2011 Tennessee Tech Volleyball Guide

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Kelsey SmithFr. • DS • 5-7

Kingsport, Tenn.Sullivan South

Courtney SmithFr. • DS • 5-3

Knoxville, Tenn.Karns

Natalie PenrodSo. • OH • 5-11Alexandria, Ky.

Campbell County

Sarah TeelFr. • OH • 5-9Cyprus, Texas

Cy-Fair

Ellen ContiFr. • OH • 6-0

Grove City, OhioGrove City

Ashleigh HancockSo. • S • 5-10

Richmond, New ZealandWaimea College

Katrina DvorkenJr. • MB • 6-3

Ridgewood, N.J.Ridgewood

Madison KeyesFr. • MB/RS • 6-0Cincinnati, Ohio

Sycamore

Kelsey GrayJr. • MB • 6-2Newark, Ohio

Newark

Madison ComperryJr. • S • 5-9Tampa, Fla.

Sickles

11Lauren StilesSo. • S • 5-8Kodak, Tenn.

Knoxville Catholic 14Christine MaciFr. • MB • 6-0Fishers, Ind.

Cathedral 17Elise Robertson

So. • MB • 6-2Strongsville, Ohio

Strongsville 24Hayli RainesFr. • OH • 6-0

Soddy Daisy, Tenn.Soddy Daisy 25

Allison MaySo. • DS • 5-8Louisville, Ky.

Assumption

John BlairHead CoachNinth SeasonTennessee ‘76

Claire LindnerAssistant Coach

First SeasonStony Brook ‘08

Don Hardcastle Graduate Assistant

Fourth SeasonTennessee Tech ‘11

Adam Graham Trainer

First SeasonWest Virginia ‘10

Kelsey Scott Manager

First Season

12 0 1 1 F T E N N E S S E E T E C H V O L L E Y B A L L M E D I A G U I D E

Location: Cookeville, TennesseeFounded: 1915 Enrollment: 10,796President: Dr. Robert (Bob) BellAthletics Director: Mark WilsonSports Info Director: Rob SchabertSID Volleyball Contact: Nick BurnsNickname: Golden EaglesColors: Purple and GoldConference: Ohio ValleyAffiliation: NCAA Division IArena: Eblen Center (9,282)

Head Coach: John Blair Alma Mater: Tennessee (1976)Career Record: 373-501 (27 years)Record at Tech: 99-140 (8 years)Assistant Coach: Claire LindnerGraduate Assistant Coach: Don HardcastleAthletic Trainer: Joe ErdeljacTeam Athletic Trainer: Adam GrahamTeam Manager: Kelsey Scott 2010 Record: 11-202010 OVC Record: 8-10/6thLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4Starters Returning/Lost: 4/3

Tech Quick Facts

The 2011 Tennessee Tech Volleyball guide was produced by the Sports Information Office. Writing, editing and layout by Sports Information Assistant Nick Burns. Photography by TTU Photo Services, Tony Marable and Jim Dillon. Cover design and production by WD Stone and Associates, Cookeville, Tenn.

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Contents / Credits

Shown on the front cover are juniors #10 Madi Comperry, #7 Katrina Dvorken and #9 Kelsey Gray.

On the Covers

Tech’s 2011 juniors: Kelsey Gray, Madi Comperry and Katrina Dvorken

What’s Inside 2011 Schedule .........................................22011 Roster/Team Photo .....................32011 Season Outlook ........................ 4-5Returnees Profiles.............................6-21Newcomers Profiles ...................... 22-28The Ohio Valley Conference..............29Head Coach John Blair ................. 30-31Assistant Coach Claire Lindner ........32Assistant Coach Don Hardcastle .....332011 Opponents ............................ 34-352010 Season in Review ................ 36-37vs. All Opponents .................................38Golden Eagles In Tourney Play.........392010 Statistics ........................................40The OVC in 2010 .................................. 412010 OVC Leaders ................................42Tech All-Time Participants .................43Golden Eagle Honors ................... 44-45

Individual Match Records ..................46Individual Season Records ................47Individual Career Records .................48Year-by-Year Results ..................... 49-53 Cookeville, Tennessee .........................54This is Tennessee Tech ........................55University Administration .................56Athletic Administration ......................57Academic Support ........................ 58-59Sports Medicine ............................. 60-61Strength & Conditioning ............ 62-63TTU Sports Hall of Fame .....................64Athletic Honors .....................................65Athletic Staff ...........................................66Media Relations.....................................67Athletic Performance Center ..... 68-69The Upper Cumberland .....................70

At left: 2010 OVC All-Newcomer Team member Allison May

Golden eaGle volleyball

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Date OppOnent LOcatiOn timeAUGUST26-27 at Georgia Tech Invitational Atlanta, Ga. (at right)

SEPTEMBER2-3 at Lipscomb Invitational Nashville, Tenn. (at right)6 at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 6:30 p.m.9-10 at UT Chattanooga Invitational Chattanooga, Tenn. (at right)13 at Jacksonville State * Jacksonville, Ala. 6 p.m.16 UT Martin * COOKEVILLE 7 p.m.23 at Murray State * Murray, Ky. 7 p.m.24 at Southeast Missouri * Cape Girardeau, Mo. 2 p.m.30 Tennessee State * COOKEVILLE 7 p.m.

OCTOBER1 Austin Peay * COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.4 Jacksonville State * COOKEVILLE 6 p.m.7 at Morehead State * Morehead, Ky. 6 p.m.8 at Eastern Kentucky * Richmond, Ky. 1 p.m.14 SIU Edwardsville * COOKEVILLE 7 p.m.15 Eastern Illinois * COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.18 at UT Martin * Martin, Tenn. 6 p.m.21 Southeast Missouri * COOKEVILLE 7 p.m.22 Murray State * COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.28 at Austin Peay * Clarksville, Tenn. 7 p.m.29 at Tennessee State * Nashville, Tenn. 2 p.m.

NOVEMBER4 at Eastern Illinois * Charleston, Ill. 7 p.m.5 at SIU Edwardsville * Edwardsville, Ill. 2 p.m.11 Morehead State * COOKEVILLE 7 p.m.12 Eastern Kentucky * COOKEVILLE 2 p.m.17-19 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament TBA TBA26 Ohio Valley Conference Champion Louisville, Ky. TBA

DECEMBER1-3 at NCAA Tournament – First/Second Round TBA TBA8-10 at NCAA Tournament – Regionals TBA TBA15-17 at NCAA Tournament – Final Four TBA TBA

August 26-27Georgia Tech InvitationalFriday, Aug. 26 vs. Louisville, 3:30 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 27 at Georgia Tech, 11:30 a.m. vs. Kansas State, 3:30 p.m.

September 2-3Lipscomb InvitationalFriday, Sept. 2 at Lipscomb, 12:30 p.m. vs. Arkansas State, 5 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 3 vs. UNC Charlotte, 12 p.m.

September 9-10UT Chattanooga Invitational Friday, Sept. 9 vs. UNC Asheville, 2:00 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 10 at UT Chattanooga, 10:00 a.m. vs. East Tennessee State, 4 p.m.

Golden Eagle Tournaments

Golden eaGle 2011 schedule


Front row, from left: Ellen Conti, Lauren Stiles, Christine Maci, Kelsey Smith, Courtney Smith, Sarah Teel, Madison Keyes, Hayli Raines.Second row, from left: trainer Adam Graham, graduate assistant Don Hardcastle, head coach John Blair, assistant coach Claire Lindner, manager Kelsey Scott. Third row from left: Ashleigh Hancock, Natalie Penrod, Elise Robertson, Katrina Dvorken, Kelsey Gray, Madi Comperry, Allison May.

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

GOLDEN EAGLE VOLLEYBALL STAFFHead Coach: John Blair (Tennessee, 1976) Team Athletic Trainer: Adam GrahamAssistant Coach: Claire Lindner (Stony Brook, 2008) Team Manager: Kelsey ScottGraduate Assistant: Don Hardcastle (Tennessee Tech, 2011)

NO. NAME HT YR POS. Hometown/High School Major1 Kelsey Smith 5-7 Fr. DS Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan South HS Nutrition2 Courtney Smith 5-3 Fr. DS Knoxville, Tenn./Karns HS Nursing3 Natalie Penrod 5-11 So. OH Alexandria, Ky./Campbell County HS Marketing4 Sarah Teel 5-9 Fr. OH Cypress, Texas/Cy-Fair HS Engineering5 Ellen Conti 6-0 Fr. OH Grove City, Ohio/Grove City HS General Curriculum6 Ashleigh Hancock 5-10 So. S Richmond, New Zealand/Waimea College Psychology7 Katrina Dvorken 6-3 Jr. MB Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood HS Elementary Education8 Madison Keyes 6-0 Fr. MB/RS Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS Nursing9 Kelsey Gray 6-2 Jr. MB Newark, Ohio/Newark HS Nutrition10 Madi Comperry 5-9 Jr S Tampa, Fla./Sickles HS Housing and Design11 Lauren Stiles 5-8 So. S Kodak, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic HS Nursing14 Christine Maci 6-0 Fr. MB Fishers, Ind./Cathedral HS Engineering 17 Elise Robertson 6-2 So. MB Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville HS Pre-Physical Therapy24 Hayli Raines 6-0 Fr. OH Soddy-Daisy, Tenn./Soddy-Daisy HS Engineering25 Allison May 5-9 So. DS Louisville, Ky./Assumption HS Nursing

NO. NAME 10 Madi Comperry 5 Ellen Conti 7 Katrina Dvorken 9 Kelsey Gray 6 Ashleigh Hancock 8 Madison Keyes 14 Christine Maci 25 Allison May 3 Natalie Penrod 24 Hayli Raines 17 Elise Robertson 2 Courtney Smith 1 Kelsey Smith 11 Lauren Stiles 4 Sarah Teel

2011 Golden Eagle Volleyball Team

Golden eaGle rosters


After making an appearance in the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament semi-finals, the Golden Eagles will look to continue their rise back to the top of the OVC. Tech has made it to the OVC Tournament four straight seasons and is two seasons removed from its OVC Championship in the 2008 season. Tech’s quest to get back to the top of the mountain will be a challeng-ing one, as several different teams will be in the running. Tech was picked to finish fourth in the OVC Preseason Poll, behind top-ranked Morehead State, Austin Peay and Jacksonville State. “Morehead State definitely de-served to get the top preseason nod, with Austin Peay coming in second,” head coach John Blair said. “It’s go-ing to be one of those where it will be hard to sort out where everyone finishes.”

Non-Conference Schedule

“We’re starting the season with three quality tournaments,” Blair said. “This will be crucial to getting people into their roles for the rest of the sea-son.”

The Golden Eagles will open their 2011 season with a total of 10 non-conference games, spread out over three tournaments. Tech opens its season at the Georgia Tech Invitational, where it will take on a trifecta of opponents including Louisville, Kansas State and Georgia Tech. Tech has never faced Kansas State, and is 4-2 against Georgia Tech and 0-8 against Louisville. TTU’s next stop comes courtesy of Lipscomb at the Lipscomb Invitation-al. Along with Lipscomb, the Golden Eagles will also take on Arkansas State and UNC Charlotte. Tech is a combined 7-6 against these three opponents, including a 3-1 record against UNC Charlotte.

Golden Eagle squad looks to build

upon last season Tech continues its Nashville swing as it takes on future OVC-rival Belmont, before heading to UT Chattanooga for its final non-conference games of the season. The Golden Eagles will square off with a pair of Tennessee schools in UT Chattanooga and East Tennessee State, along with UNC Asheville. TTU is 52-15 all-time against their UT Chattanooga Invitational opponents, which includes at least 21 wins against both East Tennessee State and UT Chattanooga. “We tried to find tournaments that provide similar looks to the OVC,” Blair said. “This will help us be better prepared for our conference sched-ule and we will learn at what level we will need to play at to be successful this season.”

OVC Play With the addition of SIU Edwardsville into the OVC this season, Tech will play 20 conference games this season. During Blair’s eight seasons at Tech, he has amassed a 68-74 record against OVC opponents. Last season, the Golden Eagles

Junior Kelsey Gray

2011 PreseasonOhio Valley Conference

Coaches/SID Poll

1. Morehead State ........ 192 (13)2. Austin Peay ....................172 (5)3. Jacksonville State ........141 (3) 4. Tennessee Tech ....... 130 (1) 5. Eastern Kentucky .............. 129 6. Murray State ....................... 1027. Eastern Illinois .......................988. Tennessee State ....................859. Southeast Missouri ..............7110. UT Martin ..............................4511. SIU Edwardsville .................44

2011 PreseasonAll-Ohio Valley

Conference Team

Nikki Doyle .................................Austin PeayShaquita Williams ...........Tennessee StateEllie Roberson .................. Morehead StateEmma Keough ................. Morehead StateKelsey Gray .................Tennessee TechChrissie Albers .................... Eastern IllinoisKasey Elswick ............................... UT MartinJen Meyer ....................... Jacksonville StateAshley Edmond .............Eastern KentuckyReynae Hutchison ............. Eastern IllinoisEmily Coon ..................Southeast MissouriKayleah Sauer .........................Murray StateAnnie Gruenschlaeger .. Morehead StateAshley Doherty ............................ UT Martin

Golden eaGle 2011 outlook


swept the season series against UT Martin and Jacksonville State, while earning splits against Tennessee State, Southeast Missouri, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky and Murray State. Blair has yet to face SIUE.

New to the Bench

The Tech coaching staff will feature a new face this season in Claire Lindner. Lindner comes to Tech after four seasons as a member of the Stony Brook coaching staff. Don Hardcastle will serve as TTU’s graduate assistant coach, after serving as a team manager and student assistant for the last three seasons.

