Stanford Volleyball Legacy the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team and was named Best Hitter after posting Stanford Volleyball the best hitting percentage over the entire Olympic Tournament. Oden, who was also named Best Blocker at the 1990 World Championships, where the U.S. won the bronze medal, was once again Boasting A Rich a starter on the 1992 U.S. squad that played in Barcelona. She served as the captain of the U.S. squad until her retirement in 1992. She Volleyball Legacy returned to the Red, White & Blue to compete in the 1994 Goodwill Games where she was joined there by younger sister Bev (a National Team player from 1992-96), Cary Wendell and Kristin Folkl. Folkl, also one of the top collegiate volleyball players of all time who also played in the WNBA, was a part of the best class in NCAA women’s volleyball history. Folkl, Barbara Ifejika, Debbie Lambert, Paula McNamee and Lisa Sharpley combined to go 125-8 from 1994- 97. The group became the first class to ever win three women’s volley- ball national titles in four years (1994, 1996 and 1997). The group also went 70-2 in the Pac-10 en route to four consecutive conference titles and was an incredible 64-1 at Maples Pavilion. Stanford alums Bobbi Broer, Amy Cooper, Folkl, Nancy Reno, Sharpley, Teresa Smith Richardson, Wendy Rush Humphreys and Walsh have also spent time in the U.S. National Team program along with recent graduates Logan Tom and Ogonna Nnamani. Broer, Rush and Smith have retired but Reno and Walsh are still active and mem- ince women’s volleyball became a varsity sport at Stanford in 1976, bers of the AVP’s women’s professional beach volleyball tour. Tom, a Sthe Cardinal has enjoyed a reputation as one of the nation’s top two-time AVCA National Player of the Year and four-time first-team programs, in every sense of the word. Not only does Stanford give tal- All-American, is playing professionally overseas as well as continuing ented and dedicated student-athletes a chance to get one of the best her role as a starter with the U.S. National Team that competed in the educations in the world, but Cardinal players have met with nearly 2004 Summer Olympics. Nnamani is the Pac-10’s all-time career kills unequaled success on national and international courts, both as indi- leader, and is currently playing on the United States National Team. viduals and as teams. Nnamani was a four-time All-American (2001-04) at Stanford and is Stanford established itself as the best team in the country in the among the school’s all-time great players. 1990s – winning four of the last eight national titles (1992, 1994, 1996 Barbara Fontana is a prime example of what can be done with and 1997). The Cardinal continued the trend in the 2000’s with their Stanford’s combination of athletics and academics. She and her part- unprecedented fifth and sixth national championships in 2001 and ner were named the pro beach tour’s Newcomers of the Year after the 2004. Stanford has posted a record 77 NCAA Tournament wins, and 1991 season and Fontana has continued to excel on the tour. The is one of only four teams to participate in the NCAA tournament in President of the WPVA in 1995, her teams have consistently been at or each of the 25 years since the tournament began. This includes a 15-7, near the top of the WPVA.Fontana, who recently passed the California 15-3, 15-5 triumph over Hawaii in the 1996 National Championship Bar Exam, was also a bronze medalist at the 1994 Goodwill Games. match that was the most lopsided final in NCAA history. Stanford has also reached the Final Four 14 times in the last 25 seasons, and pro- duced 52 All-American honors in the last 23 years. Stanford has amassed an amazing 782-193-4 all-time record since 1976 (.802 winning percentage), and has finished in the top 10 nation- ally in 23 of the last 25 seasons. The Cardinal’s dominance has been even more apparent as of late. Stanford has lost five or more matches in a season just six times in the last 15 years, and is 332-52 (.864) in the last ten years alone. The numbers are even more impressive in conference play as Stanford has gone no worse than 17-1 in Pac-10 play only five times since 1994, and has accumulated a 187-27 (.874) conference mark over the last 12 seasons. The Cardinal has also left its mark internationally as witnessed at 1994 NCAA Championship team celebrates after capturing its second title the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the 2000 Sydney Summer in three years. Stanford won four NCAA titles during the 1990s, and Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kerri Walsh and Logan added a two more in 2001 and 2004. Tom, both All-Americans on the 1999 Stanford team that finished as NCAA runner-up, played on the USA National Team in 2000 that fin- Several former