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washington state colleges
Washington State Colleges
WSU has 11 colleges and
offers 250 fields of study
spanning the liberal arts
and sciences, as well as
architecture, business,
communication, education,
nursing, pharmacy,
agriculture, engineering
and veterinary medicine.
Students from all 50 states
and 103 foreign countries
attend WSU.
Honors
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Agriculture
Business
Liberal Arts
Nursing
Communication
Education
Engineering
Pharmacy
Sciences
Veterinary Medicine
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washington state notable alumni
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Washington State Notable Alumni
Patty Murray, U.S. Senator
Barry Serafin, ABC News correspondent
Charles Glen King, Leading researcher in
the development of Vitamin C
Keith Jackson, ABC TV’s Voice of
College Football
Jerry Sage, Teacher of the Year and WW
II escape artist who was played by Steve
McQueen in the movie Cooler King
Mel Hein, A charter member of
both College and Professional Football
Halls of Fame
Phil Abelson, Father of the
atomic submarine
Sherman Alexie, Screenwriter, Poet,
Novelist
Edward R. Murrow, the Father of modern
day news reporting and namesake for WSU’s
Murrow College of Communication
Gary Larson, Creator of the Far Side
cartoons
Drew Bledsoe, NFL All-Pro Quarterback
Paul Allen, Owner of the Portland
Trail Blazers and Seattle Seahawks
Hugh Campbell, General Manager,
Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian
Football League.
William Julius Wilson, Harvard University
Professor, recognized by Time magazine as
one of America’s 25 most influential people
Cindy Brunson, ESPN News
John Olerud, Two-time MLB All-Star
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dedicated to diversity
W
ashington State University seeks to enrich every student’s
educational experience through exposure to different
cultures, philosophies, and scholarly perspectives. This atmosphere
of interchange and inquiry is fostered through various campus
programs, diversity in the curriculum, and comfortable places
around campus to meet and talk with students with different
backgrounds. All students are encouraged to study abroad for a
semester to experience life in another county. But you don’t need
to leave campus to find opportunities to learn about differences
as there are numerous events, films, musicians, and speakers
throughout the year that address issues of equity and diversity.
Office of the Vice President for
Student Affairs, Equity and Diversity
Given the importance of making WSU a welcoming and supportive place
for everyone, the Office of the Vice President for Equity and Diversity was
established in 2004 and then merged with Student Affairs in 2007. This
office worked with students, faculty, and staff at all WSU locations to develop
a university-wide Strategic Plan for Equity and Diversity. In accordance with
this plan, goals have been established and work is underway to increase
the diversity and retention rates among students and faculty, improve the
campus climate for underrepresented students, infuse diversity into university
leadership and management, provide increased educational/scholarship
opportunities, and devise better methods of assessment and accountability
for diversity progress. More information about the Office of the Vice
President for Student Affairs, Equity and Diversity and the Strategic Plan can
be found by visiting www.diversity.wsu.edu/.
Equity and Diversity Partners
The following units report to the Office of
the Vice President for Equity and Diversity
and serve as valuable partners with all areas
of the university working on these issues.
The Center for Human Rights
www.chr.wsu.edu/
Gender Identity/Expression and
Sexual Orientation Resource Center
www.thecenter.wsu.edu/
Women’s Resource Center
www.women.wsu.edu/
Talmadge Anderson Heritage House
www.heritagehouse.wsu.edu/
Disability Resource Center
www.drc.wsu.edu/
Multicultural Student Services
www.wsu.edu/multicultural/
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President
Director of Athletics
Elson S. Floyd is Washington State University’s
10th president. He took office in May of 2007 after
serving as president of the four-campus University of
Missouri during 2002-2007.
“Affordability, accessibility and accountability” are
keystones to his administration leading WSU. He
puts high priority on WSU being a research leader
and having a global presence. Furthermore, he
endorses diversity of thought, opinion, perspective,
viewpoints, race and ethnicity as characteristics of a
world-class university.
Floyd, 51, served as president of Western Michigan
University from 1999 to 2002, and held several
administrative positions at the University of North
Carolina Chapel Hill, including deanships in student
affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Previously, he spent two years as executive director
of the state of Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, the agency responsible
for statewide coordination, planning, oversight, policy analysis and student financial aid
programs for Washington’s post-secondary education system. From 1990 to 1993, he
served as vice president for student services, vice president for administration and executive
vice president at Eastern Washington University.
He began his career in 1978 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he
held deanships in the Division of Student Affairs, the General College and the College of
Arts and Sciences. From 1988 to 1990, he was assistant vice president for student services
for the UNC system office, where he helped develop and articulate student affairs and
academic affairs policy for the 16-campus university system.
A native of Henderson, N.C., Floyd holds a bachelor of arts degree in political science
and speech, a master of education degree in adult education, and a doctor of philosophy
degree in higher and adult education, all from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
Floyd and his wife, Carmento Floyd, have two grown children.
Washington native James M. Sterk was appointed
Washington State University’s director of athletics
in June of 2000. In his eight years, Sterk has seen
unprecedented growth and success by the Cougars’
17 intercollegiate teams and 450 individuals who
compete for WSU annually.
