Colorado State Rams volleyball

American college volleyball team

Colorado State Rams Women's volleyball

University| Colorado State University
Head coach| Emily Kohan[1] (1st season)
Conference| Mountain West
Location| Fort Collins, Colorado
Home arena| Moby Arena (capacity: 8,745)
Nickname| Rams
Colors| Green and gold[2]

AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
Conference tournament champion
1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2024 [a]
Conference regular season champion
1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024

The Colorado State Rams women's volleyball team represents Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins, in the U.S. state of Colorado, in NCAA Division I volleyball competition. They play their home games at the Moby Arena and are members of the Mountain West Conference.

## Conference affiliations

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* High Country Athletic Conference, 1983–1989[b]
* Western Athletic Conference, 1990–1998
* Mountain West Conference, 1999–present

## Head coaches

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Coach  | G  | W  | L  | T  | WPCT  | From  | To

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Sandy Caldwell  | 37  | 10  | 27  | 0  | .270  | 1976  | 1977
Merri Dwight  | 153  | 64  | 85  | 4  | .431  | 1978  | 1982
Rich Feller  | 466  | 299  | 167  | 0  | .641  | 1983  | 1996
Tom Hilbert  | 801  | 637  | 164  | 0  | .795  | 1997  | 2022
Emily Kohan  | 31  | 19  | 12  | 0  | .613  | 2023  | Pres.

Updated through November 26, 2023.

## Year-by-year results

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Season  | Coach  | Record  | Regular Season  | Conference Tournament  | NCAA Tournament

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NCAA Division I Women's Mountain West
1999  | Tom Hilbert  | 30–3  | 13–2  | 2nd  | Champions | Sweet 16
2000  | Tom Hilbert  | 32–5  | 13–1  | 1st | Runners-Up  | Sweet 16
2001  | Tom Hilbert  | 29–4  | 13–1  | 1st | Runners-Up  | Sweet 16
2002  | Tom Hilbert  | 22–10  | 12–2  | 1st | Semi-Finalists  | 1st Round
2003  | Tom Hilbert  | 30–5  | 14–0  | 1st | Champions | Sweet 16
2004  | Tom Hilbert  | 26–4  | 13–1  | T-1st | Champions | 1st Round
2005  | Tom Hilbert  | 21–9  | 12–4  | 2nd  | Semi-Finalists  | 2nd Round
2006  | Tom Hilbert  | 20–10  | 11–5  | 3rd  | Champions | 1st Round
2007  | Tom Hilbert  | 23–8  | 13–3  | 1st | Semi-Finalists  | 2nd Round
2008  | Tom Hilbert  | 23–7  | 12–4  | 2nd  |  | 2nd Round
2009  | Tom Hilbert  | 25–6  | 15–1  | 1st |  | Sweet 16
2010  | Tom Hilbert  | 26–5  | 14–2  | 1st |  | 2nd Round
2011  | Tom Hilbert  | 25–6  | 12–2  | 1st | Champions | 2nd Round
2012  | Tom Hilbert  | 21–8  | 13–3  | T-1st |  | 1st Round
2013[8] | Tom Hilbert  | 28–2  | 19–1  | 1st |  | 1st Round
2014[9] | Tom Hilbert  | 31–3  | 17–1  | 1st |  | Sweet 16
2015[10] | Tom Hilbert  | 26–4  | 18–0  | 1st |  | 1st Round
2016[11] | Tom Hilbert  | 21–9  | 15–3  | 2nd  |  | 1st Round
2017[12] | Tom Hilbert  | 29–4  | 17–1  | 1st |  | 2nd Round
2018  | Tom Hilbert  | 23–8  | 15–3  | 1st |  | 1st Round
2019  | Tom Hilbert  | 29–2  | 18–0  | 1st |  | 1st Round
2020  | Tom Hilbert  | 9–6  | 9–6  | 3rd  |  |
2021  | Tom Hilbert  | 18–10  | 14–4  | T-1st | Semi-Finalists  |
2022  | Tom Hilbert  | 19–11  | 12–6  | 3rd  | 1st Round  |
2023  | Emily Kohan  | 19–12  | 12–6  | 2nd  | Runners-Up  |

Updated through November 26, 2023.

## AVCA All-Americans

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First Team:

* Diane Saba (1987)
* Angela Knopf (2000, 2001)

Second Team:

* Sherri Danielson (1984, 1985)
* Angie Knox (1987)
* Catie Vagneur (1999)
* Courtney Cox (2000)
* Soraya Santos (2001)

Third Team:

* Mekana Barnes (2007)
* Katelyn Steffan (2011)
* Megan Plourde (2011)
* Dana Cranston (2012)
* Deedra Foss (2014)
* Adrianna Culbert (2015)

Updated through 2022 season.

