17 MEET THE REBELS 18 COACHING STAFF CINDY FREDRICK UNLV HEAD COACH Overall Record: 501-400, 29th Season NCAA DIVISION I RECORD: 484-383, 28TH SEASON UNLV Record: 74-49, fifth Season augustana college, '74 Cindy Fredrick was named the sixth head coach in Rebel volleyball history on tion. Dec. 22, 2010, and will begin her fifth season at UNLV in 2015. Fredrick was named the conference coach of the year on two different occa- In fact, this 2015 season will be the 29th that Fredrick has been a head coach sions. The first came in 1988 after she led Weber State to a Big Sky of a collegiate program with 28 of those at the NCAA Division I level. Conference championship en route to the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance and an overall record of 32-8. Then, in 1995, she took home Pac- In four years at the helm of the program, Fredrick has amassed an overall 10 Coach of the Year honors. She also earned 1995 AVCA District VIII Coach record of 74-49 with three consecutive winning records following a runner-up of the Year recognition. finish at the 2011 Mountain West Championship. She has coached a total of eight student-athletes to Mountain West All-Conference honors and one more She has notched 20 or more wins eight times - 19 at Washington State and one – Kinsey Caldwell – to Freshman of the Year recognition in 2012. Madeline at UNLV - and also coached three All-Americans (Sarah Silvernail, Keri Westman was recognized as All-MW in both 2011 and ’12, while Sekola Killebrew and Stephanie Pake) and two conference players of the year, Falemaka (2013), Allison Davies (2014), Daryn Glenn (2014), Bree Hammel Silvernail (Pac-10) and Kim Benesh (Big Sky). (2014), Alexis Patterson (2014) and Katlin Winters (2014: Honorable Mention) have earned Conference accolades, as well. In 1992, she led Washington State to a perfect 6-0 record for the National Invitational Volleyball Championship in Kansas City, Mo. All six victories The 2014 campaign was a memorable one in so many ways. Fredrick led the came via 3-0 sweeps. Overall, Fredrick has coached 40 all-conference per- team to single-season program records in overall (26) and conference (14) formers with nine of those earning AVCA All-District VIII/All-West Region wins and in doing so, she was bestowed the MW’s Coach of the Year award. honors. The Rebels, who reset a total of seven program marks and tied five more, were rewarded with five of their own named to the All-MW team, including A 1974 graduate of Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., Fredrick began Hammel, an AVCA All-Pacific South Region Honorable Mention selection. coaching volleyball at Davenport Central High School that same year until 1982. She led the school to a state championship in 1981 with a perfect 33-0 The 2014 Rebels broke or tied 12 records, which were highlighted with pro- record. She followed that up with a three-year stint as a head coach for the gram bests in overall (26) and conference (14) victories. In addition, the team United States Volleyball Association Junior Development team in Eastern knocked off then-#7 Colorado State at home for the program’s biggest win Iowa. over a ranked opponent. She broke into the collegiate coaching ranks in 1982 when she was hired as an In her first season at UNLV, Fredrick went 14-17 and led her squad to the assistant coach at Iowa. She helped guide the Hawkeyes to two third-place championship match of the 2011 MW Championship. The Rebels entered the finishes in the Big Ten in 1983 and 1984. tournament as the seventh seed and racked up two quick victories - a 3-0 win over #2 San Diego State and a 3-1 triumph over #3 TCU - before they suffered Fredrick is married to Dr. Mashallah Farokhmanesh, who has been an assistant a loss to Colorado State in the finale. Three Rebels - Westman, Candice on her staff throughout her entire career. The couple has one son, Ali Thomas and Stephanie Thelen - earned spots on the conference's all-tourna- Farokhmanesh, who played basketball for Northern Iowa, including facing ment team following the Scarlet & Gray's Cinderella run to the title match. UNLV in the NCAA Tournament in 2010. Following that inaugural year, Fredrick led the Scarlet & Gray to 18 and 16 wins in 2012 and ’13, respectively. In the former campaign, the Rebels fin- ished third in the MW behind a 10-6 mark. Prior to taking over the reins of the volleyball program, Fredrick spent one year (2012) as