2016 Beach Volleyball Media Guide

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3 2016 Beach Volleyball Media Guide 49er Quick Facts Location...Long Beach, Calif. Enrollment... 36,288 Founded Nickname... 49ers Colors... Black & Gold Conference...Big West President...Jane Close Conoley Athletics Director...Vic Cegles Facility... Campus Courts Volleyball SID... Roger Kirk Office Phone... (562) Home Phone... (562) Sand Volleyball Program Director of Volleyball... Brian Gimmillaro Head Coach... Mike Campbell, 2nd year Career Record School Record...Same Assistants...Kristian Kuld National Championships AVCA Championship Appearances , 2013, 2015 Individual Pairs Invitees (4), 2013 (4), 2014 (4), 2015 (4) The 2016 Long Beach State Media Guide was written, edited and designed by Roger Kirk, Assistant Athletics Director of Media Relations. Cover photos courtesy of John Fajardo. Other photos courtesy of John Farajdo, Eric Bouscher, Stephen Georges and Stewart Kishishita. Table of Contents Quick Facts Schedule Roster, Brian Gimmillaro... 3 Head Coach Mike Campbell, Coaching Records... 4 Kristian Kuld, Jordon Dyer... 5 Jenelle Hudson... 6 Ciana Wagner... 7 Morea Wagner... 8 Anete Brinke... 9 Rachel Nieto Sammee Thomas Lindsey Lawmaster/Arianna Garner/Kobi Peckich Nele Barber/Hannah Henriksen/Peyton Grahovac/Zoi Konstantopoulou Megan Kruidhof/Mykah Wilson/Carly Beddingfield/Doris Bogoje Ashley Murray/ Missy Owens Statistics Career Records Season Records Single-Match Records All-Americans Letterwinners Lineups Yearly Results Postseason Play This Is Long Beach State` California State University is committed to providing equal opportunities to men and women CSU students in all campus programs, including intercollegiate athletics. CSULB, in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964(Title VI and Title VII), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity,religion, sex, handicap or age in any of its policies, procedures or practices; nor does CSULB discriminate on the basis of marital status or sexual orientation. This nondiscrimination policy covers all CSULB programs and activities, including employment. In addition to meeting fully its obligations of nondiscrimination under federal and state law, CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can live and work, in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility, and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to economic status, ethnic background, political views, sexual orientation, or other personal characteristics or beliefs. 1

4 2016 LBSU Beach Volleyball Schedule Day Date Opponent Location Time Pepperdine Invitational Sat. Mar. 5 Dual Competition Zuma Beach, Calif. TBA Sun. Mar. 6 Pairs Competition Zuma Beach, Calif. TBA Wed. Mar. 9 Florida State Long Beach, Calif. 1 p.m. Fri. Mar. 11 Arizona State Long Beach, Calif. 1 p.m. Tue. Mar. 15 CSUN Long Beach, Calif. 1 p.m. Tue. Mar. 22 at USC Los Angeles, Calif. 12:30 p.m. Thu. Mar. 24 Nebraska Long Beach, Calif. 1 p.m. Fri. Mar. 25 Cal Long Beach, Calif. 10 a.m. Fri. Mar. 25 Cal vs. Loyola Marymount Long Beach, Calif. Noon Fri. Mar. 25 Loyola Marymount Long Beach, Calif. 2 p.m. Thu. Mar. 31 vs. Concordia Northridge, Calif. 12:30 p.m. Thu. Mar. 31 at CSUN Northridge, Calif. 2:30 p.m. Fri. Apr. 1 Arizona Long Beach, Calif. Noon Fri. Apr. 8 at Loyola Marymount Playa Del Rey, Calif. 1 p.m. USAV Invitational Sat. Apr. 9 Dual Competition Hermosa Beach, Calif. 9 a.m. Sun. Apr. 10 Pairs Competition Hermosa Beach, Calif. 9 a.m. Wed. Apr. 13 at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 3 p.m. Tue. Apr. 19 Pepperdine Long Beach, Calif. 1 p.m. Aloha Invitational Tournament Fri. Apr. 22 Dual Competition Honolulu, Hawaii TBA Sat. Apr. 23 Pairs Competition Honolulu, Hawaii TBA Big West Championships Fri. Apr. 29 Big West Championship TBA TBA Sat. Apr. 30 Big West Championship TBA TBA NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships Thu. May 5 NCAA Championship Gulf Shores, Ala. All Day Fri. May 6 NCAA Championship Gulf Shores, Ala. All Day Sat. May 7 NCAA Championship Gulf Shores, Ala. All Day All times Pacific and SUBJECT TO CHANGE Home matches in Bold 2

5 2016 Roster No. Player Ht. Yr. Hometown (Last School) 1 Lindsey Lawmaster 5-5 So. Los Alamitos, Calif. (Minnesota) 2 Nele Barber 6-0 So. Berlin, Germany (Marquette) 3 Peyton Grahovac 6-2 Fr. Orange, Calif. (Villa Park HS) 4 Rachel Nieto 5-10 So. Walnut Creek, Calif. (Las Lomas HS) 10 Anete Brinke 6-2 So. Riga, Latvia (Riga State Gymnasium No. 3) 11 Hannah Henriksen 6-3 So. Bakersfield, Calif. (Frontier HS) 12 Mykah Wilson 5-11 Fr. Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 13 Megan Kruidhof 6-0 Fr. Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood HS) 14 Ariana Garner 5-6 Jr. Carmichael, Calif. (Santa Barbara CC) 15 Ciana Wagner 5-8 Jr. Encinitas, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) 20 Zoi Konstantopoulou 6-0 Fr. Limassol, Cypress (Apostolou Petrou & Pavlou) 21 Hayley Benson 6-4 Sr. Hilliard, Ohio (Ball State) 22 Morea Wagner 5-8 Jr. Encinitas, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) 23 Jenelle Hudson 5-8 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Iowa State) 24 Kobi Pekich 5-9 Jr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Irvine Valley CC) 25 Carly Beddingfield 6-2 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. (Bosque HS) 33 Sammee Thomas 5-7 So. Park City, Utah (Park City HS) -- 5 Missy Owens 6-1 So. Yorba Linda, Calif. (Yorba Linda HS) 30 Ashley Murray 6-2 So. Torrance, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery HS) 35 Doris Bogoje 6-2 Fr. Dubrovnik, Croatia (Gimnazija Dubrovnik) Pronunciation Guide Anete Brinke AH-net-uh BRINK-uh Morea Wagner more-ee-uh Peyton Grahovac Gruh-HO-vack Megan Kruidhof CRUDE-off Zoi Konstantopolou ZOY-uh cohn-stan-toh-poh-loo Senior Hayley Benson Junior Jenelle Hudson Ariana Garner Lindsey Lawmaster Kobi Pekich Ciana Wagner Morea Wagner Class Breakdown Sophomore Nele Barber Anete Brinke Hannah Henriksen Ashley Murray Missy Owens Rachel Nieto Sammee Thomas Freshman Carly Beddingfield Doris Bogoje Peyton Grahovac Zoi Konstantopolou Megan Kruidhof Mykah Wilson BRIAN GIMMILLARO Director of Volleyball Member of AVCA Hall of Fame Four-Time National Champion Regarded as one of the top volleyball minds in the country, Brian Gimmillaro will have administrative oversight of both the sand and indoor volleyball programs at Long Beach State. Honored in 2008 with induction into the AVCA Hall of Fame, Gimmillaro has led his Alma Mater to three NCAA Championships and eight Final Four appearances in women s volleyball, and will help usher in a new era as the leader of an emerging sport in sand volleyball. Long Beach State has a tremendous tradition of producing fine beach volleyball players that have found great success worldwide. That list would certainly include Misty May-Treanor, arguably the greatest women s beach volleyball player in the world. May-Treanor is the all-time tournament wins leader in both professional and international competition, and with her partner Kerri Walsh, will be attempting to win a third straight Olympic Gold medal in London in 2012 after reaching the sport s pinnacle at both the Athens Olympics in 2004 and the Beijing Olympics in May-Treanor s journey started at Long Beach State, where as a two-time National Player of the Year, she led the 49ers to the first perfect record in NCAA history on the way to a National Championship in 1998, Gimmillaro s third title. Many other players have starred in beach volleyball after working under Gimmillaro s tutelage as well. Jenn Snyder and Brittany Hochevar are both among the nation s top money winners in professional beach volleyball. Alicia (Mills) Polzin was a member of Gimmillaro s first NCAA championship team in 1989, and has competed in beach volleyball for over 20 years. Gimmillaro has been consistently one of the best coaches in the indoor game as well. He ranks 14th in Division I history with 789 career wins, and ranks in the Top 10 among active coaches in both total wins and winning percentage at the Division I level. Gimmillaro graduated from Long Beach State in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Gimmillaro has two children, a son, Stefan, and daughter, Lauren. 3

6 MIKE CAMPBELL Head Coach 2nd Year Coaching Staff 2015 AVCA National Finalists Mike Campbell enters his second season as head coach for the Beach Volleyball program at Long Beach State, with a tremendous run already under his belt as the Beach advanced to the AVCA National Championship match in his first season as head coach. Under Campbell, the 49ers went 16-6 in his first season, advancing to the AVCA National Championships, where Long Beach State upset Florida International and Hawai i to advance in the tournament. Defeating No. 4 Pepperdine in the semifinals, Long Beach State came up just short of capturing the program s second national championship in a loss in the finals to No. 1 USC. The Beach finished the 2015 campaign as the No. 2 team in the nation. Additionally, Campbell saw two pairs advance to the AVCA Pairs Championship, where LBSU s top team s Delainey Aigner-Swesey and Chelsea Cabrajac along with Tyler Jackson and Anete Brinke represented the 49ers. Campbell also serves as an assistant coach with Long Beach State women s volleyball program, and comes to the Beach with a background in club coaching, both as a head and an assistant coach. Most recently, Campbell was the Head Coach for the 15-Roxy team in the Southern California Volleyball Club. He spent one year with the SCVC after spending the previous six years with the Sunshine Volleyball Club in various roles. From , Campbell served as an assistant coach and a head coach for girls varying in age from As head coach of the Sunshine 18-Westside, Campbell led his team to a Silver Medal finish in the Junior Olympics in He also led the 17-Westside team to a Gold Medal finish in the Northeast Junior National Qualifier in Campbell had a superstar prep career at Santa Monica High School, leading his team to a CIF-SS title in 2006 while being named the CIF s MVP. He also earned a AAA rating on the sand while competing in sand volleyball during his high school years. He went on to attend UCLA and was the captain of the men s volleyball club team. He also had his first taste of collegiate coaching as the team manager and statistician from for the UCLA women s volleyball team. Coaching Records Year Head Coach W-L Pct. Postseason Coach s Record Seasons 2012 Brian Gimmillaro AVCA Runners Up 8-6 (.571) 1 Year 2013 Matt Ulmer AVCA Champions 20-3 (.869) 1 Year 2014 Erika Dillard (.667) 1 Year 2015 Mike Campbell AVCA Runners Up 16-6 (.727) 1 Year 3 Coaches AVCA Tournaments 4 Years 1 AVCA Championship 4

