MEN S VOLLEYBALL. * Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation match Home matches in bold at Firestone Fieldhouse. Dates and times are subject to change.

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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2008 Quick Facts/Schedule Season Outlook Coach Biographies Rosters...7 Player Biographies in Review Men s Volleyball History Firestone Fieldhouse Opponents...35 This is Pepperdine QUICK FACTS Location...Malibu, Calif Founded (Malibu Campus 1972) Enrollment...8,000 Nickname...Waves Colors... Blue, Orange and White Conference...MPSF Home Court... Firestone Fieldhouse capacity...3,104 opened President...Andrew K. Benton Athletic Director... Dr. John Watson Athletic Department phone... (310) Ticket Offi ce phone... (866) WAVE-TIX MEN S VOLLEYBALL Head Coach... Marv Dunphy (25th season) phone... (310) marv.dunphy@pepperdine.edu Pepperdine record (24 seasons) overall record (24 seasons) Assistant Coach...Scott Wong (3rd season) phone... (310) scott.wong@pepperdine.edu Assistant Coach...Craig Choate (1st season) phone... (310) craig.choate@pepperdine.edu Director of Operations... Alex Dunphy phone... (310) alexandra.dunphy@pepperdine.edu 2008 SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Location Time Jan. 9 Wednesday * UC Santa Barbara Malibu, Calif. 7 p.m. Jan. 12 Saturday * Cal State Northridge Malibu, Calif. 3 p.m. Jan. 18 Friday * Pacifi c Stockton, Calif. 7 p.m. Jan. 19 Saturday * Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 7 p.m. Jan. 23 Wednesday * UC Irvine Malibu, Calif. 7 p.m. Jan. 25 Friday * UCLA Malibu, Calif. 7 p.m. Jan. 30 Wednesday * Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. 7 p.m. Feb. 1 Friday * UC San Diego La Jolla, Calif. 7 p.m. Feb. 6 Wednesday * UC Irvine Irvine, Calif. 7 p.m. Feb. 9 Saturday * UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 7 p.m. Feb. 13 Wednesday * Long Beach State Malibu, Calif. 7 p.m. Feb. 16 Saturday * UC San Diego (Homecoming) Malibu, Calif. 2 p.m. Feb. 23 Saturday Alumni Match Malibu, Calif. 1 p.m. Feb. 29 Friday * USC Los Angeles, Calif. 7 p.m. March 7 Friday * Brigham Young Provo, Utah 7 p.m. MT March 8 Saturday * Brigham Young Provo, Utah 7 p.m. MT March 12 Wednesday * Cal State Northridge Northridge, Calif. 7 p.m. March 15 Saturday * UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, Calif. 7 p.m. March 22 Saturday California Baptist Malibu, Calif. 7 p.m. March 28 Friday * Stanford Malibu, Calif. 7 p.m. March 29 Saturday * Pacific Malibu, Calif. 7 p.m. April 5 Saturday * USC Malibu, Calif. 7 p.m. April 11 Friday * Hawaii Malibu, Calif. 7 p.m. April 12 Saturday * Hawaii Malibu, Calif. 7 p.m. April 16 Wednesday MPSF Tournament Play-in TBA TBA April 19 Saturday MPSF Tournament First Round TBA TBA April 24 Thursday MPSF Semifi nals TBA TBA April 26 Saturday MPSF Championship TBA TBA May 1 Thursday NCAA Semifi nals Irvine, Calif. TBA May 3 Saturday NCAA Championship Irvine, Calif. TBA * Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation match Home matches in bold at Firestone Fieldhouse. Dates and times are subject to change. SEASON INFORMATION 2007 Overall Record Conference Record (1st) 2007 Postseason... 2nd MPSF, NCAA semifi nals Starters Returning/Lost...3/3 + libero Letterwinners Returning/Lost...7/7 All-Time Record (37 seasons) All-Time Conf. Record (36 seasons) NCAA Championships Appearances...14 national championships...5 years , 1985, 1986, 1992, 2005 SPORTS INFORMATION Director/MVB Contact... Roger Horne offi ce phone... (310) roger.horne@pepperdine.edu Assistant SID... Karen Costello offi ce phone... (310) karen.costello@pepperdine.edu Assistant SID...Ronnie Zamora offi ce phone... (310) ronnie.zamora@pepperdine.edu Address Pacifi c Coast Highway...Malibu, Calif Fax... (310) Press Row... (310) Website... CREDITS The 2008 Pepperdine University men s volleyball media guide was produced by the Sports Information Department. Written, edited and designed by Roger Horne, Sports Information Director. Photography by Ron Hall, Jeff Golden, Martin Folb and SID archives. Printed by Dumont Printing of Fresno, Calif. 1

2 SEASON OUTLOOK The Pepperdine men s volleyball team may boast the nation s best 1-2 punch in senior setter Jonathan Winder and junior opposite Paul Carroll, and for that, the 2008 Waves were awarded the preseason status of favorite in the Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation. Few college teams can likely match the experience and talent of Pepperdine s duo. Winder, a three-time All-American, was the AVCA and MPSF Player of the Year last season. Carroll was an All- American fi rst teamer who also starred for Australia during the 2007 World Cup. Add in the return of junior outside hitter J.D. Schleppenbach, who was second on the team in kills last season, and half of the Waves starting lineup from a team that made the national semifi nals is intact. The big issue the 2008 Waves will face, however, is that the other half of the lineup will be vastly different, as both middle blockers and one outside hitter, as well as the libero, graduated from the 2007 squad that went 26-3 overall, won the MPSF regular season with a 21-1 record and was ranked #1 in the country for much of the season. JONATHAN WINDER Unfortunately, the Waves came up short at the end of 2007, losing in the fi nal of the MPSF Tournament to UC Irvine and then to Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne in the semifi nals of the NCAA Tournament. As they try to make the next step and win the school s sixth NCAA championship, 25th-year head coach Marv Dunphy knows he will have to quickly develop some capable replacements. We lost a lot of experience, he said. And after our fall practice, we still have a ways to go. For a lot of the players who are out there for the fi rst time, they got a small dose of what is expected of them. They know the standard that needs to be met. We re going to have to grow up fast. With question marks about how Pepperdine s inexperience will play out, Dunphy was a bit surprised when the MPSF preseason coaches poll came out and the Waves had a slight edge at the top over BYU and UCLA. Nationally, Pepperdine is ranked #2 by the AVCA and #6 by Volleyball Magazine. I think that schools that have most of their players back have an advantage over the teams that have lost a lot, he said. There are fi ve or six teams that have everybody back and that s a tremendous advantage. There are some other programs that probably should have been favored. But my guess is the reason they picked us is because of Jonathan and Paul. We have a couple of guys with great experience, All-Americans last year, but there s another side of us that s pretty darn young. Winder (Irvine, Calif./ Woodbridge HS) was the starting setter as a freshman in 2005 when the Waves won the NCAA championship. Each year, his status has improved, as he went from the All-American third team as a freshman to the second team as a sophomore to the national player MEN S VOLLEYBALL PAUL CARROLL SEASON INFORMATION of the year as a junior. He has averaged assists per game over his three-year career. He helped the U.S. to a bronze medal at the 2007 World University Games in Thailand. Jonathan is really knowledgeable and is a bright young man to work with, Dunphy said. He competes well and he s tough. He leads by example and is not afraid to take charge when need be. He had a great year last year. Carroll (Forster, Australia/Great Lakes College) had an outstanding 2007 with both the Waves and his native Australia. During the college season, he ranked second nationally in kills (5.6 per game) and points (6.67), both of which were also the best marks at Pepperdine since the switch to rally scoring. During the fall, he went to Japan to compete with the Australian National Team at the World Cup, and he fi nished second among all players with 183 kills. Paul is a very smart hitter with really good range, Dunphy said. It s no secret that he s going to see a lot of sets. He was good last year and I expect him to be better this year. He s a very competitive individual. Schleppenbach (Ventura, Calif./Ven-

