Two-time Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Champions (2002, 2005)

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1 LOYOLA RAMBLERS MEN S VOLLEYBALL Two-time Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Champions (2002, 2005) Junior Middle Blocker James Grunst 2005 All-MIVA First Team Honoree MIVA Player of the Week (3/14/05) Lewis InvitationalAll-Tournament Team Senior Opposite/RS Hitter Chris Kozlarek 2005 All-MIVA First Team Honoree Two-time MIVA Player of the Week in th all-time in school history for aces (90) 2006 Preseason Prospectus

2 MEN S VOLLEYBALL PROSPECTUS General Information School...Loyola University Chicago Location...Chicago, Ill. President...Fr. Michael J. Garanzini, S.J. Founded Enrollment...13,352 Nickname...Ramblers Colors...Maroon and Gold Home Court (capacity)...alumni Gym (2,000) Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference...Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Athletics Director...John Planek Athletics Department Phone...(773) Senior Woman Administrator...Carolyn O Connell Faculty Represenative...Dr. Brian Stanko Ticket Manager...John Smith Director of Marketing and Promotions...Pat Schultz Director of Athletic Facilities...Eric Simpson Assistant Facilities Director/Equipment Manager..Erik Weiler Strength and Conditioning Coach...Dave Vitel Administrative Asisstant...Melanie DeBoer Team History First Year of Volleyball All-Time Record Years in NCAA Tournament...None All-Time MIVA Record MIVA Championships (Last)...2 (2005) MIVA Tournament Record MIVA Tournament Championships...None 2005 MIVA Tournament Results......Defeated Clarke, 3-0, (Quarterfinals)...Lost to IPFW, 2-3, (Semifinals) Sports Information Sports Information Director...Bill Behrns Office Phone...(773) address...bbehrns@luc.edu Assistant Sports Information Director...Leo Krause Office Phone...(773) address...lkrause@luc.edu Sports Information Intern/MVB SID...Corey Miggins Office Phone...(773) address...cmiggin@luc.edu Sports Information Fax Number...(773) Mailing Address...Alumni Gym N. Sheridan Road...Chicago, Ill Website... Coaching Staff Head Coach...Shane Davis Alma Mater (Year)...Loyola (2003) Record at LUC (Two seasons) Career Record...Same MIVA Record Men s Volleyball Office Phone...(773) Assistant Coach...Dan Pawlikowski Head Athletic Trainer...Tom Hitcho Assistant Trainer (Men s VB)...Bryan Yonka Chaplain...Eric Ramirez, S.J. Team Information 2005 Record Home Road Neutral MIVA Record/Finish Home Road Final Ranking...10th (AVCA/USA Today) Starters Returning/Lost...5/2 Liberos Returning/Lost...1/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...10/3 Returning Starters Corey Kloos, Sr., 6-5, MH...Chris Kozlarek, Sr., 6-4, OPP...James Grunst, Jr., 6-8, MB...Brian Guntli, Jr., 6-3, S Starters Lost Scott Greene (AVCA Second Team All-American)...Krystian Kryzak (AVCA Second Team All-American) Other Returnees Nathan Gustus, 6-2, Sr., OH...Ryan Martin, Sr., 6-3, S...Chris Nelson, Sr., 6-3, OH...Joe Pawlikowski, Sr., 6-4, MH...John Thuet, Sr., 6-2, L...Zach Bailey, Jr., 6-2, OH...Ian Anderson, So., 6-4, OPP...Tony Gagliarducci, So., 6-5, OH Newcomers Matt Baleiko, 6-3, Fr., OPP/L (Naperville, IL)...Joe Guntli, 6-5, Fr., OH (St. Louis, MO)...Derek Jensen, 6-0, Fr., L (West Chicago, IL)...Nick Lamoureux, 6-7, Fr., MB (Wheaton, IL)...David Swigart, 6-4, Fr., S (Aurora, IL)