7 Coaching Staff KRISTIAN KULD Assistant Coach 2nd Year 2nd Year At Long Beach State Kristian Kuld is in his second season as the top assistant coach for sand volleyball. Kuld played collegiately at UCLA before founding the Actyve Volleyball Club, which he now serves as a Co-Director and Head Coach. Kuld has coached USAV High Performance clinics and tryouts from ages and he previously coached club at Sports Shack. He helped guide the 17-1s to a silver medal at the 2013 Junior Nationals in Dallas, and the 18-1s to a close quarter-final loss (T-5th) at the 2014 Junior Nationals in Minneapolis. Kuld has coached the UCLA men s and women s volleyball summer camps every year since his freshman year. Kuld played collegiately at UCLA. He walked on to the men s volleyball team as a freshman in 2008 but had earned a scholarship by his senior year in He came to UCLA from Toronto, Canada, where he had a very successful youth career. He led his club team to multiple provincial championships and a national championship. He also found success on the beach, making the Canada s U19 National Team. JORDON DYER Volunteer Assistant Coach 2nd Year 2nd Year At Long Beach State Jordon Dyer is in his second year as an assistant coach on Mike Campbell s staff. A Santa Barbara native, Dyer played indoor volleyball at both Dos Pueblos High School and Santa Barbara City College, earning All-Conference honors with the Vaqueros. Dyer also has extensive playing experience on the beach, competing with the USA Men s U19 National Team, as well as in the FIVB Youth World Championship in Alanya, Turkey, and has been rated as high as AAA by the CBVA. While continuing to compete on the sand, Dyer has coached USA developmental sand camps for U19 girls at the Olympic Training Center under Jose Loiola, and also works as a coach with Club Wave. 5

8 Player Profiles JENELLE HUDSON Junior 5-8 San Diego, Calif. Iowa State CAREER HIGHS Kills: 20, vs. Hawai i (4/19/14) Digs: 23, vs. Pepperdine (3/18/14) Blocks: 1, vs. Grand Canyon (4/10/15) Went In 2015 Aces: 9, vs. Saint Mary s (4/17/14) Long Beach State Beach Volleyball (2015): Went 17-10, playing dual matches at No. 3 with Bre Mackie throughout the season Finished the year with 312 kills and 99 errors, while making 257 digs Picked up a big three-set win against Consani/Weaver of UCLA 20-22, 22-20, Ralled to beat the Bruins pair for a season time in a 17-21, 21-11, victory Won 21-18, against Boulanger/Sataric of Florida International to help the Beach advance to the quarterfinals at the AVCA Sand Championships. (2014): Posted a 7-10 overall record in her first season of sand volleyball Went 5-8 in dual matches while playing in the No. 4 spot Spent the season paired with Alex Reid Won five of her last seven matches to close out the year Had nine aces in one match against Gilcrist/ Popovic of Saint Mary s Won that match 21-16, Set a season high with 20 kills in her final match of the year, a three-set loss to Longo/Long of Hawai i. Long Beach State Women s Volleyball: Closed out a stellar career as Long Beach State starting setter with a second first-team All-Big West selection Averaged over 10 assists and a kill per set while guiding the Beach to.258 hitting and a second place finish in the Big West Named the Big West Player of the Year after leading the 49ers to a perfect 16-0 record in league play on the way to an NCAA Tournament appearance and first round victory in 2014 Played in every set as the team s starting setter, averaging assists per set and guiding the 49ers to a.261 team hitting percentage Also averaged 2.82 digs per set and 10.3 kills per set while hitting.309 Earned First-Team All-Big West honors as well. Iowa State: Spent two years with the Iowa State Cyclones Reached the NCAA Regional Semifinals as a freshman Played in 68 sets as a serving specialist, finishing the year with 24 aces Took over as the starting setter as a sophomore, again leading Iowa State to the postseason Averaged assists per set while starting 27 matches Also added 2.68 digs per set. Bonita Vista High School: PrepVolleyball s No. 44-ranked Senior Ace in CIF-SDS Player of the Year... Mesa League Player of the Year at in both 2010 and AVCA High School All-American... Posted 21 assists, 14 kills, 22 digs, a solo block and four block assists in Bonita Vista s 3-1 loss to St. Lucy s in the 2011 CIF Girls State Volleyball Tournament... Helped the Barons to the finals of the 2011 CIF-San Diego Section Div. II tournament... Earned four letters in track and field and three letters as a forward on the basketball team. Personal: Born in San Diego, Calif. Parents are Joe and Carolyn Hudson Mother Carolyn was a standout volleyball player at Hawai i Majoring in Consumer Affairs. HUDSON S CAREER STATISTICS Overall Tourney Dual Year W-L W-L W-L Kills Errors TA PCT Digs Blocks Aces SE Total

9 Player Profiles CIANA WAGNER Junior 5-8 Encinitas, Calif. La Costa Canyon HS CAREER HIGHS Kills: 22, vs. UCLA (4/8/14) Digs: 20, 2x, last vs. Pepperdine (5/2/15) Blocks: 2, 3x, last vs. Concordia (4/18/15) Went 14-7 In Dual Play Aces: 9, vs. CSUN (3/12/15) Long Beach State (2015): Went 14-9 while playing with Andrea McHugh at No. 4 through the season Was 14-7 in dual match play Made 348 kills and 55 aces on the season Won seven straight matches from March 12 to April 8 Won 21-12, against Boyan/Schriber of Hawai i Had a crucial win against Asprey and Schroeder of Pepperdine to help push the Beach into the national finals, winning 21-15, in Gulf Shores Made 20 digs in that match. (2014): Went 13-6 overall in 2014 while competing with her sister Posted a 10-5 mark in dual match play at No. 5 Finished the year with 276 kills and 179 digs Made a season high 22 kills in a three set loss to Drolson/Inouye of UCLA Added 15 digs in that same match Made 21 kills in a 21-18, 18-21, win over Riggs/Tucker of Hawai i in the final match of the year. Beach Volleyball: Played with the USA Beach Volleyball junior program Competed with the San Diego Beach Volleyball Club, winning Nationals in 2012 and capturing a gold medal at the Junior Olympics in La Costa Canyon: Won a league championship in sand volleyball in the first year of the program with the Mavericks. Personal: Born in La Jolla, Calif. Father is John Wagner Twin sister with fellow sand teammate Morea Also recruited by Florida International, Georgia Southern, and Hawai i Major is Business Marketing. C. WAGNER S CAREER STATISTICS Overall Tourney Dual Year W-L W-L W-L Kills Errors TA PCT Digs Blocks Aces SE Total

10 Player Profiles MOREA WAGNER Junior 5-8 Encinitas, Calif. La Costa Canyon HS CAREER HIGHS Kills: 18, 2x, last vs. Hawai i (4/19/14) Digs: 17, vs. Pepperdine (3/18/14) Blocks: 4, vs. Arizona (4/4/14) 10-5 Dual Record in 2014 Aces: 4, vs. CSUN (3/20/14) Long Beach State (2015): Played in one match in 2015, falling 21-15, to Asprey/Racich of Pepperdine at No. 4 with Andrea McHugh Made 11 kills with seven digs in that match. (2014): Went 13-6 overall in 2014 while competing with her sister Posted a 10-5 mark in dual match play at No. 5 Made 215 digs and added 40 aces on the year Made 17 digs, a season high, against Adelhelm/Asprey of Pepperdine Made 18 kills twice in the final weekend of the year, once against Daily/Tsujimoto of Irvine Valley in a 21-6, win and once against Riggs/Tucker of Hawai i in a 21-18, 18-21, victory. Beach Volleyball: Competed with the San Diego Beach Volleyball Club, winning Nationals in 2012 and capturing a gold medal at the Junior Olympics in La Costa Canyon: Won a league championship in sand volleyball in the first year of the program with the Mavericks. Personal: Born in La Jolla, Calif. Father is John Wagner Twin sister with fellow sand teammate Ciana Also recruited by Florida International, Georgia Southern, and Hawai i Majoring in Kinesiology. M. WAGNER S CAREER STATISTICS Overall Tourney Dual Year W-L W-L W-L Kills Errors TA PCT Digs Blocks Aces SE Total

11 Player Profiles ANETE BRINKE Sophomore 6-2 Riga, Latvia Riga State Gymnasium No. 3 CAREER HIGHS Kills: 20, 2x, last vs. Hawai i (5/3/15) Digs: 17, vs. Hawai i (5/1/15) Blocks: 6, 2x, last vs. Pepperdine (5/2/15) AVCA Pairs Championship Participant Aces: 6, vs. St. Mary s (3/27/15) Long Beach State Beach Volleyball (2015): Went 20-9 overall in 2015 while playing at No. 2 with Tyler Jackson Reached the Round of 16 in the AVCA Pairs National Championship Earned a win over Bukovec/ Strange in the dual quarterfinals, and also earned a point for the Beach in the semifinals, winning 21-12, 20-22, against Dykstra/Strehlow as Long Beach State beat Pepperdine to reach the finals Finished the season with 420 kills and 207 digs, while making 54 blocks, second the team. Long Beach State Women s Volleyball: Played in 54 sets in her freshman season as an outside hitter Averaged over a kill per set, as well as over a dig per set Missed 2015 due to injury. Beach Volleyball: Has competed for Latvia on the beach volleyball junior national team since Her best finish was a ninth-place finish in the 2013 FIVB U19 World Championships in Portugal... Also competed in the 2014 FIVB U21 World Championships... Was named the MVP of the Latvian Championships in Personal: Born in Riga, Latvia... Her brother, Bruno, places Latvia s men s National Team... Enjoys reading, traveling, snowboarding and swimming Majoring in International Studies. BRINKE S CAREER STATISTICS Overall Tourney Dual Year W-L W-L W-L Kills Errors TA PCT Digs Blocks Aces SE Total

12 Player Profiles RACHEL NIETO Sophomore 5-10 Walnut Creek, Calif. Las Lomas HS CAREER HIGHS Kills: 26, vs. USC (5/2/15) Digs: 19, 2x, last vs. Hawai i (4/25/15) Blocks: 2, 2x, last vs. Hawai i (5/1/15) Went 17-9 in 2015 Aces: 5, vs. UCLA (4/15/15) Long Beach State (2015): Had an outstanding first competitive season, posting a 17-9 overall record while playing at No. 5 with Sammee Thomas Made 391 kills and 312 digs over the course of the season Opened her career with a 21-12, win at No. 5 over Jones/Cannon of Irvine Valley Won 24-22, over Jasper-Baylin/Schmitt of UCLA to help capture a 3-2 win over the Bruins at UCLA Made 19 digs along with 14 kills in a 21-13, win over Castellanos/Scioscia of Loyola Marymount Rebounded from a loss to Boyan/Schreiber of Hawai i in the final regular season match with a 21-19, win over the Rainbow Wahine duo at the AVCA Championships Also captured a win over Cupp/Toghiyani of Florida International at Gulf Shores. (2014): Redshirted during the 2014 season. Long Beach State Women s Volleyball: Redshirted during the 2013 season before focusing on beach volleyball. Las Lomas High School: A two-time all-conference selection at Las Lomas High School... Averaged 3.44 kills per set while leading the Knights offensively as a senior... Finished with 203 kills on.358 hitting... Also led Las Lomas in digs, averaging 4.1 per set... A two-time scholar-athlete. Personal: Born in Walnut Creek, Calif.... Parents are Mark and Dede Nieto... Majoring in Psychology. NIETO S CAREER STATISTICS Overall Tourney Dual Year W-L W-L W-L Kills Errors TA PCT Digs Blocks Aces SE Total

13 Player Profiles SAMMEE THOMAS Sophomore 5-7 Park City, Utah Park City HS CAREER HIGHS Kills: 20, vs. USC (5/2/15) Digs: 22, vs. Pepperdine (5/2/15) Blocks: 2, vs. USC (5/2/15) Hit.346 As A Freshman Aces: 5, vs. CSUN (3/31/15) Long Beach State Beach Volleyball (2015): Played as a true freshman at No. 5 with Rachel Nieto, posting a 17-9 overall record Made 268 kills, 274 digs and 47 aces over the course of the season Won 24-22, over Jasper-Baylin/Schmitt of UCLA to help capture a 3-2 win over the Bruins at UCLA Made 19 digs along with 14 kills in a 21-13, win over Castellanos/Scioscia of Loyola Marymount Rebounded from a loss to Boyan/Schreiber of Hawai i in the final regular season match with a 21-19, win over the Rainbow Wahine duo at the AVCA Championships Also captured a win over Cupp/Toghiyani of Florida International at Gulf Shores. Park City High School: A four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Park City High School and an experienced sand volleyball player An honorable mention All-State selection for the last two years in indoor volleyball A AAA rated sand player Finished in second place in the Cal Cup, the California Beach Volleyball State Championships Ranked as the No. 1 Junior in the California Beach Volleyball Association. Personal: Born in Newport Beach Parents are Geoff and Syndee Thomas Major is undeclared. THOMAS CAREER STATISTICS Overall Tourney Dual Year W-L W-L W-L Kills Errors TA PCT Digs Blocks Aces SE Total

