Terry Liskevych
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| Taras "Terry" Liskevych | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Volleyball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oregon State University Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... |
| Conference | Pac Ten Conference Pacific Ten Conference The Pacific-12 Conference is a college athletic conference that operates in the Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition... |
| College Record | 371 – 207 |
| National Team Record | 337 – 281 | Biographical details |
| Born | October 14, 1948 |
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany |
| Playing career | |
| George Williams College | |
| Coaching career Head coach" | |
| 1972–1973 1974–1976 1976–1985 1985–1996 2005–present | George Williams(Assistant) Ohio State University Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... University of the Pacific National Team Oregon State University Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Honors | |
1975 MIVA Coach of the Year 1976 MIVA Conference Coach of the Year 1979 NorCal Conference Coach of the Year 1980 NorCal Conference Coach of the Year 1981 NorCal Conference Coach of the Year 1982 NorPac Conference Coach of the Year 1983 NorPac Conference Coach of the Year 1983 CVCA National Coach of the Year Award 1983 NCAA Division 1 Coach of the Year 1984 NorPac Conference Coach of the Year 1991 Coach of the World All Star Team 1991 University of the Pacific Hall of Fame 1995 International Coach of the Year(FIVB) 2003 AVCA Hall of Fame Inaugural Class 2003 United States Volleyball All-Era Team | |
| Championships | |
1975 Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association 1976 Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association 1976 Northern California Conference 1979 Northern California Conference 1980 Northern California Conference 1981 Northern California Conference 1982 Northern Pacific Conference 1983 Northern Pacific Conference 1985 Canada Cup 1995 Canada Cup 1995 Cocoa Cola Cup 1995 World Grand Prix | |
Dr. Taras “Terry” Liskevych (Lis-KEHV-ich) was born October 14, 1948, in Munich, Germany and served as the United States women's national volleyball team
United States women's national volleyball team
The United States women's national volleyball team represents the United States of America in international volleyball competitions and friendly games, and is governed by USA Volleyball.-Current Squad:...
head coach from 1985–1996. During his tenure Liskevych posted over 300 international victories.
The highlights of which were:
- Bronze medal – World Championship – 1990
- Bronze medal – Olympic Games Barcelona1992 Summer OlympicsThe 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
– 1992 - Gold Medal – FIVB World Grand Prix – 1995
Leading up to his National Team career Liskevych coached Men's Volleyball at The Ohio State University (1974–1976) where he twice took the team to the NCAA tournament Final Four in 1975 & 1976 and posted a two year record of 45–7 (.865 winning percentage). In the fall of 1976 he switched to the women's collegiate game and began his coaching career at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
. He was there for nine seasons (1976–1985) and accumulated a record of 267–85 (.759) as University of the Pacific finished top five in the nation six of his nine years. While at Pacific (UOP), Liskevych was a tenured professor in the Physical Education and Recreation Department (1976–1981), was an Assistant Athletic Director supervising the women's programs and overseeing athletic marketing – 1982–1984.
After his National Team career Liskevych worked in the business world as the President of Paragon Marketing (1997–2000), Co-founder, Vice President and President of ARK Digital Technologies (1998–2003), then as the Co-founder and President and of Total Sports Inc. (2003–2005). In 2005 he made his return to coaching volleyball and is now the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
in Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis, Oregon
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.
Early years
Liskevych was born in a displaced person’s camp in Munich, Germany, to a family of refugees from the Ukraine who fled to Germany during the Soviet invasion of Western Ukraine in 1944. In 1951, when Taras was three, the family immigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago, Illinois. Growing up, Liskevych led a life fairly typical of a post-World War II Eastern European immigrant child – attending a local grammar school St. Nicholas and going to Ukrainian language school on Saturdays. He was a member of the Ukrainian scouting organization – “Plast” where he became an eagle scout. His sports activities were centered in the Diaspora playing table tennis, tennis, soccer and volleyball. Liskevych attended St. Ignatius High School where he played on the varsity tennis team and at the same time played soccer for the Chicago LionsChicago Lions
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. He continued to play soccer at Loyola University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
(1965–66) and also played in the Chicago Major Division for the Lions Soccer Club.
It was in Plast that Mr. Liskevych began to play volleyball at the rather late age of 17. He honed his skills playing and coaching the Chicago Ukrainians Team (1966–1971). His skills developed rapidly, and within a few years he was playing for the Kenneth Allen Club of Chicago, one of the top club teams in the United States coached by the 1968 Men's Olympic Coach – James E. (Jim) Coleman.
