GENERAL INFORMATIONName: University of Alaska AnchorageWebsite: www.GoSeawolves.comAddress: 3211 Providence Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508Founded: 1977Enrollment: 20,205Nickname: SeawolvesColors: Green & GoldHome Court: Wells Fargo Sports Complex Opened: 1977 Capacity: 1,250Affiliation: NCAA Division IIConference: Great Northwest Athletic ConferenceChancellor: Dr. Elaine MaimonAthletics Director: Dr. Steve CobbAthletic Dept. Phone: 907-786-1250Sports Information Dir. (VB contact): Nate Sagan Office: 907-786-1295 Email: nate@uaa.alaska.edu

HISTORYFirst year of volleyball: 1980All-time record: 410-389 (.513)NCAA appearances: 2 (1988, 1990)

SEAWOLF VOLLEYBALLA New DirectionA proven winner as both a player and coach on the collegiate level, Michelle Earl brings an intense approach and an up-tempo style of play that should have the Seawolf program on the upswing in 2006. At UAA, Earl is beginning to put her imprint on the program, building around a solid group of returners with a tremendous recruiting class. “We’re still youthful overall,” said Earl. “But with the steady improve-ment that we have seen in our returning players, plus the confidence that we have in the newcom-ers, I feel like the future holds great things for Seawolf Volleyball.” One thing that will stay the same, however, is the Seawolves’ strong fan base in volleyball-mad Anchorage. For six of the past nine years, UAA has ranked among the top 10 in Division II attendance, and with excite-ment about the new era, those figures are sure to grow.

2006 RosterNO NAME POS HT CL EXP HOMETOWN(HIGHSCHOOL/COLLEGE)

1 HeatherLyons OH 5-11 So. 1V Anchorage(SouthHS)

2 ChelseyJones MB 6-1 Sr. 1V Roosevelt,Utah(UnionHS/W.WyomingCC)

4 BrendaCooper OH 6-0 So. 1V Anchorage(ServiceHS)

5 CristalNegron L/DS 5-5 So. 1V Anchorage(DimondHS)

6 MeghanKoizumi S 5-8 Fr. HS Waimanalo,Hawaii(KalaniHS)

7 TehaneKahalehau S 5-7 Fr. HS Wailuku,Hawaii(KamehamehaHS)

8 PasadeannaAukusitino DS/OH 5-5 Fr. HS Anchorage(ServiceHS)

9 SamanthaCalderwood S 5-5 Fr. HS Kenai(KenaiCentralHS)

10 RachaelKnecht L 5-6 Sr. 2V Anchorage(ServiceHS)

11 JessicaMorehouse OH 6-1 So. 1V Anchorage(ServiceHS)

12 PaepaetelePoasa OH 5-10 Jr. TR Honolulu,Hawaii(FarringtonHS/Taft[CA]Coll.)

13 KimStolk MB 6-0 Jr. TR Lakewood,Calif.(MayfairHS/CerritosCollege)

14 CaitlinGrenier OH/MB 5-11 So. 1V Anchorage(ServiceHS)

15 EmilyTweto OH 5-9 Sr. HS Anchorage(WestHS)

HEAD COACH: MichelleEarl(Iowa,’94),2ndseasonatUAA(13thseasonoverall)

ASSISTANT COACH: NickyRose(SouthwestTexasState,’00),7thseason

GRADUATE ASSISTANT: SuzanneGivan(GeorgiaSouthwesternState,‘06),1stseason

Sophomore outside hitter Brenda Cooper ranked among last year’s team leaders in kills (2.24 kpg) and blocks (0.91 bpg).

