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FolloWinG The Rams Rams on Television In 2011, eight of CSU s matches were televised, including six nationally on either The Mtn. or CBS Sports Network. However, the program took a hit when The Mtn. MountainWest Sports Network went dark in May 2012. With that said, this season fans can watch the Rams more frequently than ever thanks to the newly formed mountain West network. Established in 2013, the MWN will allow CSU volleyball fans to live stream every home match, in addition to all conference road matches. The service is free of charge, and links can be found on the schedule page on www.csurams.com. For home matches, the stream is a high-quality broadcast, featuring multiple camera angles, instant replay and broadcasters. GameTracker statistics are also available for nearly all CSU volleyball matches, both home and away. Rams on The Radio Rams volleyball can be heard not only locally, but worldwide on the Nelligan Sports Colorado State Sports Network. Every home match and select road and all postseason matches are broadcast on KCsU (90.5 FM locally). For those not in the area, contests can be streamed online at www.kcsufm.com. Rams on The Web All the latest news, scores and stats for Colorado State athletics can be found on CSU athletics official website, www.csurams.com. Fans can also get an inside look into Rams volleyball as CSU continually expands its coverage through the use of new media. By logging onto www.ramvolleyball.colostate.edu, fans can instantly access exclusive video content, facilities tours and more. 156 2013 Colorado State Volleyball
social media Rams in The social Realm CSU s award-winning social media accounts allow fans an even deeper look inside the program, including breaking news, behind-the-scenes content and the opportunity to win prizes. In May 2013, CSU volleyball was recognized as the 2012-13 AVCA Grant Burger Media Award recipient for its exceptional social media use. The award annually recognizes a person or organization who best spreads the awareness of the sport of volleyball. Followers of CSU volleyball have many avenues to keep up with the Rams on social media, including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and more. We encourage you to follow/like these accounts to stay in the know regarding the program. Twitter @CSUvolleyball #PointRams #MobyMadness #MWVB @CoachHilbert #CSUvb #GoRams #ncaavb @CSUathletics #CSURams #RamUp Facebook Facebook.com/CSUvolleyball Facebook.com/CSURams instagram CSUvolleyball CSUathletics YouTube ColoradoStateUniv vine CSUvolleyball For live, in-game updates for all 16 of CSU s Division I sports, follow @CsURamsGameday on Twitter. The account will provide up-to-date scores and insight for athletic events. When tweeting about the CSU volleyball program you are encouraged to primarily use the hashtag: #PointRams. One of the many long-standing traditions is seen after every CSU point. The PA announcer will announce, Point while the crowd will emphatically shout, Rams! Additionally, the team will still use the hashtag #CSUvb regularly. 2013 Colorado State Volleyball 157
media RelaTions department/media GUidelines Colorado state athletic media Relations staff 311 McGraw Athletic Center, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0120 Office: 970/491-5067 Fax: 970/491-1348 www.csurams.com Paul Kirk nic hallisey danielle marshall danny mattie stuart buchanan Paul Kirk, director Contact for:... Football Office phone:... 970/491-4672 Cell phone:... 970/988-3482 Email:... paul.kirk@colostate.edu nic hallisey, asst. director Contact for:... Volleyball...Softball, Swimming & Diving Office phone:... 970/491-6127 Cell phone:... 970/231-4789 Email:... nic.hallisey@colostate.edu danielle marshall, asst. director Contact for:... Women s Basketball... Soccer, Track & Field/Cross Country Office phone:...970/491-6494 Cell phone:...970/980-7353 Email:.. danielle.marshall@colostate.edu danny mattie, asst. director Contact for:.. Men s Basketball, Men s Golf Office phone:... 970/491-5050 Cell phone:... 970/217-3140 Email:...d.mattie@colostate.edu stuart buchanan, media Relations asst. Contact for:...football (secondary)... Women s Golf, Tennis Office phone:...tbd Cell phone:...970/988-6304 Email:...stuart.buchanan@colostate.edu 2013-14 student-assistants: Keeley Brown Craig Buchanan Nick Cicere Samantha Doty Eddie Leaf Max Lerner Dalton Linkus Derek Marshall Hailey Mischeff Ben Stroud Karen Tejeda Sarah Thomsen Sam Ward Veronica Wenzinger WelCome! The Colorado State athletic media relations office genuinely appreciates your coverage of CSU volleyball, and looks forward to each and every time it can welcome you to Fort Collins. Members of the office, including volleyball contact Nic Hallisey, director Paul Kirk, assistant directors Danielle Marshall and Danny Mattie, media relations assistant Stuart Buchanan, as well as the team of student-assistants, are available to assist with your coverage. The office is happy to help you however it can. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the policies relevant to your coverage of the volleybal program, as outlined on this page and the next. Please feel free to contact Nic Hallisey via phone or email with questions regarding the media policy. GeneRal PoliCies Al l interviews with any member of the volleyball program, including Head Coach Tom Hilbert, the coaching staff and student-athletes must be coordinated through Nic Hallisey in the athletic media relations office. Me mbers of the media are strictly prohibited from approaching any coach, staff member or student-athlete by any means, including text messages, email, phone calls (cell, office or home) or social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, without first approaching the athletic media relations office. Re garding unique subject matter, such as human-interest angles, members of the media are welcome to approach the media relations office at least 24 hours in advance with requests to interview any member of the program. Approved requests will be granted. interview GUidelines Inte rviews, either in person or via telephone, with members of Colorado State s volleyball coaching staff and student-athletes must be coordinated through media relations assistant Nic Hallisey. Me dia are asked not to request an individual s personal contact information, including email and cell number, but rather to contact Nic Hallisey. Stude nt-athletes and coaches are available for interviews at the conclusion of daily practice sessions. Student-athlete interviews will not conflict with classes, meetings, medical treatment or practice times. Inte rviews are not permitted in the locker room or training room. Interviews will not be granted on match days until following the contest. Telephone interviews should be requested at least 24 hours in advance and coordinated through Nic Hallisey. All interviews will be processed on an availability basis involving the requested interviewee. media CRedenTials Si ngle-match credentials must be requested through Nic Hallisey in writing at least three days in advance of a match. Approved requests will be mailed or can be picked up in the media relations office or at the match. On days of matches, credentials can be obtained just outside the west side of the Moby Arena court. Media members are asked to enter 158 2013 Colorado State Volleyball
media GUidelines through the McGraw Athletic Center doors (just east of the Moby Arena parking lot) and follow the ramp on the right down to the court. At the bottom of the ramp, a table will be set up with credentials. PaRKinG Me dia parking is available at Moby Arena. Please contact the CSU media relations office to request a Moby Arena parking pass. Ac cess to the parking lot will require an A permit from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. A limited number of single-day passes are available through the media relations office. Annual permits can be purchased through the Office of Parking Management website: www.colostate.edu/depts/ parking. PRaCTiCe GUidelines Al l Colorado State volleyball practices are open to the media and public, unless otherwise noted. Duri ng the season, practice will generally run from 12:30-3 p.m. during the week, except on match and travel days. Please note, practice times are subject to change on short or no notice. At times, practice will end early, so please plan to arrive early. Practice will usually take place in Moby Arena, but contact Nic Hallisey for the most updated schedule. Al l interviews must take place after the conclusion of practice. If this is an issue, contact Nic Hallisey, and the media relations staff will try and accommodate your schedule. Student-athlete interviews will not conflict with classes, meetings, medical treatment or practice times. Al l media should remain on the sidelines, standing a safe distance from the boundary to prevent collisions. Members of the general public attending practice are asked to sit in Moby Arena seating. GamedaY Ne ar the end of each home match, the media relations staff will ask those on hand representing the media who they wish to speak with. Approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of a match, Head Coach Tom Hilbert and the selected student-athletes will be brought to the Coors Auditorium, located in the McGraw Athletic Center, and will be available for questions. No s tudent-athlete or coach can appear on a live postgame television or radio interview without permission obtained prior to the match from Nic Hallisey. GamedaY services A pre-match meal is served 90 minutes prior to first serve in the team room. In-game services include live online statistics, box scores following each set and notes, transcribed quotes and statistics following the conclusion of the match. The media room, which is located just west of the court at the bottom of the ramp connecting Moby Arena and the McGraw Athletic Center, will be open at least two hours prior to the start of a match, and will provide updated notes on both teams, statistics and other information. Moby Arena offers complimentary wireless Internet access. Check the media room for access information. Road matches W e appreciate your coverage, and if you would like to cover the Rams in person during a road match, please