In Chicago, Liskevych pursued his undergraduate degree at Loyola University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
as a pre-medical student and graduated in 1970 with a Bachelors of Science
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in Biology
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. He attended Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood, Illinois
Maywood, Illinois
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for one year (1970–71) and dropped out in the summer of 1971 to pursue a career in volleyball. In 1972, he completed a Master’s of Science degree in Physical Education at George Williams College. In 1976, Liskevych completed his Ph.D. at The Ohio State University in Physical Education – with emphases in international sport and sports psychology.
College coaching career
George Williams College (1972–1973)While at George Williams College, Liskevych began his college coaching career as an Assistant Men's Volleyball Coach under 1968 Olympic Coach and U.S. Volleyball Hall of Fame member Jim Coleman. At the same time, he coached the Chicago Volleyball Club, a top women's club team in the United States Volleyball Association. This team produced several USA National Team Players in the early and mid −70’s.
The Ohio State University (1974–1976)
In 1974, he was hired as the Head Men's Volleyball Coach at The Ohio State University. He guided the Buckeyes to the Co-Championships of the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
The Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association is a collegiate club men's volleyball sports league in the Midwest United States...
(MIVA), and to a third place finish in both the 1975 and 1976 NCAA National Championships. In both ‘75 and ’76, Liskevych was selected as the MIVA Coach of the Year.
Accomplishments at Ohio State:
- Two NCAA Final Four Appearance – the first ever in OSU history
- Two MIVAMidwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball AssociationThe Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association is a college athletic conference whose member schools compete in men's volleyball. Its member institutions are located in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Illinois in the west to Ohio in the east...
Conference Championships - Two Conference Coach-of-the-Year Awards
- Three of the OSU players (Aldis Berzins, Marc Waldie, Rich Duwelieus) later played on the USA Men's Gold Medal Team in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games1984 Summer OlympicsThe 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
University of the Pacific (1976–1984)
In the summer of 1976, Liskevych left Ohio State for Stockton, California
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
where he made the switch to women's collegiate volleyball becoming the head coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
. At the time of Liskevych’s arrival, UOP’s volleyball program was a Division III one-year old program that was at an intramural level competitively and had a combined scholarship/operating budget of less than $3,500. In his nine seasons at UOP, Liskevych coached the team to six conference titles, and finished in the top five in the country in Division I (AIAW – 1979–1980 and NCAA – 1981–1984). Liskevych was recognized as the conference coach of the year on five occasions. Off the court during that time Liskevych started the first national Top Ten and Top Twenty Poll, created and developed the premier women's collegiate four team volleyball tournament the Wendy’s Classic (1979–1984) and co-founded the Collegiate Volleyball Coaches Association (CVCA) in 1981 which is now the American Volleyball Coaches Association
American Volleyball Coaches Association
The American Volleyball Coaches Association is an organization of nearly 5,000 members, incorporated as a private non-profit educational corporation in 1981, as the Collegiate Volleyball Coaches Association....
(AVCA) and as of as of 2009 had over 5,000 members. [8]
Accomplishments at University of the Pacific:
- 267–85 Overall Record (.759 Winning Percentage)
- Six Conference Championships (Never finishing lower than 3rd)
- Five Final Four Appearances
- Six NCAA Playoff Appearances (Never finishing lower than 5th)
- Seven different UOP players were selected First Team All-Americans
- Three of his UOP players played on the USA National Team – Jayne Gibson-McHugh, Eileen Dempster and Terri McGrath.
- Five times Conference Coach-of-the-Year and one time National Coach-of-the- Year
International coaching career – USA Volleyball Team (1984–1996)
Taras Liskevych began his international career in 1975, as the USA Women's Assistant Coach under Arie Selinger. He was also the assistant at the 1975 Pan American GamesPan American Games
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in Mexico City. It wasn’t until 10 years later that he was appointed the Head Coach of the U.S. Women's Volleyball Team in 1985.
In the summer of 1984, Liskevych worked as a volunteer at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. He was an Information Coordinator of the volleyball venue at Long Beach Arena. It was at this time where he witnessed the USA Men win the Gold Medal and the USA Women win the Silver that he decided to pursue the USA Women's Volleyball Head Coaching position for the National and Olympic Teams.
After the 1984 Olympics, at which the U.S. team won the silver medal, the coaching staff and all the players left. Leaving Liskevych with nothing; no video tapes, no scouting reports, and no national junior team from which players could be drawn.
