22SHOCKER VOLLEYBALL The History of WuShock It was in 1904 when Wichita State University was known as Fairmount Col- lege that R.J. Kirk (Class of 1907), a football manager, invented the name “Wheat Shockers” for posters to advertise a game against the Chilocco Indians. Kirk had put the word “Indians” under the name Chilocco and a press agent for the Wichita Fall Festival, helping to publicize the contest, demanded that Kirk should produce a nickname for Fairmount to balance the poster. In those days, when wheat was shocked or headed, the majority of the players earned a stake for college expenses by working all summer in the harvest and threshing and came back tough enough to play 60-minute games. Although the name was never officially adopted, it caught on, was com- bined into one word, and survived until it was shortened to “Shockers” as Wichita State teams are known today. The story of WuShock began in 1948. Wichita University students of the art department were invited by Kappa Pi art fraternity to compete in the creation of a design to typify the spirit of the school. Walter Lengel’s design students were given the assignment as a re- quirement of his class. The entries were to be judged by members of the student publications board. The contest was wide open...no theme was established. Wilbur Elsea, a junior who had been a Marine during World War II, de- cided that, “the school needed a mascot who gave a tough impres- sion...with a serious, no-nonsense scowl.” And his design for the WuSh- ock character was adopted. WuShock got its name in another contest, which was won by freshman Jack Kersting. But the story does not end there. Dave Johnson, a WU cheerleader, changed the mascot from ink into flesh and blood in 1954. He and members of the art department brought WuShock to life as a costume. He has been the WSU mascot since 1948, and has been in the movies, thrown out of a basketball game, been kidnapped and has entertained thousands of Shocker fans. SHOCKERTABLE OF CONTENTSVOLLEYBALL 3 2021 SHOCKER VOLLEYBALL FACT BOOK Contents ................................................................................................... 3 Media Information .................................................................................4 2021 QUICK FACTS: 2021 Schedule......................................................................................... 5 2021 Roster/Pronunciation Guide..................................................... 6 School: Wichita State University Head Coach Chris Lamb .................................................................. 7-9 City/Zip: Wichita, Kan. / 67260 Associate Head Coach Sean Carter ............................................... 10 Founded: 1895 (as Fairmount College) Assistant Coach Chelsea Scott .........................................................11 Enrollment: 15,500 (Fall, 2020) Volunteer Assistant Nick Serowski ...................................................11 Nickname: Shockers Director of Operations Shannon Lamb ..........................................12 School Colors: Black & Yellow (Pantone 116) Support Staff ..........................................................................................12 Returning Letter-Winners ........................................................... 13-23 Arena Name: Charles Koch Arena Newcomers & 2020 Redshirts ..................................................24-28 Capacity: 10,506 Shocker Classic History...............................................................29-30 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Series History vs. 2021 Opponents ..................................................31 Conference: American Athletic (2017-pr.) WSU vs. All-Time Opponents ...........................................................32 President: Dr. Richard Muma 2020 Statistics .............................................................................. 33-35 Athletic Director: Darron Boatright History ..............................................................................................36-40 Sr. Women’s Administrator: Sarah Adams Milestone Victories ............................................................................. 40 Athletic Department Phone: 316-978-3251 Records by Season ...............................................................................41 WSU in Conference Tournaments .............................................41-42 Ticket Office Phone: 316-978-3267 WSU in the NCAA Tournament ........................................................43 Website: GoShockers.com All-Time Alphabetical Roster ........................................................... 44 Volleyball Twitter: @GoShockersVB All-Time Numerical Roster ................................................................45 First Year of Volleyball: 1974 Individual Honors ..........................................................................46-47 All-Time Record: 787-654 (.546) All-Time Statistics .........................................................................48-58 NCAA Tournament Bids (Last): 11 (2017) All-Time Results ............................................................................59-65 2020-21 Record: 9-8 (4-5 Home, 3-3 Away) Team Match Records ...................................................................66-68 Conference Record: 4-6 (4th, West Division) Individual Match Records ............................................................ 69-71 Final Ranking: n/a Team Season Records ........................................................................ 72 Individual Season Records .........................................................72-73 Starters Returning/Lost: 5 / 7+libero Year-by-Year Leaders ...................................................................74-75 Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 6 / 7 Career Records ..................................................................................... 76 Newcomers: 5 Charles Koch Arena & Home Court Records ......................... 77-79 44 SHOCKER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA The 2020-21 Wichita State Volleyball fact book has been prepared by the WSU Athletics Communications office to assist you in covering the Shockers this season. Working Credentials Requests for working media for a media credential should be received by the Wichita State Communications office at least 24 hours in advance of a match. Please email [email protected]. Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis on the west side of Charles Koch Arena. Seating/Services Seating at press row will be granted on a priority basis with daily newspapers and originating radio and television networks receiving first consideration. Press row is on the same side as the team benches on the east side of the court. Match notes and updated statistics are available before each contest, and can be obtained in the media room located through the southeast tunnel. Quick stats are available between sets to radio and television outlets. Final NCAA boxscores will be available after completion of the match in the media room. Telephones/Ethernet/Wireless If requested, telephone and ethernet lines are available on a first-come, first-served basis in the working press room, which is located through the southeast tunnel. Please contact the communications office in advance for this service. Wireless internet is also available for working media in the media room and in the main arena. Photographers Only accredited photographers on assignment will be allowed courtside during matches in Charles Koch Arena. Photographers are asked to shoot at least 15 feet from the playing area (i.e., many times action takes place beyond the out-of-bounds lines). Photographers are restricted from the areas in front of the team benches on the east side of the court and are asked not to station themselves in front of the floor scoreboards. Daily practices are open, and photographers (still or video) are allowed on the floor, away from the action. Visiting Radio One courtesy ethernet line is available at press row. Contact Ryan Anderson at [email protected] for information about its availability. Please let us know in advance if more lines will be requested. Interviews The WSU Communications Office requests that ALL media interviews be arrangedAT LEAST 24 hours in advance. To arrange an interview, please contact the WSU Athletic Communications office. Most interviews can be conducted prior to or after practice. For phone interviews, it is suggested that the interviewer leave his/her name and phone number with the communications office, and the student-athlete will return the call when convenient for both parties. No student-athlete interviews will be granted the day of a match or during practice. Following a match, after a brief cooling-off period, student-athletes and head coach Chris Lamb will be available in the interview room. A member of the communications staff will be available to assist you in locating athletes. Website/Live Stats All statistics and box scores are available on the WSU athletic website GoShockers.com as well as live stats during home matches. Audio/Video Streaming All Shocker volleyball home matches will feature a free audio stream at GoShockers.com/listen, in addition to ESPN+ video stream at WatchESPN.com ($6.99/month subscription required). Your Hosts Tami Cutler Bryan Holmgren TBA Weston Pletcher Assoc. AD/Comm. Director/Comm. Asst. Dir./Comm. Asst. Dir./Comm. (316) 978-5559 (O) (316) 978-5535 (O) (316) 978-5447 (O) tcutler@ bholmgren@ wpletcher@ goshockers.com goshockers.com goshockers.com SHOCKER VOLLEYBALL