Returnees

The Golden Eagles welcome back three juniors and five sophomores from last season. Representing the junior class will be Madi Comperry, Katrina Dvorken and Kelsey Gray. Dvorken and Gray saw limited time this past season, combining to play in 154 sets. Gray was named to the Preseason all-OVC team for her efforts last season. During her sophomore campaign, Gray led the team in total blocks with 126, which ranked second in the OVC. Gray also tallied 270 kills and was named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week. Tech also welcomes back five sophomores including a pair of OVC all-Newcomer Team members in Allison May and Natalie Penrod. May played in all 119 sets last season and led the team in digs with 535. May tallied 20 digs in a match eight times, including a career-high 36 against Eastern Illinois. Penrod finished her freshman slate with 268 kills, which ranked third on the team last season. Penrod also added 121 digs and 43 total blocks to her ledger. “The fact that three of our returnees have been recognized by the conference is indicative of the quality of players we have,” Blair said. “We will look for our returnees to be ready to go from day one.” Ashleigh Hancock, Elise Robertson and Lauren Stiles round out the sophomore class. Robertson, who played in 114 sets

last season, ended her season with 100 kills and 69 total blocks, which ranked third on the team last season. Hancock finished second on the team in assists last season and will compete with Comperry for the starting setter position. Stiles saw action in six sets last season.

Newcomers The Golden Eagles boast seven fresh-men to open the 2011 season that will be re-lied upon to contribute as the season moves along. Tech signed four players in the offsea-son to take the spots of the four graduating seniors last season. Out of the four signees, Tech signed two outside hitters in Ellen Conti and Sarah Teel, and a pair of middle blockers in Madison Keyes and Christine Maci.

The Golden Eagles also welcome three walk-ons this sea-son including Hayli Raines, Courtney Smith and Kelsey Smith. Raines will serve as an outside hitter, while Courtney Smith and Kelsey Smith will stand in as defensive specialists. “We know we’re going to be better in the gym because all of our newcomers have played year-round,” Blair said. “Our goal was to add the best level of players that we could and it looks like several of them could make a contribution early on.”

The Golden Eagle Huddle

Sophomore Natalie Penrod

Golden eaGle 2011 outlook


In 2010 (Sophomore):Madi played in 92 sets during 28 matches...finished fourth on the team in digs with 147...dished out 33 assists and accounted for 12 of the team’s service aces...posted at least 10 digs in five matches, including a career-high 11 against Austin Peay (11/19).

In 2009 (Freshman):Madi participated in 43 sets over 21 matches…finished second on the team in assists with 76…recorded 18 digs, an assist and an ace…recorded a career-high 14 assists vs. Toledo (9/12).

Prep Highlights: Madi collected three letters in volleyball at Sickles High School under coach-es Rob Brashear and her mother 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:Madi is the daughter of John and Diane Comperry...full name is Madison Paige Comperry...born on June 10, 1991...majoring in housing and design.

Jr • 5-9 • S

Tampa, Fla.

Sickles HS

Pinellas Heat Elite

MadiComperry

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Madi’s Career HighsKills 1 at Murray State, 10/2/10Total Attempts 1 vs. Austin Peay, 11/19/10Assists 14 vs. Toledo, 9/12/09Digs 11 vs. Austin Peay. 11/19/10Aces 2 at Southeast Missouri, 10/8/10Blocks 1 vs. Jacksonville State, 11/18/10

Madi’s Career StatsYear SP K E TA K/S Pct. A SA SE SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB2009 43 1 1 4 0.02 .000 76 1 5 0.02 18 0.42 0 0 02010 92 1 1 7 0.01 .000 33 12 21 0.13 147 1.60 0 1 1TOTALS 135 2 2 11 0.01 .000 109 13 26 0.10 165 1.22 0 1 1


In 2010 (Sophomore):Katrina played in 21 matches for a total of 62 sets...she tallied 30 kills, 28 total blocks and six digs...matched her career-high with five total blocks against Eastern Kentucky (10/23).

In 2009 (Freshman):Katrina started in four matches and saw action in 64 sets…posted 28 kills, 22 total blocks, eight digs and seven assists…led the team with a .264 hitting percentage…recorded career-highs with seven kills vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/14) and five blocks against Murray State (9/26).

Prep Highlights: Katrina was a three-year starter at Ridgewood High School, serving 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 elementary education.

Jr • 6-3 • MB

Ridgewood, N.J.

Ridgewood HS

team digs

KatrinaDVORKEN

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Katrina’s Career HighsKills 7 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 11/14/09Total Attempts 15 vs. Murray State, 9/26/09Assists 2 vs. Southeast Missouri, 11/13/10Digs 2 vs. Southeast Missouri, 11/13/10Blocks 5 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10/23/10

Katrina’s Career StatsYear SP K E TA K/S Pct. A SA SE SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB2009 64 28 9 72 0.44 .264 7 0 1 0.00 8 0.12 2 23 252010 62 30 17 108 0.48 .120 5 0 0 0.00 6 0.10 9 19 28TOTALS 126 58 28 180 0.46 .178 12 0 1 0.00 14 0.11 11 42 53

Jr • 6-3 • MB

Ridgewood, N.J.

Ridgewood HS

team digs


In 2010 (Sophomore):Kelsey was one of two Golden Eagles to play in all 119 sets last season...led the team in total blocks with 126 (1.06 bps), which ranked second in the OVC...finished third on the team in kills with 270, while posting a team-leading .259 hitting percentage...named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week (10/18) after posting 10 total blocks against Jacksonville State (10/15)...recorded a career-high 16 kills against Murray State (11/5).

In 2009 (Freshman):Kelsey was one of three Golden Eagles to start in all 28 matches and 112 sets…led the team in total blocks with 122 (1.09 bps) which ranked fourth in the OVC…led all newcomers with 198 kills (1.77 kps)…posted 33 digs, four assists and one service ace…recorded a career-high 15 kills vs. Southeast Missouri (9/18) and a career-high 11 total blocks against Murray State (11/19)…named to the OVC all-newcomer team.

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...mem-ber of the AAU National Tournament All-Star Team as a junior.

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

Jr • 6-2 • MB

newark, ohio

newark HS

Central Ohio

Kelseygray

92009 OVC all-Newcomer TeamOVC Defensive Player of the Week2011 all-OVC Preseason Team


Kelsey’s Career StatsYear SP K E TA K/S Pct. A SA SE SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB2009 112 198 65 526 1.77 .253 4 1 5 0.01 33 0.29 26 96 1222010 119 270 78 741 2.27 .259 5 11 12 0.09 83 0.70 41 85 126TOTALS 231 468 143 1267 2.03 .257 9 12 17 0.05 116 0.50 67 181 248

Kelsey’s Career HighsKills 15 vs. Southeast Missouri, 9/18/09Total Attempts 34 vs. Southeast Missouri, 9/18/09Assists 1 vs. Jacksonville State, 10/30/09Digs 4 vs. Lipscomb, 8/29/09Aces 1 vs. Louisville, 9/11/09 Blocks 11 vs. Murray State, 11/19/09

Jr • 6-2 • MB

newark, ohio

newark HS

Central Ohio


In 2010 (Freshman): Ashleigh finished second on the team in assists with 58, while playing in 26 sets...posted a career-high 17 assists against Eastern Kentucky (10/23)...tallied 14 digs, two kills and two aces.

Prep Highlights: Earned four letters as a setter at Waimea Bay College (high school in New Zealand) as a setter...led her team to a national title in 2009 where she was named the most Valuable Player...from 2007-09 Ashleigh was se-lected to the South Island Team and was named a team captain in 2009...named to both the New Zealand under 17 and New Zealand Junior Women’s team in 2008 and took part in the Junior Asian Championships in Taiwan...competed against the Australian Junior Women’s team in 2009.

Personal File: The daughter of Blue and Wendy Hancock...full name is Ashleigh Louise Hancock...born August 18, 1991...majoring in human ecology.

so • 5-10 • S

Richmond, New Zealand

waimea college

South Island Team

AshleighHancock

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Ashleigh’s Career StatsYear SP K E TA K/S Pct. A SA SE SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB2010 26 2 2 7 0.08 .000 58 2 6 0.08 14 0.54 0 0 0TOTALS 26 2 2 7 0.08 .000 58 2 6 0.08 14 0.54 0 0 0

Ashleigh’s Career HighsKills 1 at Samford, 9/4/10Total Attempts 4 at Samford, 9/4/10Assists 17 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10/23/10Digs 4 at Clemson, 8/28/10Aces 1 vs. Jacksonville, 8/28/10


In 2010 (Freshman): Allison was one of two Golden Eagles to play in all 119 sets...she led the team in digs with 535, which ranked seventh in the OVC...she tallied at least 20 digs in a match eight times, including a career-high 36 against Eastern Illinois (10/9)...finished second on the team in service aces with 30...named to the OVC all-newcomer team.

Prep Highlights: Allison earned two letters as a defensive specialist at Assumption High School...named the Most Valuable Passer in 2006 and was named to the re-gional all-tournament team in 2009 after winning the district championship...at the club level, she played for KIVA and helped her team to the 2009 JVDA National Championship.

Personal File: The daughter of Tim and Julie May of Louisville, Ky...full name is Allison Taylor May...born May 27, 1992...majoring in nursing.

So • 5-9 • ds

Louisville, Ky.

Assumption HS

KIVA

AllisonMay

252010 OVC all-Newcomer Team


Allison’s Career StatsYear SP K E TA K/S Pct. A SA SE SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB2010 119 6 10 41 0.05 -.098 16 30 28 0.25 535 4.50 0 0 0TOTALS 119 6 10 41 0.05 -.098 16 30 28 0.25 535 4.50 0 0 0

Allison’s Career HighsKills 1 vs. Austin Peay, 11/19/10Total Attempts 5 at Samford, 9/4/10Assists 3 vs. Jacksonville State, 11/18/10Digs 36 at Eastern Illinois, 10/9/10Aces 5 vs. Murray State, 11/5/10

So • 5-9 • ds

Louisville, Ky.

Assumption HS

KIVA


In 2010 (Freshman): Natalie played in 114 sets during her freshman season, and all but one of Tech’s 31 matches...she led all Tech freshmen in kills with 268 for an average of 2.35 kills per set...recorded at least 10 kills in 12 matches including a career-high 16 against Southeast Missouri (11/13)...one of six Golden Eagles to tally more than 100 digs with 121 including a career-high 12 against Northwestern State (9/3)...added 43 total blocks and 11 service aces...one of two Golden Eagles named to the OVC all-newcomer team.

Prep Highlights: A four-year starter and outside hitter for Campbell County High School, Natalie served as a team captain and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player in 2009...helped her team to four straight district titles and four regional second-place finishes from 2006-09...named to the 2009 NKY athletic confer-ence All-Star Team and the 2009 Region 10 Player of the Year...club team won the Ohio Valley regiona...earned Scholar-Athlete awards from 2006-09.

Personal File:The daughter of Jeffrey and Connie Penrod...full name is Natalie Marie Penrod...born October 22, 1991...majoring in marketing

So • 5-11 • oh

alexandria, Ky.

campbell county HS

nkyvc

NataliePenrod

32010 OVC all-Newcomer Team


Natalie’s Career StatsYear SP K E TA K/S Pct. A SA SE SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB2010 114 268 128 904 2.35 .155 4 11 20 0.10 121 1.06 7 36 43TOTALS 114 268 128 904 2.35 .155 4 11 20 0.10 121 1.06 7 36 43

Natalie’s Career HighsKills 16 vs. Southeast Missouri, 11/13/10Total Attempts 57 vs. Southeast Missouri, 11/13/10Assists 1 vs. Murray State, 11/2/10Digs 12 vs. Northwestern State, 9/3/10Aces 2 vs. Jacksonville State, 11/18/10 Blocks 4 vs. Jacksonville State, 10/15/10


In 2010 (Freshman): Elise finished her freshman season with 100 kills, while playing in 114 sets...posted a career-high seven kills against Albany (8/27) and West-ern Kentucky (9/11)...tallied 56 total blocks including a season-high six against Eastern Illinois (10/9).

Prep Highlights: A two-sport athlete at Strongsville High School, Elise earned three letters in volleyball as a middle blocker and two letters in basketball as a center...named first-team all-district and all-conference in 2009...helped her team to sectional championships from 2006-09...earned a 2008 all-district and all-conference Honorable Mentions...named Best Offensive Player in 2008.

Personal File: The daughter of David and Teresa Robertson...full name is Elizabeth Michelle Robertson...born November 1, 1991...majoring in exercise science.

So • 6-2 • MB

strongsville, ohio

strongsville HS

Cleveland vb company

Eliserobertsion

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Elise’s Career StatsYear SP K E TA K/S Pct. A SA SE SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB2010 114 100 68 272 0.88 .118 3 0 0 0.00 9 0.08 13 56 69TOTALS 114 100 68 272 0.88 .118 3 0 0 0.00 9 0.08 13 56 69

Elise’s Career HighsKills 7 at Western Kentucky, 9/11/10Total Attempts 18 at Tennessee State, 10/29/10Assists 1 at Southeast Missouri, 10/8/10Digs 2 at Samford, 9/4/10Blocks 6 at Eastern Illinois, 10/9/10


In 2010 (Freshman):Saw action in six sets and recorded three digs.

Prep Highlights: A four-time letter winner at Knoxville Catholic High School, Lauren served as a setter for her team...was named the 2009 co-Setter of the Year in her region and earned a 2007 Texas Roadhouse Player of the Week award...helped team to three district titles from 2006-08 as well as a second place finish in state in 2007 and a third place finish in 2008.

Personal File: The daughter of Jeff and Amy Stiles...full name is Lauren Danielle Stiles...born July 20, 1992...majoring in nursing.