14 Player Profiles LINDSEY LAWMASTER Junior 5-5 Los Alamitos, Calif. Minnesota KOBI PEKICH Junior 5-9 Huntington Beach, Calif. Irvine Valley CC Played 107 Sets As A Senior In Indoor Long Beach State Beach Volleyball (2015): Did not see competition during the 2015 season. Long Beach State Women s Volleyball: Played 107 sets in the back line for Long Beach State in 2015 Led the Beach in aces with 28 on the season, and also made 226 digs, averaging 2.11 per set Played in all but one set in 2014 for the ers Finished the season with 125 digs and 12 aces. Minnesota Women s Volleyball: Made 554 digs over two seasons with the Golden Gophers Played in over 100 sets each year Set a career high with 21 digs against Wisconsin. High School: A three-year letterwinner with the Griffins at Los Alamitos High School Earned All-Sunset League honors as well as Best Defender as a senior With TCA Club, was the starting libero for the travel team that competed against international junior national teams in April of Was the co-captain in where she earned a Junior Nationals bronze medal in Within USA Volleyball indoor competition, was a gold medalist in back-to-back years (2008 and 2009) with the High Performance Championships with the Southern California Red Team. Personal: Daughter of Chris Lawmaster and Leslie Lawmaster and Mike Vitiello Majoring in Biology. Two-Year Starter At Irvine Valley Irvine Valley: Played at the No. 1 for Irvine Valley in beach volleyball under Tom Pestolesi for two seasons Captured the California Community College Athletic Association Pairs Tournament Championship, and helped lead the Lasers to the CCCAA State Championship as well Won the conference as a team in 2014 during her first season on the Beach Also played two seasons of indoor volleyball at Irvine Valley The team posted a 52-2 overall record in her two seasons, winning two conference championships and a state title in 2014 Made 166 kills, 226 digs, 24 aces and 29 blocks as an outside hitter during the 2014 campaign Earned first-team All-Orange Empire honors as a sophomore. High School: Lettered for three seasons in volleyball at Calvary Chapel High School Earned first-team all-league honors as a junior and senior while serving as team captain Was a second-team all-league selection as a sophomore. Personal: Born in Newport Beach, Calif. Majoring in Liberal Studies. ARIANA GARNER Junior 5-6 Carmichael, Calif. Las Lomas HS Played Two Seasons At SBCC Santa Barbara City: Played both indoor and beach volleyball at Santa Barbara City College for two seasons Helped lead SBCC to a 7-3 overall record in beach in 2015 Played with Madelon Leiphardt, who transferred to CSUN Was the indoor team s starting setter while leading the Vaqueros to a pair of league championships Earned all-conference honors during both of her seasons at SBCC. High School: A multi-sport athlete in volleyball and soccer at Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, earning four letters in both sports A three-time first-team all-league selection in volleyball, making 3,805 assists over her career A three-time CIF champion in soccer. Personal: Born in Sacramento, Calif. Majoring in Sociology. 12

15 Player Profiles NELE BARBER Sophomore 6-0 Berlin, Germany Marquette PEYTON GRAHOVAC Freshman 6-2 Orange, Calif. Villa Park HS 1st Team All-Big West In Indoor Long Beach State Volleyball: Was one of the 49ers stars in her first season at the Beach Earned First-Team All-Big West honors after leading Long Beach State to a 25-6 record as the team s primary offensive threat Led the Big West conference by recording a double-double in 23 of 31 matches on the season, and played in all 114 sets as a junior after transferring from Marquette Led Long Beach State in both kills and digs on the season, while also making the team s second-most blocks Made 454 kills and 384 digs, averaging 3.98 kills and 3.37 digs per set Ranked in the Big West s top ten in both kills per set and digs per set in her first year at the Beach. Marquette: A two-year starter at outside hitter for Marquette Made 314 kills and 271 digs over the course of the 2014 season Named to the All-Big East Championship team after averaging 4.25 kills per set and hitting.460 while leading the Golden Eagles to the championship with wins over Butler and Creighton. High School: Competed for the Germany Junior National Team for indoor volleyball with more than 80 appearances from Averaged 2.33 kills per set and hit.320 at the 2012 CEV Junior Volleyball European Championshipp Also helped lead Germany to a fourth-place finish in the 2011 CEV Youth Volleyball European Championship Personal: Born in Berlin Majoring in American Studies. HANNAH HENRIKSEN Sophomore 6-3 Bakersfield, Calif. Frontier HS All-Freshman Team In Indoor Long Beach State Volleyball: Started 24 matches for the Beach as a true freshman Was third on the team with 2.38 kills per set while splitting time between middle blocker and the opposite Hit.308 on the season, 8th in the Big West Earned Big West All-Freshman team honors. High School: A two-time All-CIF selection and two-time Century League MVP Named the Orange City News Athlete of the Year also a two-time All-Orange County honoree Led Villa Park to its first-ever Century League title in 2013 and a second consecutive title in 2014 Led her team to the semifinals of the Division 1A CIF-Southern Section playoffs in 2014 the deepest run in school history after leading it to the second round in 2013 Led all of Orange County with 496 kills in Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology. ZOI KONSTANTOUPOULOU Freshman 6-0 Limassol, Cyprus Apostolou Petrou & Pavlou Voted Best Young Player in Cyprus Long Beach State Volleyball: Played in 10 matches for the Beach as a freshman, primarily as a serving specialist Finished the year with three aces. Competed In U16 Beach Junior Olympics Long Beach State Beach Volleyball (2015): Did not compete during the 2015 season. Frontier High School: A two-sport athlete at Frontier High School in volleyball and basketball A first-team all-league selection as a junior and a senior in volleyball Competed in the U16 Beach Junior Olympics Earned a bronze medal at the 2011 Fall Series Beach Championship. Personal: Born in Bakersfield Parents are Chris and Sandy Henriksen Majoring in Sociology. High School: A member of the Cyprus National Team for the last four years and previously a member of the junior national team Voted the Best Young Player in Cyprus of all national team sports Also plays for Apollon Limassol in the top volleyball club circuit in Cyprus Helped her team to a 2015 women s championship. Personal: Major is undeclared. 13

16 Player Profiles MEGAN KRUIDHOF Freshman 6-0 Lakewood, Calif. Lakewood HS CARLY BEDDINGFIELD Freshman 6-2 Albuquerque, N.M. Bosque HS Played In 27 Matches For Indoor Long Beach State Volleyball: Played in 27 matches as a true freshman, starting nine Finished the season with 62 kills and 128 digs, averaging 1.56 digs per set Made 13 aces on the season. High School: A two-time All-CIF first team selection and fourtime All-Moore League selection Also earned Prep Volleyball All-America High Honorable Mention after her senior season Led Lakewood to back-to-back Moore League championships in 2013 and 2014 A member of the Press-Telegram s Dream Team for all four years in high school Reached the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section tournament in 2013 and Personal: Major is undeclared. Made 192 Kills In Indoor Long Beach State Volleyball: Played in 26 matches as a true freshman, starting 22 at outside hitter Averaged 2.00 kills per set while also making 35 blocks Second on the team in total attacks in High School: A three-time All-State selection for her team at Bosque School Three-time First Team All-District and All-Metro Also selected to North All-Star team for the North- South 4A All-Star Game in 2014 Led her team to the state championship match in and won the championship in 2012 Set the school record with 335 kills in her senior season and holds the school record with nine blocks in a single match Also had 109 digs as a senior. Personal: Major is undeclared. MYKAH WILSON Freshman 5-11 Southlake, Texas Southlake Carroll HS DORIS BOGOJE Freshman 6-5 Long Beach, Calif. Milikan HS Played Multiple Positions Indoor Long Beach State Volleyball: Averaged 3.36 digs per set for the Beach as a freshman while playing multiple positions, including libero, defensive specialist and opposite Made 58 kills, hitting.286 on the year. High School: An All-State selection as a senior Named the District Defensive Player of the Year as a senior and was an All-District selection as a junior All-Area First Team selection and led the Area with 590 digs as a senior Helped her team to back-to-back Area championships and a third-place finish at the State tournament as a senior Also ran track in high school Her club team went undefeated at the USA Volleyball Junior Nationals in 2013 on the way to winning the national championship. Redshirted in 2015 Long Beach State Volleyball: Redshirted during her first season with the 49ers. VC Dubrovnik: Has competed with the Volleyball Club Dubrovnik since 2009 Helped her team to a second place finish in the 1.B Croatian League, which moved the club up to the highest division in Croatia Helped the team to an appearance in the quarterfinals this season Invited to play for Croatian Junior National Team. Personal: Daughter of Nedjeljko and Ivanka Volunteers with the European House of Dubrovnik Major is undeclared. Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice. 14

17 Player Profiles ASHLEY MURRAY Sophomore 6-2 Torrance, Calif. Bishop Montgomery HS MISSY OWENS Sophomore 6-1 Yorba Linda, Calif. Yorba Linda HS All-Big West Selection In Indoor Long Beach State Beach Volleyball (2015): Redshirted during the 2015 season. Long Beach State Volleyball: An honorable mention All-Big West selection at middle blocker Started 29 matches and was second on the team in total kills and kills per set Finished the season with 270 kills, a 2.67 per set average Named to the Big West All-Freshman team in her first year at Long Beach State Played in 90 sets while averaging 1.88 kills per set Finished the year with 169 kills, fourth on the team Averaged 1.21 blocks per set, best on the team. Bishop Montgomery HS: Named All-League first team following her senior season... Named as a Senior Ace on Prepvolleyball.com s annual list... Also named to the Daily Breeze s All-Area second team... Helped her team reach the second round of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs... Helped Bishop Montgomery to the CIF-SS semifinals as a junior... Also a first team All-League selection as a freshman and sophomore. Redshirted in 2015 Long Beach State Beach Volleyball (2015): Redshirted during the 2015 season. Long Beach State Volleyball: Played in 10 matches as a serving specialist in addition to serving her role as the 49ers backup setter in 2015 Finished the season with 6 aces and 16 digs Redshirted during the 2014 season. Yorba Linda HS: Named a Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball. com... Led her team to an Empire League championship and the CIF-Southern Section quarterfinals as a senior... Was named the Empire League Player of the Year and selected to the All-County fourth team... Earned second team All-League honors as a junior. Major: Consumer Affairs Personal: Played club with the Sunshine Volleyball Club... Her father, Lamond Murray, was a basketball star at Cal and went on to play in the NBA for 11 seasons... Her brother, Lamond Murray, Jr., is sophomore on the basketball team at Pepperdine... She graduate Summa Cum Laude from Bishop Montgomery... Born in Los Angeles to Lamond and Carmen... Major is undeclared. 15

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19 2015 Beach Volleyball Statistics 2015 LONG BEACH STATE SAND VOLLEYBALL Individuals OVERALL TOURNEY DUAL #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 K E A PCT D B A SE W L PCT W L W L Delainey Aigner-Swesey Chelsea Cabrajac Anete Brinke Tyler Jackson Bre Mackie Jenelle Hudson Andrea McHugh Ciana Wagner Rachel Nieto Sammee Thomas Morea Wagner Teams OVERALL TOURNEY DUAL #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 K E A PCT D B A SE W L PCT W L W L Aigner-Swesey/Cabrajac Brinke/Jackson Hudson/Mackie McHugh/Wagner C McHugh/Wagner M Nieto/Thomas RESULTS FOR THE SEASON (16-6) AVCA POLL Position Won vs. Irvine Valley, 5-0 Preseason 5 Lost vs. #4 Florida State, 4-1 March 10 5 Won vs. Pacific, 5-0 March 24 5 Won vs. CSUN, 5-0 April 7 6 Lost vs. #2 Pepperdine, 4-1 April 14 6 Won at #9 LMU, 4-1 Final 2 Won vs. Saint Mary's, 5-0 Won at CSUN, 5-0 Won vs. Bakersfield, 5-0 Won vs. #8 UCLA, 5-0 Lost at No. 4 Pepperdine, 5-0 Won vs. Grand Canyon, 5-0 Lost vs. #2 Hawaii, 3-2 Won vs. San Francisco, 5-0 Won at #8 UCLA, 3-2 Won vs. LMU, 3-2 Won vs. Concordia, 5-0 Won vs. Saint Mary's, 5-0 Lost vs. #2 Hawaii, 4-1 Won vs. (2) Hawai'i, 3-1 Won vs. (3) FIU, 4-1 Lost vs. (1) USC, 4-1 Won vs. (4) Pepperdine, 3-2 Lost vs. (1) USC,

