S T A N F O R D A THLETICS A Tr a d i t i o n o f E x c e l l e n c e 121 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship award winners, including five in 2008-09. 111 National Championships won by Stanford teams since 1926. 90 Stanford student-athletes who earned All-America status in 2008-09. 80 NCAA Championships won by Stanford teams since 1980. 48 Stanford-affiliated athletes and coaches who represented the United States and seven other countries at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. 33 Consecutive years Stanford teams have won at least one national championship. 31 Stanford teams that advanced to postseason play in 2008-09. 20 Different Stanford teams that have won at least one national championship. 15 Consecutive Learfield Sports Directors’ Cups. 14 Stanford teams that finished ranked in the Top 10 in their respective sports in 2008-09. 12 Stanford student-athletes who earned conference Athlete of the Year honors in 2008-09. 10 Stanford student-athletes who earned Academic All-America recognition in 2008-09. 6 Stanford teams that earned perfect scores of 1,000 in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Report Rate in 2008-09. 6 Regular season conference championships won by Stanford teams in 2008-09. 4 Pac-10/Toyo Tires Scholar Athletes of the Year Awards in 2008-09. 3 National Freshman of the Year honors in 2008-09. 3 National Coach of the Year honors in 2008-09. 2 National Player of the Year honors in 2008-09. 2 National Championships won by Stanford teams in 2008-09 (men’s gymnastics, women’s rowing). 2010 MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2010 STANFORD MEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2010 Stanford Men’s Volleyball Quick Facts General Information Media Information Location: Stanford, Calif. Interview requests for players and coaches must Enrollment: 15,140 (6,812 undergraduate) be coordinated with the Stanford Athletics Media Nickname: Cardinal Relations office. Visit www.gostanford.com for news Colors: Cardinal and White releases, player profiles, and updated schedules and results. Conference: Mtn. Pacific Sports Federation Home Gyms (capacity): Credits: The 2010 Stanford men’s volleyball media Maples Pavilion (7,223) guide was written and edited by David Kiefer. Burnham Pavilion (1,500) Photography by David Gonzales, Rob Ericson, President: Dr. John L. Hennessy Rachel Altmaier and Hector Garcia-Molina. Design Athletics Director: Bob Bowlsby by Maggie Oren of MB Design. Sport Administrator: Beth Goode Faculty Athletic Rep.: Ellen Markman Athletics Web site: gostanford.com National Team Championships: 111 Consecutive Directors’ Cups: 15 Volleyball Staff Head Coach: John Kosty (UCSB ‘87), fourth season, 20th on staff Table of Contents Record at Stanford (Years): 41-47 (fourth) 2010 Stanford Facts ...........................................1 Career Record: Same Stanford Men’s Volleyball Is … ............................2 Stanford Volleyball Tradition .................................3 Assistant Coaches: Stanford on the AVP Tour ......................................4 Ken Shibuya (Virginia ‘93) Stanford and the National Team ...........................5 Chris McLachlin (Stanford ‘68) Stanford University ..............................................6 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Daniel Rasay Academic Excellence ...........................................7 Director of Operations: Al Roderigues 2010 Outlook ................................................... 8-9 Technical Director: Roger Worsley Head Coach: John Kosty ....................................10 Student Assistant: Fontaine Foxworth Coaching Staff ...................................................11 Statistician: Lottie Dowson Roster ................................................................12 Trainer: Kevin Robell Player Bios................................................... 13-22 Performance Specialist: Devan McConnell 2009 Statistics ..................................................23 Record Book ................................................ 24-26 Team Info Honors and Awards ............................................27 2009 Record: 21-11 Letterwinners ....................................................28 2009 MPSF Record (Finish): 14-8 (4th) 2010 NCAA Championships ...............................29 2009 Postseason Finish: MPSF Quarters Stanford at a Glance .................................... 