2008 Roster Utah Volleyball Media Guide. Numerical Roster. Alphabetical Roster

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1 2008 Roster Front Row (L to R): Cinthia Silva, Kathryn Haynie, Stephanie Hodgman, Keisha Fisher, Stephanie Shardlow, Corinne Crump, Abby Simmons, Sarah Hibbert, Athletic Trainer Tom Lynch. Back Row: Head Coach Beth Launiere, Assistant Coach Heather Olmstead, Karolina Bartkowiak, Lori Baird, Danielle Killpack, Emillie Toone, Jennifer Lanting, Miranda Bradshaw, Chelsey Sandberg, Manager Nick Watts, Assistant Coach Burt Fuller. Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 2 Stephanie Shardlow S 5-10 So. 1L Saugus, Calif. (Saugus HS) 3 Miranda Bradshaw MB 6-3 Fr. HS Elkridge, Utah (Payson HS) 4 Corinne Crump L 5-7 Fr. HS Sandy, Utah (Alta HS) 5 Lori Baird MB/OH 6-2 Sr. 3L Murray, Utah (Murray HS) 6 Chelsey Sandberg MB/OH 6-1 Jr. 2L West Jordan, Utah (Copper Hills HS) 7 Jennifer Lanting OH 6-6 Fr. RS Corcoran, Calif. (Central V. Christian HS) 8 Kathryn Haynie OH 6-0 Sr. 3L N. Salt Lake City, Utah (Woods Cross HS) 9 Danielle Killpack MB 6-3 Fr. RS Idaho Falls, Idaho (Idaho Falls HS) 10 Karolina Bartkowiak MB 6-2 So. 1L Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora HS) 11 Keisha Fisher L/S 5-7 So. 1L Ririe, Idaho (Skyline HS) 12 Stephanie Hodgman DS/OH 5-9 Jr. 2L Los Gatos, Calif. (Los Gatos HS) 13 Cinthia Silva OH 5-10 Jr. JC San Paulo, Brazil (Salt Lake CC) 14 Abby Simmons S 6-0 Fr. HS Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS) 15 Emillie Toone OH/MB 6-7 Sr. 3L American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS) 16 Sarah Hibbert OH 6-1 Fr. HS Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage HS) Alphabetical Roster 5 Lori Baird 10 Karolina Bartkowiak 3 Miranda Bradshaw 4 Corinne Crump 11 Keisha Fisher 8 Kathryn Haynie 16 Sarah Hibbert 12 Stephanie Hodgman 9 Danielle Killpack 7 Jennifer Lanting 6 Chelsey Sandberg 2 Stephanie Shardlow 13 Cinthia Silva 14 Abby Simmons 15 Emillie Toone Head Coach: Beth Launiere (19th season) Assistant Coaches: Burt Fuller, Heather Olmstead Manager: Nick Watts Athletic Trainer: Tom Lynch Utah Volleyball Media Guide

2 2008 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time Ute Invitational Aug. 29 (Fri) vs. Utah Valley Salt Lake City, Utah 7:00 pm Aug. 30 (Sat.) Santa Clara vs. Utah Valley Salt Lake City, Utah 4:00 pm Aug. 31 (Sun.) vs. Santa Clara Salt Lake City, Utah 4:00 pm New Mexico State Tournament Sept. 5 (Fri.) vs. Texas Las Cruses, N.M. 4:30 pm Sept. 6 (Sat.) vs. Florida Gulf Coast Las Cruses, N.M. 10:00 am Sept. 6 (Sat.) vs. Houston Las Cruses, N.M. 4:30 pm Sept. 7 (Sun) at New Mexico State Las Cruses, N.M. 7:00 pm Utah Classic Sept. 12 (Fri.) St. Louis vs. Purdue Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 pm vs. Utah State Salt Lake City, Utah 7:00 pm Sept. 13 (Sat.) vs. St. Louis Salt Lake City, Utah 10:00 am Purdue vs. Utah State Salt Lake City, Utah 12:00 pm St. Louis vs. Utah State Salt Lake City, Utah 5:00 pm vs. Purdue Salt Lake City, Utah 7:00 pm Sept. 18 (Thurs.) at Colorado State* Fort Collins, Colo. 7:00 pm Sept. 20 (Sat.) at Wyoming* Laramie, Wyo. 7:00 pm Sept. 25 (Thurs.) Air Force* Salt Lake City, Utah 7:00 pm Sept. 30 (Tue.) at Weber State Ogden, Utah 7:00 pm Oct. 2 (Thurs.) at TCU* Fort Worth, Texas 7:00 pm Oct. 4 (Sat.) at New Mexico* Albuquerque, N.M. 1:00 pm Oct. 9 (Thurs.) UNLV* Salt Lake City, Utah 7:00 pm Oct. 11 (Sat.) San Diego State* Salt Lake City, Utah 1:00 pm Oct. 17 (Fri.) at BYU* Provo, Utah 7:00 pm Oct. 25 (Sat.) at Air Force* Colorado Spring, Colo. 7:00 pm Oct. 27 (Mon.) at Oregon Eugene, Ore. 7:00 pm Oct. 30 (Thurs.) New Mexico* Salt Lake City, Utah 7:00 pm Nov. 2 (Sun.) TCU* Salt Lake City, Utah 1:00 pm Nov. 6 (Thurs.) San Diego State* San Diego, Calif. 