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The West Texas A&M University athletics staff welcomes all media members wishing to cover the Lady Buffs during the 2008 season. It is our intent that the following informa-tion will help you cover WTAMU volleyball throughout the season.

Non-Gameday InterviewsCoach Graystone will be available immediately following the WT Coaches Luncheon, Mondays at noon at The Big Texan on I-40 East in Amarillo. Interviews may also be conducted prior to practice. To arrange all non-game day interviews, please contact WTAMU Athletic Media Rela-tions Assistant Director Andi Leavitt at least 24 hours prior to desired time.

Media CredentialsRequests for working media credentials must be made through the WTAMU sports information office. Requests must be submitted on official news outlet letterhead and received at least 24 hours in advance of the game to be covered. The Amarillo Globe-News, Canyon News and WTAMU’s The Prairie receive reserved seating on media row. The Buffalo Sports Network, KWTS-FM and the recognized visiting radio station will be provided a broad-cast booth. Other reserved seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. Season credentials will be mailed prior to the first game. Thereafter, credentials may be picked up at the Media Will Call entrance to The Box.

Press Box ServicesComplete team and individual statistics, scoring summaries, play-by-play and post-game notes and quotes are provided by the WTAMU Athletic Media Relations Office.

Post-Game ServicesCopy and fax machines are available at The Box on a first-come, first-serve basis. As a service to visiting media and sports information directors, the WTAMU sports informa-tion staff will fax NCAA official box, play-by-play and game recap to media if provided the fax numbers.

CoNteNtsuNiversity faCts

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canyon, TexasFounded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1910Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,300President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Patrick O'BrienAthletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael McBroomAssoc. Athletic Director (SWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly TrothNickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lady BuffsColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maroon and WhiteAffiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division IIConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lone StarArena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The BoxCapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,557Athletic Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 651-4400Ticket Sales Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.J. KnightTicket Office Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 651-1414

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Assistant Director/VB Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andi LeavittOffice Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 651-4430SID Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 651-4409Press Row Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 651-2919E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.gobuffsgo.comSID Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WTAMU Box 60049 Canyon, Texas 79016Overnight Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2402 N. 3rd Canyon, Texas 79016

CoaChiNg staff

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tony GraystoneAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Valley State (1992)WTAMU Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281-56 (.834. nine years)Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806)651-2695Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Carthel Kendra Potts

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2007 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-82007 LSC Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-0NCAA Division II Regional Playoff Appearances . . . . . . . . . .18NCAA Division II Elite Eight Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10All-time record (since 1980) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731-301-2

Media Information

Media guide Credits

The 2008 West Texas A&M University Volleyball Media Guide has been compiled by Andi Leavitt, Athletic Media Relations Assistant Director. Layout and Design by Summit Athletic Media (www.summitathletics.com). Mug shots and action photos by Rik Andersen, WTAMU Communications Services, James Barrington, Art Originals. Additional copies of the WTAMU Volleyball Media Guide can be purchased for $7 (plus $2 shipping and handling).

Quick Facts/media Information ..........................1buffalo sports Network/media outlets .................2“the box” ........................................................3Head volleyball Coach – tony Graystone ...........4assistant Coaches/Coaching Records .................6meet the lady buffs ..................................... 8-20 2008 Rosters .............................................. 8-9 2008 Player Profiles ................................. 10-20the Record book ........................................ 22-42 2007 season results/stats .............................. 22 Individual Records ...................................... 23 team Records ............................................ 24 the lsC ................................................ 25-27 all-americans ........................................ 28-29 all-time letterwinners ................................. 30

all-time year-by-year Results ................... 31-34 all-time series records (lsC opponents) ... 35-36 lsC opponents ...................................... 37-38 all-time series records ................................. 39 Post-season Recaps ................................ 40-42 Post-season History ..................................... 42a look at wtamU ....................................... 44-52Canyon & amarillo ......................................... 46this is NCaa Division II .................................. 47President J. Patrick o’brien ............................. 48athletic Director michael mcbroom .................. 49wtamU athletics administration ...................... 50wtamU traditions .......................................... 51lady buff spirit ............................................... 52

