VOL 1 / July 2003
kryan@spu.edu

VB BOOSTER CLUB
What is it?
Fundraising needs

2003 SEASON PREVIEW
7 returners

WELCOME NEWCOMERS
7 'newbies'

2003 SCHEDULE
12 home/13 away

ALUMNI NIGHT
October 25, 2003

ALUMNI NEWS
Babies
Welcome Home
Bon Voyage
Weddings

VOLLEYBALL AREA
Quick Facts
Sport History
Coaches
Roster
Stats
Press Releases

FALCON VOLLEYBALL BOOSTER CLUB
Welcome to the first Booster Club newsletter, designed to keeping Falcon Volleyball friends and family updated and informed on the program. The Falcon VB Boosters is an organization dedicated to supporting Seattle Pacific University's Women's Volleyball program.

Booster members support the program in many ways, from organizing community outreach programs to planning events for players and their families. The main goal of the booster club, however, is to help fundraise. Membership is open to anyone with a desire to see the program grow into a national powerhouse.

The booster club's goals are:

1. Increase attendance at home matches to cheer on our team
2. Raise the funds needed to make Falcon Volleyball a premier NCAA Division II program
3. Connect and create generations of Falcon Volleyball supporters

This year, the booster club has set a fundraising goal of $20,000. These funds will help to:

• upgrade the team locker room
• purchase a new TV, VCR, and video camera
• raise travel money for spring tournaments to compete against premier Division II programs

With the combination of our returning players and seven talented incoming players, Falcon Volleyball is positioning itself to win the Conference title and return to the NCAA tournament. Please do your part to help -- click on the following link:

Falcon Volleyball Booster Club Application Form (PDF format)

Thank you for supporting Falcon Volleyball!

2003 SEASON PREVIEW
Hello from Falcon Volleyball! Six weeks and counting until pre-season camp starts for the 2003 Volleyball team. All players report August 10th, ready to kick off the new season. This year's returning class of 7 (Katy Higgins Sr. Setter, Katy Kravitz Sr. OH, Andra Taylor Sr. Middle, Andrea Pennington Sr. OH, Kathleen Monda Jr. OH, Stacia Willson Jr. DS, and Chelsey Meyers So. OH) will be joined by an exciting incoming class of 7.

WELCOME NEWCOMERS

• Jenna Von Moos (5'10 Setter) - this four-time all-Wesco selection and helped lead Stanwood High School (Wa.) to the state 4A tournament last fall. She was a consensus all-area player her final three years.
• Whitney Dibble (6'1 Middle) - this two-time all-Sierra League selection and helped lead Galena High School (Nv.) to second in the region and third at the state 4A tournament earlier this year. She was second team all-North Region player as a junior.
• Shelby Gihring (5'10 Middle) - helped Kentlake High School (Wa.) claim three state 4A championships. The Kentlake Falcons finished with an impressive 40-0 record her junior year and 39-1 her senior year. Gihring made second team all-South Puget Sound League as a senior and honorable mention as a junior. She also lettered in four other sports during high school: basketball, soccer, tennis and softball.
• Tiffany Butac (5'3 Libero/setter) - this all-conference setter, was a four-year starter for Hawaii Baptist. She was twice named all-Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) and was honorable mention all-state this past season.
• Jessica Bauder (5'9 OH) - this junior college All-America outside led Pasco's Columbia Basin to a 36-8 record and fifth place in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges championships. Bauder was selected first team all-NWAACC and second team All-America (AVCA).
• Liz Shuyler (6'0 Middle) - led Selah High School (Wa.) and the Mid-Valley League in blocking while setting a school record with 225 during the season. The Vikings were 31-5 and finished seventh in the state 3A tournament last fall. Shuyler will red-shirt her first year at SPU.

2003 SCHEDULE

ALUMNI NIGHT
Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 25th at 7:00pm. Come meet the current players at the post-match dinner and swap volleyball memories.

ALUMNI NEWS

• Baby Congratulations -- Lori (Johnson '89) and John Michelotti welcome a baby girl, Rosemary Elaine Michelotti, born March 28, 2003 (8lbs. 4oz.). Already wearing her very own "bun-huggers"...
• Welcome Home -- Tosca Lindberg ('93) returns from Guam after nearly a decade. She's currently living in New York looking for a teaching job.
• Good Luck -- Sarah Oltmans ('97) joins the Peace Corps in South Africa for the next two years as part of her Graduate Degree from University of Washington.
• Weddings Galore -- Tricia Larson ('93) married Nathan Needham on May 17, 2003. Carri Colvin ('03) married long time love Josh Smith on May 24, 2003. Laura Frank ('96) married Charles Baines in beautiful Australia on May 31, 2003. Leah Wiiest ('02) married Rus Ripple on July 5, 2003. Congratulations to all our newlyweds!