20 Career Records PAIRS CAREER RECORDS INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS WINS Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac Chelsea Cabrajac/Bre Mackie Anete Brinke/Tyler Jackson Rachel Nieto/Sammee Thomas Jenelle Hudson/Bre Mackie Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Bojana Todorovic Andrea McHugh/Ciana Wagner 2015 WINNING PERCENTAGE (Min. 20 Matches) Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson (61-14) Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely (32-9) Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke (35-15) Anete Brinke/Tyler Jackson (20-9) Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac (28-12) KILLS Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac Anete/Brinke/Tyler Jackson 2015 DIGS Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac Andrea McHugh/Ciana Wagner 2015 BLOCKS Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac Jenelle Hudson/Bre Mackie Andrea McHugh/Ciana Wagner Anete Brinke/Tyler Jackson Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke SERVICE ACES Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac Chelsea Cabrajac/Bre Mackie WINS Tyler Jackson Janisa Johnson Chelsea Cabrajac Delainey Aigner-Swesey Bre Mackie Caitlin Ledoux Tara Roenicke Lauren Minkel Jocelyn Neely Ciana Wagner WINNING PERCENTAGE (Min. 20 Matches) Janisa Johnson (61-14) Tyler Jackson (83-23) Jocelyn Neely (32-9) Tara Roenicke (36-15) Lauren Minkel (33-14) Anete Brinke (20-9) Caitlin Ledoux (39-18) Bojana Todorovic (16-8) Rachel Nieto (17-9) Sammee Thomas (17-9) 2015 KILLS 1. 1,300 Tyler Jackson ,112 Janisa Johnson ,096 Chelsea Cabrajac ,039 Delainey Aigner-Swesey Bre Mackie Caitlin Ledoux Ciana Wagner Jocelyn Neely Tara Roenicke Lauren Minkel DIGS 1. 1,114 Tyler Jackson ,040 Chelsea Cabrajac Delainey Aigner-Swesey Janisa Johnson Tara Roenicke Lauren Minkel Libby Fontanilla Ciana Wagner Jocelyn Neely Caitlin Ledoux BLOCKS Bre Mackie Delainey Aigner-Swesey Caitlin Ledoux Jocelyn Neely Haleigh Hampton Anete Brinke Alma Serna Tyler Jackson Janisa Johnson Bojana Todorovic 2014 SERVICE ACES Tyler Jackson Chelsea Cabrajac Delainey Aigner-Swesey Bre Mackie Caitlin Ledoux Janisa Johnson Jocelyn Neely Lauren Minkel Jenelle Hudson Libby Fontanilla Tyler Jackson is the Long Beach State career leader in wins, kills, digs and aces. 18

21 Season Records PAIRS SEASON RECORDS INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS WINS Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac Anete Brinke/Tyler Jackson Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Jenelle Hudson/Bre Mackie Rachel Nieto/Sammee Thomas Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Bojana Todorovic 2014 WINNING PERCENTAGE (Min. 20 Matches) Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johson (25-0) Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely (24-2) Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke (16-5) Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac (21-8) Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson (18-7) Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johson (18-7) 2014 KILLS Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Anete Brinke/Tyler Jackson Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Jenelle Hudson/Bre Mackie 2015 DIGS Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Andrea McHugh/Ciana Wagner Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson 2013 BLOCKS Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Bojana Todorovic Anete Brinke/Tyler Jackson Jenelle Hudson/Bre Mackie 2015 WINS Tyler Jackson Janisa Johnson Jocelyn Neely Lauren Minkel Delainey Aigner-Swesey Chelsea Cabrajac Caitlin Ledoux Tara Roenicke Anete Brinke Tyler Jackson 2015 WINNING PERCENTAGE (Min. 20 Matches) Tyler Jackson (27-0) Janisa Johnson (25-0) Jocelyn Neely (24-2) Lauren Minkel (24-2) Tara Roenicke (16-5) Delainey Aigner-Swesey (21-8) Chelsea Cabrajac (21-8) Tyler Jackson (18-7) Janisa Johnson (18-7) Tyler Jackson (18-7) Janisa Johnson (18-7) 2014 KILLS Caitlin Ledoux Chelsea Cabrajac Jocelyn Neely Bre Mackie Janisa Johnson Tyler Jackson Rachel Nieto Tyler Jackson Janisa Johnson Caitlin Ledoux 2013 DIGS Tara Roenicke Ciana Wagner Tyler Jackson Lauren Minkel Janisa Johnson Janisa Johnson Bojana Todorovic Libby Fontanilla Rachel Nieto Lauren Minkel 2012 BLOCKS Delainey Aigner-Swesey Bre Mackie Caitlin Ledoux Haleigh Hampton Anete Brinke Bre Mackie Bre Mackie Delainey Aigner-Swesey Caitlin Ledoux Delainey Aigner-Swesey 2013 SERVICE ACES Tyler Jackson Caitlin Ledoux Delainey Aigner-Swesey Bre Mackie Caitlin Ledoux Chelsea Cabrajac Jocelyn Neely Janisa Johnson Andrea McHugh Bre Mackie 2013 SERVICE ACES Tyler Jackson/Janisa Johnson Jenelle Hudson/Bre Mackie Lauren Minkel/Jocelyn Neely Delainey Aigner-Swesey/Chelsea Cabrajac Caitlin Ledoux/Tara Roenicke 2012 Tara Roenicke, along with her partner Caitlin Ledoux, reached the National Pairs finals in each of the first two seasons of sand volleyball. 19

22 Single-Match Highs Individual Match Highs KILLS Bojana Todorovic (Delainey Aigner-Swesey) vs. Dykstra/Strehlow, Pepperdine (4/3/14) Chelsea Cabrajac (Delainey Aigner-Swesey) vs. Larsen/Woolever, Pepperdine (5/2/15) 26 Rachel Nieto (Sammee Thomas) vs. Cash/Quiggle, Pepperdine (5/2/15) 26 Tara Roenicke (Caitlin Ledoux) vs. Pardon/Wickstrom, Florida State (4/3/13) 26 Jocelyn Neely (Lauren Minkel) vs. Brown/Wickstrom, Florida State (3/11/13) Rachel Nieto (Sammee Thomas) vs. Cash/Quiggle, Pepperdine (5/2/15) 25 Tyler Jackson (Janisa Johnson) vs. Urban/Zalopany, Hawaii (4/4/13) 25 Janisa Johnson (Tyler Jackson) vs. Larsen/Robinson, Pepperdine (3/16/12) Chelsea Cabrajac (Delainey Aigner-Swesey) vs. Taylor/Tiegs, Hawai i (5/1/15) 24 Tyler Jackson (Anete Brinke) vs. Speiler/Urban, Hawai i (5/1/15) 24 Caitlin Ledoux (Tara Roenicke) vs. Shaw/Urango, USC (3/28/12) 24 Tyler Jackson (Janisa Johnson) vs. Larsen/Woolever, Pepperdine (4/21/13) 24 Caitlin Ledoux (Tara Roenicke) vs. Burnham/Robinson, USC (3/28/13) 24 Bojana Todorovic (Delainey Aigner-Swesey) vs. Ngauamo/Tan, UCLA (4/8/14) DIGS Tara Roenicke (Caitlin Ledoux) vs. Pardon/Wickstrom, Florida State (4/3/13) 28 Lauren Minkel (Jocelyn Neely) vs. Duddridge/Fournier, USC (5/4/13) Tara Roenicke (Caitlin Ledoux) vs. Racich/Ross, Pepperdine (3/21/12) 27 Jocelyn Neely (Lauren Minkel) vs. Fournier/Silijkovic, USC (3/15/13) 27 Jocelyn Neely (Lauren Minkel) vs. Drolson/Inouye, UCLA (4/10/13) 27 Jocelyn Neely (Lauren Minkel) vs. Duddridge/Fournier, USC (5/4/13) 27 Ciana Wagner (Andrea McHugh) vs. Drolson/Inouye, UCLA (4/15/15) Tara Roenicke (Caitlin Ledoux) vs. Racich/Ross, Pepperdine (4/29/12) 25 Lauren Minkel (Jocelyn Neely) vs. Larsen/Robinson, Pepperdine (4/5/12) 25 Andrea McHugh (Ciana Wagner) vs. Drolson/Inouye, UCLA (4/15/15) BLOCKS 1. 8 Delainey Aigner-Swesey (Chelsea Cabrajac) vs. Metter/Sponcil, Loyola Marymount (4/17/15) 8 Bre Mackie (Chelsea Cabrajac) vs. Suaaba/Taylor, Loyola Marymount (3/13/13) 8 Caitlin Ledoux (Tara Roenicke) vs. Fuller/Hagglund, USC (3/18/12) 8 Bojana Todorovic (Delainey Aigner-Swesey) vs. Metter/Keil, Loyola Marymount (5/2/14) 5. 7 Delainey Aigner-Swesey (Chelsea Cabrajac) vs. Fuller/Sary, USC (5/4/13) 7 Bre Mackie (Chelsea Cabrajac) vs. Rolfzen/Thramer, Nebraska (3/19/13) 7 Bre Mackie (Chelsea Cabrajac) vs. Bell/Manu-Olevao, Hawai i (3/26/13) 8. 6 Delainey Aigner-Swesey (Lauren Minkel) vs. DeWitt/Keil, Loyola Marymount (3/13/12) 6 Delainey Aigner-Swesey (Libby Fontanilla) vs. Ettinger/Sary, USC (3/15/13) 6 Bre Mackie (Chelsea Cabrajac) vs. Dykstra/Racich, Pepperdine (3/21/13) 6 Bre Mackie (Libby Fontanilla) vs. Hiller/Jenkins, Grand Canyon (4/18/13) 6 Jocelyn Neely (Lauren Minkel) vs. Fuller/Hagglund, USC (3/28/12) 6 Haleigh Hampton (Chelsea Cabrajac) vs. Kiley/Pelliterri, Florida State (3/16/12) 6 Alma Serna (Libby Fontanilla) vs. Keil/Maxfeldt, Loyola Marymount (3/26/12) 6 Delainey Aigner-Swesey (Bojana Todorovic) vs. Dykstra/Strehlow, Peppperdine (4/3/14) 6 Joy Miley (Makayla Taylor) vs. Jones/Radecki, Irvine Valley (4/4/14) ACES Lauren Minkel (Jocelyn Neely) vs. Mirabello/Scioscia, Loyola Marymount (4/14/12) 2. 9 Ciana Wagner (Andrea McHugn) vs. Serna/Stinson, CSUN (3/12/15) 9 Tyler Jackson (Janisa Johnson) vs. Adelhelm/Woolever, Pepperdine (4/14/12) 9 Joceyln Neely (Lauren Minkel) vs. Davis/Spackman, Grand Canyon (4/18/13) 9 Chelsea Cabrajac (Bre Mackie) vs. Crouse/Scoscia, Loyola Marymount (4/2/13) 9 Jenelle Hudson (Alex Reid) vs. Gilcrist/Popovic, Saint Mary s (4/17/14) 9 Bre Mackie (Chelsea Cabrajac) vs. Miller/Kaul, Loyola Mayrmount (3/20/14) 8. 8 Bre Mackie (Jenelle Hudson) vs. Green/Razo, Grand Canyon (4/10/15) 8 Jocelyn Neely (Lauren Minkel) vs. Gonsalves/Little, CSU Bakersfield (4/16/13) 8 Alma Serna (Libby Fontanilla) vs. Kiley/Pelliterri, Florida State (3/17/12) Lauren Minkel s 11 aces against LMU in 2012 are the single-match record at Long Beach State. 20