In 1985 despite the difficult starting point Liskevych put together a winning first season with a 25- 20 record. A year later the team started making steps toward becoming a world contender by winning the Canada Cup and placing third at the Goodwill Games. Then in 1987 the team Won the bronze medal at the Pan-American Games and placed second at the NORCECA Zone Championships which qualified the long-shot U.S. team for the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. At the games the U.S. placed seventh barely losing to Peru in the last match of pool play (Peru went on to win the Silver Medal).
By 1990 Liskevych had established the American team as a dominant force in international women's volleyball with a third-place finish at the World Championship. In 1991 the US qualified for the Barcelona Summer Olympics by placing fourth at the World Cup in Japan. Liskevych gained personal recognition that year when he was asked to coach the World All-Stars in a two match series against the defending World Champion USSR at the World Gala. Liskevych's squad won both matches in Rome
Rome
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and Barcelona.
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Liskevych guided the USA Team to a Bronze Medal. After losing a hard fought match to Cuba
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(2–3), the next day, the women played magnificently in defeating Brazil
Brazil
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3–0 for the Bronze Medal. This finish motivated Liskevych along with the rest of his team to give it one more run for Olympic Gold in a home Olympics – the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta. In the 1995 season, the USA Women were well on their way to achieve this goal. They won 78 percent of their matches capturing the Canada Cup, the Coca-Cola Cup and won the $2 Million World Grand Prix (a grueling six week event in Asia) where they defeated Cuba, China
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and Brazil
Brazil
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in the finals in Shanghai
Shanghai
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. However, the team finished a disappointing 7th at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, losing in the quarterfinals to the eventual Gold Medalist Cuba (0–3). He left the USA Program in December 1996. Liskevych served on several Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB) committees – 1998–2001 and spent time as a consultant for the Australian national teams from 1995 to 2004.
Oregon State University
After coaching the USA National Team for twelve years, Liskevych decided to enter the business world – 1997–2004. Before the 2005 season he returned to coaching and accepted the head coach position for women's volleyball at Oregon State UniversityOregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
in Corvallis, Oregon. Liskevych became the 10th volleyball coach in school history April 4, 2005, replacing Nancy Somera who left OSU after leading the Beavers for the previous six seasons. He took over a team that finished the 2004 season tied for seventh in the Pac – 10 Conference with a conference record of 5 – 13 (12–16) overall.
In 2005, Liskevych's squad showed dramatic improvement, if not with its win-loss record, then certainly with its hustle and determination on the court. In his first season at the helm, Liskevych began the season with a group that included two starters and several role players that were required to step up their games. Through the ups and downs of learning the ins and outs of a new team, a new coaching staff and a new university, the Beavers came together to show improvement in all aspects of the game allowing Liskevych to evaluate the entire program, to determine his needs for the future, both on the court and off.
The 2006 season didn't meet expectations in the win column but with his first recruiting class arriving on campus Liskevych did dramatically improve the athleticism and size in the program. Two rookies received Pac-10 All-Freshman Team honors.
The team took strides in 2007 upsetting a pair of highly ranked teams, including sweeping No. 10 Hawai'i on the road, which had never been done by an unranked team, and defeating No. 4 UCLA in Pauley Pavilion
Pauley Pavilion
Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams...
. A pair of players earned All-Pac-10 honors and Liskevych will return the majority of the team, looking for even more improvement in 2008 with his youthful squad.
Liskevych coached Oregon State's first ever All-American in Rachel Rourke in 2008 with Rourke adding AVCA All-America Second Team accolades in 2009. And the upsets continued over the next two seasons, boosting the team to its first top 25 ranking since 1996 in 2008, climbing to 24th. In 2009, the Beavers swept No. 6 Michigan
University of Michigan
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in Ann Arbor, snapping a 52-match non-conference winning streak for the Wolverines.
Since his arrival he has posted an overall record of 59 – 114. His OSU Beaver teams have competed well in non-conference matches, but have struggled in the PAC-10 Conference – who many consider the top women's volleyball league in the nation. The Oregon State program under his six year guidance has never posted a winning record in the PAC-10 Conference He has struggled to attract top recruits to Corvallis that can challenge the top tier PAC-10 powerhouses.
