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South Dakota State University Open PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access Institutional Repository and Information Exchange South Dakota State University Jackrabbits Jackrabbit Volleyball Media Guides (1988-2014) Athletics 2004 2004 Jackrabit Volleyball South Dakota State University Follow this and additional works at: https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/volleyball-guides SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Division I Action Now Playing at an Arena Near You 2004 JACKRABBIT VOLLEYBALL SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY TABLE OF CONTENTS Roster/Team Information ........1 Coaches/Administration ......2-4 Season Preview......................5 Player Profiles ..................6-16 2003 Season Review............17 Seri Aamlid Kesa Alexander Amy Anderson Stephanie Behm Opponent Information ....18-22 Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D. Fr., Pilger, Neb. Fr., Huron, S.D. So., Jackson,Wis. Jackrabbit History ................23 SDSU Record Book ........24-25 Jackrabbit All-Americans..26-28 All-Time Award Winners ........29 Postseason History................30 About SDSU....................31-32 Sarah Biggerstaff Carley Boll Kim Bostrom Sara Doschadis BY THE NUMBERS Sr.,Winona, Minn. So.,Watertown, Minn. Sr., Circle Pines, Minn. Jr., Champlin, Minn. PLAYERS BY CLASS • Incoming Freshmen ............6 • Redshirt Freshmen ..............1 • Sophomores........................4 • Juniors................................2 • Seniors ..............................3 PLAYERS BY STATE • Minnesota ..........................7 Sara Hinrichs Kristie Klusaw Kristina Martin Mackenzie Osadchuk • South Dakota......................3 RSFr.,Windsor, Colo. So., Bellevue, Neb. Fr., Hubertus,Wis. Fr., Apple Valley, Minn. • Nebraska ............................2 • Wisconsin............................2 • Colorado ............................1 • Iowa ..................................1 Samantha Pearson Minette Ridenour Emily Rooney Sarah Simet Fr., Chaska, Minn. So., Council Bluffs, Iowa Fr., Red Wing, Minn. Sr., Brookings, S.D. 2004 JACKRABBIT VOLLEYBALL 2004 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VOLLEYBALL ROSTER NO. PLAYER YEAR HEIGHT POS. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 1 Kristie Klusaw* So. 5-10 S Bellevue, Neb./Omaha Gross High School 2 Sarah Biggerstaff*** Sr. 5-11 OH/MH Winona, Minn./Winona High School 3 Stephanie Behm* So. 5-11 S Jackson,Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School 4 Kristina Martin Fr. 6-0 OH Hubertus,Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School 5 Seri Aamlid* Jr. 6-0 OH Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt High School 6 Sara Hinrichs RSFr. 5-5 DS/L Windsor, Colo./Windsor High School (University of Wyoming) 7 Amy Anderson Fr. 5-11 MH/OH Huron, S.D./Huron High School 8 Kesa Alexander Fr. 5-10 DS/S Pilger, Neb./Wisner-Pilger High School 9 Kim Bostrom*** Sr. 5-10 MH Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial High School 10 Sara Doschadis** Jr. 5-7 DS/L Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park High School 11 Carley Boll* So. 6-1 MH Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer High School 12 Emily Rooney Fr. 6-0 MH Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing High School 13 Minette Ridenour* So. 6-0 OH Council Bluffs, Iowa/Abraham Lincoln High School 14 Sarah Simet*** Sr. 5-8 DS/L Brookings, S.D./Brookings High School 15 Samantha Pearson Fr. 5-6 DS/L Chaska, Minn./Chaska High School 16 Mackenzie Osadchuk Fr. 5-11 MH Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview High School * indicates number of letters earned Head Coach: Andrew Palileo Graduate Assistant: TeAna Crutcher Assistant Coach: Aaron Nelson Student/Volunteer Assistants: Wendy O’Neill, Angie Rime 2004 TEAM INFORMATION LOCATION — Brookings, S.D. *** Kim Bostrom, 5-10, Sr., middle hitter, Circle Pines, Minn., 407 kills ENROLLMENT — 10,561 (fall 2003) (3.57 kpg), .333 hitting pct., 90 blocks (.79 bpg) in 114 games; COLORS — Yellow and Blue *** Sarah Simet,5-8, Sr., defensive specialist/libero, Brookings, S.D., NICKNAME — Jackrabbits 321 digs (2.87 dpg) and 10 service aces in 112 games; AFFILIATION — NCAA Division I - Provisional ** Sara Doschadis, 5-7, Jr., defensive specialist, Champlin, Minn., 135 CONFERENCE — Independent digs (1.47 dpg), 9 service aces in 92 games; PRESIDENT — Peggy Gordon Miller * Seri Aamlid, 6-0, Jr., outside hitter, Sioux Falls, S.D., 3 kills, 7 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR — Fred M. Oien blocks in 11 games; SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR — Nancy Neiber * Stephanie Behm, 5-11, So., setter, Jackson,Wis., 1,068 assists ASSISTANT TO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR (INTERNAL) — Rob Peterson (11.24 apg), 169 digs (1.78 dpg), 50 blocks (.53 bpg) in 95 games; ASSISTANT TO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR (EXTERNAL) — Keith Mahlum * Carley Boll, 6-1, So., middle hitter,Watertown, Minn., 26 kills, 35 ARENA — Frost Arena (8,000 capacity), which opened in February 1973, blocks (.85 bpg) in 41 games; is named after former SDSU coach and educator R.B.