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THE GUIDE<br />
Table of Contents<br />
Table of Contents, Quick Facts, Credits, Team Information,<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Outlets.................................................................................1<br />
Welcome.................................................................................................2<br />
Facilities, Champions of Character...................................................3<br />
<strong>2011</strong> <strong>Volleyball</strong> Schedule.....................................................................4<br />
Roster, Team Photo..............................................................................5<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Season Outlook......................................................................6-7<br />
Coaches..................................................................................................8<br />
Tiger <strong>Volleyball</strong> Player Profiles.....................................................9-15<br />
Brooke Warne, Kacie Sanderson..............................................9<br />
Larissa Veldhuizen, Kayla O’Connell.....................................10<br />
Stacie Brinker, Rachel Tinklenberg........................................11<br />
Elizabeth Humiston, Lacey Reimnitz....................................12<br />
Sam Sandau, Kelli Swenson, Danielle Bird,<br />
TyAnn Buddenhagen ................................................................13<br />
Myriah Beiswanger, Cara Chomey, Jordyn Heath,<br />
Vanessa Johanneson...............................................................14<br />
Briana Jung, Katie Lindow, Ashley Styer,<br />
Paige VandenMeerendonk......................................................15<br />
2010 Statistics and Results..............................................................<strong>16</strong><br />
2010 GPAC Standings, All-GPAC Team, Individual Statistics.....17<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> <strong>Volleyball</strong> History and Records..................................18-19<br />
Dakota Wesleyan University, City of Mitchell............................20<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> Quick Facts<br />
Location: Dakota Wesleyan University<br />
1200 W. University Ave., Mitchell, SD 57301<br />
Founded: 1885 Enrollment: 750<br />
Nickname: Tigers Colors: Royal Blue and White<br />
Facility: Christen Family Recreation/Wellness Center<br />
Arena/Capacity: Fosness Arena/240<br />
Affiliation: National Association of Intercollegiate <strong>Athletics</strong> (NAIA)<br />
Conference: Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)<br />
President: Robert Duffett<br />
Athletic Director: Curt Hart<br />
Sports Information Director: Leah Rado<br />
Athletic Department Phone: 605-995-2112<br />
Athletic Department Fax: 605-995-2150<br />
Website: www.dwuathletics.com<br />
Credits<br />
<strong>2011</strong> <strong>Volleyball</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
The <strong>2011</strong> <strong>DWU</strong> <strong>Volleyball</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> is designed and<br />
published by University Relations at Dakota Wesleyan<br />
University.<br />
Cover Design: Koryn Franson<br />
Copy Editors: Cory Aadland, Lori Essig, Chad Larson,<br />
Leah Rado, Eric Viney<br />
Copy Writer: Leah Rado<br />
Layout and Design: Chad Larson<br />
Photographer: Melissa Wintemute, portraits, action photos<br />
and team photo<br />
Printer: McLeod’s Printing & Office Supply, Mitchell<br />
Cover <strong>Volleyball</strong> Players: Kacie Sanderson, Brooke Warne<br />
TIGERS<br />
Team Information<br />
Head Coach: Eric Viney<br />
Alma Mater/Year: Defiance College (Ohio)/2002<br />
Record at <strong>DWU</strong>/Years: 36-69/Fourth year<br />
Career Record/Years: 57-149/6 years<br />
<strong>Volleyball</strong> Office Phone: 605-995-2855<br />
Assistant Coach: Dannie Burt<br />
Graduate Assistant Coach: Andre Barnaud<br />
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Carina Fesenmaier<br />
Athletic Trainer: Lana Loken<br />
First Year of <strong>Volleyball</strong>: 1974<br />
All-Time Record: 433-667 (.393)<br />
No. Years in NAIA National Tournament: 1<br />
Last Postseason Appearance: 1990<br />
2010 Overall Record: 10-24<br />
2010 GPAC Record/Finish: 4-12/9th<br />
2010 Final Ranking: NA<br />
2010 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/3<br />
<strong>Media</strong> Outlets<br />
The Daily Republic<br />
Phone: 605-996-55<strong>16</strong> Fax: 605-996-5020<br />
Website: www.mitchellrepublic.com<br />
KMIT Radio<br />
Phone: 605-996-9667 Fax: 605-996-0013<br />
Website: www.kmit.com<br />
KORN Radio<br />
Phone: 605-996-1490 Fax: 605-996-6680<br />
Website: www.q107radio.com<br />
Inertia Sports <strong>Media</strong><br />
Phone: 605-941-1958<br />
Website: www.inertiasports.net<br />
Argus Leader<br />
Phone: 1-800-636-4263 Fax: 605-977-3933<br />
S.D. Associated Press<br />
Phone: 1-800-472-2186 Fax: 605-332-3931<br />
KELO TV<br />
Phone: 1-800-888-2607 Fax: 605-336-0202<br />
KDLT TV<br />
Phone: 1-800-727-5358 Fax: 605-361-3982<br />
KSFY TV<br />
Phone: 1-800-955-5739 Fax: 605-336-2067<br />
GPAC Office<br />
Phone: 712-226-4722 Fax: 303-374-5868<br />
Website: www.gpacsports.com<br />
NAIA Office<br />
Phone: 8<strong>16</strong>-595-8000 Fax: 8<strong>16</strong>-595-8200<br />
Website: www.naia.org<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> Sports Information<br />
Phone: 605-995-2854 Fax: 605-995-2150<br />
Website: www.dwuathletics.com<br />
Track the Tigers!<br />
www.dwuathletics.com<br />
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WELCOME<br />
From the President<br />
Hello to all Dakota Wesleyan<br />
University students, athletes,<br />
faculty, staff, alumni, fans, families<br />
and friends, and welcome to<br />
another exciting season of Tiger<br />
athletics. Our sports teams and<br />
student-athletes are an essential<br />
part of the <strong>DWU</strong> family, and Dakota<br />
Wesleyan sincerely appreciates<br />
your devoted support.<br />
We enter the <strong>2011</strong>-12 academic<br />
year with high hopes that this will<br />
be an unforgettable year on the<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> campus, both academically<br />
and athletically. This year, we<br />
renew our commitment to<br />
academic excellence and student<br />
engagement, and we look forward<br />
to an exciting future. Throughout<br />
our history, athletics have been an<br />
important part of Wesleyan, and<br />
that tradition continues as we<br />
anticipate success for our teams<br />
on the field, court, course and<br />
track, as well as in the classroom.<br />
Whether with your presence at<br />
athletic events or through your<br />
monetary contributions, your<br />
support of our school, students,<br />
athletes, coaches and teams is<br />
greatly appreciated. The Dakota<br />
Wesleyan University family has<br />
never been stronger, and for that,<br />
we offer our sincere gratitude.<br />
Welcome to <strong>2011</strong><br />
Tiger <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
Bob Duffett and Curt Hart<br />
TIGERS<br />
From the Athletic Director<br />
Hello and welcome to the start of<br />
another great season of Dakota<br />
Wesleyan University athletics.<br />
There has never been a better time<br />
to be a <strong>DWU</strong> Tiger than right now.<br />
We have an excellent group of<br />
coaches in place who have their<br />
goals set high and are committed<br />
to taking their programs to new<br />
heights in <strong>2011</strong>-12 and beyond.<br />
We have a first-rate group of<br />
student-athletes who proudly<br />
represent Dakota Wesleyan’s<br />
values, and our athletic staff is<br />
committed to helping our teams<br />
excel.<br />
Much of our success wouldn’t be<br />
possible without the contributions<br />
of the <strong>DWU</strong> TeamMakers booster<br />
club and the <strong>DWU</strong> athletic<br />
corporate sponsors. These<br />
partnerships allow our coaches to<br />
recruit the best possible studentathletes.<br />
Both groups are<br />
extremely dedicated to helping<br />
provide a positive experience for<br />
our student-athletes. I’d like to offer<br />
a special thank you to the<br />
TeamMakers and corporate<br />
sponsors for your roles in Tiger<br />
athletics.<br />
Whatever your connection to <strong>DWU</strong>,<br />
we’d like to invite you to be a part of<br />
the Tiger athletic family as we<br />
continue our journey to reach new<br />
levels in both the NAIA and the<br />
Great Plains Athletic Conference.<br />
Welcome aboard, thanks for your<br />
support and go Tigers!<br />
Robert Duffett<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> President<br />
Track all your favorite Tiger sports<br />
teams online at:<br />
www.dwuathletics.com<br />
Curt L. Hart<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> Athletic Director<br />
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FACILITIES<br />
Christen Family Recreation/Wellness Center<br />
TIGERS<br />
Christen Family Recreation/Wellness Center<br />
Built in 1985 and named after Paul and Donna Christen, the Christen Family Recreation/<br />
Wellness Center is the home to the Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball team, and it<br />
is the epicenter of Tiger athletics. The facility is home to classrooms, athletic staff and<br />
coaches’ offices, and an athletic training room. However, the wellness center is at its<br />
