Wright State University Volleyball Media Guide 2004
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Wright State University CORE Scholar Athletics Publications Athletics 9-1-2004 Wright State University Volleyball Media Guide 2004 Wright State University Athletics Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/athletics_publications Part of the Public Relations and Advertising Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Athletics (2004). Wright State University Volleyball Media Guide 2004. : Wright State University. This Media Guide is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Athletics Publications by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. I~ WRIGHT STATE VOLLEYBALL ~I Contents Mission Statement All-Time Letterwinners ....................................... 28 The athletics program at Wright State University is rec All-Time Results ............................................ 22-27 ognized as an integral part of the total educational Career Records ................................................. 20 process. The athletics program is designed to contrib Coaching Staff ................................................ 2-3 ute to the total development of the student-athlete s Dayton ............................................................... 29 health, fitness, skill, leadership, and respect for others. Ervin J. Nutter Center ....................................... 32 Horizon League ................................................. 17 Wright State University s intercollegiate athletic repre Player Profiles ................................................ 5-15 sentatives are student-athletes, coaches and staffwho Results and Statistics, 2003 ............................... 16 are instructed on and dedicated to the principles of Roster .................................................................... 4 fair play and amateur competition as defined by the Schedule ........................................................... IFC rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It Series Records ............................................. 18-19 is the responsibility of the athletics administration and Single-Season Records ........................... .......... 21 coaches to insure that the entire program is in full Wright State Quick Facts ................................... 1 compliance with all pertinent rules and regulations. Wright State University ................................ 30-31 Objectives of the intercollegiate athletics program at Wright State University are to: 1. provide a form of student activity which is gener ally accepted part of collegiate life. 2. provide opportunities for the development of unique skills and abilities to a diverse segment of the male and female student population. 3. provide the opportunityand motivation for partici pation in sports activities for a broad segment of the male and female student population. 4. provide a vehicle which is a recognized builder of morale and esprit de corps among students, staff, and alumni. 5. create an awareness of and support for Wright State University within the region, state and nation. 6. sponsor a breadth of programs which will provide student-athletes with the opportunity to compete on a local, regional, or national level. Within this objective, programs will be funded and expecta tions generated which will provide each program or individual with the opportunity to achieve suc cess. 7. provideanenvironment in which the student-athlete will learn the value of fair play, the necessity of obeying rules and regulations, and the necessity to perform up to prescribed academic standards. Credits Compilation: Matt Zirc her, Wright State Assoc iate SID Photography: WSU Center for Tea c hing and Learning Nick Falzerano, Nicholas Studios Trevor Thompson 1 2004 Volleyball I~ HEAD COACH JOYLYNN TRACY ~I Joylynn Tracy, in her seventh season as Wright State s head vol The Tracy File leyba 11 coach, is a dedicated Season Role Record· Raider veteran who has been in 1989 * Player 28-10 volved in every facet of the pro 1990 Player 18-15 gram in the 15 overall years that 1991 * Player 22-17 she has been here. 1992 Player 15-17 That dedication has paid off 1993 * Undergraduate Assistant 23-15 for Tracy in recent seasons as the 1995 Assistant Coach 23-10 Raiders have put together an im 1996 Assistant Coach 10-23 pressive list of accomplishments. In 2002, Wrig~t State 1997 Assistant Coach 10-21 pulled off one of its biggest wins ever, defeating # 12 1998 # Head Coach 11-18 Michigan State at the Western Michigan Invitational, 1999 Head Coach 11-19 and received votes in the Division I American Volleyball 2000 # Head Coach 11-17 Coaches Association s Top 25 poll for the first time ever. 2001 Head Coach 21 -7 That 2002 success built upon a 2001 campaign that 2002 # Head Coach 18-1 3 saw Tracy named as the Tachikara Midwest Region 2003 Head Coach 16-15 Coach of the Year. The honor followed a season that saw the Raiders post their best record since joining the * NIVC Participant Division I ranks at 21-7. WSU also reached as high as # League Tournament Semifinalist fourth in the regional rankings before ending the year as fifth. The recognition didn t stop there as Tracy was also State volleyball, including the appearances at the Na tional Invitational Volleyball Championship in 1989, 1991 named the Horizon League Coach ofthe Year as Wright and 1993, the runner-up finish in the Mid-Continent Con State won 11 league contests after winning just four the ferenceTournamentin 1993 andthe 15-3 start bythe 1995 year before. By finishing third in the standings, the team. Raiders posted theirhighest regu The Raiders have also advanced to the conference lar-season leaguefinish since 1992. tournament semifinals three times in Tracy s five seasons. Tracy started off her Raider ca A native of Fostoria, Ohio, Tracy is a graduate of reeras a four-yearletterwinneras Hopewell-Loudon High School. She graduated with a an outside hitter from 1989-92. bachelor sdegreein communicationstudies from Wright She led Wright State in kills her State in December 1993. final two seasons with 336 in 1991 Tracy and her husband Mike, who enters his third and311in1992andcollected711 kills in 294 games during her ca season as head coach of the WSU men s soccer team, were married in December 1998. They reside in Beaver reer. Tracy was also the team creek with their 3-year-old son, Mattaus. MVP in 1992. She then began her coaching career as an undergraduate as sistantduringthe 1993 season and was the top assistantunderSteve Opperman from 1995-97, where her primary duties included or ganizing practice sessions, recruit ing and aiding with match strat egy. Her past coaching experiences a lso include being the head coach of the men s volleyball club team at WSU and coaching at the Junior Olympic level. Tracy has been a large part of the Division I success of Wright Wright State University 2 I~ COACHING STAFF ~I Associate Head Coach Rob Beam Promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2003 for his loyalty and tremendous contribution to the program, Rob Beam is in his fifth year overall at WSU. Coach Beam has been instrumental in the Raiders success on and off the court. He has designed several programs to aid in training and development of players and works closely with Coach Tracy on offensive and defen sive systems. In 200l , he presented one of his systems atthe American Volleyball Coaches Association convention in San Diego. His other responsibilities include organizing practice sessions, recruiting and aiding in match strategy. Along with his duties at Wright State, Beam served as Director of Coaching Develop ment this past club season for Dayton Juniors, the club he has worked with since 2000. In 2002, his Blue Angels team placed third in the 17 Open Division at the Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships in Salt Lake City. This was the first team in the history of the club that won a medal at this tournament. In 2003, his 17 Open team finish fifth in the club division at nationals. Beam arrived in 2000 following a year at Quincy University as the First Assistant for both the women sand men steams. He was instrumental in the Hawks success in 1999 as they finished as the # 16 ranked team in NCAA Divsion I Men s Volleyball. Prior to coaching at the collegiate level, Beam worked with both high school and club teams. For two years he coached at Dubuque High School in Iowa. He then coached for the Adversity Volleyball Club in Northfield, Illinois, from 1997-99. As a player, Beam helped build the men s volleyball program at Clarke College into a perennial NCAA Division Ill powerhouse. During his career, he captained the team, was nomed Most Valuable Player and was the recipient of both the Hustle Award and the Senior Athlete of the Year. A defensive standout, Beam was the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association leader in digs per game as a senior and finished second in the nation overall. A two-sport standout, Beam was also the Most Valuable Player as a midfielder on the Crusader soccer team. He graduated summa cum laude from the school in 1996. Assistant Coach Student Assistant Mike Schroeder Allie Smerz Back for his sixth season on the After a successful career that Raider coaching staff this season is ended last season, Allie Smerz returns Mike Schroeder, who brings to WSU in 2004 as a student assistant coach an extensive background as both on the Raider staff. a player and coach. The 2003 Horizon