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Page address: https://web.mnsu.edu/sports/blockclub/archives/frontpage.htmlMavericks Ace Spring Semester
5/30/06
Mankato, Minn. – The Minnesota State University, Mankato volleyball team got their real report cards this week when their grades arrived. And, once again, the results were outstanding. The team earned an overall 3.42 grade point average for the spring semester marking the third consecutive semester the Mavs have exceeded a 3.4 GPA. The Mavericks were paced by three players who turned in a perfect 4.0.
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Graham Named
5/9/06
Mankato, Minn. - The Minnesota State University, Mankato volleyball team is proud to announce that senior middle blocker Tiffany Graham was named the recipient of the "Women's Athletics Medal of Honor". The award is based solely on athletic success. Graham was a two-time All-NCC selection her junior and senior years, also earning honorable mention status as a sophomore in 2003. She was also named to the All-Central Region Team on two occasions, earning first-team honors in 2005 and second-team in 2004. A two-time NCC Player of the Week, Graham was also selected as the team's captain in 2005.
Nomination and selection for both awards is based on votes cast by members of MSU's coaching staff and Director of Athletics.
You can read the entire article at MSU Mavericks News.
You can read Tiffany's bio at MSU Mavericks Volleyball .
20th Annual Mavs Honors Dinner
On Sunday May 7th MSU hosted its 20th Annual Awards & Honors Dinner. Volleyball star Tiffany Graham took home the Female Athletics Medal of Honor award. Pictures are available online.
Taking on the Freshman Year
By Dax Larson
5/02/06
Mankato, Minn. - Leaving home? No problem. Coming to a brand new place? No problem. Meeting people?
No problem. These are all situations freshmen Danielle Zimmermann and Carley Heckmann dealt with when they came to MSU. How did they handle it? No problem. Danielle and Carley are two freshmen that are not afraid of a challenge. Both came to MSU without knowing what to expect, but getting to the campus three weeks early for volleyball was key for their transition.
“By the time actual college came around I had made 15 friends in those three weeks and they've become 15 sisters,” Danielle said. “For me the best way to adapt was to keep myself busy.”
I Double Dog Dare You
By Dax Larson
4/10/06
Mankato, Minn. – Spring volleyball is about learning, growing and improving as a volleyball player. Freshmen Carley Heckmann is doing all the above. Carley has made a position change this spring, but she is taking every opportunity to learn and she is doing it with a positive attitude
“She has an incredibly optimistic attitude,” head coach Dennis “Aame” Amundson said. “She never takes the game personal and good things happen when she is around. All teams need a person with a winning attitude like that.”
Carley’s great attitude is shown through her nickname, “Double Dawg”. Carley got this nickname from the phrase, “I double dog dare you”. The story behind this name stems from when Carley was in high school. She played the Marshall Tigers in a high school tournament and lost by a close margin...
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Learning from the Best
By Dax Larson
4/3/06
Mankato, Minn. – It’s always nice to have someone to look up to, someone to strive to be like. In sports, this person is usually a professional that we see on television. For freshman Danielle Zimmermann it wasn’t someone she saw on TV or someone she will never meet. It was a good-hearted, hard-working senior in the same program she was in. For Danielle, senior
Tiffany “Tiff” Graham was all she needed.
“Tiffany has been a great role model for me,” Danielle said. “I've made it one of my goals to "go out" with the same respect she has earned as an athlete and a person.”
After living with Tiff during the preseason, Danielle started to write things down about Tiff throughout the season. Everyday Danielle would write something about things she learned about Tiff as a person, skills of the game, loving the game, and things more important than the game. Tiff helped Danielle ease into college life and collegiate volleyball.
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Freshman Returns Home After D-I Experience
By Dax Larson
3/27/06
Mankato, Minn. – Normally, transferring in the middle of a freshman year is hard, but for Cathy Turner it was easy. Cathy transferred from Division I University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to Division II Mankato State. A move that was not hard for the New Prague, Minn. native.
“(Playing for UW-Green Bay) was an experience,” Cathy said. “I had a chance to grow up a lot while I was there.”
Cathy made her Maverick debut Saturday in St. Cloud. In her first weekend she hit .300. Head coach Dennis “Aame” Amundson isn’t sure where to put the six foot freshman as she played all three front row positions in her first four matches as a Maverick.
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You're Invited
You are invited to participate in the 33rd Annual Minnesota State University, Mankato Golf Classicsponsored by Ameriprise Financial Services. The Classic is an annual fund raising event on behalf of the Office Intercollegiate Athletics. All monies from the 2006 Classic will be used by the Office of Intercollegiate Athletics to help support the scholarship fund. In 2005 the Classic raised over $25,000 for Mavericks athletic scholarships.
Participation
Golf: An 18-hole event with a 12:30 P.M. shotgun start. You may arrange your own fivesome, or we will place you. Included with your game of golf is a cart, valet, auction, lunch and dinner. Registration begins at 9:30 A.M. and lunch at 11:00 A.M. A prize of a new car courtesy of Mankato Clements Chevrolet will be given the first hole-in-one on a preselected hole. Every hole have a corporate sponsor event.
Social: A FUN social time will follow the golf activity highlighted by valuable silent and live auction items.
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Mavericks Return to the Practice Court
3/20/06
Mankato, Minn. – All 16 Maverick volleyball players returned from spring break safe, rested, and eager to hit the courts for spring practice. The Mavs will practice until the end of the spring semester getting ready for the 2006 season. The team has scheduled four tournaments and will be entering two teams in each tournament. The first tournament is Saturday, March 25 in St. Cloud State University in Halenbeck Hall.
Jill Randall, Stef Sandstrom, Mandy Reuter, and Dana Ostertag spent spring break in Florida watching the Twins and the MSU Baseball Team. According to Jill Randall, “Between Twins games, MSU games, and intense sand volleyball matches, it was a relaxing time.” Dana simply said “It was a blast!”
Welcome back Mavs and back to work.
Mavericks Head Out For Spring Break
3/6/06
Mankato, Minn. – After 8 weeks of individual training and intensive physical training, the Mavs scatter for a well-deserved break. Iowa is the most popular “going home’ destination although many of the players are “going home and working”. Other Mavericks will venture to San Francisco, Los Angeles, and South Padre. For those not staying at home, Florida remains the most popular destination with both Twins and Maverick baseball games on the itinerary.
When the Mavs return, they begin their spring non-championship season. They promise to return refreshed and ready.