best when enthusiastic, standing-room only crowds fueled by <strong>DWU</strong> students and Tiger<br />
fans provide the volleyball team with a true home-court advantage.<br />
Champions of Character<br />
All Dakota Wesleyan University student-athletes and their coaches have taken a pledge, a commitment to the true spirit of<br />
competition to become Champions of Character. This initiative of the National Association of Intercollegiate <strong>Athletics</strong> brings<br />
formal emphasis to character development through respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.<br />
Athletes representing every sport at <strong>DWU</strong> raise their hands and vow to be true Champions of Character. By taking the<br />
pledge, <strong>DWU</strong> athletes and coaches agree to follow a code of ethics established by the NAIA and adapted to fit <strong>DWU</strong>.<br />
RESPECT: Information delivered by public address announcers<br />
at Dakota Wesleyan events is neutral and information based,<br />
and a Champions of Character announcement is read at the<br />
beginning of each contest.<br />
RESPONSIBILITY: <strong>DWU</strong> reports graduation rates from an<br />
IPEDs Report and lists at least two objectives to increase the<br />
university’s graduation rate.<br />
INTEGRITY: A “Coaches Code” and “Code of Ethics” are<br />
presented and signed by all athletic staff and administrators. All<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> student-athletes receive, read and sign a “Champions of<br />
Character” pledge. They are asked to uphold the code.<br />
SERVANT LEADERSHIP: Student-athletes are asked to<br />
participate in at least one community service activity.<br />
SPORTSMANSHIP: A policy of no profanity in practice and<br />
game competition is established.<br />
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SCHEDULE<br />
TIGERS<br />
August 25 at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Rapid City, S.D. 7 p.m.<br />
26-27 at Rocky Mountain College Tournament Billings, Mont.<br />
26 vs. Montana Tech 4 p.m.<br />
26 vs. University of Montana-Western 6 p.m.<br />
27 vs. Rocky Mountain College 9 a.m.<br />
27 vs. Montana State University-Northern 1 p.m.<br />
September 2-3 <strong>DWU</strong> CORN PALACE CLASSIC CORN PALACE<br />
2 DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY 10 a.m.<br />
2 YORK COLLEGE 8 p.m.<br />
3 VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY 2 p.m.<br />
3 DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 6 p.m.<br />
7 at Presentation College Aberdeen, S.D. 7 p.m.<br />
9-10 at Viterbo University Tournament La Crosse, Wis.<br />
9 vs. Waldorf College 5 p.m.<br />
9 vs. Northwestern College 7 p.m.<br />
10 vs. Hannibal-LaGrange University Noon<br />
10 vs. Viterbo University 2 p.m.<br />
14 at Dordt College* Sioux Center, Iowa 6/7:30 p.m.<br />
21 MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE* CORN PALACE 6/7:30 p.m.<br />
24 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY* HOME 1:30/3 p.m.<br />
27 at Mount Marty College* Yankton, S.D. 6/7:30 p.m.<br />
29 at University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, S.D. 7 p.m.<br />
October 1 at Jamestown College Jamestown, N.D. 7 p.m.<br />
2 at Valley City State University Valley City, N.D. 2 p.m.<br />
5 BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY* CORN PALACE 6/7:30 p.m.<br />
8 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY* HOME 1:30/3 p.m.<br />
11 at Northwestern College* Orange City, Iowa 6/7:30 p.m.<br />
15 at York College York, Neb. 5:30/7 p.m.<br />
<strong>16</strong> at Hastings College* Hastings, Neb. 1:30/3 p.m.<br />
18 at Morningside College* Sioux City, Iowa 6/7:30 p.m.<br />
19 at Dakota State University Madison, S.D. 7 p.m.<br />
22 MIDLAND UNIVERSITY* HOME Noon/1:30 p.m.<br />
26 DORDT COLLEGE* HOME 6/7:30 p.m.<br />
28 at Concordia University* Seward, Neb. 6/7:30 p.m.<br />
29 at Doane College* Crete, Neb. 1:30/3 p.m.<br />
November 1 at Briar Cliff University* Sioux City, Iowa 6/7:30 p.m.<br />
3 MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE* HOME 6/7:30 p.m.<br />
5 HASTINGS COLLEGE* HOME 3/4:30 p.m.<br />
8-12 GPAC Postseason <strong>Volleyball</strong> Tournament TBA TBA<br />
* indicates Great Plains Athletic Conference opponent<br />
HOME matches in BOLD CAPS played<br />
at Christen Family Recreation/Wellness Center (Fosness Arena)<br />
Track the Tigers!<br />
www.dwuathletics.com<br />
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ROSTER<br />
TIGERS<br />
Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Previous School<br />
Myriah Beiswanger DS 5-7 Fr. Mitchell, S.D. Mount Vernon High School<br />
Danielle Bird DS 5-10 Fr. Omaha, Neb. Burke High School<br />
Stacie Brinker DS 5-5 So. Rapid City, S.D. Rapid City Stevens High School<br />
TyAnn Buddenhagen S/OH 5-9 Fr. Huron, S.D. Huron High School<br />
Cara Chomey DS 5-6 So. North Battleford, SK, Canada University of Sioux Falls<br />
Jordyn Heath S 5-6 So. Kimball, S.D. Kimball High School<br />
Elizabeth Humiston MH 5-11 So. Edgemont, S.D. Edgemont High School<br />
Vanessa Johanneson MH 5-9 Fr. Tea, S.D. Tea Area High School<br />
Briana Jung S 5-6 Fr. Warner, S.D. Warner High School<br />
Katie Lindow OH 5-8 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. Preble High School<br />
Kayla O’Connell DS 5-4 Jr. Philip, S.D. Philip High School<br />
Lacey Reimnitz DS 5-3 So. Corsica, S.D. Corsica High School<br />
Sam Sandau OH 5-10 So. Tripp, S.D. Tripp-Delmont High School<br />
Kacie Sanderson* MH 6-0 Sr. Laurel, Mont. Laurel High School<br />
Ashley Styer OH 5-8 Fr. Wolsey, S.D. Wolsey-Wessington High School<br />
Kelli Swenson S 5-5 So. Chamberlain, S.D. Chamberlain High School<br />
Rachel Tinklenberg MH 6-0 So. Pipestone, Minn. Pipestone Area High School<br />
Paige VandenMeerendonk OH 5-10 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port High School<br />
Larissa Veldhuizen* OH 5-8 Sr. Pipestone, Minn. Dordt College<br />
Brooke Warne* DS/OH 5-9 Sr. Rapid City, S.D. Rapid City Stevens High School<br />
* indicates Team Captains<br />
<strong>2011</strong> <strong>DWU</strong> <strong>Volleyball</strong> Roster (Alphabetical)<br />
Head Coach: Eric Viney<br />
Assistant Coach: Dannie Burt<br />
Graduate Assistant Coach: Andrew Barnaud<br />
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Carina Fesenmaier<br />
Team Managers: Cassie Brinker, Rebecca Knox, Lexi Townsend<br />
A numerical roster will be available at every Dakota Wesleyan University home volleyball match.<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Tiger <strong>Volleyball</strong> Team<br />
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OUTLOOK<br />
trying to turn<br />
THE CORNER<br />
A solid recruiting class and talented group<br />
of returners has <strong>DWU</strong> coach Eric Viney excited for<br />
the <strong>2011</strong> season, as well as years to come.<br />
TIGER PREVIEW<br />
By LEAH RADO, Sports Information Director<br />
If the Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball team’s <strong>2011</strong><br />
recruiting class is any indication of the season the team is<br />
going to have, it should be a good year for Tiger volleyball.<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> head coach Eric Viney signed South Dakota’s Miss<br />
<strong>Volleyball</strong> for Class “AA” and Class “B,” along with an Omaha,<br />
Neb., standout and a handful of talented players from South<br />
Dakota and Wisconsin in the offseason.<br />
Combine those new faces with three experienced seniors –<br />
including the team’s leading defensive player and a pair of<br />
talented hitters – and a group of returning players who gained<br />
college experience in 2010, and the fourth-year head coach is<br />
hoping big things come out of this season.<br />
TIGERS<br />
Warne and Sanderson are each in their fourth season with<br />
Dakota Wesleyan, and Veldhuizen is in her second. She<br />
transferred to <strong>DWU</strong> from Dordt College before the 2010<br />
season, but she had to sit out the year due to Great Plains<br />
Athletic Conference transfer rules.<br />
“The experience that Kacie and Brooke have had in their<br />
previous three years will be extremely beneficial, and the level<br />
of play that Larissa was coming from will be helpful,” Viney said.<br />
“They had a really good spring, so I think they came together<br />
and they want to have us turn the corner. We’re excited about<br />
them.”<br />
Warne led Dakota Wesleyan’s defense with 460 digs and an<br />
average of 3.97 digs per game in 2010. She earned All-GPAC<br />
Honorable Mention honors and finished eighth in the league in<br />
digs per game. Warne also secured herself a spot in the Tiger<br />
record books and is 13th on the school’s all-time list with 720<br />
digs in her first three years with the team.<br />
Sanderson recorded 107 kills in 92 games in 2010. She also<br />
had 17 service aces and 58 total blocks. Veldhuizen racked up<br />
970 kills and 188 total blocks in three seasons with the<br />
Defenders. She will add experience as an outside hitter for the<br />
Tigers.<br />
Also returning from the 2010 season is 6-foot middle hitter<br />
Rachel Tinklenberg (Pipestone, Minn.). Tinklenberg finished<br />
with 83 kills in 2010 to go with 38 total blocks her freshman<br />
season. Sam Sandau, a 5-10 sophomore from Tripp, S.D., will<br />
have a larger role as one of the team’s outside hitters in her<br />
second varsity season. She finished with 13 kills in 10 games<br />
as a freshman.<br />
“We have so many new things and new faces,” Viney said.<br />
“The goal is to do better than you did the year before, and so far<br />
we’ve done that every single year. We’ve finished one place<br />
