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SSTANFORDT A N F O R D WWOMEN’SO M E N ’ S VVOLLEYBALLO L L E Y B A L L ❮ COACHING STAFF WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM COACHING2009 STANFORD STAFFWOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL • 27 ❯ SSTANFORDT A N F O R D WWOMEN’SO M E N ’ S VVOLLEYBALLO L L E Y B A L L COACHING STAFF John Dunning John Dunning is no stranger to success. Few in the history of the sport can compete with the accomplishments of the Cardinal’s decorated head coach. In 2009, Dunning, the two-time reigning Pac-10 Coach of the Year, enters his ninth season at the helm of the Cardinal. In his time on The Farm, he has helped Stanford further strengthen its hold as one of the premier collegiate volleyball programs in the United States. Dunning has been in the spotlight of NCAA volleyball since he began his coaching career 24 years ago at Pacific. Since then, he has collected four national titles, matching former Cardinal coach Don Shaw for the most in NCAA his- tory, and coached in more Division I national title matches (9) than anyone. He has taken all 24 teams he has coached to the NCAA Tournament and led 21 of those teams to an NCAA Regional. Dunning ranks among the top five coaches all-time with an .829 career winning percentage, and among the top 10 active coaches with 676 career wins. Entering the 2009 season, Dunning boasts a 676-139 career record, with a 239-37 (.866) mark at Stanford. In his eight years on The Farm, Dunning has had nine athletes earn 22 AVCA All-America honors and developed four AVCA National Players of the Year. His Stanford teams have also posted a 68-20 record in the NCAA Tournament, won four Pac-10 titles and reached the national championship match in six of his eight seasons as head coach. Head Coach ❯ At Stanford Dunning took the reins of the Cardinal program in July 2001 and, in his very first year, coached Stanford to an unprec- Ninth Season edented fifth NCAA Championship and ninth Pac-10 title. Dunning’s squad swept previously unbeaten Long Beach San Diego State ’73 State in the national title match and finished the year with a 33-2 mark, tying the school record for most wins in a single season. Dunning also became the first Division I head coach to win a national championship in his first season at two different schools (Pacific and Stanford). For his efforts, he was honored as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year as well as the AVCA National Coach of the Year. Dunning had two athletes named AVCA All-Americans, including National Player of the Year Logan Tom. Three players garnered first-team All-Pac-10 honors while one, Ogonna Nnamani, was tabbed Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and ASICS/Volleyball Magazine National Freshman of the Year. In 2002, Stanford finished second nationally, battling its way back to the NCAA title match. That year, Dunning led the Cardinal to a 32-5 record and another NCAA Final Four appearance. The team finished as the NCAA runner-up, while three players were tabbed AVCA All-Americans and Tom repeated at the AVCA National Player of the Year. Nnamani was honored as an Academic All-American. In 2003, Dunning led the Cardinal to a 25-7 overall record and its 23rd consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Nnamani was honored as an AVCA First-Team All-American while teammate Jennifer Harvey was a second-team selection. Newcomer Kristin Richards was tabbed Pac-10 Freshman of the Year as well as Volleyball Magazine’s National Freshman of the Year. ❯ John Dunning’s Career Record Year School W L Pct. Conference Finish NCAA Finish Final Ranking 1985 Pacifi c 36 3 .923 15-1/1st 1st 2 ❯ The Dunning File 1986 Pacifi c 39 3 .929 17-1/1st 1st 2 1987 Pacifi c 30 4 .882 16-2/2nd t-5th 1 CAREER RECORDS 1988 Pacifi c 22 13 .629 14-4/2nd t-5th 10 Overall: 676-139 (.829) 1989 Pacifi c 29 5 .853 14-4/2nd t-9th 3 At Stanford: 239-37 (.866) 1990 Pacifi c 30 7 .811 14-4/3rd 2nd 5 NCAA Tournament: 68-20 (.773) 1991 Pacifi c 24 6 .800 15-3/2nd t-9th 4 1992 Pacifi c 27 6 .818 16-2/2nd t-5th 4 COACHING AWARDS 1993 Pacifi c 21 10 .677 12-6/4th t-9th 11 2008 Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1994 Pacifi c 23 7 .767 14-4/3rd t-9th 11 2008 Regional Coach of the Year 1995 Pacifi c 21 9 .700 14-4/3rd t-17th 19 2007 Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1996 Pacifi c 26 7 .788 14-2/1st