3 SEASON INFORMATION tura HS) started at libero as a freshman but moved to outside hitter last season, and was second on the team with 2.73 kills per game. J.D. should have a big load as an outside hitter, Dunphy said. He did well for us last year and I m looking for even more this year. A pair of juniors who have waited for their turn to break into the regular rotation should have their opportunity in Middle blocker Eric Liebert (Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou School) has appeared in 13 games in two seasons with seven kills and eight blocks. Outside hitter Matt McKee (Aurora, Ill./Aurora West HS) has played in 41 games in two seasons with 19 kills. Two players looking to vie for the libero spot have yet to step on the court for the Waves. Sophomore Sean Grubbs (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor HS) transferred from Irvine Valley College, where he led the team to the state junior college championship. Redshirt freshman Andrew Kurzeka (West Hills, Calif./Notre Dame HS) did not see any action last season. Tom Hulse, a starting middle blocker the last three years, has now graduated. He may be replaced by a family member, as younger brother Mark Hulse (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township HS) has joined the Waves. Mark was the starting setter at Rutgers-Newark the last two seasons, but at 6-foot-8, he s being converted into a middle blocker for the Waves. The Waves had the nation s fourthranked recruiting class according to Volleyball Magazine (the fourth time in the last six years Pepperdine has had a topfi ve class), and three recruits in particular stand out. Setter Kasey Crider (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS), middle blocker Tyler Jaynes (Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS) and outside hitter Cory Riecks (Auburn, Calif./Placer HS) have been part of the U.S. Youth National Team system and were all Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selections. The three played together for the Northern California Volleyball Club and Crider and Jaynes were prep teammates. Although Crider will be Winder s backup, Jaynes and Riecks are expected to play right away. Other returners looking to help the Waves to a successful 2008 season include senior middle blocker Alex Castillo (Oceanside, Calif./Carlsbad HS), senior middle blocker Brent Smith (Brea, Calif./ Brea Olinda HS/Irvine Valley CC), sophomore middle blocker Patrick Powers (Fort Worth, Texas/Country Day HS), sophomore outside hitter Brent Schirripa (Los Angeles, Calif./Crespi Carmelite HS) and redshirt freshman middle hitter Grant Hilling (Newport Beach, Calif./Northwood HS). In addition to Grubbs and Hulse, junior setter Kyle Luongo (Palmdale, Calif./Highland HS/Pierce CC) is the third transfer to join the Waves this school year. The Waves boast fi ve true freshmen. In addition to Crider, Jaynes and Riecks, outside hitters Chase Ross (Carlsbad, Calif./Carlsbad HS) and Trevor Van Uden (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Thousand Oaks HS) should have promising futures. After the exhibition season ends, MPSF play begins immediately, and Dunphy knows his youngsters will need to be ready from the beginning, as there are no easy nights. There was a time when there were some really good teams and some teams that weren t so good, so you knew going into some matches that if we play well and they play well, we win, said Dunphy, who is assisted by Scott Wong and Craig Choate. Now, I think on a match-by-match basis, we play well, they play well, and it s a battle. The MPSF is a tremendous league. J.D. SCHLEPPENBACH 3 PEPPERDINE FUN FACTS Pepperdine owns the best record in the MPSF since 2002 at (.826), when the conference went to its current round-robin format. Marv Dunphy is one of three coaches in any sport to win an NCAA title in four different decades. After winning the 2005 NCAA title, Pepperdine received national recognition for presenting President George W. Bush with Surfboard One. Pepperdine has had fi ve players become four-time all-conference honorees (Brad Keenan, Sean Rooney, George Roumain, Rod Wilde and Scott Wong). All four Rigg brothers (Doug, Mark, Matt and Scott) won a national title while playing at Pepperdine. The 1985 Pepperdine team was the last to win a national title while running a 6-2 offense. Two freshmen setters (Chip McCaw in 1992 and Jonathan Winder in 2005) led Pepperdine to a national title. Five different Waves have won the NCAA Tournament MVP award. Pepperdine has competed in the Can-Am Challenge 13 consecutive years. Former standout Bob Ctvrtlik is currently the Vice President of the U.S. Olympic Committee and a member of the International Olympic Committee. Former NCAA Player of the Year Brad Keenan was the 2006 AVP Rookie of the Year and earned Most Improved honors in Jeff Stork and Bob Ctvrtlik played in three straight Olympic Games together for the U.S. (1988, 1992 and 1996). Pepperdine men s volleyball players have won a total of eight gold medals for the USA. Craig Buck won two gold medals with the U.S. in 1984 and Dain Blanton won an Olympic gold medal in 2000 in the sport of beach volleyball. Former player George Thompson has had three books published. One was a bestseller titled Millionaires in Training.

4 MARV DUNPHY HEAD COACH 25TH SEASON COACH BIOGRAPHIES Widely recognized as one of the game s premier coaches, Dr. Marv Dunphy has directed Pepperdine to four NCAA men s volleyball titles during his 24 seasons as the Waves head coach. Dunphy, who holds a career record of (.723), is noted for his highly technical approach to the game and diligent training methods. He was the 2005 National Coach of the Year and a three-time MPSF Coach of the Year. As a result of his training, 18 different Waves have earned 30 All-American fi rst team accolades. Pepperdine players have been named All-Americans 45 times under Dunphy s direction. Five different athletes have gone on to earn National Player of the Year honors in Bob Ctvrtlik (1985), George Roumain (1998, 1999), Brad Keenan (2002, 2003), Sean Rooney (2005) and Jonathan Winder (2007). No other men s program has had more POTY recipients than Pepperdine since the American Coaches Volleyball Association began issuing the awards in Dunphy held a long, successful coaching tenure with the U.S. National Team. The American squad maintained a No. 1 world ranking and compiled an impressive overall record of (.864) during his time as coach. Additionally, the team won every major international tournament: the 1985 World Cup, the 1986 World Championships, the 1987 Pan American Games and, most importantly, the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Nineteen of his Pepperdine volleyball players have represented the U.S. National Team, with nine taking part in the Olympics. In 1994, Dunphy was formally recognized for his immense contribution to the sport, as he was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Mass. His 1988 Olympic Team was inducted in the fall of A native of nearby Topanga Canyon, Dunphy was a middle blocker at Pepperdine during the sport s formative years at the intercollegiate level and earned a bachelor s degree in kinesiology from the university in After completing his athletics eligibility, Dunphy continued his affi liation with the Pepperdine program, serving as an assistant coach to both Harlan Cohen and Burt DeGroot before assuming the head coaching duties in The following season, Dunphy led Pepperdine to its fi rst-ever NCAA team championship, as the Waves upended UCLA in fi ve games in Columbus, Ohio, to win the national crown. Dunphy, who earned a master s degree in physical education from USC in 1978, left Pepperdine following the 1978 championship season to obtain his doctorate degree in the same subject area at Brigham Young University. Dunphy completed work for his doctorate in 1981, and then returned to Pepperdine that fall to quickly elevate the program back to national title contention. Pepperdine advanced to the NCAA title match in 1983 and 1984, but the Waves were beaten on both occasions by crosstown foe UCLA. However, the tide turned for the fabled Malibu Roofi ng Company in 1985, as Pepperdine rolled to an impressive 25-2 record still tied as the best single-season mark in school history and defeated USC in four games at Pauley Pavilion to capture the NCAA title. The victory proved to be a perfect farewell gift to Dunphy, who took a leave of absence following the 1985 season to immediately began working with the U.S. National Team at its San Diego base. Under Dunphy s watchful eye, the American squad gained international attention, and PERSONAL Spouse: Su Children: Karen, Alexandra, Dijon Grandchildren: Shay, Trent, Hunter EDUCATION Pepperdine, B.A., 1974 USC, M.A., 1978 Brigham Young, Ed.D., 1981 USA COACHING HIGHLIGHTS 1994 Volleyball Hall of Fame inductee 1985 World Cup champions 1987 Pan Am Games champions 1988 Olympic champions record PEPPERDINE HIGHLIGHTS 4 NCAA championships (1978, 1985, 1992, 2005) 7 conference regular-season championships 3 conference tournament championships 2005 NCAA Coach of the Year 2-time MPSF Coach of the Year (2002, 2005, 2007) 5 NCAA Players of the Year 4 NCAA Freshmen of the Year 30 All-American fi rst teamers 45 All-Americans total 6 MPSF Players of the Year 4 MPSF Freshmen of the Year 18 All-MPSF fi rst teamers 36 All-MPSF recipients 64 all-conference recipients 19 USA National Team members 9 Olympic Team members 6 Olympic gold medals (by 5 athletes) 8 Olympic medals (by 5 athletes) 4

