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2019 schedule
Day Date Opponent Illinois College Invitational Friday Aug. 30 vs. Rockford Saturday Aug. 31 at Illinois College Saturday Aug. 31 vs. Trine Pacific University Tournament Saturday Sep. 7 vs. Pacific (Ore.) Saturday Sep. 7 vs. Wells Sunday Sep. 8 vs. Wells Sunday Sep. 8 vs. Pacific (Ore.) Thursday Sep. 12 at Grinnell Wednesday Sep. 18 at Central (Iowa)* Central / Grinnell Invitational Friday Sep. 20 vs. Concordia Chicago Friday Sep. 20 vs. Alverno Saturday Sep. 21 vs. Wis.-River Falls Tuesday Sep. 24 Luther* Friday Sep. 27 Principia Saturday Sep. 28 Saint Benedict Saturday Sep . 28 Wis.-River Falls Tuesday Oct. 1 Buena Vista* Saturday Oct. 5 vs. Alma Saturday Oct. 5 at Millikin Tuesday Oct. 8 Wartburg* Friday Oct. 11 Coe* Friday Oct. 25 at Loras* Saturday Oct. 26 at Dubuque* Wednesday Oct. 30 at Neb. Wesleyan* Wisconsin Lutheran Warrior Invite Friday Nov. 1 at Wis. Lutheran Saturday Nov. 2 vs. Concordia Wisconsin Saturday Nov. 2 vs. Maranatha Baptist Tuesday Nov. 5 A-R-C Tournament First Round Thursday Nov. 7 A-R-C Tournament Semifinals Saturday Nov. 9 A-R-C Tournament Championship
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Jacksonville, Ill. Jacksonville, Ill. Jacksonville, Ill. Kailua, Hawaii Kailua, Hawaii Kailua, Hawaii Kailua, Hawaii Grinnell, Iowa Pella, Iowa Grinnell, Iowa Grinnell, Iowa Grinnell, Iowa Cowles Fieldhouse Cowles Fieldhouse Cowles Fieldhouse Cowles Fieldhouse Cowles Fieldhouse Decatur, Ill. Decatur, Ill. Cowles Fieldhouse Cowles Fieldhouse Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque, Iowa Lincoln, Nebraska
6 p.m. 10 a.m. 12 p.m. 9 a.m. HST 11:30 a.m. HST 11:30 a.m. HST 2 p.m. HST 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 11 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 11 a.m. 3 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee, Wis. Milwaukee, Wis. Milwaukee, Wis. Campus Sites Campus Sites Campus Sites
7 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
* American Rivers Conference Match
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numerical roster No. Name 1/51 Ariana Martinez 2 Blair Glendenning 4 Aspen Melanson 6 Taylor Sudmann 7 Madison Fleer 8 Alyssa Mathews 9 Lexie Parks 10 Hannah Lester 11 Maraya Haynes 12 Megan LeMay 17 Allyson Rose 18 Kamryn Juni 21 Niya Harris 23 Andrea Babcock 26 Marissa Salber 34 Emmalyn Pratt 36 Madison Fleer 35 Kenedy Grant
Pos. DS DS DS OH MH/OH S RH/OH MH S/DS MH/OH OH/MH MH/OH OH/MH OH S DS MH/OH DS
Ht. 5-2 5-6 5-5 5-7 6-0 5-7 5-11 6-0 5-5 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-6 5-10 5-4 6-0 5-6
Cl. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. So.