## Conference awards

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Mountain West Coach of the Year:

* Tom Hilbert (1999–2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017–2019)

Mountain West Player of the Year:

* Angela Knopf (2000, 2001)
* Melissa Courtney (2003, 2004)
* Mekana Barnes (2007)
* Danielle Minch (2009, 2010)
* Katelyn Steffan (2011)
* Dana Cranston (2012)
* Samantha Peters (2013)
* Deedra Foss (2014)
* Adrianna Culbert (2015)
* Katie Oleksak (2017–2019)

Mountain West Newcomer of the Year:

* Deedra Foss (2011)
* Alex Reid (2015)
* Kirstie Hillyer (2016)
* Breana Runnels (2017)
* Annie Sullivan (2021)
* Emery Herman (2023)

Mountain West Freshman of the Year:

* Tess Rogers (2002)
* Katie Oleksak (2016)

Mountain West Setter of the Year:

* Allison Peckman (1999–2001)
* Melissa Courtney (2003, 2004)
* Ashley Fornstorm (2007, 2008)
* Deedra Foss (2013, 2014)

Mountain West Defensive Specialist of the Year:

* Kristen Vance (1999)
* Lindsey Kerr (2002)
* Katelin Batten (2009)

WAC Coach of the Year:

* Tom Hilbert (1998)

WAC Freshman of the Year:

* Catie Vagneur (1996)
* Angela Knopf (1998)

WAC Defensive Specialist of the Year:

* Kristen Vance (1998)

HCAC Player of the Year:

* Sherri Danielson (1984, 1985)

HCAC Offensive Player of the Year:

* Diane Saba (1987)

Updated through 2023 season.

## Current roster

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2024 Colorado State Rams Women's Volleyball[13]

#  | Pos.  | Name  | Class  | Ht  | Prev. School  | Hometown
1  | MB  | Malaya Jones  | R-JR  | 6'0"  | Santa Margarita HS | Santa Ana, CA
3  | OH  | Brooke Holman  | FR  | 6'1"  | Littleton High School | Aspen, CO
4  | S  | Emery Herman  | SR  | 6'0"  | Georgetown HS
Arizona | Georgetown, TX
6  | L/DS  | Aine Doty  | JR  | 5'7"  | Doherty High School

Idaho

| Colorado Springs, CO
7  | MB  | Jessica Lawton  | FR  | 6'3"  | Whitnall High School | Hales Corners, Wisconsin
8  | OH  | Taylor Pagan  | SO  | 6'1"  | Mater Lakes | Pembroke Pines, FL
9  | MB  | Naeemah Weathers  | GR  | 6'1"  | Palmer Ridge HS | Colorado Springs, CO
11  | DS  | Jordyn Tynsky  | FR  | 5'8"  | John H. Guyer High School | Denton, Texas
13  | MB  | Jazen DeBina  | R-SO  | 6'0"  | Liberty HS | Las Vegas, NV
17  | OH  | Kennedy Stanford  | GR  | 5'10"  | Lamar HS | Grand Prairie, TX
18  | DS  | Kate Yoshimoto  | R-JR  | 5'2"  | Punahou | Honolulu, HI
22  | DS  | Delaney McIntosh  | R-SO  | 5'10"  | Verona Area HS | Madison, WI
23  | S  | Erin Debiec  | FR  | 6'1"  | Bishop O'Connell High School | Potomac, Maryland
26  | OH  | Maria Brun  | FR  | 6'1"  | CV Sant Cugat Club  | Barcelona
33  | MB  | Kekua Richards  | R-FR  | 6'7"  | Seabury Hall | Pā'ia, HI
42  | MB  | Karina Leber  | GR  | 6'3"  | Wilmot Union HS | Trevor, WI

Coaches:

* Emily Kohan (Head coach)
* Sonja Anderson (Assistant coach)
* Ted Kopacz (Assistant Coach)
* Bri Olmstead (Director of volleyball operations)

## Notes

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1. ^ The Mountain West tournament was not held between 2008 and 2010 or from 2012 to 2020.[3] The HCAC and WAC did not have a tournament during Colorado State's membership in either conference.
2. ^ The HCAC was an affiliate of the WAC for women's sports before the two conferences merged in 1990.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "EMILY KOHAN". csurams.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
2. ^ Colorado State Brand Standards (PDF). August 11, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
3. ^ "Mountain West Volleyball Championship History". Mountain West. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
4. ^ "WAC History". wacsports.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
5. ^ a b c "2023 Volleyball Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
6. ^ a b "2023 Volleyball Schedule". Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
7. ^ "Mountain West Women's Volleyball Record Book" (PDF). Mountain West. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
8. ^ "2013 Mountain West Women's Volleyball Standings". themw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
9. ^ "2014 Mountain West Women's Volleyball Standings". themw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
10. ^ "2015 Mountain West Women's Volleyball Standings". themw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
11. ^ "2016 Mountain West Women's Volleyball Standings". themw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
12. ^ "2017 Mountain West Women's Volleyball Standings". themw.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
13. ^ "2023 VOLLEYBALL ROSTER". csurams.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.

## External links

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Colorado State University

Located in:  Fort Collins, Colorado

Academics|

* College of Agricultural Sciences
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* Founded: 1870
* Endowment: $ 510 million
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* 2021–2026 NCAA conference realignment

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