notify Nic Hallisey at least seven days in advance to provide ample time to request a credential from the opposing team. If y ou would like to talk to Head Coach Tom Hilbert after the conclusion of a road match via telephone, please notify Nic Hallisey prior to the start of the match. After the match, a member of the media relations staff will call you so you can talk with Coach Hilbert. Student-athletes will try to be made available, as well, if requested. RePoRTinG of injuries At a ll times throughout the calendar year, Head Coach Tom Hilbert will serve as the sole source for injury information. All questions related to injuries should be directed to Hilbert, and not to any other member of the program, including athletic trainers, doctors, the injured student-athlete or her teammates. CsURams.Com The official website of Colorado State athletics is www. CSURams.com, featuring the latest news, information, statistics and rosters for all of the Rams 16 athletic programs. volleyball email list T o receive email updates on the Rams, email Assistant Director of Media Relations Nic Hallisey at nic.hallisey@ colostate.edu with a message stating that you would like to be added to the distribution list. WeeKlY Releases Weekly news releases are available at least 48 hours prior to each match (except on days with back-to-back matches) on the school s official website, CSURams.com. News releases also will be emailed to media outlets upon request. moby arena directions F rom the south (Denver): Take Interstate 25 north into Fort Collins. Exit I-25 (exit 268) and head west on Prospect Road. Turn right onto Shields. Moby Arena will be ahead and to your right. Enter the parking lot at the corner of Shields and Elizabeth streets. F rom the north (Cheyenne): Take Interstate 25 south into Fort Collins. Exit I-25 (exit 268) and head west on Prospect Road. Turn right onto Shields. Moby Arena will be ahead and to your right. Enter the parking lot from the corner of Shields and Elizabeth streets. 2013 Colorado State Volleyball 159
media outlets newspapers The Coloradoan 1300 Riverside Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: (970) 224-7750 Fax: (970) 224-7899 Email: sportsnews@coloradoan.com denver Post 101 W. Colfax Denver, CO 80202 Phone: (303) 954-1294 Fax: (303) 866-9004 Email: sports@denverpost.com loveland Reporter herald 201 East Fifth Loveland, CO 80537 Phone: (970) 669-5050 Fax: (970) 667-1111 Email: news@reporter-herald.com boulder daily Camera 1048 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302 Phone: (303) 442-1202 Fax: (303) 473-1517 Email:sports@dailycamera.com Colorado springs Gazette 30 S. Prospect St. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone: (719) 636-0250 Fax: (719) 636-0163 Email: sports@gazette.com Greeley Tribune P.O. Box 1690 Greeley, CO 80632 Phone: (970) 352-0211 Fax: (970) 356-5780 Email: gtsports@greeleytrib.com longmont Times Call P.O. Box 299 Longmont, CO 80502 Phone: (303) 776-2244 x313 Fax: (303) 678-8615 Email: sports@times-call.com Television Root sports 2300 15th Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: (720) 898-2755 Fax: (720) 898-2775 KCnC-Tv (Cbs-Channel 4) 1044 Lincoln St. Phone: (303) 830-6321 Fax: (303) 894-6040 KdvR-Tv (Fox-Channel 31) 100 East Speer Blvd. Phone: (303) 566-7717 Fax: (303) 566-2908 KmGh-Tv (abc-channel 7) 123 Speer Blvd. Phone: (303) 832-0169/0119 KUsa-Tv (nbc-channel 9) 500 Speer Blvd. Phone: (303) 871-1490 Fax: (303) 698-4700 KWGn-Tv (CW-Channel 2) 100 E. Speer Blvd. Phone: (303) 566-7600 Fax: (303) 796-3772 northern Colorado 5 (Cbs-Ch. 5) 334 E. Mountain Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: (970) 472-5555 KWGn-Tv (Cbs-Ch. 5) 2923 E. Lincoln Way Cheyenne, WY 82001 Phone: (307) 634-7755 Fax: (307) 638-0182 CTv CSU/Lory Student Center Fort Collins, CO 80523 Phone: (970) 491-0536 Fax: (970) 491-1690 WiRe service associated Press 1444 Wazee Street Suite 130 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: (303) 825-0123 Fax: (303) 892-5927 Radio KdsP-esPn Radio (102.3 Fm & 105.5 Fm) 10200 E. Girard Ave. Bldg. B, Ste. #150 Denver, CO. 80231 Phone: (720) 248-4000 KCol (600 am) 4270 Byrd Drive Loveland, CO 80538 Phone: (970) 461-2560 KKFn-The Fan (104.3 Fm) 7800 E. Orchard Road, Suite 400 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone: (303) 321-0950 Fax: (303) 320-0708 KePn/The Zone (1600 am) 7800 E. Orchard Rd., Suite 400 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone: (303) 321-095 KCCK-mile high sports Radio (1510 am/93.7 Fm) 975 Lincoln #201 Phone: (303) 650-1795 KUad-K-99 (99.1 Fm) 600 Main Street Windsor, CO 80550 Phone: (970) 493-1170 Fax: (970) 686-7491 Koa (850 am) 4695 South Monaco Street Denver, CO 80237 Phone: (303) 713-8685 Fax: (303) 713-8509 KCsU (90.5 Fm) CSU Lory Student Center, Box 13 Fort Collins, CO 80521 Phone: (970) 491-7611 Fax: (970) 491-7612 Pueblo Chieftain 825 West Sixth Pueblo, CO 81003 Phone: (719) 544-3520 Fax: (719) 544-5897 Email: jcervi@chieftain.com Rocky mountain Collegian CSU Lory Student Center Fort Collins, CO 80523 Phone: (970) 491-3656 Fax: (970) 491-1690 Email: sports@collegian.com 160 2013 Colorado State Volleyball