AUSTIN PEAY VOLLEYBALL 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE 2002 LADY GOVS • RADIO/TV CHART 2002 Roster & Quick Facts ........................... IFC Lady Govs Radio/TV Chart ............................... 1 Austin Peay Athletics Mission ........................... 1 Austin Peay State University ............................. 2 Dr. Sherry Hoppe, President ............................. 2 Dave Loos, Athletics Director ............................ 3 Dunn Center/Dave Aaron Arena ....................... 3 Head Coach Cheryl Holt ................................... 4 All-Time APSU Coaching Records By Year ...... 5 #1 #2 #3 #4 Assistant Coach Corey Carlin ........................... 5 Cindy Wall Amber Stein Kelsey McNalley Jamie DeAnda 2002 Season Preview ....................................... 6 Lady Govs Series Records ............................... 7 2002 Player Profiles .......................................... 8 Lady Govs All-Time Honors ............................ 11 Lady Govs All-Time Letterwinners .................. 13 2002 Opponents ............................................. 14 The Ohio Valley Conference ........................... 15 Ohio Valley Conference Opponents ............... 15 OVC 2001 in Review ....................................... 16 2001 Final APSU Overall Statistics ................. 16 #5 #6 #7 #8 2001 Final APSU Results ............................... 17 Ranay Dato Elizabeth Julie Burkhalter Casey Kelley 2001 Final APSU Conference-Only Statistics .17 Murrieta Milestone Clubs .............................................. 18 Lady Govs Single-Match Records .................. 18 Lady Govs Season Records ........................... 19 Lady Govs Career Records ............................. 19 Tachikara Volleyball ........................................ 20 Athletics + Academics = Success ................. IBC CREDITS #9 #10 #11 #12 The 2002 Austin Peay volleyball media Sarah Schramka Jamie deTurck Samantha Veronica Senica guide was written and designed by Cody Bush, Revell assistant sports information director, with ed- iting assistance from Brad Kirtley, sports in- formation director. Special thanks to student intern Justin Dickens for his assistance. The guide was printed xxx. Special thanks to xxx. Austin Peay State University A Tennessee Board of Regents Institution #13 #15 #16 Austin Peay is an equal opportunity employer Amy Walk Mandy White Casey Lee committed to the education of a non-racially Stansell identifiable student body. AP-xxx AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT Intercollegiate athletics at Austin Peay State University aspires to provide educational and broad- based competitive opportunities at the NCAA Division I level for eligible male and female student athletes. Seeking to maintain a proper balance between athletic and academic programs, the Univer- sity is committed to preparing students for productive, fulfilling and responsible lives. In addition to developing individual ability and successful programs, those athletic experiences will be instrumental in developing the concepts of teamwork, sportsmanship, loyalty, self-confidence plus the qualities of leadership and discipline. Intercollegiate athletics endeavors to provide positive impressions of University activities to a di- versified group of audiences. Austin Peay strives to attract a diverse and talented group of partici- pants, coaches and administrators with a strong commitment to excellence, openness, gender equity and integrity, reflecting a precise adherence to NCAA and conference rules and philosophies. As a result, Austin Peay athletics assumes a major role in assisting University development and fiscal responsibility. The departmental goals and objectives are based upon its mission as it builds on its traditions, confidently looking forward to an exciting and progressive future. PAGE 1 AUSTIN PEAY VOLLEYBALL 2002 AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY Austin Peay State Univer- Austin Peay State University currently enrolls more than 7,000 students sity is a comprehensive, state- from every region of Tennessee, most of the 50 states and several foreign assisted university with a dis- countries. tinguished tradition in liberal Austin Peay offers more than 50 majors in associate, bachelor's, and professional education. master's and education specialist's degrees with additional areas of con- The institution is named in centration. Courses are offered in arts and sciences, business, education, honor of Austin Peay, engineering technology, nursing and human services. Graduate studies Tennessee's governor from 1924 until 1927, the year APSU was founded. also are offered in several areas. In addition, numerous online courses are The university is located in Clarksville, Tenn., just 45 minutes north- offered each semester. west of