5 COACH BIOGRAPHIES the 12-man roster (which included former Pepperdine standouts Craig Buck, Bob Ctvrtlik, Jeff Stork and Troy Tanner, three of whom were starters) won the gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. In Dunphy s absence, Pepperdine captured its third NCAA championship in He returned to the head coaching position in November Upon returning to Malibu, Dunphy hit the recruiting trail and once again rebuilt the program. The Waves reached the pinnacle in 1992, as the team upset Long Beach State to win the MPSF Tournament and then captured its fourth NCAA crown with an impressive three-game sweep of top-ranked Stanford in Muncie, Ind. In 1998, Pepperdine compiled an impressive 23-5 mark and won the MPSF Tournament with a four-game victory over UCLA at Pauley Pavilion. Unfortunately, UCLA gained its revenge in the NCAA title match, defeating Pepperdine in three games. During the 1999 campaign the Waves notched a solid 20-5 mark and senior outside hitter George Roumain was tabbed the AVCA National Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Roumain was a member of the 2000 Olympic Team along with former Pepperdine players Kevin Barnett and Chip McCaw. Dunphy took another 17-month sabbatical in order to serve as an assistant coach with the U.S. National Team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He returned to Pepperdine in October Pepperdine won the 2002 MPSF regular-season title with a 20-2 mark and then proceeded to win the league s postseason tournament for the second time in three years. Sean Rooney earned the program s fi rst player recognized as the AVCA National Newcomer of the Year. In 2003, Pepperdine went 24-6 overall, including 19-3 in the MPSF, advanced to the title game of the MPSF Tournament and reached the semifi nals of the NCAA Tournament. There, the Waves suffered a hardfought, fi ve-game setback to eventual national champion Lewis, which later vacated the title. In May of 2003, Dunphy was honored as one of four coaches named to the U.S. Volleyball Association s Men s All-Era Team. Dunphy served the U.S. National Team in a scouting and advisory role during the 2003 World Cup in Japan. In 2004, Dunphy traveled to Athens, Greece for the 2004 Olympic Summer Games where he served as a team consultant for the U.S. men s team, which advanced to the bronze medal match. Pepperdine earned the fi fth NCAA title in the program s history in The Waves won the regular-season conference crown before earning the league s automatic bid to the NCAA Championships by claiming the MPSF Tournament title with victories over Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State. Pepperdine swept Ohio State in the national semifi nals before rallying back from a 2-1 defi cit to defeat UCLA, 3-2, in the championship match at Pauley Pavilion, capping off its 25-2 season. That year Dunphy was selected as National Coach of the Year for the fi rst time in his career. He also earned MPSF Coach of the Year honors for the second time after previously picking up the honor in Dunphy earned MPSF Coach of the Year honors again in 2007 as the Waves went 26-3 overall, won both the MPSF regular-season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in school history. During fall 2007, Dunphy rejoined the U.S. National Team for the World Cup in Japan, where he served as team leader. A popular instructor for Pepperdine University s sports medicine department, Dunphy resides in the Decker Canyon area of Malibu with his wife Su. The couple has two daughters, Karen and Alexandra, and one son, Dijon. Alexandra is currently serving as the Pepperdine director of men s volleyball operations. Marv and Su also have three grandchildren, Hunter, Shay and Trent. THE WORD ON MARV DUNPHY... Not only is Marv Dunphy one of the fi nest coaches of the sport of volleyball, but he is the kind of person any parent would love to have their youngster in his program. He is more interested in his player s life after volleyball than he is in their success in the sport itself. John Wooden, Hall of Fame Coach Marv is a fi rst-class guy. He always has good input; he is very reliable and very dignifi ed and knowledgeable. He really is an all-around good guy. Al Monaco, President USA Volleyball Marv is one of the most respected coaches in the country. He has a unique passion for teaching and boundless energy. He enjoys working one-onone with players to develop their skills and never stops teaching. Dr. Doug Beal, CEO USA Volleyball Marv is a wonderful friend and when he is your friend, he is a friend for life. He honestly cares about you and your well-being. There is a wonderful presence about him and his presence is very commanding. Marv comes from a great volleyball background and is a marvelous volleyball coach. Dr. Carl McGown, Former U.S. National Coach One of the greatest things about Marv is the way he carries himself. He is a very classy guy with integrity who is always poised. He is a great example for those going into his program. I believe Marv is the best coach in college volleyball and was why I chose to go to Pepperdine. He is a straightforward guy who is honest with his players. If you trust him and listen to what he has to say, he can take you to the top like he did with us in Dain Blanton, Former Player and Olympic Gold Medalist We used to call him the maker of men. Marv has great leadership qualities and we as players looked up to him as a mentor, not just in volleyball, but in life as well. We made a commitment to a higher standard and could look to him as an example of that standard. Mike Blanchard, Former Player MARV DUNPHY S PEPPERDINE RECORD Overall Conf. NCAA Year W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Place Tourn rd T-1st 2-0 (1st) T-4th T-2nd nd st 2-0 (1st) th th rd st 2-0 (1st) nd th th T-3rd T-3rd nd nd rd st st th st 2-0 (1st) rd st 0-1 Career

