1 2 Table of Contents Guide Directory ....................................................................................................................... 1 Quick Facts .............................................................................................................................. 2 2012 Team Roster .................................................................................................................... 3 2012 Outlook ........................................................................................................................... 4 Head Coach Profile .................................................................................................................. 6 Assistant Coach Profiles .......................................................................................................... 7 Player Profiles .......................................................................................................................... 9 2011 Stats and Region 18 Standings ...................................................................................... 25 2011 Leaders .......................................................................................................................... 26 Topping the Charts ................................................................................................................. 27 2011 Match Results ................................................................................................................ 28 2012 Schedule ........................................................................................................................ 29 NJCAA History ...................................................................................................................... 30 Continuing Success ................................................................................................................ 31 President and Athletic Director .............................................................................................. 34 Behind the Scenes .................................................................................................................. 35 CSI Athletic Success .............................................................................................................. 36 CSI Athletic Facilities ............................................................................................................ 38 CSI Campus ........................................................................................................................... 40 Twin Falls and the Magic Valley ............................................................................................ 42 CSI In the Polls ...................................................................................................................... 44 2012 CSI Volleyball Media Guide About the Cover and Inside Cover: Ten sophomores and a red-shirt freshman look to lead the College of South- ern Idaho volleyball to its 10th NJCAA National Tournament. This publication was produced by Karen Baumert, CSI sports information director. Andy Arenz did the pho- tography for the action shots, team photo and mug shots. Graphic design on the cover, page 3 and pages 37-43 were done by Tereasa Nichols. 1 General Information Team Information Location: Twin Falls, Idaho Founded: 1964 2011 Record: 24-12 Enrollment: 8,500 Returning Starters: 5 President: Jerry Beck Returning Non-Starters: 3 Athletic Director: Joel Bate Newcomers: 8 Conference: Scenic West Athletic Conference NJCAA Division I National Titles: 9 Region: 18 NJCAA Post-Season Appearances: 15 Athletic Affiliation: NJCAA, Division I Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Gold and Black Website: www.csi.edu Home Facility: CSI Gymnasium (3,500 capacity) Athletics Office Manager: Ginger Nukaya, 732-6486 Team Physicians: Dr. Thad Scholes Orthopedic Surgeon: Dr. William May Volleyball Information Athletic Trainer: Richard Bingham, 732-6481 Physical Therapist: Bryan Wright Academic Advisor: Kat Powell, 732-6548 Head Coach: Heidi Cartisser (7th Year) Head Men’s BB Coach: Steve Gosar, 732-6498 Assistant Coach: Jim Cartisser Asst. Men’s BB Coach: Ryan Devlin, 732-6476 Volunteer Assistant Coach: “Babes” Kalulu Head Women’s BB Coach: Randy Rogers, 732-6480 Office Phone Number: (208) 732-6485 (Heidi) Asst. Women’s BB Coach: Jason Nichols, 732-6490 (208) 732-6492 (Jim) Head Baseball Coach: Boomer Walker, 732-6491 Mailing Address: CSI Volleyball Asst. BB Coaches: Nick Aiello, 732-6491/732-6650 315 Falls Ave. Skip Walker, 732-6477/732-6650 P.O. Box 1238 Head Softball Coach: Nick Baumert, 732-6494 Twin Falls, ID 83303-1238 Asst. Softball Coach: Cortney Clark, 732-6495 E-mail Address: [email protected] Head Rodeo Coach: Steve