2006 27th Annual NAIA Volleyball National Championship Press Book

Columbia College Quick Facts ti n:.....................................................Columbia, Mo. R gion:............................ ......................................Region V Enrollm nt .....................................................................800 olors:..............................................................Navy/Silver Mascot....................................................................Cougars Presid nt: .............................................. Dr. GeraldBrouder thletic Director: ..................... .............Robert Burchard Athletic Trainer: ........................................Jon Barfknecht ports Information Director: ...........................Brad Jenks 2006 overall record: ......................................................40-5 Qualified by: ...........................................................At-large Coaching Staff Head Coach: Melinda Wrye-Washington Overall record (years): 352-50 (10th year of coaching) Assistant coaches: ShanaAubrey, Rose Obunaga Season Highlights: The Cougar Volleyball team won 22 consecutive matches from 9-11-06 to 10-21- Roster #........ Nan1e..............................Pos................ll t............ Y r........ 1 lometo,Yn 1 ..... Alice Mucheke ........... MH/OH ...... 6-3 ....... Jr...... Nairobi, Kenya 2 ..... Rael Rotich ................. OH ............. 6-1 ....... So..... Eldoret, Kenya 3 ..... Juliana Quadrado ....... MH ............ 6-1 ....... Jr...... Sao Paulo, Brazil 06. Columbia College won theAmerican Midwest Conference (AMC) regular season championship going a perfect 14-0. The Cougars also won the AMC postseason tournament and advanced to the Region V Championship match. 6 ..... Jeanie Meyers ............ OH ............. 5-10 ..... So..... GreenRidge,Mo. 7 ..... Luana Branco ............. S ................ 5-10 ..... So..... Sao Paulo, Brazil 8 ..... Yi Zhang ..................... OH ............. 5-11 ..... So..... Suzhou, China Tournament History: National Champions in '98 (45-0), ' 99 (40-0) and ' 01 (38-0) all were perfect records Runner-up in '00 (44-2), '03 (44-7) and '05 9 ..... Shari Tuttle ................ IB/OH ........ 5-6 ....... Sr: ..... Summersville, Mo. 10 .... Maria Omondi ............ MH ............ 5-9 ....... Fr...... Nairobi, Kenya 11 .... Jessica Williams· ......... DS .............. 54 ....... Fr...... Camdenton, Mo. 12 .... Domonique Cisneros .. OH ............. 5-7 ....... So..... Sylmar, Cali£ (41-5). Columbia College has qualified for the last 13 NAIAVolleyball National Championships. The Cougars have finished no worse than tied for fifth in 11 of 12 previous appearances. Worst finish was in 1994, finished tied for 12th. Columbia College will host the ' 06 and '07 NAIAVolleyball National Championship. Coach Washington has a 31-8 record in six trips to the NAIAVolleyball National Championship with Columbia College. 13 .... Erin McCaffrey ........... OH ............. 6-0 ....... So..... Kalamazoo, Mich. 15 .... Kristen Stevens .......... DS .............. 54 ....... Fr...... Columbia, Mo. Season Statistics #......... Name...........................Pos.......Yr........Kills/G.......Kill %..... Assts/G .....Ace......Serve %......... Rec. %....Digs/G .......BS/BA......B/G I Alice Mucheke MH Jr. 2.41 0.433 0.20 24 0.9 10 0.956 3.45 19/ 105 1.2 2 Rael Rotich OH So. 4.04 0.396 0.04 9 0.772 0.852 0.78 20/75 0.65 -- -- 3 __ Juliana Quadrado __ MH _ Jr. __ 2.51 __ 0.471 _ 0.33__66 __ 0.874 0.960 3.25 20/ 144 1.06 6 _ Jeanie Meyers S/OH So. 0.61 0.315 0.98 16 0.888 0.948 1.70 1/7 0.17 7 Luana Branco s So. 1.95 0.342 l 0.8 l 55 0.877 0.871 4.70 17/lll 0.86 8 __ Yi Zhag OH So. 3.24 0.354 0. 14 78 0.942 0.945 3.59 13/54 0.45 9 Shari Tuttle DS/L Sr. 0.02 0.214 0 .02 13 0.888 0.945 2.52 0/0 0.00 10 Maria Omondi OH/MH Fr. 1.25 0.43 l 0.28 15 0.777 0.807 1.34 7/24 0.48 l l Jessica Williams DS/L Fr. 0.01 0.053 0.07 32 0.900 0.96 3.34 0/0 0.00 12 _ Domonique Cisneros_ OH _ So. _ 0.00 __ 0.000 _ 0.00__0 __ 0.000 0.00 0.00 0/0 0.00 13 _ Erin McCaffrey __ OH/MH So. _0.90 __ 0.377 _ 0.20__18 __ 0.924 0.913 0.80 5/28 0.54 15 Kristen Stevens DS Fr. 0.00 0.000 0.00 0 0.000 0.000 0.00 0/ 0 0.00 -- -- 46