ANDI LEAVITTATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

KENT JOHNSONATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR

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West Texas A&M Media OutletsNewspapers Contact Mailing Address City, State, Zip Phone Fax Amarillo Globe News Lance Lahnert, Sports Editor P.O. Box 2091 Amarillo, Texas 79166 (806) 345-3310 (806) 373-0810 Canyon News Travis Harsh, Editor P.O. Box 779 Canyon, Texas 79015 (806) 655-7121 (806) 655-0823 The Prairie Sports Editor WTAMU Box 60747 Canyon, Texas 79016 (806) 651-2410 (806) 651-2818 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Small College Editor P.O. Box 1870, 400 W. 7th St. Fort Worth, Texas 76101 (817) 390-7400 (817) 390-7210 Dallas Morning News Small College Editor P.O. Box 655237, 508 Young St. Dallas, Texas 75265 (800) 431-0010 (800) 651-0580 Lubbock Avalanche Journal Sports Desk P.O. Box 491, 710 Ave. J Lubbock, Texas 79408 (806) 692-4021 (806) 766-2180 USA Today Small College Editor (703) 276-3721 (703) 276-6599

Television Contact Mailing Address City, State, Zip Phone Fax KVII Channel 7 (ABC) Lee Baker/Brian Wilkerson One Broadcast Center Amarillo, Texas 79101 (806) 373-1787 (806) 373-6397 KFDA Channel 10 (CBS) Jake Riddell/Jacob Albracht P.O. Box 10 Amarillo, Texas 79105 (806) 383-1010 (806) 381-9859 KAMR/KCIT Ch. 4/14 (NBC/Fox) Brad Fralick/Lee K. Howard P.O. Box 751 Amarillo, Texas 79189 (806) 349-9087 (806) 381-0912 ESPN (203) 585-2135 (203) 585-2422

Radio Contact Mailing Address City, State, Zip Phone Fax KGNC Mike Roden P.O. Box 710 Amarillo, Texas 79189 (806) 351-8560 (806) 354-9450 Buffalo Radio Sports Network Phil Woodall WTAMU Box 60049 Canyon, Texas 79016 (806) 651-4416 (806) 651-4409 KPUR/KZRK Matt Darby 301 Polk, Suite 100 Amarillo, Texas 79101 (806) 342-5200 (806) 342-5206 KWTS Sports Director WTAMU Campus Radio Canyon, Texas 79016 (806) 651-2797 (806) 651-2818

Wire Service Contact Mailing Address City, State, Zip Phone Fax Associated Press Small College Editor 4851 LBJ Freeway, Suite 300 Dallas, Texas 75244 (800) 442-7189 (972) 991-7207 Sports Ticker (800) 336-0383

Other Outlets Contact Mailing Address City, State, Zip Phone Fax Lone Star Conference Melanie Robotham 1221 W. Campbell Road, #217 Richardson, Texas 75080 (972) 234-0034 (972) 234-4110 NCAA P.O. Box 6222 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222 (317) 917-6222 (317) 917-6888

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Great Food - Great ConversationDiscuss Buffalo Athletics with coaches and student-athletes.

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Keep up with the LADY BUFFS VOLLEYBALL through:

News Releases • Rosters • Schedules Statistics • Photos • Game Notes

Live Broadcasts • Buff Gear

WTAMU volleyball fans can follow the Lady Buffs all season long, via the internet. All home matches will feature live video webstreaming on www.GoBuffsGo.com.

Fans may also listen to the Lady Buffs on KWTS 91.1. KWTS will broadcast select games throughout the regular season.

KGNC-AM, flagship radio station for the Buffalo Sports Network, will broadcast the Lady Buffs in post-season play. KGNC-AM, the top-rated AM radio station in the Texas Panhandle, may be heard not only throughout the Texas Panhandle, but in portions of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico, as well.

Additionally, all KGNC broadcasts will be streamed through the internet at www.kgncam.com, allowing fans to follow the action wherever the Lady Buffs play.

BrAd StArkPA Announcer

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tWtaMu fieldhouse - “the box”The West Texas A&M University volleyball team is accustomed to excellence in the WTAMU Fieldhouse, better known in the Texas Panhandle as “The Box.”

The Box is a facility Buffalo athletes and fans love. In stark contrast, opponents fear step-ping into the home of the Lady Buffs.

Built in 1951, The Box is home to the WTAMU volleyball team and formerly the men’s and women’s basketball teams. It has been the scene of many exciting moments and has seen a role in winning streaks for all three athletic programs. Success stems partially from the fans who crowd The Box and fill it to its 2,557 seat capacity.