higher every year I’ve been here.<br />
“We are more athletic than we’ve been in the past. We’re not<br />
as big as we were the past two years, but we’re athletic and we<br />
have a different mental strategy and a better understanding of<br />
the game.”<br />
Three seniors will be the Tigers’ leaders on and off the court in<br />
<strong>2011</strong>. Brooke Warne (5-9, Rapid City, S.D.) returns as the<br />
team’s leading defensive player; Kacie Sanderson (6-0,<br />
Laurel, Mont.) is the Tigers’ tallest player from the middle hitter<br />
position; and Larissa Veldhuizen (5-8, Dordt College) will hit<br />
the court as a Tiger for the first time in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> senior Brooke Warne will lead the Tigers’ defense in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
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OUTLOOK<br />
TIGERS<br />
“We expect a lot out of Rachel,” Viney said. “We expect a pretty<br />
good breakout year for her. Sam is also going to be asked to do<br />
a lot. We weren’t expecting to be asking so much of her so<br />
quickly, but with how some things have come about with<br />
recruiting, she has to really step up.”<br />
Also returning are defensive specialists Kayla O’Connell<br />
(Jr., Philip, S.D.) and Stacie Brinker (So., Rapid City, S.D.).<br />
O’Connell recorded 1<strong>16</strong> digs as a sophomore for <strong>DWU</strong>.<br />
Brinker saw time as a setter as a true freshman, but she will be<br />
moved to a defensive specialist for her sophomore campaign.<br />
Headlining the Tigers’ <strong>2011</strong> signees are freshman TyAnn<br />
Buddenhagen (5-9, Huron, S.D.) and Briana Jung (5-6,<br />
Warner, S.D.). Buddenhagen, a setter/outside hitter, was<br />
named South Dakota’s Miss <strong>Volleyball</strong> for Class “AA,” and Jung,<br />
a setter, earned the same honor for Class “B” in 2010.<br />
Buddenhagen recorded 389 assists, 300 kills, 55 blocks and<br />
45 ace serves as a senior, and Jung wrapped up her career<br />
with 973 assists and averaged 10.9 assists per set as a senior.<br />
Jung, who played high school volleyball for her mom, head<br />
coach Kari Jung, helped the Monarchs to the Class “B” state<br />
title in 2009 and a runner-up finish in 2010.<br />
“TyAnn is from the area and was named Class ‘AA’ Miss<br />
<strong>Volleyball</strong>; that’s a huge get for us,” Viney said. “Then Briana<br />
with her complete understanding of the game ... she’s a really<br />
easy-going athlete, and someone who has experience winning<br />
a lot of high school matches. We’re very excited about that.”<br />
Viney also signed Danielle Bird (5-10), a defensive specialist<br />
from Omaha, Neb. She recorded 267 kills, 80 digs and 51<br />
blocks as a senior at Burke High School. Katie Lindow (5-8,<br />
OH) and Paige VandenMeerendonk (5-10, OH) both join the<br />
Tigers from Green Bay, Wis., and both will be looked to as<br />
freshmen to make an immediate impact.<br />
“Danielle is going to be a big surprise for a lot of people,” Viney<br />
said. “We weren’t expecting to sign her, but somehow it worked<br />
out. Both our Wisconsin kids are outside hitters and both are<br />
very strong. Katie is probably going to step in and be a vocal<br />
leader right away.”<br />
Viney has four setters – Buddenhagen and Jung, as well as<br />
sophomore Kelli Swenson (5-5, Chamberlain, S.D.), who saw<br />
junior varsity time in 2010, and Jordyn Heath, an incoming<br />
sophomore and new face from Kimball, S.D. – to work with in<br />
<strong>2011</strong>. Viney said he will probably run a 6-2 offense this season,<br />
but with the experience and talent of his setters, he will have<br />
options down the road.<br />
<strong>DWU</strong> senior Kacie Sanderson returns as the team’s leading hitter.<br />
“We want to do a 6-2,” he said. “Whoever of the four setters<br />
decides they want to do it by stepping up their game and<br />
leading ... it’s a unique situation. I think the only player who has<br />
done a 6-2 would be TyAnn. It’s going to be unique for most of<br />
them, but I think it’s something that will benefit us.”<br />
As well as continuing to improve in the GPAC standings and<br />
move their way up in the conference, the Tigers will have more<br />
individualized goals this season. Those individualized goals<br />
will help Dakota Wesleyan improve as a team and get to where<br />
it wants to be as a whole.<br />
“We’re trying to go about it this year by having the girls have<br />
some individual-type goals they want to get to and then lump<br />
those all together into some team stuff,” Viney said. “I hope to<br />
be playing extremely well in the middle to late part of the year<br />
so we can put some loftier expectations on us.<br />
“If that includes hosting another conference tournament match<br />
and actually winning that one and getting to the next stage this<br />
year, put those on us when the time comes.”<br />
Track the Tigers!<br />
www.dwuathletics.com<br />
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COACHES<br />
TIGERS<br />
Eric Viney<br />
Head <strong>Volleyball</strong> Coach<br />
In his fourth season with the Dakota Wesleyan<br />
University volleyball team, head coach Eric Viney<br />
is poised to help the Tigers break into the top half<br />
of the always-tough Great Plains Athletic<br />
Conference.<br />
After two 13-win seasons, <strong>DWU</strong> picked up 10<br />
wins in Viney’s third season with the Tigers.<br />
Dakota Wesleyan went 10-24 in 2010 and finished 10th in the GPAC.<br />
The Tigers won back-to-back games at the Sioux Falls Tournament<br />
against Waldorf College and Valley City State University in early<br />
September. <strong>DWU</strong> also won back-to-back matches when it beat<br />
Presentation College and Mount Marty College in September, and again<br />
when it defeated Mount Marty College for a second time and Bethany<br />
Lutheran College in October.<br />
Dakota Wesleyan won four GPAC games, including two wins<br />
against Mount Marty and one against both Concordia University and<br />
Midland University. Dakota Wesleyan beat the Warriors 3-2 during the<br />
regular season in Fremont, Neb., but lost 3-0 in the first round of the<br />
GPAC Postseason Tournament in early November.<br />
Under Viney’s direction, two <strong>DWU</strong> athletes earned All-GPAC honors<br />
in 2010. Senior Ashley Kley earned All-GPAC Honorable Mention<br />
accolades after leading the team in kills and finishing second on the<br />
team in digs. She graduated sixth on the school’s all-time kills chart<br />
with 979 kills. She is also seventh on the all-time digs list with 1,087.<br />
Junior Brooke Warne also earned All-GPAC Honorable Mention<br />
status. She led the team in digs and is currently 13th on the school’s<br />
all-time digs list with 710. Warne was also one of five volleyball<br />
players to earn NAIA Scholar-Athlete status. Kara Robertson, Kacie<br />
Sanderson, Wendy Schmaltz and Kalissa Wade were also honored.<br />
Viney is now 36-69 in three seasons with <strong>DWU</strong> after a 13-22<br />
campaign in 2008 and a 13-23 record in 2009. Before joining the<br />
Tigers, Viney was the head volleyball coach at Oklahoma Panhandle<br />
State University for two years. Before coaching at OPSU, Viney spent<br />
two years as a graduate assistant at North Dakota State University in<br />
Fargo, N.D.<br />
Viney also spent two seasons coaching at Marietta College (Ohio).<br />
He got his start in coaching as a student at Defiance College (Ohio),<br />
where he served as a student assistant coach for the women’s<br />
volleyball teams during his junior and senior seasons.<br />
Viney came to South Dakota with ties to the state. His wife,<br />
Sigourney, is a Redfield, S.D., native. They live in Mitchell.<br />
Viney’s Contact Info<br />
Phone: 605-995-2855<br />
Email: erviney@dwu.edu<br />
Dannie Burt<br />
Assistant <strong>Volleyball</strong> Coach<br />
Dannie Burt is in his second stint as a Tiger<br />
assistant volleyball coach. He has coached<br />
volleyball at various youth levels for a number of<br />
years, including five years as the coach of a<br />
junior Olympic team in Marshall, Minn., and he has<br />
also coached park and recreation teams in Sioux<br />
Falls, S.D. He helped coach the South Central<br />
Gold, a club volleyball program in Mitchell, this past season.<br />
The Marshall, Minn., native is majoring in sports management and<br />
working toward his coaching endorsement in volleyball, basketball, and<br />
track and field.<br />
Burt has two daughters, ages 20 and 15. He currently lives in Tea,<br />
S.D.<br />
Eric Viney, head volleyball coach, instructs players from the sidelines.<br />
Andre Barnaud<br />
Graduate Assistant <strong>Volleyball</strong> Coach<br />
Andre Barnaud enters his first season as the<br />
Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball team’s<br />
graduate assistant coach in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Barnaud graduated from Augustana College in<br />
2010 with a degree in government and<br />
international affairs. While at Augustana, he was<br />
the co-captain of the school’s club volleyball team<br />
and helped to organize practices and teams to play in city tournaments.<br />
He was also the assistant volleyball coach at Mount Marty College in<br />
2010, and he helped plan and run practices for the Lancers.<br />
Barnaud was also a volunteer assistant coach for the volleyball<br />
team at McLaughlin High School in McLaughlin, S.D., where he helped<br />
his sister – the team’s head coach – run practices and summer camps.<br />