So • 5-8 • s

kodak, tenn.

knoxville catholic HS

tennessee valley

Laurenstiles

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Lauren’s Career StatsYear SP K E TA K/S Pct. A SA SE SA/S DIG D/S BS BA TB2010 6 0 0 0 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0.00 3 0.50 0 0 0TOTALS 6 0 0 0 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0.00 3 0.50 0 0 0


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grove city, ohio

grove city HS

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Ellenconti

fr • 6-0 • MB/RS

cincinnati, ohio

sycamore HS

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Prep Highlights: A native of Grove City, Ohio, Conti was a four-year starter for the varsity volleyball program at Grove City High School...she was named the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player her freshman year and was named the team’s MVP her sophomore season...as a junior, Conti was named a team captain and was named to the second team all-Ohio Capital Conference...a year later as a senior, she was named first team all-Ohio Capital Conference and first team all-district...she also played three seasons of varsity basketball in which she was named second team all-Ohio Capital Conference her junior season...her accolades were not confined to the courts as shexcelled in the classroom as well...a National Honor Society member, she was also named a Scholar Athlete all four years at Grove City High School and received the Ohio Capital Conference Leadership award.

Personal File: Ellen is the daughter of Antonio and Linda Conti...born January 6, 1993...full name Ellen Marie Conti...enrolled in general cur-riculum.

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fr • 6-0 • oh

grove city, ohio

grove city HS

elite

fr • 6-0 • MB/RS

cincinnati, ohio

sycamore HS

Team z

Madisonkeyes

Prep Highlights: A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Keyes spent four seasons as a member of the Sycamore volleyball team, three of which she started in...she led her team in blocks her sophomore and junior seasons...during her senior season she led her team in kills and finished second in blocks, en route to being named second team all-conference...during her junior and senior seasons, her team finished second in the Greater Miami Conference..she was also a three-year varsity track and field athlete and led her team in the high jump event her sophomore and junior seasons en route to being named third team all-conference her junior season...she also participated in the 100 and 200-meter dashes.

Personal File: Madison is the daughter of Michael and Wendy Keyes...born September 23, 1993...full name Madison Aleen E. Keyes...majoring in nursing

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fr • 6-0 • MB

Fishers, Ind.

Cathedral HS

team indiana

Christinemaci

Prep Highlights: A native of Fishers, Ind., Maci played four seasons of volleyball at Cathedral High School under head coach Jean Kesterson...she also played three seasons for the Munciana club team and was a member of Team Indiana under coaches Sara Marshall and Dave Englert...a two-time all-city selection in 2009 and 2010, Maci helped her team to a state championship her sophomore season in 2008...she was also named second-team all-state in 2010, and helped her team receive the national Catholic Team of the Year award.

Personal File: Christine is the daughter of Jon and Jan Maci...full name Christine Michelle Maci...born December 28, 1992...majoring in civil engineering.

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fr • 6-0 • MB

Fishers, Ind.

Cathedral HS

team indiana

fr • 6-0 • oh

soddy daisy, tenn.

soddy daisy HS

Choo choo city

Hayliraines

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Prep Highlights: Hayli played four seasons of volleyball at Soddy Daisy, earning several awards including the freshman and sophomore awards, as well as the team’s MVP award…she accumulated more than 600 kills and 400 digs during her senior season at Soddy Daisy and earned all-state honors…she also helped her team to district, region and substate championships.

Personal File: Hayli is the daughter of Richard and Franci Raines…born August 16, 1993…full name Hayli Shay Raines…majoring in engi-neering.


fr • 5-3 • ds

knoxville, tenn.

karns hs

phoenix rising

Courtneysmith

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Prep Highlights: Courtney played four seasons as a libero on the Karns varsity volleyball team under coach Kynette Williams…she helped her team to state appearances in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and received All-American honors.

Personal File: Courtney is the daughter of Randy and Kim Smith…born April 9, 1993…full name Courtney Rae Smith…majoring in nursing.


fr • 5-7 • DS

kingsport, tenn.

Sullivan South HS

tri-cities extreme

KelseySmith

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Prep Highlights: Kelsey served as an outside hitter and a defensive specialist under coach Wendy Ratliff for the Sullivan South volleyball team…she helped her team to a pair of first-place conference finishes in 2009 and 2010.

Personal File: Kelsey is the daughter of Kirk and Trish Smith…born December 12, 1992…full name Kelsey Lenn Smith…majoring in nutri-tion.


fr • 5-9 • oh

cypress, texas

cy-fair hs

Willowbrook

SarahTeel

Prep Highlights: Sarah earned three letters as a member of the Cy-Fair High School varsity volleyball team...playing primarily as an outside hit-ter or as a defensive specialist, Teel finished her career at Cy-Fair in the top 10 in both kills and service aces, while playing for head coach Donna Benotti...she was named team captain in 2010, and earned several other accolades including being named all-district and to the Cy-Fair all-tournament team...excelled in the classroom, being named academic all-district during her final two seasons...spent four seasons as a member of the Texas Tornados volleyball club team under coach James Fuller, and was a member of the Willowbrook club team under head coach Chris Burke.

Personal File: Sarah is the daughter of Dennis and Joan Teel...born December 14, 1992...full name Sarah Kathryn Teel...majoring in civil engi-neering.

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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 challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in collegiate athletics. Additionally, the OVC annually presents the Steve Ham-ilton 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 contribu-tions who best exemplifies the characteristics of sportsman-ship 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 Found-ing 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 following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, 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 Val-ley Conference has grown significantly from its humble begin-nings 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 Univer-sity, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University,

Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin. Belmont University will become the league’s 12th member on July 1, 2012.

ball added over the next four years. Those sports were initially governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), but the overall strength of women’s programs in the league was demonstrated by the automatic bids the OVC instantly received when the NCAA became the governing body in 1982. The playing field is not the only place where OVC ath-letes are working hard. The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly 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 Commissioner’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 Conference has had 202 student-athletes honored with the award, including 35 over the last three years. 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 devel-oped. Just as it did decades ago, the OVC took the leadership

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Entering its 64th year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. In May 2011 the Conference expanded for the second time in four years, adding Belmont University which will begin competition in the 2012-13 academic year. The addition of Belmont will give the OVC 12 members, the most the league has had at one time in its illustrious history. The move added a second team in the city of Nashville and was the first addition to the league since Southern Illinois University Edwardsville joined in 2008. SIUE will begin regular season competition this season (2011-12) and be eligible for postseason the same year Belmont joins the league. The 2009-10 school year saw a change in leadership as Beth DeBauche was named the seventh full-time Commis-sioner in league history on July 28. She is currently one of just five females to be the head of a Division I conference, and one of just eight to lead a Division I conference all-time. The last three commissioners of the OVC 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. Discussions were put on hold by World War II but reemerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville merged to form the OVC. Tennessee Tech joined the OVC the following year. In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more significant scale socially, breaking racial barriers to providde educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans. Through the past 63 years, 15 teams have won or shared the league’s football title. The list is led by Eastern Kentucky, winner of 20 outright or shared football crowns, including both the 2007 and 2008 championships. Former member Middle Tennessee is next with 11 titles, followed by Tennessee Tech with nine. The first Division I-AA/FCS football playoff was held in 1978 with only four teams, which is the only year through present day that the OVC did not field a playoff representative. In the late 1970s, women’s athletics began somewhat of a rebirth on the national scene as the NCAA began sponsoring and marketing women’s sports. Recog-nizing the need to provide increased opportunities for female athletes, the OVC established women’s championships in the sports of basketball, tennis and track in 1977, with cross country and volley-

From left: Beth DeBauche, Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner; Brad Walker, Associate Commissioner/Chief Operating Officer; Jennifer Gibbs, Assistant Commissioner for Championships; Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations; Brian Pulley, Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs; Matthew Banker, Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Services; Heather Brown, Director of Media Relations.

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John Blair enters his ninth season with the Golden Eagles coming off a 2010 season that was full of ups and downs. The Golden Eagles started the season 2-12, but were able to find their rhythm and finish with a 9-8 record the rest of the way to bring their 2010 record to 11-20 with an 8-10 OVC record. Their second half surge helped TTU reach the OVC Tournament for the fourth straight season under Blair, as the Golden Eagles advanced to the OVC Tournament semi-finals. During the 2010 season, Blair earned his 59th OVC victory when the Golden Eagles defeated Jacksonville State on November 18. Blair now has 373 wins after 27 years as a head coach, including 99 career wins at Tennessee Tech, making him the third winningest coach in program history. Blair has enjoyed great success within the OVC over the past four seasons where the Golden Eagles have a com-bined record of 42-32, but he admits that it is always a chal-

lenge to win within the conference.

“It’s going to be the most competitive race in all the years I’ve coached,” said Blair. ”The top eight will battle all season.”

During his time at TTU, Blair’s players have amassed numerous awards including 11 all-OVC awards, five all-OVC Tournament awards, six all-OVC Newcomer awards, as well as an OVC Player of the Year,

Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards. Blair’s players have also excelled in the classroom as they have earned one Academic All-American and four Academic All-District IV awards as well as 61 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll awards during his time at TTU. Blair coached at the University of Mississippi for 16 years prior to coming to Tennessee Tech. As the Rebel’s winningest coach, Blair coached six all-Southeastern Conference players. With 12 SEC tournament appearances 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, 60 , 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: Ninth year Coaching Experience (Record: 373-501) Tennessee Tech University: Head Coach — 2003-Present (99-140) 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

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: Jacksonville State (2008)

Golden eaGle head coach


.Blair vs. the OVC

Austin Peay .....................................................9-9Eastern Illinois ..............................................14-9Eastern Kentucky ..........................................5-9Jacksonville State ....................................10-10Morehead State ...........................................3-14Murray State ...................................................9-8SIU Edwardsville ............................................0-0Southeast Missouri ......................................9-9Tennessee State ............................................7-6*Tennessee Tech ...........................................2-0UT Martin .......................................................12-5 * 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 (8) 2003-Present 99-140Tina Buckles (2) 1976-77 48-39Marynell Meadors (1) 1975 25-15Judy Murray (1) 1978 9-22

2008 OVC Coach of the Year


A four-year member of the Stony Brook volleyball coaching staff, Claire Lindner has been named the Ten-nessee Tech assistant volleyball coach, rounding out head coach John Blair’s coaching staff. “This is a great opportunity for me to work under coach Blair,” Lindner said. “The conference and the school have a good tradition and it will be a good learning expe-rience.” A native of Northport, N.Y., Lindner attended Stony Brook University, where she received her Master of Arts in education, along with an advanced graduate certificate in coaching in 2008. “I coached a bunch in college and right before graduation I realized that I wanted to continue coaching,” Lindner said. “I just couldn’t stay away from athletics.” For the past four seasons, Lindner has been a mem-

ber of the Stony Brook coaching staff that saw the Seawolves compile a 24-8 record in 2007, while finishing in first place in the America East Conference dur-ing the regular season with an 11-1 mark. “The first thing I noticed was that she made a commitment to volleyball and to coaching,” Blair said. “She will have great input into the libero position, being a for-

mer libero herself.” As a member of the Stony Brook staff, Lindner was responsible for several different matters, including film exchange, recruitment, opponent scouting and defensive training and strategy. Lindner has also served as the head coach/club di-rector of the Long Island Volleyball Academy since 2004. She was responsible for the day-to-day operations and coordinated all of the summer camps and position clinics. Before becoming a coach at Stony Brook, Lindner played four seasons as a libero for the Seawolves from 2003-06. She was named a team captain for her final two seasons and the team’s MVP in 2006. She also served as the team’s representative to the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) from 2005-07.

Claire lindnerCollege: Stony Brook University (2008) M.A. in Education (2008) B.A. in History (2007)Year at Tennessee Tech: First year Coaching Experience: Tennessee Tech University: Assistant Coach — 2011-Present Stony Brook University: Assistant Coach — 2007-2010

Golden eaGle assistant coach


don hardCastleCollege: Tennessee Tech (2011) B.A. in Accounting (2011)Year at Tennessee Tech: Fourth year Coaching Experience: Tennessee Tech University: Graduate Assistant — 2011-Present Manager/Student Assistant — 2008-2010

Don Hardcastle begins his first year as the Tennes-see Tech graduate assistant coach, after spending the last three seasons as the team’s manager and a student-assis-tant. “He’s been a student-assistant, a manager and now we’re excited to have him be our graduate assistant coach,” head coach John Blair said. “He will carry more responsibility and round out our staff nicely.” A native of Johnson City, Tenn., Hardcastle recently completed his four undergrad in accounting, and will continue towards his MBA. “It’s a great opportunity to take on more of a coach-ing role,” Hardcastle said. “I have a growing love for the sport and would love to keep on coaching.” In 2009, Hardcastle co-founded the men’s volleyball club team at Tennessee Tech and has served as a player/

coach since the club’s inception. Hardcastle at-tended high school at Providence Academy (Johnson City) where he played four sea-sons of basketball as a small forward. He also competed in one sea-son of cross country. Hardcastle has also helped out at sev-eral volleyball camps, including the Volley Performance camps in Atlanta and several of

the TTU volleyball clinics over the past few years. He has also participated in volleyball camps at Clemson Uni-versity, along with former TTU graduate assistant Kelsey Murphy.