Hometown/High School Canyon Lake, Texas/Smithson Valley Mt. Ayr, Iowa/Mt. Ayr Colorado Springs, Colo./Widefield Treynor, Iowa/Treynor Aurora, Colo./Grandview Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center Allen, Texas/Lovejoy Indianola, Iowa/Indianola Longmont, Colo./Niwot Oakdale, Minn./Tartan Onawa, Iowa/West Monona Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs Des Moines, Iowa/East Omaha, Neb./Millard North Kearney, Mo./Kearney Aurora, Colo./Grandview Savannah, Mo./Savannah
Head Coach: Lana Smith (21st season) Assistant Coaches: Tony Sunga, Jessica Hazelton, Barb Overton
BREAKDOWN BY CLASS
Seniors (3): Hannah Lester, Alyssa Mathews, Taylor Sudmann Juniors (6): Madison Fleer, Blair Glendenning, Kamryn Juni, Ariana Martinez, Emmalyn Pratt, Allyson Rose Sophomores (5): Andrew Babcock, Kenedy Grant, Maraya Haynes, Megan LeMay, Lexie Parks Freshmen (3): Niya Harris, Aspen Melanson, Marissa Salber
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BREAKDOWN BY STATE
Iowa (7): Andrea Babcock, Blair Glendenning, Kamryn Juni, Hannah Lester, Alyssa Mathews, Allyson Rose, Taylor Sudmann Colorado (3): Madison Fleer, Maraya Haynes, Aspen Melanson Missouri (3): Kenedy Grant, Niya Harris, Emmalyn Pratt Texas (2): Ariana Martinez, Lexie Parks Minnesota (1): Megan LeMay Nebraska (1): Marissa Salber
head coach lana smith
THE SMITH FILE PERSONAL INFORMATION Hometown: Indianola, Iowa Spouse: Paul Smith Children: Jay and Kaylee
COACHING EXPERIENCE 1999-present: Simpson College Head Coach 2012-14: Central Iowa Select Head Coach 2012 and 2014 National Champions 1998: Simpson College Assistant Coach 1990-1998: Indianola High School Head Coach
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1983-86: University of Iowa
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, 1987 B.S., EDUCATION
SMITH AT SIMPSON • Has amassed a record of 335-324 in 20 seasons as head coach • Enters the 2019 season as the winningest volleyball coach in school history • Led Simpson to IIAC regular season and tournament championships in 2006 and 2009 • Guided the Storm to three NCAA Tournament appearances in 2006, 2008 and 2009 • Named IIAC Coach of the Year in 2001 • Coached two league MVPs in Shannon Stewart (2003) and Tiffany Everding (2006) • Has also coached four All-Americans, seven all-region performers and 18 first team all-conference honorees TOP SEASONS • 2009: Guided the Storm to a 21-14 record and the program’s seventh conference title ... Simpson went 7-1 in the IIAC and won the conference tournament before falling in the first round of the NCAAs. • 2008: Simpson went 20-15 overall and 7-1 in the IIAC, but settled for second in the league standings ... earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the program’s second appearance in three seasons • 2006: Simpson went 27-11 while winning the first conference title under Smith with a record of 6-2 in the league ... the Storm won the IIAC Tournament and swept Maryville (Tenn.) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Rhodes in five sets • 2001: Though just two games above .500 at 18-16 overall, the Storm went 9-1 in the IIAC to finish second in the league standings ... highlight of the season came in a four-set win over Central, snapping the Dutch’s 56-match winning streak in conference play BEFORE SIMPSON • Spent nine seasons as the head coach at Indianola High School • Led the Indians to a record of 243-89, winning five conference titles and making four state tournament appearances PLAYING CAREER • Four-year letterwinner at the University of Iowa from 1983-86 • Still Ranks among the top-20 in career blocks, service aces and kills
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1/51 ARIANNA MARTINEZ DS • 5-2 • Jr. Canyon Lake, Texas
2 BLAIR GLENDENNING DS • 5-6 • Jr. Mt. Ayr, Iowa
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ALYSSA MATHEWS S • 5-7 • Sr. Grundy Center, Iowa
LEXIE PARKS RH/OH • 5-11 • So. Allen, Texas
17 ALLYSON ROSE OH/MH • 6-0 • Jr. Onawa, Iowa
34 EMMALYN PRATT DS • 5-4 • Jr. Kearney, Mo.
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4 ASPEN MELANSON DS • 5-5 • Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo.
10 HANNAH LESTER MH • 6-0 • Sr. Indianola, Iowa
18 KAMRYN JUNI MH/OH • 5-11 • Jr. Grinnell, Iowa
21 NIYA HARRIS OH/MH • 5-9 • Fr. Blue Springs, Mo.
35 KENEDY GRANT DS • 5-6 • So. Cosby, Mo.
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6 TAYLOR SUDMANN OH • 5-7 • Sr. Treynor, Iowa