Barnaud, a Nisland, S.D., native, is the brother of Mike and Francois<br />
Barnaud, who both play for the Tiger football team. He is pursuing his<br />
master’s degree in secondary education.<br />
Carina Fesenmaier<br />
Volunteer Assistant <strong>Volleyball</strong> Coach<br />
Carina Fesenmaier begins her first season as<br />
a volunteer assistant coach for the Tiger<br />
volleyball team after two successful seasons<br />
with the team.<br />
Fesenmaier transferred to Dakota Wesleyan<br />
after two seasons at Ridgewater College, and<br />
she graduated in <strong>2011</strong> with the fourth-most<br />
assists in school history after just two seasons. She recorded 1,925<br />
assists and earned All-GPAC Honorable Mention honors once in her<br />
two seasons with the Tigers. She also recorded 499 digs, 123 kills, 64<br />
blocks and 69 service aces.<br />
At Ridgewater College, Fesenmaier led the Warriors to two straight<br />
NJCAA Division III National Championship matches, two Region XIII titles,<br />
two conference titles and a state title. She averaged 10.14 assists per<br />
game and led the Warriors to a 60-19 record.<br />
Fesenmaier, a St. Cloud, Minn., native, graduated with a degree in<br />
sport, exercise and wellness.<br />
STUDENT MANAGERS: Cassie Brinker, Rebecca Knox,<br />
Lexi Townsend<br />
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PROFILES<br />
TIGERS<br />
RETURNING PLAYERS<br />
Brooke Warne<br />
5-9 • Sr. • Defensive Specialist/Outside Hitter<br />
Rapid City, S.D.<br />
Rapid City Stevens High School<br />
General: A fourth-year player ... a talented defensive<br />
player who worked her way into the rotation as a true<br />
freshman and has been a key to the Tigers’ defense in<br />
each of her three seasons ... a team leader on and off the<br />
court for Dakota Wesleyan.<br />
College: Earned All-GPAC Honorable Mention honors as a junior in 2010 ...<br />
led the team with 460 digs ... was third on the team with 25 service aces ...<br />
also had 13 assists ... was eighth in the GPAC with 3.97 digs per game ...<br />
recorded a season-high 32 digs against Kansas Wesleyan on Sept. 11 ... is<br />
currently 13th on the school’s all-time digs list with 710 total digs in three<br />
seasons ... named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 2010 ... was fourth on the team<br />
with 207 digs as a sophomore ... also had 22 service aces and appeared in<br />
123 games in 2009 ... recorded 44 digs and five service aces as a freshman<br />
in 2008.<br />
High School: Helped Rapid City Stevens High School win the Class “AA”<br />
State and District titles as a senior ... an All-Conference player in high school<br />
... recipient of Team MVP and Most Inspirational Award as a senior ... a threetime<br />
state champion in track ... recipient of the Governor’s Leadership<br />
Excellence Award ... a member of the honor roll.<br />
Personal: Born June 25, 1990 ... daughter of Lonny and Brenda Warne ... a<br />
nursing major ... sings the National Anthem before every <strong>DWU</strong> home match.<br />
Kacie Sanderson<br />
6-0 • Sr. • Middle Hitter<br />
Laurel, Mont.<br />
Laurel High School<br />
General: A fourth-year player ... showed glimpses of her true<br />
potential in the middle as a true freshman in 2008 ... became a<br />
consistent offensive threat as a sophomore ... a go-to hitter for<br />
the Tigers as a junior in 2010 ... a tall threat on both offense and<br />
defense as a middle hitter.<br />
College: Was fourth on the team with 107 kills as a junior in 2010 ... also finished<br />
with 17 service aces, 58 total blocks and 11 assists ... was second on the team in<br />
total blocks, solo and assisted blocks ... led the team with seven blocks against<br />
Black Hills State on Aug. 28 ... earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors ... recorded 106<br />
kills in 95 games as a sophomore ... was second on the team with 11 solo blocks<br />
and 65 total blocks in 2009 ... recorded 28 kills as a freshman in 2008 ... also<br />
finished with 25 total blocks.<br />
High School: An All-Conference Honorable Mention selection as a senior ... team<br />
leader in blocks and was named Most Improved Player as a senior ... earned a total<br />
of five athletic letters in volleyball and basketball ... a three-time Academic All-State<br />
selection ... a four-year member of the honor roll.<br />
Personal: Born Dec. 8, 1989 ... daughter of Ray and Cathy Sanderson ... an athletic<br />
training major.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
TIGERS<br />
Larissa Veldhuizen<br />
5-8 • Sr. • Outside Hitter<br />
Pipestone, Minn.<br />
Dordt College<br />
The <strong>2011</strong> senior volleyball captains are, from left, Larissa<br />
Veldhuizen, Kacie Sanderson and Brooke Warne.<br />
General: Transferred to <strong>DWU</strong> from Dordt<br />
College before the 2010 season ... sat out<br />
the 2010 season due to GPAC transfer<br />
rules ... practiced with the team and is<br />
expected to make an impact in her final collegiate season ... a<br />
talented, all-around hitter who has the potential for an All-<br />
Conference season in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
College: A three-year player at Dordt College ... saw playing<br />
time in 395 sets and 114 matches with the Defenders ... racked<br />
up 970 kills and had a 2.40 kills/game average ... had a .171<br />
hitting percentage and 188 total blocks at Dordt.<br />
High School: Captain of the volleyball team at Pipestone Area<br />
High School her junior and senior seasons ... earned<br />
Minnesota “AA” All-State honors and was named to the All-<br />
Tournament Team at the Minnesota State <strong>Volleyball</strong><br />
Tournament as a senior ... holds the school record for kills in a<br />
season (397) and had a career-high 27 kills in a match.<br />
Personal: Born June 28, 1987 ... daughter of Glenn and<br />
Shawna Veldhuizen ... an education major.<br />
Kayla O’Connell<br />
5-4 • Jr. • Defensive Specialist<br />
Philip, S.D.<br />
Philip High School<br />
General: One of the team’s most energetic<br />
players ... her incredible quickness always<br />
has her around the ball and in position to<br />
make plays ... saw extended time on varsity<br />
in 2010 ... a go-to player for the Tigers defensively ... will look for<br />
a permanent spot in the varsity rotation as a junior in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
College: Played in 73 varsity games in 2010 ... finished with<br />
nine service aces ... was sixth on the team with 1<strong>16</strong> digs ...<br />
averaged 1.59 digs/game.<br />
High School: A four-year letterwinner and a three-year starter for<br />
the Philip volleyball team ... led the Scotties to the 2008 Class<br />
“B” State Championship ... team had a 64-8 record over her<br />
junior and senior seasons with two district and region titles ...<br />
an All-State Tournament Team selection in 2008 ... finished<br />
career with 1,070 serve receives, 992 digs and an 893 serve<br />
percentage with 32 aces ... recorded the third-most digs in<br />
Class “B” State Tournament history in 2007 ... also a four-year<br />
member of the basketball team and a six-year member of the<br />
track and field team ... a member of the National Honor Society,<br />
the National Honor Roll and the “A” Honor Roll.<br />
Personal: Born Jan. 28, 1991 ... daughter of Roger and Teresa<br />
O’Connell ... a mathematics education major ... proudest<br />
athletic moment was winning the state volleyball title in 2008.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
TIGERS<br />
Stacie Brinker<br />
5-5 • So. • Defensive Specialist<br />
Rapid City, S.D.<br />
Rapid City Stevens High School<br />
General: A second-year player for the Tigers<br />
... an athletic player with a great touch ...<br />
saw varsity time at the setter position as a<br />
freshman but will make the switch to<br />
defensive specialist as a sophomore.<br />
College: Saw time in 68 games as a freshman in 2010 ...<br />
recorded 106 assists and 1.56 assists per game ... also had<br />
eight service aces ... was fourth on the team with 145 digs.<br />
High School: A three-time letterwinner and a two-year starter for<br />
the Rapid City Stevens volleyball team ... finished with 501<br />
assists as a senior and averaged 9.11 assists per game, the<br />
second-highest in Class “AA” in 2009 ... finished with 151 digs<br />
and 40 service aces ... averaged .730 service aces per game,<br />
the third-best average in Class “AA” ... racked up 525 assists<br />
as a junior in 2008 and also had 209 digs and 45 service aces<br />
... led the Raiders to a third-place finish at the Class “AA” State<br />
<strong>Volleyball</strong> Tournament in 2008 and a fourth-place finish in 2009<br />
... was also a part of the 2007 RCS team that won the Class<br />
“AA” state title ... led Rapid City Stevens to a 30-7 record in 2008<br />
and a 17-11 mark in 2009 ... earned All-Conference Honorable<br />
Mention in 2009 ... also lettered twice in track ... an honor roll<br />
student who graduated cum laude.<br />
Personal: Born April 19, 1992 ... daughter of Chris and Paula<br />
Brinker ... older sister, Cassie Brinker, is a manager for the<br />
Tiger volleyball team ... a nursing major.<br />
Rachel Tinklenberg<br />
6-0 • So. • Middle Hitter<br />
Pipestone, Minn.<br />
Pipestone Area High School<br />
General: A tall, athletic middle hitter with<br />
plenty of strength ... adds athleticism and<br />
depth at the middle hitter position ... made<br />
an impact on the program as a freshman<br />
and will look to have an even bigger role as a sophomore.<br />