Golden eaGle Graduate assistant


AUSTIN PEAY LADY GOVS (Tech leads series 48-24)10/1 in Cookeville, 10/28 in Clarksville — Location: Clarksville, Tenn. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Hayley Janicek — 2010 record: 26-8, 14-4 — Volleyball Contact: Cody Bush — SID Phone: (931) 221-7561 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.apsugovernors.com

EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (EIU leads series 17-14)10/15 in Cookevile, 11/4 in Charleston — Location: Charleston, Ill. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Kate Price — 2010 record: 15-16, 7-11 — Volleyball Contact: Bart Rettberg — SID Phone: (217) 581-6408 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.eiupanthers.com

EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (EKU leads series 45-19)10/8 in Richmond, 11/11 in Cookeville — Location: Richmond, Ky. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Lori Duncan — 2010 record: 11-18, 9-9 — Volleyball Contact: Kevin Britton — SID Phone: (859) 622-2006 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.ekusports.com

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS (JSU leads series 10-8)9/13 in Jacksonville, 10/4 in Cookeville — Location: Jacksonville, Ala. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Rick Nold — 2010 record: 16-14, 11-7 — Volleyball Contact: Josh Underwood — SID Phone: (256) 782-5915 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.jsugamecocksports.com

ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES ( Arkansas State leads series 2-1)9/2 in Nashville — Location: Jonesboro, Ark. — Conference: Sun Belt — Head Coach: Justin Ingram — 2010 record: 17-12, 11-5 — Volleyball Contact: Katey Buckley — SID Phone: (870)-972-2541 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.astateredwolves.com

BELMONT BRUINS (Tech leads series 10-2)9/6 in Nashville — Location: Nashville, Tenn. — Conference: Atlantic Sun — Head Coach: Deane Webb — 2010 record: 14-15, 7-3 — Volleyball Contact: Megan Wilson — SID Phone: (615) 460-8023 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.belmontbruins.com

GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (TTU leads series 6-4)8/27 in Atlanta — Location: Atlanta, Ga.. — Conference: Atlantic Coast — Head Coach: Tonya Johnson — 2010 record: 18-14, 11-9 — Volleyball Contact: Seth Gerard — SID Phone: (404) 894-5445 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.ramblinwreck.com

EAST TENNESSEE STATE BUCCANEERS (Tech leads series 21-7)9/10-11 in Chattanooga — Location: Johnson City, Tenn. — Conference: Atlantic Sun — Head Coach: Lindsey Devine — 2010 record: 26-9, 7-3 — Volleyball Contact: Ryan Dunn — SID Phone: (423) 439-8212 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.etsubucs.com

KANSAS STATE WILDCATS (First meeting)8/27 in Atlanta — Location: Manhattan, Kan. — Conference: Big 12 — Head Coach: Suzie Fritz — 2010 record: 12-19, 6-14 — Contact: David Wiechmann — SID Phone: (785) 532-7976 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.kstatesports.com

LIPSCOMB LADY BISONS (Series tied 3-3)9/2 in Nashville — Location: Nashville, Tenn. — Conference: Atlantic Sun — Head Coach: Brandon Rosenthal — 2010 record: 24-7, 10-0 — Volleyball Contact: Mark McGee — SID Phone: (615) 966-5862 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.lipscombsports.com

2011 opponents


MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES (MSU leads series 51-17)10/7 in Morehead, 11/12 in Cookeville — Location: Morehead, Ky. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Jaime Gordon — 2010 record: 25-8, 17-1 — Volleyball Contact: Matt Schabert — SID Phone: (606) 783-2556 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.msueagles.com

MURRAY STATE RACERS (MUR leads series 27-25)9/23 in Murray, 10/22 in Cookeville — Location: Murray, Ky. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: David Schwepker — 2010 record: 15-17, 9-9 — Contact: Teri LaJeunesse — SID Phone: (270) 809-3351 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.goracers.com

SIU EDWARDSVILLE COUGARS (First meeting)10/14 in Cookeville, 11/5 in Edwardsville — Location: Edwardsville, Ill. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Mallory Clements — 2010 record: 14-15, 0-0 — Volleyball Contact: Eric Hess — SID Phone: (618) 650-3608 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.siuecougars.com

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS (SEMO leads series 33-9)9/24 in Cape Girardeau, 10/21 in Cookeville — Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Renata Nowacki — 2010 record: 7-22, 4-14 — Volleyball Contact: Nick Seeman — SID Phone: (573) 651-2937 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.gosoutheast.com

TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS (Tech leads series 34-7)9/30 in Cookeville, 10/29 in Nashville — Location: Nashville, Tenn. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Kathy Roulhac — 2010 record: 9-18, 7-11 — Volleyball Contact: Zekeya Anderson — SID Phone: (615) 963-1867 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.tsutigers.com

UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS (Tech leads series 36-18)9/16 in Cookeville, 10/18 in Martin — Location: Martin, Tenn. — Conference: Ohio Valley — Head Coach: Darren McClure — 2010 record: 6-24, 4-14 — Volleyball Contact: Joe Lofaro — SID Phone: (731) 881-7632 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.utmsports.com

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (Louisville leads series 8-0)8/26 in Atlanta — Location: Louisville, Ky. — Conference: Big East — Head Coach: Anne Kordes — 2010 record: 23-8, 12-2 — Volleyball Contact: Nancy Worley — SID Phone: (502) 852-0113 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.uoflsports.com

UNC ASHEVILLE BULLDOGS (Tech leads series 5-0)9/9 in Chattanooga — Location: Asheville, N.C. — Conference: Big South — Head Coach: Kellen Petrone — 2010 record: 19-12, 11-5 — Volleyball Contact: Matt Pellegrin — SID Phone: (828) 251-6931 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.uncabulldogs.com

UNC CHARLOTTE 49ERS (Tech leads series 3-1)10/18 in Nashville — Location: Charlotte, N.C.. — Conference: Atlantic 10 — Head Coach: Chris Redding — 2010 record: 16-15, 7-8 — Volleyball Contact: Ryan Rose — SID Phone: (704) 687-6312 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.charlotte49ers.com

UT CHATTANOOGA LADY MOCS (Tech leads series 26-8)9/10 in Chattanooga — Location: Chattanooga, Tenn. — Conference: Southern — Head Coach: Travis Filar — 2010 record: 12-20, 7-9 — Volleyball Contact: Nate Blythe — SID Phone: (423) 425-2116 — E-mail: [email protected] — Web: www.gomocs.com

2011 opponents


Only one team from the Ohio Valley Conference can really end its season the way it wants to, and even though the 2010 Golden Eagles squad may not have had the ending it desired, many positives can be taken from last season. Just as the year before, the Golden Eagles went through some growing pains in non-conference play, as they managed a 2-9 record with wins against Belmont and Northwestern State, while starting three freshmen in each match during that stretch. “Early on we were battling injuries and illness,” head coach John Blair said. “We just didn’t have the level of depth at the start of the season that we wanted.” The Golden Eagles returned to OVC, but the struggles continued as they dropped three matches to Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State and Austin Peay. Unfazed, Tech would then mount its first run of the season, as it took four of its next six matches against Tennessee State, UT Martin, Southeast Missouri and Jacksonville State, to climb back up the OVC standings. “Once we recovered from the injury bug, things started to come together,” Blair said. “Mela-nie Culp started to settle into her groove and the young players started play at a high level.” Despite the run, the Golden Eagles went through another rough patch, as they dropped their next four matches, two of which came in five sets, to bring Tech’s OVC record to 4-9. With their backs to the wall, the Golden Eagles responded with a four-match winning streak, including three at home and one on the road against Jacksonville State, to get back in the OVC Tournament. During Tech’s last match of the regular season, Leah Mef-fert became Tech’s all-time kills leader, as she passed Rachel

Golden Eagles advance to OVC semi-finals

Melchiorre’s mark of 1,662 kills. Meffert finished her career at Tech with 1,734 kills. With a mark of 8-10 in OVC play, the Golden Eagles ad-vanced to their fourth straight OVC Tournament where they were slated to take on No. 3 Jacksonville State in the opening round. “Our goal was to get to the tournament and we got there with momentum,” Blair said. “Drawing Jacksonville State in the first round was helpful because I felt we matched up with them well.”

TTU, which had defeated Jacksonville State in its two pre-vious meetings 3-1, was pushed to the brink as both teams alternated set victories heading into the deciding fifth set. Ahead 6-5 in the fifth set, the Golden Eagles strung together seven straight points, en route to a 15-11 victory to advance to the semi-finals to take on Austin PeayIn the semi-finals, Tech managed to take the opening set against the Lady Govs 26-24, but APSU managed to find its form as it took the next three sets, as TTU’s season came to an end.

From left to right: Allison May and Natalie Penrod. May and Penrod were both named to the OVC all-Newcomer Team in 2010.

Front row, from left: Ashleigh Hancock, Madison Comperry, Kelsey Gray, Elise Robertson, Katrina Dvorken, Natalie Penrod, Allison May, Lauren Stiles Back row, from left: manager Don Hardcastle, trainer Adrienne Wilson, Melanie Culp, Leah Meffert, Marie Peddicord, Laura Pierce graduate assistant coach Kelsey Murphy, assistant coach Jess Lane, head coach John Blair

2010 season in review


Along with making the OVC Tournament for the fourth straight season, the Golden Eagles also kept up one trend; bringing in the individual accolades. Along with advancing to the semi-finals of the OVC Tournament, the players at Tennes-see Tech earned a total of seven OVC awards throughout the season including thee Player of the week awards, and four all-OVC honors. Leah Meffert padded her already impressive resume as she was named to the all-OVC team for the third straight season. A two-time OVC Offensive Player of the Week in 2010, Meffert led the Golden Eagles in kills with 421 (3.66 kps), which was good enough for second in the OVC. Her 421 kills dur-ing her final season at Tech gave her a career-total of 1,734 kills, that surpassed the previous mark of 1,662 kills by Rachel Melchiorre for the all-time kills record at Tech. Leah also led the team in service aces with 34 and finished second on the team in digs 337. Meffert was also named to the OVC all-Tournament Team after posting 46 kills in Tech’s two postseason matches. Meffert was also named the team’s Best Offensive Player. Following a successful freshman campaign, Kelsey Gray did not miss a beat during her sophomore season, as she continued to dominate on the defensive side of the net. Once again, Gray led the team in total blocks with 126, which ranked second in the OVC. Against Jacksonville State, Gray posted a season-high 10 total blocks, en route to being named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week. The 2010 season also saw the Golden Eagles boast a pair of players on the OVC all-Newcomer Team in Allison May and Natalie Penrod. May finished the season with a team-leading 534 digs, which ranked seventh in the OVC. She recorded at least 20 digs in a match nine times in 2010, including a career-high 36 against Eastern Illinois. She was named the team’s Best Defen-sive Player and received the Coach’s and Heart awards as well. Penrod finished her freshman campaign with 268 kills, which ranked fourth on the team. She posted at least 10 kills in 12 matches last season, including a career-high 16 against

Southeast Missouri. For her efforts, Penrod received the team’s Newcomer Award. While the regular season saw great success on the court, the success was just as great off the court as several Golden Eagles were named to the OVC Commissioner’s and TTU Athletic Directors Honor Rolls. Headlined by Marie Peddicord, who earned the team’s Academic award, the Golden Eagles combined for 17 appear-ances listed below:

OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Madi Comperry, Kelsey Gray, Ashleigh Hancock, Allison May, Marie Peddicord, Laura Pierce, Elise Robertson and Lauren Stiles.

TTU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Madi Comperry, Kelsey Gray, Ashleigh Hancock, Allison May, Marie Peddicord, Natalie Penrod, Laura Pierce, Elise Robertson and Lauren Stiles.

Golden Eagles continue to rake in OVC honors

Leah MeffertOVC Player of the Year

All-OVC First Team (four times)OVC All-Tournament Team (two times)

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

Kelsey GrayOVC Defensive Player of the Week

Preseason All-OVC Team

Allison MayOVC All-Newcomer Team

Natalie PenrodOVC All-Newcomer Team

Individual Honors

2010 season in review

Team AwardsYear Team Heart Offensive Defensive Academic Coach’s Newcomer2010 Allison May Leah Meffert Allison May Marie Peddicord Allison May Natalie Penrod2009 Melanie Culp Leah Meffert Katie Kenline Teresa Craig Marie Peddicord Kelsey Gray2008 Melanie Culp Leah Meffert Katie Kenline Teresa Craig Amanda Lingren N/A


AAir Force ........................................ 0-1Akron University ............................ 8-1Albany ........................................... 0-1Alabama ....................................... 1-2Alabama A&M ............................... 1-0Alabama-Birmingham .................. 4-8Alabama State............................... 2-0Appalachian State ......................... 3-5Arizona .......................................... 0-1Arkansas-Little Rock ..................... 1-0Arkansas State ............. 1-2Army ............................................. 1-0Auburn .......................................... 0-1Austin Peay...............48-24

BBall State ....................................... 2-1Baptist College .............................. 1-0Bellarmine .................................... 2-2Belmont ......................10-2Berry 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 Arkansas ........................... 0-1Central Florida ............................... 3-1Central Michigan ........................... 0-1Charleston ..................................... 1-0Cincinnati ...................................... 1-5Clemson ........................................ 1-2Cleveland State ............................. 1-2Coastal Carolina ............................. 2-0Colorado ........................................ 0-1College of Charleston .................... 0-1Columbus College.......................... 2-0Connecticut ................................... 1-0Covenant College........................... 3-0

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

EEast Carolina ................................. 1-1East Tennessee State .21-7Eastern Illinois .........14-17Eastern Kentucky .....19-45Elon ............................................... 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 ................................... 0-1Jacksonville State ......8-10James Madison ............................. 0-1

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

LLake City CC ................................... 1-0Lamar ............................................ 0-1Lambuth ....................................... 3-0Liberty .......................................... 1-1Lipscomb ...................... 3-3Louisiana-Lafayette....................... 1-0Louisiana-Monroe ......................... 1-0Louisiana State ............................. 0-2Louisville ...................... 0-8

MMaine ............................................ 1-0Marist ............................................ 1-0Mars Hill College ........................... 1-0Marshall ........................................ 2-5Maryville ....................................... 2-0McNeese State............................... 0-2Memphis ....................................... 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 ........................................ 0-2Morgan State ................................ 1-0Montevallo .................................... 0-1Morehead State .......17-51Murray State.............25-27

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

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

PPennsylvania ................................. 0-1Providence .................................... 1-0

RRobert Morris ................................ 1-0

SSamford ........................................ 7-4Sam Houston................................. 0-1South Alabama ............................. 1-2South Carolina ............................... 0-3South Florida ................................. 0-2 Southeast Louisiana ...................... 2-0Southeast Missouri ....9-33Southern 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 ........................................ 1-1

TTennessee ................................... 2-26Tennessee State .........34-7UT-Chattanooga ........26-8UT Martin .................36-18Texas-Pan American ...................... 1-0Toledo ........................................... 2-1Trevecca ........................................ 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 ....................... 7-18Western Michigan ......................... 0-1West Georgia ................................. 2-0West Virginia ................................. 0-2Wichita State ................................. 1-0

William & Mary ............................. 2-1Winthrop ....................................... 1-3Wisconsin-Green Bay .................... 0-1Wright State .................................. 2-2

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

YYoungstown State ......................... 8-0 The Golden Eagles will face Kansas State and SIU Edwardsville for the first time in the 2011 season.

