Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball

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]

Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball
UniversityLoyola University Chicago
Head coachJohn Hawks (1st 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 regular season champion
2002, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023

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]

All-Americans

The Loyola men's volleyball program has seen 41 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),

National awards
Year/Award National Coach of the Year National Player of the Year National Newcomer of the Year
2014 Shane Davis
2015 Thomas Jaeschke Jeff Jendryk

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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. "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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