College: Played in 56 varsity games ... recorded 83 kills and<br />
averaged 1.48 kills per game ... also had 15 digs and was fifth<br />
on the team with 38 total blocks.<br />
High School: Earned three varsity letters for the Pipestone Area<br />
High School volleyball team ... finished her high school career<br />
with 474 total kills, 61 solo blocks and 173 block assists ...<br />
earned All-Conference Honorable Mention as a junior ... named<br />
team’s MVP as a senior and also named to the All-Conference<br />
First Team and All-Area Second Team ... lettered twice in<br />
basketball ... named team’s Most Improved Player and helped<br />
the team to a fourth-place finish at the state basketball<br />
tournament in 2010.<br />
Personal: Daughter of Dennis and Mary Tinklenberg ... an<br />
undecided major ... likes music by Jack Johnson.<br />
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PROFILES<br />
TIGERS<br />
Elizabeth Humiston<br />
5-11 • So. • Middle Hitter<br />
Edgemont, S.D.<br />
Edgemont High School<br />
General: Will add depth to the middle hitter<br />
position for the Tigers ... has a great<br />
attitude and work ethic and will be a<br />
contributor to the program in the coming years.<br />
College: Played on the Tiger junior varsity team as a freshman.<br />
High School: A five-year starter and letterwinner for the<br />
Edgemont High School volleyball team ... earned All-<br />
Conference First-Team honors as a sophomore, junior and<br />
senior ... named Best of the West Honorable Mention in 2008<br />
and 2009 ... had the team’s best serve percentage her junior<br />
and senior years and the most block kills as a sophomore,<br />
junior and senior ... was the Team MVP as a junior and a cocaptain<br />
as a senior ... also lettered in basketball for four years<br />
and earned two letters in track ... was a member of the National<br />
Honor Society and the valedictorian of her class.<br />
Personal: Born March 25, 1992 ... daughter of Gene and Susan<br />
Humiston ... an athletic training major ... likes the Duke Blue<br />
Devils and J.J. Redick.<br />
Lacey Reimnitz<br />
5-3 • So. • Defensive Specialist<br />
Corsica, S.D.<br />
Corsica High School<br />
General: A solid back-row player who keeps<br />
plays alive ... will add depth to the Tigers’<br />
defense.<br />
College: Played on the Tiger junior varsity<br />
team in 2010.<br />
High School: Earned four varsity letters and started for four<br />
years on the Corsica High School volleyball team ... recorded<br />
534 digs with an average of five per game as a senior ... made<br />
89 percent of her serves ... racked up 320 digs and 152 kills in<br />
2008 as a junior ... Corsica was the district runner-up in 2008<br />
and 2009 ... earned All-Conference Honorable Mention as a<br />
junior and was named to the All-Conference Third Team as a<br />
senior ... named the Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a senior ...<br />
lettered once in basketball and three times in competitive<br />
cheer.<br />
Personal: Born June 18, 1991 ... daughter of Samuel and<br />
Nancy Reimnitz ... a psychology major ... likes going to Mount<br />
Rushmore.<br />
A South Dakota-based Team<br />
• On the <strong>2011</strong> <strong>DWU</strong> volleyball roster, 13 of the<br />
team’s 20 student-athletes are from South Dakota.<br />
• Of the remaining seven non-South Dakota studentathletes,<br />
two volleyball players are from Wisconsin<br />
and two are from Minnesota, while the remaining<br />
three come from Nebraska, Montana and<br />
Saskatchewan, Canada.<br />
Track the Tigers!<br />
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PROFILES<br />
Sam Sandau<br />
5-10 • So. • Outside Hitter<br />
Tripp, S.D.<br />
Tripp-Delmont High School<br />
General: A second-year player ... an athletic<br />
outside hitter with raw talent ... has the<br />
potential to be a solid, aggressive hitter ...<br />
showed glimpses of her potential as a<br />
freshman ... gives the Tigers another option on the outside.<br />
College: Saw time in 10 varsity games as a freshman in 2010<br />
... recorded 13 kills and three digs ... also had a hand in two<br />
block assists.<br />
High School: A four-year letterwinner and starter at Tripp-<br />
Delmont for mother and head coach Denise Mogck ... finished<br />
her high school career with 1,020 kills, 926 digs and 522<br />
blocks ... named Outstanding Female in Sports her junior and<br />
senior years ... earned All-Conference honors all four years of<br />
high school ... also earned four letters in both track and<br />
basketball.<br />
Personal: Born Feb. 14, 1992 ... daughter of Jeff Sandau and<br />
Denise Mogck ... an elementary education major ... likes the<br />
Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Twins.<br />
Kelli Swenson<br />
5-5 • So. • Setter<br />
Chamberlain, S.D.<br />
Chamberlain High School<br />
General: A great addition to the Tigers’<br />
setting core ... a positive influence on the<br />
team ... has great leadership qualities that<br />
will help her gain confidence and adjust to<br />
the college game ... gives <strong>DWU</strong> another option at setter and the<br />
option to run various offenses.<br />
College: Played on the Tiger junior varsity squad as a<br />
freshman.<br />
High School: A two-year starter and letterwinner at Chamberlain<br />
High School ... was fifth in the state for total assists (599),<br />
seventh for service aces (76) and eighth for service aces and<br />
assists per game ... averaged three digs per game ... led the<br />
Cubs to conference and district championships in 2009 ...<br />
earned All-State Honorable Mention in 2009 ... was named to<br />
the Big Dakota Conference All-Tournament Team in 2008 and<br />
2009 and named to the SESD and Big Dakota All-Conference<br />
teams in 2008 and 2009 ... also played basketball for two<br />
seasons ... was on the honor roll and a member of the National<br />
Honor Society.<br />
Personal: Born Jan. 6, 1992 ... daughter of James and Karri<br />
Swenson ... a psychology major ... has three younger sisters.<br />
NEWCOMERS<br />
TIGERS<br />
Danielle Bird<br />
5-10 • Fr. • Defensive Specialist<br />
Omaha, Neb.<br />
Burke High School<br />
General: Comes to <strong>DWU</strong> from Harry A.<br />
Burke High School in Omaha, Neb. ... a<br />
talented outside and middle hitter who was<br />
getting interest from several top-level NCAA<br />
Division II volleyball teams ... an athletic player with a good<br />
knowledge of the game.<br />
High School: A four-year starter and letterwinner at Harry A.<br />
Burke High School ... recorded 267 kills, 80 digs, 51 blocks, 48<br />
service aces and eight assists as a senior ... led her team to a<br />
21-13 record in 2010 ... earned All-State Honorable Mention and<br />
All-Metro Third-Team honors as a senior ... named All-State<br />
Honorable Mention and All-Metro Honorable Mention as a junior<br />
... played in the All-Star game ... a member of the National<br />
Honor Society ... earned the President’s Award for Academic<br />
Excellence.<br />
Personal: Born Dec. 5, 1992 ... daughter of Richard and Janis<br />
Bird ... plans to major in nursing.<br />
TyAnn Buddenhagen<br />
5-9 • Fr. • Setter/Outside Hitter<br />
Huron, S.D.<br />
Huron High School<br />
General: Comes to <strong>DWU</strong> from Huron High<br />
School in Huron, S.D. ... a talented setter<br />
who will add depth to the Tigers’ setting<br />
rotation and will compete right away for a<br />
starting spot ... comes from a successful high school program<br />
... also a talented hitter.<br />
High School: Named Miss <strong>Volleyball</strong> for Class “AA” as a senior<br />
in 2010 ... led Huron to a 21-4 record and the Eastern South<br />
Dakota Conference Championship as a senior ... a four-year<br />
starter and letterwinner ... recorded 300 kills, 389 assists, 55<br />
blocks and 45 aces her senior season ... helped the Tigers to<br />
three Class “AA” state tournaments, including a third-place<br />
finish in 2010 ... earned All-State First-Team honors in 2010 ...<br />
also earned All-ESD First-Team honors in 2009 and 2010 and<br />
honorable mention in 2008 ... named to the 2010 All-<br />
Tournament Team ... also lettered three times in basketball and<br />
six times in track.<br />
Personal: Born Nov. 5, 1992 ... daughter of Tim and Shelly<br />
Buddenhagen ... plans to major in accounting.<br />
Interested in becoming a TIGER<br />
www.dwuathletics.com<br />
MEN’S SPORTS: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, track, wrestling<br />
WOMEN’S SPORTS: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track, volleyball<br />
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PROFILES<br />
Myriah Beiswanger<br />
5-7 • Fr. • Defensive Specialist<br />
Mitchell, S.D.<br />
Mount Vernon High School<br />
General: A Mitchell native who played high<br />
school volleyball at nearby Mount Vernon<br />
High School ... will bring consistency to the<br />
Tigers’ serve receive game.<br />
High School: A two-year starter and letterwinner at Mount<br />
Vernon High School ... helped the Mustangs to a 50-5 record<br />
her junior and senior seasons ... was a part of two third-place<br />
finishes at the Class “B” State <strong>Volleyball</strong> Tournament with the<br />
Fillies ... recorded 206 digs as a senior ... earned All-<br />
Conference Third-Team honors and All-Conference Honorable<br />
Mention accolades in her high school career ... also lettered<br />
twice in track.<br />
Personal: Born May 6, 1993 ... daughter of Terry and Judy<br />
Beiswanger ... plans to major in education.<br />
Cara Chomey<br />
5-6 • So. • Defensive Specialist<br />