Tennessee's capital, Nashville, on Interstate 24. One of the South's A state leader in public service, Austin Peay State University has more most historic cities, Clarksville also is Tennessee's third-fastest growing than 750 employees. Engaged in the most modern teaching techniques city behind only Memphis and Nashville. and research are nearly 300 full-time faculty members, 91 percent of whom Situated on gently rolling terrain near picturesque downtown Clarksville, hold the earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degrees in their disci- Austin Peay's main campus consists of 65 buildings on 160 acres. The plines. classical Georgian architecture of the Austin Peay campus is combined with newer buildings. This blend provides a link with the past while reflecting the academic excellence and dignity of an institution of higher learning. The newest building additions to the main campus are the Sundquist Science Complex and the new Mor- gan University Center, both opening for use during the 2001-2002 school year. The Sundquist Complex is one of the South's premier science education facili- ties and represents the largest capital appropriation ever in Tennessee for a single classroom building. The new Morgan University Center is located in the heart of the campus and features a cybercafe, meeting rooms, a food court, coffee shop, ballroom and lounges for Austin Peay students. Austin Peay's campus has been the site of seven educational institutions since 1806. The campus was occupied by Southwestern for 50 years until 1925 when the school moved to Memphis. Austin Peay was founded two years later as a two-year normal school to train teachers for the region. Austin Peay has grown over the years to take its place among the finest mid- The sculpture, “The Gateway,” (center) stands near the entry to the main campus at Austin Peay. It was created sized four-year universities in the nation. by Dr. James Diehr, professor of art, as part of the state of Tennessee’s Homecoming ‘86 celebration. The “flame” Austin Peay Normal School became a four-year at the top represents the “light of truth.” The bell corresponds to the Liberty Bell, a reference to Browning’s being college in 1941-42, and university status was conferred modeled on Independence Hall. The human figure inside represents the men and women who come to the Sept. 1, 1967. University to learn. DR. SHERRY HOPPE, PRESIDENT AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY Dr. Sherry Hoppe was appointed Austin glish Education are from the Univer- Peay's eighth president on January 30, 2001 – sity of Tennessee at Chattanooga. a three-way history-making event: In addition to her work in higher • First, she became the first woman president education, Hoppe has been active of Austin Peay. in numerous community affairs. She • Second, she is the first person in Tennessee has served on the board of Cham- to move directly from the presidency of a com- bers of Commerce in Roane County, munity college to that of a four-year university. Oak Ridge (where she served as • And, third, she is the first of only two women chair), and Clarksville/Montgomery to be appointed –both on the same date – to County. She also has served on eco- the presidency of a four-year university within nomic development boards in all the Tennessee Board of Regents System – the three of these areas. nation's sixth largest system of higher educa- Service to the community also tion. includes board membership for the Dr. Hoppe was president of Roane State Methodist Medical Center of Oak Community College in Harriman, from 1988 un- Ridge, Technology 20/20, Tennessee til taking a leave of absence in 2000 to serve as Austin Peay's interim presi- Resource Valley, and numerous community agencies. She is a former dent. She has worked in the Tennessee Board of Regents System for more member of the Commission on Colleges and has just concluded two terms than 20 years, including more than 10 years at Chattanooga State Technical on the Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Community College and a short stint at Nashville State Technical Institute Schools. She recently has served as the president of the Tennessee Col- as interim president. lege Association. A member of Rotary, she and her husband Bob attend Hoppe earned her doctorate in educational administration with collat- Trinity Episcopal Church. eral work in communications from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. They have a son, Kevin, who holds a bachelor's degree in criminal jus- Her master's degree in counseling and her undergraduate degree in En- tice and is a member of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. PAGE 2 AUSTIN PEAY VOLLEYBALL 2002 DAVE LOOS, ATHLETICS DIRECTOR AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY Dave Loos, the Governors head basketball building