2018
2017 AMERICAN CHAMPS/ NCAA HOST
2016 VALLEY CHAMPS
2015 VALLEY CHAMPS
2013 VALLEY CHAMPS
2012 SWEET 16
CHARLES KOCH ARENA
• Wichita State put the finishing touches on a $25 million reconstruction and renovation plan just in time for the 2003 volleyball season. • Charles Koch Arena includes Devlin Court, the Taylor Concourse, the Preferred Health Systems Multi Purpose Center, Geist Student Services Building, Downing Academic Learning Center, a new weight room, a new athletic training complex and new locker rooms. • The Shockers hold a record of 159-34 in Charles Koch Arena since 2003.
CHARLES KOCH ARENA
New Locker Room
Team Room
New Locker Room
Practice Gym
Video Board
LOCKER ROOM
ATHLETICS STUDENT CENTER • On Dec. 16, 2014, Koch Industries announced that it will contribute $4.5 million to help expand and renovate the facility named for Charles Koch in 2001 in recognition of his company’s $6 million gift to expand and improve what was then Henry Levitt Arena. Among improvements planned is a major expansion of the Student Athlete Success Center, which would house academic support services, nutrition services, and personal and career development for all student athletes.
DRAFT
Wichita State Attendance Records Top-10 Shocker Total Attendance Bests
Season............................................................... Total 1. 2008...........................................................44,478 2. 2017...........................................................44,216 3. 2013...........................................................38,657 4. 2009...........................................................37,594 5. 2007...........................................................35,698 6. 2012...........................................................34,792 7. 2015...........................................................31,650 8. 2010...........................................................30,014 9. 2006...........................................................29,157 10. 2011...........................................................27,797
FAN SUPPORT
Top-10 Shocker Average Attendance Bests
Season............................................................... Total 1. 2017.............................................................3,401 2. 2008.............................................................3,177 3. 2014.............................................................3,078 4. 2012.............................................................2,899 5. 2009.............................................................2,892 6. 2013.............................................................2,577 7. 2007.............................................................2,550 8. 2011..............................................................2,527 9. 2010.............................................................2,501 10. 2016............................................................2,264
Top-10 Match Attendance
Game................................................................ Total 1. Missouri, 12/2/17........................................7,258 2. Radford, 12/1/17.........................................7,257 3. Missouri State, 11/2/07...............................6,122 4. Kansas State, 8/25/07.................................6,024 5. Drake, 10/25/08...........................................5,916 6. Northern Iowa, 10/26/12............................5,812 7. Missouri State, 11/7/14...............................5,127 8. Northern Iowa, 11/14/09............................4,916 9. Northern Iowa, 10/29/11............................4,528 10. Missouri State, 11/28/08............................4,219
Shocker Attendance Ranked by the NCAA ear Dates Total Y Avg. NCAA Record Rank 2017 13 44,216 3,401 7th 11-2 2016 12 27,163 2,264 12th 9-3 2015 14 31,650 2,261 15th 11-3 2014 9 27,706 3,078 8th 7-2 2013 15 38,657 2,577 14th 12-3 2012 12 34,792 2,899 7th 8-4 2011 11 27,797 2,527 10th 9-2 2010 12 30,014 2,501 10th 10-2 2009 13 37,594 2,892 7th 12-1 2008 14 44,478 3,177 5th 13-1 2007 14 35,698 2,550 7th 11-3 2006 14 29,157 2,083 10th 10-4 2005 12 23,976 1,998 13th 12-0
Ranked 7th Nationally in Attendance in 2017
TRADITION
• Wichita State has won 20 or more matches for 15-straight seasons. • Head Coach Chris Lamb is the all-time winningest coach at Wichita State with 413 victories. • WSU has made 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and won seven Conference regularseason titles and four Tournament titles. • The Shockers have produced 46 all-conference players along with six conference Players-of-theYear, three conference Liberos-of-the-Year, six conference Newcomer/Freshmen-of-the-Year., two conference Defensive Players-of-the-Year. and two conference Setters of the Year.
