Sports in Columbus VOLLEYBALL events in central ohio 2018, 17, 16 Junior Volleyball Association SummerFest Greater Columbus Convention Center 2017 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball National Championships Ohio State University 2017 North American Gay Volleyball Association Championships Greater Columbus Convention Center 2017, 16 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Qualifier Greater Columbus Convention Center 2017, 15 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships Greater Columbus Convention Center 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball National Championships Nationwide Arena American Volleyball Coaches Association Annual Convention Greater Columbus Convention Center 2016 National Volleyball League Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Flannagan’s Dublin 2016, 15 Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association State Championships Capital University 2015, 14 OVR Boys Molten Boys National Preview Tournament Greater Columbus Convention Center 2012 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships Greater Columbus Convention Center 2009, 05, 04, 02 NCAA Women’s Volleyball First and Second Rounds Ohio State University 2008 USA Volleyball Mizuno Mideast Greater Columbus Convention Center 2007 NCAA Men’s Volleyball National Championships Ohio State University 2006 USA Volleyball Mizuno Midwest Qualifier Greater Columbus Convention Center 2003 National Intramural Recreation Sports Association Club Championships Greater Columbus Convention Center 2003-2009 ASICS Early Bird Extravaganza Greater Columbus Convention Center 2000, 1930 USA Volleyball Open Championships Greater Columbus Convention Center 1998 North American Gay Volleyball Association Championships Ohio Expo Center Sports in Columbus volleyball, Continued Annual (Since 2007) Dayton Juniors Presidents’ Cup Greater Columbus Convention Center Annual (Since 2006) OVR WinterFest Volleyball Tournament Greater Columbus Convention Center Annual (Since 1997) OVR Kaepa Volleyball Tournament Greater Columsbus Convention Center Annual (Since 1996) NAGVA Labor of Love Volleyball Tournament Buckeye Volleyball Center Annual (Since 1993) OVR Adult Championships/National Bid Qualifier Greater Columbus Convention Center Iconic Figures All-Americans • Ohio State Men’s Volleyball – 14 American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Americans, 18 Volleyball Magazine All-Americans • Ohio State Women’s Volleyball – 18 American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Americans, 13 Volleyball Magazine All-Americans • Capital Women’s Volleyball – Two All-Americans NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERs • Angel Aja, Ohio State Men’s Volleyball – Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor (2000), NCAA All-Tournament Team selection (2000), MIVA Most Valuable Player (2000), MIVA Tournament MVP (2000), Volleyball Magazine Freshmen All-America Team selection (1997) • John Albertson, Ohio State Men’s Volleyball – MIVA Freshman of the Year (2006) • Iris Anderson, Ohio Wesleyan Women’s Volleyball – AVCA All-American (2015), NCAC Newcomer of the Year (2014) • Laura Davis, Ohio State Women’s Volleyball – American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Year (1994), College Sports Magazine Player of the Year (1994), ASICS/Volleyball Magazine Freshman All-American (1991), Big Ten – Suzy Favor Women’s Athlete of the Year (1995), Big Ten Player of the Year (1994) • Sheila Gisbrecht, Ohio Wesleyan Women’s Volleyball – NCAC Player of the Year (1994) • Stacey Gordon, Ohio State Women’s Volleyball – American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Year (2004), ASICS/Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year (2004), American Volleyball Coaches Association Freshman of the Year (2001), ASICS/Volleyball Magazine Freshman All-American (2001), Big Ten Player of the Year (2002, 04) Sports in Columbus volleyball, Continued • Steven Kehoe, Ohio State Men’s Volleyball – Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor (2011), Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year (2011), NCAA All-Tournament Team Selection (2011), NCAA Most Outstanding Player (2011), MIVA Most Valuable Player (2010, 11), MIVA Tournament MVP (2011) • Carrie Kraly, Ohio Wesleyan Women’s Volleyball – NCAC Player of the Year (1996), Academic All-District (1996) • Daniel Mathews, Ohio State Men’s Volleyball – Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor (2008), MIVA Most Valuable Player (2007, 08), MIVA Freshman of the Year (2005), MIVA Tournament MVP (2005, 08) • Adam Spitznagle, Ohio State Men’s Volleyball – Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor (1996) • Five players from the Ohio State men’s volleyball family have been inducted in the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame: Angel Aja (2010), Doug Beal (1985), Aldis Berzins (2002), Andy Dumpis (2007), Marc Waldie (2001) • Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State Men’s