Bold indicates 2011 opponents

vs. all opponents


The Golden Eagles in Tournament Play

Leah Meffert (4)2007 - Louisville2007 - UT-Chattanooga2008 - Cincinnati2008 - OVC2010 - OVC

Katie Kenline (4)2009 - Tennessee2009 - Appalachian State2009 - Louisville2008 - Ball State

Teresa Craig (1)2008 - Western Kentucky

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

Caitlin Bullock (1)2007 - Louisville

Kappy Lang (3)2005 - Evansville

2007 - 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 - Iowa1997 - 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

Lindsey 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 has 27 wins in tournament play under coach John Blair.

2010 at OVC TournamentW 3-2 vs. Jacksonville StateL 3-1 vs. Austin Peay

2009 at OVC Tournament (0-1)L 3-1 vs. Murray State

2009 at Louisville (0-3)L 3-1 vs. LouisvilleL 3-2 vs. LibertyL 3-1 vs. Toledo

2009 at Appalachian State (1-2)L 3-2 vs. North FloridaW 3-2 vs. William & MaryL 3-1 vs. Appalachian State

2009 at Tennessee (0-3)L 3-0 vs. TennesseeL 3-0 vs. LipscombL 3-0 vs. Western Kentucky

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. MCN

L 3-1 vs. Middle Tenn.

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

L 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 & Mary

W 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.

tournament play


Overall Record: 11-20 (.354) OVC Record: 8-10 (.444) ALL MATCHES

Name SP Kill K/Set E TA Pct Ast A/Set SA SE A/Set DIG Dig/Set BS BA TB B/Set PtsMEFFERT, Leah ...............115 421 3.66 162 1227 .211 19 0.17 34 64 0.30 337 2.93 8 17 25 0.22 471.5PEDDICORD, Marie .......118 279 2.36 90 753 .251 43 0.36 28 9 0.03 69 0.58 12 60 72 0.61 324.0PENROD, Natalie ...........114 268 2.35 128 904 .155 4 0.04 11 20 0.10 121 1.06 7 36 43 0.38 304.0GRAY, Kelsey ...................119 270 2.27 78 741 .259 5 0.04 11 12 0.09 83 0.70 41 85 126 1.06 364.5ROBERTSON, Elise .........114 100 0.88 68 272 .118 3 0.03 0 0 0.00 9 0.08 13 56 69 0.61 141.0DVORKEN, Katrina .......... 62 30 0.48 17 108 .120 5 0.08 0 0 0.00 6 0.10 9 19 28 0.45 48.5CULP, Melanie ................118 17 0.14 12 80 .062 1120 9.49 5 8 0.04 227 1.92 1 16 17 0.14 31.0HANCOCK, Ashleigh ...... 26 2 0.08 2 7 .000 58 2.23 2 6 0.08 14 0.54 0 0 0 0.00 4.0PIERCE, Laura .................103 7 0.07 12 58 -.086 5 0.05 6 26 0.06 139 1.35 0 0 0 0.00 13.0MAY, Allison ....................119 6 0.05 10 41 -.098 16 0.13 30 28 0.25 535 4.50 0 0 0 0.00 36.0COMPERRY, Madi ............ 92 1 0.01 1 7 0.00 33 0.36 12 21 0.13 147 1.60 0 0 0 0.00 13.5BUTTS, Stacey .....................6 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 3 0.50 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

TENNESSEE TECH ..... 119 1401 11.77 580 4198 .196 1311 11.02 114 194 0.96 1690 14.20 91 290 236.0 1.98 1751.0Opponents ............... 119 1657 13.92 705 4332 .220 1529 12.85 145 204 1.22 1926 16.18 47 324 209.0 1.76 2011.0

W/L ...........Opponent ..................................Scores ...................................................Record ......OVC Att.L/3-1 .........vs Albany ! ...............................20-25, 24-26, 27-25, 15-25.................... 0-1 .......0-0 351L/3-0 .........at Clemson ! ...........................13-25, 12-25, 18-25 ................................. 0-2 .......0-0 613L/3-2 .........vs Jacksonville ! .....................25-12, 23-25, 25-17, 20-25, 9-15 ......... 0-3 .......0-0 243W/3-1 ........vs Belmont .............................16-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-17.......................... 1-3 .......0-0 300L/3-1 .........vs Syracuse # ..........................25-20, 12-25, 21-25, 15-25.................... 1-4 .......0-0 78W/3-0 .......vs Northwestern State # .....25-22, 25-21, 25-14 ................................. 2-4 .......0-0 69L/3-0 .........vs North Texas # ....................23-25, 23-25, 14-25 ................................. 2-5 .......0-0 102L/3-0 .........at Samford # ...........................10-25, 18-25, 20-25 ................................. 2-6 .......0-0 236L/3-0 .........vs Missouri $ ...........................14-25, 13-25, 19-25 ................................. 2-7 .......0-0 0L/3-0. ........vs Central Arkansas $ ..........17-25, 8-25, 22-25 ................................... 2-8 .......0-0 0L/3-1 .........at Western Kentucky $ .......13-25, 25-21, 24-26, 13-25.................... 2-9 .......0-0 0L/3-1 .........at Eastern Kentucky *..........23-25, 24-26, 25-21, 21-25..................2-10 .......0-1 280L/3-0. ........at Morehead State * ............22-25, 23-25, 16-25 ...............................2-11 .......0-2 508L/3-0 .........vs Austin Peay * ......................13-25, 19-25, 25-27 .................................. 2-12 .......0-3 298W/3-0 ........vs Tennessee State * ................25-22, 27-25, 25-23 .................................. 3-12 .......1-3 121W/3-1 .......at UT Martin * ........................21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-21..................4-12 .......2-3 344L/3-2 .........at Murray State * ...................25-22, 21-25, 27-29, 25-16, 9-15 .......4-13 .......2-4 237W/3-1 .......at Southeast Missouri * ......25-13, 21-25, 25-20, 25-17..................5-13 .......3-4 182L/3-2 .........at Eastern Illinois * ...............25-22, 25-21, 22-25, 24-26, 15-17 ....5-14 .......3-5 324W/3-1 ........vs Jacksonville State * .............26-24, 25-11, 16-25, 25-18........................ 6-14 .......4-5 211L/3-2 .........vs Morehead State * ................25-21, 17-25, 25-20, 15-25, 10-15 ............. 6-15 .......4-6 245L/3-1 .........vs Eastern Kentucky * ..............26-28, 16-25, 25-11, 18-25........................ 6-16 .......4-7 149L/3-2 .........at Tennessee State * ............22-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-17 ....6-17 .......4-8 532L/3-0 .........at Austin Peay * .....................20-25, 13-25, 23-25 ...............................6-18 .......4-9 208W/3-1 .......at Jacksonville State * .........27-25, 24-26, 25-20, 25-23..................7-18 .......5-9 218W/3-2 ........vs Murray State * ....................20-25, 25-14, 21-25, 29-27. 15-13 ............. 8-18 .......6-9 124W/3-0 ........vs UT Martin * .........................25-21, 25-22, 25-19 .................................. 9-18 .......7-9 137W/3-0 ........vs Eastern Illinois * ..................25-16, 25-18, 26-24 ................................ 10-18 .......8-9 249L/3-1 .........vs Southeast Missouri * ...........19-25, 25-15, 25-27, 19-25...................... 10-19 ......8-10 237W/3-2 .......vs Jacksonville State & ........19-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 15-11 . 11-19 ......8-10 0L/3-1 .........vs Austin Peay & ....................26-24, 20-25, 21-25, 18-25............... 11-20 ......8-10 225

* OVC match, ! Clemson Invitational match, # Samford Invitational match, $ Western Kentucky Invitational match, & OVC Tournament match, home matches in BOLD

Match Results

Junior Madison Comperry

Sophomore Ashleigh Hancock

Golden eaGle 2010 statistics


School OVC OverallMorehead State ............................... 17-1 ......................25-8Austin Peay ....................................... 14-4 ......................26-8Jacksonville State ........................... 11-7 .................. 16-14Murray State ...................................... 9-9 .................... 15-17Eastern Kentucky ............................. 9-9 .................... 11-18Tennessee Tech .......................8-10 .............. 11-20Eastern Illinois .................................. 7-11 ................... 15-16Tennessee State .............................. 7-11 ......................9-18Southeast Missouri State ............. 4-14 ......................7-22UT Martin ........................................... 4-14 ......................6-24SIU Edwardsville ............................... 0-0 .................... 14-15

Final Standings

First TeamHolly Evans ........................................ MSUKaitlin Craven .................................... MSUNikki Doyle .......................................APSULeah Meffert .............................TTUKirstie Brangers ................................. MSUAshley Nenninger ..............................MURCaitlin Vorbeck ....................................JSUJade Guo ...........................................MURShaquita Williams .............................. TSUJessica Mollmann .............................APSUKelsey Orr ............................................ EIUKasey Elswick ................................... UTMLauren Snyder .................................... EKUAbby O’Connor ................................... EKU

All-OVC Team

Sophomore Allison May

2010 OVC Tournament (Morehead, Ky. )Championship Match:#1 Morehead State 1, #2 Austin Peay 3

Semifinals:#2 Austin Peay 3, #6 Tennessee Tech 1#1 Morehead State 3, #4 Murray State 1

First Round:#3 Jacksonville State 2, #6 Tennessee Tech 3#4 Murray State 3, #5 Eastern Kentucky 1

2010 OVCAll-Tournament Team

Leah Meffert, Tennessee TechAshley Nenninger, Murray StateEllie Roberson, Morehead StateEmma Keough, Morehead StateIlyanna Hernandez, Austin PeaySarah Alisaleh, Austin PeayNikki Doyle, Austin Peay (MVP)

All-Newcomer TeamNikki Doyle .......................................APSUAshley Edmond .................................. EKUReynae Hutchinson ............................. EIUErika Moss .......................................... TSUAllison May ................................TTUEmily Coon ...................................... SEMONatalie Penrod ..........................TTU

Player of the Year: Holly Evans, MORFreshman of the Year: Ashley Edmond, EKUDefensive Player of the Year: Kasey Elswick, UTMCoach of the Year: Jaime Gordon, MSU

Offensive Player of the Week

8/30 - Holly Evans, Morehead State9/6 - Ilyanna Hernandez, Austin Peay9/13 - Holly Evans, Morehead State9/20 - Nikki Doyle, Austin Peay9/27 - Holly Evans, Morehead State10/4 - Taylor Skinner, Austin Peay10/11 - Leah Meffert, Tennessee Tech10/18 - Leah Meffert, Tennessee Tech10/25 - Holly Evans, Morehead State11/1 - Shaquita Williams, Tennessee State11/8 - Santia Sanders, Tennessee State11/15 - Ilyanna Hernandez, Austin Peay

Defensive Player of the Week

8/30 - Liz Schuler, Morehead State9/6 - Lauren Harkins, Jacksonville State9/13 - Paige Economos, Austin Peay9/20 - Liz Schuler, Morehead State9/27 - Lauren Harkins, Jacksonville State10/4 - Paige Economos, Austin Peay10/11 - Jorie Dieter, Eastern Illinois10/18 - Kelsey Gray, Tennessee Tech10/25 - Lauren Harkins, Jacksovnille State11/1 - Abby O’Connor, Eastern Kentucky11/8 - Kasey Elswick, UT Martin11/15 - Kayleah Sauer, Murray State

Setter of the Week

8/30 - Julie Shives, Southeast Missouri9/6 - Jade Guo, Murray State9/13 - Sarah Alisaleh, Austin Peay9/20 - Kirstie Brangers, Morehead State9/27 - Jade Guo, Murray State10/4 - Jade Guo, Murray State10/11 - Kirstie Brangers, Morehead State10/18 - Jade Guo, Murray State10/25 - Kirstie Brangers, Morehead State11/1 - Jade Guo, Murray State11/8 - Kirstie Brangers, Morehead State11/15 - Sarah Alisaleh, Austin Peay

OVC Players of the Week

the ovc in 2010


Hitting PercentagePlayer K E TA Pct1. EVANS, Holly-MOR ...............353 .... 76 .......762 ... .3 6 42. PROSPERO,Vicmari-TSU .......228 .... 62 .......523 ... .3 1 73. SKINNER, Taylor-APSU .........208 .... 60 .......470 ... .3 1 54. HAYDEN, Sara-MUR .............163 .... 46 .......382 ... .3 0 65. GUO, Jade-MUR ...................186 .... 42 .......473 ... .3 0 46. MOLLMANN, Jessica-APSU ..296 .... 105 .....680 ... .2 8 17. SLATER,Kara-JSU .................276 .... 112 .....618 ... .2 6 58. DOHERTY, Ashley-UTM ........218 .... 79 .......527 ... .2 6 49. LAMB, Becca-MUR ...............309 .... 92 .......825 ... .2 6 310. GRAY, Kelsey-TTU .......... 270 ... 78 .....741 ...2 5 9

KillsPlayer SP K Avg/G1. ORR, Kelsey-EIU ..........................79 ..........300 .......3.802. MEFFERT, Leah-TTU ....... 115 ......421 .. 3.663. DOYLE, Nikki-APSU .....................126 ........435 .......3.454. MONTAGUE, Lauren-UTM ...........98 ..........336 .......3.435. NENNINGER, Ashley-MUR ...........120 ........399 .......3.336. VORBECK,Caitlin-JSU ..................115 ........373 .......3.247. EDMOND, Ashley-EKU .................114 ........366 .......3.218. HERNANDEZ, Ilyanna-APSU ........125 ........393 .......3.149. CRAVEN, Kaitlin-MOR .................117 ........358 .......3.0610. SNYDER, Lauren-EKU ................106 ........322 .......3.04