7:00 pm Nov. 8 (Sat.) at UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 1:00 pm Nov. 14 (Fri.) BYU* Salt Lake City, Utah 7:00 pm Nov. 20 (Thurs.) Wyoming* Salt Lake City, Utah 7:00 pm Nov. 22 (Sat.) Colorado State* Salt Lake City, Utah 1:00 pm Television Schedule* UNLV at Utah Channel: The Mtn. Airdate: Oct. 9 Time: Live (7 p.m., MT) Utah at BYU Channel: BYU-TV Airdate: Oct. 17 Time: Live (7 p.m., MT) TCU at Utah Channel: CBS College Sports Airdate: Nov. 2 Time: Live (1 p.m., MT) BYU at Utah Channel: The Mtn. Airdate: Nov. 14 Time: Live (7 p.m., MT) * Schedule subject to change. Check listings for future airings. University of the Pacific Bankers Classic Nov. 28 (Fri.) vs. Nevada Stockton, Calif. 5:00 pm Nov. 29 (Sat.) TBA Stockton, Calif. TBA * - Mountain West Conference match Home games in bold All home games held at Crimson Court The Utes frequently appear on The Mtn. network and CBS College Sports. At left, Anne Marie Anderson and Jason Knapp call the Utes game against Florida last year. 13

3 Season Outlook For Utah head women s volleyball coach Beth Launiere, the 2008 season can t start soon enough. After beginning the 2007 campaign with a number of question marks, the Utes battled through adversity to finish second at the Mountain West Conference Tournament, upsetting a few top 25 teams along the way. I am as excited about this season as I ve been about a team, Launiere said. I feel like we have the right people on the bus and we have them in the right seats. Everyone in the program is working really hard and I feel like all the pieces of the puzzle are coming together. Among the returning players are seniors Lori Baird and Kathryn Haynie. Baird was an honorable mention all-region selection after finishing in the top-20 in the country with 1.53 blocks per game. She spent time playing with the USA Women s National A2 Team over the summer. Haynie led the Utes with 3.65 kills per game. Along with senior Emillie Toone, who was second in the country in blocking in 2006 before tearing her ACL and taking a redshirt year in 2007, the three will be a powerful combination this year. A solid group of newcomers are expected to contribute immediately, including junior college All-American Cinthia Silva and high school All- American Abby Simmons. Outside Hitter Haynie became a go-to player on the floor last season as the No. 1 outside hitter for the team, finishing in the top 10 in the conference in kills and led the team in the category. Kat had as good a spring as she s ever had, Launiere said. She is a workhorse for us and has decreased her errors and become more consistent. The experience she gained last year as the No. 1 outside hitter has given her a lot of confidence going into her senior year. Silva helped lead Salt Lake Community College to a third-place national finish in 2007, earning second-team All-America honors along the way. She led the Scenic West Athletic Conference with 3.87 kills per game. Hibbert, the 2006 and 2007 Alaska Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year, enrolled at Utah in January, 2008, and gained valuable experience working with the team during the spring season. Cinthia is going to be a nice addition to this program, Launiere said. She is quick, athletic, dynamic, and a good passer. We are really excited about her. I think she fits a need that we have in terms of ball control she is also a good defensive player. It s hard to explain how valuable it is to get six months of training before your freshman year. Sarah needed to make some technical changes and she changed positions when she came to college. She has made a lot of progress and gained a lot of experience. Setter The Utes return both Stephanie Shardlow and Keisha Fisher, who shared time at the position by the end of last season. Although Fisher will move into the libero position, Shardlow ran the offense the entire spring. She averaged 6.61 assists per game last year. Stephanie was thrown into the fire last year and came out of it alive, Launiere said. Physically and mentally, she is a whole different player than she was a year ago. Simmons will also have a chance to battle for the starting spot. She was a 2007 PrepVolleyball. com High School All-American and was a finalist for the website s Andi Collins Award, which is given to the top setter in the country. Abby is one of the top setters