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Division I Volleyball
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Student-Athletes
Bonnie Bremmer, Pennsylvania State University, Setter
• All-Tournament Team (1998, 99)
• Four-time All American (1996, 97, 98, and 99)
• Two-time CoSIDA Academic All American
• National Championship (1999)
Lauren Cacciamani, Pennsylvania State University, Middle Hitter
• All-Tournament Team (1997, 98, 99)
• Three-time All American (1997, 98, 99)
• Two-time CoSIDA Academic All American
• Honda Award winner (1999)
• Named co-National Player of the Year
• National Championship (1999)
Greichaly Cepero, University of Nebraska, Setter
• All-Tournament Team (2000)
• Three-time AVCA All American
• Honda Award winner
• 2000 AVCA Player of the Year
• National Championship (2000)
Dietre Collins, University of Hawaii, Middle Blocker
• All-Tournament Team (1982, 83)
• Three-time AVCA All American
• Two-time Broderick Award Winner as the national player of the year (1983, 84)
• Led the Rainbow Wahine to consecutive national titles
• A 1995 graduate of Hawaii with a bachelor of arts in broadcast communications.
• Holds the record for solo blocks in one NCAA tournament (15 in 1982)
Tara Cross, Long Beach State University, Outside Hitter
• All-Tournament Team (1989)
• Four- time AVCA All American
• Honda Award (outstanding collegiate woman athlete) for volleyball (1989)
• Two- time AVCA NCAA Division I Player of the Year (1988, 89)
• National Championship in 1989
• Majored in Speech Communication
• She established the NCAA career kill record (2,767), which currently ranks third
• 10th highest number of kills ever recorded by an NCAA player in a single season
Laura Davis, Ohio State University, Setter
• Two-time AVCA All American
• AVCA Player of the Year (1994)
Kristin Folkl, Stanford University, Outside Hitter
• All-Tournament Team (1994, 95, 96, 97)
• Four-time AVCA All American
• National Championships (1994, 96, 97)
• Received her economics degree from Stanford
• Reached the final four in both volleyball and basketball a total of 6 times.
Stacey Gordon, Ohio State University, Outside Hitter
• Four-time AVCA All American
• AVCA co-National Player of the Year (2004)
Jennifer Joines, University of the Pacific, Middle Blocker
• Four-time AVCA All American (2000, 01, 02, 03)
Kristin Klein, Stanford University, Outside Hitter
• Four-time All American (1988, 89, 90, 91)
Angelica Ljungquist, University of Hawaii, Middle Blocker
• All-Tournament Team (1996)
• NCAA Player of the Year (1996)
Liz Masakayan, University of California, Los Angeles, Outside Hitter
• All-Tournament Team (1984, 85)
• Two- time All American
• 1984 Broderick Award Winner - Nation’s Premier Collegiate Player
• National Champions in 1984 where she also won the tournament’s MVP Award
• In February 1996, she was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame
Misty May, Long Beach State University, Setter
• All-Tournament Team (1998, 99)
• Three-time All American (1996, 97, 98)
• Two-time National Player of the Year (1997, 98)
• National Championship (1998)
Ogonna Nnamani, Stanford University, Outside Hitter
• All-Tournament Team (2001, 02, 04)
• Four-time AVCA All American
• Honda-Broderick Cup Award winner (2004)
• Named Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year (2004)
Bev Oden, Stanford University, Middle Blocker
• All-Tournament Team (1992)
• Four-time AVCA All American
• 1990 Honda Award winner
• 1990 NCAA Player of the Year
• National Championship (1992)
• 1994 graduate of Stanford with a degree in psychology
Elaina Oden, University of the Pacific, Middle Blocker
• All-Tournament Team (1985, 86)
• Three-time AVCA All American
• Led University of the Pacific to consecutive NCAA championships (1985-86)
• Earned bachelor's degree in sociology
• Selected to 1980s NCAA All-Decade team
Kim Oden, Stanford University, Middle Blocker
• All-Tournament Team (1982, 84, 85)
• Three- time AVCA All American (1983, 84, 85)
• BA Public Policy, Stanford University
• Stanford's Player of the Decade for the 1980's
Mariliisa Salmi, Brigham Young University, Setter
• 2 time AVCA All American
• AVCA Player of the Year (1986)
Demetria Sance, University of Texas, Outside Hitter
• All-Tournament Team (1995)
• Four-time AVCA All America.
