Media Information

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Rams on Television In 2011, eight of CSU’s matches were televised, including six nationally on either The Mtn. or CBS Sports Network. However, the program took a hit when The Mtn. – MountainWest Sports Network – went dark in May 2012.

With that said, this season fans can watch the Rams more frequently than ever thanks to the newly formed mountain West network. Established in 2013, the MWN will allow CSU volleyball fans to live stream every home match, in addition to all conference road matches. The service is free of charge, and links can be found on the schedule page on www.CSURams.com. For home matches, the stream is a high-quality broadcast, featuring multiple camera angles, instant replay and broadcasters.

GameTracker statistics are also available for nearly all CSU volleyball matches, both home and away.

Rams on The Radio Rams volleyball can be heard not only locally, but worldwide on the Nelligan Sports Colorado State Sports Network. Every home match — and select road and all postseason matches — are broadcast on KCsU (90.5 FM locally). For those not in the area, contests can be streamed online at www.KCsUfm.com.

Rams on The Web All the latest news, scores and stats for Colorado State athletics can be found on CSU athletics’ official website, www.CsURams.com.

Fans can also get an inside look into Rams volleyball as CSU continually expands its coverage through the use of new media. By logging onto www.ramvolleyball.colostate.edu, fans can instantly access exclusive video content, facilities tours and more.

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Rams in The soCial Realm CSU’s award-winning social media accounts allow fans an even deeper look inside the program, including breaking news, behind-the-scenes content and the opportunity to win prizes. In May 2013, CSU volleyball was recognized as the 2012-13 AVCA Grant Burger Media Award recipient for its exceptional social media use. The award annually recognizes a person or organization who best spreads the awareness of the sport of volleyball.

Followers of CSU volleyball have many avenues to keep up with the Rams on social media, including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and more. We encourage you to follow/like these accounts to stay in the know regarding the program.

Twitter @CSUvolleyball #PointRams #MobyMadness #MWVB @CoachHilbert #CSUvb #GoRams #ncaaVB @CSUathletics #CSURams #RamUp

Facebook Facebook.com/CSUvolleyball Facebook.com/CSURams For live, in-game updates for all 16 of CSU’s Division I sports, follow @CsURamsGameday on Twitter. The instagram account will provide up-to-date scores and insight for athletic events. CSUvolleyball CSUathletics When tweeting about the CSU volleyball program you are encouraged to primarily use the hashtag: #PointRams. YouTube One of the many long-standing traditions is seen after ColoradoStateUniv every CSU point. The PA announcer will announce, ‘Point’ while the crowd will emphatically shout, ‘Rams!’

Additionally, the team will still use the hashtag #CSUvb vine regularly. CSUvolleyball

2013 Colorado State Volleyball 157 media RelaTions dePaRTmenT/media GUidelines

Colorado state athletic media Relations staff 311 McGraw Athletic Center, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0120 Office: 970/491-5067 | Fax: 970/491-1348 www.CSURams.com

Paul Kirk, director WelCome! The Colorado State athletic media relations Contact for: ...... Football office genuinely appreciates your coverage of CSU volleyball, and looks forward to each and every time it Office phone: ...... 970/491-4672 can welcome you to Fort Collins. Members of the office, Cell phone: ...... 970/988-3482 including volleyball contact Nic Hallisey, director Paul Kirk, Email: ...... [email protected] assistant directors Danielle Marshall and Danny Mattie, media relations assistant Stuart Buchanan, as well as the Paul Kirk team of student-assistants, are available to assist with your coverage. The office is happy to help you however it can. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the policies nic hallisey, asst. director relevant to your coverage of the volleybal program, as Contact for: ...... Volleyball outlined on this page and the next...... Softball, Swimming & Diving Office phone: ...... 970/491-6127 Please feel free to contact Nic Hallisey via phone or email with questions regarding the media policy. Cell phone: ...... 970/231-4789 Email: ...... [email protected] GeneRal PoliCies nic hallisey Al l interviews with any member of the volleyball program, including Head Coach Tom Hilbert, the coaching staff and danielle marshall, asst. director student-athletes must be coordinated through Nic Hallisey Contact for: ...... Women’s Basketball in the athletic media relations office. Me mbers of the media are strictly prohibited from ...... Soccer, Track & Field/Cross Country approaching any coach, staff member or student-athlete Office phone: ...... 970/491-6494 by any means, including text messages, email, phone calls Cell phone: ...... 970/980-7353 (cell, office or home) or social media, such as Facebook Email: [email protected] and Twitter, without first approaching the athletic media danielle marshall relations office. Re garding unique subject matter, such as human-interest angles, members of the media are welcome to approach the danny mattie, asst. director media relations office at least 24 hours in advance with re- Contact for: .. Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf quests to interview any member of the program. Approved Office phone: ...... 970/491-5050 requests will be granted. Cell phone: ...... 970/217-3140 Email: ...... [email protected] inTeRvieW GUidelines Inte rviews, either in person or via telephone, with members of Colorado State’s volleyball coaching staff danny mattie and student-athletes must be coordinated through media relations assistant Nic Hallisey. stuart buchanan, media Relations asst. Me dia are asked not to request an individual’s personal Contact for: ...... Football (secondary) contact information, including email and cell number, but ...... Women’s Golf, Tennis rather to contact Nic Hallisey. Stude nt-athletes and coaches are available for interviews Office phone: ...... TBD at the conclusion of daily practice sessions. Student-athlete Cell phone: ...... 970/988-6304 interviews will not conflict with classes, meetings, medical Email: [email protected] treatment or practice times. stuart buchanan Inte rviews are not permitted in the locker room or training room. Interviews will not be granted on match days until 2013-14 student-assistants: following the contest. Keeley Brown • Telephone interviews should be requested at least 24 Craig Buchanan hours in advance and coordinated through Nic Hallisey. Nick Cicere All interviews will be processed on an availability basis Samantha Doty Eddie Leaf involving the requested interviewee. Max Lerner Dalton Linkus media CRedenTials Derek Marshall Si ngle-match credentials must be requested through Nic Hailey Mischeff Hallisey in writing at least three days in advance of a match. Ben Stroud Approved requests will be mailed or can be picked up in the Karen Tejeda Sarah Thomsen media relations office or at the match. On days of matches, Sam Ward credentials can be obtained just outside the west side of Veronica Wenzinger the Moby Arena court. Media members are asked to enter

