJohnny Donnelly (1989-98)--FanMelinda Clayton Hatfield (1986-90)--BasketballElaine Proffitt Keagle (1978-82)--Rifle

2000 InducteesBill Branch (1949-52)--Football, BaseballC. Stephen Lynn (1966-69)--TennisMelanie Marshall (1986-89)--Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, GolfJohn D. Wall (1950-53)--TrackLana Ward (1987-90)--Rifle

2001 InducteesMatt Bulow (1987-90)--Tennis, ParalympicsAngela Moorehead (1988-91)-- BasketballMatt Stark (1977-80)--Rifle

2002 InducteesJohn Fitzpatrick (1969-72)--FootballTodd Kemp (1985-88)--BaseballRoschelle Vaughn (1990-92)--Basketball

2003 InducteesBecky Murray Isom (1982-85)--Volleyball Stephen Kite, Sr. (1982-86)--BasketballSteve Moore(1968-83)--Athletics TrainerRaymond Slonena, Sr. (1980-84)--RifleBarry Wilmore (1982-85)--Football

2004 InducteesAnthony Avery (1986-90)--Basketball Beth Keylon (1992-94)--SoftballAndrea Roark (1990-93)--SoftballDelores Wheatley (1969-2004)--Academics

2005 InducteesLeonard “Sonny” Allen (1951-54) -- Football Scott Baerns (1985-88) -- Baseball David Mays (1974-98) -- Baseball Coach

2006 InducteesShawn Monday Smith (1986-90) - BasketballCecilia Ramsey Fisher (1988-91) - BasketballAngelo Volpe (1987-2000)- PresidentMelanie Gray Walker (1991-95) - GolfBill Worrell (1981-2006) - Basketball Coach

2007 InducteesDr. Thurston Banks (1973-2006), Administrator Stacy Hughes Britt (19866-89), SoftballDr. David Larimore (1976-2006), AdministratorEddie Scott (1951-54), Football, TrackRyan Weeks (1986-89), Football

2008 InducteesChris Hedman (1986-90), Tennis Mark Maberry (1994-97), BaseballJohn “Shakey” McClellan (1964-2007), SupporterRachel Melchiorre (1994-97), VolleyballTom Pack (1996-99), Golf


Responsible for providing medical coverage, recognition and treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation for all16 intercollegiate teams and more than 300 student-athletes. Tennessee Tech’s Sports Medicine department provides some of the most complete and advanced care available. In addition to the head athletic trainer, the Sports Medicine department also currently features two full-time assistant athletic trainers and four graduate assistant athletic trainers,

a physical therapist and four student athletic trainers .

Tennessee Tech University’s athletic training complex was renamed the Dr. William C. Francis Student Therapy/Athletic Training Complex on November 7, 1992, in recognition of the dedicated, long-time team physician who was instrumental in the health care of all Tech student-athletes for 35 years. The state-of-the-art facility is located in the east side of Tucker Stadium. A 1953 Tech graduate who served as the football team’s captain and was president of the student body, Dr. Francis was inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. Dr. Francis passed away on October 13, 1996.

Dr. William C. Francis Athletic Training Complex

Golden Eagle Sports Medicine Student Therapy Center is located inside the east side of Tucker Stadium on the campus of Tennessee Tech University. The center specializes in athletic and orthopedic injuries and creates a convenient way for students, faculty and staff to attend physical therapy without leaving campus. The center is operated by a community partnership between Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Tennessee Tech with a portion of the fees gener-ated providing scholarships to student athletic trainers.

Physical Therapy for Student-Athletes

JOE ERDELJACHead Athletics Trainer West Virginia 1988

Joe Erdeljac was named in July 2008 as Head Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech University, taking over the role from his former mentor, David Green. Erdeljac previously served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech under Green for

seven years, and worked for nine years with high school athletes for the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Erdeljac was at Tech from 1992 to 1999. During that time, he was the Athletics Trainer for the men’s basketball team and worked with the student-athletes on all of Tech’s teams. A native of West Virginia, Erdeljac begin his career in 1988 while an undergraduate at the University of West Virginia. Upon graduation with a bachelor’s degree in Science and Physical Education, he took a graduate assistant position at Austin Peay and received his master’s degree in 1989. From there, he accepted his first full-time position as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at LaSalle University in Philadelphia, a post he held until being hired for a similar assignment at Tech under former Head Athletic Trainer David Green. After seven years at TTU, he accepted a position in 1999 with the Cookeville Regional Medical Center as Head Athletic Trainer for Upperman High School in Baxter, a position he held until recently accepting the top post in Tech’s Sports Medicine Department. During his time with CRMC, he was a volunteer athletic trainer at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, working with the basketball teams and other Olympic team members A member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), he is also in the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association (SEATA) and is currently serving as president of the Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society (TATS). He was recently appointed by the governor to the Tennessee Board of Athletic Trainers, a post he’ll fill through 2010. Joe and his wife, Jessica, have one daughter, Riley Grace, born on December 15, 2008.