t-9th 12 2001 AVCA National Coach of the 1997 Pacifi c 23 9 .719 12-4/3rd t-17th 16 Year 1998 Pacifi c 26 6 .813 13-3/3rd t-9th 10 2001 Regional Coach of the Year 1999 Pacifi c 32 3 .914 15-1/1st t-3rd 3 2001 Pac-10 Coach of the Year 2000 Pacifi c 28 4 .875 15-1/1st t-9th 8 2000 Regional Coach of the Year 2001 Stanford 33 2 .943 17-1/1st 1st 1 2000 Big West Coach of the Year 2002 Stanford 32 5 .865 15-3/2nd 2nd 2 1999 Big West Coach of the Year 2003 Stanford 25 7 .781 14-4/2nd t-9th 10 1996 Big West Coach of the Year 2004 Stanford 30 6 .833 15-3/2nd 1st 1 1986 PCAA Coach of the Year 2005 Stanford 26 6 .813 14-4/2nd t-17th 13 1985 Volleyball Monthly National 2006 Stanford 30 4 .882 16-2/1st 2nd 2 Coach of the Year 2007 Stanford 32 3 .914 16-2/1st 2nd 2 2008 Stanford 31 4 .886 17-1/1st 2nd 2 Totals 676 139 .829 9 Conference Titles 4 NCAA Titles 18 Top-10 Finishes 28 • 2009 STANFORD WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM SSTANFORDT A N F O R D WWOMEN’SO M E N ’ S VVOLLEYBALLO L L E Y B A L L ❮ COACHING STAFF John Dunning is the only Division I women’s volleyball coach to win an NCAA Championship as a first- year head coach at two different schools. In 1985 at Pacific, he became the first first-year coach in NCAA history to win a national title, and in 2001 he repeated the feat as a first-year head coach at Stanford. In 2004, StanfordStanford reached the national title match for the third time in four years, and once again, captured ththe NCAA crown with a three-game sweep of Minnesota. Dunning coached thethe CardinalCardinal to a 30-6 overall record and the sixth national title in school history. Nnamani, Stanford’sStanford’s toptop player, gained AVCA All-America honors for a fourth-straight season. In addition,addition, NnamaniNnam was named the 2005 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year (Honda- Broderick Cup),Cu a 2005 NCAA Today’s Top Eight Award recipient, the Pac-10 Player of the YearYear and receivedrec an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Richards was named a Volleyball MagazineMagazine First-Team All-American, and an all-conference first-team selection. In 2005,20 Dunning led Stanford to a 26-6 record and a 25th consecutive NCAA TournamentTourn appearance. He was also a recipient of the USA Volleyball All-Time GreatGrea Coach Award, presented each year by USA Volleyball, the national govern- ing body of the sport, to recognize the all-time great coaches of volleyball. AfterA a one-year absence, Dunning led Stanford back to the NCAA title match inin 2006. Under his guidance, Stanford posted a 30-4 record, claimed its first outrightou Pac-10 title since 2001 and made an NCAA Tournament run that cul- minatedm in its 16th trip to the Final Four. On October 20, 2006, Dunning earned hish 600th win as a head coach against Oregon. A school-record four players earnede AVCA All-America honors. In 2007, Dunning continued to build on the tradition of success, leading his team back to the national championship match. Stanford repeated as the Pac-10 Champion for the first time in Dunning’s tenure and, for his efforts, he was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Stanford went 32-3 on its way to a 17th NCAA Final Four appearance, and reached the national title match for the fifth time since Dunning took over the program. The Cardinal swept the postseason Pac-10 awards for the first time since 2001, with Alix Klineman earning Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honors, Foluke Akinradewo being named Pac-10 Player of the Year and Dunning earning the distinction as the conference’s top coach. For the second consecutive year, a school-record four Stanford players earned AVCA All-America honors. Klineman was named the Volleyball Magazine National Freshman of the Year, while Akinradewo was recognized as the AVCA National Player of the Year. Last season, Dunning posted a 31-4 record, led his team to the national championship match for the third year in a row and became the first coachc in the sport’s history to coach in nine NCAA title matches. The squad went 17-1 in conference play to secure its third consecutive Pac-10 Championship, establishing the most dominant title streak in nearly a decade. The Cardinal opened the NCAA Tournament with four consecutive sweeps for the first time since 1994, then became the first team in NCAA history to overcome an 0-2 deficit in an NCAA semifinal match.