On the academic front, WSU earned 114 selections to
Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic teams in 2007-08.
That figure represented the most student-athletes to
earn such an honor during an academic year in school
history. WSU nearly reached this standard in 2005-06
with 109 selections to conference all-academic teams
after setting the mark of 113 during the 2004-05
academic year.
On the field, Cougar Athletics has enjoyed
extraordinary achievements highlighted by three
consecutive 10-win seasons by the football program
from 2001-03. Most recently, the men’s basketball
team has made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament (2007 & 2008), the
women’s rowing team made its second NCAA Championship appearance in three years,
finishing eighth in 2008, following up its fourth-place finish in 2006, the highest finish ever
by a WSU women’s team in NCAA postseason competition.
cougar administration
Jim Sterk
Elson S. Floyd
Facility improvements have also been among projects Sterk has tackled. Following the
2006 football season, the initial phases of a renovation to Martin Stadium, the home of
Cougar football, began with Phases I and II which were completed in time for the 2008
football season. Planned for completion in the fall of 2008 are a state-of-the-art rowing tank
and a hydrotherapy to further meet the needs of student-athletes. In addition, plans are
underway for an ambitious capital improvement plan that will enhance many other WSU
athletic facilities.
A 1980 graduate of Western Washington University, Sterk received his master’s degree in
sports administration from Ohio University. His professional career has included positions
at North Carolina, Maine, Seattle Pacific, Tulane and Portland State, the latter as director of
athletics for five years before joining the Cougar staff.
The foundation of Sterk’s leadership plan is based on five areas: the student-athlete
experience, resource acquisition, personnel, political dynamics, and facilities. All five areas
have enjoyed growth in his first eight years at Washington State University.
Anne McCoy
Senior Associate Director Of Athletics/SWA
Veteran intercollegiate athletics administrator Anne
McCoy has served Washington State University
since 2001 and was promoted from associate
director to senior associate director of athletics
in 2004. Her appointment to senior woman
administrator came in the summer of 2007.
In her capacity as senior associate director of
athletics, she is charged with overseeing all
aspects of WSU’s athletic budget and supervises
several areas with the department including the
business office, equipment, computer and football
operations, and event management and facility
operations. She also serves as a liaison for men’s and
women’s basketball.
McCoy serves on several Pacific-10 Conference
committees, including the Executive Committee
as vice-president for the Pac-10 Council, chair of
the Senior Woman Administrator Committee and
on the Compliance and Enforcement, Awards Review, Medical Care, and Student-Athlete
Advisory committees.
A Wisconsin native, McCoy earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management in 1989 from
the University of Massachusetts. While an undergraduate, she worked for the Pittsburgh
Penguins professional hockey organization, expanding the club’s season ticket base. McCoy
also served an internship as the assistant athletic business manager at the University of
Connecticut, and was instrumental in designing and implementing a comprehensive
computerized budget-tracking system.
McCoy served in several capacities at the University of Maine from 1989-1995, lastly as
associate director of athletics and senior woman administrator. At Maine, she supervised
men’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and softball in
addition to the athletic business office, ticket office, retail store and cheerleading staff and
operations. She took a similar administrative positive at St. Louis University from 1995-96.
Ken Casavant
Faculty Athletics Representative
Professor Ken Casavant, a member of the
Washington State University family since 1967,
currently serves as WSU’s Faculty Athletics
Representative to the Pacific-10 Conference and the
National Collegiate Athletic Association. He is a past
president of the Pac-10 and most recently served on
the NCAA Division I Management Council.
Casavant came to WSU as a graduate research
assistant in the Department of Agricultural and
Resource Economics. He was named an assistant
professor in 1971, an associate professor in 1975
and a full professor in 1980.
In 2004, Casavant received the honor of giving
the Distinguished Faculty Address, the University’s
oldest award and also received the Sahlin Excellence
in Public Service award for the University. In
1979, Casavant received the R.M. Wade award for
outstanding teacher in the college of agriculture at
WSU, and in 1990, he earned the distinguished WSU Faculty of the Year award. Casavant
was elected vice-chair (1991-92) and chair (1992-93) of the WSU Faculty Senate and has
been accorded the Distinguished Teacher award by the American Agricultural Economics
Association. He was named Distinguished Scholar by the Western Agricultural Economics
Association in 2003 for his nationally recognized work as a transportation economist.
During his tenure at WSU, Casavant has served as associate director for the Washington
State Transportation Center (1984-87) and the interim Vice-Provost for Academic Affairs
and interim Vice-Provost for Research (1998).
The North Dakota native is a 1965 graduate of North Dakota State University, where he
earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics. He received his master’s degree from
NDSU, followed by a Ph.D., from WSU in 1971.
Ken and his wife Dorothy have two grown daughters, Michele and Colette.
In 1996, McCoy moved west, joining the staff at Portland State University as associate
director of athletics and senior woman administrator, and was promoted to senior associate
director of athletics in 1998. At PSU, she managed all internal staff and the daily operations
of the department, representing the director of athletics as needed. McCoy also supervised
men’s and women’s golf, cross country/track and field, and women’s volleyball, soccer,
tennis and softball.