6 SCOTT WONG ASSISTANT COACH 3RD SEASON Scott Wong, a former Pepperdine All-American, has returned to Malibu for his second stint as an assistant men s volleyball coach. The 2008 season will mark his third year as a Pepperdine assistant after also working with the team in 2005 and In Wong s fi rst two seasons as an assistant coach in Malibu, Pepperdine s teams went (.808) and won the 2005 NCAA and MPSF championships. Wong was also a successful four-year player for the Waves from He was a three-time AVCA All-American, earning fi rst team accolades in 1999 and In 1998, he was named Freshman of the Year by both the AVCA and the MPSF. During the school year, he was a volunteer assistant coach for Hawaii s women s volleyball team. The team won the Western Athletic Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. Wong s coaching experience also includes his current job as a coach of the Santa Monica Beach Club 18s. He previously coached the SMBC 16s and also led the Oaks Christian High School girls team to a conference championship. As a player, Wong made a successful transition to the beach game. Beginning in 2002, he fi nished as high as second in the 2007 New York AVP Tour event and earned rankings as high as #16 individually and #6 as a team. He still plays occasionally at tour events. After fi nishing his collegiate eligibility, Wong earned a spot on the U.S. National Team in the World League. He was honored as the fl ag bearer during the 2001 World University Games in Beijing, China, where he helped lead the team to a gold medal. A native of Pearl City, Hawaii, he graduated from Pepperdine in 2001 with a degree in business administration. He earned a master s degree in education at Loyola Marymount He married the former Tamar Hassing in December 2007, and they reside in Venice Beach, Calif. CRAIG CHOATE ASSISTANT COACH 1ST SEASON COACH BIOGRAPHIES A head coach for women s volleyball teams at San Jose State and New Mexico State for the past 17 years, Craig Choate has rejoined the Pepperdine men s volleyball program as an assistant coach. It marks his second stint in Malibu, as he was a men s assistant coach back in Choate directed San Jose State the past 14 seasons ( ) and compiled an overall record of (.561). He left as the school s all-time leader in victories. His Spartan teams made three appearances in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the second round with a win over Santa Clara in The 2001 squad became the fi rst SJSU women s volleyball team to be nationally ranked in more than a decade. After completing the 1999 season with a 25-6 record, Choate was named the Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. His San Jose State squads fi nished second in the WAC s regular season three times, and advanced to the championship match of the WAC Tournament in 2001 and In 1994, the Spartans won 23 matches and fi nished second at the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. He coached two All-American honorable mention selections, one All-West Region fi rst teamer, four All-Northwest Region players, 13 fi rst team and 14 second team All-WAC selections and fi ve WAC All-Freshman team honorees. He was the head coach at New Mexico State for three seasons ( ) before joining San Jose State. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach with the BYU and Cal Poly women s programs, as well as one year at Pepperdine with the men s team. As a player, Choate won silver medals at the 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Open Volleyball Championships in Atlanta. He participated in the 1981 USVBA senior men s division open championships and received All-American honors. He played club volleyball as a student at Brigham Young University. Choate graduated from BYU in 1978 with a degree in physical education. He also earned a master s degree in physical education in 1982 and a second undergraduate degree in history in 1984, both from BYU. ALEX DUNPHY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS KEVIN WRIGHT ATHLETIC TRAINER LEE KATS VOLUNTEER STATISTICIAN JEFF O BRIEN VOLUNTEER VIDEO & STATS 6

7 2008 ROSTERS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 12 Paul Carroll OH 6-7 Jr. 2V Forster, Australia (Great Lakes College) 4 Alex Castillo MB 6-7 Sr. 2V Oceanside, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) 10 Kasey Crider S 6-4 Fr. HS Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay HS) 14 Sean Grubbs L 5-10 So. TR Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS/Irvine Valley CC) 3 Grant Hilling MH 6-6 Fr.* RS Newport Beach, Calif. (Northwood HS) 20 Mark Hulse MB 6-8 Jr. TR Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township HS/Rutgers-Newark) 1 Tyler Jaynes MB 6-9 Fr. HS Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay HS) 17 Andrew Kurzeka L 5-9 Fr.* RS West Hills, Calif. (Notre Dame HS) 7 Eric Liebert MB 6-5 Jr.* 2V Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou School) 19 Kyle Luongo S 6-1 Jr. TR Palmdale, Calif. (Highland HS/Pierce CC) 6 Matt McKee OH 6-5 Jr. 2V Aurora, Ill. (Aurora West HS) 8 Patrick Powers MB 6-5 So.* SQ Fort Worth, Texas (Country Day HS) 5 Cory Riecks OH 6-8 Fr. HS Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS) 11 Chase Ross OH 6-5 Fr. HS Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) 21 Brent Schirripa OH 6-5 So.* 1V Los Angeles, Calif. (Crespi Carmelite HS) 9 J.D. Schleppenbach OH 6-4 Jr. 2V Ventura, Calif. (Ventura HS) 18 Brent Smith MB 6-8 Sr.* SQ Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda HS/Irvine Valley CC) 16 Trevor Van Uden OH 6-2 Fr. HS Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Thousand Oaks HS) 15 Jonathan Winder S 6-8 Sr. 3V Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge HS) * utilized redshirt season NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Tyler Jaynes MB 6-9 Fr. HS Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay HS) 3 Grant Hilling MH 6-6 Fr.* RS Newport Beach, Calif. (Northwood HS) 4 Alex Castillo MB 6-7 Sr. 2V Oceanside, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) 5 Cory Riecks OH 6-8 Fr. HS Auburn, Calif. (Placer HS) 6 Matt McKee OH 6-5 Jr. 2V Aurora, Ill. (Aurora West HS) 7 Eric Liebert MB 6-5 Jr.* 2V Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou School) 8 Patrick Powers MB 6-5 So.* SQ Fort Worth, Texas (Country Day HS) 9 J.D. Schleppenbach OH 6-4 Jr. 2V Ventura, Calif. (Ventura HS) 10 Kasey Crider S 6-4 Fr. HS Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay HS) 11 Chase Ross OH 6-5 Fr. HS Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS) 12 Paul Carroll OH 6-7 Jr. 2V Forster, Australia (Great Lakes College) 14 Sean Grubbs L 5-10 So. TR Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS/Irvine Valley CC) 15 Jonathan Winder S 6-8 Sr. 3V Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge HS) 16 Trevor Van Uden OH 6-2 Fr. HS Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Thousand Oaks HS) 17 Andrew Kurzeka L 5-9 Fr.* RS West Hills, Calif. (Notre Dame HS) 18 Brent Smith MB 6-8 Sr.* SQ Brea, Calif. (Brea Olinda HS/Irvine Valley CC) 19 Kyle Luongo S 6-1 Jr. TR Palmdale, Calif. (Highland HS/Pierce CC) 20 Mark Hulse MB 6-8 Jr. TR Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township HS/Rutgers-Newark) 21 Brent Schirripa OH 6-5 So.* 1V Los Angeles, Calif. (Crespi Carmelite HS) * utilized redshirt season COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Marv Dunphy, 25th season, Pepperdine 74 Assistant Coach: Scott Wong, third season, Pepperdine 01 Assistant Coach: Craig Choate, fi rst season, BYU 78 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kasey Crider CRY-der Andrew Kurzeka kur-zee-kuh Eric Liebert LEE-bert Kyle Luongo loo-on-go Cory Riecks RICKS Brent Schirripa sh-rip-puh Trevor Van Uden VAN OOH-den Jonathan Winder WINN-der SEASON INFORMATION 7