3 MEN S VOLLEYBALL PROSPECTUS Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) Ht. Pos. Yr. GP KPG Pct. DPG BPG Notes (L) 7 Krystian Krzyzak 6-0 L Sr Second Team AVCA All-American (L) 10 Scott Greene 6-5 OH Sr Second Team AVCA All-American (R) 4 Brian Guntli 6-3 S Jr Fifth in the nation w/13.12 apg (R) 5 James Grunst 6-8 MB Jr Third in the nation in blocks/game (R) 11 Chris Kozlarek 6-4 OPP Sr All-MIVA First Team honors in 2005 (R) 13 Corey Kloos 6-5 MH Sr T-6th in nation in hitting pct. Other Key Returnees 1 Zach Bailey 6-2 OH Jr Recorded 24 digs 2 Nathan Gustus 6-2 OH Sr Had 59 kills,.390 hitting pct. 8 Ryan Martin 6-3 S Sr Tallied 124 assists 9 John Thuet 6-2 L Sr Had 25 digs, eight service aces 15 Chris Nelson 6-3 OH Sr Recorded 103 digs, 27 total blocks Other Losses Michael Kravstov 6-4 OH Sr Did not return this season Newcomers Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown High School Matt Baleiko 6-3 OPP/L Fr. Naperville, Ill. Waubonsie Valley Joe Guntli 6-5 OH Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Saint Louis U-High Derek Jensen 6-0 L Fr. West Chicago, Ill. West Chicago Community Nick Lamoureux 6-7 MB Fr. Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton-Warrenville South David Swigart 6-4 S Fr. Aurora, Ill. West Aurora 2006 Preseason Notes: Shane Davis enters his third season as Loyola s head coach with some very lofty goals for the 2006 season... Davis returns 12 letterwinners and four starters from last season s squad that posted a school-record 26-3 mark and a 15-1 league ledger to collect the Midwestern Collegiate Volleyball Association regular-season title along with a No. 10 ranking in the ACVA/NCAA Division I-II final poll. The 26 wins eclipsed the previous win total of 24 victories, set in the 1998 and 2002 seasons... Seniors Corey Kloos (Florissant, Mo.) and Chris Kozlarek (Oak Lawn, Ill.) and juniors James Grunst (Milwaukee, Wis.) and Brian Guntli (St. Louis, Mo.) are the top returnees for the Ramblers after ranking among the nation s best in several categories last season... Grunst ranked third in the country with a 1.51 blocks per game average, while Guntli finished fifth in assists nationally with a average... Kozlarek ranks fifth in school history for aces with 90 in his career and Kloos is LU s all-time leader in hitting percentage (.445)... As a team, Loyola was third in the nation with a.351 hitting percentage last season... Guntli enters his third season as the team s starting setter and ranks third in school history with 2,580 helpers... Senior outside hitter Chris Nelson (Racine, Wis.) made an impact in his first season for Loyola by averaging 1.92 kills per game and 1.25 digs per game... The Ramblers welcome five freshmen to this year s team, including outside hitter Joe Guntli (St. Louis, Mo.) and middle blocker Nick Lamoureux (Wheaton, Ill.), who have won state championships at the high school level... Loyola faces 11 teams that finished the 2005 campaign nationally ranked, inclduing three teams who advanced to national championship matches in UCLA (NCAA Division I), Carthage (NCAA Division III) and Lindenwood (NAIA) Postseason Award Candidates Chris Kozlarek James Grunst Brian Guntli Joe Guntli Corey Kloos Chris Nelson Junior Setter Brian Guntli 2005 All-MIVA Second Team Honoree Lewis Invitational All-Tournament Team 3rd all-time - LUC s assist leaders (2,580)

4 MEN S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School) 1 Zach Bailey 6-2 OH Jr. Glendale, Wis. (Nicolet) 2 Nathan Gustus 6-3 OH Sr. Mt. Prospect, Ill. (Hersey) 3 Tony Gagliarducci 6-5 OH So. St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers College Prep) 4 Brian Guntli 6-3 S Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis U-High) 5 James Grunst 6-5 MB Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Marquette U-High) 6 Ian Anderson 6-4 OPP So. Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa East) 7 David Swigart 6-4 S Fr. West Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora) 8 Ryan Martin 6-3 S Sr. Lockport, Ill. (Providence Catholic) 9 John Thuet 6-2 L Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis U-High) 10 Chris Kozlarek 6-3 OPP Sr. Evergreen Park, Ill. (Brother Rice) 11 Derek Jensen 6-0 L Fr. West Chicago, Ill. (W.est Chicago Community) 12 Joe Pawlikowski 6-4 MH Sr. Evanston, Ill. (Loyola Academy) 13 Corey Kloos 6-5 MH Sr. Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood West) 14 Joe Guntli 6-5 OH Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis U-HIgh) 15 Chris Nelson 6-4 OH Sr. Racine, Wis. (Horlick) 16 Matt Baleiko 6-3 OPP/L Fr. Naperville, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) 18 Nick Lamoureux 6-7 MB Fr. Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South) Head Coach: Shane Davis (Third season) Assistant Coach: Dan Pawlikowski (Second season) Athletic Trainer: Bryan Yonka ALPHABETICAL No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School) 6 Anderson, Ian 6-4 OPP So. Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa East) 1 Bailey, Zach 6-2 OH Jr. Glendale, Wis. (Nicolet) 16 Baleiko, Matt 6-3 OPP/L Fr. Naperville, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) 3 Gagliarducci, Tony 6-5 OH So. St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers College Prep) 5 Grunst, James 6-5 MB Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Marquette U-High) 4 Guntli, Brian 6-3 S Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis U-High) 12 Guntli, Joe 6-5 OH Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis U-HIgh) 2 Gustus, Nathan 6-3 OH Sr. Mt. Prospect, Ill. (Hersey) 11 Jensen, Derek 6-0 L Fr. West Chicago, Ill. (W.est Chicago Community ) 13 Kloos, Corey 6-5 MH Sr. Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood West) 11 Kozlarek, Chris 6-3 OPP Sr. Evergreen Park, Ill. (Brother Rice) 18 Lamoureux, Nick 6-7 MB Fr. Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South) 8 Martin, Ryan 6-3 S Sr. Lockport, Ill. (Providence Catholic) 15 Nelson, Chris 6-4 OH Sr. Racine, Wis. (Horlick) 12 Pawlikowski, Joe 6-4 MH Sr. Evanston, Ill. (Loyola Academy) 7 Swigart, David 6-4 S Fr. West Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora) 9 Thuet, John 6-2 L Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis U-High)