McCoy and her husband Brian have two children, daughter Taylor and son Jake.
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cougar head coaches
FOOTBALL
Paul Wulff, 1st Year
VOLLEYBALL
Andrew Palileo, 1st Year
SOCCER
Matt Potter, 6th Year
Paul Wulff became WSU’s 31st head
football coach in December, 2007,
when he returned to his alma mater
after spending the past eight years
as head coach at Eastern Washington
University. Wulff assembled a 5340 record at Eastern Washington,
leading the Eagles to three postseason
appearances.
New to WSU volleyball but not new
to coaching, Andrew Palileo brings a
career reord of 239-141 after finding
success at South Dakota State in both
the NCAA Div. II and Div. I levels. He
assembled a staff prior to arriving in
Pullman and they have moved quickly
to establish strong relationships on the
recruiting trails.
Matt Potter, in his sixth season, has
led Washington State to three-straight
winning seasons, an unprecedented
feat for Cougar soccer since joining the
Pacific-10 Conference. Washington
State is averaging just over 10 wins
per season during that span and last
year knocked off eventual-national
champion USC.
SWIMMING
Erica Quam, 7th Year
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Tony Bennett, 3rd Year
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
June Daugherty, 2nd Year
During her six years at Washington
State, three Erica Quam coached
teams have scored points at the NCAA
Championships. Her student-athletes,
including 2008 Olympian Rugile
Mileisyte and 2007 All-American Erin
McCleave, have set 13 school records
and garnered 40 Pac-10 All-Academic
honors, including 20 first-team
selections.
In just two seasons as head coach,
Tony Bennett holds a 52-17 record. He
became the first head coach to lead
the Cougars to two-straight NCAA
Tournament appearances, including
their first ‘Sweet’ 16’ appearance in
2008. In 2007 he became the most
decorated coach in Pac-10 history
with nine national coach-of-the-year
honors.
June Daugherty, in her second
season leading the Cougars, brought
a wealth of experience in building
winning programs. In her first
season Daugherty brought in one of
the nation’s top-ranked recruiting
classes and more than tripled home
attendance. A former finalist for
National Coach of the Year, Daugherty
is looking to take her third different
school to the NCAA Tournament.
TENNIS
Lisa Hart, 6th Year
BASEBALL
Don Marbut, 5th Year
ROWING
Jane LaRiviere, 7th Year
The Cougar tennis program, under
the direction of fifth-year head coach
Lisa Hart, has been nationally ranked
each of the last five seasons and
has recorded 14 wins each of the
last three years, resulting in three
conseuctive winning campaigns. In
2008 the Cougars reached the NCAA
tournament for the first time since the
2002 season.
Don Marbut, in his fifth year as
WSU’s head coach and sixth with the
program, has skippered the Cougars
to three-consecutive winning seasons,
a first for the program since 1994.
He has mentored 10 Major League
Baseball draft picks and led the
Cougars to a national ranking in two
of the last three seasons.
Jane LaRiviere has led her teams to
four NCAA Championships in her
six years at WSU, including twice in
the last three seasons. In 2008 the
Cougars finished eighth at the NCAA
Championships, only bettered by her
squad’s fourth-place finish in 2006.
LaRiviere was awarded Pac-10 and
CRCA West Regional Coach-of-theYear honors in 2006.
Washington State University Athletic Department Mission Statement
CROSS COUNTRY
Jason Drake, 5th Year
In his eighth year of coaching the
Cougar distance runners and his
fifth year as head coach of the cross
country teams, Drake has mentored
18 new entries in the school’s top 10
performance lists. Sara Trane, twotime Pac-10 steeplechase champion,
leads a large group of accomplished
returnees for the 2008-09 seasons.
GOLF
Walt Williams, 11th Year
Since taking over the WSU men’s
and women’s golf programs in 1998,
Walt Williams’ teams have re-written
the record books and crowned two
All-Americans. Both the men’s and
women’s teams have competed in
the NCAA West Regionals during his
tenure. Williams is the winningest
coach in school history, compiling a
total of 26 team titles, including four
in 2007-08.
TRACK & FIELD
Rick Sloan, 15th Year
Rick Sloan is the dean of WSU coaches,
having been with the program for 36
years, including the last 14 as head
coach of both the men’s and women’s
programs. He has directed 37 WSU
athletes to NCAA Outdoor All-America
status 63 times and mentored 26
Cougar athletes to NCAA Indoor AllAmerica status 39 times.
It is the mission of the Athletic Department to create and foster an environment which provides opportunities for all student-athletes to enrich their collegiate experience through participation
on athletic teams which are competitive at the conference and national level.  In concert with the mission and values of Washington State University, the department is dedicated to providing
opportunities, which will enhance the intellectual, physical, social, moral and cultural development of the whole person, while conducting all activities with honesty and integrity in accordance
with the principles of good sportsmanship and ethical conduct.  The Athletic Department values gender and ethnic diversity and is committed to providing equitable opportunities for all students
and staff.  The department will pursue its mission while upholding the values, purposes and policies of Washington State University, the Pacific-10 Conference, and the National Collegiate Athletic
Association.
