7th Annual NMMI Classic - New Mexico Military Institute

Jose Barron
NMMI Athletic Director
“Welcome to the seventh annual NMMI Classic
Volleyball Tournament! Organized athletic competition plays a key role here at NMMI, helping
to develop the physical abilities of our junior college student-athletes, who train long and hard to
become faster, stronger, jump higher. But in
addition to the physical realm, there is no better
way to help build character and help make people successful than through competition in sports.”
About AD Barron
(reprinted in part from an article by Austin McNabb in the Roswell Daily Record)
After being the Director of Athletic Training and the Assistant Athletic
Director for 11 years, Jose Barron is taking over as the Athletic Director
for the New Mexico Military Institute.
Barron said the situation he’s walking into is the best it could be. “In recent years, we’ve had a lot of successful athletic programs. My job is to
make sure that we get our teams what they need to stay successful and
get to that next level.”
Among those teams Barron mentioned were the women’s volleyball team
being 10th in the nation last year and the college football team winning
the El Toro Bowl. NMMI has also had other recent successes. Last year
at the collegiate level, the men’s tennis team finished 16th at the NJCAA
National Championships. On the high school side, almost every team
qualified for post-season play, including the boys’ tennis team that won
the NMAA Class A-AAA state title.
New Mexico Military Institute
Cadet Honor Code
“A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate
those who do.” Every cadet is obligated to
support and enforce the honor system of
which this code is the lynchpin.
The honor code is the minimum standard
for cadet behavior. The Corps of Cadets
maintains the guardianship of the honor
code and preservation of the ideals it represents. When you live by the code, your
word is your bond, you only seek credit for
what you have done, you respect others
and their property (physical or
intellectual), and you demand the same
standard of behavior from your brother and
sister cadets.
The Honor Code, above all other aspects
of cadet life, bonds all cadets, past, present, and future, to each other in a brother
and sisterhood of trust.
Barron said working in the athletic department for over a decade has allowed him to be able to take on this position. “I’ve seen the department
through some very high points and some not so high. I know what has
worked and I know what definitely hasn’t worked, and I know why. I have
what you call an institutional perspective.”
Before being hired by NMMI, the El Paso, TX native started his career at
New Mexico State University and obtained his undergraduate degree.
After college, Barron was hired by the Houston Astros, and served as an
athletic trainer for four years. He made the move to Roswell at the end of
the 1997 season, taking a job with Sprint Sports Rehabilitation, where he
worked for six years. He earned his Master’s Degree in Sports Administration from New Mexico Highlands University in 2010.
2014 NMMI Classic Volleyball Tournament
Hello and welcome to the seventh annual
NMMI Classic Volleyball Tournament!
Seven teams are competing in this year’s tournament:
Air Force Prep
Pima Community College
Hutchinson Community College
South Mountain Community College
New Mexico Military Institute
Yavapai College
Odessa College
Tournament Schedule
Friday, August 22nd:
Cahoon Armory Gymnasium
Godfrey Athletic Center
10:00 am
Yavapai vs. Pima
10:00 am
12:00 pm
NMMI vs. South Mtn.
12:00 pm
2:00 pm
Pima vs. Air Force Prep
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
Odessa vs. South Mtn.
4:00 pm
6:00 pm
NMMI vs. Hutchinson
6:00 pm
Odessa vs. Hutchinson
Yavapai vs. Air Force Prep
Saturday, August 24th:
Cahoon Armory Gymnasium
Godfrey Athletic Center
8:00 am
Air Force Prep vs. South Mtn.
9:00 am
Hutchinson vs. Yavapai
10:00 am
Odessa vs. Pima
12:00 pm
South Mtn. vs. Hutchinson
12:00 pm
NMMI vs. Air Force Prep
2:00 pm
Odessa vs. Yavapai
2:00 pm
NMMI vs. Pima
Tournament History
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2013 - Five teams tied with 3-1 records: Eastern Arizona College, Hutchinson CC, Phoenix College,
Pima Community College, and Yavapai College.
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2012 - Yavapai and NMMI tied for first with perfect 4-0 records.
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2011- Eastern Arizona College with a perfect 4-0 record.
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2010 - New Mexico Military Institute with an overall record of 3-1. Eastern Arizona College also
had a 3-1 overall record, but their loss was to NMMI in three games (25-20, 25-23, 25-19).
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2009 - New Mexico Military Institute over Casper College in four: 25-20, 26-28, 25-17, 25-23.
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2008 - Frank Phillips College over Eastern Arizona College in three: 25-13, 25-15, 25-20.
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United States Air Force
Academy Prep.
Location:
Colorado Springs, CO
Founded: 1961
Enrollment: 223
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Blue and Grey
Player Name
Yr.
Ht.
Pos.
