ARIZONA VOLLEYBALL Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Table of Contents Location ....................................................................................Tucson, Ariz. Founded ................................................................................................1885 INTRO Enrollment ..........................................................................................35,400 Quick Facts/Contents/Credits ........................................................1 Nickname ........................................................................................Wildcats Rosters............................................................................................2 Colors ..............................................................................Cardinal and Navy Season Preview ............................................................................3-5 Affiliation............................................................................NCAA Division I Conference......................................................................................Pacific-10 BIOS President ..........................................................................Dr. Robert Shelton Returning Player Bios................................................................6-13 Athletics Director ....................................................................Jim Livengood Kristina Baum ........................................................................6 SWA/Senior Associate A.D...................................................Kathleen LaRose Audrey Bockerstette/Brooke Buringrud ..................................7 Home Facility (Capacity) ........................................McKale Center (14,545) Stephanie Butkus ....................................................................8 Amy Dyck ..............................................................................9 2005 IN REVIEW Randy Goodenough/Emily Harper........................................10 2005 Record............................................................................................25-6 Katie Jackels/Kim Nash ........................................................11 2005 Conference Record/Finish ..................................................14-4/T-2nd Dominique Lamb..................................................................12 Postseason ..................................................................NCAA Regional Finals Brittany Leonard ..................................................................13 Final AVCA Ranking ................................................................................7th Newcomer Bios ......................................................................14-15 Head Coach Dave Rubio ........................................................16-18 2006 Asst. Coaches Chris Gonzalez/Dana Burkholder ..........................19 Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................................3 + Libero/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................................................11/4 2005 IN REVIEW Newcomers ..................................................................................................7 2005 Season in Review ................................................................20 Key Returnees ......................................................Kristina Baum – MB/OPP 2005 Results/Statistics ..................................................................21 Dominique Lamb – MB 2005 Match-by-Match Leaders/Match Highs ..............................22 Brittany Leonard – L Pac-10 Honors ............................................................................22 Key Losses ..............................................................Jennifer Abernathy – OH Kim Glass – OH HISTORY Bre Ladd – MB All-Time Season Records..............................................................23 Key Newcomers ..........................................................Whitney Dosty – OH Wildcat Coaching Records ..........................................................23 Ashley Hamilton – S All-Time Series Records................................................................24 Jacy Norton – MB Year-By-Year Results................................................................25-30 Wildcat Letterwinners ..................................................................31 VOLLEYBALL STAFF NCAA Tournament Results..........................................................31 Head Coach ....................................David Rubio (Cal State Northridge, ’82) Honors & Awards ........................................................................32 Arizona Record ..................................................278-141 (.663), 15th season All-Americans ..............................................................................33 Career Record ....................................................400-207 (.659), 20th season Assistant Coach ....................................................Chris Gonzalez (Iowa, ’05) RECORDS Assistant Coach ............................................Dana Burkholder (Arizona, ’02) Individual Career Records ............................................................34 Volleyball Office Phone ........................................................(520) 621-4885 Individual Season Records ............................................................35 Volleyball Office Fax..............................................................(520) 626-7018 Individual Match Records ............................................................36 Team Season Records ..................................................................37 MEDIA RELATIONS Team Match Records....................................................................37 Media Relations Phone..........................................................(520) 621-4163 OPPONENTS Media Relations Fax ..............................................................(520) 621-2681 Press Row Phone ..................................................................(520) 621-5291 2006 Opponents ....................................................................38-39 Media Relations Mailing Address ..................................................Room 106 Pacific-10......................................................................................40 McKale Center ARIZONA ATHLETICS Tucson, AZ 85721-0096 Athletics Facilities ........................................................................41 Volleyball Contact ............................................................Hope Nsiah-Kumi C.A.T.S. Academics ......................................................................42 Nsiah-Kumi’s Direct Line ....................................................(520) 621-4283 C.A.T.S. Life Skills ......................................................................43 Nsiah-Kumi’s Home Phone ..................................................(520) 722-7494 Strength Training..........................................................................44 Nsiah-Kumi’s E-mail ........................................hwagner1@email.arizona.edu Medical Services ..........................................................................45 Website ..................................................................www.arizonaathletics.com Athletic Excellence........................................................................46 The University..............................................................................47 Tucson..........................................................................................48 Credits The 2006 Arizona volleyball media guide was written and edited by Hope Nsiah-Kumi. Layout and design by Host Communications. Photography by Ben Rider, Jacob Chinn, Luke Adams, Stoddard Reynolds, John Robert Miller, Didier Beauvarlet, Alan Michael Lev, Doug Coombs, Nick Wantland, Andy Sikic and Matt Brown. 1 ARIZONA VOLLEYBALL 2006 Roster NUMERICAL BY HEIGHT No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown Previous School/Club 5-5 (3) 1 Audrey Bockerstette DS 5-8 So. 1L Tucson, Ariz. Canyon Del Oro/Club Cactus Brittany Leonard 2 Makenzie Mullin DS 5-8 Fr. HS Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley West HS/KC Power Kimberly Nash 4 Katie Jackels L 5-5 Jr. 1L Playa del Rey, Calif. Golden West CC/South Bay Katie Jackels 5 Brittany Leonard L 5-5 So. 1L San Jose, Calif. Archbishop Mitty HS/Vision VBC 5-7 (1) 6 Amy Dyck S 5-9 Jr. 2L Sandpoint, Idaho Sandpoint HS/North Idaho Emily Harper 7 Stephanie Butkus S 5-11 Sr. 3L Bridgeview, Ill. Queen of Peace HS/2nd City 5-8 (2) 8 Jamey Allen DS 5-11 Fr. HS Carmel Mountain, Calif. Rancho Bernardo HS/Epic Audrey Bockerstette 9 Kara Bauman MB 6-1 Fr. HS Tucson, Ariz. Ironwood Ridge HS/Club Cactus Makenzie Mullin 10 Dominique Lamb MB 6-1 Jr. 2L Chandler, Ariz. Chandler HS/Arizona Juniors 5-9 (2) 11 Ashley Hamilton S 6-0 Fr. HS Highland, Utah Lone Peak HS/Summit Amy Dyck 12 Jacy Norton MB 6-4 Fr. HS Louisville, Ky. Flour Bluff HS/Epic Alanna Resch 13 Emily Harper DS 5-7 Jr. 2L Oceanside, Calif. Carlsbad HS/Epic 5-11 (2) 17 Randy Goodenough OPP 6-2 So. 1L Salinas, Calif. Notre Dame HS/City Beach Jamey Allen Stephanie Butkus 18 Kimberly Nash DS 5-5 Sr. 1L Kayenta, Ariz. Arizona Western/Starlings 21 Whitney Dosty OH 6-3 Fr. HS Tucson, Ariz. Salpointe Catholic/Club Cactus 6-0 (1) 23 Kristina Baum MB/OPP 6-2 Sr. 3L Whittier, Calif. California HS/Cal Juniors Ashley Hamilton 33 Alanna Resch OH/DS 5-9 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. Santa Fe Christian/Epic 6-1 (2) 99 Brooke Buringrud OH 6-2