2014 Simpson Volleyball Team Guide

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TH E STOR M 1 SARA HOPPENWORTH S | 5-7 | JR TRIPOLI, IA | TRIPOLI HS

11 MacKENZIE McGRAW MH | 5-10 | JR OSKALOOSA, IA | OSKALOOSA HS 1-year letterwinner

3 REBEKAH KIMZEY

12 ERIN THOMPSON

S | 5-5 | SR MOUNT PLEASANT, IA | MOUNT PLEASANT HS

OH | 5-8 | SO FAIRFIELD, IA | FAIRFIELD HS

1-year letterwinner, 2013 Academic all-IIAC

1-year letterwinner

4 ELISA WILDY OH | 5-8 | FR OMAHA, NE | MILLARD NORTH

5 KATIE KIEFFER S | 5-9 | JR DUBUQUE, IA | DUBUQUE SENIOR HS 2-year letterwinner, 2012 Honorable Mention all-IIAC

13 TABITHA BLASER OH | 5-9 | JR FOREST CITY, IA | FOREST CITY HS 2-year letterwinner, 2012-13 Honorable Mention all-IIAC

14 OLIVIA SULENTIC OH | 5-10 | JR TRURO, IA | INTERSTATE 35 HS

6 KIRA KLEPEL

15 TOREY BUENGER

DS | 5-5 | SR MANTORVILLE, MN | KASSON-MANTORVILLE HS

MH | 5-11 | SO CHARLES CITY, IA | CHARLES CITY HS

2-year letterwinner, 2012-13 Academic all-IIAC

1-year letterwinner

8 KAYLA ARONOW

16 DARYL BATT

DS | 5-5 | FR ANKENY, IA | CENTENNIAL HS

OH | 5-9 | FR HOTCHKISS, CO | HOTCHKISS HS

9 JACQUELINE LUTH

17 MORGAN McLAUGHLIN

OH/MH | 5-11 | FR SAVAGE, MN | PRIOR LAKE HS

DS | 5-4 | FR URBANDALE, IA | WAUKEE HS

10 ALICIA ESCHER OH | 5-9 | SO WINFIELD, IA | WINFIELD-MOUNT UNION HS 1-year letterwinner

18 NIKI DEAN MH | 6-1 | FR ROBINS, IA | CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY HS

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TH E STOR M 20 KAITLIN GONDER

LANA SMITH

MH | 6-0 | JR NORWALK, IA | NORWALK HS

HEAD COACH | 16TH SEASON 281-232 record at Simpson

21 KELSEY BEYER

TONY SUNGA

MH | 5-11 | SO SULLY, IA | LYNVILLE-SULLY HS

ASSISTANT COACH | 2ND SEASON

22 SAMANTHA MILLER

ADRIENNE STREGE

DS | 5-11 | SO WAUKON, IA | WAUKON HS

ASSISTANT COACH | 1ST SEASON

26 EMILY GRISMORE

BARB OVERTON

S | 5-5 | FR CHARITON, IA | CHARITON HS

ASSISTANT COACH | 16TH SEASON

27 BRIANNE POTTS DS | 5-4 | FR MOUNT PLEASANT, IA | MOUNT PLEASANT HS

31 NOREEN MORROW MH | 6-2 | FR LAKE PARK, IA | HARRIS-LAKE PARK HS

32 MAKELTI WHITE S | 5-3 | FR RED OAK, IA | RED OAK

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A WA R DS & R E C OR DS NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

7

1990-91, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008-09

IOWA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 8

1987, 1989-92, 1994, 2006, 2009

AVCA ALL-AMERICANS

1990 1991

1992 1994 1997 2003 2006 2008 2009

Rosie Michels.. .............................2nd team Megan Amelse..............................1st team Rosie Michels.. .............................2nd team Rosie Michels.. ..............................1st team Kris Michels. . ................................1st team Amy Trowbridge. . .........................2nd team Shannon Stewart......................... 3rd team Tiffany Everding . . .........................2nd team Tara Christensen............honorable mention Tara Christensen............honorable mention

AVCA ALL-CENTRAL REGION

1991 1992 1993 1994

1997

1998 2000 2001 2003 2006

2008 2009

Megan Amelse Rosie Michels Kris Michels Terra Davids Kris Michels Allison McGraw Amy Trowbridge Allison McGraw Jessica Nauman Casey Spree Shannon Stewart Tiffany Everding Jessica Martin (honorable mention) Tara Christensen Tara Christensen

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN

(selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America) 1991 Melissa Mellecker........................2nd team

IOWA CONFERENCE MVPs

Lisa Kuiper ................................................... 1987-88 Rosie Michels.................................................. 1991-92 Kris Michels ................................................... 1993-94 Shannon Stewart. . ................................................ 2003 Tiffany Everding................................................... 2006

NCAA POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARS

Melissa Mellecker. . ............................................... 1992 Tiffany Everding................................................... 2006

IOWA CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR

Shelley O’Meara............................. 1985, 87, 91, 94, 98 Lana Smith ........................................................ 2001