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The Cougars’ home court is now called Marcia Saneholtz Court at
Bohler Gym in honor of the 28-year administrative veteran of Cougar
Athletics who retired Oct. 1, 2007. Saneholtz was the WSU Senior
Associate Athletics Director/SWA and was a long-time proponent of
gender equity and a champion for all sports at WSU as well as in the
Pac-10 and the nation. She was the NACWAA president (1992-93),
on the board of directors (1987-94), and named 1997 Administrator
of the Year. She also received the NAGWS Pathfinder Award in 2001
and WSU Woman of Distinction in 2003.
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Home to Cougar Athletics since 1928.
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The only facility solely dedicated to volleyball in the
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Cougars enjoy tremendous fan support from the University
and the Pullman communities.
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athletic facilities
football
Martin Stadium – Capacity 35,117
Soccer
Lower Soccer Field – Capacity 2,000
volleyball
Bohler Gym – Capacity 3,000
basketball
Beasley Coliseum – Capacity 11,671
track & Field
Mooberry Track & Field Complex
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tennis
Outdoor Tennis Center
baseball
Bailey-Brayton Field - Capacity 3,500
Swimming
Gibb Pool
golf
Palouse Ridge Golf Course
hollingbery fieldhouse
indoor practice facility
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cougar student-athlete development
Cougar Student-Athlete Development
Student-Athlete Development
Our Student-Athlete Development unit
initiates support for academic and personal
success during on-campus recruiting visits
with prospective student-athletes, and
continues providing support and services
until student-athletes graduate from WSU.
Our student-athlete development staff is
committed to developing and implementing comprehensive and effective programs
to assist student-athletes in identifying and
meeting their academic and career goals
leading to graduation and career development. We take a “life skills” approach when
assisting student-athletes with class selection, major selection, graduation planning,
career development, time management,
goal setting, study skills, and learning
strategies.
Our focus is the student-athlete and her personal development. We reinforce the value
of maximizing the educational and career
opportunities at WSU. And, most importantly, our staff emphasizes the importance
of student-athletes taking personal responsibility and ownership in developing their
academic and career plans. Our 93 percent
graduation rate for those seniors who have
exhausted their eligibility (over the past 10
years), second among all Pacific-10 Conference schools in that time, reflects our
consistent commitment to academic success
while striking a balance between academics
and athletics.
2007 Cougar Volleyball Academic Honors
Jackie Albright Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention
Adetokunbo Faleti Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention
Brittany Johnson Pac-10 All-Academic First Team
ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA
All-District VIII First Team
Maureen Perez Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention
Cassie Robbins Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention
Stephanie Weishaar Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention
Tara West Pac-10 All-Academic First Team
ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA
Academic All-America National Third Team
Anna Plemons
Assistant Director
Learning Services
Coordinator
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Cynthia Prieto
Volleyball Academic
Counselor
ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA
Andy Dephtereos
Academic Counselor
All-District VIII First Team
The Mission
The academic support services staff provides
comprehensive support for all student-athletes. The
type and level of programming, monitoring and
support provided to each student-athlete is dependent
upon the individual needs of each student-athlete,
based on the review of existing academic information
and academic assessments administered by the
academic support services staff and/or University
Testing Services. The academic support services staff
also encourages student-athletes to access existing
university resources. The academic counselors
assist student-athletes with class selection, major
selection, graduation planning, career planning,
time management, goal setting, study skills and
learning strategies. The counselors work closely with
the University faculty to monitor grades and class
attendance. The academic staff also communicates
with the staff and faculty to provide assistance with
rescheduling class assignments and exams missed due
to team travel.
Academic Support Services
Career Development
Personal Development
• New Student-Athlete Orientation
• General Academic Counseling
• Learning Assessment
• Individual And Group Tutoring
• Assistance With Team Travel
• Writing And Math Assistance
• Graduation Planning
• Computer Lab with internet and
library access
• Priority Registration
• Summer School And Degree
Completion Financial Aid Programs
• Junior and Senior Planning Meetings
• Etiquette Dinner
• Access To SIGI Website For Career
Exploration
• Career Fairs and Workshops
• Interview Skills And Workshops
• Job Search Strategies
• Professional Development Portfolio
• Senior Folder
• Alumni Connections
• Resume Development
• New Student-Athlete Seminar
• Community Outreach – Team Care
• P.R.O.W.L. Resource And Referral
Center
• NCAA Lifeskills Materials And
Resources
• Career Resources
Bohler Academic Resource Center
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Seven study rooms
135-seat auditorium
Computer lab
Checkout laptops
Wireless access
www.athletics.wsu.edu/arc
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academic achievements
Academic success has been a mainstay of the Cougar volleyball program. During the 2007 season, Brittany Johnson and
Tara West were two of seven women selected to the Pacific-10
Conference All-Academic Volleyball first team. Five additional
Cougars - Jackie Albright, Adetokunbo Faleti, Maureen Perez,
Cassie Robbins, Stephanie Weishaar - were named to the confer-
ence’s honorable mention team. To be eligible for selection to the
Pac-10 academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum
3.0 overall grade point average, be either a starter or a significant contributor, and be in their second year at their school. In
the past eight years, Washington State University has placed 28
student-athletes on the Pac-10 All-Academic volleyball teams.
