Quick Facts TABLE OF C ONTENTS Q UICK F ACTS Quick Facts/Table of Contents . 1 2011 Lady Rams . 2-14 Coaching Staff. 3-4 Location . Fort Worth,TX 76105 Season Preview . 5 Founded. 1890 Roster . 6 Schedule. 7 Enrollment . 3,378 Opponents Directory . 8 Nickname . Rams Meet the Lady Rams . 9-14 Colors . Blue and Gold 2010 Review . 15-20 Season Review . 16 Affiliation . NAIA Division I Match Results. 17 Conference . Red River Athletic Statistics . 18 Red River Athletic Conference . 19-20 President . Frederick G. Slabach Lady Ram Record Book . 21-28 Athletics Director . Steven Trachier Year-by-Year & Coaching Record . 22 Individual & Team Records . 23 Faculty Athletics Rep.. Dr.Pam Rast Award Winners . 24-25 Head Athletic Trainer . Kyle Morgan All-Time Roster . 26-27 All-Time vs. Opponents. 28 Sports Information Director . Josh Lacy Texas Wesleyan . 29-36 Assistant SID . Ryan Amador Sid Richardson Center . 30 Athletic Directory . 31 Athletics Phone . (817) 531-4210 Texas Wesleyan Athletic History . 32-33 This is Texas Wesleyan . 34-35 C OACHING S TAFF Campus Map . 36 Head Coach . Christy Clawson Record at Wesleyan . 97-88 (.524) Career Record. same Alma Mater . Texas Lutheran ‘96 E-Mail. [email protected] Assistant Coach. Brendan Kerr E-Mail. [email protected] Marissa Rangel ranked third in the RRAC with 456 digs and was named 2nd-team All-RRAC last season. T EAM I NFORMATION M EDIA I NFORMATION 2010 Record. 15-19 Fort Worth Star-Telegram RRAC . 7-7 John Henry . (817) 390-7761 Dallas Morning News All-Time Record . 807-496 (.619) Bob Yates. (214) 977-8260 Starters Returning/Lost . 3/3 Arlington Star-Telegram Letter Winners Returning/Lost . 7/10 Larry Lutz . (817) 548-5400 Arlington Morning News Cameron Maun . (214) 977-2770 S PORTS I NFORMATION WFAA-TV (ABC) George Riba . (214) 977-6585 KDFW-TV (Fox) Sports Information Director . Josh Lacy Mike Doocy. (817) 654-4000 KTVT-TV (CBS) . (817) 451-1111 Office Phone . (817) 531-4855 KXAS-TV (NBC) Cell. (817) 713-6658 Derek Castillo. (817) 654-6311 Fax . (817) 531-4208 NOTE: This guide contains historical information that E-Mail. [email protected] dates back to the program’s inception in 1935. To make any corrections or provide information that will Assistant SID . Ryan Amador aid in its accuracy, please contact the Texas Wesleyan Sports Information department at (817) 531-4855 or E-Mail . [email protected] write us at 1201 Wesleyan St., Ft.Worth,TX 76105. Website . www.ramsports.net CREDITS: The 2011 Volleyball Media Guide was written and edited by Josh Lacy. Editorial assistance Address . 1201 Wesleyan St by Adrienne Lacy. Contributing Photographers include Fort Worth,TX, 76105 Jose Valdez and Josh Lacy. Covers by Josh Lacy. This guide was printed by MultiAd Printing in Chicago, IL. www.ramsports.net 1 2011 Lady Rams Coaching Staff 2011 Lady Rams Christy CLAWSON’S CAREER RECORD Overall Conference Clawson Year W L Pct. W L Pct. 2006 20 10 .667 8 3 .727 2007 32 16 .667 10 0 1.000 2008 14 26 .350 9 2 .818 Head Coach 2009 16 17 .484 10 6 .625 Sixth Season 2010 15 19 .441 7 7 .500 Totals 97 88 .524 44 18 .710 Christy Clawson took over as head coach of the er from 2002-2004. As assistant coach, she was inte- Texas Wesleyan University volleyball program in gral in on the court training, strength and condition- 2006. ing, travel, recruiting, fundraising, directing and devel- oping camps and tournaments, and mentoring ath- Last season the Lady Rams went 15-19 overall. The letes. She also served as an assistant coach at Texas team featured seven All-Conference selections, Lutheran College in 1995. including 1st-team honorees, Evoni Darling, Haelee Horne, and Katherine Rosenbush. Rosenbush was In the fall of 2007, Clawson also named RRAC was inducted into the Texas Freshman of the Year. Lutheran University Athletic Hall of Fame. As a setter at In her first season with the Texas Lutheran,she was a Rams, Clawson led the team team captain and was to a 20-10 record, an 8-3 named 1st-team All-Heart mark in conference play, and of Texas Conference and an appearance in the RRAC 1st-team All-Region while Semifinals. The team fea- leading the Bulldogs to the tured three All-RRAC play- 1993 NAIA National ers, two All-Region VI selec- Tournament.She still holds tions, one Academic All- several school records American, and one All- including single season American in Liz Meng. records for service aces (114), service aces per game In 2007, Clawson led the (.717), and assists (1,810), as Rams to a 32-16 record and well as career records for a perfect 10-0 mark in the service aces (247), service RRAC North Division. The aces per game (.585), and team reached the RRAC assists per game (9.858). championship match and took thrilling five set wins Clawson has also held over Wayland Baptist and internships at both the Lubbock Christian to reach Southland and Lone Star the Region VI final. The Conferences where she 2007 