Business ventures
- 1997 – 2000 – Founder, President, Paragon Marketing – sports marketing and consulting company
- 1997 – 2003 – Co-founder, Vice President and President, ARK Digital Technologies, Inc. – sports video and sports multi-media company
- 2003 – 2005 – Founder and President, Total Sports, Inc., marketing, consulting and strategic planning company
Public appearances/Public speaking
Liskevych has spoken and presented at hundreds of clinics, seminars, conferences, conventions, sales & business meetings, retreats, etc. Some of his topics:- Volleyball Techniques and Tactics
- Leadership
- MotivationSuccess Secrets – The Baker’s Dozen
- Marketing and Sponsorships
- Olympic Games – All That Glitters is Not Gold
- The Multi-Sport Athlete
- College Athletics – The Myths and Realities
- Toward a Philosophy of Youth Sport
Honors and awards
- 1975 – 1976 – Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball AssociationMidwest Intercollegiate Volleyball AssociationThe Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association is a collegiate club men's volleyball sports league in the Midwest United States...
Coach of the Year - 1979 – 1984 – Five time Conference Coach of the Year– NorPac, NorCal & PCAA
- 1981 – Co-founded Collegiate Volleyball Coaches Association
- 1983 – CVCA National Coach of the Year Award (NCAA – Division I)
- 1983 – NCAA Division 1 Coach of the Year
- 1991 – Coach of the World All Star Team – Barcelona and Rome
- 1991 – Selected to the University of the Pacific Hall of Fame – 1991/1992 class
- 1995 – International Coach of the Year – Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB)
- 2003 – American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Hall of Fame Inaugural Class
- 2003 – United States Volleyball All-Era Team – 1978–2003 – USA Women's Head Coach
Liskevych non-coaching volleyball innovations
- 1978 – Originator of the first Top Twenty Collegiate Volleyball Polls – now a widely used measure of the country’s top volleyball teams and a strong publicity tool for the sport. The Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
first carried the poll.
- 1979 – Co-founded the Collegiate Volleyball Coaches Association (CVCA) – this organization grew rapidly and evolved into the American Volleyball Coaches AssociationAmerican Volleyball Coaches AssociationThe American Volleyball Coaches Association is an organization of nearly 5,000 members, incorporated as a private non-profit educational corporation in 1981, as the Collegiate Volleyball Coaches Association....
(AVCA) the largest organization of volleyball coaches.
- 1976–1987 – Volleyball Clinics. Liskevych was one of the first to actively promote and produce volleyball clinics nationwide – The American Volleyball Coaches Clinics, Inc. and the Volleyball International/Sports Associates, Inc. Clinics were the first professionally run national volleyball clinics in the US.
- 1979 – Established the Wendy’s Classic – the premier women's college volleyball tournament in the US. This four-team weekend event was televised (starting in 1980) and played to capacity crowds of 6,000+ per night – two nights every November 1980–1984. The event brought in annual revenues of $100,000 +.
- 1988 – Created, developed and produced (with Ken Grosse) the Women's Collegiate Volleyball All-Star Classic – sponsored by Yugo America, ReebokReebokReebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
, Sports Imports, JogBra and Wilson Sporting GoodsWilson Sporting GoodsThe Wilson Sporting Goods Company is a sports equipment manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois, and currently is a foreign subsidiary of the Finnish company Amer Sports....
. The event was televised on ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and was played in Stockton, California at the University of the Pacific.
- 1985–1990 – Sponsorships. Negotiated and signed three sponsors for USA Volleyball – one of which, Yugo America, was the first seven figure sponsorship in the history of USA VolleyballUSA VolleyballUSA Volleyball is a non-profit organization which serves as the national governing body of volleyball in the United States of America ....
. Liskevych was the initial and driving force in obtaining entrée to several key corporations – McDonald’s, ChryslerChryslerChrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
, Intel, SwatchSwatchSwatch is a brand name for a line of wrist watches from the Swatch Group, a Swiss conglomerate with vertical control of the production of Swiss watches and related products...
, JogBra and Royal Crown Cola.
- 1989 – Facility Design and National Center. Liskevych spearhead an effort to build a National Volleyball Training Center. He created and developed the concept and negotiated with the city of Carlsbad, CaliforniaCarlsbad, California-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Carlsbad had a population of 105,328. The population density was 2,693.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Carlsbad was 87,205 White, 1,379 African American, 514 Native American, 7,460 Asian, 198 Pacific Islander, 4,189 from other...
for a 17.5-acre state-of- the art training center and events center.
- 1992 – Developed a “white paper” – The Professional Volleyball League – A Preliminary Prospectus. This was an innovative study on the formation of volleyball professional leagues in the USA.