out of Arizona, Launiere said. She is a nice, quick athlete who has good size and good hands. There is always a learning curve with freshman setters, so the faster she can get in and learn our system, the better it will be for us. We are excited about her. It s nice going into this season with two setters. We ll let them compete on the court in the preseason. The position is much more settled than it was a year ago. Middle Blocker The Utes have the most depth, by far, at the middle blocker position. In addition to Toone and Baird, sophomore Karolina Bartkowiak and junior Chelsey Sandberg each played key roles on the team last year. By the end of the spring, Emillie was at 95 percent, and she will be 100 percent by August, Launiere said. You can t put a value on how much she brings to the team and to the court. She learned a lot being off the court last year and really grew as a person and mentally through that experience. Emillie is a good, positive energy player and it s good to have that back on the court not to mention her blocking and hitting. Like Kat, the experience Lori gained as one of our go-to players has turned her into a completely different player than she was a year Kathryn Haynie was among the conference leaders in kills. Lori Baird is a two-time All-MWC selection. Emillie Toone earned honorable mention All- America honors in Utah Volleyball Media Guide

4 Season Outlook Returning in Kills (1,135/1,819)... 62% Kathryn Haynie (3.56/g) Lori Baird (2.93/g) Karolina Bartkowiak (1.98/g) Assists (1,590/1,672)... 95% Keisha Fisher (8.14/g) Stephanie Shardlow (6.61/g) Digs (915/1,861)... 49% Keisha Fisher (2.41/g) Kathryn Haynie (2.13/g) Stephanie Shardlow (1.89/g) Aces (86/136)... 63% Kathryn Haynie (0.26/g) Lori Baird (0.23/g) Keisha Fisher (0.18/g) Blocks (176/349)... 50% Lori Baird (1.53/g) Karolina Bartkowiak (1.10/g) Chelsey Sandberg (1.18/g) ago. She s playing with so much confidence. Playing on the right side this spring, we were able to get her significantly more sets, so that s a move we re going to consider. Lori s whole game has developed and we re going to find a way to utilize everything that she can do. Bartkowiak spent time playing in both the middle and right side positions last year and became a significant cog in the offense. She finished third on the team with 1.10 blocks per game and had 1.98 kills per game. Sandberg finished second on the squad with 1.18 blocks per game. Karolina runs the slide so well off one foot that we want to utilize that strength, Launiere said. She can be a big offensive player for us because of that. Karolina made progress in her conditioning which is going to make a big difference for her in her sophomore season. Chelsey was our most improved player for the second year in a row. She has made herself into a really good Division I player. Between Lori, Karolina and Chelsea, all three of them are training in the middle and on the right side and it s going to be competitive. Danielle Killpack, who redshirted last season, and newcomer Miranda Bradshaw will also be in the mix to earn a position on the court. The redshirt year was very valuable for Dani, Launiere said. She worked really hard and has improved her game a lot. We are excited about Miranda s size and athleticism and think that she s going to be a valuable plaer in this program. Opposite/Right Side Hitter In addition to Baird, Bartkowiak and Sandberg, who have experience and talent both in the middle and on the right side, redshirt freshman Jennifer Lanting will also look to make an impact for the Utes. Jen used the redshirt year to really improve every aspect of her skills and conditioning, Launiere said. She puts up a big block for us. As she improves the rest of her game, her ability to contribute is going to increase. Defensive Specialist/Libero One of the biggest losses to the Ute squad is career digs record-holder Connie Dangerfield. However, sophomore Keisha Fisher, who started most of 2007 at setter, was originally recruited as Dangerfield s replacement and moved into the libero position