Cardinal players, including Laura Olesen and ished a surprising fourth. Four of Stanford’s former players competed Cooper, have also played professional volleyball indoors. Kari Rush in Atlanta, including Kristin Klein and Bev Oden on the national was an assistant coach on the Long Beach State team that won the team, as well as Barbara Fontana and Nancy Reno in beach competi- NCAA title in 1989 and helped the ’49ers return to the Final Four in tion. Kristin Folkl was also selected as the first alternate on the indoor 1991. Lara Asper spent two seasons as the head coach at Colorado team. In 2004, Logan Tom and Ogonna Nnamani were members of College and Anne Wicks served as a Stanford assistant from 1997- the United States Olympic team in Greece. 1998. A look through the all-time Stanford roster will find some of the But the success of former Stanford volleyball players is by no means greatest players to play NCAA women’s volleyball, headlined by Kim limited to the world of sport. All of the players can rely on their Oden, class of ’86 and the AVCA’s Division I Women’s Volleyball Player Stanford education, which has helped former Cardinal players make of the Decade for the 1980’s. Oden was a three-time conference Player their mark in nearly every field. Kristin Folkl of the Year and was twice named the nation’s top player. She started on Steve Lacey photo 38 2006 Stanford Women’s Volleyball Stanford Volleyball Awards Ogonna Nnamani 2004- All-Conference Paula McNamee 1995 Kristin Richards 2005 NOTE: Stanford was a member of the NorCal Eileen Murfee 1994, 95 Nancy Reno 1989 Conference from 1979-81; the WCAA from 1981-84, Bev Oden 1987, 89 Wendy Rush 1989, 90 the Pac-West Conference in 1985 and the Pacific-10 Kim Oden 1982, 83 Lisa Sharpley 1995, 98, 99 Conference from 1986-present. Laura Olesen 1987 Teresa Smith 1989 Foluke Akinradewo 2005 Lisa Sharpley 1994, 95 Logan Tom 1998- Chris Anderson 1980, 81 Teresa Smith 1986 Kerri Walsh 1998-00 Deanna Boyette 1981 Marnie Triefenbach 1995 Cary Wendell 1994-98 Bobbi Broer 1984 Cary Wendell 1991 U.S. National B Team Amy Cooper 1988, 90, 91 Jennifer Detmer 1998, 99, 00 Stanford Athletic Board Amy Cooper 1991 Deidra Dvorak 1983, 84 Awards Denise Corlett (asst. coach) 1993, 2003 Carrie Feldman 1992 Kristin Klein 1990, 91 Kristin Folkl 1995, 96, 97 Al Masters Award Ogonna Nnamani 2003 Barbra Fontana 1985, 86 Kristin Folkl 1997-98 Bev Oden 1990, 91 Jennifer Harvey 2003 Don Shaw (assoc. head coach) 1991 Ogonna Nnamani 2004-05 Barbara Ifejika 1997 Cary Wendell 1995-96 Marnie Triefenbach 1993 Jen Hucke 2004 Cary Wendell 1993 Kristin Klein 1988, 89, 90, 91 Block “S” Outstanding Anne Wicks 1993 Jan Linden 1979, 80, 81 Athlete Award Academic All-America Sara McGee 2001, 02 Wendy Rush (Junior) 1986-87 Terri Bryson 1985 Eileen Murfee 1996 Kristin Klein (Frosh.) 1988-89 Susan Compton 1984 Ogonna Nnamani 2001, 02, 03, 04 Bev Oden (Frosh.) 1989-90 Cary Wendell Deidra Dvorak 1984 Bev Oden 1989, 90, 91, 92 Kristin Klein (Junior) 1990-91 Kristin Folkl 1996, 97 Kim Oden 1982, 83, 84, 85 Bev Oden (Junior) 1991-92 National Player Of The Year Ogonna Nnamani 2002, 03, 04 Nancy Reno 1985, 86, 87 Cary Wendell (Frosh.) 1992-93 Kristin Richards 2003, 04, 05 Kristin Klein 1991 Kim Oden 1984 Cary Wendell (Junior) 1994-95 Kari Rush 1983 Ogonna Nnamani 2004 Lisa Sharpley (Soph.) 1995-96 Pac-10 All-Academic Wendy Rush 1985, 86, 87 Bev Oden 1990 Kristin Folkl (Junior) 1996-97 Lisa Sharpley 1995, 96, 97 Kim Oden 1984, 85 Jennifer Detmer 1999, 00 Logan Tom (Frosh.) 1999-00 Teresa Smith 1985, 86, 87 Logan Tom 2001, 02 Heidi Eick 1993 Logan Tom (Soph.) 2000-01 Logan Tom 1999, 00, 01, 02 Kerri Walsh (co-winner) 1999 Kristin Folkl 1996, 97 Ogonna Nnamani (Frosh.) 2001-02 Marnie Triefenbach 1993, 94 Cary Wendell 1994, 95 Katie Goldhahn 2004, 05 Ogonna Nnamani (Soph.) 2002-03 Leahi Hall 2002, 04 Kerri Walsh 1996, 97, 98, 99 Ogonna Nnamani (Junior) 2003-04 Honda/Broderick Award Wendy Hromadka 1993, 95 Cary Wendell 1992, 93, 94, 95 Kristin Richards (Frosh.) 2003-04 Kristin Folkl (volleyball winner) 1997 Jen Hucke 2003 Conference Player of the Bryn Kehoe (Frosh.) 2004-05 Kristin Richards (Soph.) 2004-05 Ogonna Nnamani 2004 Barbara Ifejika 1995, 96, 97 Year Ogonna Nnamani (volleyball winner) 2004 Jennifer Jackson 1990, 92 Foluke Akinradewo (Frosh) 2005-06 Ogonna Nnamani (nominee) 2003 Kathy Jurgens 1990, 91 Kristin Folkl 1997 Kristin Richards (Junior) 2005-06 Kristin Klein 1991 Bev Oden (volleyball winner) 1990 Sara McGee 2002, 03 Pac-10 Female Athlete of Kim Oden (nominee) 1984 Maureen McLaren 1993 Ogonna Nnamani 2004 the Year Kim Oden (volleyball winner) 1985 Sarah Neal 1998 Bev Oden 1990 Logan Tom (volleyball winner) 2002 Nji Nnamani 2005 Kim Oden 1983, 84, 85 Teresa Smith 1986-87 Logan Tom (volleyball winner) 2001 Ogonna Nnamani 2002, 03, 04 Wendy Rush