2006 ScheduleAUGUST 25-26 at St. Mary’s Invitational - San Antonio, TX 25 vs Valdosta State 7 am 25 at St. Mary’s 11 am 26 vs Rollins 7 am 26 vs Colorado School of Mines 2:30 pm

AUG./SEPTEMBER31-2 EXTENDEDSTAYDELUXEINVITATIONAL 31 UAAvsBriarCliff 7pm 1 UAAvsLaGrange 1pm 1 Briar Cliff vs Notre Dame de Namur 3 pm 1 LaGrange vs Briar Cliff 5 pm 1 UAAvsNotreDamedeNamur 7pm 2 LaGrange vs Notre Dame de Namur 11 am 2 Third-place match 5 pm 2 Championship match 7 pm

7 SEATTLEPACIFIC* 7pm 9 CENTRALWASHINGTON* 7pm 16 NORTHWESTNAZARENE* 7pm 21 at Saint Martin’s* 6 pm 23 at Western Oregon* 6 pm 28 at Western Washington* 6 pm 30 at Seattle University* 6 pm

OCTOBER 5 WESTERNOREGON* 7pm 7 SAINTMARTIN’S* 7pm 11 ALASKAFAIRBANKS* 7pm 13 vs Dixie State (at NNU) 5 pm 14 at Northwest Nazarene* 5 pm 19 SEATTLEUNIVERSITY* 7pm 21 WESTERNWASHINGTON* 7pm 26 at Central Washington* 6 pm 28 at Seattle Pacific* 6 pm

NOVEMBER 4 at Alaska Fairbanks* 7 pm

Home matches in BOLD CAPS at Wells Fargo Sports Complex

All times Alaska Daylight/Standard Time* Great Northwest Athletic Conference match

2006 Alaska Anchorage Seawolf Volleyball TeamStanding (left-to-right): Graduate assistant coach Suzanne Givan, assistant coach Nicky Rose, Caitlin Grenier, Heather Lyons, Brenda Cooper, Jessica Morehouse, Paepaetele Poasa, Emily Tweto, head coach Michelle Earl. Sitting (l-r): Rachael Knecht, Tehane Kahalehau, Samantha Calderwood, Kim Stolk, Chelsey Jones, Pasadeanna Aukusitino, Meghan Koizumi, Cristal Negron.

Rachael Knecht - Sr.•UAArecord-holderforseason

digsavg(5.28,2004).•4.00dpgin2005•2005GNACAll-Academic

Brenda Cooper - So.•2.24kpgin2005•0.91bpg(No.10GNAC)•Career-high15killsinwin

overUAF(10/7/05)

Heather Lyons - So.•LedUAAwith2.87kpgand

3.18pointspergamein‘05•Team-high7double-doubles•2.87dpg

Cristal Negron - So.•Full-timeliberoinall26UAA

matchesin2005•2.25dpg

Seawolf Seniors & ReturnersChelsey Jones - Sr.•2005All-GNAChon.men.•1.13bpg(No.2GNAC)•2.02kpg•11blksatW.Ore.(10/27/05)

Emily Tweto - Sr.•ReturningtoVBcourtforfirst

timesincehighschool•Seawolfmulti-eventtrack&field

standout(jumps,hurdles,sprints)

Caitlin Grenier - So.•2005All-GNAChon.men.•LedUAAwith.235attackpct.•0.94bpg(No.9GNAC)•2.22kpg

Jessica Morehouse - So.•Sawaction15timesin2005•3assistsinwinvsUAF(11/5)

Seawolf Newcomers

PasadeannaAukusitino

Samantha Calderwood

TehaneKahalehau

MeghanKoizumi

PaepaetelePoasa

KimStolk

HEAD COACHMichelle EarlHometown:Phoenix,Ariz.Education:B.S.,HealthPromotion,Univ.ofIowa,1994; MastersofPhysicalEducation,GeorgiaSouthwesternState,1996Phone:907-786-1226/Email:anmre1@uaa.alaska.edu

As she begins her second season at the Seawolf helm in 2006, Michelle Earl is poised to take the UAA volleyball program to the next level. The fifth volleyball coach in UAA history, Earl came to UAA in 2005 from Georgia Southwestern State, where she compiled a 212-191 record over 10 seasons. At GSW, Earl started the program from scratch in 1995 and eventually led the Hurricanes to four conference titles in five years (1998-2002) and a berth in the 1999 NAIA National Tournament. Earl was recognized as Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2003, and was the NAIA Region XIII Coach of the Year in 2000 as well. Earl was a junior college All-America outside hitter at Mesa (Ariz.) Community College (1989-91) before going on to star for the University of Iowa from 1991-92. She earned a bachelor of science in Health Promotion from Iowa in 1994, and went on to earn her masters degree in Physical Education from Georgia Southwestern in 1996. Earl’s coaching career began at her alma mater as a graduate assistant in 1993, and a year later she took over as head coach at Iowa Wesleyan College, helping that team improve its record from 6-24 to 16-28.