Lady Rams featured worked on eligibility, com- five All-RRAC players, three pliance, scheduling, record All-Region VI selections, and In five seasons, Coach Clawson has coached 27 All- keeping, statistics, and cham- one Academic All-American, Conference selections and two All-Americans. pionships. while Liz Meng won her second All-American award. In addition, she has extensive high school coaching experience. She joined the Rams from Keller High In 2008, Clawson led the Rams to a 9-2 conference School where she served as outdoor education record that was good for the third seed in the instructor and coordinator while assisting with the RRAC Tournament.The Lady Rams reached the volleyball and soccer teams. From 1996-2002 she RRAC semifinals before being ousted in an epic five- held coaching and teaching positions in the Liberty game match by the eventual champion,Wiley. The Hill, Eanes, Pflugerville, and Lake Travis ISDs. 2008 Lady Rams featured six All-Conference selec- tions, including Defensive Specialist of the Year, Clawson is a member of the American Volleyball Katlynn Romig. Coaches Association, as well as USA Volleyball and holds an IMPACT Certification and CAP level I & II. In 2009, the Lady Rams went 10-6 in Red River She received her bachelor of arts in kinesiology and Athletic Conference play, which was good for third secondary education from Texas Lutheran College place in the regular season. The team featured six and completed her master of science in kinesiology All-Conference selections and an Academic Scholar- with a specialization in sport administration at Texas Athlete selection in Lauren Hinojos. Woman’s University. Clawson had previous collegiate coaching experi- Coach Clawson resides in Fort Worth with her hus- ence at Texas Woman's University where she served band, David Diver, and their son, Jackson. as assistant volleyball coach and home event manag- www.ramsports.net 3 2011 Lady Rams Coaching Staff Brendan Robert Kerr Brown Assistant Coach Strength & Second Season Conditioning Third Season Brendan Kerr is in his second season with the Lady Robert Brown begins his third season with Texas Rams. He brings seven years of club and three years Wesleyan in 2011. He is the Founder and CEO of of college coaching experience to Texas Wesleyan. the well-regarded Robert Brown Sports Performance, which is one of the country's only Before ariving at Texas Wesleyan, Kerr was the vol- facilities specializing in volleyball performance train- unteer assistant coach for the NCAA Division I ing. women's program at the University of Arizona. Kerr spent the majority of his time training the liberos A well-known, respected and outspoken leader in and defensive specialists. In his last season with the volleyball sports performance industry, Robert Arizona, the Wildcats earned their first NCAA has written feature articles for sport training maga- Tournament appearance since 2005. zines throughout North America including Protraineronline, Performance Conditioning (Soccer, Kerr attended the University of Arizona where he Softball, Cycling, and Volleyball), and Volleyball received his bachelor’s in Interdisciplinary Studies. Magazine. At Arizona, he played for the men's club team where he was a team captain and libero, helping the An accomplished presenter, Robert provides educa- Wildcats to three Mountain West Conference titles tional seminars covering volleyball sports perform- and a NIRSA National Championship in 2005. Kerr ance and training topics to sport coaches (junior served as a head coach and court trainer for VBC high, high school, and collegiate) throughout the Dinamo (girls) and as the assistant club director for USA. Arizona Premier Volleyball (boys) in Tucson,AZ. He has served as a camp coach at the David Rubio Additionally, Robert currently serves as Primary Volleyball Camps for the past five years. This sum- Master Instructor for the USA Volleyball mer he will be an apprentice coach for USA Conditioning Accreditation Program (VCAP), which Volleyball. is an educational entity certifying trainers and coach- es as Volleyball Conditioning Instructors (VCI) A native of Campbell, CA, Kerr played for Chris worldwide. Robert received his Master of Sports Muscat at Bay to Bay Volleyball Club for four years; a Science from the International Sports Science perennial top-10 program, in Santa Cruz, CA, under Association (ISSA) in Carpentaria, CA. He is certi- the direction of Brad Keller. fied as a Performance Enhancement Specialists thru The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Jessica Terry Manager First Season Stephanie Randall Manager Brendan Kerr joined Texas Wesleyan from the University of Arizona. First Season 4 2011 Lady Rams Volleyball Season Preview 2011 Lady Rams YOUNG R AMS L OOK TO R EALIZE P OTENTIAL The 2011 Texas Wesleyan University volleyball team Mention All-Conference in her freshman year.