North Battleford, SK, Canada<br />
University of Sioux Falls<br />
General: Comes to Dakota Wesleyan after<br />
a year at the University of Sioux Falls ...<br />
played on the Cougars’ junior varsity team<br />
as a freshman in 2010 ... a quick defensive<br />
player who has good ball control ... will help solidify the Tigers’<br />
defense.<br />
High School: Played volleyball for five seasons at John Paul II<br />
Collegiate School in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada<br />
... was a three-year starter ... named the Team MVP in 2008 ... a<br />
member of the honor roll ... also played basketball and<br />
badminton in high school.<br />
Personal: Born July 4, 1991 ... daughter of Curtis and Rosalie<br />
Chomey ... a criminal justice major.<br />
Jordyn Heath<br />
5-6 • So. • Setter<br />
Kimball, S.D.<br />
Kimball High School<br />
TIGERS<br />
General: Comes to <strong>DWU</strong> from Kimball High<br />
School ... returns to volleyball after taking a<br />
few years off after high school ... played for a<br />
successful prep team ... gives the Tigers another option at the<br />
setter position.<br />
High School: Earned four letters and started for one season at<br />
Kimball High School ... holds the school record for assists ...<br />
helped the Kiotes to the Class “B” State <strong>Volleyball</strong> Tournament<br />
three out of her four seasons on varsity ... helped Kimball to a<br />
fourth-place finish in 2007, sixth place in 2006 and fifth in 2005<br />
at the state tournament ... named her team’s Best Offensive<br />
Player as a senior ... also earned three letters in track.<br />
Personal: Born Dec. 5, 1989 ... daughter of Greg and Lori<br />
Heath ... an elementary education major.<br />
Vanessa Johanneson<br />
5-9 • Fr. • Middle Hitter<br />
Tea, S.D.<br />
Tea Area High School<br />
General: Comes to the Tigers from Tea<br />
Area High School ... an athletic player with<br />
good jumping ability ... quick off the floor<br />
and with lateral movement ... her<br />
athleticism should help her develop quickly as a freshman ...<br />
adds height and depth in the middle for the Tigers.<br />
High School: A three-year starter and letterwinner at Tea Area<br />
High School ... recorded 256 kills her sophomore and junior<br />
seasons ... also had 50 solo blocks and 71 assisted blocks ...<br />
had a serving percentage of .947 ... also lettered three times in<br />
basketball and once in track ... set the school high jump record<br />
as a freshman ... still holds the school’s single-game and<br />
single-season records for rebounding in basketball ... a<br />
member of the honor roll.<br />
Personal: Born Nov. 25, 1992 ... daughter of Dan Johanneson<br />
and Amy Nyborg ... plans to major in psychology.<br />
Interested in becoming a<br />
TEAMMAKER<br />
www.dwuathletics.com/teammakers<br />
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PROFILES<br />
Briana Jung<br />
5-6 • Fr. • Setter<br />
Warner, S.D.<br />
Warner High School<br />
General: Comes to <strong>DWU</strong> from Warner High<br />
School ... played volleyball for her mom,<br />
head coach Kari Jung ... has good<br />
knowledge of the game and how to keep<br />
an offense balanced ... also has a good understanding of the<br />
defensive side of the game ... will compete for a starting role<br />
right away.<br />
High School: Was the starting setter for one of the top Class “B”<br />
volleyball programs in South Dakota ... named South Dakota<br />
Class “B” Miss <strong>Volleyball</strong> in 2010 ... helped Warner to a 63-3<br />
record her final two seasons ... led the Monarchs to the Class<br />
“B” state title in 2009 and a runner-up finish in 2010 ... recorded<br />
973 assists and averaged 10.9 assists per set as a senior ...<br />
also finished 2010 with 48 kills, 155 digs and 104 service aces<br />
... finished her high school career with 2,683 assists, 304<br />
service aces, 473 digs, 227 kills and 101 total blocks ... named<br />
to the Class “B” All-State First Team and All-Tournament Team<br />
in 2009 and 2010 ... earned All-Area and All-Conference honors<br />
in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... named Max Preps Player-of-the-<br />
Week in 2008 and 2009 ... named MVP and All-Tournament at<br />
various tournaments throughout her career ... also earned five<br />
letters in basketball, six in track and two in cross country ... a<br />
member of the “A” honor roll ... earned Academic All-State<br />
honors for volleyball.<br />
Personal: Born July 22, 1993 ... daughter of Stan and Kari Jung<br />
... an undecided major.<br />
Katie Lindow<br />
5-8 • Fr. • Outside Hitter<br />
Green Bay, Wis.<br />
Preble High School<br />
General: Comes to <strong>DWU</strong> from Preble High<br />
School in Green Bay, Wis. ... comes to the<br />
Tigers with solid high school and club<br />
volleyball experience ... a highly competitive<br />
player ... has the ability to control and attack open areas of the<br />
court ... a strong defensive player who makes plays to keep the<br />
ball in play for her team ... will look to make an immediate<br />
impact at the outside hitter position.<br />
High School: A two-year starter and letterwinner at Preble High<br />
School ... finished her senior season with <strong>16</strong>0 kills and 46<br />
service aces ... had four double-doubles as a senior ... had a<br />
career-high 11 kills and eight service aces as a senior ... led<br />
the team to a 35-2 record as a junior and a 23-12 mark as a<br />
senior ... helped the Hornets to conference and regional<br />
championships ... named team captain in 2010 ... played club<br />
volleyball for the Wisconsin Power Green Bay ... also earned<br />
one letter in track ... was an officer in FBLA.<br />
Personal: Born Dec. 1, 1992 ... daughter of Kile and Sharon<br />
Lindow ... plans to major in business.<br />
TIGERS<br />
Ashley Styer<br />
5-8 • Fr. • Outside Hitter<br />
Wolsey, S.D.<br />
Wolsey-Wessington High School<br />
General: Comes to <strong>DWU</strong> from Wolsey-<br />
Wessington High School ... gives the<br />
Tigers another option at the outside hitter<br />
position.<br />
High School: Earned five varsity letters and started for five<br />
seasons for her mother, head coach Jennifer Boomsma, at<br />
Wolsey-Wessington High School ... had 171 kills, 261 digs and<br />
served 88 percent as a senior ... named to the 281 All-<br />
Conference Team for three seasons ... her team’s leading<br />
server in 2008 and 2009 ... was the team’s leading attacker in<br />
2008, 2009 and 2010 ... also earned four letters in basketball<br />
and one in track ... a member of the National Honor Society ...<br />
earned Academic All-State honors for volleyball.<br />
Personal: Born April 17, 1993 ... daughter of Troy Styer and<br />
Jennifer Boomsma ... plans to major in nursing.<br />
Paige VandenMeerendonk<br />
5-10 • Fr. • Outside Hitter<br />
Green Bay, Wis.<br />
Bay Port High School<br />
General: Comes to Dakota Wesleyan from<br />
Bay Port High School in Green Bay, Wis. ...<br />
will give the Tigers another option at<br />
outside hitter ... has the potential for a very<br />
successful career at <strong>DWU</strong>.<br />
High School: A two-year starter and three-time letterwinner at<br />
Bay Port High School ... recorded more than 200 kills to go<br />
along with 35 blocks her senior season ... earned All-<br />
Conference Second-Team honors and All-Area Honorable<br />
Mention honors as a senior ... also lettered four years in track<br />
and earned All-Conference honors as a junior and senior.<br />
Personal: Born June 18, 1993 ... daughter of Francis and Anne<br />
VandenMeerendonk ... plans to major in nursing.<br />
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2010 STATS TIGERS<br />
2010 Dakota Wesleyan <strong>Volleyball</strong><br />
Dakota Wesleyan Overall Team Statistics (Final 2010 Stats – All Matches)<br />
Overall Record: 10-24 • Conference: 4-12 • Home: 5-10 • Away: 3-8 • Neutral: 2-6<br />
ATTACK<br />
SET SERVE DIG<br />
BLOCKING<br />
No. STATS SUMMARY G K K/G E TA PCT A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG DIG/G BS BA TOTAL B/G BE BHE<br />
1 Kayla O’Connell 73 0 0.00 0 0 .000 3 0.04 9 11 0.12 9 1<strong>16</strong> 1.59 0 0 0 0.00 0 3<br />
2 Brooke Warne 1<strong>16</strong> 2 0.02 1 24 .420 13 0.11 25 27 0.22 60 460 3.97 0 0 0 0.00 0 4<br />
3 Stacie Brinker 68 0 0.00 0 <strong>16</strong> .000 106 1.56 8 15 0.12 8 145 2.13 0 0 0 0.00 0 9<br />
4 Wendy Schmaltz 49 0 0.00 0 2 .000 1 0.02 4 1 0.08 6 24 0.49 0 0 0 0.00 0 0<br />
5 Sam Sandau 10 13 1.30 9 51 .780 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.30 0 2 2 0.20 1 0<br />
6 Andrea Johnson 110 204 1.85 120 537 .156 2 0.02 0 1 0.00 1 47 0.43 11 79 90 0.82 8 4<br />
7 Carina Fesenmaier 123 48 0.39 28 230 .087 838 6.81 33 52 0.27 0 254 2.07 2 34 36 0.29 5 3<br />
8 Kalissa Wade 3 0 0.00 0 0 .000 5 1.67 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 1<br />
9 Ashley Kley 123 289 2.35 156 1,023 .130 13 0.11 41 31 0.33 43 365 2.97 2 20 22 0.18 3 2<br />
10 Sarah Stahlke 71 69 0.97 37 217 .147 11 0.15 12 20 0.17 26 139 1.96 1 23 24 0.34 2 5<br />
11 Meghan Cronberg 119 211 1.77 110 719 .140 11 0.12 17 58 0.18 4 76 0.64 5 47 52 0.44 4 2<br />
12 Rachel Tinklenberg 56 83 1.48 48 233 .150 2 0.04 0 0 0.00 0 15 0.27 4 34 38 0.68 4 0<br />
13 Kacie Sanderson 92 107 1.<strong>16</strong> 57 355 .151 11 0.12 17 58 0.18 3 38 0.41 8 50 58 0.63 8 1<br />
14 Kara Robertson 1 1 1.00 0 1 1.000 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0<br />
14 Nikki Gleich 15 0 0.00 0 1 .000 3 0.20 1 6 0.07 5 36 2.40 0 0 0 0.00 0 0<br />
15 Kimi Lueders 102 121 1.19 85 450 .800 15 0.15 12 22 0.12 22 96 0.94 0 0 0 0.00 0 0<br />
