Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball

The Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team is a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. The Ramblers are coached by Mark Hulse, who completed his fourth season. His record through three seasons is 80-35 (.714). The Ramblers were previously coached by Loyola alumnus Shane Davis. His record through twelve seasons was 265–88 (.751), and he led Loyola Ramblers to back-to-back NCAA Championships.[2]

Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball
UniversityLoyola University Chicago
Head coachMark Hulse (4th season)
ConferenceMIVA
LocationChicago, IL
Home arenaJoseph J. Gentile Arena (Capacity: 4,486)
NicknameRamblers
ColorsMaroon and Gold[1]
         
NCAA Tournament champion
2014, 2015
NCAA Tournament appearance
2013, 2014, 2015
Conference regular season champion
2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018

In 2013, the Ramblers (22–10) were defeated by the UCI Anteaters 0–3 (24–26, 18–25, 27–29) in the first semifinal of the NCAA championships on May 2, 2013 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. This was the team's first appearance ever in an NCAA men's collegiate volleyball tournament.[3]

On May 3, 2014, Loyola (29–1), playing host to the 2014 Championships, defeated the Stanford Cardinal (24–9) 3-1 to win the program's first-ever NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship.[4]

On May 10, 2015, Loyola (28–2), defeated Lewis University Flyers (26–4) in a thrilling 3–2 win for back-to-back NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship.[5][6]

All-Americans

The Loyola men's volleyball program has seen 31 AVCA All American honors (including Honorable Mentions).

Year AVCA All-Americans
1998 Dan Schultz (2nd)
2002 Brad Stoub (2nd)
2003 Shane Davis (2nd), Justin Schnor (2nd)
2005 Scott Greene (2nd), Krystian Krzyzak (2nd)
2006 James Grunst (1st), Chris Kozlarek (1st)
2007 James Grunst (2nd)
2011 Mike Bunting (2nd)
2012 Joe Smalzer (2nd)
2013 Joe Smalzer (2nd)
2014 Thomas Jaeschke (1st), Joe Smalzer (HM), Cody Caldwell (HM), Nick Olson (HM)
2015 Thomas Jaeschke (1st), Jeff Jendryk (1st), Peter Hutz (2nd), Cody Caldwell (HM)
2016 Jeff Jendryk (2nd), Peter Hutz (HM), Nick Olson (HM)
2017 Jeff Jendryk (1st)
2018 Jeff Jendryk (1st), Collin Mahan (HM), Garrett Zolg (HM)
2019 Collin Mahan (2nd), Avery Aylsworth (HM), Paul Narup (HM), Garrett Zolg (HM)

National awards
Year/Award National Coach of the Year National Player of the Year National Newcomer of the Year
2014 Shane Davis
2015 Thomas Jaeschke Jeff Jendryk

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References
  1. Loyola Chicago Athletics Style Guide (PDF). July 23, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. "Shane Davis Bio – Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  3. "UC Irvine to play BYU for NCAA men's volleyball championship". Los Angeles Times. May 2, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. "Loyola Chicago defeats Stanford in four sets to win first national title". NCAA.com. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  5. "Loyola Chicago tops Lewis in five-set thriller, claims second consecutive title". NCAA.com. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  6. "Loyola repeats as men's NCAA volleyball national champions". Chicago Tribune. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  7. "Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site – Men's Volleyball". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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