Big Ten Conference volleyball

Big Ten Conference
Association NCAA
Division Division I
Members 14

Big Ten volleyball represents the 14 women's teams that participate in the conference. Through 2015, Big Ten volleyball has earned a combined 26 NCAA final four appearances by 8 different teams. In 1987, Illinois became the first program to represent the Big Ten in the final four. In 1999 Penn State won the conference's first NCAA national championship, and they have won 7 overall, including four consecutive titles from 2007-2010, an NCAA record. Minnesota, and Illinois have both been runners-up, one time each and Wisconsin has been runner-up twice.

In 2011, former Big 12 member Nebraska joined Big Ten play for the first time and won the regular season Big Ten championship, the first Big Ten title in any sport in school history. Nebraska has won 4 NCAA national championships, 1 of which has come during their time in the Big Ten and 3 of which came during their time in the Big 12.

Teams

Institution Current Head Coach Big Ten Championships† Final Four Appearances Best NCAA finish
Pennsylvania State University Russ Rose 16 (1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) 12 (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013,2014) Champions (1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013,2014)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln John Cook 1 (2011) 12 (1986*, 1989*, 1990*, 1995*, 1996*, 1998*, 2000*, 2001*, 2005*, 2006*, 2008*, 2015) Champions (1995*, 2000*, 2006*, 2015)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Kevin Hambly 4 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1992) 3 (1987, 1988, 2011) Runners-up (2011)
University of Wisconsin–Madison Kelly Sheffield 5 (1990, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2014) 2 (2000, 2013) Runners-up (2000, 2013)
Ohio State University Geoff Carlson 3 (1989, 1991, 1994) 2 (1991, 1994) Final Four
Michigan State University Cathy George 2 (1995, 1996) 1 (1995) Final Four
University of Minnesota Hugh McCutcheon 2 (2002) (2015) 4 (2003, 2004, 2009, 2015) Runners-up (2004)
Purdue University Dave Shondell 1 (1985) None Elite Eight (2010)
University of Michigan Mark Rosen None 1 (2012) Final Four (2012)
University of Iowa Sharon Dingman None None First Round (1989)
Northwestern University Keylor Chan None None Sweet Sixteen (1981)
Indiana University Sherry Dunbar None None Sweet Sixteen (2010)
University of Maryland Steve Aird None None Second Round (1996)
Rutgers University Jeff Werneke None None NCAA Tournament (1982)

† Since 1985, when double round-robin play was introduced
* As a member of the Big 12

Big Ten Award History

Coach of the Year

Year Coach of the Year (Media only) School
1988 Mike Hebert Illinois
1989 Jim Stone Ohio State
1990 Steve Lowe Wisconsin
1991 Jim Stone Ohio State
1992 Russ Rose Penn State
1993 Russ Rose Penn State
1994 Jim Stone Ohio State
1995 Chuck Erbe Michigan State
1996 Russ Rose Penn State
1997 John Cook
Russ Rose		 Wisconsin
Penn State
1998 Russ Rose Penn State
1999 Mike Hebert Minnesota
2000 Pete Waite Wisconsin
2001 Pete Waite Wisconsin
2002 Mike Hebert Minnesota
2003 Don Hardin
Russ Rose		 Illinois
Penn State
2004 Jim Stone Ohio State
2005 Russ Rose Penn State
2006 Russ Rose Penn State
2007 Russ Rose Penn State
2008 Russ Rose Penn State
2009 Russ Rose Penn State
2010 Russ Rose Penn State
2011 Dave Shondell Purdue
2012 Russ Rose Penn State
2013 Russ Rose Penn State
2014 Kelly Sheffield Wisconsin
2015 Hugh McCutcheon Minnesota

