Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball | |
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University | Loyola University Chicago |
Head coach | John Hawks (2nd season) |
Conference | MIVA |
Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Home arena | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (capacity: 4,486) |
Nickname | Ramblers |
Colors | Maroon and gold [1] |
NCAA Tournament champion | |
2014, 2015 | |
NCAA Tournament appearance | |
2013, 2014, 2015 | |
Conference tournament champion | |
2013, 2014, 2015 | |
Conference regular season champion | |
2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023 |
The Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team (also Loyola Chicago Ramblers) represents Loyola University Chicago in NCAA competition as a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA), one of the seven conferences that compete at the National Collegiate level of NCAA men's volleyball. [lower-alpha 1] The Ramblers are coached by John Hawks, who replaced Mark Hulse after the 2022 season. [2] Hulse had spent the previous seven seasons at Loyola, having been let go after seven seasons and an overall record of 120–61 (.663). [3] Before Hulse, the Ramblers were coached by Loyola alumnus Shane Davis. His record through 12 seasons was 265–88 (.751), and he led the Ramblers to back-to-back NCAA championships. [4]
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. [5]
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. [6]
On May 10, 2015, Loyola (28–2) defeated the Lewis Flyers (26–4) in a thrilling 3–2 win for back-to-back NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship. [7] [8]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2013 | 3 | Semi-Finals | UC Irvine | L 0-3 |
2014 | 1 | Semi-Finals National Championship | Penn State Stanford | W 3-2 W 3-1 |
2015 | 3 | Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals National Championship | Pfeiffer UC Irvine Lewis | W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-2 |
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||||||
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Gordon Mayforth (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(1996–2002) | |||||||||||||
1996 | Gordon Mayforth | 14-14 | 6-8 | 4th | |||||||||
1997 | Gordon Mayforth | 18-13 | 7-9 | 5th | |||||||||
1998 | Gordon Mayforth | 24-8 | 8-4 | 2nd | |||||||||
1999 | Gordon Mayforth | 19-9 | 8-6 | 4th | |||||||||
2000 | Gordon Mayforth | 15-12 | 6-9 | 4th | |||||||||
2001 | Gordon Mayforth | 19-10 | 10-6 | 4th | |||||||||
2002 | Gordon Mayforth | 24-6 | 14-4 | T-1st | |||||||||
Gordon Mayforth: | 134-72 (.650) | 59-46 (.578) | |||||||||||
Tim O'Brien (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(2003–2003) | |||||||||||||
2003 | Tim O'Brien | 20–7 | 14-2 | 2nd | |||||||||
Tim O'Brien: | 20-7 (.740) | 14-2 (.875) | |||||||||||
Shane Davis (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(2004–2015) | |||||||||||||
2004 | Shane Davis | 20-8 | 12-4 | 2nd | |||||||||
2005 | Shane Davis | 26-3 | 15-1 | 1st | |||||||||
2006 | Shane Davis | 23-7 | 11-1 | 1st | |||||||||
2007 | Shane Davis | 23-7 | 8-4 | T-3rd | |||||||||
2008 | Shane Davis | 17-14 | 7-5 | 4th | |||||||||
2009 | Shane Davis | 17-10 | 5-5 | 4th | |||||||||
2010 | Shane Davis | 20-6 | 10-2 | 2nd | |||||||||
2011 | Shane Davis | 21-8 | 9-3 | 2nd | |||||||||
2012 | Shane Davis | 19-12 | 8-4 | 3rd | |||||||||
2013 | Shane Davis | 22-10 | 10-4 | 1st | NCAA Tournament Semifnals | ||||||||
2014 | Shane Davis | 29-1 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA Tournament Champions | ||||||||
2015 | Shane Davis | 28-2 | 14-2 | 2nd | NCAA Tournament Champions | ||||||||
Shane Davis: | 265-88 (.751) | 123-35 (.778) | |||||||||||
Mark Hulse (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(2016–2022) | |||||||||||||
2016 | Mark Hulse | 20-8 | 12-4 | 2nd | |||||||||
2017 | Mark Hulse | 16-12 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||||||
2018 | Mark Hulse | 23-7 | 11-3 | T-1st | |||||||||
2019 | Mark Hulse | 21-8 | 12-2 | 2nd | |||||||||
2020 | Mark Hulse | 7-11 | 4-4 | ||||||||||
2021 | Mark Hulse | 15-6 | 9-5 | 2nd | |||||||||
2022 | Mark Hulse | 18-9 | 11-3 | 2nd | |||||||||
Mark Hulse: | 120-61 (.663) | 68-28 (.696) | |||||||||||
John Hawks (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(2023–present) | |||||||||||||
2023 | John Hawks | 21-7 | 11-3 | T-1st | |||||||||
2024 | John Hawks | 19-10 | 12-4 | 2nd | |||||||||
John Hawks: | 40-17 (.701) | 23-7 (.766) | |||||||||||
Total: | 579-245 (.702) | 287-118 (.708) | |||||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
The Loyola men's volleyball program has seen 44 AVCA All American honors (including Honorable Mentions).
Year | AVCA All-Americans |
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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), Jeffrey Jendryk (2nd), Peter Hutz (2nd), Cody Caldwell (HM) |
2016 | Jeffrey Jendryk (2nd), Peter Hutz (HM), Nick Olson (HM) |
2017 | Jeffrey Jendryk (1st) |
2018 | Jeffrey Jendryk (1st), Collin Mahan (HM), Garrett Zolg (HM) |
2019 | Collin Mahan (2nd), Avery Aylsworth (HM), Paul Narup (HM), Garrett Zolg (HM) |
2020 | Kyle Piekarski (HM), Cole Schlothauer (HM) |
2021 | Cole Schlothauer (HM), Garret Zolg (HM) |
2022 | Cole Schlothauer (HM), Garret Zolg (HM), Parker Van Buren (HM) |
2023 | Parker Van Buren (2nd), Cole Schlothauer (HM), Dan Mangun (HM) |
2024 | Parker Van Buren (1st), Daniel Fabikovic (2nd), Nicodemus Meyer (HM) |
Year | National Coach of the Year | National Player of the Year | National Newcomer of the Year |
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2014 | Shane Davis | ||
2015 | Thomas Jaeschke | Jeff Jendryk | |
2024 | Daniel Fabikovic |
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