AssistsPlayer SP AST Avg/G1. ALBERS, Chrissie-EIU ............ 101 ......... 1119 .......11.082. BRANGERS, Kirstie-MOR ....... 118 ......... 1296 .......10.983. GUO, Jade-MUR .................... 122 ......... 1248 .......10.234. MOSS,Erika-TSU .................... 98 ........... 935 ...........9.545. ALISALEH, Sarah-APSU ......... 115 ......... 1093 .........9.506. CULP, Melanie-TTU ............118 ....... 1120 ..... 9.497. MILLER, Jenna-UTM ............. 89 ........... 818 ...........9.198. SCHUMACHER,Brooke-JSU .... 110 ......... 943 ...........8.579. SHIVES, Julie-SEMO .............. 112 ......... 942 ...........8.4110. HENCH, Robyn-EKU ............ 99 ........... 707 ...........7.14

BlocksPlayer BS BA TOT Avg/G1. DIETER, Jorie-EIU .................. 13 ......119 .. 132 ......1.162. GRAY, Kelsey-TTU ..............41 .... 85 ....126 .... 1.06

Service AcesPlayer SP SA Avg/G1. ECONOMOS, Paige-APSU .............. 126 ....... 51 .......0.402. BOHANNON, Aryn-MOR ................ 113 ....... 44 .......0.393. ALISALEH, Sarah-APSU ................. 115 ....... 42 .......0.374. WILLIAMS,Shaquita-TSU............... 104 ....... 36 .......0.355. CRAVEN, Kaitlin-MOR ................... 117 ....... 40 .......0.346. SAUER, Kayleah-MUR ................... 122 ....... 39 .......0.327. HERNANDEZ, Ilyanna-APSU .......... 125 ....... 37 .......0.308. MEFFERT, Leah-TTU ................. 115 ..... 34 .... 0.309. SCHULER, Liz-MOR ....................... 117 ....... 34 .......0.2910. CAVANAH, Kylie-EIU.................... 97 ......... 28 .......0.29

DigsPlayer SP DIGS Avg/G1. ELSWICK, Kasey-UTM ...............106 ........606 ........5.722. O’CONNOR, Abby-EKU ...............114 ........645 ........5.663. BENACKA, Kelly-SEMO ..............109 ........583 ........5.354. SAUER, Kayleah-MUR ...............122 ........608 ........4.985. HARKINS,Lauren-JSU ................115 ........570 ........4.966. ECONOMOS, Paige-APSU ..........126 ........603 ........4.797. MAY, Allison-TTU ................. 119 ...... 535 ..... 4.508. SCHULER, Liz-MOR ...................117 ........522 ........4.469. WALLACE, Brittany-EIU .............100 ........335 ........3.3510. KING,Kamille-TSU ...................104 ........332 ........3.19

2010 Ohio Valley Conference Individual Leaders

Hitting PercentageTeam K E TA Pct1. Austin Peay .................. 1681 ...... 574 ..... 4539 .... 2 4 42. Murray State................. 1601 ...... 566 ..... 4431 .... 2 3 43. Morehead State ............ 1626 ...... 638 ..... 4303 .... 2 3 04. Eastern Illinois .............. 1502 ...... 658 ..... 4162 .... 2 0 35. Tennessee Tech ..........1401 .... 581 ....4199 ...1 9 56. Jacksonville State ......... 1474 ...... 713 ..... 4123 ... .1 8 57. Tennessee State ............ 1233 ...... 585 ..... 3750 ... .1 7 38. Eastern Kentucky .......... 1341 ...... 670 ..... 4206 ... .1 6 09. UT Martin ..................... 1247 ...... 653 ..... 4033 ... .1 4 710. SE Missouri St. ............ 1228 ...... 686 ..... 4447 ... .1 2 2

KillsTeam SP K Avg/S1. Morehead State ..........................119 .......1626 ...13.662. Austin Peay ................................126 .......1681 ...13.343. Eastern Illinois ............................114 .......1502 ...13.184. Murray State...............................122 .......1601 ...13.125. Jacksonville State .......................115 .......1474 ...12.826. Tennessee State ..........................104 .......1233 ...11.867. Tennessee Tech ..................... 119 ..... 1401 11.778. UT Martin ...................................106 .......1247 ...11.769. Eastern Kentucky ........................114 .......1341 ...11.7610. SE Missouri St. ..........................112 .......1228 ...10.96

AssistsTeam SP AST Avg/S1. Austin Peay .......................... 126 ........ 1580 ......12.542. Morehead State .................... 119 ........ 1488 ......12.503. Eastern Illinois ...................... 114 ........ 1394 ......12.234. Murray State......................... 122 ........ 1468 ......12.035. Jacksonville State ................. 115 ........ 1360 ......11.836. Tennessee Tech .................119 ...... 1311 .. 11.027. Tennessee State .................... 104 ........ 1141 ......10.978. Eastern Kentucky .................. 114 ........ 1240 ......10.889. UT Martin ............................. 106 ........ 1147 ......10.8210. SE Missouri St. .................... 112 ........ 1142 ......10.20

BlocksTeam BS BA TOT Avg/S1. Eastern Illinois ...................... 54 ......422 .. 265 ......2.322. Morehead State .................... 63 ......370 .. 248 ......2.083. Tennessee Tech .................91 .... 290 ..236 .... 1.984. Tennessee State .................... 39 ......286 .. 182 ......1.755. Jacksonville State ................. 54 ......288 .. 198 ......1.726. Murray State......................... 72 ......271 .. 207 ......1.707. UT Martin ............................. 35 ......290 .. 180 ......1.708. Austin Peay .......................... 43 ......327 .. 206 ......1.649. SE Missouri St. ...................... 32 ......299 .. 181 ......1.6210. Eastern Kentucky ................ 68 ......214 .. 175 ......1.54

Service AcesTeam SP SA Avg/S1. Austin Peay .................................. 126 ....... 260 .....2.062. Morehead State ............................ 119 ....... 183 .....1.543. Tennessee State ............................ 104 ....... 143 .....1.384. Eastern Illinois .............................. 114 ....... 138 .....1.215. Eastern Kentucky .......................... 114 ....... 133 .....1.176. Jacksonville State ......................... 115 ....... 128 .....1.117. Tennessee Tech ....................... 119 ..... 114 .. 0.968. UT Martin ..................................... 106 ....... 98 .......0.929. Murray State................................. 122 ....... 107 .....0.8810. SE Missouri St. ............................ 112 ....... 95 .......0.85

DigsTeam SP DIGS Avg/S1. SE Missouri St. ..........................112 ........2086 ....18.622. Murray State.............................122 ........2064 ....16.923. UT Martin .................................106 ........1785 ....16.844. Austin Peay ..............................126 ........2050 ....16.275. Eastern Kentucky ......................114 ........1854 ....16.266. Morehead State ........................119 ........1849 ....15.547. Jacksonville State .....................115 ........1776 ....15.448. Tennessee State ........................104 ........1545 ....14.869. Eastern Illinois ..........................114 ........1658 ....14.5410. Tennessee Tech ................. 119 ...... 1690 . 14.20

2010 Ohio Valley Conference Team Leaders

2010 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, 2006-09Rachael Crossgrove, 1997-00Melanie Culp, 2007-10

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, 1997-00Kara Gilbert, 1999-02

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

HSarah Hagovsky, 1996-99Terri Hall, 1974Ashleigh Hancock, 2010-Tammy 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, 2006-09Kari 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, 2006-09Erin Lynn, 2006 - 07

MDee Dee Malone, 1988-90Loretta Marlow, 1975-77Melanie Marshall, 1986-89Allison May, 2010-Michelle McGee, 2001Leah Meffert, 2007-10Rachel 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, 2007-10Julie Pemberton, 1977Natalie Penrod, 2010- Sally Perkins, 2001Courtney Perry, 2002-03Laura Pierce, 2007-10Melissa 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, 2000Elise Robertson, 2010-Valeria 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, 1999-02Lauren Stiles, 2010-

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

Church

Asplund Cannon

Elsea

King Hasselbring

Johnson Lang

Raczak Slagle

Triko Tunnell

Hagovsky

Cannon

all-time participants


2010-11(8)Madison Comperry Kelsey GrayAshleigh Hancock Allison MayMarie Peddicord Laura PierceElise Robertson Lauren Stiles

2009-10 (8) Stacy Butts Teresa Craig Melanie Culp Kelsey GrayAmanda Lingren Leah MeffertMarie Peddicord Laura Pierce

2008-09 (7) Teresa Craig Melanie CulpKappy LangAmanda Lindgren Marie Peddicord Laura PierceAlysson Sanders 2007-08 (8) Teresa Craig

Melanie 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 Morrow

Jessica 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 Engel

Kara 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 Ferlic

Pam GoldensophSarah HagovskyRachel MelchiorreMandy MillerDiane Seng

1996-1997 (9)Alison BerryJenny CarrLyndsay DownsMeredith FerlicPam GoldensophSarah HagovskyRachel MelchiorreMandy MillerCaroline Murphy

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

1994-1995 (8)Michelle DennisJess GerkenPam GoldensophRachel Melchiorre

Caroline MurphyKim PanozzoAlicia ReeceCarrie Slagle

1993-94 (5)Amanda BilbreyMichelle DennisMissy 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

Academic All-AmericaAnne Morrow, 2005Diane Seng, 2000Rachel Melchiorre, 1997Angie Duncan, 1985-86

Academic All-District IVTeresa Craig, 2008-09Anne Morrow, 2004-2005Kara Gilbert, 2001-2002Diane Seng, 2000Rachel Melchiorre, 1995-97Angie Duncan, 1984-86

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, 2010 (All-OVC)Leah Meffert, 2009 (1st Team)Katie Kenline, 2009 (2nd Team)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, 2005

Annette Kupka, 2003Maggie 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)Leah Meffert, 2010Kappy 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 MVPKappy Lang, 2008Rachel Melchiorre, 1997

OVC Newcomer of the Year Leah Meffert, 2007

OVC All-Freshman/NewcomerAllison May, 2010Natalie Penrod, 2010Kelsey Gray, 2009Leah 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 2011. 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)Stacy Butts (2)Kelly Cannon (6)Madison Comperry (4)Teresa Craig (7)Rachael Crossgrove (1)

Melanie Culp (5)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)

Kelsey Gray (4)Sarah Hagovsky (6)Ashley Hancock (2)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 (6)

Erin Lynn (3)Dee Dee Malone (5)Melanie Marshall (4)Allison May (2)Leah Meffert (2)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 (7)

Natalie Penrod (1)Courtney Perry (4)Laura Pierce (5)Karen Presley (5)Missy Raczak (3)Alicia Reece (4)Jenny (Carr) Rice (8)Elise Robertson (2)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)Lauren Stiles (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)

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 1,147Leah Meffert 2007-10 1,734 1,388Player Years Assists DigsKappy Lang 2005-08 5,084 1,240

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 Leah Meffert 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. Jacksonville State, 201030, 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 match records


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 season records


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. Leah Meffert .................................. 468 .................2007-104. Kappy Lang .................................... 463 .................2005-085. Katie Kenline .................................. 462 .................2006-09

Kills1. Leah Meffert ............................... 1,734 .................2007-102. Rachel Melchiorre ....................... 1,662 .................1994-973. Amanda Lindgren ....................... 1,426 .................2006-094. Laura Sidorowicz ......................... 1,406 .................2001-045. Maggie Stern ............................... 1,388 .................1999-02

Kills per set1. Maggie Stern ................................. 3.88 .................1999-022. Rachel Melchiorre ......................... 3.78 .................1994-973. Leah Meffert ................................. 3.71 .................2007-104. Laura Sidorowicz ........................... 3.64 .................2001-045. Michelle Dennis ............................. 3.53 .................1993-94

Attacks1. Leah Meffert ............................... 4,946 .................2007-102. Rachel Melchiorre ....................... 4,453 .................1994-973. Amanda Lingren.......................... 4,329 .................2006-094. Anne Morrow .............................. 4,241 .................2002-055. Laura Sidorowicz ......................... 4,044 .................2001-04

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 ............................... 2,432 .................2006-092. 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. Katie Kenline ................................. 5.26 .................2006-092. Maggie Stern ................................. 4.17 .................1999-023. Michelle Dennis ............................. 3.88 .................1993-944. Laura Tyburski ............................... 3.88 .................2003-055. Meredith Ferlic .............................. 3.79 .................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.

Leah Meffert ranks first all-time in kills with 1,734 and third all-time in kills per set with 3.71. 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 set/Season: 15.53 in 1997

Most Total AttacksIn a match: 269 vs. Eastern Kentucky in 2006In a season: 5,684 in 2007Total Attacks per set: 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 set/season: 2.05 in 1997

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

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

Most Total BlocksIn a match: 28 vs. Morehead State in 2003In a season: 356 in 2003Blocks per set/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 2000, UT Martin 2009In a season: 124 in 1995

Golden Eagle Team Records

individual career records


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................0-2

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.

Marshall ....................................................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................0-2UT 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 ..............2-0

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 .7782009 10 18 .357 9 9 .5002010 11 20 .354 8 10 .444Totals 99 140 .414 65 73 .471

All-Time 624 598 .510 231 223 .508

* Denotes OVC Champion# Denotes OVC tournament champion

Golden eaGles year-by-year


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................0-3Morehead 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

Covenant ...................................................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................0-2Morehead 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 ..............2-0

North 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 ..............2-1Cincinnati ..................................................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



1987Coach: Sharron BilbreyRecord: 13-19Austin 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 ..............3-0Stetson ......................................................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................0-3

Austin 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................0-3Austin 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 ..............3-1

UT 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................0-3

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.