Assistant Athletic Trainers

Upton Dabney Steve Hopkins

Tennessee Tech’s Medical Support StaffDr. Richard Williams , Team PhysicianDr. Craig Maltman, ConsultantDr. James Talmage, ConsultantDr. Mike Huddleston, Team OptometristDr. Clark Childress, Team Dentist

Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers

KatherineEmert

Molly Kidd

LeeRice

Matt Rodrigue

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The Tennessee Tech strength and conditioning program is a blend of science, technology, nutrition and one-on-one attention to each athlete. Golden Eagle student-athletes make a year-round

commitment to physically preparing to play their sport at the highest level. At TTU, a program is tailored to match each student-athlete’s individual needs with the sport-specific physical demands. This includes strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, metabolic conditioning and motivation. This combination allows Tennessee Tech’s student-athletes to better reach their specific goals. Another

major focus of the strength staff is the development of sport-specific speed, agility and conditioning.

CHIP PUGH Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Chip Pugh is in his fourth year as Tennessee Tech’s strength and conditioning head coach. He oversees the physical development of student-athletes in all 16 sports, provid-ing support in building toward championships. Pugh served three years in the same position at Winthrop University where he cre-ated and developed a highly successful strength and conditioning program that helped win 12 conference championships. An alumnus of Ohio University, he was an offensive lineman on the football team while earning a bachelor’s degree in sport industry and a master’s degree in physical edu-cation.

Pugh believes that the qualities that athletes can develop in strength and conditioning will not only aid in their athletic development, but will also help them build quality character components necessary for life. A native of Parkersburg, W. Va., he began his coaching career at his alma mater as an assistant strength and conditioning coach where he primarily worked with men’s and women’s track, men’s and women’s swimming, and women’s soccer. He also assisted coach Ethan Reeve, currently the head strength and conditioning coach at Wake For-est, with football while at Ohio. After leaving Ohio University he became the head

strength and conditioning coach for football at Marietta (Ohio) College, where he also worked as an assistant foot-ball coach. Additionally, during his two years at Marietta College he also served as a campus minister to the college.

Pugh is a certified member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Association. He also holds the Club Coach certification through USA Weightlifting.

He is a Level-I certified CrossFit trainer and conducts personal training classes open to the public using the CrossFit methods.

Chip and his wife, the former Nicole Carey, were mar-ried July 29, 2000. They live in Cookeville, where they are active in sprint triathlons and CrossFit.

Emphasizing player dEVELOpMEnT

Golden Eagle strength all-americans

under Chip pughAwarded by the National Strength

and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

2007 Katie Sutherland, Softball Amadi McKenzie, Men’s Basketball2008 Allison Price, Women’s Basketball John Jackson, Football2009 Blair Bowens, Women’s Basketball Kelechi Odu, Football

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Assistant Strength Coaches

Kristina Hortert

By taking advantage of expert instruction, Golden Eagle football players are afforded every opportunity to maximize their athletic potential

Victories on the field, court or track often find their be-ginnings in a place without cheering fans and blaring bands — the strength and conditioning center. And the scope and quality of a team’s strength and conditioning facility loom large during recruiting season, so Tennessee Tech’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has plans to build a new facility to capture the attention of recruits and enhance the training of Tech’s student-athletes. “Building this strength and conditioning center is the most important thing we can do to properly train Tennessee Tech’s student-athletes and compete for recruits,” said Mark Wilson, director of athletics. “All our OVC peers and many high schools have nice, big strength centers that allow stu-dent-athletes to train efficiently and to be bigger, faster and stronger. Today’s student-athletes expect a certain standard of facilities and equipment in a Division I athletics program.” The need for a new facility is punctuated by the fact that Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Chip Pugh