NCAA TRADITION
• WSU has made 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and has advanced to the second round seven times and to the Sweet 16 once. • The Shockers earned a national seed in 2017 and hosted the first and second rounds for the first time in school history. • The Shockers have an overall record of 8-11 in NCAA Tournament play. • WSU has made trips to the NCAA Tournament in 10 of the last 11 years. • The Shockers have participated in NCAA Tournament play in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
THE AMERICAN
• On April 7, 2017, Wichita State accepted an invitation to the American Athletic Conference. Commissioner Mike Aresco announced the addition of Wichita State to the American Athletic Conference beginning on July 1, 2017. The American’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to accept Wichita State as its newest member. • The Shockers officially joined The American on July 1, 2017 and conference members include the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Connecticut, East Carolina University, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, Southern Methodist University, the University of South Florida, Temple University, Tulane University, University of Tulsa, the U.S. Naval Academy and Wichita State University. Navy is a football-only member and Wichita State is a basketball and Olympic sports-only member.
MVC CHAMPIONSHIPS • Wichita State was a member of the Missouri Valley Conference from 1992-2016. • The Shockers won six Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles and four Tournament titles. • WSU won six of the last 13 MVC regularseason titles with championships in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013 and 2015. • Wichita State hosted the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament four times. • The Shockers made 20 appearances in the MVC Tournament.
SHOCKER VOLLEYBALL
ALL-AMERICANS
Kelly Broussard
Emily Adney Emily Stockman Ashley Andrade
Jody Larson
Sara Younes
Abbie Lehman Sara Lungren
Chelsey Feekin
Katie Reilly
Tabitha Brown
Karen Augspurger
Wichita State (2001-04) Plantina Longa 59, The Netherlands (2005-06)
Elizabeth Field
Wichita State (2009-13) Brno, Czech Republic (201415); Hamburg, Germany (2015-16); LiigaPloki, Finland (2016-present)
Emily Stockman
Wichita State (2007-09) Police Club, Maldives; Stade Francais, Paris, France (2010-11); AVP (2011-present)
Sara Lungren
Wichita State (2003-07) Leonas de Ponce, Puerto Rico & Benidorm, Spain (2008)
PRO VOLLEYBALL Jody Larson
Wichita State (2015-16) SRD Volley, France (2017-present)
APPAREL
• The Shockers have worn Adidas apparel since 2015. • Adidas supplies the Shockers with uniforms, practice gear and footwear. • Wichita State has three different uniforms including yellow, black and white
MEDIA COVERAGE • All matches are broadcast on goshockers.com with Mike Kennedy as the play-by-play announcer. • Eight matches will be televised in 2018 by Cox Channel Kansas. • Two matches will be televised on the American Digital Network.
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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Zach Margolis • Wichita State's athletic department takes every step to provide student-athletes with the tools needed to be successful and strength and conditioning are vital to success in college athletics. The Shocker Strength and Conditioning Program, under the close supervision of Zach Margolis, is dedicated to developing every individual. • The Shockers moved into a new strength and conditioning facility in Charles Koch Arena in the fall of 2003. The new facility is over 7,000 square feet in size and offers more room for Margolis to conduct workouts.
ATHLETIC TRAINING
Wichita State’s student-athletes’ healthcare upon their arrival on campus is under the direction of five full-time certified athletic trainers and five certified graduate assistant athletic trainers. Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer, Dan Cahill, has worked at WSU since January of 2000 with a number of teams including baseball, women’s basketball, cheerleading, men’s and women’s cross country/track and field, men’s and women’s golf, softball, and volleyball. Dan is joined by four assistant athletic trainers including Kat Hollowell who works with the volleyball team. These certified athletic trainers provide prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of all injuries and illnesses for WSU’s student-athletes. Wichita State Athletic Training also works with the athletic training students from the WSU undergraduate athletic training education program. WSU athletic training also includes a staff of physicians who are a vital part of the student-athletes’ healthcare. They include team physicians Dr. Hossein Amirani, Dr. Doug Blackman, Dr. Brad Dart, Dr. John Fanning, Dr. Kyle Goerl, Dr. Ken Jansson, Dr. Brennen Lucas, Dr. Chris Moeller, Dr. Harry Morris, Dr. Andrew Porter, Dr. Dan Prohaska, Dr. Terra Reusser, and Dr. Ty Reusser.