Player of the Year

Year Player of the Year School
1983 Martie Larsen Minnesota
1984 Marianne Smith Purdue
1985 Marianne Smith Purdue
1986 Mary Eggers Illinois
1987 Mary Eggers
Nancy Brookhart		 Illinois
Illinois
1988 Mary Eggers Illinois
1989 Holly O'Leary Ohio State
1990 Lisa Boyd Wisconsin
1991 Lelsa Wissler Ohio State
1992 Leanne Kling Penn State
1993 Salima Davidson Penn State
1994 Laura Davis Ohio State
1995 Terri Zemaitis Penn State
1996 Vanessa Wouters Ohio State
1997 Bonnie Bremner Penn State
1998 Bonnie Bremner Penn State
1999 Lauren Cacciamani Penn State
2000 Nicole Branagh
Sherisa Livingston		 Minnesota
Wisconsin
2001 Lizzy Fitzgerald Wisconsin
2002 Stacey Gordon Ohio State
2003 Cassie Busse Minnesota
2004 Stacey Gordon Ohio State
2005 Sam Tortorello Penn State
2006 Megan Hodge* Penn State
2007 Christa Harmotto Penn State
2008 Nicole Fawcett Penn State
2009 Megan Hodge Penn State
2010 Blair Brown Penn State
2011 Ariel Turner Purdue
2012 Ariel Scott Penn State
2013 Kelsey Robinson Nebraska
2014 Lauren Carlini Wisconsin
2015 Daly Santana Minnesota

*Megan Hodge became the first freshman to be named Player of the Year

Freshman of the Year

Year Freshman of the Year School
1983 Kathy Greishelm Iowa
1984 Karen Dunham Indiana
1985 Mary Eggers Illinois
1986 Debbie McDonald Purdue
1987 Dawn Thompson Minnesota
1988 Lelsa Wissler Ohio State
1989 Sheri Stout Indiana
1990 Kristin Henriksen Illinois
1991 Laura Davis Ohio State
1992 Jenny Jackson Ohio State
1993 Katrien DeDecker Minnesota
1994 Erin Borske Illinois
1995 Jenna Wrobel Michigan State
1996 Bonnie Bremner Penn State
1997 Dana Stearns Ohio State
1998 Sherisa Livingston Wisconsin
1999 Katie Virtue Ohio State
2000 Claudia Rodriguez Wisconsin
2001 Stacey Gordon Ohio State
2002 Sam Tortorello Penn State
2003 Cassy Salyer Penn State
2004 Kate Price Penn State
2005 Nicole Fawcett Penn State
2006 Megan Hodge Penn State
2007 Arielle Wilson Penn State
2008 Michelle Bartsch Illinois
2009 Darcy Dorton Penn State
2010 Deja McClendon Penn State
2011 Micha Hancock Penn State
2012 Megan Courtney Penn State
2013 Lauren Carlini Wisconsin
2014 Haleigh Washington Penn State
2015 Samantha Seliger-Swenson Minnesota

Setter of the Year

Year Setter of the Year School
2012 Micha Hancock Penn State
2013 Micha Hancock Penn State
2014 Lauren Carlini Wisconsin
2015 Lauren Carlini Wisconsin

Defensive Player of the Year

Year Defensive Player of the Year School
2001 Shaddia Haddad Illinois
2002 Paula Gentil Minnesota
2003 Paula Gentil Minnesota
2004 Paula Gentil Minnesota
2005 Kaleena Walters Penn State
2006 Malama Peniata Minnesota
2007 Stesha Seltsky Michigan
2008 Christine Tan Minnesota
2009 Kate Nobilio Northwestern
2010 Jessica Granquist Minnesota
2011 Katie Slay Penn State
2012 Kori Moster Michigan State
2013 Kori Moster Michigan State
2014 Taylor Morey Wisconsin
2015 Justine Wong-Orantes Nebraska

Big Ten volleyball in the AVCA

The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) annually awards National Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. The following lists any coaches/players from the Big Ten who have gotten these top awards.

National Coach of the Year

National Player of the Year

National Freshman of the Year

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