23 Tara All-Americans ROENICKE 1st Team AVCA All-American National Pairs Finalist National Team Champion 2013 Caitlin LEDOUX 1st Team AVCA All-American National Pairs Finalist National Team Champion

24 Letterwinners ALL-TIME ROSTER Delainey Aigner-Swesey Anete Brinke Chelsea Cabrajac Libby Fontanilla Haleigh Hampton Jenelle Hudson Tyler Jackson Janisa Johnson Erin Juley Caitlin Ledoux Bre Mackie Andrea McHugh Joy Miley Lauren Minkel Jocelyn Neely Rachel Nieto Alma Serna Makayla Taylor Sammee Thomas Bojana Todorovic Alex Reid Tara Roenicke Ciana Wagner Morea Wagner Minimum - 1 appearance 22

25 Lineups All-Time Lineups are listed by the pair that played the most matches at that position in the lineup, or by If a player played the most matches in two spots, the next closest was added in that spot. Pairs are listed alphabetically. Year No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No Caitlin Ledoux Libby Fontanilla Chelsea Cabrajac Lauren Minkel Tyler Jackson Tara Roenicke Haleigh Hampton Alma Serna Jocelyn Neely Janisa Johnson 2013 Caitlin Ledoux Chelsea Cabrajac Libby Fontanilla Lauren Minkel Tyler Jackson Tara Roenicke Delainey Aigner-Swesey Bre Mackie Jocelyn Neely Janisa Johnson 2014 Delainey Aigner-Swesey Tyler Jackson Chelsea Cabrajac Jenelle Hudson Ciana Wagner Bojana Todorovic Janisa Johnson Bre Mackie Alex Reid Morea Wagner 2015 Delainey Aigner-Swesey Anete Brinke Jenelle Hudson Andrea McHugh Rachel Nieto Chelsea Cabrajac Tyler Jackson Bre Mackie Ciana Wagner Sammee Thomas 23

26 Yearly Results No Conference Coach: Brian Gimmillaro NATIONAL FINALISTS 3/13 Loyola Marymount H W /16-3/18 USC Tournament A Pairs Play 3/21 Pepperdine H L /26 Loyola Marymount H W /28 USC H L /5 Pepperdine A L /14 Pepperdine N L /14 %Hawai i N W /14 %Loyola Marymount N W /14 %USC N W /15 USAV Invitational N Pairs Play 4/16 Hawai i H W /27 AVCA Nationals N Pairs Play 4/28 &Florida State N W /28 &Pepperdine N L /28 &Florida State N W /28 &Pepperdine N L /29 AVCA Nationals N Pairs Play % USAV Invitational (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) & AVCA National Championships (Gulf Shores, Ala.) No Conference Coach: Matt Ulmer NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 3/11 Florida State H W /13 Florida International H W /13 Loyola Marymount H W /16 USC A W /19 Nebraska H W /21 Pepperdine H L /26 Hawai i H W /28 USC H W /2 Bakersfield H W /2 Loyola Marymount H W /5 Hawai i N W /5 Irvine Valley A W /10 Pepperdine A L /10 UCLA N W /16 Bakersfield H W /18 Grand Canyon H W /20 %USC N W /20 %Loyola Marymount N W /20 %Bakersfield N W /20 %Pepperdine N L /21 USAV Invitational N Pairs Play 5/3 &Florida State N W /4 &USC N W /4 &Pepperdine N W /5 AVCA Nationals N Pairs Play No Conference Coach: Mike Campbell 3/10 Irvine Valley N W /10 Florida State N L /12 Pacific H W /12 CSUN H W /19 Pepperdine H L /25 Loyola Marymount A W /27 Saint Mary s H W /31 CSUN A W /4 Bakersfield H W /4 UCLA H W /8 Pepperdine A L /10 Grand Canyon H W /11 %Hawai i N L /11 %San Francisco N W /12 USAV Invitational N Pairs Play 4/15 UCLA A W /17 Loyola Marymount H W /18 Concordia H W /24 Aloha Invitational N Pairs Play 4/25 ^Hawai i A L /25 ^Saint Mary s N W /1 &Hawai i N W /1 &Florida International N W /2 &USC N L /2 &Pepperdine N W /2 &USC N L /2 AVCA Nationals N Pairs Play % USAV Invitational (Huntington Beach, Calif.) ^ Aloha Invitational (Honolulu, Hawai i) & AVCA National Championships % USAV Invitational (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) & AVCA National Championships (Gulf Shores, Ala.) No Conference Coach: Erika Dillard 3/7 ^Loyola Marymount N W /7 ^Hawai i A L /7 ^Stanford N W /12 Florida State H L //18 Pepperdine H L /20 Cal State Northridge H W /26 Loyola Marymount A W /3 Pepperdine A L /4 Irvine Valley A W /4 Arizona N W /8 UCLA H W /17 St. Mary s H W /18 %Cal Poly N W /18 %Hawai i N L /18 %Irvine Valley N W /2-4 AVCA Nationals N Pairs Play ^ Hawai i Kickoff Classic (Honolulu, Hawai i) % Big West Challenge (Huntington Beach, Calif.) 24

27 Yearly Results ARIZONA LBSU leads 1-0 LBSU, 1 in a row (H: 0-0, A: 0-0, N: 1-0) 4/4/14 N W W1 CSU BAKERSFIELD LBSU leads 4-0 LBSU, 4 in a row (H: 3-0, A: 0-0, N: 1-0) 4/2/13 H W W1 4/16/13 H W W2 4/20/13 N W W3 4/4/15 H W W4 CAL POLY LBSU leads 1-0 LBSU, 1 in a row (H: 0-0, A: 0-0, N: 1-0) 4/18/14 H W W1 CSUN LBSU leads 3-0 LBSU, 3 in a row (H: 2-0, A: 1-0, N: 0-0) 3/20/14 H W W1 3/12/15 H W W2 3/31/15 A W W3 CONCORDIA LBSU leads 1-0 LBSU, 1 in a row (H: 1-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0) 4/18/15 H W W1 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL LBSU leads 2-0 LBSU, 2 in a row (H: 1-0, A: 0-0, N: 1-0) 3/13/13 H W W1 5/1/15 N W W2 FLORIDA STATE LBSU leads 4-2 FSU, 2 in a row (H: 1-1, A: 0-0, N: 3-1) 4/28/12 N W W1 4/28/12 N W W2 3/11/13 H W W3 5/3/13 N W W4 3/12/14 H L L1 3/10/15 N L L2 GRAND CANYON LBSU leads 2-0 LBSU, 2 in a row (H: 2-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0) 4/18/13 H W W1 4/10/15 H W W2 HAWAI I LBSU leads 5-4 LBSU, 1 in a row (H: 2-0, A: 0-2, N: 3-2) 4/14/12 N W W1 4/16/12 H W W2 3/26/13 H W W3 4/5/13 N W W4 3/7/14 A L L1 4/18/14 N L L2 4/11/15 N L L3 4/25/15 A L L4 5/1/15 N W W1 RECORD BY OPPONENT PACIFIC LBSU leads 1-0 LBSU, 1 in a row (H: 1-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0) 3/12/15 H W W1 PEPPERDINE Pepperdine leads 12-2 LBSU, 1 in a row (H: 0-4, A: 0-4, N: 2-4) 3/21/12 H L L1 4/5/12 A L L2 4/14/12 N L L3 4/28/12 N L L4 4/28/12 N L L5 3/21/13 H L L6 4/10/13 A L L7 4/20/13 N L L8 5/4/13 N W W1 3/18/14 H L L1 4/3/14 A L L2 3/19/15 H L L3 4/8/15 A L L4 5/2/15 N W W1 SAINT MARY S LBSU leads 3-0 LBSU, 3 in a row (H: 2-0, A: 0-0, N: 1-0) 4/17/14 H W W1 3/27/15 H W W2 4/25/15 N W W3 SAN FRANCISCO LBSU leads 1-0 LBSU, 1 in a row (H: 0-0, A: 0-0, N: 1-0) 4/11/15 H W W1 STANFORD LBSU leads 1-0 LBSU, 1 in a row (H: 0-0, A: 0-0, N: 1-0) 3/7/14 N W W1 UCLA LBSU leads 4-0 LBSU, 4 in a row (H: 2-0, A: 1-0, N: 1-0) 4/10/13 N W W1 4/8/14 H W W2 4/4/15 H W W3 4/15/15 A W W4 USC LBSU leads 5-3 USC, 2 in a row (H: 1-1, A: 1-0, N: 4-2) 3/26/12 H L L1 4/14/12 N W W1 3/16/13 A W W2 3/28/13 H W W3 4/20/13 N W W4 5/4/13 N W W5 5/2/15 N L L1 5/2/15 N L L2 IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE LBSU leads 4-0 LBSU, 4 in a row (H: 1-0, A: 2-0, N: 1-0) 4/5/13 A W W1 4/4/14 A W W2 4/28/14 H W W3 3/10/15 N W W4 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LBSU leads 10-0 LBSU, 10 in a row (H: 5-0, A: 2-0, N: 3-0) 3/13/12 H W W1 3/26/12 H W W2 4/14/12 N W W3 3/13/13 H W W4 4/2/13 H W W5 4/20/13 N W W6 3/7/14 N W W7 3/26/14 A W W8 3/25/15 H W W9 4/17/15 A W W10 NEBRASKA LBSU leads 1-0 LBSU, 1 in a row (H: 1-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0) 3/19/13 H W W1 25