5 MEN S VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE January 14 Lindenwood Alumni Gym 4 p.m. 15 Clarke* Alumni Gym 1 p.m. 17 MSOE* Alumni Gym 7 p.m. 20 Quincy* Quincy, Ill. 7 p.m. 21 New Jersey Tech Alumni Gym 7 p.m. 24 Carthage* Kenosha, Wis. 7:30 p.m. 27 Mercyhurst* Alumni Gym 7 p.m. 28 IPFW* Alumni Gym 7 p.m. February 2 Quincy* Alumni Gym 7 p.m. 3 George Mason Alumni Gym 7 p.m. 10 Ball State* Muncie, Ind. 6:30 p.m. 11 Graceland Alumni Gym 7 p.m. 17 California Baptist Alumni Gym 7 p.m. 18 Ohio State* Alumni Gym 7 p.m. 21 Lewis* Alumni Gym 7 p.m. 24 St. Francis (Pa.) Alumni Gym 7 p.m. March 6 UC-Irvine Irvine, Calif. 9 p.m. 7 UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 9 p.m. 9 California Baptist Riverside, Calif. 9 p.m. 13 Carthage* Alumni Gym 7 p.m. 17 Hawai i Honolulu, Hawai i 11 p.m. 18 Hawai i Honolulu, Hawai i 11 p.m. 24 Ball State* Alumni Gym 7 p.m. 31 Ohio State* Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. April 1 Mercyhurst* Erie, Pa. 3 p.m. 7 IPFW* Ft. Wayne, Ind. 6 p.m. 11 Lewis* Romeoville, Ill. 7 p.m. 14 Rutgers-Newark Alumni Gym 7 p.m MIVA Quarterfinals TBA TBA 27 MIVA Semifinals TBA TBA 29 MIVA Championship TBA TBA May 4-6 NCAA Final Four University Park, Pa. TBA (@ Penn State) *- Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association matches All home matches in bold All match times are Central