Team — — — — — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — — — —<br />
Dakota Wesleyan 123 1,148 9.33 651 3,864 .129 1,028 8.36 <strong>16</strong>2 148 1.32 190 1,815 14.76 36 332 202.0 1.64 40 65<br />
Opponents 123 1,365 11.10 542 3,776 .218 1,227 9.98 195 226 1.59 150 1,981 <strong>16</strong>.11 35 304 187.0 1.52 45 63<br />
TEAM STATISTICS <strong>DWU</strong> OPP<br />
ATTACK<br />
Kills 1,148 1,365<br />
Errors 651 542<br />
Total Attacks 3,864 3,776<br />
Attack Pct. .129 .218<br />
Kills/Game 9.3 11.1<br />
SET<br />
Assists 1,028 1,227<br />
Assists/Game 8.4 10.0<br />
SERVE<br />
Aces <strong>16</strong>2 195<br />
Errors 248 226<br />
Aces/Game 1.3 1.6<br />
SERVE RECEPTIONS<br />
Errors 190 150<br />
Errors/Game 1.5 1.2<br />
DEFENSE<br />
Digs 1,815 1,981<br />
Digs/Game 14.8 <strong>16</strong>.1<br />
BLOCKING<br />
Block Solo 36 35<br />
Block Assist 332 304<br />
Total Blocks 202.0 187.0<br />
Blocks Per Game 1.6 1.5<br />
Block Errors 40 45<br />
BALL HANDLING ERRORS 65 63<br />
ATTENDANCE<br />
Total 1,580 557<br />
Dates/Avg. Per Date 15/105 11/51<br />
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE SCORE-BY-GAME ATTEND<br />
Aug. 27 vs. Indiana Wesleyan University L 0-3 21-25, 13-25, 17-25 —<br />
Aug. 27 vs. Bellevue University L 0-3 14-25, 17-25, 9-25 42<br />
Aug. 28 vs. Jamestown College L 1-3 17-25, 11-25, 25-22, 15-25 —<br />
Aug. 28 vs. Black Hills State University L 2-3 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, <strong>16</strong>-25, 12-15 —<br />
Sept. 3 vs. Valley City State University W 3-2 18-25, 13-25, 28-26, 25-12, 15-6 —<br />
Sept. 3 vs. Waldorf College W 3-2 17-25, 25-15, 25-14, 21-25, <strong>16</strong>-14 45<br />
Sept. 4 vs. Grand View University L 0-3 <strong>16</strong>-25, 18-25, 19-25 —<br />
Sept. 4 vs. South Dakota School of Mines & Tech. L 1-3 25-23, 22-25, 20-25, 21-25 —<br />
Sept. 7 at Northwestern College* L 0-3 10-25, 14-25, 10-25 —<br />
Sept. 10 COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIV. L 0-3 15-25, 14-25, 18-25 25<br />
Sept. 10 DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY L 0-3 18-25, 23-25, 17-25 100<br />
Sept. 11 VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY L 2-3 12-25, 25-19, 25-22, 21-25, 8-15 65<br />
Sept. 11 KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY W 3-2 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 20-25, 15-10 120<br />
Sept. 14 DORDT COLLEGE* L 0-3 11-25, 17-25, <strong>16</strong>-25 150<br />
Sept. 15 PRESENTATION COLLEGE W 3-0 25-12, 25-17, 25-15 —<br />
Sept. 21 at Mount Marty College* W 3-0 25-17, 27-25, 27-25 250<br />
Sept. 25 MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE* L 0-3 18-25, 14-25, 19-25 —<br />
Sept. 28 DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY W 3-2 19-25, 19-25, 25-14, 25-13, 15-11 <strong>16</strong>0<br />
Sept. 29 BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY* L 0-3 19-25, 18-25, 21-25 100<br />
Oct. 2 at Midland University* W 3-2 25-22, 25-23, 18-25, 14-25, 17-15 68<br />
Oct. 5 at University of Sioux Falls* L 1-3 25-17, 21-25, 14-25, 10-25 —<br />
Oct. 8 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY* W 3-0 25-22, 28-26, 25-22 65<br />
Oct. 9 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIV.* L 1-3 18-25, 27-25, 20-25, <strong>16</strong>-25 125<br />
Oct. 12 NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE* L 0-3 15-25, 24-26, 12-25 120<br />
Oct. 15 at Hastings College* L 0-3 10-25, 13-25, 14-25 —<br />
Oct. <strong>16</strong> at Doane College* L 0-3 13-25, 20-25, 9-25 105<br />
Oct. 19 at Dordt College* L 0-3 14-25, 12-25, 14-25 —<br />
Oct. 20 at Dakota State University L 0-3 11-25, 18-25, 21-25 —<br />
Oct. 23 UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS* L 0-3 17-25, 12-25, 17-25 250<br />
Oct. 27 MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE* W 3-0 25-21, 25-13, 25-19 250<br />
Oct. 30 at University of Minnesota-Morris L 1-3 20-25, 25-21, 22-25, 19-25 64<br />
Oct. 30 vs. Bethany Lutheran College W 3-2 25-5, 23-25, 24-26, 25-19, 15-7 89<br />
Nov. 3 at Briar Cliff University* L 0-3 23-25, 15-25, 23-25 —<br />
Nov. 6 MIDLAND UNIVERSITY# L 0-3 22-25, 21-25, 21-25 50<br />
* indicates GPAC opponent # indicates GPAC Postseason Tournament ALL CAPS indicates HOME matches<br />
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2010 GPAC TIGERS<br />
Final GPAC Standings<br />
College/University GPAC Overall<br />
(1) Northwestern College <strong>16</strong>-0 36-2<br />
(2) Doane College 14-2 27-8<br />
Nebraska Wesleyan University 12-4 23-6<br />
(3) Dordt College 12-4 32-8<br />
(4) Hastings College 10-6 21-14<br />
(5) Briar Cliff University 8-8 20-17<br />
(6) University of Sioux Falls 8-8 21-19<br />
(7) Morningside College 7-9 17-<strong>16</strong><br />
(8) Dakota Wesleyan University 4-12 10-24<br />
(9) Midland University 4-12 13-19<br />
(10) Concordia University 1-15 11-21<br />
(11) Mount Marty College 0-<strong>16</strong> 4-22<br />
( ) denotes GPAC Tournament seed<br />
All-GPAC Team<br />
First Team<br />
Position Name Team Class<br />
Outside Hitter Ashley Axmann DOA FR<br />
Setter Kaitlin Beaver NOR SR<br />
Outside Hitter Laura Brammeier NWU SR<br />
Setter Heather Davison DOA SR<br />
Right Side Leah Dostal HAS SR<br />
Right Side Kelsey Elman NWU SR<br />
Outside Hitter Hillary Hanno NOR SR<br />
Libero Dorinda Hibma DOR SR<br />
Right Side/Setter Amber Nieuwsma USF SR<br />
Middle Hitter Kendra Potgeter DOR SR<br />
Middle Hitter Bobbie Jean Rich NOR SR<br />
Middle Hitter Susan Rollman DOA SO<br />
Middle Blocker Shayna Schacher HAS FR<br />
Middle Hitter Liz Sutherland MOR JR<br />
Second Team<br />
Position Name Team Class<br />
Setter Caitlin Anderson NWU FR<br />
Outside Hitter Terra Andreasen DOA JR<br />
Outside Hitter Katie Dettmer MID SO<br />
Right Side Erin Downing MOR SR<br />
Setter Erin Frank BCU FR<br />
Right Side Danae Geels DOR SO<br />
Outside Kaprice Glover USF SO<br />
Libero Rachel Heeney USF SR<br />
Outside Hitter Nicole Hoogeveen BCU SR<br />
Outside Hitter Rylee Hulstein NOR JR<br />
Right Side Jennie Jansen NOR SO<br />
Middle Hitter Emily Max DOA FR<br />
Outside Hitter Kendra Schwein HAS SO<br />
Middle Hitter Chelsea Vaudt CNC SR<br />
Honorable Mention<br />
Chehala Pace (BCU); Sloan Brandon, Alexa Hopping (CNC);<br />
Ashley Kley, Brooke Warne (<strong>DWU</strong>); Nicole Skolnick (DOA);<br />
Lindsey Moerman, Brittany Landegent (DOR); Liz Hevert, Lyndi<br />
Rouzee (HAS); Becca Gradoville (MID); Monica Iverson, Darcy<br />
Christensen (MOR); Maggie Goree, Kate Lingscheit (MMC);<br />
Erika Goldsmith (NWU); Kate Buyert (NOR); Alyssa Chambers,<br />
Danielle Roers (USF)<br />
Service Aces<br />
(Minimum 0.10 assists per game)<br />
Player Team G No. A/Gm<br />
Kaitlin Beaver NOR 135 59 0.44<br />
Kelsey Elman NWU 105 40 0.38<br />
Sloan Brandon CNC 114 42 0.37<br />
Heather Davison DOA 123 43 0.35<br />
Liz Hervert HAS 129 45 0.35<br />
Erin Downing MOR 100 34 0.34<br />
Heather Goehring NOR 140 47 0.34<br />
Ashley Kley <strong>DWU</strong> 123 41 0.33<br />
Jen Jerdee MMC 82 27 0.33<br />
Kelsey Abels MID 112 36 0.32<br />
Assists<br />
(Minimum 5.00 assists per game)<br />
Player Team G No. A/Gm<br />
Monica Iverson MOR 106 1,152 10.87<br />
Heather Davison DOA 123 1,311 10.66<br />
Kaitlin Beaver NOR 135 1,417 10.50<br />
Erin Frank BCU 92 778 8.46<br />
Caitlin Anderson NWU 98 741 7.56<br />
Carina Fesenmaier <strong>DWU</strong> 123 838 6.81<br />
Lyndi Rouzee HAS 131 707 5.40<br />
Jessica DeStigter DOR 152 807 5.31<br />
Digs<br />
(Minimum 1.00 digs per game)<br />
Player Team G No. D/Gm<br />
Dorinda Hibma DOR 154 1,003 6.51<br />
Rachel Heeney USF 136 856 6.29<br />
Erika Goldsmith NWU 105 562 5.35<br />
Liz Krog BCU 93 476 5.12<br />
Liz Hervert HAS 129 608 4.71<br />
Kayla Ranek MMC 86 401 4.66<br />
Darcy Christensen MOR 99 457 4.62<br />
Brooke Warne <strong>DWU</strong> 1<strong>16</strong> 460 3.97<br />
Rylee Hulstein NOR 141 515 3.65<br />
Nicole Skolnick DOA 123 446 3.63<br />
Kills<br />
(Minimum 2.00 kills per game)<br />
Player Team G No. K/Gm<br />
Hillary Hano NOR 141 565 4.01<br />
Laura Brammeier NWU 104 374 3.60<br />
Ashley Axmann DOA 123 432 3.51<br />
Kendra Potgeter DOR 153 509 3.33<br />
Susan Rollman DOA 123 386 3.14<br />
Kaeli Austin MOR 103 310 3.01<br />
Kaprice Glover USF 117 342 2.92<br />
Emily Max DOA 1<strong>16</strong> 338 2.91<br />
Liz Sutherland MOR 106 297 2.80<br />
Kelsey Elman NWU 105 281 2.68<br />
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HISTORY<br />
Championship Seasons<br />
Conference Championships<br />
Season Conference<br />
Year Record Record Coach<br />
1989 42-6 10-0 Mary Schrad<br />
1990 47-10 10-0 Mary Schrad<br />
1992 23-12 9-1 Mark Schilling<br />
(co-champs with Black Hills State)<br />
1993 39-<strong>16</strong> 10-0 Mark Schilling<br />
Seasons Win-Loss Records<br />
Year W L Coach<br />
1974 4 8 Leann Overbay<br />
1975 NA NA Marcia Walker<br />
1976 7 <strong>16</strong> Marcia Walker<br />
1977 9 15 Deb Imus<br />
1978 14 15 Jan Jirsak<br />
1979 7 12 Deb Imus<br />
1980 4 18 Deb Ackman<br />
1981 1 11 Deb Ackman<br />
1982 8 22 Connie Nelson<br />
1983 7 9 Connie Nelson<br />
1984 8 <strong>16</strong> Deb Vining<br />
1985 9 22 Deb Vining<br />
1986 NA NA Deb Vining<br />
1987 9 14 Pam Olerich<br />
1988 4 22 Jelene Olsen<br />
1989 42 6 Mary Schrad<br />
1990 47 10 Mary Schrad<br />
1991 18 21 Mary Schrad<br />
1992 23 12 Mark Schilling<br />
1993 39 <strong>16</strong> Mark Schilling<br />
1994 18 34 Mark Schilling<br />
1995 19 31 Mark Schilling<br />
1996 <strong>16</strong> 20 Mark Schilling<br />
1997 7 27 Danelle Smith<br />
1998 5 28 Danelle Smith<br />
1999 2 29 Danelle Smith<br />