Until a hard-fought, five-game loss to Angelo State University on Nov. 6, 1993, the WTAMU volleyball team had a 49-match winning streak in the Box dating back to Sept. 23, 1989. Counting four contests at the Amarillo Civic Center and two at the Tascosa Ac-

tivity Center, WTAMU had won a then-record NCAA Division II record of 55 home matches in a row, which now ranks fourth-best in all collegiate volleyball levels. That streak was later bested by a 57-match winning streak, occuring from 1996 to 1999. WTAMU had a 40-match home streak snapped in 2003.

“The Box is a great place to play,” former WTAMU assistant coach and player Carrie Burke Slechta said, who participated in each contest of the 55-match winning streak. “The Box has a certain aura about it that pushes us to another level at home. Brad Stark (WTAMU’s public address announcer) gets us going with his pre-game introductions and our crowd support keeps us going throughout the match.”

“Our crowd speaks for itself,” Lisa Thomason said moments after the Lady Buffs won the 1997 NCAA Division II South Central Regional Volleyball Tournament.

1987

Al Baggett *Price BrookfieldSam Burton*George Ray Colvin*Ben CollinsLwood DowJoed ForbusJoe Fortenberry*Pat Gerald*Floyd Golden*Mitchell Jones*Clifford Keith*Delbert Lowes*Gus Miller*Odus Mitchell*Putt Powell#*Larry Sanders*Ernest SchurPete Shotwell*Elvis “Heck” Ward*Foster Watkins

1988

Terry AdolphJohn Ayers*Cloyce Box*Hatcher Brown*Troy BurrusMaurice CheeksTommy CoffeyBill CrossCorky DawsonSimmie HillJoe Kerbel*Frank Kimbrough*Jerry Don LoganJ.W. MaloneGene MayfieldEugene “Mercury” Morris“Pistol” Pete PedroJesse PowellJerry RichardsonBo RobinsonJames ScottAllen SimpsonDave SzymakowskiDuane ThomasButch Waltershied*Charles Wright

1989

Tom AirhartJerry BehrensLawrence Brotherton*Grady Burson*Milt FittsBuck GarrettClark JohnsonLeon ManleyRonald MillsBorden Price*

1990

Jim CampbellDory Funk, Jr.Merry Johnson-ByersMetz La Follette*Bob PetrichScottie PierceGail SimpsonBurl WoodEarl WoodPhillip Wright

1991

Carl BrownAustell Burrus*Charlie DavesSteve Haterius

1992

Woody GillilandRoyce HillmanRhonda KimbroughJo Meaker

1993

Warren Hasse#Tod MayfieldWeldon TriceVanessa Wells Thibert

1994

Carl BirdsongKim HudsonMegan Kinen Morton*Reggie McElroy

1995

Eddie ConnorRoy Lee DunnDavid KentVon Tucker Sims

1996

Jill Myatt McDonaldJulie Myatt O’DellReggie RameyOllie Ross

1997

Stan CarrawayTerry FunkAllene StovallTeresa Tinner

1998

Alex Hale*Bob KelleyAngela Seay LandBruce Wyre

1999

Charles ByrdSandy CallahanDanny CazalasJoe Hayes

2000

Raymond BrownHenry FieldsDavid GasserSpencer “Hank” Washington*

2001

Ronnie MankinMike MitchellJeff NunnFrank Stockman

2002

Dale BlautCharles KitchensDouglas KriewaldBruce Womack

2003

J.R. ComptonJoseph KemeiNatasha Taylor StewartBill Yung

2004

Boyce Box*Hubert “Cuby” KitchensEve PoseyJohn Vanell

2005

Alondra JohnsonBob KitchensRenee Luers-GillispieJulie Saylor Young

2006

Ana Carolina “Carol” PereiraAna Cristina “Tita” Pereira, Bobby KleineckeScott Doores Ralph Davis*

2007

Sarah CarthelMartin LattibeaudiereCharley SandersBob R. Sloan

Key

* Deceased# Honorary

WTAMU Hall of Champions

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toNy graystoNehead CoaCh10tH seasoNGRaND valley state ‘92

t In nine seasons as the head coach of the West Texas A&M Lady Buffs, Tony Graystone has become one of the top coaches in the nation, as well as the most successful coach in Lady Buff Volleyball history.

