Men's Volleyball Roster
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Grossmont College Men’s Volleyball COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION Dr. Sunita V. Cooke Dr. John Colson James Spillers Dr. Chris Hill President Vice President Associate Dean of Athletics Interim Dean, Mathematics, Student Services Natural Sciences, Exercise Science and Wellness Men's Volleyball Roster No. NAME YEAR POSITION HEIGHT HIGH SCHOOL 17 Shane Beatty Freshman Setter 6’2” Granite Hills H.S., San Diego 15 Eduardo Carrillo Freshman Setter 5’9” Montgomery H.S., San Diego 8 Jose Mendoza Sophomore Outside Hitter 5’10” Ensenada, Mexico 6 Diego Bustos Freshman Opposite 6’3” Tijuana, Mexico 9 Jorge Cabrera Freshman Middle Blocker 6’2” Hoover H.S., San Diego 10 Devin Lesch Freshman Middle Blocker 6’6” El Cajon Valley H.S., San Diego 12 Luke Baxter Freshman Outside Hitter 6’4” Valhalla H.S., San Diego 1 Dane Raleigh Sophomore Libero 5’9” Hart H.S., California 3 Justin Simmons Freshman Outside Hitter 6’1” St. Augustine H.S., San Diego 11 Connor Jopson Freshman Opposite 6’4” Clairemont H.S., San Diego 4 Jason Guarnes Freshman Outside Hitter 6’2” Otay Ranch H.S., San Diego 7 Kyle Wulff Sophomore Libero 5’11” Otay Ranch H.S., San Diego 13 Shalimar Buchanan Freshman Middle Bl/Opposite 6’6” Bonita Vista H.S., San Diego 18 Jacob Haar Freshman Middle Blocker 6’6” Grossmont H.S., San Diego Head Coach Fred Featherstone 22nd year Co-Head Coach Travis Lee 3rd year Assistant Coach Jimmy Lopez 4th year Assistant Coach Mike Ortiz 1st year 11-0013-016 HEAD COACH - FRED FEATHERSTONE Coach Featherstone will be entering his twenty-second year coaching the Griffins. 2011 will be Coach Featherstone’s final year of coaching at Grossmont College. Last spring, Featherstone was selected to the Community College Men’s Volleyball Hall of Fame. During Featherstone’s tenure, Grossmont has secured three, third place finishes at the State Tournament (1994, 1999 and 2000); one Orange Empire Conference Championship (2000) with the men and one Pacific Coast Conference Championship as the women’s head coach in 1995. He has led the Griffs to thirteen post-season playoff berths since 1990. In addition, he has been named Conference Coach of the year in ‘94, ‘98, ‘00 with men and ‘95 with the Lady Griffs. In ‘07, Featherstone was chosen Pacific Coast Conference All Sports Coach of the Year after leading the men’s team to a 13-5 record. Featherstone's career record at Grossmont College stands at 203 wins and 181 losses. Featherstone’s coaching career at Grossmont began the same year (1990) that he founded the Seaside Boys Junior Olympic Development Program in San Diego County. Seaside has achieved unprecedented regional and national success under Featherstone's leadership. The club has medaled ten times at the U.S. Junior Olympics including four national championships (‘92, ‘97, 2006 and 2010). Seaside has sent over 250 boys to college programs including five players who have gone on to the U.S. Olympic team. Featherstone had the privilege of coaching three current starters from Team USA: Richard Lambourne, David Lee, and Reid Priddy, when they were junior club players; and, two former Griffin stars: Ben Bodipo and James Hammerstrand, who played for the U.S. National Team in the early nineties. In addition, Featherstone coached current AVP Pro Beach star Matt Olson at Grossmont; Houston Rockets basketball player Chase Budinger; and last year’s NCAA co-player of the year from UCLA, Garrett Muagututia when they competed for Seaside VBC. Coach Featherstone prepped at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California where he formed the school’s first boys volleyball program in 1964. He was playing in the famous Manhattan Open Beach Doubles Tournament as a teen. Prior to coming to Grossmont, Coach Featherstone led the United States International University (USIU) Women’s Division I team into the NCAA Tournament in 1986; led the La Jolla High School boys team to the CIF Finals in 1973-74; and steered the Southwestern College Men’s Volleyball Team to runner-up finishes in the Old Pacific Coast Athletic Association in 1976-77. In 1991, Fred was Head Coach of the West Team in the Summer Olympic Festival in Los Angeles. Fred’s overall college victory total stands at 308. Featherstone was a three-sport athlete (football, track, volleyball) at San Diego State and has won numerous beach tournaments over the years. In Featherstone’s words: “Volleyball has been my life; I have no regrets. I’ve had a good run. I’ve given everything I have to the sport and feel blessed to have grown up enjoying the So Cal lifestyle, mainly, surfing and volleyball. It’s now time to step aside and let the current young guys take over.” Fred and wife Cheryl plan to retire in The East Cape, Los Cabos, Mexico. 