THE 2008 JACKRABBITS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VOLLEYBALL MACKENZIE ANGNER TRISHA BIRR AMY CLEMENSEN RACHEL DAHL KELLI FIEGEN SR., CINCINNATI,OHIO FR., HURON, S.D. R-FR., CONDE, S.D. SR., BROOKINGS, S.D. FR., PARKSTON, S.D. MELIA IWAMOTO MOLLY JANSSEN ASHLEY KATHOL JUSTINE OLSEN EMILY PALMER SO., HONOLULU,HAWAII FR., ARDEN HILLS,MINN. SO., OMAHA,NEB. SR., COUNCIL BLUFFS,IOWA FR., SIOUX FALLS, S.D. NICOLE PETERS REBECCA POEPPEL MARY SANDERFOOT STACEY WERNERT ELLYCE YOUNGREN SO.,WINNEPEG,MANITOBA SO., BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. FR., ROCHESTER,MINN. JR.,HOFFMAN ESTATES,ILL. FR., BROOKINGS, S.D. NANA ALLISON-BREWER KIM FLETCHER JAYMIE SWIFT BRITTANY CHRISTENSEN HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH GRADUATE ASSISTANT CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER GOJACKS.COM 2007 SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VOLLEYBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS SDSU Quick Facts . 2-8 2008 Schedule . 3 2008 Roster/Coaching Staff . 4 Inside the 2008 Roster . 5-6 SDSU Media Policy . 7 SDSU Media Outlets . 8 2007 Season Preview . 9-12 Jackrabbit Coaching Staff . 13-17 Head Coach Nana Allison-Brewer . 14-15 Jackrabbit Coaching Records . 15 Assistant Coach Kim Fletcher . 16 Graduate Assistant Jaymie Swift & SDSU Volleyball Staff . 17 SDSU Athletic Staff . .18 Jackrabbit Upperclassmen . 19-27 Mackenzie Angner . 20-21 Rachel Dahl . 22-23 Justine Olsen . 24-25 Stacey Wernert . 26-27 All-Time Letterwinners . 28 Jackrabbit Sophomores . 29-35 Melia Iwamoto . 30-31 Ashley Kathol . 32-33 Nicole Peters . 34-35 SDSU Athletic Department Mission Statement . 36 Jackrabbit Newcomers . 37-41 Rebecca Poeppel & Amy Clemensen . 38 Trisha Birr & Kelli Fiegen . 39 Molly Janssen & Emily Palmer . 40 Mary Sanderfoot & Ellyce Youngren . 41 SDSU Administration . .42 2008 Jackrabbit Opponents . 43-50 The Summit League . 51-54 2007 Season Recap and Statistics . 55-60 Jackrabbit Volleyball History and Records . 61-70 Frost Arena . .71 Jackrabbit Facilities . 72 Welcome to South Dakota State University . 73-79 The South Dakota State University Print Lab produced 300 copies PRONUNCIATION GUIDE of the 2008 SDSU volleyball media guide at a cost of $8.37 each. COACH Front cover and the Summit League logo design by Nina Schmidt, Nana Allison-Brewer – Nah-na SDSU University Relations. Photos credited to Eric Landwehr, SDSU PLAYERS University Relations, and Ty Carlson, SDSU Sports Information. Mackenzie Angner – AING-ner For more information regarding the Jackrabbit volleyball program, Kelli Fiegen – FEE-gen please contact SDSU Assistant Sports Information Director Ryan Melia Iwamoto – Meh-LEE-ah EE-wah-mo-tow Sweeter at (605) 688-4822 or by e-mail at Ashley Kathol – CAHTH-ull [email protected] Rebecca Poeppel – PEP-el EllyceYoungren – EE-leese 2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT GOJACKS.COM 1 SDSU QUICK FACTS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VOLLEYBALL GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF NAME OF SCHOOL: South Dakota State University HEAD COACH: Nana Allison-Brewer CITY/ZIP: Brookings, SD 57007 ALMA MATER,YEAR: New Mexico, 2000 FOUNDED: February 21, 1881 RECORD AT SCHOOL: 0-0/First Season ENROLLMENT: 11,706 (FALL 2007) CAREER RECORD: Same NICKNAME: Jackrabbits OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5819 SCHOOL COLORS: Yellow and Blue BEST TIME TO REACH COACH: Mornings ATHLETIC WEBSITE:GOJACKS.COM ASSISTANT COACH: Kim Fletcher UNIVERSITY WEBSITE: www3.sdstate.edu ALMA MATER,YEAR: Notre Dame, 2004 HOME ARENA: Frost Arena OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5737 CAPACITY: 6,500 GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Jaymie Swift AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I ALMA MATER,YEAR: Texas-El Paso, 2007 CONFERENCE: The Summit League OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5737 