Hometown
1
Venessa Itugbu
5’9
Col. Springs, CO
2
Sarah Hellman
5’6
Denver, CO
3
Kylee Miller
5’5
San Antonio, TX
4
Jazmyne Thompson
6’0
Orlando, FL
5
Elisa Nelson
5’3
San Antonio, TX
6
Chanler May
5’2
Mont Belvieu, TX
7
Brianna Martinez
5’3
Tucson, AZ
8
Alonjahnae Brooks
5'10
Moreno Valley, CA
9
De’Ahnera Manyfield
5’11
Jackson, MS
10
Abigail Miksch
6’3
Austin, TX
12
Abigail Costea
5’4
Houston, TX
13
Quin’Shay Perkins
5’4
New Albany, MS
Head Coach: Nicki Marino
Assistant Coaches: Dr. Kevin Kuhn, Wayne Lo, Heather Shepard, Alan Willoughby
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Hutchinson
Community College
Location: Hutchinson, KS
Founded: 1928
Enrollment: 5774
Nickname: Blue Dragons
Colors: Blue & Red
Player Name
Yr.
Ht.
Pos.
Hometown
1
Jai Chapman
Fr
5’8
OH
2
Rachel Griffitt
So
5’5
L
3
Skye Calvert
Fr
6’1
OH
Moura, Australia
4
Lauren Darby
So
5’9
OH
Olathe, KS
5
Bailey Nickel
Fr
5’9
OH
Scott City, KS
7
Aubrey Wilson
Fr
5’11
S/RS
Bennington, KS
9
Petric Silic
Fr
6’3
MH
Zagreb, Croatia
10
Tarynn Stueder
Fr
5’7
S
Great Bend, KS
11
Morgan Little
Fr
5’5
S/DS
Las Vegas, NV
12
Lexi Turner
Fr
6’5
RS
Kaysville, UT
13
Nicole Kinser
So
6’2
MH
Hugoton, KS
14
Maddi Cumpston
Fr
5’8
L
Maize, KS
15
McKenzie Steele
Fr
5’7
L
Pomona, KS
16
Anna Proffitt
So
6’1
MH
Sterling, KS
Rebecca Washabaugh
Fr
MGR
Liberal, KS
Wamego, KS
Garden Plain, KS
Head Coach: Patrick Hall
Assistant Coach: Kaylie Clark
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New Mexico Military Institute
Location: Roswell, NM
Founded: 1891
Enrollment: 500
Nickname: Broncos
Colors: Scarlet and Black
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Player Name
Yr.
Ht.
Pos.
1
Lexaris De Jesus
Fr
OH/RS
5'8
Arroyo, PR
2
Gabriella Enriquez
Fr
S
5'6
El Paso, TX
3
Sheanna Torio
So
DS
5'7
Dallas, TX
4
Hannah Manemann
So
OH/RS
5'11
Roswell, NM
5
Mere Serea
So
M
6'3
Suva, Fiji
6
Dana Stepankova
Fr
OH
5'8
Jihlava, Czech Rep.
7
Autumn Quinn
Fr
OH/M
5'9
Royse City, TX
8
Ashley Landreth
So
M
5'10
Fort Sumner, NM
9
MalShoniq Weston
Fr
M/RS
5'9
El Paso, TX
10
Ashlei Swaim
So
S/RS
5'8
Dumas, TX
11
Dania Orozco
Fr
L
5'2
El Paso, TX
12
Elizabeth Muliaga
Fr
M/OH
6'0
Ili'ili, AS
16
Titiula Manuma
Fr
OH/L
5'6
Nuuuli, AS
Head Coach: Shelby Forchtner
Assistant Coach: Pamela Grano
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Odessa College
Location: Odessa, TX
Founded: 1946
Enrollment: 2642
Nickname: Wranglers
Colors: Blue and Black
Player Name
Yr.
Ht.
Pos.
Hometown
1 Tara Henderson
Fr
5’4
DS/S
Holliday, TX
2 Priscilla Viray-Edwards
Fr
5’5
L/DS
Grand Prairie, TX
3 Emily Romero-Ellington
So
5’11
MB/RS
San Antonio, TX
4 Takierra Boughton
So
5’11
RS
5 Pamela Fa’alata
Fr
5’7
S
6 Lidija Mamic
Fr
6’2
MB
Split, Croatia
7 Alexis Aguirre
Fr
5’7
S
Artesia, NM
8 Kya Standford
So
5’11
MB
Grand Prairie, TX
9 Ni’yesha Brown
Fr
6’0
OH
Newark, CA
10 Milena Janjusevic
So
6’0
OH/RS
Belgrade, Serbia
11 Leilani Smith
So
5’11
RS/MB
Hilo, HI
12 Xuntong Zhang
Fr
6’1
OH/RS
Shanghai, China
13 Miranda Escobar
Fr
5’6
DS/S
14 Ashlyn Broussard
So
5’10
DS/OH
Arlington, TX
Long Beach, CA
Seguin, TX
Rockwall, TX
Head Coach: Alana Rowland
Assistant Coaches: Kristi Gray & Luan Hilario
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Yr.
Ht.
Pos.