158 2013 Colorado State Volleyball media GUidelines through the McGraw Athletic Center doors (just east of the Road maTChes Moby Arena parking lot) and follow the ramp on the right W e appreciate your coverage, and if you would like to cov- down to the court. At the bottom of the ramp, a table will be er the Rams in person during a road match, please notify set up with credentials. Nic Hallisey at least seven days in advance to provide ample time to request a credential from the opposing team. PaRKinG If y ou would like to talk to Head Coach Tom Hilbert after Me dia parking is available at Moby Arena. Please contact the conclusion of a road match via telephone, please notify the CSU media relations office to request a Moby Arena Nic Hallisey prior to the start of the match. After the match, parking pass. a member of the media relations staff will call you so you Ac cess to the parking lot will require an “A” permit can talk with Coach Hilbert. Student-athletes will try to be from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. A limited number of made available, as well, if requested. single-day passes are available through the media relations office. Annual permits can be purchased through the Office RePoRTinG oF inJURies of Parking Management website: www.colostate.edu/depts/ At a ll times throughout the calendar year, Head Coach parking. Tom Hilbert will serve as the sole source for injury information. All questions related to injuries should be directed PRaCTiCe GUidelines to Hilbert, and not to any other member of the program, Al l Colorado State volleyball practices are open to the including athletic trainers, doctors, the injured student-ath- media and public, unless otherwise noted. lete or her teammates. Duri ng the season, practice will generally run from 12:30- 3 p.m. during the week, except on match and travel days. CsURams.Com Please note, practice times are subject to change on short • The official website of Colorado State athletics is www. or no notice. At times, practice will end early, so please plan CSURams.com, featuring the latest news, information, sta- to arrive early. Practice will usually take place in Moby Are- tistics and rosters for all of the Rams’ 16 athletic programs. na, but contact Nic Hallisey for the most updated schedule. Al l interviews must take place after the conclusion of prac- volleYball email lisT tice. If this is an issue, contact Nic Hallisey, and the media T o receive email updates on the Rams, email Assistant relations staff will try and accommodate your schedule. Director of Media Relations Nic Hallisey at nic.hallisey@ Student-athlete interviews will not conflict with classes, colostate.edu with a message stating that you would like to meetings, medical treatment or practice times. be added to the distribution list. Al l media should remain on the sidelines, standing a safe distance from the boundary to prevent collisions. Members WeeKlY Releases of the general public attending practice are asked to sit in • Weekly news releases are available at least 48 hours prior Moby Arena seating. to each match (except on days with back-to-back matches) on the school’s official website, CSURams.com. News GamedaY releases also will be emailed to media outlets upon request. Ne ar the end of each home match, the media relations staff will ask those on hand representing the media who mobY aRena diReCTions they wish to speak with. Approximately 10 minutes after F rom the south (Denver): Take Interstate 25 north into the conclusion of a match, Head Coach Tom Hilbert and Fort Collins. Exit I-25 (exit 268) and head west on Prospect the selected student-athletes will be brought to the Coors Road. Turn right onto Shields. Moby Arena will be ahead Auditorium, located in the McGraw Athletic Center, and will and to your right. Enter the parking lot at the corner of be available for questions. Shields and Elizabeth streets. No s tudent-athlete or coach can appear on a live postgame F rom the north (Cheyenne): Take Interstate 25 south into television or radio interview without permission obtained Fort Collins. Exit I-25 (exit 268) and head west on Prospect prior to the match from Nic Hallisey. Road. Turn right onto Shields. Moby Arena will be ahead and to your right. Enter the parking lot from the corner of GamedaY seRviCes Shields and Elizabeth streets. • A pre-match meal is served 90 minutes prior to first serve in the team room. In-game services include live online statistics, box scores following each set and notes, transcribed quotes and statistics following the conclusion of the match. The media room, which is located just west of the court at the bottom of the ramp connecting Moby Arena and the McGraw Athletic Center, will be open at least two hours prior to the start of a match, and will provide updated notes on both teams, statistics and other information. Moby Arena offers complimentary wireless Internet access. Check the media room for access information.

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