Colorado State Rams volleyball

Colorado State Rams Women's volleyball
UniversityColorado State University
Head coachEmily Kohan[1] (1st season)
ConferenceMountain West
LocationFort Collins, Colorado
Home arenaMoby Arena (capacity: 8,745)
NicknameRams
ColorsGreen and gold[2]
   
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
Conference tournament champion
1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2024 [a]
Conference regular season champion
1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024

The Colorado State Rams women's volleyball team represents Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins, in the U.S. state of Colorado, in NCAA Division I volleyball competition. They play their home games at the Moby Arena and are members of the Mountain West Conference.

Conference affiliations

Head coaches

[5][6]

Coach G W L T WPCT From To
Sandy Caldwell 37 10 27 0 .270 1976 1977
Merri Dwight 153 64 85 4 .431 1978 1982
Rich Feller 466 299 167 0 .641 1983 1996
Tom Hilbert 801 637 164 0 .795 1997 2022
Emily Kohan 31 19 12 0 .613 2023 Pres.

Updated through November 26, 2023.

Year-by-year results

[7][6]

Season Coach Record Regular Season Conference Tournament NCAA Tournament
Overall Conference
NCAA Division I Women's Mountain West
1999 Tom Hilbert 30–3 13–2 2nd Champions Sweet 16
2000 Tom Hilbert 32–5 13–1 1st Runners-Up Sweet 16
2001 Tom Hilbert 29–4 13–1 1st Runners-Up Sweet 16
2002 Tom Hilbert 22–10 12–2 1st Semi-Finalists 1st Round
2003 Tom Hilbert 30–5 14–0 1st Champions Sweet 16
2004 Tom Hilbert 26–4 13–1 T-1st Champions 1st Round
2005 Tom Hilbert 21–9 12–4 2nd Semi-Finalists 2nd Round
2006 Tom Hilbert 20–10 11–5 3rd Champions 1st Round
2007 Tom Hilbert 23–8 13–3 1st Semi-Finalists 2nd Round
2008 Tom Hilbert 23–7 12–4 2nd 2nd Round
2009 Tom Hilbert 25–6 15–1 1st Sweet 16
2010 Tom Hilbert 26–5 14–2 1st 2nd Round
2011 Tom Hilbert 25–6 12–2 1st Champions 2nd Round
2012 Tom Hilbert 21–8 13–3 T-1st 1st Round
2013[8] Tom Hilbert 28–2 19–1 1st 1st Round
2014[9] Tom Hilbert 31–3 17–1 1st Sweet 16
2015[10] Tom Hilbert 26–4 18–0 1st 1st Round
2016[11] Tom Hilbert 21–9 15–3 2nd 1st Round
2017[12] Tom Hilbert 29–4 17–1 1st 2nd Round
2018 Tom Hilbert 23–8 15–3 1st 1st Round
2019 Tom Hilbert 29–2 18–0 1st 1st Round
2020 Tom Hilbert 9–6 9–6 3rd
2021 Tom Hilbert 18–10 14–4 T-1st Semi-Finalists
2022 Tom Hilbert 19–11 12–6 3rd 1st Round
2023 Emily Kohan 19–12 12–6 2nd Runners-Up

Updated through November 26, 2023.

AVCA All-Americans

[5]

First Team:

  • Diane Saba (1987)
  • Angela Knopf (2000, 2001)

Second Team:

  • Sherri Danielson (1984, 1985)
  • Angie Knox (1987)
  • Catie Vagneur (1999)
  • Courtney Cox (2000)
  • Soraya Santos (2001)

Third Team:

  • Mekana Barnes (2007)
  • Katelyn Steffan (2011)
  • Megan Plourde (2011)
  • Dana Cranston (2012)
  • Deedra Foss (2014)
  • Adrianna Culbert (2015)

Updated through 2022 season.