30-31 Final Ranking: 6 Stanford’s National Titles ...................................32 2010 Schedule .................................... Back Cover Starters Returning/Lost: 5 + libero/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/4 Athletic Communications and Media Relations Men’s Volleyball Contact: David Kiefer Kiefer’s Office Phone: (650) 736-7921 Kiefer’s Cell Phone: (650) 759-0258 Kiefer’s E-mail: [email protected] Media Relations Office: (650) 723-4418 Media Relations Fax: (650) 725-2957 Athletes Website: www.GoStanford.com Mailing Address: Stanford Athletics Media Relations 641 E. Campus Drive Stanford, CA 94305 2010 MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM • 1 STANFORD MEN’S VOLLEYBALL IS… • National Contending: Eighteen Cardinal teams • Olympic level: Eight Stanford players and one coach since 1985 have finished among the nation’s Top 10, have combined for 13 Olympic appearances for the and this year’s team received a No. 3 preseason United States and won five gold medals. ranking. • All-Americans: Eighteen Stanford players have • Championship Volleyball: Stanford teams have combined to earn 31 first-team All-America honors. won six conference titles, reached three NCAA finals, and won one national championship. • All-Academic: Stanford players have combined for 41 MPSF All-Academic honors since 2003. • Battle-Tested: Stanford competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, the most competitive • Well Coached: Head coach John Kosty has coached conference among any collegiate sport. MPSF some of the greatest players in Stanford history members have won 36 of 40 NCAA men’s titles, and during his 20 years on staff, including Canyon 11 of its 12 teams were ranked among 2010’s Ceman, Matt Fuerbringer, Kevin Hansen, Mike Preseason Top 15. Lambert and Kawika Shoji. • Volleyball Central: Stanford is one of five schools to • Fun to Watch: Stanford volleyball combines the win NCAA titles in both men’s and women’s volleyball, fundamentals of strong setting and defense to set up and one of only two schools to produce NCAA a hard-hitting, high-percentage attack. volleyball champions in the same academic year. Miki Groppi 2 • WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM 2010 MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE STANFORD MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: THE TRADITION 63 All-Conference Selections 29 All-Conference Players 40 All-America Honors 20 All-Americans 17 U.S. National Team Players 8 U.S. Olympians 5 Olympic Gold Medalists 18 National Top-10 Rankings 6 Conference Titles 3 NCAA Finals Appearances 1 National Championship Kawika Shoji Jon Root Stanford’s 1997 NCAA championship team. 2010 MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM • 3 STANFORD ON THE AVP TOUR As pro beach volleyball has evolved, former Stanford players have made an impact each step of the way. In the late 1970s, just as Open events with prize money were growing in popularity, Andy Fishburn was one of the game’s most successful players. “Fish” was second in the first Open “world championship” in 1977 and won five tournaments with eventual Stanford coach Fred Sturm in 1978. Fishburn went on to win 19 tournaments during a 17-year beach career. The 1980s saw the creation of a full-blown national tour and, in the 1990s, the advent of beach volleyball as an Olympic sport. Kent Steffes, who played at Stanford in 1987 in his only collegiate season, became one of the game’s biggest stars. In 12 years, he won 104 tournaments, earned more than $2.5 million in prize money, and teamed with Karch Kiraly to capture the first Olympic beach gold, in 1996. Today, two former Cardinal players – Matt Fuerbringer and William Strickland – are active on the Association of Volleyball Professionals pro beach tour and are among the top 25 players in the sport. The 6-foot-9 Strickland is a rising star, winning the 2007 AVP Rookie of the Year award, and Fuerbringer is the established veteran, having just completed his 11th season. But 2009 also may have marked the end of long and successful beach careers of Canyon Ceman and Mike Lambert. Ceman has retired from the tour and Lambert sat out the season because of injuries and his future status is uncertain. Ceman and Lambert combined for 23 tournament victories and more than $1.2 million in winnings. By reaching $600,000 in domestic earnings in 2006, Ceman became the 15th American to reach that figure. Will Strickland Lambert, nicknamed “the Hawaiian Curtain,” was the only player with multiple AVP wins from 2004- 2007 and was the 2004 AVP Most Valuable Player. Matt Fuerbringer Mike Lambert Canyon Ceman 4 • WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM 2010 MEN’S GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE STANFORD AND THE NATIONAL TEAM Over the years, Stanford and USA Volleyball have formed a partnership of sorts. Eight former Cardinal players have combined for 11 Olympic appearances for the United States and have won a combined six medals, including five gold. Also, former Stanford coach Fred Sturm went on to coach two U.S. Olympic teams. In all, 16 former Stanford players have played for the U.S. national indoor team, including two 2008 Olympic gold medalists, Kevin Hansen and Gabe Gardner. In addition to their national-team duties, both are playing professionally overseas. Hansen stars for Fakel Novy Urengoi in the Russian Super League and Gardner for Fenerbahce, one of Turkey’s top clubs. The