Volleyball – AVCA National Player of the Year (2016), AVCA All-America First Team (2016), MIVA Freshman of the Year (2015) • Jessie Hampson, Capital Women’s Volleyball – Two-time AVCA All-American and All-Great Lakes Region (2005, 06), ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American (2007), Two-time OAC Player of the Year (2005, 07) • Jordan Centers, Capital Women’s Volleyball – two-time AVCA All-American and All-Great Lakes Region (2005, 06) • Nici Workman, Capital Women’s Volleyball – Two-time OAC Player of the Year (2002, 03), ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America (2003), ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year (2003), AVCA All-Great Lakes Region (2002, 03) Olympians/Olympic Hopefuls • Ohio State Men’s Volleyball – Aldis Berzins (Los Angeles, 1984), Marc Waldie (Los Angeles, 1984), Rich Duwelius (Los Angeles, 1984) • Ohio State Women’s Volleyball – Three players – Laura Davis, Jen Flynn and Jenny Jackson – have participated in U.S. National Team play NOTEWORTHY COACHES • Doug Beal, Ohio State Men’s Volleyball – Served as head coach of the men’s U.S. Olympic Team in 1984 (Los Angeles), 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens), the first U.S. National Coach to lead his team to Olympic Gold. For two consecutive seasons he was named Midwest Collegiate Coach of the Year. Beal was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1989 and was USA Volleyball’s first recipient of the All-Time Great Coach Award in 1995. Sports in Columbus volleyball, Continued • Pam Briggs, Capital University Women’s Volleyball - Spent 25 years at Capital University with 22 years as the head coach. She holds a career record of 436-298 (.601) and 108-84 (.563) against OAC teams and became the 38th head coach in Division III history to reach 4,000 wins. Her teams were OAC regular season champions in 96 and 03, and also won the 2005 OAC Tournament. She advanced to the NCAA Division III tournament twice in 2003 and 2005. She is the five-time OAC Coach of the Year and coached three AVCA All-Americans, five OAC Player of Year selections, seven Great Lakes All-Region selections and two OAC Freshman of the Year honorees. She also coached 4 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and two Academic All-Americans of the Year • Krista Cobb, Ohio Wesleyan Women’s Volleyball – Guided Ohio Wesleyan to a 7½-game improvement in her first season and to its first-ever AVCA Division III national ranking in her second season • Pete Hanson, Ohio State Men’s Volleyball – Currently serves as head coach of the Buckeye men’s volleyball squad. Hanson was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2000, 2011 and 2016, as well as Volleyball Magazine Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2011. Inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2015 • Cynthia Holliday, Ohio Wesleyan Women’s Volleyball – A six-time NCAC Coach of the Year recipient, Holliday helmed the Battling Bishops for 17 years • Terry Liskeyvch, Ohio State Men’s Volleyball – Coached the Women’s U.S. Olympic Team at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. He took the Buckeye Men’s Volleyball team to the NCAA tournament Final Four in 1975 and 1976 • Mary Parker, Ohio Wesleyan Women’s Volleyball – Served as head coach of the Ohio Wesleyan women for 26 years, earning a NCAC Coach of the Year honor in 1986 • Jim Stone, Ohio State Women’s Volleyball – Received AVCA North Central Region Coach of the Year honors in 1988 and AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year honors in 1989, 1991 and 2004. He was also recognized as the ASICS/ Volleyball Monthly Coach of the Year in 1991 and Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1989, 1991, 1994 and 2004 • Monica Wright, Otterbein Volleyball - Led Otterbein to a 172-119 record from 2009-15 with four NCAA appearances in the past six years. A former two-time All-American outside hitter at Witternberg, where she led her team to four straight NCAA tournament appearances TEAMS/ORGANIZATIONS IN COLUMBUS (Championships Included) Collegiate Ohio State Men’s Volleyball • The program earned its first NCAA championship in 2011, and won again in 2016 Sports in Columbus volleyball, Continued • From 2007-2012, Ohio State won six-consecutive MIVA regular season titles (25 overall, most in league history) • Program owns 15 MIVA Tournament titles, most in league history • NCAA Tournament record is now 12-20 in Tournament matches, placing second twice • Team has hosted MIVA Tournament in 1968, 1981-82, 86, 89, 92, 1996-98, 2000, 2002-13 and 2015-16 Ohio State Women’s Volleyball • Has earned 21 NCAA tournament appearances, as well as 10 appearances at the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women tournament • Has advanced to the Sweet 16 four times since 2010, one of just 11 schools nationally to do so • Has advanced to the Sweet 16, 15 times in program history, and made two trips to the Final Four • The program owns three Big Ten titles Ohio Dominican Women’s Volleyball