The winningest coach in Lady Buff history, Graystone’s career record of 281 wins, 56 defeats also ranks among the nation’s best in terms of winning percentage (83.4 percent).

Last season, Graystone once again guided the vol-leyball program to an undefeated Lone Star Conference season with an unblemished 12-0 record and a return trip to the NCAA Elite Eight as the team registered an overall record of 36-8. In recognition of this, Graystone earned a fifth LSC Coach of the Year honor, as well as being named AVCA Southwest Regional Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career.

The Lady Buffs finished atop the LSC Standings for the 13th time in program history and advanced to the NCAA-II Elite Eight for the tenth time in school history.

In 2006, Graystone led the volleyball program to the top of the Lone Star conference and into the hunt for a National Championship, as the Lady Buffs posted a 34-4 overall record. Along the way, Graystone collected LSC South Coach of the Year honors for the fourth time in his career and brought home AVCA Southwest Regional Coach of the Year honors for the third time.

In 2004, Graystone became WTAMU’s all-time win-ningest coach with his 160th career win, passing Debbie Hendricks, under whom Graystone began his collegiate coaching career.

During the 2001 season, Graystone became the fast-est coach to reach 100 wins in NCAA history, reaching the milestone in only 106 matches. The next closest coach to reach 100 wins is Gil Dobie, who coached Boston College football for 32 years, and reached the milestone in 108 games.

After being promoted from the Lady Buffs’ assistant coaching position in January of 1999, he went 28 matches before his initial loss as a first-year head coach, shattering the previous mark of 13-0. Graystone went on to lead the Lady Buffs to a 36-2 overall record and the Elite Eight semifinals in 1999, falling two points short of the champi-onship match.

He led the team to a nearly identical 35-2 record in 2000, and took the Lady Buffs to the Elite Eight quarterfinal round. The team tied its school record with 28-straight wins during the season, with the streak being broken by Augustana College in the Elite Eight quarterfinal round. Graystone and the Lady Buffs also chiseled away at the school record for consecutive home-court wins, and established a new mark at 57 matches before the streak ended.

In 2001, Graystone guided the Lady Buffs to their ninth LSC title, and a fifth-consecutive undefeated divisional season, but for the first time, Graystone’s squad missed out on hosting the NCAA Division II Southwest Regional Tournament.

The 2002 season saw Graystone and WTAMU roll through the season, highlighted by a school-record 29-match winning streak. The Lady Buffs claimed their sixth-straight LSC South title and fourth-straight LSC Tournament title.. Graystone earned LSC South Division Coach of the Year and AVCA/Tachikara Southwest Region Coach of the Year honors. WTAMU hosted the Elite Eight for the first time since 1991, and held the top seed, but were upset in the quarterfinals.

While 2003’s 29-8 season had a downside in that it was the first time under Graystone that WTAMU didn’t reach the 30-win plateau, it had far more upsides in the form of milestones and achievements to outweigh any thoughts of considering it a “disappointing season.”

Graystone reached two milestones individually: 150 career wins, and steamrolling on to win number 160, assuming the title of “Winningest Head Coach in WTAMU History.”

He also led the Lady Buffs to a team milestone, set-ting a new NCAA-II record for consecutive victories over conference opponents, as the streak reached 77-straight before being snapped by Angelo State.

During the off-season, Graystone directs the WTAMU volleyball camps, one of the top-rated youth volleyball clinics in Texas.

Graystone, who served as the full-time assistant coach at WTAMU from 1997-98, has several years of coaching experience at the high school and club level. He played an important part in WTAMU’s 1997 national championship season, which concluded with a 37-3 record and a five-game thrilling victory over Barry University (Fla.).

In addition to being WTAMU’s assistant and head volleyball coach, Graystone served as the Amarillo Junior Olympic Volleyball Association’s program director from 1998 to 2000. His duties included leading the coaching staff, running instructional camps/practices and assisting in overall club management.

Before accepting the WTAMU position, Graystone was the head volleyball coach at Ballard High School in Louisville, Ky. He also spent three seasons with Louisville’s Derby City Junior Olympic Volleyball Club, Inc. Graystone directed its number-one 18-and-under squad (Derby City 18’s Teal) for one season and served as the club organiza-tion’s treasurer for one year.

Graystone earned his USA Volleyball certified CAP Level II license in 1996. He was published in American Vol-leyball Coaches Association Power Tips in November 1996 and again in 2007. He is currently a USA Volleyball Impact instructor, and teaches a class that helps club coaches obtain their certifications.