full-time during the spring. Fisher averaged 8.41 assists per game and 2.41 digs per game last season. We knew when we recruited Keisha that she could play in just about every position and that s what she s been doing for us, Launiere said. She spent the spring learning the defensive system so that she can take more responsibility there. Playing setter helped prepare her to play libero because she had a big responsibility at setter and did a tremendous job. She s going to be a very good libero for us and we are excited about her in that position. Junior Stephanie Hodgman played in 51 games and came away with 47 digs on the year. Freshman Corinne Crump, a two-time first-team all-region selection out of Alta High School, will also contribute on defense. Stephanie is a much improved player from when she first got here in terms of skills and conditioning, Launiere said. She has improved the whole aspect of her game and has become a leader on our team. We have watched Corinne for a long time and she is a nice defensive player. She plays in a club that runs the same system, so she comes in fairly prepared as a freshman. Schedule The 2008 schedule features four teams that ended the season ranked in the top-25 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll, with eight teams that reached the 2007 NCAA Tournament. Utah hosts two tournaments in the early part of the season, beginning with the Ute Invitational, Aug The Utes will play Utah Valley on Friday, Aug 29, facing Santa Clara on Sunday, Aug. 31. Santa Clara reached the NCAA Tournament last year. The Utes head to New Mexico State for the NMSU Tournament, Sept. 5-6, and included on the slate is NCAA power Texas. The Longhorns finished the year ranked sixth in the final AVCA poll. NMSU was also nationally ranked, while the team will also square off against Florida Gulf Coast and Houston. The team returns home to Crimson Court to host the Utah Classic, Sept , which sees Purdue, St. Louis and Utah State travel to Salt Lake City. Purdue made the NCAA Tournament, while St. Louis is one of the top teams in the Atlantic 10. Utah upset the No. 17 Boilermakers last season. We have three very good teams at the Utah Classic, and Santa Clara the first weekend will also be an important game for us, Launiere said. At New Mexico State we have the opportunity to play Texas, which probably has the most size of any team in the country. They are a legitimate final four team next year, and it will be exciting to play them. New Mexico State is a solid program. It will be a good match-up between a good MWC team and a good WAC team. The Mountain West Conference slate starts on Sept. 18 at Colorado State. The Rams and Utes had several classic battles last year, including a 3-2 Utah upset of No. 20 and top-seeded CSU in the second round of the MWC Tournament last year. Other tough teams on the schedule include BYU, which finished the season ranked 12th in the AVCA poll, along with reigning MWC Tournament champion UNLV. Our conference finished fourth in the country in RPI last season, Launiere said. That s big time. Although CSU, BYU and Utah have always had a stronghold on the conference, UNLV broke into that last year and New Mexico and TCU are both knocking on the door. That strength is good for everyone in the conference. With the elimination of the MWC Tournament, the Utes will use the final weekend of November to travel to the University of the Pacific for the Bankers Classic. Utah will face Nevada in the first game on Nov. 28, with a second game on Nov. 29. The Bankers Classic is one of the longestrunning, most prestigious collegiate tournaments there is, Launiere said. They have had some really good teams over the years. It will be a nice way to end the season and prepare for NCAA s. The Mountain West Conference is naming anniversary teams for its sports during the school year to commemorate its 10th Anniversary season. The teams will be selected by a combination of balloting of fans, media and institutional personnel. Utah s Kim Turner and Shelly Sommerfeldt were selected to the team. A two-time MWC Player of the Year, Turner ended her career ranked first in the Utah record books in kills (1,620), total blocks (670), block assists (589) and hitting percentage (.324). Sommerfeldt was a three-time allconference hitter and a two-time All-MWC Tournament player. She was also MWC Tournament MVP as a senior. 15