Head coaching record
NATIONAL TEAM RECORD| TEAM | YEAR | RECORD | PCT. | TOP FINISHES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA (W) | 1996 | 23–20 | .535 | 7th Olympics/5th Grand Prix |
| USA (W) | 1995 | 57–16 | .781 | 1st Grand Prix/7th World Cup |
| USA (W) | 1994 | 25–20 | .556 | 6th World Championship |
| USA (W) | 1993 | 15–27 | .357 | 2nd NORCECA (zone) |
| USA (W) | 1992 | 15–22 | .405 | 3rd Olympics/3rd Super Four |
| USA (W) | 1991 | 38–22 | .633 | 2nd NORCECA/4th World Cup |
| USA (W) | 1990 | 41–32 | .562 | 3rd World Championship |
| USA (W) | 1989 | 16–20 | .444 | 3rd NORCECA |
| USA (W) | 1988 | 32–15 | .681 | 7th Olympics |
| USA (W) | 1987 | 26–34 | .433 | 2nd NORCECA/3rd Pan Am |
| USA (W) | 1986 | 24–33 | .421 | 10th World Championship |
| USA (W) | 1985 | 25–20 | .556 | 2nd NORCECA |
INTERNATIONAL COACHING RECORD TOTALS
| Years | Wins | Losses | Winning % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 337 | 281 | .545 |
COLLEGE RECORD
| TEAM | YEAR | RECORD | PCT. | CONFERENCE | NATIONAL STANDINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... (W) |
2010 | 9–23 | .391 | 9th (Pac-10) | 130th (NCAA) |
| Oregon State Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... (W) |
2009 | 12–18 | .667 | 10th (Pac-10) | 75th (NCAA) |
| Oregon State Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... (W) |
2008 | 14–17 | .823 | 9th (Pac-10) | 82nd (NCAA) |
| Oregon State Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... (W) |
2007 | 10–20 | .500 | 9th (Pac-10) | 74th (NCAA) |
| Oregon State Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... (W) |
2006 | 3–24 | .846 | 10th (Pac-10) | 146th (NCAA) |
| Oregon State Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... (W) |
2005 | 11–13 | .125 | 7th (Pac-10) | ------ |
| Pacific (W) | 1984 | 31–8 | .795 | 2nd (PCAA) | 3rd (NCAA) |
| Pacific (W) | 1983 | 37–4 | .903 | 1st (NorPac) | 4th (NCAA) |
| Pacific (W) | 1982 | 32–8 | .800 | 1st (NorPac) | 5th (NCAA) |
| Pacific (W) | 1981 | 27–13 | .675 | 1st (NorCal) | 4th (AIAW) |
| Pacific (W) | 1980 | 48–8 | .857 | 1st (NorCal) | 2nd (AIAW) |
| Pacific (W) | 1979 | 40–11 | .784 | 1st (NorCal) | 4th |
| Pacific (W) | 1978 | 23–15 | .605 | 3rd (NorCal) | ----- |
| Pacific (W) | 1977 | 12–10 | .535 | 3rd (NorCal) | ----- |
| Pacific (W) | 1976 | 17–8 | .680 | 1st (NorCal) | ----- |
| Ohio State Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... (M) |
1976 | 24–4 | .857 | 1st (MIVA) | 3rd (NCAA) |
| Ohio State Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... (M) |
1975 | 21–3 | .875 | 1st (MIVA) | 3rd (NCAA) |
COLLEGE RECORD TOTALS
| Years | Wins | Losses | Winning % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 371 | 207 | .558 |
Athletic participation
- Columbus Caps Volleyball Club, 1974–1976 (USVBAA-AAU)
- Chicago Volleyball Club, 1973–1974 (USVBA-AAU)
- Kenneth Allen Volleyball Club, Chicago, 1971–1973 (USVBA-AAU)
- Chicago Ukrainians Volleyball Club, 1967–1971, Captain, 1969–1971 (USVBA-AAU)
- Loyola University Varsity Soccer Team, 1967–1970, Captain, 1969
- Major Division Soccer – Chicago Lions, 1968–1969
- Varsity Tennis – St. Ignatius, 1962–1965
- Soccer – Chicago Lions Juvenile and Junior Competition, 1957–1964
- Table Tennis – Chicago Lions – 1962–64
Publications
- Managing Your Health Care (with Martin Gipson and Edwin Swillinger) Pathfinder Publishing, Ventura, CA 1996
- Championship Skills: Youth Volleyball (with Don Patterson) Master Press, Indianapolis, IN 1995
- Volleyball Is A Hit Master Press, Grand Rapids, MI, 1986 – 1st Edition, 2nd edition 1993, 3rd edition 2005
- A Pictorial Analysis of Power Volleyball (with Jim Coleman) Creative Sports, Hollywood, CA 1972