8 #12 PAUL CARROLL JUNIOR OUTSIDE HITTER LETTERS FORSTER, AUSTRALIA GREAT LAKES COLLEGE CAREER: A returning All-American and a two-time All-MPSF selection... Has averaged 4.76 kills with a.342 hitting percentage in his fi rst two seasons... Has also averaged 1.53 digs, 0.98 blocks and 0.42 aces... Enters the season tied for ninth all-time at Pepperdine with 83 service aces. PEPPERDINE 2007: Earned All-American and All-MPSF fi rst team honors as a sophomore... Led the squad with 5.6 kills and 6.7 points per game, both of which ranked second nationally and were the best marks at Pepperdine since the start of rally scoring... Hit.366 and averaged 1.53 digs, 1.01 blocks and 0.53 aces... Also ranked fi fth nationally in aces... Started all 29 matches (108 games)... Had 30 or more kills four times, 20 or more kills 16 times and was in double-fi gures 27 times... Was in double-fi gures the fi nal 14 matches of the season... Had four kill-dig doubledoubles... Named MPSF Player of the Week twice (Feb. 5 and April 16)... Recorded a career-high 37 kills in a fi ve-game win at UCLA (1/24)... Also had 32 kills at Long Beach State (3/24), 31 kills at Cal State Northridge (1/31) and 30 kills at Stanford (4/6)... Had additional season highs of fi ve service aces (1/18 vs. UC San Diego), 12 digs (2/23 vs. Pacifi c) and nine blocks (3/10 at Hawaii)... Best hitting performance was.731 ( ) in the season opener vs. California Baptist (1/9)... Named to the NCAA All-Tournament team after recording 26 kills in the national semifi nal vs. IPFW (5/3). PEPPERDINE 2006: Earned a spot on the All- MPSF honorable mention squad as a freshman... Started all 25 matches (90 games)... Averaged 3.76 kills, second on the team... Also averaged 1.52 digs, 0.94 blocks and 0.29 aces... Hit.306 for the season... Had 20 or more kills four times and was in doublefi gures 19 times... Had two kill-dig double-doubles... COLLEGIATE HONORS 2007 All-American fi rst team 2007 All-MPSF fi rst team 2007 NCAA All-Tournament team 2006 All-MPSF honorable mention Two-time MPSF Player of the Week CAREER HIGHS Kills...37 at UCLA (1/24/2007) Attacks...70 at UCLA (1/24/2007) Hitting Pct. (min 10k) ( )... vs. Cal Baptist (1/9/2007) Assists...4 vs. UC Irvine (3/31/2007) Aces...5 vs. UC San Diego (1/18/2007) Digs vs. UCLA (3/16/2006) Blocks...9, twice (last at Hawaii, 3/10/2007) Points at UCLA (1/24/2007) Career Double-Doubles...6 Career Double-Digit Kill Matches...46 Career Double-Digit Dig Matches...6 Had season highs of 22 kills (2/15 at UC Santa Barbara and 3/16 vs. UCLA), four aces (3/30 vs. California Baptist), 14 digs (3/16 vs. UCLA) and nine blocks (4/22 vs. Cal State Northridge). AUSTRALIA: A member of the Australian National Team since Was one of the top players at the 2007 World Cup in Japan... Australia fi nished eighth but Carroll was second among all players with 183 kills... Was on the fi rst Australian team to win the Asian Championships in Competed for Australia in the Asian Juniors tournament in Tabbed a U-19 National All-Star 6 twice Member of NSW U-19 state team in 2003 and 2004 and the U-17 state team in 2001 and HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Great Lakes College in Forster, Australia, in PERSONAL: Born in Forster, Australia... Son of Trevor and Hilde Carroll Has twin older brothers, Marc and Luke Marc is a setter for the University of Technology in Sydney Luke is an outside hitter for Sydney University... Majoring in business. FAVORITES: Favorite TV show is Favorite musical artist is The Arctic Monkeys... Favorite food is steak... Favorite thing about volleyball is the intensity and the technical precision of the skills involved. PAUL CARROLL S CAREER STATS Season GP MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Pts Pts/G 2006 (Fr.) (So.) , TOTAL , ,

9 #4 ALEX CASTILLO SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER LETTERS OCEANSIDE, CALIF. CARLSBAD HS PEPPERDINE 2007: Played in two matches and four games as a junior... Recorded his first career kill and block assist at UC San Diego (3/17)... Also got into one game vs. Johnson & Wales (2/28). PEPPERDINE 2006: Appeared in two matches and two games as a sophomore... Did not record any stats... Saw action at UC San Diego (1/27) and vs. USC (4/15). PEPPERDINE 2005: Did not see any playing time as a freshman during Pepperdine s NCAA championship season. CLUB: Played with the Seaside Volleyball Club for four years... Won a bronze medal with with 18-1s. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Carlsbad (Calif.) High School in Lettered in volleyball for four years and basketball for one... As a senior, was named to the All-CIF San Diego Section and All-Avocado League fi rst teams. PERSONAL: Born in Oceanside, Calif.... Son of Pancho and Heather Castillo... Father played football at Long Beach State... Has two younger brothers, Jake and Casey... Jake plays football at Sacramento State... Majoring in fi nance... Chose Pepperdine for the business program, academics and volleyball. CAREER HIGHS Kills... 1 at UC San Diego (3/17/2007) Attacks... 2 at UC San Diego (3/17/2007) Hitting Pct. (min 10k)...none Assists...none Aces...none Digs...none Blocks... 1 at UC San Diego (3/17/2007) Points at UC San Diego (3/17/2007) FAVORITES: Lists his favorite pro volleyball player as Pepperdine assistant coach Scott Wong... Favorite pro sports team is Chivas... Favorite movie is Dumb & Dumber... Favorite TV show is Seinfeld... Favorite musical artist is Incubus... Favorite type of food is Mexican. ALEX CASTILLO S CAREER STATS Season GP MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Pts Pts/G 2006 (So.) (Jr.) TOTAL #10 KASEY CRIDER FRESHMAN SETTER 6-4 GRANITE BAY, CALIF. GRANITE BAY HS CLUB: Was a member of the Youth National Team in 2006 and Played with the NCVC 16-1s, 17-1s and 18-1s. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Granite Bay (Calif.) High School in Played two years of varsity volleyball... A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection... Teammates with fellow Pepperdine freshman Tyler Jaynes... A member of the California Scholarship Federation. PERSONAL: Born in Sacramento, Calif.... Son of B.K. and Kelly Crider... Has two siblings, Sam and Kait... Majoring in business administration... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of Marv Dunphy. FAVORITES: Enjoys playing ping pong... Favorite pro volleyball player is Dante Amaral... Favorite pro sports team is the Utah Jazz... Favorite movies are Good Will Hunting and Donnie Darko... Favorite TV show is The Offi ce... Favorite musical artist is the Red Hot Chili Peppers... Favorite food is a Philly cheesesteak... Favorite things about volleyball are winning and competing. 9

10 #14 SEAN GRUBBS SOPHOMORE LIBERO 5-10 NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. NEWPORT HARBOR HS IRVINE VALLEY CC JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played at Irvine Valley College, located in Irvine, Calif., in School won the state junior college title and had a record of Earned All-Pacifi c Coast Conference fi rst team honors... Averaged 2.54 digs and was second on the team with 28 aces. CLUB: Played with Balboa Bay 17 Quiksilver... Won a silver medal at Junior Olympics. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, Calif., in Earned All-CIF third team, all-county second team and All-Sea View League fi rst team honors as a senior... Team won league and county titles... Played two years on the varsity. PERSONAL: Born in Denver, Colo.... Son of Mike and Peggy Grubbs... Has two siblings, Megean and Boyd... Majoring in economics... Chose Pepperdine because of the volleyball, academics, friends, campus and coaching. FAVORITES: Enjoys playing Guitar Hero... Favorite pro volleyball player is Reid Priddy... Favorite pro sports team is the Denver Broncos... Favorite books are the Harry Potter series... Favorite movie is Blow... Favorite TV shows are Prison Break, Heroes and Favorite musical artist is Led Zeppelin... Favorite food is In-N-Out Burger. #3 GRANT HILLING RS FRESHMAN MIDDLE HITTER 6-6 NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. NORTHWOOD HS PEPPERDINE 2007: Did not see action as a true freshman and redshirted. CLUB: Played for Balboa Bay Volleyball Club. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Northwood High School in Irvine, Calif., in 2006 Was tabbed fi rst team all-league as a senior. PERSONAL: Born in Mission Viejo, Calif.... Son of Huygen and Christina Hilling Has two brothers, Wesley and Matt... Chose Pepperdine for the location and volleyball program. FAVORITES: Also enjoys surfi ng... Favorite pro volleyball player is John Parfi tt... Favorite movie is Step Into Liquid... Favorite TV show is John from Cincinnati... Favorite musical artist is Rebelution... Favorite food is miso soup... Enjoys volleyball because of the amount of emotion and excitement in the game. 10

