2015 NUMERICAL ROSTER
No. 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 18 24
Name Ashley Beaner* Megan Farnham** Kacey Herrmann** Brooke Leetham** Nazya Thies* Mattison Munger Ellie Benson Carley Gerving* Lizzie Palmer*** Wagner Larson*** Mikala Hora* Alanna Pengilly*** Garet Miliner*
Pos. RS DS OH S OH S DS RS DS MH OH DS DS
2015 JACKRABBIT ROSTER Ht. 5-11 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-9 5-8 5-7 6-3 5-8 6-2 5-10 5-3 5-5
Cl. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr.
Hometown/Last School(s) Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt Mitchell, S.D./Mitchell Rapid City, S.D./Stevens Westminster, Colo./Standley Lake Winside, Neb./Northeast CC Council Bluffs, Iowa/Saint Albert Catholic Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington Lead-Deadwood, S.D./Sheridan CC Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt Yankton, S.D./Yankton Watertown, S.D./Watertown Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley
Head Coach: Nicole Cirillo (Central Arkansas, 2004), first year Assistant Coach: Hailey Cowles (Un. of Minnesota, 2011), second year
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Megan Farnham Mikala Hora Garet Miliner Alana Pengilly Nazya Thies
Farn-am Ma-kay-la – Hore-ah Mil-eh-ner A-lane-ah - Pen-gill-ee NAYza- Tee-es
Location _____________________Brookings, S.D. Founded ______________________Feb. 21, 1881 Enrollment ______________________12,557 (Fall) Nickname________________________Jackrabbits Colors ________________________Yellow & Blue Affiliation_____________________NCAA Division I Conference _______________The Summit League Arena ____________________Frost Arena (6,100) President ________________Dr. David L. Chicoine Faculty Representative _______Dr. Richard A. Reid Athletics Director ___________________Justin Sell Senior Women’s Administrator _____Kathy Heylens Sport Administrator ______________Leon Costello Athletics Department Phone _______605-688-5625 First Year of Volleyball ___________________1966 All-Time Record ______________882-623-8 (.585) NCAA Tournament Appearances _________1, 2007 NCAA Tournament Record _________________0-1 Last NCAA Tournament _______2007 (First Round) Conference Titles_____________________1, 2007
Name Ashley Beaner Ellie Benson Megan Farnham Carley Gerving Kacey Herrmann Mikala Hora Wagner Larson Brooke Leetham Garet Miliner Mattison Munger Lizzie Palmer Alanna Pengilly Nazya Thies
Senior (5) Carley Gerving Kacey Herrmann Wagner Larson Lizzie Palmer Alanna Pengilly
HEIGHT
6-2 Larson
No. 1 8 2 9 3 14 11 5 24 7 10 18 6
Pos. RS DS DS RS OH OH MH S DS S DS DS OH
Graduate Assistant Coach: Holly Hafemeyer (Augustana, 2014), second year
CLASS BREAKDOWN
6-3 Gerving
QUICK FACTS
2015 ALPHABETIC ROSTER
Junior (4) Megan Farnham Brooke Leetham Garet Miliner Nazya Thies
6-0 5-11 Herrmann Beaner
Sophomore (2) Ashley Beaner Mikala Hora
5-10 5-9 Leetham Thies Hora
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach_____________________Nicole Cirillo Alma Mater ______________Central Arkansas, ‘04 Overall Record ___________________0-0/1st year School Record ___________________0-0/1st year Assistant Coach ________________Hailey Cowles Alma Mater ____________________Minnesota, ‘11 Office Phone ___________________605-688-5737 Graduate Assistant ____________Holly Hafemeyer Alma Mater ___________________Augustana, ‘14 Office Phone ___________________605-688-5737 Best Time To Call _________________Contact SID Athletic Trainer ____________________Lisa Spors Strength Coach __________________Nathan Moe
2014 SEASON IN REVIEW
2014 Overall Record_____________________6-27 Home ________________________1-15 Away _________________________2-9 Neutral ________________________3-3
Summit League Record/Finish __________0-16/9th Final AVCA Ranking ____________________None Postseason ___________________________None 6
Freshman (2) Ellie Benson Mattison Munger
5-8 5-7 Farnham Benson Palmer Munger
5-5 Miliner
5-3 Pengilly
SPORTS INFORMATION
Director________________________Jason Hove Volleyball Contact ____________Michele Schmidt Office ___________________605-688-4932 Moble ___________________605-695-0704 Email ______Michele.Schmidt@sdstate.edu Website ______________________GoJacks.com Twitter ____________________@GoJacksSDSU Facebook ____________SDSU.Jackrabbit.Nation South Dakota State Sports Information 2820 HPER Center Brookings, S.D. 57007-1497