ASSISTANT COACHNicky RoseHometown:AnchorageEducation:B.A.,Exercise SportsScience, SWTexasState,2000Phone:907-786-4855Email:rose@uaa.alaska.edu

Nicky Rose enters her seventh season as an assistant coach with the Seawolves in 2006. Her primary responsibilities include recruiting, match preparation and on-court instruction. Rose was a four-year letterwinner at Southwest Texas State, where she earned second team All-Southland Conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior. She earned Southland Conference Tournament MVP honors as a senior, and was named to the all-tournament team as a junior. The career record-holder for digs at Southwest Texas, Rose also received the school’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award in 1998. Rose established herself on the local volleyball scene as a prep star at Anchorage’s Dimond High School.

GRADUATE ASSISTANTSuzanne GivanHometown:Peyton,Colo.Education:B.S.,Exercise SportsScience, GeorgiaSWState,2006Phone:907-786-1283

Suzanne Givan joins the Seawolf staff in 2006 as a graduate assistant coach. In addition to on-court and administra-tive coaching roles with the volleyball team, she is also in charge of the overall condi-tioning program for all six Seawolf womenís teams. Givan recently graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Ga., where she played volleyball under current Seawolf mentor Michelle Earl for two seasons. She also lettered in cross country and tennis at GSW. Givan earned her associate’s degree from South Florida Community College in 2003, where she played tennis and volleyball as well.

Seawolf Coaching Staff

Seawolf Record BookKILLSMatch:32,CherieKnoxvsRegis,10/15/89Season:535,JenSzczerbinski,1992Career:1,691,JenSzczerbinski,1988-90,92

KILLS PER GAMEMatch:10.6,CherieKnoxvsRegis,10/15/89Season:4.1,JenSzczerbinski,1992Career:3.76,MindyCason,2002-03

ATTACK PERCENTAGEMatch(min.10att.):.909,JanelleVeith(10-0-

11)vsSeattleU.,10/20/01Season:.333,TammyMiddaugh,1982Career:.250,MichelleHarlamert,1989-91,93

TOTAL BLOCKSMatch:17,MichelleHarlamertvsBellarmine,

10/1/93Season:176,VickieMaas,1992Career:499,VickieMaas,1989-92

SERVICE ACESMatch:9,TeganBosardvsWesternNew

Mexico,10/27/97Season:57,SandraKirtley,1995Career:162,JenSzczerbinski,1988-92

DIGSMatch:39,JenSzczerbinskivsChaminade,

10/19/90Season:604,JenSzczerbinski,1990Career:2,108,JenSzczerbinski,1988-90,92

ASSISTSMatch:75,JanelleMorrisettevsSt.CloudState,

8/25/00Season:1,522,TracyZink,1990Career:3,853,Janelle(Morrisette)Veith,1998-

2001

FacilitiesThe Seawolves play their home matches in the comfortable confines of the 1,250-seat Wells Fargo Sports Complex, conveniently located in the heart of the UAA campus. UAA student-athletes also train at the Complex, taking advantage of the facility’s recently refurbished weight room, swimming pool and indoor jogging track.

The Seawolves begin their 2006 home season with the 13th annual Extended Stay Deluxe Invitational, one of the top in-season tournaments in Division II Volleyball.