11 #20 MARK HULSE JUNIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER 6-8 EVANSTON, ILL. EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HS RUTGERS-NEWARK RUTGERS-NEWARK: Spent two years at Rutgers-Newark... Served as the starting setter both seasons... As a 2007 sophomore, averaged assists, 1.22 kills, 1.21 digs, 0.67 blocks and 0.37 aces... Played in 24 matches and 78 games... As a 2006 freshman, averaged 9.69 assists, 0.86 blocks, 0.81 digs, 0.57 kills and 0.12 aces... Played in 29 matches and 102 games. CLUB: Played for Adversity VBC 15-18s. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Evanston Township (Ill.) High School in Played two years on the varsity... Earned all-state honorable mention as a senior as well as All-Central Suburban League honors... Also lettered in basketball. PERSONAL: Born in Evanston, Ill.... Son of Richard and Gail Hulse... Has one brother, Tom, who played for the Waves from and was one of the top blockers in school history... Majoring in political science. FAVORITES: Favorite pro sports team is the Chicago Bears... Favorite book is Calvin & Hobbes... Favorite movie is Anchorman... Favorite TV show is Family Guy... Favorite musical artist is Sublime... Favorite food is pizza... Favorite thing about volleyball is the complete team aspect of the game. MARK HULSE S CAREER STATS Season GP MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Pts Pts/G *2006 (Fr.) *2007 (So.) TOTAL , * at Rutgers-Newark #1 TYLER JAYNES FRESHMAN MIDDLE BLOCKER 6-9 GRANITE BAY, CALIF. GRANITE BAY HS CLUB: Played on the Youth National Team in 2006 and Helped the U.S. to a secondplace fi nish at the NORCECA event and was named the top blocker... Team qualifi ed for the World Championships... Played club for NCVC 15-18s... Made all-tournament honors at Junior Olympics. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Granite Bay (Calif.) High School in Played two years on the varsity... A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection... Earned MVP honors of the Sierra Foothill League as a senior... Won league titles both years... Played with current Pepperdine teammate Kasey Crider. PERSONAL: Born in Walnut Creek, Calif.... Son of Douglas and Tinina Jaynes... Siblings are Cliff and Mason... Majoring in secondary mathematics education... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of the location, the small classes, the Christian environment and the volleyball. FAVORITES: Enjoys watching television, playing video games, going to the beach and attending church... Favorite pro sports team is the Denver Broncos... Favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird... Favorite movie is Zoolander... Favorite TV shows are 24 and Heroes... Favorite musical artist is Kenny Chesney... Favorite food is broiled salmon... Favorite thing about volleyball is I love how it s a team sport and each person has to rely on each other. 11

12 #17 ANDREW KURZEKA RS FRESHMAN LIBERO 5-9 WEST HILLS, CALIF. NOTRE DAME HS PEPPERDINE 2007: Did not see any action as a true freshman and redshirted. CLUB: Played for the Santa Monica Beach Club... Won a bronze medal at the Open. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Notre Dame High School, located in Sherman Oaks, Calif., in 2006 A three-year letterwinner in volleyball... Earned team MVP honors as a junior... A twosport athlete who also lettered in football. PERSONAL: Born in West Hills, Calif.... Son of John and Lynda Kurzeka Mother graduated from Pepperdine Has two siblings, Peter and Mary... Majoring in business administration. FAVORITES: Favorite pro volleyball player is James Ka... Favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Dodgers... Favorite movie is Out Cold... Favorite TV show is Favorite musical artist is Rage Against the Machine... Favorite food is a cheeseburger. #7 ERIC LIEBERT JUNIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER LETTERS HONOLULU, HAWAII PUNAHOU SCHOOL PEPPERDINE 2007: Appeared in just four matches and four games as a sophomore... Notched his only kill vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/10). PEPPERDINE 2006: Got into six matches and nine games as a redshirt freshman... Hit.455 and had totals of six kills and eight blocks... His most extended action came vs. Pacifi c (1/14), as in four games he hit.444 (5-1-9) and notched seven blocks. PEPPERDINE 2005: Did not see any action as a true freshman during Pepperdine s NCAA championship season and redshirted. CLUB: Played for Outrigger 12-18s. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, in A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection... Earned all-state second team honors as a senior... Earned 2003 and 2004 All-ILH fi rst team honors... Also lettered in track. PERSONAL: Born in Hawaii... Son of Bruce Liebert and Judith Kellogg... Has one sister, Beth... Majoring in fi nance... Chose Pepperdine for the volleyball program and the campus. FAVORITES: Also enjoys surfi ng... Favorite movie is Superbad... Favorite ice cream fl avor is cookie dough. CAREER HIGHS Kills...5 vs. Pacifi c (1/14/2006) Attacks...9 vs. Pacifi c (1/14/2006) Hitting Pct. (min 10k)...none Assists...none Aces...none Digs...3 vs. Pacifi c (1/14/2006) Blocks...7 vs. Pacifi c (1/14/2006) Points vs. Pacifi c (1/14/2006) ERIC LIEBERT S CAREER STATS Season GP MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Pts Pts/G 2006 (So.) (Jr.) TOTAL

13 #19 KYLE LUONGO JUNIOR SETTER 6-1 PALMDALE, CALIF. HIGHLAND HS PIERCE CC JUNIOR COLLEGE: Attended Pierce College, located in Woodland Hills, Calif., for two years... Helped volleyball team to a second-place fi nish in the state junior college tournament in 2006 and a third-place fi nish in An All-Western State Conference fi rst team selection as a 2007 sophomore... Led the state in assists... A two-time scholar-athlete. CLUB: Played with SMBC s. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Highland High School in Palmdale, Calif., in Played three years on the varsity... Earned Golden League MVP honors as a senior... Made the allleague fi rst team as a junior... Team went undefeated and won league titles his junior and senior year. PERSONAL: Born in Valencia, Calif.... Son of Jim and Kathy Luongo... Has two siblings, Ryan and Noel... Majoring in sports medicine... Chose Pepperdine because of the Christian atmosphere, the sports medicine major and the volleyball. FAVORITES: Enjoys playing Guitar Hero... Favorite pro volleyball player is Sean Rosenthal... Favorite pro sports team is the Dallas Cowboys... Favorite book is The Bible... Favorite TV show is The Offi ce... Favorite musical artist is August Burns Red. #6 MATT McKEE JUNIOR OUTSIDE HITTER LETTERS AURORA, ILL. AURORA WEST HS PEPPERDINE 2007: Appeared in 11 matches and 25 games as a sophomore... Averaged 0.72 kills, 0.28 digs and 0.16 blocks... Recorded a career-high nine kills vs. Johnson & Wales (2/28)... Had six kills and career highs of four digs and four blocks vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/10). PEPPERDINE 2006: Saw time in 16 games over 12 matches as a true freshman... Recorded one kill in his debut vs. Hawaii (2/10). CLUB: Competed for two years with the Sport Performance club team... Had two fi fth-place fi n- ishes at Junior Olympics and made the 2004 all-tournament team. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Aurora (Ill.) West High School in 2005 A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection... Honored as the 2005 Kane County Chronicle Player of the Year and a Chicago Sun-Times all-state fi rst team selection... Was a two-time all-conference fi rst team selection Set the state record for kills (696) in a season Helped team to a fi fth-place fi nish at the 2005 state tournament Also lettered in golf and basketball... A four-year scholar-athlete and a member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Born in Aurora, Ill.... Son of Mike and Jean McKee Has two older sisters, Liz and Emily Majoring in marketing communications... Chose Pepperdine for the great coaching, the tradition and the great school. CAREER HIGHS Kills...9 vs. Johnson & Wales (2/28/2007) Attacks...16 vs. Johnson & Wales (2/28/2007) Hitting Pct. (min 10k)...none Assists... 1, twice Aces... 1, twice Digs... 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/10/2007) Blocks... 4 vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/10/2007) Points vs. Johnson & Wales (2/28/2007) FAVORITES: Enjoys the outdoors... Favorite pro volleyball player is former Pepperdine star Sean Rooney... Favorite pro sports team is the Chicago Cubs... Favorite book is Angels & Demons... Favorite TV show is Seinfeld... Favorite musical artist is the Dave Matthews Band... Favorite thing about volleyball is how fun it is and the level of intensity and competition. MATT McKEE S CAREER STATS Season GP MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Pts Pts/G 2006 (Fr.) (So.) TOTAL

