2012 Volleyball Record Book - Central Michigan University Athletics

2012 Central Michigan VolleyballCentral Michigan University2012 Volleyball Record BookCoaching Stafftravel.Theresa BeeckmanAssistant CoachSecond SeasonA native of Bridgeport, Beeckman brought morethan 10 years of collegiate volleyball coachingexperience to Central Michigan, helping propelthe Chippewas to their first MAC TournamentChampionship in program history in 2011.Beeckman serves as the offensive coordinator,responsible for setter training, recruiting and teamIn her first season, sophomore setter Kelly Maxwell ranked second inthe Mid-American Conference in total assists and was named a MAC All-Tournament team selection.Beeckman also brings experience coaching at the prep level, having servedas head volleyball coach at Hemlock (Mich.) High School from 2003-05 andSaginaw (Mich.) Nouvel Catholic Central High School from 1995-2001. Herother coaching stops include two seasons (1999-2000) as the head softballcoach at her alma mater, Bridgeport (Mich.) High School, and two seasons(2001, 2004) as an assistant softball coach at Delta College.Rodnei SantosVolunteer Assistant CoachSecond SeasonA native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Santos brings fouryears of college playing experience, along withthe experience from the Gold Medal SquaredElite volleyball training program, to the state ofMichigan. Santos also had the luxury of beingtrained by Marv Dunphy who was the 1988 goldmedal coach for Team USA.Santos came to the U.S. on the possibility of a volleyball scholarship atBrigham Young University. He played there for a season appearing in 73games. He averaged 1.63 kills per game and posted the team’s third besthitting percentage at .402. He was also second on the team in block assistswith 86. After a season at BYU he transferred to Pepperdine University.While at Pepperdine he started two seasons at middle blocker. He averaged2.21 kills and 1.27 blocks per set while hitting .420 in 203 games. He endedhis career ninth on Pepperdine’s all-time list for blocks per game. Hegraduated in 2010 with degrees in psychology and sociology.At Central Michigan Santos will serves as the middle blocker coach andhelped Kaitlyn Schultz earn All-MAC first-team honors and the MACTournament MVP award in his first season.Dave ZelenockAssociate Head CoachSixth SeasonAssociate head coach Dave Zelenock has helpedreshape the landscape of Central Michiganvolleyball in his five seasons as a part of thecoaching staff.Zelenock’s responsibilities include acting as theprogram’s recruiting coordinator and futureopponent scouting. In the gym, he is in chargeof outside hitter development/training and serves as the team’s defensivecoordinator. His scouting abilities helped CMU to its first 20-win seasonsince 1985 and first postseason victory since 1982 in 2007.His tutelage helped freshman outside hitter Kaitlyn McIntyre earn All-MACFreshmen team honors in a season that saw the Chippewas win their firstever Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship.The Chippewas secured their fifth-straight nationally ranked recruiting classin 2012 and their sixth in eight seasons. With Zelenock as the recruitingcoordinator the program has garnered top-105 rankings each of his fiveyears. Zelenock was named associate head coach in the spring of 2009 afterspending the previous two seasons as the program’s top assistant.He is also in charge of the blocking and defensive schemes Central utilizesduring match play. The Chippewas’ defense improved from 11th in the Mid-American Conference in 2007 to fifth in 2008 and 2010 and fourth in 2009.The Chippewas tied for second in the MAC West Division for a third straightseason in 2009 and finished with a winning record for the fourth straightcampaign. Lauren Krupsky earned first-team All-MAC honors and KaitlynSchultz earned second-team accolades, and the Chippewa defense climbedin the conference’s dig rankings for the third straight season. The Chippewasranked seventh in 2007, fifth in 2008 and third in 2009.Before coming back to his alma mater, Zelenock spent the previous threeseasons coaching at both the Division I and Division II levels.In 2006 he was an assistant at Delaware State, helping the Hornets to an 11-22 finish and a 6-5 mark in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.At Northwood, Zelenock was a part of two highly successful seasons in2004 and 2005. The Timberwolves went 21-10 in 2004, earning a spot in theNCAA Tournament and a final national ranking of 18th. In 2005, Northwoodwent 23-11, finishing second in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate AthleticConference behind eventual national champion Grand Valley State.During his time at CMU, Zelenock was a four-year starter for the men’s clubvolleyball team. He served as captain for three seasons, club president fortwo years and was a coach for two years.2011 MAC Tournament Champions Record Book - 72011 NCAA Tournament Qualifier