UAA has won two of the past four tournaments, taking 14 of 16 matches in that span. The 2006 Invitational features UAA, Briar Cliff, LaGrange and Notre Dame de Namur, Aug. 31-Sept. 2 at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

Stretching from Alaska to Oregon to Idaho, and soon Montana, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference has quickly become one of the most successful leagues in NCAA Division II. Founded in 2001, the GNAC features nine schools – UAA, Alaska Fairbanks, Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin’s, Seattle Pacific, Seattle University, Western Oregon and Western Washington – in six men’s and six wom-en’s sports. In 2007-08, Montana State-Billings will bring the GNAC mem-bership to 10. The Seawolves field GNAC teams in volleyball, men’s and women’s bas-ketball, men’s and women’s cross country,

This is UAA!ACADEMICS

The University of Alaska Anchorage is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university, serving more than 20,000 students through four primary campuses and numerous other sites in southcentral Alaska and the Aleutian chain. Academic units located on the Anchorage campus include the College of Arts and Sciences; College of Technical and Community Education; College of Health Education and Social Welfare; College of Business and Public Policy, and the School of Engineering. Organized research units at UAA comple-ment the academic programs and reflect the special character of the University’s mission in Alaska. Research units include the Alaska Center for International Business, the American Russian Center, the Environment and Natural Resources Institute, the Center of Alcohol and Addiction Studies, the center for Economic Education, the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, the Center for Human Development, the Institute of Social and Economic Research and the Justice Center. UAA operates on a semester system. Fifteen semester credits are a normal class load and a minimum of 120 credits are required to com-plete a bachelor’s degree. The attractive, wooded campus is an urban oasis with residential wildlife populations of moose, waterfowl and birds.

ATHLETICS

Nicknamed the Seawolves, UAA’s athletic teams compete as members of NCAA Division I in hockey and gymnastics and NCAA Division II in all other sports, including basketball, vol-leyball, skiing, track & field, and cross country. UAA annually hosts the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout men’s and women’s basketball tournament – recognized as one of the top in-season tournaments in the nation – as well as the Nye Frontier Classic hockey tournament. Over the last three decades, the University of Alaska Anchorage has become a perennial national power in many of its sports. A total of 112 Seawolves have earned All-America hon-ors since 1984 and UAA has produced several individual national champions. UAA athletes have enjoyed unprecedent-ed success in the classroom.The entire UAA Athletic Department has compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.0+ in 10 of the last 13 years. Through the years, UAA has produced several Academic All-Americans.

This is UAA!ACADEMICS

The University of Alaska Anchorage is the state’s largest, most comprehensive university, serving more than 20,000 students through four primary campuses and numerous other sites in southcentral Alaska and the Aleutian chain. Academic units located on the Anchorage campus include the College of Arts and Sciences; College of Technical and Community Education; College of Health Education and Social Welfare; College of Business and Public Policy, and the School of Engineering. Organized research units at UAA comple-ment the academic programs and reflect the special character of the University’s mission in Alaska. Research units include the Alaska Center for International Business, the American Russian Center, the Environment and Natural Resources Institute, the Center of Alcohol and Addiction Studies, the center for Economic Education, the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, the Center for Human Development, the Institute of Social and Economic Research and the Justice Center. UAA operates on a semester system. Fifteen semester credits are a normal class load and a minimum of 120 credits are required to com-plete a bachelor’s degree. The attractive, wooded campus is an urban oasis with residential wildlife populations of moose, waterfowl and birds.

ATHLETICS

Nicknamed the Seawolves, UAA’s athletic teams compete as members of NCAA Division I in hockey and gymnastics and NCAA Division II in all other sports, including basketball, vol-leyball, skiing, track & field, and cross country. UAA annually hosts the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout men’s and women’s basketball tournament – recognized as one of the top in-season tournaments in the nation – as well as the Nye Frontier Classic hockey tournament. Over the last three decades, the University of Alaska Anchorage has become a perennial national power in many of its sports. A total of 112 Seawolves have earned All-America hon-ors since 1984 and UAA has produced several individual national champions. UAA athletes have enjoyed unprecedent-ed success in the classroom.The entire UAA Athletic Department has compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.0+ in 10 of the last 13 years. Through the years, UAA has produced several Academic All-Americans.