Pacific-10 All-Academic Teams
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1998
1997
1996
1995
1993
1992
1991
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Brittany Johnson, first team
Tara West, first team
Jackie Albright, honorable mention
Adetokunbo Faleti, honorable mention
Maureen Perez, honorable mention
Cassie Robbins, honorable mention
Stephanie Weishaar, honorable
mention
Brittany Johnson, first team
Stephanie Weishar, honorable mention
Gwen Davis, first team
Megan Camp, first team
Alison Billingsley, second team
Zanda Bautre, second team
Adrian Hankoff, honorable mention
Holly Harris, honorable mention
Kortney Jamtaas, honorable mention
Chelsie Schafer, honorable mention
Zanda Bautre, honorable mention
Melissa Boyle, honorable mention
Adrian Hankoff, honorable mention
Holly Harris, honorable mention
Kortney Jamtaas, honorable mention
Chelsie Schafer, honorable mention
Melissa Boyle, second team
Holly Harris, honorable mention
Kortney Jamtaas, honorable mention
Trina Kightlinger, honorable mention
Chelsie Schafer, honorable mention
Jennifer Stinson, first team
Samantha Spink, first team
Kim Kleven, second team
Wendy Rouse, second team
Lucie Vratnickova, honorable mention
Wendy Rouse, second team
Jennifer Stinson, second team
Shannon Wyckoff, second team
Stephanie Papke, honorable mention
Stephanie Papke, first team
Jennifer Stinson, second team
Wendy Rouse, second team
Shannon Wyckoff, honorable mention
Shannon Wyckoff, first team
Stephanie Papke, second team
Stacy Hoffman, second team
Corey Bergey, honorable mention
Carrie Couturier, first team
Academic All-America® Teams as selected by CoSIDA
The Academic All-America teams program was created in 1952 by the College Sports
Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) to honor college athletes who excel in not
just sports but also in academics. ESPN The Magazine became a program sponsor in
2005. To be eligible for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American honors, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale),
must be a significant contributor to the team, and be in at least their second season at
their current school. District VIII includes schools in the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawai’i, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and British Columbia.
ESPN The Magazine All-District VIII Academic Teams,
as selected by CoSIDA
2007
2006
2003
1998
1997
1996
1995
Brittany Johnson, second team
Tara West, first team
Brittany Johnson, third team
Zanda Bautre, third team
Jennifer Stinson, first team
Jennifer Stinson, second team
Shannon Wyckoff, second team
Shannon Wyckoff, second team
Shannon Wyckoff, first team
ESPN The Magazine National Academic All-America Teams
2007 Tara West, third team
Zanda Bautre
Jennifer Stinson
Brittany Johnson
Tara West
Shannon Wyckoff
A Ace – A serve that results directly in
a point, usually when the ball hits the
floor untouched on the receiving team’s
side of the court.
Antenna – The red-and-white striped
vertical rods along the outside edges of
the net extending 32 inches above. The
antennas depict the area where the ball
must cross the net.
Assist – Passing or setting the ball to
a teammate who attacks the ball for
a kill.
Attack Attempt – The attempt by a
player to terminate a play by hitting
the ball to the floor on the opponent’s
side.
AVCA – American Volleyball Coaches
Association
B Back Row Attack – When a back row
player jumps from behind the 10-foot/3meter line and attacks the ball.
Back Set – A set made with the setter’s
back toward the hitter.
Block – A successful attempt by the
combination of one, two or three front
row players to terminate a rally by stopping an attacked ball from traveling
over the net.
Block Assist – A successful attempt by
two or three front row players to terminate a rally by stopping an attacked ball
from traveling over the net. Any person
involved in the block attempt that terminates the rally receives a block assist.
Block Solo – A successful attempt by one
front row player to terminate a rally by
stopping an attacked ball from traveling
over the net.
Blocking Error – A violation that consists of touching the net, crossing the
center line, blocking a set or any other
violation which occurs while making a
block attempt.
C Center Line – The boundary that
runs under the net and divides the court
into two equal playing areas.
Court Dimensions – 59 feet from end
line to end line and 29 feet, 6 inches
wide.
Cross-Court Attack – An attack that
is directed diagonally from the point
of attack.
D Defensive
Specialist – The back
row player responsible for digging and
passing the ball. Typically these players
are not expected to contribute to the
team’s offensive production and are
usually substituted out when they rotate
to the front row.
Dig – The act of successfully passing an
attacked ball.
Dink – A one-handed, soft hit into the
opponent’s court using the fingertips.
Dump – Usually performed by the setter,
who delivers the ball into the opponent’s
court on the second contact.
E Extension Roll – A move to the floor
which enables a player to dig the ball.
