2012 Volleyball Recruiting Brochure

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VOLLEYBALL COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE

• Successful Coaching Staff • Outstanding Facilities • First-Class Travel • Excellent Home Attendance • Exceptional Strength and Conditioning Program

CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION

• 7 NCAA Championship Appearances • 8 Iowa Conference Championships • 6 Iowa Conference Tournament Championships • 10 AVCA All-Americans • 15 AVCA All-Region Selections • 75 All-Conference Performers • 52 Academic All-Conference Honorees • 8 Iowa Conference MVP’s • 2 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship Winners • 6 Iowa Conference Coach of the Year Honors • 725 All-Time Victories, .581 winning percentage

ATHLETIC FACILITIES

Playing at Simpson gives you access to some of the best athletic facilities in the Iowa Conference and the Midwest.

In 13 years at Simpson, Lana Smith has built one of the top programs in the nation. A perennial contender for the Iowa Conference crown, the Storm are 252-196 since Smith took over for the 1999 season.

New in 2011, Simpson replaced the track and turf inside Bill Buxton Stadium to provide student-athletes the opportunity to compete on the nation’s finest playing surfaces. Installed on the field was a FieldTurf Revolution playing surface, the first of its kind to appear in the Midwest.

The track is a full-pour, 10-millimeter track from Beynon, the same surface found at the University of Iowa.

Simpson’s main indoor facilities, the Carse Fitness Center and the Cowles Center, house a variety of different amenities for training, strength and conditioning and recreation. Simpson’s indoor facilities include a 5,000 square-foot weight room, a competition fieldhouse for basketball and volleyball, racquetball courts, a wrestling room, a 25-meter swimming pool, locker rooms and indoor batting cages.

Other outdoor venues include Dick and Nancy Buxton Memorial Tennis Courts, McBride Baseball Field and the Simpson Softball Complex.

Simpson’s golf teams practice and compete at the Indianola Country Club.

KENT CAMPUS CENTER

In the fall of 2010, Simpson’s board of trustees voted unanimously to construct a new $14 million student center. The Kent Campus Center will house a coffee shop, alternative eating options, space for concerts, banquets, meetings and additional office space for campus departments, including the Center for Vocation and Integrative Learning. Construction is set to begin in Summer 2011 with an expected completion date of Fall 2012.

LANA SMITH HEAD COACH

In the last six seasons, Simpson has won the Iowa Conference championship twice (2006, 2009) and appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times (2006, 2008, 2009). The Storm won at least 20 games from 2005-2009 and are 32-16 against the Iowa Conference since 2006.

Smith earned Iowa Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2001 after the Storm ended Central’s 56-match Iowa Conference winning streak. The 2006 conference title marked the program’s first since 1994.

Prior to taking over at Simpson, Smith won five conference titles and made four trips to the State tournament at Indianola. She played collegiately at Iowa and also serves as Simpson’s assistant athletic director and Senior Women’s Administrator. Lana and her husband Pual, along with their two children, Jay and Kaylee, reside in Indianola.

2012 DATE Aug. 31-Sept. 1 Sept. 7-8 Sept. 12 Sept. 14-15 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Sept. 29 Oct. 3 Oct. 5-6 Oct. 10

OPPONENT/TOURNAMENT TIME St. Mary’s Sugar Loaf Classic (1) TBA UW-Platteville Invitational TBA at Buena Vista* 7:30 p.m.

Simpson Invitational TBA Luther* 7:30 p.m.

Wartburg* 7:30 p.m.

Grinnell Triangular TBA at Central* 7:30 p.m.

Wartburg Knights Classic TBA Loras* 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 12-13 Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 23 Oct. 26-27 Oct. 30-Nov. 3

North Central Invitational (2) TBA William Penn 7:30 p.m.

Coe* 7:30 p.m. at Dubuque* 7:30 p.m.

Augustana Invitational (3) TBA IIAC Tournament (4) TBA

- Home matches in bold * Iowa Conference match (1) Winona, Minn.

(2) Naperville, Ill.

(3) Rock Island, Ill. (4) Held Tues., Thurs., Sat. High seed hosts.

EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMICS

As an athlete at Simpson, you’ll have the opportunity to excel both on the field and in the classroom. Simpson’s quality liberal arts program offers apporximately 75 undergraduate majors and minors.

Want to learn more about the Simpson Experience? Check us out online at http://experience.simpson.edu and discover what it means to be a Simpson student. To schedule a personalized campus visit, contact the Office of Admissions at 800-362-2454, email admiss@simpson.edu or schedule online at www.simpson.edu/admissions.

STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT Strength & Conditioning Simpson’s strength and conditioning program will be an important element in your athletic experience at the college. Simpson’s certified strength and conditioning staff will work with you to build a fitness plan that can reduce the risk of injury and improve your athletic performance.

Athletic Training The athletic training staff at Simpson realizes that in order to have a successful season, the top priority for parents and coaches is the athlete’s health. The four certified athletic trainers on staff and their 30 students provide quality healthcare to over 500 athletes. To help keep costs down, they evaluate, treat, and rehabilitate all athletes on campus. In addition, two team physicians routinely visit the training room to evaluate athletes and determine the need for further testing and care.

BUILDING LEADERSHIP SKILLS NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Simpson is one of only two Division III schools in Iowa to participate in the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills program.

Some of the highlights of Simpson’s program include: • Academic assistance through study tables for first-year students and tutors for individual subjects • Leadership, character and professional development through seminars and guest speakers • Community service opportunities with the Special Olympics and other agencies that provide programming for students with special needs • Mentoring program that provides support for first-year students by pairing them with an upper-class student SAAC The Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) is one way for you to get involved in athletics beyond your sports team. As a SAAC member, you’ll be a part of a leadership group that provides a voice for studentathletes at the college and within the NCAA. SAAC members are focused on fostering positive images of athletes and often plan activities on campus. In the past, athletes on the committee have planned Spirit Day, National Student-Athlete Day and community service events.

To learn more about the eligibility requirements for becoming an NCAA Division III student-athlete, visit: www.simpsonathletics.com/information/compliance/index