“Jack” Frost. Frost * Kristie Klusaw, 5-10, So., setter, Bellevue, Neb., 479 assists (8.26 Arena is located in the Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center. apg), 91 digs (1.57 dpg) in 58 games; HEAD COACH — Andrew Palileo (Crown College, 1991); fourth season * Minette Ridenour, 6-0, So., outside hitter, Council Bluffs, Iowa; 208 Record at SDSU: 69-32 in three seasons (.683 winning percentage) kills (2.24 kpg), .200 pct., 151 digs (1.62 dpg) in 93 games. Career Record: 154-77 in seven seasons (.667 winning percentage) INCOMING PLAYERS — 7 Office Phone: (605) 688-5819; Home Phone: (605) 692-9781 • Kesa Alexander, 5-10, Fr., defensive specialist/setter, Pilger, Neb.; E-Mail: [email protected] • Amy Anderson, 5-11, Fr., middle/outside hitter, Huron, S.D.; ASSISTANT COACH — Aaron Nelson (second season) • Sara Hinrichs, 5-5, RSFr., defensive specialist,Windsor, Colo. Office Phone: (605) 688-5737; Home Phone: (605) 695-1677 (transfer from University of Wyoming); E-Mail: [email protected] • Kristina Martin, 6-0, Fr., outside hitter, Hubertus,Wis.; GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH — TeAna Crutcher (second season) • Mackenzie Osadchuk, 5-11, Fr., middle hitter, Apple Valley, Minn.; STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH — Wendy O’Neill (first season) • Samantha Pearson, 5-6, Fr., defensive specialist, Chaska, Minn.; VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH — Angie Rime (first season) • Emily Rooney, 6-1, Fr., middle hitter, Red Wing, Minn. 2003 OVERALL RECORD — Won 13, Lost 19 SPORTS INFORMATION VOLLEYBALL CONTACT — Jason Hove, Assistant SID 2003 NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE RECORD — Won 2, Lost 12 (eighth) Office Phone: (605) 688-4822 2003 HOME RECORD — Won 5, Lost 9 Home Phone (605) 692-1484 2003 ROAD RECORD — Won 3, Lost 8 Cell Phone: (605) 695-1827 2003 NEUTRAL COURT RECORD — Won 5, Lost 2 Fax: (605) 688-5999 LETTERWINNERS LOST —5 E-mail: [email protected] LETTERWINNERS RETURNING — 9 (4 starters) ATHLETICS WEB ADDRESS — www.gojacks.info *** Sarah Biggerstaff 5-11, Sr., middle hitter,Winona, Minn., 240 kills ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT HOTLINE — (605) 688-4626 (2.14 kpg), .246 hitting pct., 121 blocks (1.08 bpg) in 112 games; PRESS ROW PHONE — (605) 688-5718 200 copies of the 2004 SDSU Volleyball Media Guide were produced by Jason Hove and the Jackrabbit Sports Information Service at a cost of $3.45 per copy. Photos credited to SDSU University Relations For information requests regarding SDSU athletics, please contact Ron Lenz, director of sports information, at (605) 688-4623, or Jason Hove, assistant director, at (605) 688-4822. Mailing address is SDSU Box 2820, Brookings, SD 57007-1497. 2004 SDSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE — 1 HEAD COACH ANDREW PALILEO ndrew Palileo continues his progression as a collegiate volleyball coach by leading the AJackrabbits to the ranks of NCAA Division I during the 2004 season. Palileo took over the reins of the SDSU volleyball program in the spring of 2001 following a successful four-year stint (1997-2000) at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minn. Palileo led the Royals to an 85-53 mark (.616 winning percentage) in his four years, including three consecutive 20-win seasons. His 1999 team, which finished the season 25-12 overall, won the first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title in school history and qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships. Palileo was honored as the MIAC Coach of the Year in 1999. In his first season at SDSU, Palileo led the Jackrabbits to the NCAA Division II champi- onship match, closing the 2001 season with a national runner-up finish and a 28-6 record. Prior to winning the first volleyball regional title in school history, Palileo also guided SDSU to a second-place finish in the North Central Conference, tying a team-best 15-3 mark in league play. The Jackrabbits nearly repeated that success during the 2002 season, compiling a 28-7 overall record and reaching the North Central Regional title match for the third consecutive year. SDSU also finished second in the North Central Conference with a 12-4 record. YEAR-BY-YEAR During the 2002 season SDSU attained its highest-ever national ranking with a No. 2 COACHING RECORD showing in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II poll for the first three AT BETHEL COLLEGE (MINN.) weeks of the season. YEAR OVERALL CONF. (MIAC) Last season, Palileo guided the Jackrabbits through a rebuilding season as they finished 1997 21-14 7-4 the 2003 campaign with a 13-19 overall record. 1998 20-15 8-3 The 2001 AVCA North Central Region Coach of the Year, Palileo has accumulated a 1999 25-12 9-2 154-77 record (.667 winning percentage) in seven seasons as a head coach, including a 2000 19-12 6-5 69-32 mark (.683 winning percentage) in his three seasons at SDSU. TOTALS 85-53 30-14 Originally from Hawaii, Palileo attended Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minn., earning AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE YEAR OVERALL CONF. (NCC) a bachelor's degree in missiology in 1991. He added a bachelor’s degree in social science/ 2001 28-6 15-3 secondary education at Crown in 1995 and earned a master’s degree in educational 2002 28-7 12-4 leadership at Bethel in 2000. 2003 13-19 2-12 Palileo began his volleyball coaching career as a junior varsity coach at Waconia (Minn.) TOTALS 69-32 29-19 High School in 1986 before moving on to the club ranks.