Volleyball Guide
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® VOLLEYBALL GUIDE ® 2015 KIRBY COURT AT WAYNE ESTES CENTER Opened in May, 2014, Kirby Court at Wayne Estes Center is a $9.7 million, 32,000 square-foot volleyball competition venue and basketball practice facility, and contains a regulation-size volleyball competition court with chair back seating for 1,400 fans and two regulation-size basketball courts, along with a training room and in-season strength and conditioning area. Office space for volleyball and both men and women’s basketball is also included in the new facility, as well as a locker room and film room for volleyball. Ticketing and concession services are also available on Game Days. Located inside the foyer of the Wayne Estes Center is a visual tribute of the building’s namesake. SEETABLE OF CONTENT ITS /QULICIK FVEACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Utah State Quick Facts ...................................................................................... 1 2015 UTAH STATE VOLLEYBALL Media Information & Outlets ............................................................................ 2 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Grayson DuBose ...................................................................... 4-5 Assistant Coach Taubi Neves-Palmer .............................................................. 6 Assistant Coach Sammi Stuart .......................................................................... 6 Support Staff ....................................................................................................... 6 AGGIE VOLLEYBALL OUTLOOK 2015 Aggie Preview ........................................................................................ 8-9 2015 Aggie Roster ............................................................................................ 10 ® AGGIE PLAYER PROFILES Location ............................................................................................. Logan, Utah Veteran Bios ................................................................................................. 12-19 Founded ........................................................................................................... 1888 Newcomer Bios ........................................................................................... 20-21 Enrollment ..................................................................................................... 27,662 USU All-Time Roster ........................................................................................... 22 Nickname ..................................................................................................... Aggies Colors ................................................................ Navy Blue, White & Pewter Grey 2014 SEASON IN REVIEW President ........................................................................................... Stan Albrecht 2014 Season in Review .................................................................................... 24 Vice President/Athletics Director .................................................. John Hartwell 2014 Match-by-Match Results & Statistics ..................................................... 25 Executive Associate AD/SWA ....................................................... Jana Doggett 2014 Mountain West Standings & Statistics ................................................... 26 Faculty Representative ........................................................................... Ed Heath Affiliation ........................................................................................ NCAA Division I 2015 OPPONENTS Conference .................................................... Mountain West (MW) - Third Year 2015 Opponents .......................................................................................... 28-29 Home Court .................................... Kirby Court at Wayne Estes Center (1,400) All-Time Opponents ......................................................................................... 30 UTAH STATE RECORD BOOK Head Coach .............................................................................. Grayson DuBose Career Records ................................................................................................ 32 Alma Mater ............................................................................ Brigham Young, ‘93 Single-Season Records .................................................................................... 33 Record at USU ....................................................................... 146-125 (Nine Years) Single-Match Records ..................................................................................... 34 Career Record ............................................................................................... Same Assistant Coach .................................................................... Taubi Neves-Palmer Aggie Honors .................................................................................................... 35 Alma Mater .................................................................................... Utah State, ‘04 Aggie Academic Honors ................................................................................ 36 Assistant Coach ................................................................................ Sammi Stuart Aggie Volleyball in USU Athletics Hall of Fame ............................................. 37 Alma Mater .................................................................................... Utah State, ‘06 All-Time Results ............................................................................................. 38-50 Manager ........................................................................................... Shani Calder Year-by-Year Record ........................................................................................ 51 Volleyball Office Phone ................................................................. (435) 797-2068 Year-by-Year Statistics ...................................................................................... 52 Volleyball Fax .................................................................................. (435) 797-2615 2014 Overall Record ..................................................................................... 13-16 UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY 2014 MW Record/Finish ........................................................................... 9-9/t-6th This is Utah State University .............................................................................. 54 Postseason ........................................................................................................ N/A Utah State Facilities .......................................................................................... 55 Final National Ranking .................................................................................. None President Dr. Stan L. Albrecht .......................................................................... 56 Starters Returning/Lost ......................................................................... 2+ libero/4 Vice President/Athletics Director John Hartwell ........................................... 57 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................................................ 8/8 Newcomers ............................................................................................................ 5 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE Redshirts ................................................................................................................. 1 Mountain West Conference ........................................................................... 58 All-Time Record ...................................................................................... 622-702-8 Mountain West Composite Schedule ............................................................ 59 First Year of Volleyball ...................................................................................... 1976 Utah State Volleyball Class Pictures ............................................................... 60 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Asst. AD for Communications/VB Contact .................................... Kyle Cottam The 2015 Utah State University Volleyball Guide is a publication of the Office Phone ................................................................................... (435) 797-2066 Utah State University Athletic Media Relations Office. The guide was de- Cell Phone ....................................................................................... (435) 817-7702 signed, written and edited by Kyle Cottam, Assistant Athletics Director for Office Fax ........................................................................................ (435) 797-2066 Communications. Writing and design contributions by Doug Hoffman, Asso- Email Address .................................................................... [email protected] ciate Athletics Director for Media Relations, Media Relations Coordinators Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations .......................... Doug Hoffman Assistant Media Relations Coordinator .......................................... Megan Allen Megan Allen and Wade Denniston. Assistant Media Relations Coordinator .................................... Wade Denniston Photos by USU Photography, Brendon Allen, Tyson Bybee, Grayson Du- Courtside Phone/SID Cell .............................................................. (435) 817-7702 Bose, Eli Lucero, Josh Munns, Taubi Neves-Palmer, Mark Sobhani,