Hometown
1
Angel Chavez
Fr
5'6
L
2
Jamie Holliday
Fr
5'4
L/OH
Tucson, AZ
3
Andrea Burnett
So
5'10
M
Tucson, AZ
5
Liz Mata
So
5'7
S
Tucson, AZ
6
Nykole Adun
So
5'7
OH/OPP
Tucson, AZ
7
Kaysee Pilgrim
So
6'0'
M/OH
Phoenix, AZ
8
Miranda Bingham
Fr
5'7
S
Safford, AZ
Location: Tucson, AZ
9
Brooklyn Scarborough
Fr
5'10
OH
Founded: 1966
10
Whitney Nesbitt
Fr
5'10
M
Tucson, AZ
11
Alexis Ammerman
So
6'0
OH/OPP
Tucson, AZ
13
Arisa Chavez
Fr
5'10
OH/OPP
Farifax, VA
14
Mariah Rodriguez
Fr
6'4
M/OPP
Tucson, AZ
Pima Community College
Enrollment: 62,107
Nickname: Aztecs
Colors: Black, Navy & Silver
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Player Name
Clarkdale, AZ
Thatcher, AZ
Head Coach: Dan Bithell
Assistant Coach: Ashley Hamilton
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Player Name
Yr.
Ht.
Pos.
High School
2
Sara Westerman
So
5’9
OH
Sandra Day O’Connor
3
Katerina Diaz
So
5’1
libero
4
Rachael McCue
So
5’9
OH
5
Danielle Granado
Fr
5’9 OPP/OH Marcos de Niza
6
Delaney Scanlan
So
5’7
S
7
Jessica Klemme
Fr
5’8
S/L
Mesa
South Mountain
Community College
8
Karina Baker
Fr
6’1
M/OPP
Cactus
9
Audra Beth Dugan
Fr
6’2
M
Location: Phoenix, AZ
10
Cedar Young
So
6’2 OPP/OH Hamilton
11
Savannah Gulstad
Fr
5’7
S
Corona Del Sol
13
Morgan Thompson
So
6’2
M
Apollo
14
Whitney Halcomb
Fr
5’4
L
Highland
15
Caitlin Thibodeaux
So
6’1
M
Desert Ridge
16
Kaylee Boyse
Fr
5’11
OH
Campo Verde
Founded: 1978
Enrollment: 4738
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue, Black & White
Agua Fria
Mesa Mt View
Mingus
Campo Verde
Head Coach: Patrick Mooney
Assistant Coaches: Charlea Hillman, Darren Lindner, Shardai Sublett,
Samantha Geiger, Justin Hobson, Brian Dell’Amico, Taylor Bingold
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Seminole Yavapai College
Location: Prescott, AZ
Founded: 1965
Enrollment: 7837
Nickname: Roughriders
Colors: Green and Gold
Player Name
Yr.
Ht.
Pos.
1
Kaitlin Faber
So
5’5
S
2
Kelsey Park
Fr
5’10
RH
3
Kylie Davis
Fr
5’4
L
4
Kelly Bumb
Fr
6’1
MB
Oro Valley, AZ
5
Braxton Fenter
So
6’0
MB
Vacaville, CA
6
Brooke Donnelly
Fr
5’1
L
7
Ashley Preuss
Fr
5’11
RH/MB
8
Amanda Eno
Fr
6’1
OH
Tempe, AZ
10
Ana Aguilar
Fr
5’5
L
Tucson, AZ
11
Kayle Park
Fr
5’10
S
Mesa, AZ
13
Sydney Hauck
Fr
5’10
OH
Henderson, NV
14
Paige Hamilton
Fr
5’10
MB
Phoenix, AZ
15
Shelby Mottram
Fr
6’0
MB
Orange, CA
16
Kendy Klump
So
6’2
MB
Riverside, CA
17
Ali Hauck
Fr
5’10
OH
Henderson, NV
Head Coach: Zach Shaver
Assistant Coach: Shawna Ruiz
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Hometown
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Camarillo, CA
Mesa, AZ
Chino Valley, AZ
Costa Mesa, CA
Grand Junction, CO
Coaching Staff: NMMI Bronco Women’s Volleyball
Head Coach
Shelby Forchtner
This is coach
Forchtner’s ninth
season at the helm
of the Bronco
women’s volleyball
team. She’s
compiled an
impressive 203-122
record as the head
coach. Last season, the Broncos finished No. 10 in
the nation after going 2-2 in the 2013 NJCAA
National Championship Tournament, the
program’s first-ever appearance at nationals.
Assistant Coach
Pam Grano
This is coach
Grano’s sixth
season assisting
coach Forchtner.
She attended NMMI
in 2003-04 and was
a two-year WJCAC
All-Conference
player for the newly
established Bronco volleyball team. She has
recently married, tying the knot this summer with
NMMI assistant golf pro Brady Crump.
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We would like to thank our media outlets, for all their time and
dedication in covering Bronco and Colt athletics here at NMMI:
The New Mexico Military Institute Athletics Department and Bronco Volleyball
would also like to thank the following corporate sponsors for their contributions
J&L Jewelers
824 N Main St # F
Roswell, NM 88201
(575) 622-4881
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512 S. Main
Roswell, NM 88203
(575) 622-0146
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