Eastern 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................0-3UT 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 ..............3-0Samford ....................................................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

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................1-3

W. 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 ....................................................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 ....................................................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...................................................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................3-0

Western 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 ..............3-0Jacksonville 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................3-0

Samford ....................................................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

2009Coach: John BlairRecord: 10-18Tennessee .................................................L................3-0Lipscomb...................................................L................3-0Western Kentucky .....................................L................3-0North Florida .............................................L................3-2William and Mary ......................................W ..............3-2Appalachian State .....................................L................3-1Louisville ...................................................L................3-1Liberty ......................................................L................3-2Toledo .......................................................L................3-1Southeast Missouri ....................................L................3-2Eastern Illinois ...........................................L................3-0Jacksonville State ......................................L................3-2UT Martin ..................................................W ..............3-0Murray State .............................................W ..............3-2Austin Peay ...............................................L................3-0Tennessee State ........................................W ..............3-2Eastern Illinois ...........................................W ..............3-1Southeast Missouri ....................................W ..............3-2

Eastern Kentucky .......................................W ..............3-0Morehead State .........................................W ..............3-1Murray State .............................................L................3-0UT Martin ..................................................W ..............3-1Jacksonville State ......................................L................3-2Tennessee State ........................................W ..............3-0Austin Peay ...............................................L................3-1Morehead State .........................................L................3-1Eastern Kentucky .......................................L................3-1Murray State .............................................L................3-1

2010Coach: John BlairRecord: 11-20Albany .......................................................L................3-1Clemson ....................................................L................3-0Jacksonville ...............................................L................3-2Belmont ....................................................W ..............3-1Syracuse ....................................................L................3-1Northwestern State ...................................W ..............3-0North Texas ...............................................L................3-0Samford ....................................................L................3-0Missouri ....................................................L................3-0Central Arkansas .......................................L................3-0Western Kentucky .....................................L................3-1Eastern Kentucky .......................................L................3-1Morehead State .........................................L................3-0Austin Peay ...............................................L................3-0Tennessee State ........................................W ..............3-0UT Martin ..................................................W ..............3-1Murray State .............................................L................3-2Southeast Missouri ....................................W ..............3-1Eastern Illinois ...........................................L................3-2Jacksonville State ......................................W ..............3-1Morehead State .........................................L................3-2Eastern Kentucky .......................................L................3-1Tennessee State ........................................L................3-2Austin Peay ...............................................L................3-0Jacksonville State ......................................W ..............3-1Murray State .............................................W ..............3-2UT Martin ..................................................W ..............3-0Eastern Illinois ...........................................W ..............3-0Southeast Missouri ....................................L................3-1Jacksonville State ......................................W ..............3-2Austin Peay ...............................................L................3-1

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



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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.

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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.

WHERE QUALITY COUNTS For nearly 100 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 resource 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 14 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

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Dr. Robert (Bob) BELL v University President

UNIVERSITY OF Florida 1969

Dr. Robert (Bob) Bell, now in his 11th year as President of Tennessee Tech, is an avid supporter of TTU and Ohio Valley Conference sports. He cur-rently 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 taking the post, he oversaw the reorgani-zation 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, working on the THEC master plan focusing on links among higher education and stakeholders in business, health care and state gov-ernment. 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

represented Tennessee as a state delegate to the White House Confer-ence 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 Associa-tion, 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 Tomor-row Task Force for the Putnam County Commis-sion. A past president of the local YMCA, Bell cur-rently chairs the Cooke-ville Industrial Develop-ment 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 Coun-cil of BSA. He is also a member of the Cookev-ille Rotary and Evening Lions Clubs.

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Mark WILSON v Director of Athletics

University of Maine 1991

Mark Wilson’s first six years as Director of Athletics at Tennessee Tech have been highlighted by vision, energy, and enthusiasm. Those factors have facilitated growth and excellence in all areas and have placed the focus

on generating a better student-athlete experience. Wilson is currently serving an appointment on the NCAA Leader-ship Council through April, 2011. It gives the Ohio Valley Conference, TTU and Wilson a voice in a variety of strategic decisions that can affect intercollegiate athletics. Wilson, 41, has led Athletics to several milestone accomplish-ments during his first six years, including enhanced facilities and fund raising, high profile staff additions, and compliance and academic suc-cess. 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 three years Tech has completed several construction projects to athletic facilities, includ-ing resurfacing the outdoor tennis courts, a new natural grass practice field, installation of new turf in Tucker Stadium, renovating the run-ning track, renovating the football offices, meeting rooms and locker rooms, and new lights at Tucker Stadium. Most recently, Athletics opened a spacious, new basketball office complex in Eblen Center and construction is underway on an new Athletic Performance Center on the western edge of campus. Additional building plans call for a new student-athlete center. Another step achieved under Wilson’s direction has been increased fund raising and devel-opment efforts with the goal of providing the necessary 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 regulations. 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 progress. He began by restructuring the department and implement-ed 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 Marketing for the University of Massachusetts. He also worked as a graduate assistant in the UMass athletic department and interned with the Northwestern University ticketing and marketing depart-ments. Wilson received his bachelor’s degree in 1991 from the Universi-ty of Maine in physical education and health, and earned his master’s in sports management from the University of Massachusetts in 1994. Mark has two daughters, Katey (15) and Meaghan (10).

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The “WIN” program: Work Intensely Now

The WIN Program was implemented in the fall semester of 2004 to provide additional sup-port for freshmen and student-athletes whose general academic progress places them at risk for maintaining eligibility and graduating. The program involves the student-athlete, coach(es), academic advisor, tutors, and others to build academic skills for success. Participation in the program is primarily based on grades, and coaches or the academic advisor may recom-mend 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, tutor-ing, and study skills workshops.

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Dr. Lance JASITT v Assistant Athletics Director for Academics and Student Welfare

Penn State University,1978

Dr. Lance Jasitt serves as As-sistant Athletics Director for Academics and Student Welfare. He has served in compliance

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 30 years, Donna White Jasitt, is a former Cap-tain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. They have two children, Ian and Meagan. Ian recently reeived his second degree from Tech, this one in Environmental Geology. Meagan is a senior Pre-Physical Therapy major at the University of Ten-nessee at Chattanooga.


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 200 students in athletics, including athletes, trainers, managers and cheerleaders, and the overall GPA of the department has climbed steeply in the past seven 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 students. 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-Jensen

Academic Advisement

Secretary

Tennessee 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.

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 Country1997 ...............................Stacy Hughes, Softball1997 .......................Dena Adams, Track & Field1997 ......................Jenny Adams, Track & Field

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

1997 ...................................... 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, Soccer2002 .............................. Kara Gilbert, Volleyball2002 ..................................... Trey Perry, Football2003 ........................ Stephanie Ward, CC/Track2003 .......................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2003 ..................................... Alexis Boyd, Soccer2004 ........................ Stephanie Ward, CC/Track

1976 ...................................... Donley Canary, Baseball1978 ..................................... Pat Kannapel, Basketball1982 ................................. Jerilynn Harper, Basketball1985 .................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1986 ................................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1986 .................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 ...........................................Derek Lane, Baseaball1987 .................................... 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 2009 ..........................................Taylor Askew, Football 2009 .........................................Teresa Craig, Volleyball2010 ...................................................... Josh Simer, Golf

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Tennessee Tech University student-athletes have achieved

Academic All-America honors 36 times since 1976. 2004 ................................... 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 ..........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2009 ..............................Teresa Craig, Volleyball 2009 ...............................Taylor Askew, Football 2010 .....................................Lee Henry, Baseball 2010 ...........................Chad Oberacker, Baeball2010 ..........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2010 ............................................Josh Simer, Golf 2011 ..........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball Total honors since1985 ......................107

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earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from East Carolina Univer-sity where he worked with the football, volleyball and baseball teams, and also with high school teams in the area. He served as a graduate assistant in athletics at Chat-tanooga for two years. Prior to beginning his collegiate studies, Fox had more than 10 years of service in the U.S. Army, spending his time on active duty as a paratrooper and combat medic. He was in Operation Iraqi Freedom II from 2003 to 2005.

ADAM GRAHAM -- Adam Graham joined the Sports Medicine staff in 2011 as assistant athletic trainer. A graduate of Western Carolina with a master’s degree from West Virginia, Graham is a native of Chapel Hill, N.C., and a 2008 graduate of Western Carolina with a bach-elor’s degree in athletic training. As a student athletic trainer, he worked with the Catamount football and women’s basketball teams. During his time as an under-graduate, he also spent one summer in an internship position with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, working with the Bradenton Pirates in the Gulf Coast League. He also served in volunteer positions at the North Carolina State High School cross country and wrestling championships, and the Kentucky Bluegrass Games. As part of the WCU Athletic Training program, Graham had a stronghold on the department’s annual honors, winning the Outstanding Sophomore, Junior and Senior awards. After graduation, he spent one year in an internship position at Georgia Tech where he worked primarily with the Yellowjacket football team. His coverage also included working with the cross country and track teams, and the cheerleading squad. Dur-ing 2010-11, Graham worked toward his master’s degree and served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at West Virginia University. His coverage with Mountaineer teams was with the baseball, cross country, track and football teams. He holds member-ship in several regional associations, and is also a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

Responsible for providing medical coverage, recognition and treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation for all14 intercollegiate teams and more than 300 student-athletes. Tennessee Tech’s Sports Medicine department provides

some of the most complete and advanced care available.

Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

Ali Bush

Joe ERDELJAC v Director of Sports Medicine West Virginia, 1988

Joe Erdeljac was named in July 2008 as Head Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech University. Erdeljac previously served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech 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.

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A native of West Virginia, Erdeljac began 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. His first full-time position was Assistant Athletic Trainer at LaSalle University prior to joining the Tech staff. After seven years at TTU, he accepted a position in 1999 with the CRMC as Head Athletic Trainer for Upperman High School in Baxter. Dur-ing 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 Associa-tion (SEATA) and is currently serving as president of the Tennes-see Athletic Trainers’ Society (TATS).

Adam Graham

Assistant Athletic Trainers

Upton Dabney Jake Fox

UPTON DABNEY -- Upton Dabney joined the athletic training staff at Tennessee Tech in 2008 after serving five years at Oregon Tech where he personally handled all of the sports medicine needs for the school’s 11-sport athletic program. A graduate of Mor-ristown (Tenn.) East High School, he earned a degree from the Tennessee Institute of Electronics, worked for several years in the computer field, and in 1992 joined the U.S. Air Force where he worked in the medical field at Offutt AFB (Neb.) for four years. In 1996, Dabney returned to school for athletic training at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and worked at the University of Nebraska Medical School. He transferred to East Tennessee State in 1998, serving as a student athletic trainer be-fore earning his bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training in 2001. He spent one year at Emporia (Kan.) State beginning graduate studies, then interned at Jacksonville (Fla.) University and finished a master’s degree in physical education while at The Citadel (SC) in 2003-04. JAKE FOX -- Jake Fox, a graduate assistant athletic trainer at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for two years, became an assistant athletics trainer at Tennessee Tech University in 2010. Fox earned his masters degree in clinical exercise physiol-ogy while at Chattanooga, receiving it in May. A native of Canandaigua, N.Y., Fox


Tennessee Tech University’s athletic training complex was renamed the Dr. William C. Francis Student Therapy/Ath-letic 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

Dr. Richard WILLIAMS Team Physician Dr. Richard Williams, M.S., M.D., serves as the Team Physician for Tennessee Tech student-athletes. A physician at Mid-State Sports Medicine, Dr. Williams has specialized in sports medicine throughout his professional medical career, including experience with high school, college, Olym-pic and professional athletes. He understands sports medicine from an athlete’s point of view, participating on track and field and basketball teams during his high school and collegiate careers. A 1975 graduate of Crawfordsville (Ind.) High School, Dr. Williams also spent one year as a foreign exchange student in West Germany. He graduated Cum Laude (A.B.) from Dartmouth College, and went on to earn an M.S. degree in Medical and Molecular Genetics from Indiana University, and an M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Williams worked with the Indianapolis Colts training camp and provided volunteer medical support for high school soccer and football teams in Indianapolis during his senior year in medical school, and also served as a research assistant at the Methodist Sports Medicine Center. During his residency at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Dr. Williams provided coverage for local high school and college football teams, and worked extensively with the University of Cincinnati athletic teams. He earned an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship with Kentucky Sports Medicine in Lexing-ton, and during the 1994-95 season was the team physician at Eastern Kentucky University, including primary game coverage in football and basketball, and training room coverage for all sports. Since 1995, Dr. Williams has been in practice in the Upper Cumberland. He has assumed primary responsibility, training room care and game coverage and injury treatment for all of Tennessee Tech’s athletic programs along with area high schools.

Medical Support StaffTTU/CRMC Golden Eagle Sports Medicine Therapy Center is located inside the east side of Tucker Stadium on the TTU campus. The center specializes in athletic and orthopedic injuries and creates a conve-nient 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 Ten-nessee Tech, and is also open to members of the community. Eric Tarsi is the physical therapist for the TTU/CRMC Golden Eagle Sports Medicine Therapy Center. Tarsi comes to Cookeville with nearly 10 years experience in sports medicine, physical therapy and rehabilitation, most recently having worked for a year in Nashville at Lean Physical Therapy. Prior to that, he spent a year in the Monterey/San Jose region of California as a traveling physical therapist, working

mainly in home health and acute care. A native of Kingsford, Mich., Tarsi graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2002 with his M.S. in Physical Therapy after completing his under-graduate degree at GVSU in Health Sciences. Tarsi is engaged to Katie Reber; the couple resides in Cookeville and plays to marry in June of 2012. To make an appointment, Tarsi will be reached at the center by calling (931) 783-2463.

Physical Therapy for Student-Athletes

Dr. James TALMAGE Consultant Dr. James Talmage, M.D., has over a decade of providing a variety of services to Tennessee Tech’s more than 300 student-athletes as general practitioner and consultant to the sports medicine staff. Currently a physician at the Occupational Health Center, Dr. Talmage moved to Cookeville in 1979 and has worked closely with the Tech sports medicine staff since 1987. While working with all men and women athletes, his primary area is the women’s basketball program. After graduating with a degree in Physiology from The Ohio State University in 1968, he was Summa Cum Laude in 1972 from the OSU medical school. He is Board Certified both in orthopedic surgery and in emergency medicine, and among his published works and lectures have been numerous items relating to athletic injuries and sports medicine.