14 #8 PATRICK POWERS SOPHOMORE MIDDLE BLOCKER 6-5 FORT WORTH, TEXAS COUNTRY DAY HS PEPPERDINE 2007: Did not see any action as a redshirt freshman. PEPPERDINE 2006: Redshirted his true freshman season. CLUB: Played for Addison Volleyball Club. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Fort Worth (Texas) Country Day High School in 2005 Tabbed the Dallas Morning News Player of the Year... A two-time SPC all-conference selection Helped lead team to a SPC championship Also lettered in basketball and track. PERSONAL: Born in Oklahoma City, Okla.... Son of Pat and Marsha Powers One of seven children with Catherine, Mary, Michael, Teresa, James and Elizabeth Father ran track at Maryland... Sister, Mary, is a member of the Duke track and fi eld team... Majoring in telecommunications... Is an Eagle Scout... Chose Pepperdine because of the Christian atmosphere, the volleyball, the school s location and its size. FAVORITES: Favorite pro volleyball player is John Parfi tt... Favorite pro sports team is the Dallas Mavericks... Favorite book is Blue Like Jazz... Favorite movie is Braveheart... Favorite TV show is The Offi ce... Favorite musical artist is Killswitch Engaged... Favorite food is pizza. #5 CORY RIECKS FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER 6-8 AUBURN, CALIF. PLACER HS CLUB: Played on the Junior National Team in Played for the NCVC 18s, the NorCal EXP 17s, the Ikaika Volleyball Club 16s and the Sacramento Volleyball Club 15s... Placed fi fth at Junior Olympics with NCVC 18s. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Placer High School, located in Auburn, Calif., in Played three years on the varsity... A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection... Earned MVP honors of the Sierra Foothill League as a junior and senior... Also earned all-league honors as a sophomore... A three-time team MVP... Team won two UC Davis Tournament championships. PERSONAL: Born in Auburn, Calif.... Son of Greg and Cindy Riecks... Both parents attended UC Irvine and father played water polo and mother was a swimmer... Has three siblings, Kasey, Kirby and Cody... Has an aunt that attended Pepperdine... Majoring in political science... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of Marv Dunphy. FAVORITES: Enjoys playing Guitar Hero and watching movies... Favorite pro volleyball player is Mike Lambert... Favorite pro sports team is the Tennessee Titans... Favorite book is The Alchemist... Favorite movie is Out Cold... Favorite TV show is Heroes... Favorite musical artist is Bob Dylan... Favorite food is fettucini alfredo... Favorite thing about volleyball is it s my passion and when I m on the court all that matters is the moment at hand. 14

15 #11 CHASE ROSS FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER 6-5 CARLSBAD, CALIF. CARLSBAD HS CLUB: Played with the Youth National Team in Played for Wave in , Riptides in and Seaside from Placed second at Junior Olympics with Riptides 17s and fi fth with Seaside 16s. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Carlsbad (Calif.) High School in Played three years on the varsity... A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection... Named Player of the Year by the North County Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune... Earned All-CIF San Diego Section honors... A two-time Avocado League MVP... Also earned all-league honors as a sophomore... Team won the CIF championship in PERSONAL: Born in Melbourne, Fla.... Son of Tony and Kathy Ross... Has one sibling, Summer... Chose Pepperdine because of the Christian background and the outstanding volleyball program. FAVORITES: Enjoys surfi ng... Favorite pro volleyball player is Sean Rosenthal... Favorite pro sports team is the San Diego Chargers... Favorite book is Lord of the Rings... Favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber... Favorite TV show is Seinfeld... Favorite musical artist is the White Stripes... Favorite food is sushi... Favorite thing about volleyball is its competitive nature. #21 BRENT SCHIRRIPA SOPHOMORE OUTSIDE HITTER LETTER LOS ANGELES, CALIF. CRESPI CARMELITE HS PEPPERDINE 2007: Appeared in only one game as a redshirt freshman... Notched one kill vs. Johnson & Wales (2/28) on his only swing. PEPPERDINE 2006: Did not see any action and redshirted his freshman season. CLUB: While teaming up with his brother, Nick, was the 2005 AAU circuit points leader Took home fi rst place at both the Chicago and the Ft. Meyers regionals Earned an A rating at the CBVA 2005 Santa Barbara Open Competed for the Santa Monica Beach Club. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School, located in Encino, Calif., in 2004 Lettered in soccer and volleyball all four years Was a member of the National Honor Society all four years of high school. PERSONAL: Born in Santa Monica, Calif.... Son of Joe and Ellen Schirripa Has an identical twin brother, Nick, and an older brother, Brian Brian played on the UCLA men s volleyball team Chose Pepperdine for the education, the location and the volleyball. FAVORITES: Enjoys bodyboarding, surfi ng, baseball and concerts... Favorite pro volleyball player is John Mayer... Favorite pro sports team is the Anaheim Angels... Favorite book is The Kite Runner... Favorite movie is Inside Man... Favorite food is pizza... Enjoys volleyball because of the intensity, the speed and overall fun. BRENT SCHIRRIPA S CAREER STATS Season GP MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Pts Pts/G 2007 (Fr.) TOTAL

16 #9 J.D. SCHLEPPENBACH JUNIOR OUTSIDE HITTER LETTERS VENTURA, CALIF. VENTURA HS CAREER: Has started at libero and outside hitter... Averaged 1.47 kills and 1.77 digs in his fi rst two seasons. PEPPERDINE 2007: Moved to outside hitter as a sophomore and played in all 29 matches, starting Appeared in 106 games... Averaged 2.73 kills (second on the team) along with 1.33 digs, 0.64 blocks and 0.22 aces... Hit Had 15 double-digit kill matches... Recorded three kill-dig double-doubles... Had season highs of 18 kills (2/15 vs. BYU and 4/26 vs. UC Santa Barbara), fi ve aces (2/10 vs. UC Santa Cruz), 13 digs (2/9 at USC) and seven blocks (4/26 vs. UC Santa Barbara)... Hit.609 ( ) vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/10)... Earned MPSF All-Academic honors. PEPPERDINE 2006: Started all 25 matches at libero as a true freshman... Appeared in 90 games... Led the team and fi nished 14th nationally with 2.29 digs per game... Had eight matches with double-digit digs... Recorded a career-high 17 digs at UC Irvine (3/18)... Had 14 at Long Beach State (1/26) and at Stanford (2/25). CLUB: Played for Santa Monica Beach Club His 2003 team placed fi fth at the Junior Olympics He was named to the all-tournament team. COLLEGIATE HONORS 2007 MPSF All-Academic CAREER HIGHS Kills...18, twice (last vs. UCSB, 4/26/2007) Attacks...36 vs. UC Irvine (3/31/2007) Hitting Pct. (min 10k) ( )... vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/10/2007) Assists...5 at USC (2/9/2007) Aces... 5 vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/10/2007) Digs at UC Irvine (3/18/2006) Blocks... 7 vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/26/2007) Points vs. UC Santa Cruz (2/10/2007) Career Double-Doubles...3 Career Double-Digit Kill Matches...15 Career Double-Digit Dig Matches...12 HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Ventura (Calif.) High School in 2005 Missed senior season due to injury As a junior, earned All-CIF second team and all-league fi rst team honors Also competed in basketball. PERSONAL: Born in Thousand Oaks, Calif.... Son of Peter and Maureen Schleppenbach Has one sister, Carly A grandfather, Terrance Ragan, played football at USC... Majoring in international business... Chose Pepperdine because of the university community and the volleyball history. FAVORITES: Enjoys playing Guitar Hero... Favorite pro volleyball players are John Parfi tt and Tanner Sutherland... Favorite pro sport is international soccer... Favorite book is Quiet Strength... Favorite movies are Dumb & Dumber, Snatch and Garden State... Favorite TV shows are Heroes, Scrubs and The Offi ce... Favorite musical artist is Brand New... Favorite type of food is Mexican. J.D. SCHLEPPENBACH S CAREER STATS Season GP MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G 2006 (Fr.) (So.) TOTAL

