2019 UCO Volleyball Media Guide 2019 UCO Volleyball Media Guide 2019 Schedule Date Day Opponent Location Time Eckerd Invitational Sept. 6 Friday Malone St. Petersburg, Fla. 11 a.m. Sept. 6 Friday West Liberty St. Petersburg, Fla. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Saturday Tiffin St. Petersburg, Fla. 1:30 p.m. Sept. 7 Saturday Eckerd St. Petersburg, Fla. 8:30 p.m. Sept. 11 Wednesday Oklahoma Baptist EDMOND 7 p.m. South Central Classic Sept. 13 Friday East Central Durant, Okla. 9 a.m. Sept. 13 Friday Southern Nazarene Durant, Okla. 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Saturday Cameron Durant, Okla. 11 a.m. Sept. 14 Saturday Arkansas-Monticello Durant, Okla. 3 p.m. Sept. 18 Wednesday Southeastern Oklahoma EDMOND 7 p.m. Sept. 20 Friday Pittsburg State* EDMOND 6 p.m. Sept. 21 Saturday Newman* EDMOND 2 p.m. Sept. 27 Friday Fort Hays State* Hays, Kan. 6 p.m. Sept. 28 Saturday Nebraska-Kearney* Kearney, Neb. 2 p.m. Oct. 1 Tuesday Missouri Southern* EDMOND 7 p.m. Oct. 4 Friday Emporia State* EDMOND 6 p.m. Oct. 5 Saturday Washburn* EDMOND 7 p.m. Oct. 11 Friday Northwest Missouri* Maryville, Mo. 6 p.m. Oct. 12 Saturday Central Missouri* Warrensburg, Mo. 7 p.m. Oct. 15 Tuesday Newman* Wichita, Kan. 6 p.m. Oct. 18 Friday Missouri Western* EDMOND 6 p.m. Oct. 22 Tuesday Pittsburg State* Pittsburg, Kan. 6 p.m. Oct. 25 Friday Nebraska-Kearney* EDMOND 6 p.m. Oct. 26 Saturday Fort Hays State* EDMOND 3 p.m. Oct. 29 Tuesday Missouri Southern* Joplin, Mo. 6 p.m. Nov. 1 Friday Washburn* Topeka, Kan. 6 p.m. Nov. 2 Saturday Emporia State* Emporia, Kan. 7 p.m. Nov. 8 Friday Central Missouri* EDMOND 6 p.m. Nov. 9 Saturday Northwest Missouri* EDMOND 7 p.m. Nov. 16 Saturday Missouri Western* St. Joseph, Mo. 3 p.m. Nov. 20-23 Wed.-Saturday MIAA Tournament TBA TBA Dec. 5-8 Thur.-Sunday NCAA Central Regional TBA TBA Dec. 12-14 Thur.-Saturday NCAA Championship Denver, Colo. TBA Bold - Home Game (Hamilton Field House) * - MIAA Match All times Central Time 2019 UCO Volleyball Media Guide UCO Quick Facts Media Relations Founded: Dec. 24, 1890 Assistant Athletic Director – Media Relations: Chris Brannick President: Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar Office: .....................................................................(405) 974-2142 Athletic Director: Eddie Griffin Cell: ........................................................................(405) 301-0187 Assistant AD/Operations: Gunnar Poff Fax: .........................................................................(405) 974-3820 Assistant AD/Compliance: Darnell Smith Email: ............................................................. [email protected] Assistant AD/Business: Britni Brannon Website: .................................................www.bronchosports.com Assistant AD/Marketing: Brandon Baker Director of Compliance: Jeremy Rogers The Central Oklahoma Athletic Director of Ticket Sales: Bill Shaw Media Relations Office is under the Head Athletic Trainer: Ed Kabrick direction of Chris Brannick, who took Faculty Athletic Representative: Trey Cone over the position on Aug. 1, 2016. National Affiliation: NCAA Division II Brannick’s main duty is keeping Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association local, state and national media Nickname: Bronchos informed about UCO’s athletic Fieldhouse (Capacity): Hamilton Field House (3,000) department as well as handling the School Colors: Bronze and Blue school’s athletic website (www. Enrollment: 16,000 bronchosports.com). Chris came to UCO after three years Volleyball Facts as a sports reporter for The Oklahoman. Head Coach: Edgar Miraku A native of Utica, N.Y. who grew up in Sallisaw, Okla., Years, Record at UCO: Seven years, 182-55 Brannick is a Central graduate. He received his bachelor’s Years, Overall Record: Seven years, 182-55 degree in mass communications in 2013 with a journalism 2018 Record: 27-7 major and creative studies minor. 2018 League Record/Finish: 14-4 (Third) Brannick served as sports editor of UCO’s student newspaper Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/5 (the Vista) and also worked as a sports anchor on the school’s Starters Returning/Lost: 4/4 (started at least 12 matches) student-run broadcast news program (UCentral). He won first- and second-place in sports reporting at the Volleyball History Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Oklahoma in 2013 and First Year of Volleyball: 1976 won the UCO Mass Comm Professional Media award the same All-time Record: 836-485 year. NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: Six (1994, 2002, Brannick began working at The Oklahoman immediately after 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017). graduation. NCAA Division II Tournament Record: 3-6 Chris is married (Cori) and has one daughter (Elle). Table Of Contents General Information Records 2019 Schedule ............................................................ I.F.C./B.C. UCO Records ..................................................................... 20-23 UCO Quick Facts/Media Relations ........................................... 1 Hamilton Field House/Records .............................................. 24 Directory .................................................................................. 2 History Coaches/Season Outlook All-Conference Players ........................................................... 26 Head Coach .......................................................................... 4-5 All-Region/All-America Players ............................................. 27 Assistant Coach ....................................................................... 5 Letterwinners ........................................................................ 28 Season Outlook ....................................................................... 6 Season-by-Season Results ................................................ 29-32 Players Series Records ....................................................................... 33 Player Profiles ..................................................................... 8-13 UCO Athletics Hall of Fame .................................................... 34 Roster .................................................................................... 14 About UCO 2018 Review The University................................................................... 36-37 2018 Results .......................................................................... 16 Edmond/Oklahoma City ................................................... 38-39 2018 Statistics........................................................................ 17 UCO President ....................................................................... 40 MIAA Standings/All-MIAA Teams .......................................... 18 Athletic Administration .................................................... 40-42 The MIAA ........................................................................... I.B.C. 1 2019 UCO Volleyball Media Guide UCO Volleyball Staff Directory University of Central Oklahoma Switchboard ............................................................................. (405) 974-2000 Athletic Department Fax ............................................................................................................. (405) 974-3820 Office Administrative Assistant Kaitlyn Divilbiss ([email protected]).......................................................................................... (405) 974-2500 Athletic Director Eddie Griffin ([email protected]) ............................................................................................... (405) 974-2500 Assistant Athletic Director/Operations Gunnar Poff ([email protected]) ..................................................................................................... (405) 974-2176 Head Coach Edgar Miraku ([email protected]) .............................................................................................. (405) 974-2148 Assistant Coach Faith Avalos ([email protected]) .................................................................................................. (405) 974-2144 Director of Athletic Compliance Darnell Smith ([email protected]) .......................................................................................... (405) 974-3959 Director of Ticket Operations Bill Shaw ([email protected]) ....................................................................................................... (405) 974-2140 School Nickname “Bronchos” was the nickname selected for Central Oklahoma in 1922 by Mrs. C.W. Wantland, wife of long-time UCO football coach C.W. Wantland. It was chosen from a number of suggestions for the name of UCO’s football team and became the nickname for all athletic teams at the school. Mrs. Wantland was made an honorary member of the Letter- man’s Club as a result of selecting the nickname, becoming the first woman admitted to that organization. School Colors Bronze and blue were chosen as Central Oklahoma’s school colors in 1895 by school president Edmund Dandridge Murdaugh. The first public display of the bronze and blue was in Guthrie when a student represented UCO in the first oratorical contest ever held in Oklahoma. Production Credits The 2019 Central Oklahoma volleyball media guide was written, edited and designed by Chris Brannick and Mike Kirk of the UCO Athletic Media Relations Office. Photographs were provided by Dan Smith, director of UCO Photographic Services Department. 2 2019 UCO Volleyball Media Guide The Coaches 3 2019 UCO Volleyball Media Guide Head Coach Edgar Miraku 2017 and made it to the season and were in the USA Volleyball and the USA national tournament before polls