5 Head Coach Beth Launiere Beth Launiere Head Coach 19th Season Career Record: (.639) Launiere s Ledger Personal Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich. High School: Northview (Mich.) College: Aquinas College Bachelor s degree: business administration and economics, 1985 University of Illinois Master s degree: sports administration, 1989 Coaching Experience University of Utah Head Coach: 1990-present USA Select Team European Spring Cup: 2003 USA/IVA High Performance Team Head Coach: 1996; 2002 University of Illinois Assistant Coach: Ferris State (Mich.) Assistant Coach: Competitive, hard-working and dedicated all describe veteran head coach Beth Launiere as she has built the University of Utah volleyball team from the ground up, making it one of the premiere programs in the conference and in the nation. Launiere ( ,.639) took over in 1990, looking to straighten out a team that won only one match in In her 18 years, she has sculpted the Utes into a top-25 power and earned her 300th win with the program in Nine times have the Utes qualified for the NCAA Tournament, winning five Mountain West Conference titles. She has recorded 12, 20-win seasons. For her efforts, Launiere has earned AVCA West Region (2001, 06) and MWC (2004, 06) Coach of the Year honors twice. Her ability to attract top-notch talent has helped take Utah to the forefront of the national scene. She has guided three Utes to All-America honors while eight have garnered all-region accolades. The 2005 freshman class was ranked the eighth-best in the nation by Volleyball Magazine. Many of her players have represented Utah internationally in various US Olympic development programs. Launiere s impact on the sport goes well beyond the court. Since 2004 she has guided volleyball on the national stage as a member of the AVCA Board of Directors. Launiere is currently serving as President-Elect of the AVCA. She recently finished a three-year term as the Division I Coaches Volleyball Representative and prior to that served on the AVCA s All-America committee for five years. On the court, Utah volleyball reached new heights in It set the school record for wins in a season (28), set the school and conference record for league wins (16) and became only the second MWC school ever to go undefeated in conference play. The team won a school-record 25 straight during the season and was ranked as high as ninth in the AVCA poll. Led by Emillie Toone, who finished second in the country in blocking, Utah led the nation in blocks (3.71). Launiere was voted both the MWC and West Region Coach of the Year for the second time in her career. Since the beginning of the MWC in 1999, Utah has won three tournament championships (2001, 02, 05) and two regular season titles (2004, 06 ). Utah has also been successful on a national level. In nine NCAA Tournament appearances, the Utes have reached the second-round seven times, with a regional semifinal appearance in That year, Utah fell to eventual national champion Stanford, 3-1. Utah was the only team to win a game against the Cardinal during the tournament. Launiere led Utah to its first national ranking in 2000 after defeating No. 1 Stanford, 3-2, on Sept. 5, The next week, the Utes appeared in the Sept. 18th AVCA Top 25 poll, coming in at No. 18. Utah earned its highest ranking in school history on Sept. 2, 2002, when it was ranked eighth. Launiere arrived at Utah in 1990 and took over a team that had compiled a 1-32 record the previous year. Inspiring a turnaround in the program, she recorded Utah s first winning season Utah Volleyball Media Guide