17 #18 BRENT SMITH SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER 6-8 BREA, CALIF. BREA OLINDA HS IRVINE VALLEY CC PEPPERDINE 2007: Continued to serve the squad as a reserve as a junior. PEPPERDINE 2006: Saw no playing time as a sophomore. PEPPERDINE 2005: Did not see any action in his fi rst season at Pepperdine and redshirted during the Waves NCAA championship season. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Attended Irvine Valley College, located in Irvine, Calif., in Played on the volleyball team. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Brea (Calif.) Olinda High School in Lettered in volleyball and basketball... Earned all-league fi rst team honors in volleyball twice... Did the same in basketball. PERSONAL: Born in La Mirada, Calif.... Son of Jim and Cathy Smith... Siblings are C.J. and Caitlin... Has an aunt who graduated from Pepperdine s business school... Majoring in liberal arts. FAVORITES: Enjoys tennis... Favorite pro volleyball player is Mike Lambert... Favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Angels... Favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird... Favorite movie is Pulp Fiction... Favorite TV show is Dirty Jobs... Favorite musical artist is Metallica... Favorite food is pizza. #16 TREVOR VAN UDEN FRESHMAN OUTSIDE HITTER 6-2 THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. THOUSAND OAKS HS CLUB: Played for the Santa Monica Beach Club 15-18s. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Thousand Oaks (Calif.) High School in Played three years on the varsity... Earned Marmonte League MVP honors as a senior. PERSONAL: Born in Thousand Oaks, Calif.... Son of John and Pamela Van Uden... Siblings are Bradley, Halie and Kelsey... Majoring in sports medicine... Chose Pepperdine because of the nice view, the beach, Marv Dunphy and the volleyball. FAVORITES: Favorite type of food is Mexican... Enjoys volleyball because it s fast-paced and exciting. 17

18 #15 JONATHAN WINDER SENIOR SETTER LETTERS IRVINE, CALIF. WOODBRIDGE HS CAREER: A three-time All-American... Has averaged assists per game in his fi rst three seasons... Has also averaged 1.58 digs, 1.07 blocks and 0.68 kills... Third all-time in assists at Pepperdine (3,768) and needs less than 200 to become the all-time leader... Also ranks 10th in digs per game (1.58)... A two-time MPSF All-Academic selection. PEPPERDINE 2007: Became the fi fth player in Pepperdine history to earn National Player of the Year honors, and was also named MPSF Player of the Year... Averaged assists as a junior, which ranked second nationally... Started all 24 matches in which he played and appeared in 90 games... Hit.465 with 62 kills on 101 swings... Also averaged 1.92 digs, 1.00 blocks and 0.69 kills... Missed the fi rst fi ve matches with a leg injury... Named the AVCA National Player of the Week on Feb His most assists were 67 in fi ve games (3/24 at Long Beach State), 59 in four games (2/9 at USC and 4/26 vs. UC Santa Barbara) and 51 in three games (3/15 vs. Rutgers-Newark)... Had a triple-double with 63 assists, 14 digs and 13 blocks at Cal State Northridge (1/31)... Had three other assist-dig double-doubles... Tied a career high with 14 digs at Stanford (4/6)... Earned MPSF All-Academic honors for the second time. PEPPERDINE 2006: Named to the All-American second team and the All-MPSF third team following his sophomore season... Averaged assists per game, which ranked seventh nationally... Started all 25 matches and played in 90 games... Also averaged 1.64 digs, 1.14 blocks and 0.82 kills... Hit.388 with 74 kills on 139 swings... His most assists were 70 in fi ve games (2/18 vs. Cal State Northridge), 64 in four games (1/14 vs. Pacifi c) and 52 in three games (4/8 vs. UC Santa Barbara)... Other season highs were seven kills (3/18 at UC Irvine), three aces (2/24 at Pacifi c), nine digs (3/1 at UCLA and 3/16 vs. UCLA) and eight blocks (1/14 vs. Pacifi c)... Earned MPSF All-Academic honors. PEPPERDINE 2005: Named the AVCA s National Newcomer of the Year after his freshman season... Also named an All-American second teamer, the MPSF Freshman of the Year and to the All- MPSF third team... Set the Waves to the NCAA championship and earned a spot on the all-tournament team... Averaged assists in 27 matches and 102 games... Also averaged 1.23 digs, 1.07 blocks and 0.54 kills... Hit.368 with 55 kills on 114 attempts... Named AVCA National Player of the Week on March His most assists were 72 in fi ve games (3/12 vs. UCLA), 68 in four games (3/4 at Hawaii) and 51 in three games (3/31 at Long Beach State)... At the NCAA Championships, had 40 assists in the three-game win over Ohio State (5/5) and 52 in the fi ve-game win over UCLA (5/7)... Had two assist-dig double-doubles, getting at Stanford (1/15) and vs. Cal State Northridge (4/28)... Had one assist-block double-double and narrowly missed a tripledouble with 54 assists, 10 blocks and nine digs at Cal State Northridge (4/15). COLLEGIATE HONORS 2007 AVCA National Player of the Year 2007 All-American fi rst team 2007 MPSF Player of the Year 2006 All-American second team 2006 All-MPSF third team 2005 AVCA Newcomer of the Year 2005 All-American second team 2005 MPSF Freshman of the Year 2005 All-MPSF third team 2005 NCAA All-Tournament team two-time AVCA Player of the Week 2007 MPSF All-Academic 2006 MPSF All-Academic CAREER HIGHS Kills... 7 at UC Irvine (3/18/2006) Attacks...11 at Hawaii (3/2/2005) Hitting Pct. (min 10k)...none Assists vs. UCLA (3/12/2005) Aces... 3, twice (last at UCSB, 2/3/2007) Digs...14, twice (last at Stanford, 4/6/2007) Blocks..13 at Cal State Northridge (1/31/2007) Points vs. UC Irvine (1/20/2006) Career Triple-Doubles...1 Career Double-Doubles...6 Career Double-Digit Dig Matches...6 Career Double-Digit Block Matches...2 CLUB: Helped the U.S. to a bronze medal at the 2007 World University Games in Thailand... Starting setter for the U.S. Junior National Team that earned a silver medal at the 2004 NORCECA Championships in Winnipeg, Canada... Member of 2003 Youth National Team that played at the World University Games... Led his team to the 2002 gold medal and 2003 bronze medal at the Junior Olympics. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Woodbridge High School in Irvine, Calif., in A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection... A three-time high school All-American... Earned 2003 and 2004 All-CIF and All-Orange County honors in volleyball... A three-time All-Sea View League honoree... The Sea View League Male Athlete of the Year... Excelled in basketball as well and was recruited by some WCC schools in the sport... Listed as the #11 small forward on the West Coast by Student Sports... Was a 2004 McDonald s All-American nominee. PERSONAL: Born in Walnut Creek, Calif.... Son of Bill and Jean Winder... Siblings are Jordan and Jenille... His sister Jenille also attended Pepperdine... Majoring in advertising. FAVORITES: Favorite pro sports team is the Chicago Cubs... Favorite book is Blue Like Jazz... Favorite movie is Chariots of Fire... Favorite TV show is The Offi ce... Favorite musical artist is Dizmas... Favorite food is an artichoke... Favorite thing about volleyball is you have to be skilled and work to have better skills. JONATHAN WINDER S CAREER STATS Season GP MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Pts Pts/G 2005 (Fr.) , (So.) , (Jr.) , TOTAL ,