BYU Cougars men's volleyball

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BYU Cougars men's volleyball
BYU Cougars logo.svg
Founded1990
University Brigham Young University
Athletic director Tom Holmoe
Head coach Shawn Olmstead (8th season)
Conference MPSF
Location Provo, Utah
Home arena George Albert Smith Fieldhouse (capacity: 5,000)
Nickname Cougars
ColorsBlue and white [1]
   
NCAA Tournament champion
1999, 2001, 2004 [2]
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2003, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021
NCAA Tournament semifinal
1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
NCAA Tournament appearance
1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Conference tournament champion
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
1999, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021
Conference regular season champion
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021

The BYU men's volleyball program began its first year in 1990. The current coach is Shawn Olmstead who is in his eighth season coaching the BYU Cougars men's volleyball team.

Contents

History

Results by season

BYU playing at Ohio State on January 3, 2025 BYU vs OSU men's vollyball.jpg
BYU playing at Ohio State on January 3, 2025
Season Results
YearCoachOverall RecordConference RecordConference StandingPostseason
(WIVA)(1990–1992)
1990 [2] Carl McGown5–221–156th
1991Carl McGown2–251–156th
1992Carl McGown10–135–116th
( Mountain Pacific Sports Federation )(1993–present)
1993Carl McGown15–1012–74th
1994Carl McGown21–615–42nd
1995Carl McGown14–812–73rd
1996Carl McGown8–147–125th
1997Carl McGown20–614–53rd
1998Carl McGown16–614–53rd
1999Carl McGown30–118–11st NCAA Champions
2000Carl McGown18–913–63rd
2001Carl McGown23–414–31st NCAA Champions
2002Carl McGown23–716–64th
2003Tom Peterson23–717–51st NCAA Runner-up
2004Tom Peterson29–420–21st NCAA Champions
2005Tom Peterson20–1015–73rd
2006Tom Peterson18–914–84th
2007Shawn Patchell23–618–42nd
2008Shawn Patchell25–518–42nd
2009Shawn Patchell17–1313–9T-5th
2010Shawn Patchell22–915–72nd
2011Rob Neilson20–816–62nd
2012Chris McGown24–717–53rd
2013Chris McGown26–521–31st NCAA Runner-up
2014Chris McGown21–918–61st NCAA Final Four
2015 Chris McGown17–1014–85th
2016 Shawn Olmstead 27–419–31st NCAA Runner-up
2017 Shawn Olmstead26–516–2T-1st NCAA Runner-up
2018 Shawn Olmstead22–710–21st NCAA Final Four
2019Shawn Olmstead13–126–6T-4th
2020 Shawn Olmstead17–16–01stCancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Shawn Olmstead20–417–31st NCAA Runner-up
2022 Shawn Olmstead8–173–9T-6th
2023 Shawn Olmstead19-78–42nd
2024 Shawn Olmstead16-97–53rd
Totals 30 Years
6 Coaches
598–263 (.695)10 Conf. Championships10 Postseason Appearances

All-Americans

First Team

  • Ethan Watts — 1994 [3]
  • Kevin Hambly — 1995
  • Ryan Millar — 1997
  • Ryan Millar — 1998
  • Ryan Millar — 1999
  • Ossie Antonetti — 1999
  • Scott Bunker — 2001
  • Hector Lebron — 2001
  • Mike Wall — 2001
  • Mike Wall — 2002
  • Joaquin Acosta — 2002
  • Carlos Moreno — 2004
  • Fernando Pessoa — 2004
  • Michael Burke — 2005
  • Yosleyder Cala — 2007
  • Ivan Perez — 2007
  • Russell Holmes — 2008
  • Andrew Stewart — 2010
  • Futi Tavana — 2011
  • Futi Tavana — 2012
  • Taylor Sander — 2012
  • Taylor Sander — 2013
  • Ben Patch — 2013
  • Taylor Sander — 2014
  • Ben Patch — 2016
  • Brenden Sander — 2016
  • Jake Langlois — 2017
  • Brenden Sander — 2018 [4]
  • Wil Stanley — 2020
  • Davide Gardini — 2020
  • Gabi Garcia Fernandez — 2020
  • Wil Stanley — 2021
  • Gabi Garcia Fernandez — 2021
  • Davide Gardini — 2021
  • Davide Gardini — 2022

Second Team

  • Ethan Watts — 1993
  • Jason Watson — 1994
  • Ossie Antonetti — 1998
  • Hector Lebron — 1999
  • Scott Bunker — 2000
  • Matt Olsen — 2001
  • Jonathan Alleman — 2003
  • Carlos Moreno — 2003
  • Joe Hillman — 2004
  • Victor Batista — 2004
  • Victor Batista — 2005
  • Michael Burke — 2005
  • Ivan Perez — 2005
  • Russell Holmes — 2006
  • Russell Holmes — 2007
  • Ivan Perez — 2008
  • Futi Tavana — 2010
  • Taylor Sander — 2011
  • Robb Stowell — 2011
  • Russ Lavaja — 2013
  • Jake Langlois — 2016
  • Gabi Garcia Fernandez — 2018
  • Gabi Garcia Fernandez — 2019

Third Team

  • Kevin Hambly — 1994

References

  1. "Colors". Brigham Young University Publications and Graphics. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "BYU MEN'S VOLLEYBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS". Brigham Young University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "BYU MEN'S VOLLEYBALL ALL AMERICANS". Brigham Young University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  4. "2018 AVCA DIVISION I-II MEN'S ALL-AMERICA TEAMS". AVCA. Retrieved November 30, 2018.