6 Head Coach Beth Launiere The Launiere Files Awards AVCA West Region Coach of the Year: 2001, 2006 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year: 2004, 2006 Don Reddish Award: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 Milestone Victories 300th: 3-0 vs. Idaho State, Aug. 26, th: 3-1 vs. UNLV, Nov. 16, th: 3-0 vs. Utah State, Sept. 20, 1996 Team Accomplishments Nine NCAA Tournament appearances ( ) 2001 Regional Semifinals MWC Tournament Championships: 2001, 2002, 2005 MWC Regular Season Titles: 2004, 2006 Three AVCA All-Americans: Kim Turner, third team, 2003 Arial Salvo, second team, 2006 Whitney Webb, third team, 2006 in seven years (18-15) by her third year in Utah earned its first postseason berth in 1993, placing third in the NIVC. The Utes as a team and senior Mikki Kane-Barton led the nation in blocks that year, a first for any Western Athletic Conference team. In addition to three AVCA All-Americans (Airial Salvo, Kim Turner and Whitney Webb), 15 of Launiere s players have earned first team all-conference accolades, while eight have been named all-region. Turner ( ) and Salvo (2006) were each named MWC Player of the Year. Launiere s recruits have also rewritten the record book, holding career records in kills, attempts, assists, aces, digs, total blocks and hitting efficiency. Several players have gone on to compete in the USA Volleyball system, including Turner, Salvo, Toone, Lori Baird, Sydney Anderson, Lyndsey Henderson and Kelsie Kartchner. Danielle Leichliter trained overseas with Vanajan RC. Prior to coming to Utah, the Grand Rapids, Mich., native was as an assistant coach at Illinois ( ). It went during Launiere s stay and made it to two NCAA Tournaments, including a 1988 Final Four showing. An assistant at Ferris State (Mich.) from , Launiere helped the Bulldogs win three postseason bids and to a showing in the 1987 NCAA Division II Final Four. Launiere graduated in 1985 from Aquinas College (Mich.). She earned a bachelor s degree in business administration and economics and has a master s in sports administration from Illinois. Under Launiere, Utah has - Become the first school in the MWC to win 16 games in conference play, and just the second to go undefeated (16-0, 2006). - Won a school-record 28 games in a season in 2006, including a school-record 25 straight. - Led the nation in blocks twice (1993 and 2006). - Recorded 12, 20-win seasons. - Gone undefeated on Crimson Court twice (2001, 06) - Received its first national ranking in the AVCA poll, coming in at No. 18 in September, Its highest national ranking was 8th in September, Defeated the No. 1 team in the nation for the first time, downing Stanford, 3-2, on Sept. 5, Made its first postseason appearance in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC), finishing in third-place (1993). Launiere Year-By-Year Year Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Finish Postseason th th th th NIVC (3rd) th-T th rd-T* th* th* NCAA (1-1) rd NCAA (1-1) rd NCAA (1-1) nd NCAA (2-1) rd NCAA (0-1) nd NCAA (1-1) st-T NCAA (0-1) rd NCAA (1-1) st NCAA (1-1) th-T -- Totals * Division Finish 17

7 Assistant Coaches Burt Fuller Assistant Coach 3rd Season Heather Olmstead Assistant Coach 3rd Season Burt Fuller is in his third season with the University of Utah volleyball coaching staff. Fuller, who spent the previous five seasons as the head coach at Utah State, brings a wealth of success and knowledge to Utah. In his first season in 2006 he helped lead the Utes to a 28-4 record, which included a 16-0 conference slate and a second round NCAA Tournament appearance. While at Utah State, Fuller led his team to two NCAA Tournament appearances and guided the Aggies to an mark. He chalked up two 20-win seasons in coaching two All-Americans (Erin Cartwright-Davis and Zuzana Cernianska) and 10 all-league selections. The Aggies turned in a record in 2005, finishing second in the Western Athletic Conference. They also took second in the WAC Tournament and earned their second NCAA Tournament berth that year. Utah State s other NCAA Tourney showing came in Fuller s first year at the helm. In 2001, the team recorded a mark and went 12-6 in Big West play. The Aggies