6 2005 LOYOLA RAMBLERS MEN S VOLLEYBALL FINAL STATS (Returnees in bold) Overall: 26-3 MIVA: 15-1 Home: 13-2 Away: 10-1 Neutral: 3-0 NAME GP K E TA PCT. A SA SE DIGS BS BA BE Bailey, Zach Guntli, Brian Grunst, James Anderson, Ian Krzyzak, Krystian Martin, Ryan Thuet, John Greene, Scott Kozlarek, Chris Pawlikowski, Joe Kloos, Corey Kravtsov, Michael Nelson, Chris Gustus, Nathan Loyola Opponents FINAL RESULTS Date Opponent Result Score High Kills High Assists 1/14 NEWMAN W, , 30-25, Greene (14) Guntli (23) 1/16 LINDENWOOD W, , 30-19, Greene (14) Guntli (26) 1/20 CARTHAGE W, , 30-13, Greene (14) Guntli (17) 1/22 MISSOURI BAPT. L, , 27-30, 30-28, 30-21, Grunst (20) Guntli (71) 1/25 MSOE W, , 30-16, Grunst (7) Martin (32) 1/28 at Quincy W, , 30-20, Greene, Kozlarek(13) Guntli (39) 2/4 vs. Cal-Baptist # W, , 30-24, 31-29, 28-30, 15-8 Greene, Kozlarek, Nelson (13) Guntli (50) 2/5 vs. Pacific # W, , 28-30, 30-23, Kloos (17) Guntli (54) 2/11 at IPFW * W, , 30-22, 28-30, 30-27, Greene (24) Guntli (68) 2/12 at Findlay * W, , 30-18, Kozlarek (13) Guntli (42) 2/15 LEWIS * W, , 30-27, Kozlarek (14) Guntli (40) 2/18 MERCYHURST * W, , 32-30, Greene, Kloos (13) Guntli (44) 2/19 BALL STATE * W, , 30-24, Greene (19) Guntli (44) 2/22 CLARKE * W, , 30-17, Kozlarek (12) Guntli (27) 2/26 OHIO STATE * W, , 30-20, 30-15, Greene (21) Guntli (55) 3/4 vs. UC Irvine $ W, , 31-29, 26-30, Kozlarek (18) Guntli (58) 3/5 at UC San Diego $ W, , 30-22, Grunst (12) Guntli (47) 3/7 at Cal-Baptist W, , 30-20, 30-20, Kozlarek (20) Guntli (51) 3/11 at Carthage W, , 30-21, Greene (15) Guntli (26) 3/18 QUINCY * W, , 30-17, Grunst (11) Guntli (34) 3/19 FINDLAY * W, , 30-17, Greene, Kozlarek (14) Guntli (38) 3/23 at Lewis * W, , 31-29, 30-28, Nelson (19) Guntli (52) 4/1 IPFW * W, , 22-30, 30-17, 31-33, Greene (32) Guntli (68) 4/3 at Clarke * W, ,30-16, 27-30, Kloos (14) Guntli (33) 4/8 at Mercyhurst * W, , 30-28, 30-25, Kozlarek (22) Guntli (61) 4/9 at Ohio State * L, , 26-30, 30-24, Kozlarek (12) Guntli (56) 4/15 at Ball State * W, , 30-25, 24-30, Grunst (15) Guntli (53) 4/22 CLARKE! W, , 30-22, Kozlarek (18) Guntli (45) 4/29 IPFW! L, , 30-28, 22-30, 30-26, Kozlarek (22) Guntli (55) # - Lewis Invitational (Romeoville, Ill.) $ - UCSD Triton Invitational (San Diego, Calif.) * - MIVA match! - MIVA Tournament

7 2006 LOYOLA RAMBLERS MEN S VOLLEYBALL PROSPECTUS Shane Davis (Loyola, 03) Head Coach Third Season (46-11,.807) 2005 MIVA Coach of the Year After only spending two years as the head coach of the men s volleyball program, Shane Davis led the 2005 Ramblers to a record-breaking year where he was recognized for his leadership by being named the 2005 MIVA Coach of the Year. Davis and the Ramblers posted their best record in history, 26-3 overall and 15-1 in the MIVA. The team went on a 21-match winning streak, owned the best winning percentage in the nation for weeks and capped the season by capturing the MIVA regular-season title. After the season wrapped up, Davis then traveled to help train the U.S. Men s Under-21 national team in Lake Placid, N.Y. as an assistant coach under John Speraw. The team then traveled to India in mid-august to compete in the FIVB U-21 World Championship, where the Americans finished 2-3 in Pool B play and placed eighth overall in the tournament. As a collegiate volleyball player at Loyola, Davis was a mainstay in the Rambler lineup, finishing his career with 5,337 assists, becoming the only player in LU history to reach the 5,000assist plateau. During his senior year, Davis earned second team AllAmerica honors by the American Volleyball Coaches Association and led his team to a nationally ranked hitting percentage (2nd) of.380. Adding to his national honors, Davis was selected as the Loyola University Male Athlete of the Year in addition to being a first team All-MIVA selection. "Shane is very familiar with Loyola and the men s volleyball program," Loyola Director of Athletics John Planek said. "He is well respected by his peers, the Loyola community, and his former teammates while his career accomplishments speak for themselves. As a player, he served as a coach on the floor and is a proven leader." A native of Denver, Iowa, Davis received All-MIVA accolades in all four years he competed as a Rambler, including first-team honors his final three seasons. Davis led Loyola to 78 wins in his collegiate career, including the previous record-setting season of 2002, where the Ramblers went 24-6 and reached the MIVA tournament championship match.