Kat Hollowell
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Rachel Weigel
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
Kristy Dao
Athletic Training Student
ACADEMIC SUPPORT Abbie Lehman Exercise Science Undergraduate Student of the Year
Jody Larson & Abbie Lehman Spring 2017 Graduates • As an NCAA Division I school, Wichita State has recognized the responsibility for providing every opportunity for the student-athlete to succeed personally, academically and in their sport is shared by both athletics and the academic community. • The current graduation rate for all Wichita State student-athletes who complete their eligibility is 90 percent, which ranks among the top schools in the nation. • Supervised study hall. • Free/unlimited tutors & each student-athlete receives an iPad to use during the school year. • Full access to academic center computer lab. • The average student-athlete GPA during the past 10 years at WSU is over 3.0.
Gretchen Torline Director of Athletic Academic Services
IN THE COMMUNITY
YEAR IN REVIEW
• National/North Region/American • Finished 29-4 overall and 20-0 in Coach of the Year: Chris Lamb the American Athletic Conference • NCAA Second Round
• 15th-straight 20-win season
• No. 16 Overall Seed and NCAA First/Second Round Host
• All-Americans: Abbie Lehman, Tabitha Brown
• American Player of the Year: Abbie Lehman
• All-Conference 2nd Team: Giorgia Civita
• American Setter of the Year: Emily Hiebert
• Academic All-District: 1st Team - Abbie Lehman, Alex Koon 2nd Team - Mikaela Raudsepp, Emily Hiebert
• All-Conference 1st Team: Abbie Lehman, Emily Hiebert, Tabitha Brown, Mikaela Raudsepp
WICHITA STATE Shocker Hall
Marcus Welcome Center
Enrollment: 14,474 Founded: 1895 Athletic Conference: The American Nickname: Shockers Mascot: WuShock • If you are a resident of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Kansas City, Oklahoma City or Tulsa areas you are eligible to receive regular in-state tuition through the Shocker City Partnership-a savings of about $8,700 a year. • Shocker Select offers a 33 percent discount on out-of-state tuition to residents of Oklahoma and Texas. Shocker Select students save about $5,500 each year.
Ablah Library
John Bardo
University President
Darron Boatright
Director of Athletics
Ulrich Museum of Art
SHOCKER HALL
• The new residence hall, between Cessna Stadium and Morrison Hall, holds 782 beds, and a new 400-seat dining hall is attached to Shocker Hall. • Each floor has a laundry room, community kitchen and lounge area. • The new residence hall has energized WSU and provides exceptional access to academic and recreational opportunities.
WICHITA 2009 All-American City National League of Cities Top 10 Best Big Cities Money Magazine 35th in America's Top 100 Places to Live RelocateAmerica.com Easiest Commute in the U.S. Small Market Meetings Most Affordable City in the Midwest Forbes Magazine Online 3rd Most Affordable City in the U.S. AAA
CONCERTS Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Rascal Flatts George Strait Elton John & Billy Joel Bon Jovi Nickelback Daughtry Tim McGraw Dave Matthews Band Kid Rock Kenny Chesney Sugarland
INTRUST Bank Arena
Shannon Lamb
Director of Operations
Austin Hosto
Assistant Coach Chris Lamb Head Coach
Sean Carter
Associate Head Coach
Chelsea Scott
Volunteer Assistant Coach
SHOCKER STAFF Jake Conrad
Graduate Assistant
Anna Barnum Manager
Morgan Thaxton Manager
Linda Lindsly
Secretary
The Lamb Family Chris and Shannon with Gracie and Sydney
Head Coach (19th Season) 413-160 Overall Record
CHRIS LAMB
CHRIS LAMB Lamb’s Accomplishments at WSU