Conference awards

[5]

Mountain West Coach of the Year:

  • Tom Hilbert (1999–2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017–2019)

Mountain West Player of the Year:

  • Angela Knopf (2000, 2001)
  • Melissa Courtney (2003, 2004)
  • Mekana Barnes (2007)
  • Danielle Minch (2009, 2010)
  • Katelyn Steffan (2011)
  • Dana Cranston (2012)
  • Samantha Peters (2013)
  • Deedra Foss (2014)
  • Adrianna Culbert (2015)
  • Katie Oleksak (2017–2019)

Mountain West Newcomer of the Year:

  • Deedra Foss (2011)
  • Alex Reid (2015)
  • Kirstie Hillyer (2016)
  • Breana Runnels (2017)
  • Annie Sullivan (2021)
  • Emery Herman (2023)

Mountain West Freshman of the Year:

  • Tess Rogers (2002)
  • Katie Oleksak (2016)

Mountain West Setter of the Year:

  • Allison Peckman (1999–2001)
  • Melissa Courtney (2003, 2004)
  • Ashley Fornstorm (2007, 2008)
  • Deedra Foss (2013, 2014)

Mountain West Defensive Specialist of the Year:

  • Kristen Vance (1999)
  • Lindsey Kerr (2002)
  • Katelin Batten (2009)

WAC Coach of the Year:

  • Tom Hilbert (1998)

WAC Freshman of the Year:

  • Catie Vagneur (1996)
  • Angela Knopf (1998)

WAC Defensive Specialist of the Year:

  • Kristen Vance (1998)

HCAC Player of the Year:

  • Sherri Danielson (1984, 1985)

HCAC Offensive Player of the Year:

  • Diane Saba (1987)

Updated through 2023 season.

Current roster

2024 Colorado State Rams Women's Volleyball[13]
# Pos. Name Class Ht Prev. School Hometown
1 MB Malaya Jones R-JR 6'0" Santa Margarita HS Santa Ana, CA
3 OH Brooke Holman FR 6'1" Littleton High School Aspen, CO
4 S Emery Herman SR 6'0" Georgetown HS
Arizona 		Georgetown, TX
6 L/DS Aine Doty JR 5'7" Doherty High School

Idaho

Colorado Springs, CO
7 MB Jessica Lawton FR 6'3" Whitnall High School Hales Corners, Wisconsin
8 OH Taylor Pagan SO 6'1" Mater Lakes Pembroke Pines, FL
9 MB Naeemah Weathers GR 6'1" Palmer Ridge HS Colorado Springs, CO
11 DS Jordyn Tynsky FR 5'8" John H. Guyer High School Denton, Texas
13 MB Jazen DeBina R-SO 6'0" Liberty HS Las Vegas, NV
17 OH Kennedy Stanford GR 5'10" Lamar HS Grand Prairie, TX
18 DS Kate Yoshimoto R-JR 5'2" Punahou Honolulu, HI
22 DS Delaney McIntosh R-SO 5'10" Verona Area HS Madison, WI
23 S Erin Debiec FR 6'1" Bishop O'Connell High School Potomac, Maryland
26 OH Maria Brun FR 6'1" CV Sant Cugat Club Barcelona
33 MB Kekua Richards R-FR 6'7" Seabury Hall Pā'ia, HI
42 MB Karina Leber GR 6'3" Wilmot Union HS Trevor, WI

Coaches:

  • Emily Kohan (Head coach)
  • Sonja Anderson (Assistant coach)
  • Ted Kopacz (Assistant Coach)
  • Bri Olmstead (Director of volleyball operations)

Notes

  1. ^ The Mountain West tournament was not held between 2008 and 2010 or from 2012 to 2020.[3] The HCAC and WAC did not have a tournament during Colorado State's membership in either conference.
  2. ^ The HCAC was an affiliate of the WAC for women's sports before the two conferences merged in 1990.[4]

References

  1. ^ "EMILY KOHAN". csurams.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  2. ^ Colorado State Brand Standards (PDF). August 11, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mountain West Volleyball Championship History". Mountain West. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. ^ "WAC History". wacsports.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  5. ^ a b c "2023 Volleyball Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  6. ^ a b "2023 Volleyball Schedule". Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  7. ^ "Mountain West Women's Volleyball Record Book" (PDF). Mountain West. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  8. ^ "2013 Mountain West Women's Volleyball Standings". themw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  9. ^ "2014 Mountain West Women's Volleyball Standings". themw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  10. ^ "2015 Mountain West Women's Volleyball Standings". themw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  11. ^ "2016 Mountain West Women's Volleyball Standings". themw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  12. ^ "2017 Mountain West Women's Volleyball Standings". themw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  13. ^ "2023 VOLLEYBALL ROSTER". csurams.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.


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