CONFERENCE WEBSITE: TheSummitLeague.org PRESIDENT: Dr. David Chicoine ALMA MATER,YEAR: South Dakota State, 1969 TEAM INFORMATION ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Fred Oien VERALL ECORD ALMA MATER,YEAR: South Dakota State, 1972 2007 O R : 25-11 SWA: Kathy Heylens HOME RECORD: 12-0 WAY ECORD ATHLETIC DEPT.PHONE: (605) 688-5625 A R : 8-8 EUTRAL ECORD TICKET OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-5422 N R : 5-3 or 1-866-GO JACKS SUMMIT LEAGUE RECORD: 13-3/First FINAL RANKING (POLL): 145 (RKPI) STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 2/4 SPORTS INFORMATION LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 6/7 SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Jason Hove OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4623 RADIO INFORMATION CELL PHONE: (605) 695-1827 E-MAIL: [email protected] FLAGSHIP RADIO STATION: KJJQ-910 AM CONTACT/PLAY-BY-PLAY: Tyler Merriam ASST. SID/VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: Ryan Sweeter ADDRESS: Box 97 OFFICE PHONE: (605) 688-4822 Brookings, SD 57006 CELL PHONE: (605) 376-4422 PHONE: (605) 692-1430 E-MAIL: [email protected] FAX: (605) 692-4441 E-MAIL: [email protected] SID FAX: (605) 688-5999 WEBSITE: www.brookingsradio.com PRESS ROW PHONE: (605) 688-4623 NOTE: South Dakota State broadcasts all of its volleyball matches, home and on SID MAILING ADDRESS: Sports Information Office the road, live on KJJQ-910 AM and 1047 16th Ave. streaming live on GOJACKS.COM. Box 2820 Brookings, SD 57007-1497 TYLER MERRIAM VOICE OF THE JACKRABBITS VOLLEYBALL HISTORY Pierre, S.D., native Tyler Merriam takes over the play-by-play duties for the 2008 season. FIRST YEAR OF VOLLEYBALL: 1966 The voice of SDSU baseball for the past three OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD: 798-520 seasons, Merriam also handles the play-by- YEARS IN NCAA POSTSEASON/LAST: 6/2007 play for SDSU women's basketball. LAST POST-SEASON OPPONENT: #2 Nebraska Merriam got his start in at KCCR Radio TYLER MERRIAM RESULT: L, 0-3 while in high school in Pierre. 2 GOJACKS.COM 2007 SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VOLLEYBALL 2008 SCHEDULE AUGUST 29-30 AT BLUE RAIDER BASH MURFREESBORO, TENN. Friday 29 vs Southeast Missouri State 4:30 p.m. Saturday 30 vs Idaho 10 a.m. 30 at Middle Tennessee State 7:30 p.m. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––– SEPTEMBER 4-5 AT HURRICANE INVITATIONAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. Thursday 4 at Miami (Fla.) 6 p.m. ET Friday 5 vs Alabama 10 a.m. ET 5 vs Virginia Commonwealth 2 p.m. ET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6-7 AT SEMINOLE TRI-TOURNAMENT TALLAHASSE, FLA. Saturday 6 vs North Florida 3 p.m. ET Sunday 7 at Florida State 12 p.m. ET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Friday 19 *ORAL ROBERTS Frost Arena 7 p.m. Sunday 21 MISSOURI STATE Frost Arena 12 p.m. Tuesday 23 at Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Saturday 27 *at North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. 7 p.m. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––– OCTOBER Friday 3 *at IPFW Fort Wayne, Ind. 7 p.m. ET Saturday 4 *at Oakland Rochester, Mich. 7 p.m. ET Friday 10 *WESTERN ILLINOIS Frost Arena 7 p.m. Saturday 11 *IUPUI Frost Arena 7 p.m. Friday 17 *CENTENARY Frost Arena 7 p.m. Saturday 18 *UMKC Frost Arena 4 p.m. Monday 20 DRAKE Frost Arena 7 p.m. Thursday 23 *at Oral Roberts Tulsa, Okla. 7 p.m. Saturday 25 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE Frost Arena 7 p.m. Friday 31 *at IUPUI Indianapolis, Ind. 7 p.m. ET –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––– NOVEMBER Saturday 1 *at Western Illinois Macomb, Ill. 7 p.m. Friday 7 *OAKLAND Frost Arena 7 p.m. Saturday 8 *IPFW Frost Arena 7 p.m. Friday 14 *at UMKC Kansas City, Mo. 5 p.m. Sunday 16 *at Centenary Shreveport, La. 3 p.m. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.