2 CO-HEAD COACH - TRAVIS LEE Grossmont welcomes Travis Lee back in 2011. The plan for 2011 is for Travis to assist Coach Featherstone with the head coaching duties. Travis played for the Griffins in ‘06 and ‘07 and earned All Pacific Coast Conference honors as an outside hitter. Lee came to Grossmont College from Grossmont High School where he was All Grossmont League in 2005. In ‘07, Travis was selected Most Valuable Player for the Griffins. Since ‘06, Travis has been coaching for Seaside Volleyball Club and Shorebreak VBC, at the middle school and early high school levels. Coach Featherstone states, “Travis brings a lot of enthusiasm and passion to the gym every day. He is an outstanding player and is developing into one of the more respected young coaches in the county. In addition to working with our program, he is also teaching full time at Johnson Elementary School in El Cajon.” ASSISTANT COACH - MIKE ORTIZ A new addition to the Griffin staff in 2011, Mike played for the Griffs in ‘04 and ‘05. He went on to play for UC Irvine where he was a member of their ‘07 National Championship, Division I Anteater team. Mike has coached club boys volleyball for the past three years--two with Seaside VBC and currently with Shorebreak VBC. In addi- tion, Mike has been the assistant boy’s varsity volleyball coach at Grossmont High School. Grossmont reached the CIF finals in 2010. Mike’s primary job will be assisting Travis with all operational duties of the program and training the middle blockers. ASSISTANT COACH - JIMMY LOPEZ In ‘11, former Griffin setter Jimmy Lopez begins his fourth season as a Griffin assistant coach. Selected to the Orange Empire Conference First Team in ‘06, Jimmy backed that up in ‘07 with a First Team All Pacific Coast Conference spot. At 34 years of age, Jimmy brings a lot of adult maturity to the assistant’s position. Aside from an illustrious playing career as an international setter, Jimmy has also coached at Sweetwater High School (‘03), Coronado High School (‘04), and Monte Vista High School (‘05). Jimmy coached for Seaside VBC, as well, in ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, and ‘09. Recently, Jimy competed with Mexico at the Norceca’s and as a player in his native country, Mexico, Jimmy’s teams--one a junior high school team--won two National Club Team Championships in Colima, Mexico in ‘93 and an Adult Open Championship in ‘01 in Sinaloa, Mexico. In addition, Jimmy has played extensively for the famous Mikaza and Ensenada Spikers International Club Teams and won the prestigious Estero Beach Doubles Tournament in ‘05. Jimmy is a AAA beach player. At Grossmont, Jimmy was chosen team MVP by his teammates in both ‘06 and ‘07. In Featherstone’s words, “Jimmy brings years of on-court knowledge as a setter to the Grossmont program. Quite sim- ply, he was the most experienced setter to ever play for me in 20 years of coaching. I welcome him back to our program. Having him around to tutor our setters will be a big plus for us again in 2011.” 3 Grossmont College Salutes Ben Bodipo - MEMBO Former Griffin (‘90) Scott Downey James Hammerstrand U.S. Olympic Festival Participant Former Griffin (‘96, ‘98) Former Griffin (‘92) Men’s “B” Team National 1994-95 U.S. Olympic Festival (‘98) Men’s National Team 1994-96 Jeff Hall John Hawks Former Griffin (‘02-‘06) Former Griffin (‘93, ‘94) Asst. Men’s Coach, Univ. of Pacific Asst. Men’s Coach, Univ. of Southern California Louis Borowitz Phil Jackson Ed Jackson Chuck Moore Drew Naifeh Former Griffin (‘92-’93) Former Griffin (‘90-’91) Former Griffin (‘90-’91) Former Griffin (‘93-’94) Former Griffin (‘93-’94) Ohio State (‘94) SDSU (‘93-’94) Sacramento State (‘92-’94) LBSU (‘95-’96) BYU (‘95-’96) Ryan Niles Joe Knight Jed Stotsenberg Nate Michael Mat Olson Former Griffin (‘94-’95) Former Griffin (‘95-’96) Former Griffin (‘98) Former Griffin (‘99-’00) Former Griffin (‘99-’00) SDSU (‘96-’97) Rutgers University (‘98) SDSU (‘99) La Verne University of Arizona (‘01) 4 Grossmont College Salutes Brian Cremascoli Mike Burke Jerry Stevens Nick Brockman Corey Fox Former Griffin (‘91) Former Griffin (‘00) Former Griffin (‘00, ‘01) Former Griffin (‘02) Former Griffin (‘02) Loyola, Chicago (‘97-’98) BYU (‘02) William Woods Univ. (‘02) Santa Cruz USD Steve Bixby Reuban Danley Justin Harris Jeff Conover Cory Dudley Former Griffin (‘02) Former Griffin (‘02) Former Griffin (‘02, ‘03) Former Griffin (‘02, ‘03) Former Griffin (‘03, ‘04) William Woods Univ. UCSD University of Hawaii CS Northridge UCSD Scott Crusey Brian Vilven Tyler Roberts Nick Ellis Mike Ortiz Former Griffin (‘05) Former Griffin (‘05) Former Griffin (‘04, ‘05) Former Griffin (‘04, ‘05) Former Griffin (‘04, ‘05) Univ. of Arizona New York Univ.