Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball

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Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball
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University Loyola University Chicago
Head coachShane Davis (14th season)
Conference MIVA
Location Chicago, Illinois
Home arena Joseph J. Gentile Arena (capacity: 4,486)
Nickname Ramblers
ColorsMaroon and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament champion
2014, 2015
NCAA Tournament semifinal
2013, 2014, 2015
NCAA Tournament appearance
2013, 2014, 2015, 2025
Conference tournament champion
2013, 2014, 2015, 2025
Conference regular season champion
2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023, 2025

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 competing at the NCAA National Collegiate level. [a] Shane Davis coaches the Ramblers. He returned as head coach in 2024 after eight seasons leading the Northwestern University women's volleyball team. Davis previously coached Loyola from 2003 to 2015. In 13 seasons as Loyola's head coach, he has an overall record of 290-92 (.759) and led the Ramblers to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2014 and 2015. [2]

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

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

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

NCAA Tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2013 3Semi-FinalsUC IrvineL 0-3
2014 1Semi-Finals
National Championship		Penn State
Stanford		W 3-2
W 3-1
2015 3Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
National Championship		Pfeiffer
UC Irvine
Lewis		W 3-0
W 3-0
W 3-2
2025 4Quarter-FinalsPepperdineL 1-3

Yearly records

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Gordon Mayforth (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(1996–2002)
1996Gordon Mayforth 14-146-84th
1997Gordon Mayforth 18-137-95th
1998Gordon Mayforth 24-88-42nd
1999Gordon Mayforth 19-98-64th
2000Gordon Mayforth 15-126-94th
2001Gordon Mayforth 19-1010-64th
2002Gordon Mayforth 24-614-4T-1st
Gordon Mayforth:134-72 (.650)59-46 (.578)
Tim O'Brien (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(2003–2003)
2003Tim O'Brien 20–714-22nd
Tim O'Brien:20-7 (.740)14-2 (.875)
Shane Davis (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(2004–2015)
2004Shane Davis 20-812-42nd
2005Shane Davis 26-315-11st
2006Shane Davis 23-711-11st
2007Shane Davis 23-78-4T-3rd
2008Shane Davis 17-147-54th
2009Shane Davis 17-105-54th
2010Shane Davis 20-610-22nd
2011Shane Davis 21-89-32nd
2012Shane Davis 19-128-43rd
2013Shane Davis 22-1010-41st NCAA Tournament Semifinals
2014Shane Davis 29-114-01st NCAA Tournament Champions
2015Shane Davis 28-214-22nd NCAA Tournament Champions
Shane Davis:265-88 (.751)123-35 (.778)
Mark Hulse (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(2016–2022)
2016Mark Hulse 20-812-42nd
2017Mark Hulse 16-129–75th
2018Mark Hulse 23-711-3T-1st
2019Mark Hulse 21-812-22nd
2020Mark Hulse 7-114-4
2021Mark Hulse 15-69-52nd
2022Mark Hulse 18-911-32nd
Mark Hulse:120-61 (.663)68-28 (.696)
John Hawks (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(2023–2024)
2023John Hawks 21-711-3T-1st
2024John Hawks 19-1012-42nd
John Hawks:40-17 (.701)23-7 (.766)
Shane Davis (Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(2025–present)
2025Shane Davis 25-413-3T-1st NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
Shane Davis:290-92 (.759)136-38 (.781)
Total:604-249 (.708)300-121 (.712)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

All-Americans

The Loyola men's volleyball program has seen 48 AVCA All American honors (including Honorable Mentions).

YearAVCA All-Americans
1998Dan Schultz (2nd)
2002Brad Stoub (2nd)
2003Shane Davis (2nd), Justin Schnor (2nd)
2005Scott Greene (2nd), Krystian Krzyzak (2nd)
2006James Grunst (1st), Chris Kozlarek (1st)
2007James Grunst (2nd)
2011Mike Bunting (2nd)
2012Joe Smalzer (2nd)
2013Joe 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)
2019Collin Mahan (2nd), Avery Aylsworth (HM), Paul Narup (HM), Garrett Zolg (HM)
2020Kyle Piekarski (HM), Cole Schlothauer (HM)
2021Cole Schlothauer (HM), Garret Zolg (HM)
2022Cole Schlothauer (HM), Garret Zolg (HM), Parker Van Buren (HM)
2023Parker Van Buren (2nd), Cole Schlothauer (HM), Dan Mangun (HM)
2024Parker Van Buren (1st), Daniel Fabikovic (2nd), Nicodemus Meyer (HM)
2025Parker Van Buren (1st), Daniel Fabikovic (2nd), Nicodemus Meyer (2nd), Ryan McElligott (HM)

National awards

YearNational Coach of the YearNational Player of the YearNational Newcomer of the Year
2014Shane Davis
2015 Thomas Jaeschke Jeff Jendryk
2024Daniel Fabikovic

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The NCAA designates championship events that are open to members of more than one of the NCAA's three divisions as "National Collegiate". In the case of men's volleyball, the top-level championship is open to members of Divisions I and II.

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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