Danielle Scott, Long Beach State University, Middle Blocker
• All-Tournament Team (1991, 93)
• Three time AVCA All American
• Honda Award recipient (1993)
• AVCA and Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year (1993)
• NCAA Championship (1993)
• The all-time NCAA career hitting percentage leader (.421)
Logan Tom, Stanford University, Outside Hitter
• All-Tournament Team (1999, 2001, 02)
• Four- time NCAA All American
• Honda Award winner
• Two-time AVCA National College Player of the Year
• National Championship (2001)
Kerri Walsh, Stanford University, Outside Hitter
• All-Tournament Team (1996, 99)
• Four-time AVCA All American
• Player of the year award
• National Championships (1996, 97)
• American Studies degree from Stanford
Antoinette White, Long Beach State University, Outside Hitter
• All-Tournament Team (1989, 90)
• 1991 AVCA Player of the Year
Natalie Williams, University of California, Los Angeles, Right Setter
• All-Tournament Team (1990, 91, 92)
• Four- time All American
• Two-time National Player of the Year
• National Championships (1990, 91)
• First woman to earn All American honors in both basketball and volleyball in the same year
Teee Williams, University of Hawaii, Middle Blocker
• All-Tournament Team (1985, 86)
• Three- time AVCA All America
• Named NCAA Player of the Year
• Twice named NCAA Division I Player of the Year (1987, 89)
• NCAA championship in 1987 and runner-up finish in 1988
• majored in sociology at Hawaii
• selected to NCAA 1980s All-Decade team
Elaine Youngs, University of California, Los Angeles, Outside Hitter
• All-Tournament Team (1991, 92)
• Four- time All American
• National Championship (1991)
• 1993 UCLA graduate with a degree in history
Coaches
Andy Banachowski, UCLA
• 39th year at UCLA
• AVCA National Coach of the Year honor (1989)
• National champions ( 1984, 90, 91)
• National runner-up finishes (1981, 83, 92, 94)
• NCAA Championship semifinals (1981, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94)
• More victories than any other collegiate volleyball coach in history, with the exception of Bruin men's coach Al Scates
• On Sept. 1, 2001, he became the first women's coach to notch his 900th career victory
• Since the 1981-82 season, UCLA's women's volleyball program has had 18 athletes earn 32 AVCA All-America honors and 12 Bruins have been named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team at the Final Four.
John Dunning, Pacific and Stanford
• Stanford National Championships (2001, 04)
• Stanford National Runner up (2002)
• Led Pacific to two NCAA Championships (1985, 86), an NCAA runner-up finish and 16 consecutive NCAA postseason tournament bids
• NCAA Championship semifinals with Pacific (1981, 83, 84, 85, 86, 90, 99)
• NCAA Championship semifinals with Stanford (2001, 02, 04)
• In 20 years as a head coach at Pacific (1985-2000) and Stanford (2001-), Dunning has chalked up an impressive record of 557-122 (.820) and his winning percentage (.820) ranks among the top five winningest active coaches in NCAA history (Division I)
• At Pacific 16 of his athletes garnered a total of 29 All-America awards
• Spent 16 seasons at Pacific before coming to Stanford, compiled an impressive 437-102 (.811) record during his tenure
Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach
• 20th year at Long Beach
• Three National Championships (19, ,98
• NCAA Championship semifinals (1989, 91, 92, 93, 97, 98, 99, 2001)
• 13 NCAA Regionals
• 18 NCAA Tournaments
• Heading into the 2004 campaign, Gimmillaro amassed a striking .814 winning percentage (529-121) over 19 seasons
• Three-time National Coach of the Year (AVCA in 1998 and ASICS Tiger National Coach of the Year 1989, 98
Don Shaw, Stanford
• 16-year tenure as Stanford women's volleyball head coach (1984-1999)
• Four NCAA Championships (1992,94,96,97)
• Guided Stanford to the NCAA Championship match eight times in 16 seasons
• NCAA Championship semifinals (1982, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99)
• Career winning percentage of .863 (440-70), which still ranks as the best in NCAA history
• National Women's Coach of the Year (1991, 97).
• Under his guidance, 21 student-athletes have earned a combined 44 All-American awards
Dave Shoji, Hawaii
• 30th year at Hawaii
• National Championships ( 1982, 83, 87)
• National runner up (1988, 96)
• NCAA Championship semifinals (1982, 83, 87, 88, 96, 2000, 02, 03)
• In 1981, Shoji became the first full-time coach for a women's program at UH
• First school to win back-to-back national championships (1982, 83)
Mary Wise, Florida
• AVCA National Coach of the Year, 1992, 1996
• NCAA Championship semifinals (1992, 93, 96, 97, 98, 02, 03)
• Only female in NCAA history to coach in the national championship match
• Only female in NCAA history to coach in more than one Final Four
• Fastest female head coach to 500 career wins
• At age 21, became the youngest Division I head coach ever hired
• 15 athletes with 32 All-America honors
• Seven athletes with 13 Academic All-America honors
• 18 NCAA All-Tournament selections
• 540-111 (.829) career record (through 17 seasons)
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