2000 6 26 Geno Frugoli<br />
2001 13 23 Geno Frugoli<br />
2002 18 19 Geno Frugoli<br />
2003 15 24 Kylee Johnson<br />
2004 10 26 Kylee Johnson<br />
2005 9 22 Melissa Waddell<br />
2006 10 23 Melissa Waddell<br />
2007 6 23 Melissa Waddell<br />
2008 13 22 Eric Viney<br />
2009 13 23 Eric Viney<br />
2010 10 24 Eric Viney<br />
• In 1999, Mark Schilling finished the volleyball season 1-3<br />
after the resignation of Danelle Smith.<br />
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TIGERS<br />
NAIA All-Americans<br />
Julie Gustafson 1989 Third Team<br />
Julie Gustafson 1990 Third Team<br />
Catia Porto 1990 Honorable Mention<br />
<strong>Volleyball</strong> Team Records<br />
Season Record Year<br />
Kills 2,659 1993<br />
Kills Per Game 15.6 1994<br />
Kill % .355 1989<br />
Blocks 859 1993<br />
Blocks Per Game 5.5 1989<br />
Serve Reception % .893 1994<br />
Assists 2,431 1993<br />
Assists Per Game 14.34 1994<br />
Digs 3,338 1993<br />
Digs Per Game 20.54 1995<br />
Serving % 90.6 1992<br />
Service Aces 513 1993<br />
Aces Per Game 2.96 1993<br />
Match Wins 47 1990<br />
Individual Game Wins 114 1993<br />
<strong>Volleyball</strong> Individual Records<br />
Season Record Athlete Year<br />
Assists 2,235 Betsy Bartels 1993<br />
Assists Per Game 13.51 Betsy Bartels 1994<br />
Kills 977 Jeanene McKelvey 1994<br />
Kills Per Game 6.34 Jeanene McKelvey 1993<br />
Service Aces 183 Jeanene McKelvey 1994<br />
Blocks 346 Jeanene McKelvey 1993<br />
Blocks Per Game 3.2 Julie Gustafson 1989<br />
Serve Reception % 95.3 Amy Krajeski 1993<br />
Digs 731 Elaine Ramold 1993<br />
Digs Per Game 5.3 Cheri Klabenes 2006<br />
Career Record Avg. Athlete Year<br />
Assists 6,220 11.19 Betsy Bartels 1990-94<br />
Serves 2,899 5.2 Betsy Bartels 1990-94<br />
Service Aces 446 .798 Jeanene McKelvey 1992-95<br />
Kills 2,602 4.65 Jeanene McKelvey 1992-95<br />
Blocks 904 1.6 Jeanene McKelvey 1992-95<br />
Serve Reception % 93.9 Amy Krajeski 1993-96<br />
(1,934 of 2,059)<br />
Digs 1,785 3.9 Dena Kopfmann 2005-08<br />
Games Played 559 Jeanene McKelvey 1992-95<br />
Other Highlights<br />
• The 1990 <strong>DWU</strong> volleyball team participated in the<br />
NAIA National Tournament.<br />
• <strong>DWU</strong> was named Team of the Year in South Dakota<br />
in 1989.<br />
• The 1990 volleyball team is the only <strong>DWU</strong> athletic<br />
team to play in Japan. They started the season<br />
touring Japan and ended in Hawaii, participating in<br />
the national tournament.<br />
• The 1993 volleyball team won 114 individual<br />
games, the best in the university’s history.<br />
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HISTORY<br />
All-Time Career Chart<br />
Kills (500 or more)<br />
2,602 Jeanene McKelvey 1992-95<br />
1,594 Pam Horner 2000-03<br />
1,171 Maria Wieneke 2005-08<br />
1,<strong>16</strong>6 Emily Overgaard 2001-04<br />
1,025 Jessica Callies 2002-04<br />
979 Ashley Kley 2008-10<br />
943 Kalie Whealy 2004-07<br />
843 Blythe Novotny 2003-06<br />
756 Becky Freed 1991-92<br />
736 Monica Nelson 1992-94<br />
729 Jen Miner 2007-09<br />
690 Emily Rautenberg 1997-98<br />
646 Brittany Kirkey 2003-06<br />
563 Jeana Simons 2002-03<br />
519 April Bach 2000-02*<br />
500 Assists (500 or more)<br />
6,220 Betsy Bartels 1990-94<br />
5,<strong>16</strong>9 Molly Culhane 2001-04<br />
3,075 Beth Kopfmann 2004-07<br />
1,925 Carina Fesenmaier 2009-10<br />
1,269 Morgan Carlson 2006-08<br />
1,247 Ashley Stewart 1996*<br />
561 Lindi Meyer 2000-01*<br />
Digs (500 or more)<br />
1,785 Dena Kopfmann 2005-08<br />
1,766 Mercedes Felix 2001-04<br />
1,733 Betsy Bartels 1990-94<br />
1,569 Pam Horner 2000-03<br />
1,158 Elaine Ramold 1992-93<br />
1,088 Cheri Klabenes 2005-06<br />
1,087 Ashley Kley 2008-10<br />
1,050 Molly Culhane 2001-04<br />
943 Kelly Darby 1996-97<br />
840 Becky Freed 1991-92<br />
825 Leslie Nebelsick 2003-06<br />
752 Beth Kopfmann 2004-07<br />
710 Brooke Warne 2008-pres.<br />
678 Jeana Simons 2002-03<br />
606 Katrina Brooks 2005-06<br />
581 Meridee Olson 2000-01*<br />
526 Lindi Meyer 2000-01*<br />
* season stats are incomplete<br />
NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes<br />
Emily Rautenberg 1998<br />
Renee Noll 1999<br />
Meridee Olson 2000<br />
Danita Thomas 2000<br />
April Bach 2001<br />
Jeana Simons 2003<br />
Brittany Kirkey 2005<br />
Becki Nelson 2005<br />
Blythe Novotny 2005<br />
Kristi Anderson 2006<br />
Brittany Kirkey 2006<br />
Beth Kopfmann 2006<br />
Paula Mettler 2006<br />
Blythe Novotny 2006<br />
Maria Wieneke 2007<br />
Amanda Aman 2009<br />
Kara Robertson 2009<br />
Wendy Schmaltz 2009<br />
Kalissa Wade 2009<br />
Kara Robertson 2010<br />
Kacie Sanderson 2010<br />
Wendy Schmaltz 2010<br />
Kalissa Wade 2010<br />
Brooke Warne 2010<br />
TIGERS<br />
All-Region/All-District Performers<br />
Kristi Barnhart 1984 All-District 12<br />
Deb McKelvey 1987 All-District 12<br />
Julie Gustafson 1989 All-District 12<br />
Dawn Johnson 1989 All-District 12<br />
Julie Gustafson 1990 All-District 12<br />
District Player-of-the-Year<br />
Dawn Johnson 1990 All-District 12<br />
Catia Porto 1990 All-District 12<br />
Betsy Bartels 1992 All-District 12<br />
Betsy Bartels 1993 All-District 12<br />
Jeanene McKelvey 1993 All-District 12<br />
Jeanene McKelvey 1995 Great Plains Region<br />
Second Team<br />
Pam Horner 2002 Region IV First Team<br />
All-GPAC Performers<br />
April Bach 1999 Second Team<br />
Pam Horner 2000 Second Team<br />
Pam Horner 2001 First Team<br />
Molly Culhane 2001 Second Team<br />
Emily Overgaard 2001 Honorable Mention<br />
Pam Horner 2002 First Team<br />
Molly Culhane 2002 Second Team<br />
Emily Overgaard 2002 Honorable Mention<br />
Molly Culhane 2003 Second Team<br />
Blythe Novotny 2003 Honorable Mention<br />
Kalie Whealy 2004 Second Team<br />
Dena Kopfmann 2004 Honorable Mention<br />
Blythe Novotny 2006 Second Team<br />
Kalie Whealy 2006 Second Team<br />
Cheri Klabenes 2006 Honorable Mention<br />
Beth Kopfmann 2006 Honorable Mention<br />
Kalie Whealy 2007 Second Team<br />
Dena Kopfmann 2007 Honorable Mention<br />
Dena Kopfmann 2008 Second Team<br />
Maria Wieneke 2008 Honorable Mention<br />
Ashley Kley 2009 Second Team<br />
Carina Fesenmaier 2009 Honorable Mention<br />
Ashley Kley 2010 Honorable Mention<br />
Brooke Warne 2010 Honorable Mention<br />
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CAMPUS<br />
Enrollment: 750<br />
Tuition and Fees: $20,810 annually<br />
Room and Board: $6,300 annually<br />
Fast Facts<br />
A T A G L A N C E<br />
TIGERS<br />
DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY<br />
1200 W. University Ave., Mitchell, SD 57301 • 1-800-333-8506<br />
admissions@dwu.edu • www.dwu.edu<br />
• <strong>DWU</strong> is a private liberal arts university. It was founded in 1885.<br />
• The financial aid priority deadline is April 1.<br />
• The majority of our students come from the Midwest, but we also have students<br />
from across the nation and around the world. <strong>DWU</strong> is one of the most diverse<br />
campuses in South Dakota.<br />
• A higher connection – <strong>DWU</strong> is proudly affiliated with the Dakotas Conference of<br />
the United Methodist Church. Members of any and all faiths are welcome and<br />
encouraged to experience an education based on learning, leadership, faith and<br />
service.<br />
<strong>Athletics</strong><br />
National Association of Intercollegiate<br />
<strong>Athletics</strong> (NAIA), Great Plains Athletic<br />
Conference (GPAC)<br />
Sports: baseball, basketball, cross country,<br />
football, golf, soccer, softball, track and field,<br />
volleyball, wrestling<br />
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Get connected! You’ll find that <strong>DWU</strong>’s website at www.dwu.edu is quick and<br />
easy. You can cruise <strong>DWU</strong>’s catalog link to research a major or apply online.<br />
learnSTRONG <strong>DWU</strong> offers the resources,<br />
direction and ethical foundation to transform your unique strengths into personal and<br />
professional success.<br />
Mitchell<br />
a great college town<br />
www.cityofmitchell.org<br />
Mitchell, S.D., offers a unique college atmosphere to students<br />
who attend Dakota Wesleyan University. The continually growing<br />
city of roughly 15,000 people packages the feel of a close-knit<br />
community into a city with endless resources for shopping,<br />
entertainment and recreation.<br />
Expanding commercial districts on the north and south ends of<br />
town combine with Mitchell’s historic Main Street to provide ample<br />
opportunities for shopping, dining, hotels and night life, as well as<br />
job opportunities that value students’ talents and abilities. Sioux<br />
Falls, just a 60-minute drive east on I-90, offers even more big-city<br />
amenities to students and their families.<br />
The city has both a state-of-the-art movie theatre and a drivein<br />
open during the warm-weather months, along with endless<br />
opportunities for outdoor recreation. Mitchell is home to two 18-<br />
hole golf courses, indoor and outdoor swimming pool facilities,<br />
tennis courts, athletic fields, a hockey arena and numerous<br />
recreation and fitness centers. Lake Mitchell provides boating,<br />
swimming, fishing and camping opportunities, and the<br />
surrounding area is well-known for its world-class pheasant<br />
hunting.<br />
Mitchell is known for the World’s Only Corn Palace, but this<br />
South Dakota community has plenty to offer its college students.<br />
Mitchell is a safe, comfortable community that feels like home.<br />
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