11 MARAYA HAYNES S/DS • 5-5 • So. Longmont, Colo.
23 ANDREA BABCOCK OH • 5-6 • So. Des Moines, Iowa
7 MADISON FLEER MH/OH • 6-0 • Jr. Aurora, Colo.
12 MEGAN LeMAY MH/OH • 5-10 • So. Oakdale, Minn.
26 MARISSA SALBER S • 5-10 • Fr. Omaha, Neb.
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LANA SMITH Head Coach 21st Season
TONY SUNGA Assistant Coach Seventh Season
BARB OVERTON Assistant Coach 20th Season
JESSICA HAZELTON Assistant Coach Second Season
ARIANNA MARTINEZ
A LY S S A M AT H E W S
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honor roll CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2009 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2006, 2009 NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2009 AVCA ALL-AMERCANS 1990............... Rosie Michels (2nd team) 1991...............Megan Amelse (1st team) ....................... Rosie Michels (2nd team) 1992.................Rosie Michels (1st team) 1994....................Kris Michels (1st team) 1997........... Amy Trowbridge (2nd team) 2003...........Shannon Stewart (3rd team) 2006............Tiffany Everding (2nd team) 2008.....Tara Christensen (hon. mention) 2009.....Tara Christensen (hon. mention) CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR 1985..............................Shelley O’Meara 1987..............................Shelley O’Meara 1991..............................Shelley O’Meara 1994..............................Shelley O’Meara 1998..............................Shelley O’Meara 2001...................................... Lana Smith CONFERENCE MVP 1987.......................................Lisa Kuiper 1988.......................................Lisa Kuiper 1991..................................Rosie Michels 1992..................................Rosie Michels 1993.....................................Kris Michels 1994.....................................Kris Michels 2003.............................Shannon Stewart 2006...............................Tiffany Everding FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1986.......................................Lisa Kuiper 1987...............................Sherri Bergman ...............................................Lisa Kuiper 1988.......................................Lisa Kuiper ........................................Sharon Richard 1989............................... Audrey Everson ..........................................Rosie Michels 1990................................Megan Amelse ....................................... Audrey Everson
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..........................................Rosie Michels 1991................................Megan Amelse ..........................................Rosie Michels 1992.....................................Kris Michels ..........................................Rosie Michels 1993.....................................Kris Michels ...............................................Nikki Peña 1994.....................................Kris Michels 1995.....................................Terra Davids 1996................................. Emily Halgren 1997.....................................Terra Davids ....................................... Allison McGraw ...................................... Amy Trowbridge 1998............................... Allison McGraw ...................................... Amy Trowbridge 1999.............................. Jessica Nauman 2000.............................. Jessica Nauman .............................................Casey Spree 2001.............................. Jessica Nauman .............................................Casey Spree 2002.............................. Jessica Nauman 2003................................. Rachael Spree .....................................Shannon Stewart 2004.............................Shannon Stewart 2005................................. Jessica Martin 2006...............................Tiffany Everding ......................................... Jessica Martin 2007..............................Tara Christensen 2008..............................Tara Christensen 2009..............................Tara Christensen .......................................... Lara Gillespie 2010...............................Megan Dunlavy 2017.................................Hannah Lester SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE 1982............................... Brenda Malone 1983.......................Caroline Christensen 1984.................................... Carol Roling 1985.............................. Carolyn Flugum 1986...............................Sherri Bergman 1988...............................Sherri Bergman 1989................................Megan Amelse 1990..................................Rosie Michels 1991........................... Melissa Mellecker 1992.......................................Nikki Pena 1994.....................................Terra Davids .......................................Heidi Workman 1996.....................................Terra Davids ...................................... Amy Trowbridge 1998..................................... Jill Overturf 1999..................................... Virginia Fox ............................................. Jill Overturf
