Theo Edwards of CSUN, Dan Friend of Lewis, Jay Hosack of George Mason and Brad Rostratter of UCSD jump on to talk about the week that was in results, top athlete performances and news related to National Championship volleyball. Key items: Penn St. and GCU are both undefeated-- WITHOUT PLAYING THEIR BIG GO TO GUYS! How are they doing it?!?! Also, @VolleyVenue on Instagram posted a graphic that stated that MPSF teams are 23-1 vs. other conferences. Could we see a resurgence of the MPSF this year? Other miscellaneous items include Lewis' new "signee" and how Theo hasn't aged since 2010!
Episode 166: College Volleyball Weekly, Week 1 Recap, 01-09-23
Episode 166 brings about the start of the the NCAA Men's National Championship Volleyball season. Even with top teams not starting or playing exhibition matches there was still plenty of Men's Volleyball happening!
Theo Edwards of CSUN, Dan Friend of Lewis, Jay Hosack of George Mason and Brad Rostratter of UCSD jump on to talk about the week that was in results, top athlete performances and news related to National Championship volleyball. Key news item discussed is the NCAA choosing not to cover men's volleyball in 2023. What can be done? Listen in-- and tag your social media with #ncaamvb!
Episode 165: CVW, Men's D1-2 2023 Kickoff, Part 2; 01-04-23
Jay Hosack of George Mason, and Dan Friend of Lewis are back for another run around the sun, while Brad Rosstratter of UCSD and Theo Edwards of CSUN join on! Part 2 will look at the recently completed 2022 NCAA Women's D1 Volleyball Championship vs. the Men's D1-2 Championship at UCLA in May of 2022. The guys then roll into their 2023 NCAA Men's D1-2 preview-- picking out "dark horse" Natty Contenders, athletes to keep an eye on across the nation, and matches to watch in Week 1! And of course, a little plug for the First Point Collegiate Challenge in January.
Episode 164: CVW, Men’s D1-2 2023 Kickoff, Part 1; 12-27-22
Jay Hosack of George Mason, and Dan Friend of Lewis are back for another run around the sun with Rob! Part 1 focuses on meeting the new crew of Brad Rostratter of UCSD and Theo Edwards of CSUN, while at the same time a guest appearance from former Pepperdine Men's Volleyball Coach, David Hunt-- who is now a National Champion at Texas on the Women's side. The older coaches offer some wisdom for the young guys.
The guys all jump in to discuss ALL the coaching changes and what's happening in D1-2 Men's Volleyball, Queens University over to the MIVA, a handful of teams jumping grom the EIVA to the newly formed NEC, and what this all means for NCAA tournament expansion for the Men's side. Listen in and be sure to jump over to Part 2 in a few days.
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Episode 163: College Volleyball Weekly, Beach Top 20, Fall Recap, 11-30-22
This week's College Volleyball Weekly crew adds special guest, Jaden Whitmarsh of UCLA Beach and "Athlete Life By Jaden" to discuss the first-ever fall exhibitions/competitions in collegiate beach volleyball. Although the access to results and information was limited we try our best to evaluate the results, along with the "inside chatter" and fold in our actual on-site experience at the events that we were in-person. Topics include the East Coast Championships, West Coast Championships, AVCA Pairs Championships, Relentless Collegiate Beach Challenge and a few others in AZ, FL and in CA!
Episode 162: College Volleyball Weekly, Beach Top 20; Jaden Whitmarsh, UCLA Beach, 11/22/2022
This week's episode of College Volleyball Weekly brings former Torrey Pines and Wave Volleyball standout, and current UCLA Beach star, Jaden Whitmarsh. Sure, she's got game and is known as "Ms. Clutch" when it come dual deciding matches, but she's also an aspiring sports journalist who recently started @athletelifebyjaden on Instagram.
The pieces will focus on the athlete and coach experience for collegiate athletes. So far, her guests include UCLA Men's Volleyball's, Merrick McHenry, and UCLA Beach's, Devon Newberry. She's got UCLA Beach Head Coach, Stein Metzger coming up as well!
Episode161: College Volleyball Weekly, ”Rookie Season Recap,” Donan Cruz, Ball St. 10-25-22
The next few episodes of College Volleyball Weekly, Men's D1-2 Top 15 will be exploring the FOUR NCAA D1-2 Men's Volleyball teams with head coach changes. From former UCLA Assistant to Loyola Head Coach John Hawks, former women's Fresno St. Head Coach to now-Head Coach at Pepperdine, Jon Winder, to former Grand View Head Coach to current-Head Coach at Ball State, Donan Cruz, and finally to former Vanguard Head Coach to now-Head Coach at UCSD, Brad Rostratter.
In Episode 161, new Ball St. Men's Head Coach Donan Cruz discusses how his transition was in coming over from Grand View University, to Ball St., notching multiple quality wins, having his team win multiple weekly and post-season awards and heading to the NCAA D1-2 Tournament-- all in his first season. We can't fail to mention his receiving of AVCA Coach of the Year recognition! Donan ends by sharing his thoughts on the tightness of the collegiate coaching community.
Episode160: College Volleyball Weekly, ”New Faces in New Places,” Jon Winder, Pepperdine 10-18-22
The next few episodes of College Volleyball Weekly, Men's D1-2 Top 15 will be exploring the FOUR NCAA D1-2 Men's Volleyball teams with head coach changes. From former UCLA Assistant to Loyola Head Coach John Hawks, former women's Fresno St. Head Coach to now-Head Coach at Pepperdine, Jon Winder, to former Grand View Head Coach to current-Head Coach at Ball State, Donan Cruz, and finally to former Vanguard Head Coach to now-Head Coach at UCSD, Brad Rostratter.
In Episode 160, new Pepperdine Men's Head Coach Jon Winder jumps on CVW to talk about how his career journey has brought him back to Pepperdine, why he chose to accept the position and how his experience playing AND coaching along with why he wants to be a "good shepherd and steward" of the Wave Program. iTunes: Podbean: https://bit.ly/3MNTqd6