NCAA CENTRAL REGION COACH OF THE YEAR

Shelley O’Meara................................................... 1987

ALL-IOWA CONFERENCE

1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

1987

Brenda Malone............................2nd team Caroline Christensen....................2nd team Carol Roling.. ...............................2nd team Carolyn Flugum.. ..........................2nd team Lisa Kuiper...................................1st team Sherri Bergman.. ..........................2nd team Sherri Bergman.. ...........................1st team Lisa Kuiper...................................1st team

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995 1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Lisa Kuiper...................................1st team Sharon Richard.............................1st team Sherri Bergman.. ..........................2nd team Audrey Everson.............................1st team Rosie Michels.. ..............................1st team Megan Amelse.............................2nd team Megan Amelse..............................1st team Audrey Everson.............................1st team Rosie Michels.. .............................2nd team Megan Amelse..............................1st team Rosie Michels.. ..............................1st team Melissa Mellecker........................2nd team Kris Michels. . ................................1st team Rosie Michels.. ..............................1st team Nikki Pena. . .................................2nd team Kris Michels. . ................................1st team Nikki Peña. . ..................................1st team Kris Michels. . ................................1st team Terra Davids................................2nd team Heidi Workman............................2nd team Terra Davids . . ...............................1st team Emily Halgren. . .............................1st team Terra Davids................................2nd team Amy Trowbridge. . .........................2nd team Terra Davids.................................1st team Allison McGraw. . ...........................1st team Amy Trowbridge. . ..........................1st team Allison McGraw. . ...........................1st team Amy Trowbridge. . ..........................1st team Jill Overturf. . ...............................2nd team Jessica Nauman............................1st team Virginia Fox.................................2nd team Jill Overturf. . ...............................2nd team Jessica Nauman............................1st team Casey Spree..................................1st team Amy Anderson.............................2nd team Jessica Nauman............................1st team Casey Spree..................................1st team Jessica Nauman............................1st team Annika Gustafson. . .......................2nd team Shannon Stewart.........................2nd team Rachael Spree. . .............................1st team Shannon Stewart..........................1st team Shannon Stewart..........................1st team Kelsey Hagerty............................2nd team Jessica Martin.. .............................1st team Tiffany Everding . . .........................2nd team Tiffany Everding . . ..........................1st team Jessica Martin.. .............................1st team Tara Christensen..........................2nd team Tara Christensen...........................1st team Amy Schuster.. .............................2nd team Amanda Norelius...........honorable mention Tara Christensen...........................1st team Brittany Friesth.. ..........................2nd team Whitney Oviatt............................2nd team Amy Schuster.. .............................2nd team Tara Christensen...........................1st team Lara Gillespie.. ..............................1st team Brittany Friesth.. ..........................2nd team Whitney Oviatt............................2nd team Amy Schuster.. ...............honorable mention Megan Dunlavy. . ...........................1st team Monica Driscoll............................2nd team Amy Schuster.. .............................2nd team Megan Dunlavy. . ..........................2nd team Steph Keller.. .................honorable mention Tabitha Blaser.. ..............honorable mention Katie Kieffer..................honorable mention Tabitha Blaser.. ..............honorable mention

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Kills Match 38........Kris Michels vs. St. Thomas, 1994 Season 1,148......................... Kris Michels, 1993 Career 2,420.................... Kris Michels, 1991-94 Attempts Match 81.... 2x, recent: Jessica Nauman vs. Coe, 2000 Season 2,342......................... Kris Michels, 1993 Career 4,988.................... Kris Michels, 1991-94 Hitting Percentage Match .909. . ...... Kelsey Hagerty vs. Augustana, 2004 Season .408. . ......................... Kris Michels, 1994 Career .342. . .................... Kris Michels, 1991-94 Assists Match 73...............Amy Anderson vs. Coe, 2000 Season 2,356........................... Nikki Pena, 1993 Career 5,554............. Tara Christensen, 2006-09 Service Aces Match 9.............Megan Dunlavy vs. Loras, 2008 Season 132. . ............................ Nikki Pena, 1993 Career 262. . ....................... Nikki Pena, 1990-93 Blocks Match 24......... Allison McGraw vs. Luther, 1995 Season 160. . ......................Kelsey Hagerty, 2003 Career 752. . ................ Allison McGraw, 1995-98 Digs Match 47........ Casey Spree vs. Fontbonne, 2001 Season 753. . .......................... Casey Spree, 2001 Career 2,296...............Brittany Friesth, 2006-09

TEAM RECORDS

Wins Season 41................................................ 1987 Percentage .892. . .................................. 1991 (29-6) Consecutive 13................................................ 1987 Kills Match 87..............vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 2003 Season 2,972............................................ 1993 Attempts Match 245. . .............vs. UW-Stevens Point, 2000 Season 7,346............................................ 1993 Hitting Percentage Match .561. . .................... vs. Buena Vista, 1999 Season .256. . ............................................ 1994 Assists Match 80............. vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 2003 Season 2,356............................................ 1993 Service Aces Match 21...................vs. Culver Stockton, 2002 Season 552. . ............................................. 1993 Digs Match 156. . ................................vs. Pace, 1998 Season 3,378............................................ 1993 Blocks Match 50.0. . ....................... vs. Graceland, 1995 Season 152.5............................................ 2011