Dr. Clark Childress Team Dentist

Dr. Mike Huddleston Team ptometrist

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Tennessee Tech’s strength and conditioning program features: u Strength and conditioning coaches u A wide variety of workout stations at the new Athletic Performance Center u A comprehensive obstacle course u Nutrition analysis u Complete conditioning regimen

Chip Pugh is in his fifth year as Tennessee Tech’s strength and conditioning head coach. He oversees the physical develop-

ment of student-athletes in all 14 sports, providing sup-port in building toward championships. Pugh served three years in the same position at Winthrop University where he created 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 physi-cal education. 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 coach-ing 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,

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.

Emphasizing Player Developments t re n g t h & c o n d i t i o n i n g

Chip PUGH v Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Ohio, 2000

and women’s soccer. He also assisted coach Ethan Reeve, currently the head strength and conditioning coach at Wake Forest, 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 football 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 Colle-giate Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Association. He also holds the Club Coach certification through USA Weightlifting. He is a Level-I certified CrossFit trainer and con-ducts personal training classes open to the public using the CrossFit methods. Chip and his wife, the former Nicole Carey, were married July 29, 2000. They live in Cookeville, where they are active in sprint triathlons and CrossFit. The couple welcomed a daughter, Rory Love Pugh, in October.


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 2010 Kaleigh Gates, Softball Elijah Muhammad, Basketball 2011 Tacarra Hayes, Women’s Basketball Dustin Dillehay, Football

Assistant Strength Coaches

Rich Froning

By taking advantage of expert instruction, Golden Eagle student-athletes

are afforded every opportunity to maximize their athletic potential

Elijah Muhammad

Development of Core StrengthImagine the body is a 3-link chain with the head and arms being one link, the torso/trunk being the second link and the legs being the third link. If the core link (trunk/torso) is weak or inflexible, there is little chance of maximizing potential because all body movement stems from the core. Train using ground-based, multi-joint lifting versus machine lifting Most athletes participate in stand up power sports using many muscle groups at once. The emphasis of training should be on total body athleticism and flexibility rather than having body weight supported by a machine and forcing isolation of just one muscle group. By incorporat-ing ground-based lifts and exercises that focus on the total body, the athlete becomes more prepared to use their whole body in sport skills.

Train for Power (which results in increased speed)Power = (Mass Moved x Distance)/time. The less time it takes to move a mass a certain distance, the higher the out-put. As seen in the above formula, an increase in speed of movements results in an increase in power. Train AthleticismMany factors are included in athleticism: strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility, coordination, fitness level and mental toughness are just a few. It is the goal to maximize an athlete’s overall athleticism.

Train as a Team When teams train together, it provides another opportuni-ty to develop chemistry, teamwork, leadership skills and a competitive environment. Within this competitive environ-ment, teams can work on mental toughness, attacking the weights and maintaining a positive attitude. By enabling athletes to work on these things as a team, it helps to pro-mote a stronger sense of unity, therefore making it harder to “fold” under pressure.

Make workouts short and intenseThere are many philosophies on how to get athletes stron-ger, faster and more flexible. But, when combined, these philosophies have the same three underlying principles: a) The workouts should be highly organized b) The workouts should be short in duration c) The workouts should be extremely intense

The following are recommendations for athletes concerning days and times of strength trainig (including warmups): * In-season: 3 days / week; 30-40 minutes/workout * Post-season: 3-4 days / week; 45-60 minutes/workout * Pre-season: 4 days / week; 50-60 minutes/workout

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1975 InducteesPreston V. (Putty) Overall (1923-67)--Football, Basketball, Track, BaseballCreed Denton McClure (1937-39)--Football, TrackB. Holmes Neal (1937-39)--FootballTom 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 InformationEmmett 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)--FootballMarshall (Stick) Taylor (1953-56)--Football, BasketballDavid C. Williamson (1927-33)--Football, BasketballLarry Schreiber (1966-69)--Football

1981 InducteesFrank R. Adams (1927-31)--FootballLowell 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)--FootballCharles Pangle (1943-45)--Football, Basketball, BaseballW. J. Shumaker (1957-59)--FootballJim Youngblood (1968-72)--Football

1984 InducteesEdward F. Etzel (1971-74)--Rifle William C. Francis (1949-52)--FootballDon 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)--AdministrationHerbie 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, Basketball1990 InducteesL.D. (Speedy) Carden (1946-50)--Basketball, FootballPam Chambers-Compton (1976-80)--BasketballBobby Nichols (1960-63)--GolfJohnny Oldham (1955-64)--Basketball 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

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.

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)--RifleCheryl 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)--SupporterMelinda 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

2009 InducteesDena Adams Fairley (1995-98)--Cross Country, TrackJim Bishop (1967-71)--Football, BaseballJohn Moorhead (1955-59)--Football, TrackTony Stone (1955-59/67-73)--Football/CoachBranon Vaughn (1995-99)--Football

2010 InducteesSteve Hawkins (1984-87)--Baseball Diane Seng Haynes (1996-2000)--Basketball, Volleyball, Track Brandy Henry Kleeman (1999-2000)--Softball Gene Palmer (1956-60)--Cross Country, Track

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 Bill Dupes ..............................................1954-1962

Dr. Thurston Banks ................................1974-2006Raymond Brown ...................................1933-1937Dr. Everett Derryberry ...........................1943-1974Hooper Eblen ........................................1941-1974David Larimore ......................................1977-2004David Mays ............................................1974-1999 Marynell Meadors .................................1970-1986 Bobby Nichols .................................XXXXXXX-2008Johnny 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

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Woman of the Year 1991 - 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) 2010 - Teresa Craig (Volleyball)2011 - Brooke Mayo (Soccer)

Mayo Ordu Hayes Meffert

An Honored StaffTory Acheson - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 2003, 2006John Blair - Women’s Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 2008Matt Bragga - Baseball TBCA Coach of he Year - 2009 OVC Coach of the Year - 2010 Bill 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 - 1994

Tom 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, 1997Sytia Messer - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year, 2011 George Moody - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2002, 2003Bobby 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 - 2006

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

Swansey

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) 2010 - Josh Simer (Golf) 2011 - Kelechi Ordu (Football)

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) 2010 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) 2011 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) and Leah Meffert (Volleyball)

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)2010 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball) and Chad Oberacker (Baseball)2011 - Zac Swansey (Basketball)

Jim 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

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Athletics Administration Frank Harrell

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

Tammie McMillan Assistant A.D./ Business

Misty Pearson Corporate Sales & Marketing

Dr. Jeff Roberts Faculty Rep

Rob Schabert Assistant A.D./ Sports Information

Ben Shannon Facilities and Events

Kevin Bostian Associate A.D./ Development

Mandy Thatcher Compliance &Special Events

Soccer Daniel Brizard

Softball Tory Acheson

Tennis (M) Kenny Doyle

Volleyball John Blair

Baseball Matt Bragga

Basketball (M) Steve Payne

Basketball (W) Sytia Messer

CC & Track Tony Cox

Football Watson Brown

Golf (M & W) Polk Brown

Joe Erdeljac Athletics Trainer

Golden Eagle Head Coaches

Robin Burroughs

Cheerleading & DanceClerical Staff

Patrena Hicks

Kim Nash

Peggie Parrott

Debbie Turnbow

Jessica Morgan

Chip Pugh

Ticket Office

Sandy Zimmerman

Strength & Conditioning Facilities

TylerBirdwell

Matt Dexter

Marketing & Sales

Selena Roberts

Kim Meredith

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Nick Burns, 26, joined the Tennessee Tech Sports Information staff in July of 2010 and is in his second season on the staff. He is the primary contact for volleyball, women's basketball and baseball, and the secondary contact for tennis. A native of Bloomington, Minn., he is a 2007 graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a public relations emphasis. As an undergraduate, Burns was a reporter for the campus newspaper covering the men's and women's track and field and golf teams and writing feature stories. He also worked in the school’s athletic communications

office helping with gameday services and writing. From 2007 to 2009, Burns was a graduate assistant in the MSU athletic communications office, serving as the primary contact for the volleyball and women's basketball teams for two seasons, and the softball, men's and women's track and field and tennis teams for one season. He produced publications, was the in-game statisti-cian for all Maverick home events, updated the athletic website and filled in as guest host of the weekly Maverick Magazine radio show. During the 2008-09 women's basketball season, Burns served as the primary contact when the team won the Division II NCAA National Championship in San Antonio. He has also worked at the WCHA Final Five.

Tommy Dillard, 25, joined the Tech Sports Information staff in July after serving as sports editor of the Murray Ledger & Times. Dillard served as the beat writer covering Murray State athletics and coordinated cover-age of the university as well as several high schools. He was also responsible for page and section design, photography and web site maintenance. At Tech, Dillard will handle several aspects of media relations for the ath-letics department, including the production of publications, press releases and human inter-est articles. He will serve as the primary sports information contact for the soccer and men’s

basketball teams, as well as the golf, cross country and track teams. Prior to being named the sports editor of the newspaper in Murray in 2010, Dillard served three years as assistant sports editor covering local high school ath-letics. He has also worked for the Associated Press, covering Murray State home athletic events as well as non-sports-related work. Dillard has earned numerous awards from the Kentucky Press Association. A native of German-town, Tenn., Tommy graduated from Murray State in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He married the former Elaine Kight on June 11.

Sports Information Assistants

m e d i a re l a t i o n sRob SCHABERT v Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Information and BraodcastingSt. Cloud State, 1977

Heading into his 30th year on the Tennessee Tech athletics staff, Rob Schabert is assistant athletics director for sports information and broadcast-

ing. He joined the Tech staff on Sept. 8, 1982, and has been going full-speed ever since, working not only in publicizing Tech’s student-athletes and staff but also in promotions and marketing for the athlet-ics department. In September 2008 he was inducted into the Hall of Distinction at Minnesota State University (Mankato). An active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), he has attended the organization’s annual work-shop in 29 of his 35 years in the profession. He has served on numer-ous CoSIDA committees, including Ethics, Academic All-America and Writing, and he currently serves on the Olympic Liaison Committee. In 2004, he was voted winner of the university’s Outstanding Professional Award, and in July 2005 was promoted to his current title. A tireless worker, Schabert has won dozens of national publica-tions and writing awards, including “Best in the Nation” from USA Volleyball for his annual media guide six times. Schabert, 55, has established several programs within the department. He created the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in 1987 and initiated the President’s Awards program in 1991. He also established the Woman of the Year/Man of the Year awards along with the Out-standing Male and Female Athlete awards. He is active in the TTU Sports Hall of Fame selection process and serves as the emcee of the annual Hall of Fame Dinner. Schabert has promoted the selection of numerous Tech Academic All-Amer-icans and is extremely active in promoting both the academic and athletic accomplishments of Tech’s student-athletes. Another wing of his operation is the day-to-day production and operations of the vast Tech athletics web site, TTUsports.com. Rob and his staff also serve as the hosts to all media attending athletics events on campus.

Over the past several years, many of the interns who have worked for Schabert have moved into full-time positions in the Sports Information profession at a wide variety of colleges and universities, including Appalachian State, UAB, Xavier, Idaho, Texas State and University of Nethe w Mexico. A Minnesota native who learned the trade under the guidance of his father, Bob (a long-time Minnesota Sportswrit-er), Rob earned his bachelor’s degree in mass communications from St. Cloud (Minn.) State University in 1977, spent one year in the Minnesota Twins public relations office, and was SID for five years at Mankato State University. He was a charter member of the St. Cloud chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Profes-sional Journalist. In 2002, Rob was a volunteer with the Salt Lake Olympic Committee as a member of the Press Operations staff. Rob and his wife, Joan, have two grown children who are also in the public relation business -- Matt (Morehead State sports information) and Kristen (U.S. Army public affairs). They also have one grandson, Jacob.

Schabert encourages a basketball crowd in Eblen Center to get vocal and support the Golden Eagles


Building a Better Athlete is the goal of Tech’s new Athletic Performance Center

In the Spring, Tennessee Tech held Grand Opening for its brand new, state-of-the-art Athletic Performance Center for Golden Eagle student-athletes. The 25,000 square-foot facility will benefit every Golden Eagle stu-dent-athlete. Considered as the finest such facility in the Ohio Valley Conference, the APC features 10,000 square-feet for the new strength & conditioning room and 10,000 square-feet for indoor practice facility. At an estimated cost of $2 million, the facility is located west of the softball complex close to Pine Ave. To help Tech’s student-athletes by providing sup-port for the purchase of equipment, please contact Kevin Bostian, Associate Athletic Director for Development, either by phone (931-372-3929) or email him at: [email protected].

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Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting March 24, 2011


The new Athletic Performance

Center provides Tennessee Tech

student-athletes with an indoorpractice facility

to use year-round, providing them the opportunityto work on every

aspect of their game12 months a year.

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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.

CLOSE TO EVERYBODY: Tennessee Tech is less than a day’s drive from almost half of the USA. Mileage to Tech: Nashville (78), Chattanooga (95), Knoxville (102), Atlanta (210), Birmingham (238), Louisville (247), Cincinnati (250), Memphis (289), Indianapolis (357), Tallahassee (397), St. Louis (399), Detroit (525), Cleveland (529), Chicago (547), Orlando (646), New Orleans (648), ESPN Studios (933)

PICTURESQUE VIEWS: Two of America’s most picturesque lakes can be

found within a short drive of Cookeville. Dale Hollow Lake is just to the north, while Center

Hill Lake (shown here) is just south of town.

NICE WEATHER: The Cookeville area enjoys a mild climate

throughout the year, perfect for the abundant outdoor recreational opportunities.

January: average high 53F, average low 38F,July: average high 89F, average low 67FAnnual average precipitation: 51 inches

Annual average snowfall: 8 inches

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Documents

2011 Tennessee Tech Volleyball Guide