Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball
The Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball team is a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. The Ramblers are coached by Mark Hulse, who completed his fourth season. His record through three seasons is 80-35. The Ramblers were previously coached by Loyola alumnus Shane Davis. His record through twelve seasons was 265–88, and he led Loyola Ramblers to back-to-back NCAA Championships.
In 2013, the Ramblers were defeated by the UCI Anteaters 0–3 in the first semifinal of the NCAA championships on May 2, 2013 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. This was the team's first appearance ever in an NCAA men's collegiate volleyball tournament.
On May 3, 2014, Loyola, playing host to the 2014 Championships, defeated the Stanford Cardinal 3-1 to win the program's first-ever NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship.
On May 10, 2015, Loyola, defeated Lewis University Flyers in a thrilling 3–2 win for back-to-back NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship.
All-Americans
The Loyola men's volleyball program has seen 31 AVCA All American honors.Year | AVCA All-Americans |
1998 | Dan Schultz |
2002 | Brad Stoub |
2003 | Shane Davis, Justin Schnor |
2005 | Scott Greene, Krystian Krzyzak |
2006 | James Grunst, Chris Kozlarek |
2007 | James Grunst |
2011 | Mike Bunting |
2012 | Joe Smalzer |
2013 | Joe Smalzer |
2014 | Thomas Jaeschke, Joe Smalzer, Cody Caldwell, Nick Olson |
2015 | Thomas Jaeschke, Jeff Jendryk, Peter Hutz, Cody Caldwell |
2016 | Jeff Jendryk, Peter Hutz, Nick Olson |
2017 | Jeff Jendryk |
2018 | Jeff Jendryk, Collin Mahan, Garrett Zolg |
2019 | Collin Mahan, Avery Aylsworth, Paul Narup, Garrett Zolg |