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2000.................................Amy Anderson 2002............................Annika Gustafson .....................................Shannon Stewart 2004................................ Kelsey Hagerty 2005...............................Tiffany Everding 2006..............................Tara Christensen 2007.................................. Amy Schuster 2008................................Brittany Friesth ........................................ Whitney Oviatt .......................................... Amy Schuster 2009................................Brittany Friesth ........................................ Whitney Oviatt 2010............................... Monica Driscoll .......................................... Amy Schuster 2011...............................Megan Dunlavy HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE 2007............................ Amanda Norelius 2009.................................. Amy Schuster 2011.....................................Steph Keller 2012..................................Tabitha Blaser .............................................Katie Kieffer 2013..................................Tabitha Blaser 2014..................................Tabitha Blaser 2016...............................Jacqueline Luth 2018.................................Hannah Lester AVCA ALL-CENTRAL REGION 1991................................Megan Amelse 1992..................................Rosie Michels 1993.....................................Kris Michels 1994.....................................Terra Davids .............................................Kris Michels 1997............................... Allison McGraw ...................................... Amy Trowbridge 1998............................... Allison McGraw 2000.............................. Jessica Nauman 2001.....................................Casey Spree 2003.............................Shannon Stewart 2006...............................Tiffany Everding .......Jessica Martin (honorable mention) 2008..............................Tara Christensen 2009..............................Tara Christensen NCAA CENTRAL REGION COACH OF THE YEAR Shelley O’Meara............................. 1987
honor roll ........................................ Erin Thompson 2015............ Tabitha Blaser, Alicia Escher .... Jacqueline Luth, Morgan McLaughlin ................. Brianne Potts, Erin Thompson ...............................................Elisa Wildy 2016............................. Maura Chadwick ....Meredith Cunningham, Hattie Liechty ................... Jacqueline Luth, Elisa Wildy 2017................. Kayla Aronow, Daryl Batt .........Regan Bradshaw, Maura Chadwick ...............Sarah Dodrill, Katrina Hartman .............Madison Hawtrey, Hattie Liechty ..................Jacque Luth, Alyssa Mathews ......................................... Morgan Taylor 2018.......Sarah Dodrill, Katrina Hartman ......... Madison Hawtrey, Alyssa Mathews ...................Emmalyn Pratt, Allyson Rose ....................Abby Rose, Taylor Sudmann ......................................... Morgan Taylor
Two-Time AVCA All-American Tara Christensen
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN (selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America) 1991.........Melissa Mellecker (2nd team) CoSIDA Academic All-District 2005............... Jessica Martin (3rd team) 2006............. Tiffany Everding (1st team) .......................Jessica Martin (2nd team) 2013.................... Kim Rogers (1st team) NCAA POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARS Melissa Mellecker........................... 1992 Tiffany Everding.............................. 2006 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE 1993.....Suzanne Freeman, Amy Pattison .......................................Heidi Workman 1994......... Marcy Brinegar, Amy Pattison ..............Melissa Raskie, Heidi Workman 1995....... Marcy Brinegar, Emily Halgren 1996....... Emily Halgren, Angie Runchey 1998.........Allison McGraw, Lynn Sirianni 1999................................... Lynn Sirianni 2000............................. Lindsay Coffman 2001.... Amy Anderson, Lindsay Coffman 2002........................................Liz Whims 2003............... Rachael Spree, Liz Whims 2004....Tiffany Everding, Stacey Johnson
..................................... Marcie McQuinn 2005.....Tiffany Everding, Kelsey Hagerty ............ Shelley Hagerty, Stacey Johnson ...............Jessica Martin, Marci McQuinn 2006...Tiffany Everding, Jayna Fischbach ......................................... Jessica Martin 2007.........Brittany Friesth, Lara Gillespie 2008........Jacki Aronow, Jayna Fischbach .................Brittany Friesth, Lara Gillespie .......................................... Amy Schuster 2009........... Lara Gillespie, Amy Schuster .......... Carissa Coopman, Brittany Friesth 2010............................ Carissa Coopman .............Monica Driscoll, Jaclyn Wesphal 2011..... Carissa Coopman, Krista Gibson .......................Kim Rogers, Alexa Rohach ............Audrey Schuttler, Kristen Watson 2012...........................McKaylie Croghan .....................Haley Danforth, Kira Klepel .......................Kim Rogers, Alexa Rohach ....... Audrey Schuttler, Katelynn Sjoblom ...................................... Morgan Terpstra 2013........Tabitha Blaser, Haley Danforth ....... Kayleigh Eberline, Rebekah Kimzey .......................... Kira Klepel, Kim Rogers ....... Audrey Schuttler, Katelynn Sjoblom ...................................... Morgan Terpstra 2014............Kelsey Beyer, Tabitha Blaser ................Alicia Escher, Rebekah Kimzey .................. Kira Klepel, Samantha Miller
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the staff ADMINISTRATORS
JAY SIMMONS College President
BOB NUTGRASS Athletic Director
LANA SMITH Assistant AD and SWA Volleyball
DAVE CLEVELAND Assistant AD Track & Field
HEAD COACHES AND SUPPORT STAFF
KENADI BATCHELOR Asst. Strength and Conditioning
BRAD BJORKGREN Men’s Basketball
FAITH BLISS Women’s Tennis
CAL BUSBY Program Director of Athletic Training
TOM CACCIA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving
TYLER CHRISTIANS Men’s Golf
HEATHER HULEN Cheer
RICK ISAACSON Men’s Soccer
MATT JETER Football
REBEKAH KIMZEY Athletic Trainer
CRAIG KONRARDY Strength and Conditioning
BRENT MATTHIAS Softball
HEATH MOENCK Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
ZACH NEWCOMER Athletics Comm. Director
BRIAN NIEMUTH Women’s Basketball
BARB OVERTON Marketing Assistant
DYLAN PETERS Wrestling
LAURA PETERSEN Assistant to the Athletic Director
JEREMY REINERT Women’s Soccer
NATHAN ROLING Baseball
LARRY SHOOP Women’s Golf
LINDSAY TAYLOR Dance
MATT PRICE Men’s Tennis
TARA REHMEIER Logistics/Fundraising Assistant
TAYLOR WITZEL Head Athletic Trainer
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