• 19th year as head coach • 413-160 overall record as head coach • 2017 National Coach of the Year • 2017 AVCA North Region Coach of the Year • 248-78 Conference regular-season record • 1 Sweet 16 appearance (2012) • 11 NCAA Tournament appearances (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) • 8-11 NCAA Tournament record • 15 MVC Tournament appearances (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) • 17-11 MVC Tournament record • 4 MVC Tournament championships (2004, 2013, 2015, 2016) • 7 Conference Regular-Season championships (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017) • 11 All-Americans (Younes, Lungren, Broussard, Stockman, Adney, Feekin, Andrade, Lehman, Reilly, Larson, Brown) • 1 National Freshman-of-the-Year (Hooper) • 19 named to all-Central Region team • 1 Central Region Freshman-of-the-Year (Hooper) • 34 All-Conference selections • 19 All-MVC Tournament selections • 16 All-MVC Freshman Team selections • 2 MVC Freshman-of-the-Year selections (Younes, Hooper) • 6 Conference Player-of-the-Year selections (Younes, Lungren-twice, Stockman, Andrade, Feekin, Lehman) • 3 MVC Libero-of-the-Year selections (Augspurger-twice, Broussard, D. Mostrom) • 2 Conference Setter-of-the-Year selections (Hiebert-twice) • 2 MVC Defensive Player-of-the-Year selections (McGee, Zwiesler) • 54 Conference Players-of-the-Week • 25 MVC Freshmen-of-the-Week • 38 Conference Defensive Players-of-the-Week • 14 Academic All-District selections • 31 Academic All-Conference selections • 5-time Conference Coach-of-the-Year (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2017) • 2 Dr. Charlotte West Award Winners (Meyers, Lungren) • 3 WSU Senior Woman of the Year recipients (Vohs, Wadsworth, Hooper) • 1 MVC Most Courageous Award winner (Meyer) • 2 MVC All-Centennial Team selections (Younes, Augspurger) • 6 Shocker Hall of Famers (Younes, Lungren, Broussard, Stockman, Augspurger, Hooper) • Led team to school-record 15-straight 20-win seasons • Won a school-record 30 matches in 2008 • School-record 29-match winning streak in 2008 • Led team to highest national ranking of 9th in 2008 • Led team to 18-0 record in MVC play in 2005 and 2008 • Have been ranked in the top-15 in attendance the last 13 years
2017 National Coach of the Year Five-Time Conference Coach-of-the-Year 11 NCAA Tournament Teams One Sweet 16 Appearance Seven Conference Regular-Season Titles Four Valley Tournament Titles 11 All-Americans The Chris Lamb Profile Wife: The former Shannon Hoyt of Davenport, Iowa Children: Gracie and Sydney Education: B.A. Degree in Kinesiology, Sonoma State, 1998
Playing Experience
Club Sportswear, San Francisco, Calif., 1992-94 Sonoma State Club Team, Sonoma, Calif., 1989-93
Coaching Experience
Head Coach - Girls (High School) • El Molino High School, Forestville, Calif., 1987-90, 1993 - Compiled a record of 136-26 - Won four consecutive league titles, four North Coast Section Championships and four straight California State Volleyball Championship tournament berths Head Coach - (Club Volleyball) • Empire Volleyball Club, Santa Rosa, Calif., 1989-97 - Coordinated up to 13 teams annually - Perennially ranked in the top 10 of the Northern California Volleyball Association - Helped more than 80 players earn collegiate scholarships Assistant Coach (College) • St. Mary’s College, Moraga, Calif., 1991-92 • California State-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, Calif., 1994-97 - Compiled a record of 128-17 - Helped Roadrunners to four consecutive NCAA II Elite Eight National Championship appearances - Won four straight Southwest Regional Championships and four consecutive California Collegiate Athletic Association titles • University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., 1997-99 Head Coach (College) • Wichita State University, Wichita, Kan., 2000-present - Has compiled a 413-160 record - 11 NCAA Tournament appearances - 1 Sweet 16 appearance - 7 Conference regular-season titles - 4 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament titles - 5-time Conference Coach-of-the-Year
Associate Head Coach (Fifth Season)
SEAN CARTER
Assistant Coach (Second Season)
AUSTIN HOSTO
Director of Volleyball Operations (19th Season)
SHANNON LAMB
Volunteer Assistant Coach (First Season)
CHELSEA SCOTT
LIBEROS
MIDDLE BLOCKERS
2018 OUTLOOK SETTERS
OUTSIDE HITTERS 2018 American Preseason Team
2018 Preseason American Poll 1. Wichita State (6) 2. Cincinnati (5) 3. Temple (1) 4. SMU 5. UCF 6. Tulsa
113 108 106 94 74 70
