Athletic Staff
MEMPHIS
DAVE ANDERSON, Baseball
RICHIE GRANT, Soccer
Dave Anderson led his squad to one of the greatest turnarounds of any NCAA baseball program in 2001. UM increased its win total from 15 in 2000 to 34 in 2001. Junior Daniel Uggla was named to the all-C-USA first team and to three all-America squads. Memphis jumped from a ninth-place finish in the C-USA standings last season to a semifinal appearance in the post-season tournament in 2001. Anderson has completed two seasons as head coach with the Tigers.
Richie Grant is in his fourth year at the helm of the men's soccer program after guiding Memphis to a 14-6 record in 2000 and earning C-USA Coach of the Year honors. Memphis finished fifth in the country in scoring and was rated the eighth most improved squad in NCAA Division 1-A soccer during the 2000 season. In his tenure, Grant has coached six Conference USA allconference honorees.
JOHN CALIPARI, Basketball BROOKS MONAGHAN, Women's Soccer
John Calipari led UM to a National Championship at the 2002 NIT, and through ten seasons has the fifth-best career start in wins in NCAA Division I history. The Tigers won 27 games in 2001-02 and Dajaun Wagner was named the Freshman of the Year and All-Conference USA. Kelly Wise was also named to the C-USA first-team. Calipari has a two-year record of 48-24 at the University of Memphis.
Brooks Monaghan is entering his third year as the head coach for Lady Tiger soccer. He is no stranger to the program, having enjoyed a stellar goalkeeping career at The U of M in the early 90s. Monaghan led Memphis to a 9-11 record in his first year, which was the second-best finish by a UM squad in six years. He also coached one all-C-USA performer, as Jessica Gjertsten was named the 2000 C-USA Freshman of the Year.
JOYE LEE-McNELIS, Women's Basketball Joye Lee-McNelis has done wonders for Lady Tiger basketball. In 2001, she led Memphis to their seventh straight post-season appearance and a 17-13 overall record. She has coached 12 all-conference players and two WNBA players, and has won five conference championships in her 11 years at Memphis. A former Southern Miss basketball player, McNelis was inducted into the USM Hall of Fame in 1997.
PHIL CHAMBERLAIN, Tennis Phil Chamberlain has already made an impact at The U of M. This year, he guided his squad to its second appearance in the ITA’s national-rankings in 26 years. The last time the Tigers were nationally-ranked, Chamberlain was a senior on the squad. Chamberlain has coached two individuals to all-C-USA honors. He was inducted into the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001.
STAN HOLLENBECK, Cross Country Stan Hollenbeck heads into his sixth season as the women’s cross country coach, as well as the assistant coach for the women’s track and field. Under Hollenbeck’s tutelage, the Lady Tigers have advanced to the NCAA Cross Country Regionals in 2000 and 2001. As the track and field coach in charge of middle distance and distance runners, six different school records have been reset at Memphis.
CHARLOTTE PETERSON, Women's Tennis A member of The U of M women’s tennis program for over three decades as both a coach and a player, Charlotte Peterson has seen much of Memphis’ tennis history, including coaching the top two career singles victories leaders—Annika Ewaldson and Christina Ladyman. The U of M sent three individuals to the ITA Southeast Regionals for the first time in four years in 2000. Peterson played for The U of M from 1970-72.
TOMMY WEST, Football The 21st head football coach at The U of M, Tommy West led his team to a 5-6 record in 2001 after serving last season as the Defensive Coordinator in 2000. The Tigers came within seconds of receiving a bowl bid in '01. His defense received national recognition in 2000 as Memphis ranked first in rushing defense and sixth in total defense. Seven members of West’s defense were named to the all-C-USA team in 2000, and three were drafted by the NFL.
GLENN HAYS, Track Glenn Hays has coached 7 all-Americans, 6 national champs, 1 world record holder and 4 conference freshmen of the year in his 32 years. Since joining CUSA, Hays has guided19 conference champs, including Larry Crawford’s win in the 60-meter dash and the 100-meter dash in 2000. During the 2000 outdoor season, Hays also coached Delvit Rogers to a qualifying distance in the triple jump for both the NCAA outdoor championships and the U.S. Olympic Trials.
JIM COOK, Golf In his 31 years as the head golf coach for The U of M, Jim Cook has led his squads to 12 tournament titles, including the 1976 and 1988 Metro Conference titles, and the 1992 Great Midwest Conference championship. In addition to his coaching duties, he serves as director of the Hillman Robbins Memorial Tournament, and is a committee member for the NCAA Golf Championships and the Southern Golf Association.
BRENDA CASH, Women's Track The U of M reinstated women’s track in 1985, and Brenda Cash has been building the program ever since. The results are most obvious in the record book, where all but six school records have been reset, including 13 during 2000. Keenan Gibson made an impact during the 2001 season, earning C-USA Runner of the Week honors after tying track and stadium records at Arkansas St. in the 200meter dash.
KATIE RUMP, Interim Women's Golf Katie Rump led the Lady Tiger golf team to two tournament titles in 2001-02 and their sixth NCAA Regional bid in the past seven years. The Lady Tigers placed fourth in the Conference USA Tournament and 11th at the NCAA East Regional in Baton Rouge, LA. Lady Tiger Meaghan Francella received her second invitation to the NCAA Finals in Seattle, WA. A new coach will be hired before the fall of 2002.
CARRIE YERTY, Volleyball Carrie Yerty begins her seventh season with Tiger volleyball. In the past four years, she has guided two freshmen to C-USA all-freshman honors. In just her second year, she helped a U of M team that finished 6-29 her first season to an impressive turn-around, finishing 19-14 her second year. Yerty 's 2001 Lady Tiger team posted a 22 win season marking the first 20-win campaign since the 1994 season.
BUTCH WOOLBRIGHT, Rifle Butch Woolbright has spent the last ten years at the helm of the U of M rifle squad. He has been honored as Coach of the Year by both C-USA (1998) and the Great Midwest (1993). Woolbright’s shooters have won three gold, two silver and one bronze individual conference medals, and his squads have placed in the top tier of league competition during his tenure as coach.
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