currently runs three shifts of workouts a day just to accom-modate all the football student-athletes in the current 2,500 square foot facility. Shifts are also scheduled for student-ath-letes on Tech’s other 15 teams. Additionally, it is prohibitive for safety reasons to perform heavy lifts like the power clean in a facility located on a third floor instead of a ground floor facility. “This project is the number one priority in the athletics department,” said Wilson. “We’ve done all we can do in the existing space to make it work for our athletes.” At an estimated cost of $2 million, the proposed strength and conditioning center will feature approximately 21,000 square feet of space and state-of-the-art equipment. The building will house 8,000 square feet of weight room space, 9,000 square feet of indoor practice space, and 4,000 square feet of support/locker room space. The new build-ing will be located west of the softball complex close to Pine Ave. This location allows for access to the newly built outdoor strength and conditioning area that includes an obstacle course, speed training sand pit, as well as a natural grass prac-tice surface. “We need this facility to put the tools in place to help make our teams successful,” he said. “And once we get the student-athletes here, they’ll have a greater opportunity for competitive success by becoming better athletes.” Tech is scheduled to begin construction on the new Strength Center this winter.

Construction of new Strength Center to begin this winter on Tech campus

New facility will house weight room, practice space and locker facilities

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Office located on main concourse in Eblen Center (Rooms 324 - 326)

Steve Appelhans (Volleyball contact): 372-3293Rob Schabert Assistant Athletic Director: 372-3088Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5057 TTU, Cookeville, TN 38505Overnight Address: 1100 McGee BlvdSID FAX: 372-6139

sports Information

Area Code is 931 Becky Fletcher - Football Coach: 372-6200

Ronda Brooks - Football Secretary: 372-6226Mark Wilson - Athletic Director: 372-3961

Frank Harrell - Compliance: 372-3939Ben Shannon - Facilities: 372-3945

Joe Erdeljac - Athletic Trainer: 372-3934Ticket Office: 372-3940

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MEdIa RELaTIOnsWELCOME TO GOLDEN EAGLE VOLLEYBALL

The Sports Information staff provides information about the student-athletes and staff of Tennessee Tech’s 16 intercollegiate teams. The staff works hard to make following the Golden Eagles as easy as possible for media and fans, including daily updates on TTUsports.com,

weekly game notes and this 2009 media guide. The information in this guide is accurate as of Aug. 19. As always, if there is something else you need, please ask us!

Driving directions to the Eblen Center

From points east and west on I-40:

Take Willow Avenue exit (exit 286); turn north onto Willow Avenue and proceed three miles; the cam-

pus and Eblen Center will be on your right.

From points north and south on SR 42/111: Exit at Cookeville/Algood exit and turn west onto

10th street; proceed three miles to Washington Avenue, and turn right; proceed 2/10 mile to 12th Street and turn left; after 1/2 mile, the campus and

the Eblen Center will be on your left.

Media Parking: Unless other arrangements are made with the

Sports Information office, all media parking is in the South Lot next to Eblen Center, about one

block from Tucker Stadium.

Sports Information Student StaffSports Information Interns

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Athletic Director for Sports Information and Broadcasting

The mission of Tennessee Techno-logical University Intercollegiate Athlet-ics, based upon and consistent with the university’s mission, is to encourage student scholarship and sportsmanship with emphasis placed on helping student-athletes make appropriate progress to-ward completion of their chosen academic degree programs and become productive members of society. The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Program serves as a rallying point for the university as well as a public relations outlet for university activities by striving to bring positive recognition to TTU through a program built on concepts including excellence, integrity, and enthusiasm.

Academic integrity is a key element in athletic decisions, thus ensuring that the educational values, practices, and the university’s mission set the standard for the program. TTU’s athletic program strives for student-athlete excellence in competition and in the academic setting. TTU seeks to field disciplined and competitive athletic teams dedicated to observing sportsmanship and applicable rules, to providing quality athletic training and medical support to intercollegiate athletics, and to supporting the general welfare of student-athletes. The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Pro-gram focuses on the overall development of all persons participating in athletics. Ethical conduct and good sportsmanship are pro-

Tennessee Tech university athletics Mission statementmoted among faculty and students, alumni and friends, athletics department staff, and student-athletes. The program adheres to the policies, rules, and guidelines of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA), the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), and the institution. Intercollegiate Athletics is as sup-portive of women as of men and as sup-portive of those in the minority as those in the majority. The program is committed to complying with Title IX regulations. Inter-collegiate Athletics provides opportunities to eligible persons without regard to age, gender, color, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.

Documents

2009 Tennessee Tech Volleyball Media Guide