Whitman's Andy Olsson

Study Hard & Ski Fast

Welcome to Whitman College
in Walla Walla, Washington

Where Wise Skiers
Women as Well as Men
Went Whizzing Down White Slopes
Winning National Titles

First in 1995
Again in 1996

Whitman's Gery Benedetti

Whitman College Women's Volleyball
1996 Roster



No.NameHt.Pos.Yr.Hometown // Previous School



2Anna Brady5'4S/DSSo.Stanford CA // Gunn HS (Palo Alto)
 

3Paula Cleveland5'8"OH/SSo.Bend OR // Mountain View HS


9Jennifer Edwards5'4"DSSr.Olympia WA // Olympia HS


10Donna Hager6'0"MBJr.Bend OR // Mountain View HS


12Ashley Gelvin5'10"OHSo.Avon CO // Battle Mountain HS (Minturn CO)


6Carrie Lee5'7"DS/SSo.Anchorage AK // Service HS


4Stephanie Meier6'0"MBJr.Seattle WA // Kennedy HS


11Barby Ream6'1"MB/OHFr.Seattle WA // Garfield HS


13Mandy Rockwell5'6"OHSo.Selah WA // Selah HS


7Anna Truxes5'10"OHJr.Park City UT // Park City HS


8Regina Wicks5'8"OHFr.Corvallis OR // Scio (OR) HS


5Wendy Wilford5'6"SJr.Boise ID // Service HS (Anchorage AK)




Whitman Volleyball Coaching Staff



Head Coach: Dean C. 
SniderAssistant Coach: David 
Lynn
 
Athletic Trainer: 
Juli 
DunnAthletic Director: Max 
Seachris
 
 




1996 Whitman Volleyball News & Notes

Mandy Rockwell
   

Saturday, Sept. 21: Mandy Rockwell was one of six players named to 
the all-tournament team at the conclusion of the Lewis-Clark State 
Invitational in Lewiston, Idaho. Other teams in the tournament were 
Northwest Nazarene College, Western Washington University, Montana Tech 
and Lewis-Clark State. "It's good to see her get the recognition," 
Whitman coach Dean Snider said. "She had an outstanding tournament. She 
is our go-to player." 


Saturday, Oct. 5: For the second time in two weeks, Mandy Rockwell 
earned a spot on an all-tournament team. This time the honor came at the 
close of the Albertson College Invitational in Lewiston, Idaho. Whitman 
won its first two matches of the tournament, downing Westminster College 
and Whitworth College before losing to Western Montana and host Albertson. 



1996 Whitman Volleyball Team Awards

Two juniors and two sophomores received season-ending team awards. In a 
vote of the players, sophomore Mandy Rockwell took home her second Most 
Valuable Player Award in two seasons, while junior Wendy Wilford accepted 
the Most Inspirational Award after missing last season due to injury.

Sophomore Ashley Gelvin received the Most Improved Award. Coach Dean 
Snider presented junior Stephanie Meier with this year's Coaches Award.

Rockwell, an outside hitter who shared team MVP honors with Meier a year 
ago, posted some 
impressive statistical numbers during the 1996 fall season. She led the 
team in kills (362), digs (442) and service aces (59).

Meier, a middle blocker, paced Whitman in blocks (91), was second in digs 
(297) and third in kills (168).

Wilford, an outside hitter, was third in digs (283), fourth in kills 
(155) and second in assists (147).

Gelvin saw limited playing time in her first season of collegiate volleyball.











Stephanie Meier
Wendy Wilford 
Ashley Gelvin




Not counting inquiries from uninformed volleyball boosters who fail to 
keep track of the Polish 
volleyball leagues on a daily basis, you are sports 
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Jennifer Edwards
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Donna Hager
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Barby Ream
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Updated 11/13/96


[ Women's Volleyball ]



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Updated 2/22/97






Congratulations!  Not counting Susan Sakimoto 
Hubbard, Barbara Cunningham, Jennifer McClure, Katie Rubenser and other past 
legends from Whitman women's basketball, each of whom receives daily 
reports via the latest in telepathic communications technology pioneered 
by Whitman graduates at the Central Intelligence Agency, you are 
basketball fan number 




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Updated 2/22/97





Congratulations!
Not counting inquiries from 
the small town of Ephrata, Wash., where the coffee shop debate still 
rages as to who was a better hometown basketball player -- Skip Molitor or 
Travis King -- and where the final vote totals are too close to call and 
won't be decided until all the absentee ballots are tabulated (and 
counted, too), you are basketball fan number 




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