28 2012 AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships Team Competition Pairs Competition April 28, (3) Long Beach State 3, (2) Florida State 2 [Pool Play] 1) Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU def. Newgard/Tiegs, FSU 14-21, 21-16, ) Pardon/Stepanova, FSU def. Cabrajac/Hampton, LBSU 21-17, ) Aigner-Swesey/Fontanilla, LBSU def. Haworth/Kiley, FSU 21-19, ) Minkel/Neely, LBSU def. Djudjevic/Pelliterri, FSU 26-24, ) McGregor/Yildirim, FSU def. Jackson/Johnson, LBSU 21-13, April 28, (1) Pepperdine 3, (3) Long Beach State 0 [Pool Play] 1) Racich/Ross, PEP def. Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU 21-14, ) Frederick/Hill, PEP def. Hampton/Cabrajac, LBSU 21-7, ) Larsen/Robinson, PEP def. Aigner-Swesey/Fontanilla 21-19, ) Minkel/Neely, LBSU vs. Adelhelm/Woolever, PEP; DNF 5) Jackson/Johnson, LBSU vs. Christiaansen/Cook, PEP; DNF Postseason Play April 27, Pool Competition [Pool B] Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU def. Chubb/Theesfeld, CoC 21-9, Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU def. Melville/Bassett, STET 21-15, Frederick/Hill, PEP def. Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU 21-16, April 27, Pool Competition [Pool C] Newgard/Tiegs, FSU def. Cabrajac/Hampton, LBSU 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 Cabrajac/Hampton, LBSU def. Croson/Lee, UH 21-19, 9-21, Kolich/Shelton, CoC def. Cabrajac/Hampton, LBSU 21-17, April 29, Round of 16 Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU def. Melville/Bassett, STET 21-11, Cabrajac/Hampton, LBSU def. Hartong/Stoltzman, UH 22-20, April 28, (3) Long Beach State 3, (2) Florida State 1 [Semifinals] 1) Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU vs. Newgard/Tiegs, FSU; DNF 2) Pardon/Stepanova, FSU def. Cabrajac/Hampton, LBSU 21-11, ) Aigner-Swesey/Fontanilla, LBSU def. Haworth/Kiley, FSU 21-15, ) Minkel/Neely, LBSU def. Djurdjevic/Pelliterri, FSU 21-18, ) Jackson/Johnson, LBSU def. Wickstrom/Yildirim FSU 23-21, April 29, Quarterfinals Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU def. Newgard/Tiegs, FSU 21-17, Frederick/Hill, PEP def. Cabrajac/Hampton, LBSU 21-11, April 29, Semifinals Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU def. Pardon/Stepanova, FSU 21-19, 17-2, 15-8 April 28, (1) Pepperdine 3, (3) Long Beach State 0 [Finals] 1) Racich/Ross, PEP def. Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU 21-15, ) Frederick/Hill PEP def. Hampton/Cabrajac, LBSU 21-14, ) Larsen/Robinson, PEP vs. Aigner-Swesey/Fontanilla, LBSU; DNF 4) Adelhelm/Woolever, PEP def. Minkel/Neely, LBSU 21-16, ) Christiaansen/Cook, PEP vs. Jackson/Johnson, LBSU; DNF 2013 AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships Team Competition Pairs Competition May 3, Long Beach State 3, Florida State 2 [Quarterfinals] 1) Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU def. Pardon/Wickstrom, FSU 19-21, 27-25, ) Brown/Pavels, FSU def. Aigner-Swesey/Cabrajac, LBSU 21-18, 19-21, ) Davis/Plessy, FSU def. Fontanilla/Mackie, LBSU 21-18, 16-21, ) Minkel/Neely, LBSU def. Kiley/Yildirim, FSU 21-14, ) Jackson/Johnson, LBSU def. Pelliterri/Pelliterri, FSU 21-16, 15-21, April 29, Finals Racich/Ross, PEP def. Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU 14-21, 21-15, May 5, Round of 16 Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU def. Arriola/Keil, LMU 21-13, Mendoza/Samoday, FIU def. Aigner-Swesey/Cabrajac, LBSU 21-11, 22-24, May 5, Quarterfinals Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU def. Fuller/Sary, USC 21-19, May 4, Long Beach State 3, USC 2 [Semifinals] 1) Burnham/Robinson, USC def. Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU 21-17, ) Aigner-Swesey/Cabrajac, LBSU def. Fuller/Sary, USC 21-13, ) Ettinger/Russ, USC def Fontanilla/Mackie, LBSU 21-16, ) Minkel/Neely, LBSU def. Duddridge/Fournier, USC 18-21, 21-19, ) Jackson/Johnson, LBSU def. Hirschmann/Silijkovic, USC 21-18, May 5, Semifinals Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU def. Mendoza/Samoday, FIU, 21-11, May 5, Finals Burnham/Robinson, USC def. Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU 21-19, May 4, Long Beach State 3, Pepperdine 2 [Finals] 1) Ledoux/Roenicke, LBSU def. Frederick/Orozco 21-0, 21-0 via forfeit 2) Dykstra/Racich, PEP def. Aigner-Swesey/Cabrajac, LBSU 16-21, 21-13, ) Larsen/Woolever, PEP def. Fontanilla/Mackie, LBSU 21-17, ) Minkel/Neely, LBSU def. Adelhelm/Racich, PEP 21-19, 9-21, ) Jackson/Johnson, LBSU def. Cook/Messing, PEP 21-19,

29 Postseason Play 2014 AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships Pairs Competition May 2, Pool Play Keil/Metter, LMU def. Aigner-Swesey/Todorovic, LBSU 21-17, 16-21, Aigner-Swesey/Todorovic, LBSU def. Nyquist/Strausbaugh, JU 21-15, Jackson/Johnson, LBSU def. Medina/Hildreth, UNF 21-14, Jackson/Johnson, LBSU def. Juric/Wegner, TU 21-15, May 3, Pool Play Hirini/Thomas, UAB def. Aigner-Swesey/Todorovic, LBSU 21-14, Aigner-Swesey/Todorovic, LBSU def. Araya/Markova, ULM 21-14, Dallman/Phelps, GCU def. Jackson/Johnson, LBSU 10-21, 21-19, Jackson/Johnson, LBSU def. Shaw/Tinsley, SMC 21-11, May 3, Play-In Aigner-Swesey/Todorovic, LBSU def. Byl/Coston, STET 21-13, May 4, Round of 16 (3) Cook/Tiegs, UH def. (14) Aigner-Swesey/Todorovic, LBSU 21-17, 16-21, (12) Spieler/Taylor, UH def. (5) Jackson/Johnson, LBSU 21-9, AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championships Team Competition Pairs Competition May 1, (7) Long Beach State 3, (2) Hawai i 1 1) Aigner-Swesey/Cabrajac, LBSU def. Taylor/Tiegs, UH 21-17, 19-21, ) Brinke/Jackson, LBSU def. Spieler/Urban, UH 21-18, 14-21, ) Brown/Rooks, UH def. Hudson/Mackie, LBSU 23-21, ) McHugh/Wagner, LBSU vs. Schucht/Tucker, UH; DNF 5) Nieto/Thomas, LBSU def. Boyan/Schrieber, UH 21-19, May 1, (7) Long Beach State 4, (3) Florida International 1 1) Aigner-Swesey/Cabrajac, LBSU def. Licka/Samoday, FIU 21-19, ) Brinke/Jackson, LBSU def. Monfort/Nash, FIU 21-17, ) Hudson/Mackie, LBSU def. Boulanger/Sataric, FIU 21-18, ) Budinska/Gluchowicz, FIU def. McHugh/Wagner, LBSU 21-16, ) Nieto/Thomas, LBSU def. Cupp/Toghiyani, FIU 21-13, 13-21, May 2, (1) USC 4, (7) Long Beach State 1 1) Claes/Hughes, USC def. Aigner-Swesey/Cabrajac, LBSU 21-19, ) Brinke/Jackson, LBSU def. Bukovec/Strange, USC 21-15, ) Ettinger/Norton, USC def. Hudson/Mackie, LBSU 19-21, 21-15, ) Martin/Wheeler, USC def. McHugh/Wagner LBSU 21-16, ) Belton/Russ, USC def. Nieto/Thomas, LBSU 13-21, 21-17, May 2, (7) Long Beach State 3, (4) Pepperdine 2 [Semifinals] 1) Aigner-Swesey/Cabrajac, LBSU def. Larsen/Woolever, PEP 21-18, 13-21, ) Brinke/Jackson, LBSU def. Dykstra/Strehlow, PEP 21-12, 20-22, ) Cook/Knudsen, PEP def. Hudson/Mackie, LBSU 21-16, ) McHugh/Wagner, LBSU def. Asprey/Schroeder, PEP 21-15, ) Cash/Quiggle, PEP def. Nieto/Thomas, LBSU 17-21, 21-13, May 2, (1) USC 3, (7) Long Beach State 0 [Finals] 1) Claes/Hughes, USC def. Aigner-Swesey/Cabrajac, LBSU 21-7, ) Bukovec/Strange, USC def. Brinke/Jackson, LBSU 21-19, ) Ettinger/Norton, USC vs. Hudson/Mackie, LBSU; DNF 4) Did Not Start 5) Belton/Russ, USC def. Nieto/Thomas, LBSU 21-18, 17-21, May 3, Round of 16 Dugan/Phelps, GCU def. Aigner-Swesey/Cabrajac, LBSU 21-19, 21-7 Tiegs/Taylor, UH def. Brinke/Jackson, LBSU 21-16, 15-21,

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31 THE BEST IN THE BIG WEST Five YEARS IN A ROW

32 WELCOME TO THE BEACH LBSU PRESIDENT Dr. JANE CLOSE CONOLEY Jane Close Conoley, Ph.D. was selected by The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees in January 2014 as the newest president of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and officially took office on July 15. Conoley is the first woman to be appointed president of CSULB and the seventh president overall in the 65-year history of the campus. Immediately prior to coming to CSULB, Conoley served as dean of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). She also served from November 2012 to August 2013 as the interim Chancellor of UC Riverside. Since 2006, along with serving as dean, Conoley was a professor of counseling, clinical and school psychology. Prior to her service at UCSB, she served as dean and professor of educational psychology at Texas A&M University ( ) and associate dean for research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln s Teachers College ( ). In addition, she held faculty positions at Texas Woman s University and Syracuse University. LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY Conoley earned a bachelor s degree in psychology from the College of New Rochelle and a Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Conoley is the author or editor of 21 books and more than 100 chapters, refereed journal articles and technical reports. Her areas of primary interest are interventions with children with disabilities especially serious emotional disturbance and aggressive children and youth and family intervention. Her most recent work investigates the application of the science of positive psychology to educational settings. One example is her co-authorship with A. P. Goldstein, of Student Violence Intervention: A practical handbook and Student Aggression: Prevention, management and replacement training. She has also co-authored books concerning home/school collaboration (with S. Christenson), family assessment (with E. Werth), and school consultation (with C. Conoley). Her most recent book with Collie Conoley is Positive Psychology and Family Therapy (Wiley, 2009). Conoley is also well known for her work in psychological and educational measurement and served for 12 years as an editor of the Mental Measurements Yearbook series published by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. She has been the principle investigator (P.I.) on several federally funded projects aimed at developing better school-based approaches to helping children with emotional and behavioral disorders. She also has been the P.I. on federal and state initiatives to improve teacher quality especially in science and mathematics education. Conoley remains very interested in working with schools to increase the engagement of low income children of color with academic success and educational attainment. She has presented papers and lectured throughout the world to educational and mental health professionals on these topics. Conoley has won university-level teaching and professional organization service awards and has been very active in leadership positions in the American Psychological Association (APA) and has served on national boards including teacher recruitment (College Board) and zero tolerance discipline policies (APA). She has also served on the executive committees of the national education deans associations such as CADREI and LEARN. In her role as dean of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, Conoley oversaw the APA accredited combined program in professional psychology one of only a handful of such programs in the United States. She was the chair of the UC System-wide Science and Mathematics Initiative Executive Committee and participated in the development of a UC Santa Barbara campus-wide strategy to increase the quality, quantity and diversity of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors who choose to pursue a career in teaching. In this role she developed new links with regional community colleges, area business, industry, non-profits and philanthropy, and new relationships on campus among the colleges and the large UC Santa Barbara interdisciplinary science and engineering research centers. Founded in 1949, CSULB enrolls some 35,500 students annually, making it one of the largest four-year universities in California and the nation. Students are served by more than 2,100 faculty members within the university s eight colleges, which offer 85 baccalaureate degrees, 64 master s degrees and four doctoral degrees CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS

33 ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION CINDY MASNER Sr. Associate AD/ SWA WAYNE STICKNEY Sr. Associate AD/ Major Gifts Rob Clark Sr. Associate AD/ External MARK EDRINGTON Sr. Associate AD/ WALTER PYRAMID GM RANDY LANGEJANS Associate AD/ Business LISA MABRY Associate AD/ Compliance roger Kirk Assistant AD/ media relations Sara Cerulle Assistant AD/ development Jeff Scott Assistant AD/ ticketing Kelli gill Director of marketing WELCOME TO THE BEACH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR VIC CEGLES In nine seasons as the Director of Athletics, Vic Cegles has ushered Long Beach State into another golden era of success, while streamlining the department s operation and development. In recognition of his work with at the Beach, in Cegles was named the Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year by his peers for the Division I non-football I-AAA sector of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Cegles, who was hired as the school s 12th Director of Athletics in April 2006, has made an impact in the athletic department s ability to fundraise which is key to his goal of making Long Beach State not only the premiere school in the Big West Conference, but a player on the national stage when it comes to both athletics and academics. Since coming to Long Beach State, Cegles has placed strong emphasis on resource acquisition targeting the annual fund, capital improvements, scholarship endowments, ticket sales and corporate sponsorships. He established what is now known as the Beach Athletic Club in 2006 and focused on centralizing annual giving. The reorganization has enabled teams to continue sport-specific solicitations and provide consistent recognition and benefits to donors. The annual fund has increased in each year of Cegles tenure, and in 2015 reached over $2.3 million dollars in total gifts towards Athletics. Cegles continues to focus on facility enhancements and a $25 million capital campaign for athletics. Within the last year, Long Beach State debuted the largest in-arena basketball videoboard in the nation, a 14x60 foot screen with a HD production crew to match. Cegles also achieved one of the major capital goals of his tenure, as the Jack Rose Track Stadium opened in 2015 after a $4 million renovation, turning a once-dilapidated track into one of the finest facilities in the nation. Other major projects that have been finished under Cegles include a $2 million expansion and renovation of the Walter Pyramid locker rooms, providing state of the art homes for men s and women s basketball and volleyball and a strength and conditioning center within the Walter Pyramid overlooking the floor, which was redone in 2014 with all-maple flooring, replacing the original beechwood installed in Additionally, new scoreboards have been installed for baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, and water polo, along with the installation of lights at George Allen Field. Under Cegles leadership the university entered a long-term 55-year lease with the city of Long Beach to operate the iconic Blair Field, ensuring an improved home for Dirtbag baseball. With that commitment, a $17 million campaign for improvements at Blair Field is underway, which includes a new practice infield, safer walls and remodeled batting cages, locker room, offices and suites at the iconic stadium. Four-time MLB All-Star Troy Tulowitzki pledged $1 million to the project, offered at his LBSU Hall of Fame induction, which breaks ground for Phase 1 in Cegles and Beach Athletics have also contracted with Learfield Sports Marketing, outsourcing all media and sponsorship rights with the national collegiate sales company. Learfield spearheads a commitment to increasing corporate sponsorships and sales of season and individual game tickets for baseball and basketball. Overall attendance rose in nine of the ten ticketed sports of Long Beach State last season, and the 49ers consistently rank second in the Big West in Men s Basketball attendance to only Hawai i. Long Beach State has excelled both on the playing fields and in the classroom under Cegles leadership. For the ninth consecutive year all NCAA sponsored teams at Long Beach State scored above the required 925 on the Academic Progress Rate (APR), the only California State University to do so under the four-year standard, and 83 student-athletes were recognized as Academic All-Conference honorees after meeting competition and academic standards, most often a 3.2 cumulative GPA. Diversity in the coaching and administrative staff is a fundamental goal and the athletics department was recognized under Cegles leadership in 2008 as a national NCAA diversity winner. Competitively, in his nine seasons at the helm of the Long Beach State athletic department, the 49ers have won 34 conference championships, with 33 LBSU teams advancing to the NCAA Tournament. Long Beach State has become the gold standard of the Big West Conference, winning five straight Commissioner s Cups, awarded annually to the most successful athletic department as a whole. The 49ers have won six of the last seven cups, and set a competition points record in The Beach captured three Big West Championships last season, in Women s Tennis, Men s Track & Field, and Women s Volleyball. Women s Tennis has now won either the regular-season or tournament title in 12 straight seasons, and Men s Track and Field has won three Big West Championships in a row. The Beach Volleyball program, established under Cegles tenure, won the national championship, and reached the AVCA finals for the third time in four seasons. Cegles has reorganized and refocused the entire administrative staff, and also negotiated new contract extensions for men s basketball coach Dan Monson and women s volleyball coach Brian Gimmillaro. During his tenure, Cegles has also hired nine new head coaches in softball, water polo, men s and women s golf, men s and women s basketball, and baseball. From Cegles was the associate athletics director at Temple University where he directed athletics fundraising, marketing and promotions, sponsorship and ticket sales while planning an athletics capital campaign with university development. Previously he was vice president of business development for Gaylord Sports Management in Scottsdale, Ariz., after serving 16 years at Arizona State University in athletic development and external affairs. He ultimately served as the lead senior associate athletic director for external affairs in his final two years at ASU. While at Arizona State he led the athletics department s $25 million capital campaign to enhance facilities and endowments and, among other responsibilities, supervised baseball, men s and women s golf and women s gymnastics. He also was the assistant athletic director for development at Rutgers University for five years. Cegles served as assistant basketball coach at Carnegie Mellon University and as an assistant basketball and baseball coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He holds a degree in business administration from Bucknell and a master s in counseling and student personnel services from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Cegles and his wife Bonnie have two sons. Vic, a former baseball standout at Rutgers, is the Director of External Relations for Athletics at Minnesota and Casey, a former wide receiver at Towson University, is Deputy Athletic Director at Kent State. LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY 5 CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS 31

34 WELCOME TO THE BEACH OUR CAMPUS LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY Long Beach State has been consistently ranked among the 50 best-value public colleges by the Princeton Review. Long Beach State was ranked fourth among all public and private universities by US News and World Report with the lowest percentage of students graduating with debt. Diverse Issues in Higher Education ranked Long Beach State eighth in the nation in awarding bachelor s degrees to students of color. Long Beach State was the first campus to offer academic scholarships specifically to California High School valedictorians and National Merit scholars. Long Beach State is a member of the Long Beach Education Partnership, the national prototype of a seamless education from preschool through the Masters degree. Long Beach State s FM radio station, KKJZ, is the official jazz radio station of the armed forces. The CSULB library, which recently underwent a multi-million dollar renovation, hosts 1,093,570 volumes, 2,120 print periodical subscriptions and 37,139 electronic periodical titles. QUICK FACTS 106 permanent buildings on 322 acres of land 236,092 baccalaureate and 50,209 Masters degrees awarded ( ) 2,592 students live on campus 85 Baccalaureate degrees 65 Masters Degrees 4 Doctoral Degrees 32 SEVEN ACADEMIC COLLEGES The Arts Business Administration Education Engineering Health & Human Services Liberal Arts Natural Sciences & Mathematics TOTAL FACULTY Full-time: 920 Part-time: 1,070 ENROLLMENT: 35,586 Undergraduate: 30,474 M: 13,209 / W: 17,265 Graduate: 5,112 M: 1,995 / W: 3, CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS

35 WELCOME TO THE BEACH UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS 5 CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS History Hospitality Foodservice & Hotel Management Human Development Interdisciplinary Studies Italian Studies Jewish Studies Journalism Kinesiology Languages Latin American Studies Liberal Studies Linguistics Manufacturing Engineering Marine Biology Marketing Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Medieval Studies Microbiology Middle Eastern Studies Music Nursing Occupational Studies Philosophy Photography Physics Political Science Psychology Public Policy & Administration Recreation Studies Religious Studies Social Work Sociology Spanish Theatre Arts Women s Studies LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY Accountancy Aerospace Engineering American Studies American Indian Studies Anthropology Art Asian American Studies Biochemistry Biology Black Studies Business Administration Chemical Engineering Chemistry Chicano & Latino Studies Chinese Studies Classics Communication Studies Communicative Disorders Comparative World Literature Computer Engineering & Science Criminal Justice Dance Design Dietetics Earth Science Economics Engineering English Environmental Science Family & Consumer Sciences Film & Electronic Arts Finance French Studies Geography Geology Health Care Administration Health Science 33

36 WELCOME TO THE BEACH OUR CITY LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY California s seventh largest city, Long Beach is situated about a half-hour south of Los Angeles. First settled in 1784 as part of a large Spanish land grant, this seaport city of 465,576 is one of the most unique cities in the Southland. The city of Long Beach averages 345 days of sunshine per year, making it ideal for the active, outdoor lifesyle. The beach city is located about 20 miles south of downtown LA and is bordered to the south and east by the ideallic beaches and attractions of Orange County CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS

37 WELCOME TO THE BEACH LONG BEACH, CA BELMONT SHORE A trip down Second Street in Belmont Shore is like stepping back in time. The quaint, tree-lined street has that old Main Street feel and is home to a variety of restaurants, salons and speciality stores. It is also where the Belmont Car Show, the largest one-day car show in the West Coast, and the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade take place. This beachside shopper s paradise is where may go to relax and enjoy the pace of a true coastal community. LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH This Southern California coastal city s got it all: art districts, eclectic shopping, nightlife, attractions, and of course, the beach. Long Beach is home to a variety of outstanding cultural arts and music festivals and world-class sporting events. The city is centrally located from all the major Southern California attractions, making it an ideal location for a top-notch university. There s always something to do. LONG BEACH NIGHTLIFE It s simply impossible to talk about the Long Beach nightlife without mentioning Pine Avenue. The four-block enclave of fine dining and nightclubs makes it a magnet for would be revellers. Roaming crowds, cafes and pulsating music adds to the energy that can only be experienced in this downtown area. It is a celebration of the world s culture and ethnicity. 5 CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS 35

38 WELCOME TO THE BEACH LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY Misty May-Treanor (top), Troy Tulowitzki (left) and Bryon Russell (right) are just a few superstars to emerge from LBSU. May-Treanor is one of the most recognizable names in Beach Volleyball with three Olympic gold medals. Tulo is a four-time All-Star shortstop in the MLB and Russell spent 13 years in the NBA, primarily with the Utah Jazz CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS

39 WELCOME TO THE BEACH A HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE 7 Big West Commissioner s Cups 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 BASEBALL Four College World Series Appearances 1989, 1991, 1993, NCAA Regional Appearances 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014 MEN S BASKETBALL Nine NCAA Tournament Appearances 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2012 Seven NIT Appearances 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2011, 2013 Jered Weaver (above) is another MLB superstar that spent his college days dominating opponents at Blair Field. He is one of 16 Dirtbags to play in the MLB in Paul Goydos (below) has played on the PGA Tour and now plays on the Champions TOur with fellow LBSU alum Mark O Meara.. David Lee (right) was one of two LBSU alums on the current Team USA roster and one of three to win Gold at the Beijing Olympics in LBSU has had a participant in every Olympic Games since its founding in 1949 with over 100 athletes overall. WOMEN S BASKETBALL Two NCAA Final Four Appearances 1987, NCAA Tournament Appearances 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 WOMEN S VOLLEYBALL Five National Championships 1972, 1973, 1989, 1993, 1998 Eight Final Four Appearances 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, NCAA Tournament Appearances 1985, , 2014 MEN S VOLLEYBALL 1991 NCAA Champions 7 NCAA Final Four Appearances 1970, 1973, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2008 SOFTBALL Five College World Series Appearances 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, NCAA Regional Appearances 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 MEN S WATER POLO 11 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991 LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY TENNIS 12 NCAA Appearances 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 SOCCER Five NCAA Appearances 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 GOLF 11 NCAA Appearances M: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982, 2000, 2004, 2012 W: 2006, 2009 WOMEN S WATER POLO Two National Tournament Appearances 1999, 200 TRACK AND FIELD 19 Olympians 12 Conference Titles 5 CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS 37

40 WELCOME TO THE BEACH WALTER PYRAMID LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY The Walter Pyramid has played host to several NCAA sponsored events including numerous women s volleyball matches, the 2001 and 2003 Men s Volleyball Championships and the 2003 NCAA Women s Volleyball Regionals. The venue has also served as the host site for the NBA Summer Pro League and CIF Basketball Playoffs. It s also the site of many commercials and feature films. The Walter Pyramid is believed to be the largest space-frame structure in North America. The building s infrastructure utilizes 18,000 steel tubes and connection modules, joined by more than 160,000 three-quarter inch bolts. If the tubes were laid end-to-end, they would form a pipe span 26 miles long CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS

41 WELCOME TO THE BEACH ABOUT WALTER PYRAMID The home of Long Beach State basketball and volleyball for over 15 years, the Walter Pyramid has become a nationally recognized icon for the university and the city of Long Beach. Because of its dramatic appearance, its unique multi-purpose capability and its lure for television production, the Walter Pyramid is one of the finest collegiate athletic facilities in the western United States. On March 5, 2005, the pyramid was officially named the Walter Pyramid, thanks to the generous donations presented to the university by Dr. Mike and Arlene Walter. Long-time supporters of the school, the Walters gift to athletics and academics was the largest single gift in LBSU Athletics history. Officially opened on November 30, 1994, the Beach rolled to a win over the University of Detroit before a crowd of 5,021 and an ESPN television audience. The structure s distinctive cobalt blue exterior has permanently altered the city s skyline. It rises 18 stories above north campus and can be seen for miles in all directions. It has provided a quantum leap in both the image and effectiveness of the Long Beach State Athletics programs, with an immediate impact on LBSU s fan base, scholarship fundraising, recruiting and revenue generation. Nearly 200,000 visitors pass through the Walter Pyramid s entrances annually. Designed by Long Beach architect Don Gibbs and built by the Nielson Construction Company of San Diego, The Walter Pyramid cost approximately $22 million. The Myd (as it is affectionately referred to by loyal fans) measures 345 feet on each side of its perfectly square base. Its floor space accommodates nine volleyball courts or three full basketball courts and four additional half basketball courts on the activity level. One of three true pyramids in the United States (others are located in Las Vegas and Memphis), The Walter Pyramid s most unique feature is its cantilevered seating system, mounted on moveable platforms. When use of the floor level is required for physical education classes, each 81-ton seating platform can be raised hydraulically to expose over 39,000 square feet of flooring. LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY In the summer of 2014, the original beechwood flooring in the Pyramid was replaced with maple flooring. The main court underwent a redesign with the new floor being laid down (rendering seen to the left). 5 CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS 39

42 WELCOME TO THE BEACH CHAMPIONSHIP FACILITIES LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY Long Beach State s facilities remain some of the best in the Big West and are competitive nationally while serving as the home of the LBSU sports teams. From the university s enduring icon, the cobalt-blue Walter Pyramid to the history and tradition of Blair Field, athletes that come to play at The Beach will showcase their skills in only the finest home stadiums. WALTER PYRAMID The Walter Pyramid has become a nationally recognized icon for the university and the city of Long Beach. Because of its dramatic appearance, its unique multi-purpose capability and its lure for television production, the Walter Pyramid is one of the finest collegiate athletic facilities in the Western United States. One of three true pyramids in the United States, the Walter Pyramid measures 345 feet on each side of its perfectly square base. The most unique feature is inside, where its cantilevered seating system can be raised hydraulically to expose over 39,000 square feet of maple flooring. RHODES TENNIS CENTER Long Beach State s newest facility, opened in 2008, the tennis team s home was remodeled following a gift from former 49er tennis player and alum Terry Rhodes. GEORGE ALLEN FIELD Named after former LBSU football coach George Allen, the field is the home of Long Beach State women s soccer, and features lights and new scoreboard installed in JACK ROSE TRACK Long Beach State s Jack Rose Track recently underwent a multi-million dollar renovation. The completed project showcases a facility that is among the very best in the United States. The centerpiece is the track and its design features. When all phases are completed, the stadium will boast seating for 5,000 spectators and allow for additional team and student seating. With this, and other important elements accomplished, this redesign will complete the vision of a national-class facility that can play host to major invitational meets as well as NCAA and U.S. Track and Field championships CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS

43 WELCOME TO THE BEACH BLAIR FIELD CAMPUS POOL Home of Long Beach State s men s and women s water polo. The Campus Pool received a new scoreboard in the summer of LBSU SOFTBALL COMPLEX The LBSU softball complex is the on-campus home to Long Beach State s softball team. It rests south to the southeast of Walter Pyramid and right next to George Allen Field. VIRGINIA COUNTY CLUB & EL DORADO PARK The home courses for Long Beach State s men s and women s golf teams aren t pictured here but are two of the best that Long Beach has to offer. 5 CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY Home of the Dirtbags since 1993, Long Beach s Blair Field is a perfect combination of tradition and modern function. Built on the site of the former recreation park, home at times to the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers, Blair Field has hosted numerous teams and events such as the MTV Rock & Jock Softball Game and continues to receive start-of-the-art upgrades, including a new scoreboard installed in

44 WELCOME TO THE BEACH A CHAMPIONSHIP EDUCATION Directed by Sandra Shirley, the purpose of the Center is advising to ensure that each student-athlete is enrolled in appropriate courses leading to a degree while maintaining their eligibility. LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY The Bickerstaff Center for Student-Athlete Academic Services has established itself as a unique and important asset in the lives of 49er student-athletes. The center s Career Connection program spotlights internships in the sports industry. They also offer a freshmen mentoring program which connects freshmen with veteran student-athletes. Each student--athlete has a file created and their progress is monitored throughout their education. He or she is aided in choosing a degree, developing proper study habits and keeping a balance between personal, scholastic and athletic lives. Student-athletes can choose from a multitude of renowned academic schools and 81 undergraduate degree programs. Programs in the colleges of business, physical therapy, art and engineering are nationally famous. The schools of communications, radio/television and education are also strong. June 21, 2006 was the grand opening of the new Bickerstaff Student-Athlete Academic Center. Formerly known as the Center for Student-Athlete Academic Services, the new center nearly triples the size of the previous space. The center provides a top-of-the-line facility for our student-athletes to get the academic support and assistance they deserve. The center is named after Glen and Debbie Bickerstaff of Los Alamitos (pictured at right), both loyal supporters of 49er athletics. The Bickerstaffs have been involved with Long Beach State for several years and have given nearly $1 million dollars in donations to the student-athlete scholarship program. They donated $625,000 for the Legacy campaign which went towards the naming of the new center. Their second legacy commitment was for $250,000 to help with the completion of the student-athlete strength and conditioning complex. The Bickerstaff Academic Center provides quality academic services to 49er student-athletes. This includes advising, to ensure that each student-athlete is enrolled in the appropriate courses so they may earn their degrees while maintaining athletic eligibility. The Bickerstaff Academic Center is geared to maximize student-athletes chances for classroom success through a developmental advising program integrating academic, student, and athletic assistance. The opening of the center provides 49er student-athletes the best academic support facility in the Big West Conference CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS

45 WELCOME TO THE BEACH BEACH STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Overseeing the program are head strength and conditioning coach Jamie Hiegel and assistant coaches Chris Whittle, Frank Ramirez and Keegan Knoll. At Long Beach State, athletes are exposed to techniques that will help build a character foundation necessary to succeed in life through hard work, pride, dedication, and a commitment to excellence. All training movements are sport specific to copy a student-athlete s performance during competition. Programs are specifically designed to promote injury prevention by pre-habilitating the student athlete and allow them to match the demands of their sport. Jamie Hiegel Chris Whittle SPEED POWER STRENGTH MENTAL TOUGHNESS INJURY PREVENTION NUTRITION frank ramirez 5 CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY In 2012, Long Beach State Strength and Conditioning moved into the Walter Pyramid, providing a better and more cohesive training experience with a move into a larger and closer facility to the majority of the teams at Long Beach State. keegan knoll 43

46 WELCOME TO THE BEACH SPORTS MEDICINE LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY 44 JARROD SPANJER Head Athletic Trainer Sports: Men s Basketball, Golf Christine Turnbull Assistant Athletic Trainer Sports: W. Volleyball, Track & Field JESSICA JEWELL Assistant Athletic Trainer Sport: Baseball PATRICK TALLEY Assistant Athletic Trainer Sports: W. Basketball, Tennis Arbhie Guce Graduate Assistant Sports: M. Water Polo, M. Volleyball ASHLEY KAMPFER Graduate Assistant Sports: Soccer, W. Water Polo BAILEY SCHENTRUP Graduate Assistant Sports: Cross Country, W. Water Polo 5 CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS Student-athletes medical and injury needs are the responsibility of a highly qualified and diverse professional staff. The daily injury evaluation, management, treatment, rehabilitation, and first aid of our student-athletes is the responsibility of both head athletic trainer Jarrod Spanjer and rest of the sports medicine staff. Assisting Spanjer are assistant athletic trainers Brittany Beckwith, Jessica Jewell and Patrick Talley, along with three graduate students. There are also numerous athletic training students who work under the guidance of the Certified Athletic Trainers. Since 1987, Dr. Larry Drum has been acting as the team physician for all LBSU student-athletes and Dr. Alexandra Chrysanthis joined in practice with Dr. Drum and assists him in providing care. Since 1992, Dr. Peter Kurzweil has served as our volunteer orthopedic surgeon for all student-athletes. The physicians attend many of our home competitions and are readily available for first aid and diagnostic needs on site. There are various other highly-skilled physicians, podiatrists, and dentists who regularly volunteer their services to our student-athletes. Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC) are on hand for all home practices and competitions and, also, for many of the away competitions that our student-athletes participate in to assist in treatments should a problem occur. 49er athletics provides student-athletes with a state-of-the-art athletic training facility located adjacent to the Gold Mine Gymnasium and an additional, smaller treatment facility located on the playing floor of the Walter Pyramid. With well-equipped facilities and knowledgeable and capable personnel on staff, a sick or injured student-athlete at Long Beach State is assured of quality treatment.

47 WELCOME TO THE BEACH MEDIA RELATIONS ROGER KIRK Asst. AD/Media Relations Office #: (562) Sports: Men s Basketball, men s water polo, softball, sand volleyball PRESS SERVICES Weekly release packages that contain updated statistics, features and notes will be made available throughout the season by and via the official Long Beach State website, Additional gameday information will be provided prior to each contest. CREDENTIALS All requests for credentials (press, radio, television, photography) must be made to the requisite member of the Long Beach State media relations staff at least 24 hours in advance. Credentials will be left at will call at the site of competition. INTERVIEWS All requests for an interview with any current student-athlete or coach should be directed through the Long Beach State media relations office at least 24 hours in advance. Players and coaches will most often be made available following practice sessions. Please allow for more time per request if special arrangements are needed. WIRELESS ACCESS Internet access will be made available to media members at all Long Beach State home events. Contact the Long Beach State media relations staff for more information. SCOUTING Scouts from opposing schools or from professional leagues will be issued passes in accordance with NCAA rules. Scouts are not allowed access into the press box, press row or media rooms. TYLER HENDRICKSON Associate Director Office #: (562) tyler.hendrickson@csulb.edu Sports: Baseball, women s volleyball, women s tennis, women s water polo ANDREA OHTA Assistant Director Office #: (562) andrea.ohta@csulb.edu Sports: Women s Basketball, Women s Soccer, Men s Volleyball, Track & Field POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Following a cooling-off period, Long Beach State players and coaches will be made available following the game at the site of competition, or in the press conference area for men s basketball. Interviews with opposing players and coaches should be arranged through the traveling SID; if one is unavailable the Long Beach State staff will make every effort to accommodate visiting interviews. TELEPHONES Services are available if arrangements are mad at least two weeks before a game. Outlets requiring phone lines should contact the Long Beach State media relations office for assistance. Services for visiting radio broadcasts will be accommodated with one week s advance notice. PRESS BOX/PRESS ROW Press access is limited to working members of the media and other whose duties require use of the area. MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICES The Long Beach State media relations offices are located in the first floor of the Walter Pyramid. ONLINE COVERAGE All home events for Long Beach State soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball games will have Gametracker provided through as well as road contests when available. Additionally, live audio will be provided for all women s volleyball, women s basketball, men s basketball and baseball games along with select other events. CAMERON FUJIMOTO Media Assistant Office #: (562) cameron.fujimoto@csulb.edu Sports: Men s & Women s Golf, Cross Country, Women s Soccer LONG BEACH STATE MEDIA RELATIONS 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA Fax: (562) DIRECTIONS To Walter Pyramid: From Interstate 405, take the Bellflower exit and travel south to Atherton and turn left. Proceed four blocks and turn right for parking directly in front of the Walter Pyramid. To Blair Field: From Interstate 405, take the Bellflower exit south to 7th street and turn right. Proceed past the golf course and turn right on Park. Blair Field is located at the corner of 10th and Park. To George Allen Field; Campus Pool; Rhodes Tennis Center and 49er Softball Complex: From Interstate 405, take the Bellflower exit and travel south to Atherton and turn left. Proceed four blocks past the Walter Pyramid for parking nearest the on-campus facilities. LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY 5 CONSECUTIVE Big West Commissioner s CupS 45