F Free Ball – A ball that is returned to
the opponent in a non-threatening manner because the ball was hit more like a
pass rather than an attack.
H Hitter – A player who attacks the
ball.
Hitting Percentage – A statistic derived
from total kills minus total attack errors
and divided by total attempts.
I Isolation Play – Designed to isolate
the attacker on a specific defender.
J Joust – When two opposing players
simultaneously contact the ball above the
net, typically with each player using both
hands to attempt to forcefully push the
ball over the net and onto the opponent’s
side of the court.
Jump Serve – A top spin serve delivered
by a server who tosses the ball and then
jumps and contacts the ball in midair.
K Kill – An attack that terminates
play.
L Libero – A player who can be sub-
stituted into a game freely in the back
row for defensive purposes, i.e., digging,
passing. Required to wear a contrasting
color jersey to that of her teammates,
the libero must be designated at the
beginning of each game and is prohibited
from setting the ball inside the 10-foot
line or attacking.
Linesmen – Officials located at the
corners of the court; each linesman is
responsible for ruling if the ball is legally
in play along the lines for which she is
responsible.
M Middle Blocker – The position on
a team which is primarily responsible
for blocking. The middle blocker usually
plays in the middle of the net when in
the front row and moves laterally to her
blocking assignments. Middle blockers
are typically the tallest players on the
team.
Mintonette – The original name of the
sport of volleyball created by William
Morgan in 1895.
Rotation – The collective clockwise
movement of players on a team around
their side of the court following a side
out. Each rotation determines the identity
of the server. Players must retain their
initial rotational order throughout the
entire game, but once the ball is served
they are allowed to move anywhere.
S Set – The tactical skill in which a ball
is directed to a point where a hitter can
attack the ball.
N Setter – The player who is normally
responsible for delivering the ball to
one of the other players for an attack
attempt.
O Outside
Side Out – A rally won by the team
who is receiving serve, resulting in the
right to serve.
Net Height – Seven feet, 4-1/8
inches high. (The height of the men’s
net is seven feet, 11-5/8 inches).
Hitter – The positions
located at the ends of the net on the
front row and usually responsible for
attacking the ball.
Overlap – A violation called when a
team lines up out of rotation when the
ball is served.
Overpass – A ball that is unintentionally
passed across the net.
Overset – An errant set that crosses the
net without being touched by another
offensive player.
P Pass
– The act of receiving and
delivering the ball to the setter. Considered the most important fundamental
in volleyball, a pass normally is made by
contacting the ball with the forearms in
an underhand motion to deliver the ball
to the setter.
Q Quick Set – An extremely low vertical
set used to beat the opponent’s block.
R Rally Scoring – Scoring method
used where every play results in a point
regardless of which team served.
Red Card – Given by the official to a
player or coach for flagrant misconduct,
resulting in a point to the opponent.
Red And Yellow Card – Given by the
official to a player or coach for a major
violation. Also received automatically
after two red cards. Results in automatic
ejection from the game and a point for
the opponent.
Slide Attack – A play that involves the
setter delivering a low back set close
to the antenna. The hitter moves laterally with the net, takes off on one foot
and forcefully attacks the ball behind
the setter.
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Substitution – Allows one player to replace another player already on the court.
Each team is allowed 15 substitutions
per game. The libero does not count as
a substitution. Each player is allowed an
unlimited number of entries.
T Three-Meter Line (or 10-Foot Line)
– The line on each side of the court that
is parallel to the center line. Each line
is located approximately 10 feet (or 3
meters) from the center line and extends
across the court. The line specifies the
boundary between the front row and
the back row and also signifies the point
which a back row player must leave the
ground in order to legally attack a ball
that is in front of the 10-foot line.
Tool – A term describing the act of an
attacker intentionally hitting the ball so
that it deflects off an opposing blocker
and falls out of bounds, hence resulting
in a point for the offensive team.
Y Yellow Card – Given by the official
to a player or coach as a warning of
misconduct. Two yellow cards results in
an automatic red card.
Right-Side Hitter (RS) or Opposite
(OPP) – The player opposite the setter in
the rotation. The right-side hitter is responsible for going against the opponent’s best
left-side hitter. In addition to blocking and
hitting, the right-side hitter also is considered the second option for setting purposes when the setter cannot set the ball.
Roof – An informal term used to describe
a successful block attempt in which the
ball goes straight down on the attacker’s
side of the net.
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cougar athletic training services
Cougar Athletic Training Services
Prevention of athletic injuries is the primary goal of the Washington State University
athletic staff, along with the care and rehabilitation of student-athletes.
When injuries do occur, the Cougar staff provides the very best in care, utilizing
state-of-the-art equipment. A new hydrotherapy complex will be opening in the
fall of 2008 to further meet the needs of student-athletes.
n More than 40 students obtaining clinical
hours in a nationally-accredited athletic
training education program
n Three sports medicine trained team physicians
n Coordinator of Sports Nutrition/Registered
Dietician
Bill Drake (right)
and associate
director Brian Oelke
(left), shown here
in WSU’s modern
athletic medicine
facility, consider the
prevention of athletic
injuries their number
one priority.