the head coach at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, following a stint as the assistant director of the Wartburg-Waverly Sports and Wellness Center. She has also been the head coach at Weber State (1985-89), Washington State (1989-2004) and Iowa (2004-08). Through her career, she has guided squads to 10 NCAA Tournament appear- ances with the first occurring in 1988 at Weber State, followed by nine more at Washington State that also included a trip to the Sweet 16 and two to the Elite Eight. Overall, she owns a 9-10 record in NCAA Tournament competi- 19 COACHING STAFF Fredrick File YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL CONF. (FINISH) POSTSEASON 1985 Weber State 18-17 6-8 (6th) N/A 1986 Weber State 12-23 5-7 (5th) N/A 1987 Weber State 24-12 11-5 (3rd) N/A 1988 Weber State 32-8 14-2 (1st) First Round 1989 Washington State 9-29 2-16 (10th) N/A Pictured (L-R): 1990 Washington State 13-18 6-12 (7th) N/A Russ Friedland 1991 Washington State 23-12 10-8 (4th) First Round Sara Doty 1992 Washington State 27-10 10-8 (5th) Nat'l Invitational Champs Cindy Fredrick 1993 Washington State 21-11 8-10 (6th) 2nd Round Mashallah Farokhmanesh 1994 Washington State 16-13 8-10 (6th) First Round 1995 Washington State 22-7 12-6 (7th) Second Round 1996 Washington State 27-6 14-4 (2nd) Regionals 1997 Washington State 26-7 12-6 (T-4th) Regionals 1998 Washington State 12-14 8-10 (T-5th) N/A 1999 Washington State 13-15 7-11 (T-6th) N/A 2000 Washington State 19-10 9-9 (T-5th) Second Round 2001 Washington State 17-12 9-9 (6th) First Round 2002 Washington State 24-8 11-7 (T-3rd) Regional Finals 2003 Washington State 9-20 5-13 (T-7th) N/A 2004 Iowa 10-22 2-18 (T-10th) N/A 2005 Iowa 14-19 4-16 (10th) N/A 2006 Iowa 13-19 2-18 (10th) N/A 2007 Iowa 9-22 1-19 (11th) N/A 2010 Luther College 17-17 4-4 (6th) N/A 2011 UNLV 14-17 4-10 (7th) N/A 2012 UNLV 18-11 10-6 (3rd) N/A 2013 UNLV 16-14 11-9 (T-4th) N/A 2014 UNLV 26-7 14-4 (2nd) N/A Totals 28 Years 501-400 (.556) 484-383 (.558) 10 Appearances 20 COACHING STAFF MASHALLAH FAROKHMANESH UNLV HEAD COACH FIFTH SEASON AT UNLV WESTERN ILLINOIS, '79 Farokh enters his fifth year as an assistant coach at UNLV and 29th overall at State and #3 TCU before it ran into the conference's eventual tournament an NCAA institution. Farokh has been a mainstay on UNLV head coach Cindy champion, Colorado State. Fredrick's coaching staff for the past 28 seasons, 27 of which have been at the Division I level. Prior to UNLV, Farokh spent one year as an assistant coach at Luther College after a stint at Wartburg College. Since he came to Las Vegas, the UNLV volleyball team has amassed an over- all record of 74-49 and three consecutive winning records following a runner- During his career, he has helped his teams make 10 NCAA Tournament up finish at the 2011 Mountain West Championship. appearances with the first occurring in 1988 at Weber State, followed by nine more at Washington State that also included a trip to the Sweet 16 and two to He has coached a total of eight student-athletes to Mountain West All- the Elite 8. Conference honors and one more – Kinsey Caldwell – to Freshman of the Year recognition in 2012. Madeline Westman was recognized as All-MW in both Farokh has extensive experience as both a player and coach. Born in Burojerd, 2011 and ’12, while Sekola Falemaka (2013), Allison Davies (2014), Daryn Iran, he was a member of the Pahlavi High School volleyball team for four Glenn (2014), Bree Hammel (2014), Alexis Patterson (2014) and Katlin years, during which time his team won three state championships. While earn- Winters (2014: Honorable Mention) have earned Conference accolades, as ing his bachelor's degree in physical education from the Teacher Training well. College in Tehran, Iran, he played on a men's squad that won two college championships and he was honored all four years with all-star recognition. The 2014 campaign was a memorable one in so many ways. The team set single-season program records in overall (26) and conference (14) wins. The Following college, Farokh went on to play for the Iranian National Team. Rebels, who reset a total of seven program marks and tied five more, were During his seven-year tenure on the squad, he was elected captain and also rewarded with five of their own named to the All-MW team, including played in international competition. Hammel, an AVCA All-Pacific South Region Honorable Mention selection.