Birnie, 732-6620 [email protected] Asst. Rodeo Coach: Cody DeMers, 732-6620 CSI Board of Trustees: Chairman Dr. Thad Scholes, Dr. Allen Frost, Donna Brizee, Karl Kleinkopf, and Bob Keegan Sports Information SID: Karen Baumert Office Phone: (208) 732-6493 E-mail Address: [email protected] Fax: (208) 734-0245 Website: www.csi.edu 2 Southern Idaho Volleyball 2012 Roster No. Name Ht. Pos. Class Hometown (High School) No. Name Ht. Pos. Class Hometown (Previous School) 1 Heather Meeuwsen 5-4 L So Hillsboro, Ore. (Liberty) 2 Braiden Johnston 5-5 L/DS Fr Prineville, Ore. (Crook County) 3 Tineke Bierma 6-3 OH So Canby, Ore. (Portland State Univ) 4 Miranda Duran 5-2 L/DS Fr Pocatello, Idaho (Highland) 5 Marie Fujii 5-9 S So Pearl City, Hawaii (Pearl City) 6 Kristen Brandsma 6-2 MB So Wendell, Idaho (Wendell) 7 Keani Passi 5-9 OH So Pearl City, Hawaii (Pearl City 8 Brooke Jensen 6-2 MB So Castledale, Utah (Emery) 9 Emily Ottinger 5-11 OH So Palmdale, Calif. (Quartz Hill) 10 Ashia Joseph 5-8 S So Hilo, Hawaii (Waiakea) 11 Alexandria Johnson 6-5 RH Fr Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial) 12 Alyssa Povey 6-3 MB Fr Clifton, Idaho (West Side) 13 Milica Zmiric 5-11 OH Fr Sombor, Serbia (Petrovic) 14 Kaylee Holmstead 5-11 MB RFr Declo, Idaho (Declo) 15 Eseta Maka 6-2 MB So New Zealand (San Diego State) 16 Liene Mellupe 5-10 OH So Riga, Latvia (Rigas Juglas Vidusskola) 3 CSI takes No. 1 ranking and experience into the 2012 season When College of Southern Idaho volleyball head coach Heidi Cartisser looks out on the court or down her bench this season, she will see a lot of familiar faces. The Golden Eagles return five starters and eight total play- ers along with a mid-semester transfer from last year. Add to that two sophomore transfers and CSI is loaded with maturity and experience. “There is no question that we have a lot of depth on our team,” Cartisser said. “We will be able to run differ- ent combinations as well as switching between a 6-2 or 5-1 offense with different people in different positions.” Having this group return is even more significant because last season’s team placed sixth at the national tour- nament. The pollsters rewarded that experience by placing the No. 1 banner on the Golden Eagles in the pre- season NJCAA poll. Keying the offense will be the defense and Cartisser will look to returning Region 18 Libero of the Year Heather Meeuwsen. She will be joined in the back row by freshmen defensive specialists Braiden Johnston (Prineville, Ore.) and Miranda Duran (Pocatello). At the setter position, Cartisser can run a 5-1 offense with returning starter Ashia Joseph or run a 6-2 with Joseph and returning setter Marie Fujii. Joseph ranked third in the league in assists per game. The middle blocker position will be a very competitive spot for the Golden Ea- gles. Kaylee Holmstead, who red-shirted last season, moved back to the middle this year along with sophomore Brooke Jensen who saw a lot of action late in her fresh- man season. They will be joined by trans- fers Kristen Brandsma (Carroll College) and Eseta Maka (San Diego State). Add to them freshman Alyssa Povey (Clifton, Idaho) and Cartisser will be able to rotate all five very easily. Returning starters Liene Mellupe and Keani Passi will anchor the right side in a 6-2 offense or give Cartisser the option of moving either one of them to the outside. Freshman Alexandria Johnson (Las Vegas) at 6-5 gives CSI another big block option on the right side. On the outside, Cartisser can look to returning starter Emily Ottinger, transfer Tineke Bierma (Portland State Univ.) or freshman Milica Zmiric (Serbia). “We will be a very good ball control team that will be able to make good ajust- 4 ments in out-of-system play,” Cartisser said. “We have the ability to force oppo- 2012 Outlook nents to do something different against us to beat us.” But getting out of Region 18 will be tough as always. Three Region 18 teams enter the season ranked in the top 12 in the nation. Only two qualify for the national tournament. “Once again the region is going to be extremely tough. Several of the teams are good enough to compete for a national championship,” Cartisser said. “We look forward to the challenge but expect a lot of our returning play- ers. I know we have the ability to make a great run.” 5 Heidi Cartisser Head Coach 7th Season Heidi Cartisser joined the College of Southern Idaho as the head coach in fall of 2006. She led the Golden Eagles to their 9th NJCAA National Champi- onship in 2009 and a sixth-place finish last season. It was her third trip to the national tournament. In 2007, Cartisser led CSI to a Region 18A championship and a 10th-place finish at the NJCAA National Championships. In her five years at CSI, Cartisser has compiled a 177-62 record. The former Golden Eagle,