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Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball

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Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball
UniversityLoyola University Chicago
Head coachJohn Hawks (2nd season)
ConferenceMIVA
LocationChicago, Illinois
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 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.[a] 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]

NCAA Tournament results

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
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


Yearly records

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Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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  
      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

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The Loyola men's volleyball program has seen 44 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), 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)

National awards

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

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Footnotes

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  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

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  1. ^ Loyola Chicago Athletics Style Guide (PDF). July 23, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Loyola Names John Hawks As Head Men's Volleyball Coach" (Press release). Loyola Ramblers. May 27, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Loyola Announces Leadership Change in Men's Volleyball Program" (Press release). Loyola Ramblers. April 28, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Shane Davis Bio – Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  5. ^ "UC Irvine to play BYU for NCAA men's volleyball championship". Los Angeles Times. May 2, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Loyola Chicago defeats Stanford in four sets to win first national title". NCAA.com. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  7. ^ "Loyola Chicago tops Lewis in five-set thriller, claims second consecutive title". NCAA.com. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  8. ^ "Loyola repeats as men's NCAA volleyball national champions". Chicago Tribune. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  9. ^ "Loyola University Chicago Official Athletic Site – Men's Volleyball". Loyolaramblers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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