7. ECU 8. Houston 9. USF 10. Tulane 11. UConn 12. Memphis
68 44 41 33 29 12
Carly Nolan, Cincinnati Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati Shelby Martin, ECU Brittany Adams, SMU Kendall Patterson, SMU Irem Asci, Temple
Iva Deak, Temple Dana Westfield, Temple Taylor Horsfall, Tulsa Emily Thorson, Tulsa Tabitha Brown, Wichita State Giorgia Civita, Wichita State
5-10 | JR | Setter Corpus Christi, Texas (Calallen HS)
#1
JORDAN ROBERTS
#2 5-3 | FR | Defensive Specialist Maize, Kan. (Maize South HS)
MAKENNA MILLER
6-1 | FR | Outside Hitter Monee, Ill. (Peotone HS)
BRYLEE KELLY
#3
#4 6-2 | FR-RS | Setter Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley HS)
KORA KAULING
6-3 | SO | Middle Blocker Brenham, Texas (National HS)
ABBY PUGH
#5
6-3 | SO | Middle Blocker Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope HS)
#6
EMMA WRIGHT
6-3 | FR | Middle Blocker Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)
#7
GRACE BURKEN
#8 5-10 | SR | Setter Kansas City, Mo. (Bishop Miege HS/ K-State/Louisville)
KALI EAKEN
6-3 | JR | Outside Hitter Williamsburg, Va. (Warhill HS)
ALEX KOON
#9
5-10 | SR | Outside Hitter Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS/Alabama)
#10
TABITHA BROWN
#11 6-1 | SO | Outside Hitter Denver, Colo. (Denver East HS)
CHASE JACKSON
5-11 | SO | Outside Hitter Ness City, Kan. (Ness City HS)
#12
REGAN STIAWALT
5-9 | FR-RS | Outside Hitter Cheney, Kan. (Cheney HS)
#14
MADDY FREUND
5-8 | JR | Defensive Specialist Wichita, Kan. (Maize HS)
#15
MEGHAN GRIMES
5-8 | JR | Defensive Specialist Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East HS)
KARA BOWN
#16
6-0 | FR | Middle Blocker San Antonio, Texas (Sandra Day O'Connor HS)
#18
CHINELO OGOGOR
5-6 | SO | Libero Milan, Italy (Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio)
#19
GIORGIA CIVITA
6-0 | FR-RS | Outside Hitter Leona Valley, Calif. (Quartz Hill HS)
#21
MEGAN TAFLINGER
#24 5-8 | FR-RS | Libero Sonoma, Calif. (Sonoma Valley HS)
JENNA MAK
6-3 | SO | Middle Blocker Goddard, Kan. (Eisenhower HS)
#25
BROOKE SMITH
#26
5-8 | SO | Outside Hitter Wichita, Kan. (Circle HS/Park)
ASHLEY WAREHIME
#28
5-11 | FR-RS | Setter Nashville, Tenn. (Pope John Paul II HS)
ALAYNA MASLINSKI
Date Aug. 24 Aug. 26 Aug. 27
2018 SCHEDULE
Opponent at JMU at Howard at VCU
Place Harrisonburg, Va. Washington D.C. Richmond, Va.
Time 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m.
BYU Invitational Aug. 31 vs. West Virginia Sept. 1 vs. Stanford Sept. 1 at BYU
Provo, Utah Provo, Utah Provo, Utah
4 p.m. 11 a.m. 8 p.m.
Bluejay Invitational Sept. 8 vs. Iowa State Sept. 9 at Creighton
Omaha, Neb. Omaha, Neb.
4 p.m. 2 p.m.
North Texas Challenge Sept. 14 vs. Stephen F. Austin Sept. 14 at North Texas Sept. 15 vs. Cal Poly
Denton, Texas Denton, Texas Denton, Texas
11 a.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m.
Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Sept. 29 Oct. 5 Oct. 7
Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Tulsa, Okla. Tampa, Fla. Orlando, Fla.
7 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 12 p.m.
Tulane* Memphis* at Tulsa* at USF* at UCF*
Date Opponent Oct. 12 ECU* Oct. 14 Cincinnati* Oct. 19 at SMU* Oct. 21 at Houston* Oct. 26 UConn* Oct. 28 Temple* Nov. 2 at Cincinnati* Nov. 4 at ECU* Nov. 9 Houston* Nov. 11 SMU* Nov. 16 at Temple* Nov. 18 at UConn* Nov. 21 Tulsa* Nov. 24 North Texas Nov. 29-Dec. 1 NCAA First/Second Rounds Dec. 7-8 NCAA Regionals Dec. 13 & 15 NCAA Championships
Place Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Dallas, Texas Houston, Texas Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Cincinnati, Ohio Greenville, N.C. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. Philadelphia, Pa. Storrs, Conn. Wichita, Kan. Wichita, Kan. TBA TBA Minneapolis, Minn.
* Indicates American Athletic Conference match All home matches indicated in Yellow All home matches played in Charles Koch Arena All times listed as Central Time
2018 SENIORS
Time 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 10 a.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m.