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Cougar Mania Hydrotherapy Complex
(ready for fall 2008)
The brand new hydrotherapy
complex will include a Hydroworx
underwater treadmill, a cold
plunge, and a warm therapy pool.
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strength and conditioning
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Cougar Strength and Conditioning
With two floors covering 14,000 square feet and featuring
state-of-the-art equipment, WSU’s Cougar Mania weight
room is considered one of the top facilities in the nation.
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arts and entertainment & outdoor recreation
rich in culture, arts and recreation
WSU and its surrounding areas are full of opportunities to enjoy
everything from musicals and comedians to keynote speakers.
• Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum seats 12,000, largest in the
Inland Northwest
• In the Pullman-Moscow area there are six theater groups,
15 museums, six musical organizations and five performing
arts groups
• Home to annual jazz, arts, cultural and dance festivals
a place to explore
WSU offers students several opportunities to enjoy the outdoors during all seasons. The Outdoor Recreation Center rents
everything you need from snowshoes and snowboards to
kayaks and camping gear for your next adventure.
Numerous parks, lakes, rivers and outdoor recreation activities,
such as Hell’s Canyon, Boyer Park, and the Snake River.
Chipman Trail—an
8-mile trail between
Pullman and Moscow
is a great place to bike,
jog, walk and rollerblade.
Surrounded by the beauty
of the Palouse region,
the Snake River offers
swimming, boating and
rafting opportunities.
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student recreation center
The Student Recreation Center contains 150,000
square feet of fun! It includes seven gymnasiums, a
four-lane indoor track, 17,000 square feet of fitness
training, a five-lane lap pool, leisure spa, climbing
wall, three multi-purpose rooms (mind/body fitness
classes), four racquetball courts, a wellness center,
fireplace lounge, SRC “backyard” which includes four
basketball courts, four sand volleyball courts and a
full low-to-high ropes challenge course - all under
lights for warm summer and fall evenings.
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pacific-10 conference
Pacific-10 Conference
The Conference of Champions
Washington State University is a proud member of the Pacific-10
Conference.
Entering the 2008-09 season, the Pacific-10 Conference continues
to uphold its tradition as the “Conference of Champions.”® Pac-10
members have claimed an incredible 159 NCAA team titles over the
past 18 seasons, for an average of more than eight championships per
academic year.
Even more impressive is the breadth of the Pac-10’s success, as those 159
team titles have come in 26 different men’s and women’s sports. The Pac10 has led the nation in NCAA Championships 42 of the last 48 years and
finished second five times.
Spanning nearly a century of outstanding athletics achievement, the
Pac-10 has captured 372 NCAA titles (259 men’s, 113 women’s), far
outdistancing the runner-up Big Ten Conference’s 217 titles.
The Pac-10 captured 13 NCAA titles in 2007-08 to lead the nation,
finishing just one shy of the all-time Division I record of 14 titles, set by
the Pac-10 in 1996-97. It should be noted that the Pac-10 total does not
include California’s national championship in men’s rugby or Stanford’s
national championship in women’s synchronized swimming, as they are
not counted as NCAA titles. The Pac-10 led the nation with the most
NCAA titles in women’s sports with eight. Overall, the Conference had 32
teams finish in the top four at NCAA Championship events.
Participation in the postseason was a common occurrence for the
Conference in 2007-08. Of the 22 sports sponsored by the Pac-10,
20 witnessed at least half its teams participating in NCAA or other
postseason action. The men sent 73 of a possible 90 teams into the
postseason (81.1 percent), while the women sent 74 of a possible 100
teams (74.0 percent).
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conference statistics
2007 Final Pacific-10 Conference Standings
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Stanford *&
Washington *
USC *%
California *%
UCLA *
Oregon *
Arizona State
Arizona
Oregon State
Washington State
|------------ CONFERENCE------------ |
16
2
.889
15
3
.833
14
4
.778
12
6
.667
9
9
.500
9
9
.500
7
11
.389
4
14
.222
3
15
.167
1
17
.056
|--------------- OVERALL------------- |
32
3
.914
27
4
.871
29
5
.853
26
8
.765
23
11
.676
22
11
.586
15
16
.484
14
17
.452
10
20
.333
10
22
.313
Lost 1
Lost 1
Lost 1
Lost 1
Lost 1
Lost 1
Lost 4
Won 1
Lost 7
Won 1
*- NCAA Participant, % - NCAA National Semifinals, & - NCAA National Finalist
All-PAC-10 Conference Team
Foluke Akinradewo ***
Cynthia Barboza **
Taylor Carico
Hana Cutura
Asia Kaczor **
Bryn Kehoe **
Alix Klineman
Gorana Maricic
Tamari Miyashiro
Christal Morrison ****
Stevie Mussie
Angie Pressey ****
Nellie Spicer ***
Jessica Swarbrick **
Stanford
Stanford
USC
California
USC
Stanford
Stanford
Oregon
Washington
Washington
Washington
California
UCLA
Washington
MB
OH
S
OH
OH
S
OH
OH
L
OH
OH
OH
S
MB
6-3
6-0
5-10
6-3
6-4
5-11
6-4
6-3
5-7
6-2
5-9
5-8
5-10
6-1
All-Freshmen Team
Jr.