opened the NCAA Tournament with a 3-2 win over No. 19-ranked Brigham Young. The 2001 squad finished its campaign ranked No. 21 in the final AVCA poll. Fuller coached five all-league honorees that year, the most on one team in USU history. In addition to his collegiate coaching experiences, Fuller coached the IVA High Performance team at the 2006 Global Challenge in Maribor, Slovenia. Prior to Utah State, Fuller was a long-time assistant at national power UCLA. In his seven seasons in Westwood, Calif., the Bruins went to the NCAA Tournament six times. UCLA finished second in 1994 and made two appearances in the regional final. His 2000 team finished No. 7 in the country. While at UCLA, he helped coach 23 All-Pac-10 selections and five All-Americans. Fuller s first head coaching job was with Los Angeles Pierce Junior College where he coached the women s team in 1992 and He was also an assistant on the men s team, helping them to a state title in 1992 and a runner-up finish in He also has stints as an assistant at Fresno State (1989) and Chico State (1985). Other coaching endeavors for Fuller include two years at Los Altos (Calif.) High School where he was named Central Coast Section Coach of the Year in He was also head coach of the USA Maccabiah Team in 1997 that won the USA s first-ever gold medal in volleyball at the World Games. In 2005, he served as the Intermountain Region Youth Team coach, guiding it to a championship at the 2005 Global Challenge. Fuller earned his recreation management degree from Chico State in 1986 and was a member of the men s volleyball program from Prior to that he obtained his associate of arts degree from Los Angeles Pierce Junior College in As a player at LA Pierce JC, he played middle blocker during the 1981 season and led his team to the state tournament in 1982 as an all-conference setter. Heather Olmstead is in her third season as an assistant coach with the University of Utah. She previously spent three years as an assistant at Utah State. In her first season in 2006 she helped lead the Utes to a 28-4 record, which included a 16-0 conference slate and a second-round NCAA Tournament appearance. While on the Aggie staff, she helped guide the team to a record, including a record and an NCAA Tournament berth in In addition to her collegiate coaching duties, Olmstead coached the IVA High Performance team at the 2006 Global Challenge in Maribor, Slovenia. Olmstead was a four-year starter for the Utah State women s volleyball team from and finished her career second all-time in digs (981), sixth in games played (412) and eighth in matches played (116). She also set the single-season record for digs during her senior year with 340. She became the first defensive specialist in the history of the Big West Conference to be named first-team all-league in That season, the Aggies made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and ended the year ranked No. 21 in the country. She was also named an academic all-big West selection three times and was named USU s scholar-athlete during her senior season. After her collegiate career, Olmstead was the only libero in the country selected at the United States Professional Volleyball tryouts to compete in the season. In 2003 she played in the Professional Volleyball league in Europe before joining the Aggies staff. During the summer of 2005, she coached with the Intermountain Volleyball Association High Performance team that participated in the Global Challenge. Olmstead graduated from Utah State University in 2002 with a bachelor s degree in family and consumer science Utah Volleyball Media Guide

8 Support Staff Athletic Staff Michael K. Young President Dr. Chris Hill Director of Athletics Liz Abel Associate Athletics Director Mary Bowman Associate Athletics Director Pete Oliszczak Associate Athletics Director Chris Ritrievi Associate Athletics Director Steve Riley Event Management Jennifer Binkley Assistant Director of Marketing Nick Watts Manager Tom Lynch Athletic Trainer Jon Webster Strength Coach Rob Rainey Academic Advisor 19