Jr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
** two-time selection *** three-time selection **** four-time selection
Honorable Mention: Morgan Beck, California; Ali Daley, UCLA; Alesha
Deesing, Washington; Sydney Donahue, Arizona State; Margie Giordano,
Arizona State; Jenna Hagglund, Washington; Rachell Johnson, UCLA;
Dominque Lamb, Arizona; Heather Meyers, Oregon; Sonja Newcombe,
Oregon; Ellen Orchard, California; Becky Perry, Washington; Sarah Reaves,
Arizona State; Rachel Rourke, Oregon State; Kaitlin Sather, UCLA; Katie
Swoboda, Oregon.
Jenna Hagglund
Alix Klineman
Carli Lloyd
Heather Meyers
Tiffany Owens
Becky Perry
Sarah Reaves
Washington
Stanford
California
Oregon
Arizona
Washington
Arizona State
S
OH
S
OH
OH
OH
OH
5-10
6-4
5-11
5-11
5-11
6-2
5-11
Honorable Mention: Gabi Ailes, Stanford; Zoe Garrett, USC; Dicey
McGraw, UCLA; Katie Mills, UCLA; Jill Sawatzky, Oregon State; Geena
Urango, USC.
PAC-10 Freshman of the Year
Alix Klineman, Stanford
PAC-10 Player of the Year
Foluke Akinradewo, Stanford
PAC-10 Conference Coach of the Year
John Dunning, Stanford
2007 Final Team Statistics
KILL
G HIT% AVG
AST ACE
AVG AVG
DIG BLK
AVG AVG
KILL
G HIT% AVG
AST ACE
AVG AVG
DIG BLK
AVG AVG
Arizona
Opponents
108 .207 14.81 13.69 1.55 15.84 2.94
108 .196 14.83 13.65 1.62 15.52 2.73
UCLA
Opponents
125 .221 16.48 15.27 1.50 19.46 3.03
125 .182 14.69 13.90 1.14 18.63 2.70
Arizona State
Opponents
109 .212 15.82 14.32 1.22 16.67 2.28
109 .236 16.19 14.73 1.13 16.50 3.00
USC
Opponents
128 .266 16.62 15.48 1.30 17.42 2.68
128 .186 14.85 13.73 0.95 16.82 2.45
California
Opponents
123 .266 15.90 14.52 1.75 13.91 3.69
123 .151 12.97 11.97 1.18 12.59 2.20
Washington
Opponents
110 .294 16.21 15.09 1.55 15.69 3.22
110 .162 13.26 12.71 0.78 15.13 2.17
Oregon
Opponents
113 .267 17.19 15.78 1.56 15.83 2.73
113 .206 14.28 13.27 1.05 14.29 2.89
Washington State 107 .153 13.56 12.50 1.18 15.47 2.67
Opponents
107 .215 15.81 14.81 1.45 17.27 2.76
Oregon State
Opponents
113 .191 13.96 12.94 1.29 14.89 2.78
113 .229 15.57 14.67 1.44 15.91 2.50
Stanford
Opponents
125 .316 17.46 16.21 1.37 17.34 2.70
125 .181 14.43 13.32 1.10 15.90 1.98
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ncaa championship history
60
Year Event
Results
1991
NCAA First Round
New Mexico def. WSU 3-1, at Albuquerque, NM
1993
NCAA First Round
NCAA Second Round
WSU def. San Diego 3-1, at Pullman, Wash.
BYU def. WSU 3-0, at Provo, Utah
1994
NCAA First Round
New Mexico def. WSU 3-2, at Albuquerque, NM
1995
NCAA Second Round
Oral Roberts def. WSU 3-0, at Pullman, Wash.
1996
1997
NCAA Second Round
NCAA Pacific Regional Semifinals
NCAA Pacific Regional Final
NCAA First Round
NCAA Second Round
NCAA Central Regional Semifinals
WSU def. Kansas State 3-1, at Pullman, Wash.
WSU def. Loyola Marymount 3-1, at Stanford, Calif.
Stanford def. WSU 3-0, at Stanford, Calif.
WSU def. Lehigh 3-0, at Pullman, Wash.
WSU def. Colorado State 3-1, at Pullman, Wash.
Florida def. WSU 3-0, at Madison, Wis.
2000
NCAA First Round
NCAA Second Round
WSU def. Tennessee 3-0, at University Park, Penn.
Penn State def. WSU 3-1, at University Park, Penn.
2001
NCAA First Round
Hawaii def. WSU 3-0, at Pullman, Wash.
2002
NCAA First Round
NCAA Second Round
NCAA East Regional Semifinals
NCAA East Regional Final
WSU def. Oral Roberts 3-0, at Manhattan, Kansas
WSU def. Kansas State 3-1, at Manhattan, Kansas
WSU def. Northern Iowa 3-0, at Gainesville, Florida
Florida def. WSU 3-1, at Gainesville, Florida