Additionally, he became a voting member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association coaches’ poll in 2002. He was a presenter at the AVCA convention in December of 2000. Graystone also presented subject matter at the Texas High School Girls Coaches Associa-tion Convention in July 2000, and is a frequent speaker at coahing clinics through-out Texas.

A 1992 graduate of Grand Valley State University (Mich.), Graystone earned his bachelor’s degree in health sciences with an emphasis on exercise science. He was a three-year letter winner on the track and cross country teams at GVSU.

He went on to earn his master’s degree from the University of Louisville in exercise physiology 1996.

Graystone and his wife, Lauren, have two sons, Drew and Dylan and they reside in Canyon.

Graystone’s Coaching FileeduCatioN

B.S. Grand Valley State University/Health Sciences, 1992M.S. University of Louisville/Exercise Physiology, 1996

Career aCColades

LSC South Division Coach of the Year (Five times) (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007)

AVCA Southwest Region Coach of the Year (Four times) (2000, 2002, 2006, 2007)

Collegiate head CoaChiNg reCord

1999 West Texas A&M University 36-22000 West Texas A&M University 35-22001 West Texas A&M University 30-32002 West Texas A&M University 35-32003 West Texas A&M University 29-82004 West Texas A&M University 19-162005 West Texas A&M University 27-102006 West Texas A&M University 34-42007 West Texas A&M University 36-8

Totals (Nine Seasons) 281-56 (.834)

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Now in her third season as an assistant coach is Sarah (Butler) Carthel, one of the most accomplished players to ever take the court for the Lady Buffs.

Carthel enjoyed one of the most outstanding careers in NCAA Division II volleyball history as a student-athlete for West Texas A&M from 1997-1999.

As a freshman, the Amarillo, Texas native earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors while at the University of Texas. She then returned to the Texas Panhandle to lead WTAMU to a NCAA Division II national title as a sophomore in 1997.

Carthel was a two-time NCAA Division II Player of the Year for the Lady Buffs, earning the honor as a sophomore in 1997 and as a senior in 1999. A three-time American

Volleyball Coaches’ Association all-American selection, Carthel was also a two-time academic all-American pick. She was a three-time all-Region selection and Honda Award finalist for the top NCAA Division II Female Athlete in both 1997 and 1999.

After graduating from WTAMU in 2000, Carthel was a graduate assistant at Metro-politan State University in Denver, Colo., while she played for the United States National team.

She played professionally for the St. Louis Quest in the United States Professional Volleyball League, as well as also playing three seasons in a professional league in Puerto Rico (during the off-season). She also served on the coaching staff at Abilene Christian University from 2002-05.

In August 2005, she was voted to the NCAA Division II All-Time Volleyball team, one of only six players to earn the honor. She was inducted into the WTAMU Hall of Champions in 2007 and in the summer of 2008 she was selected for induction into the Lone Star Conference’s Hall of Honor.

She is married to West Texas A&M football defensive coordinator Colby Carthel and the couple resides in Canyon.

Kendra (Morgan) Potts returns for her fourth season with the Lady Buffs’ coaching staff after a stellar four-year career in a WTAMU uniform. Potts, an Amarillo, Texas native, was a Lady Buff standout from 2000-2003, and served as WTAMU’s graduate assistant after she completed her four-year degree.

Potts was a four-time All-LSC honoree and received the Freshman of the Year award, in addition to being a three-time AVCA All-American, four-time All-Southwest Region honoree, Southwest Region Freshman of the Year, LSC South Offensive Player of the Year and the LSC Tournament MVP in 2002, leading the Lady Buffs to their fourth-straight LSC championship and NCAA Tournament trip in Kendra’s tenure, as well two trips to the Elite Eight in 1999 and in

2002, which was hosted by WTAMU. Potts rewrote the LSC and WTAMU record books with 6,087 career assists, becoming just the 12th person in NCAA-II history with 6,000 career assists. She climbed to 10th on the NCAA-II career list and is third in career aver-age (12.58 apg). Potts recorded six triple-doubles during her senior campaign. The Lady Buffs went 129-16 (.890) in Potts’s four years as a Lady Buff, winning four LSC titles and advancing to the Elite Eight twice.

Since 2003, Potts has served as a coach at the club level in the Amarillo, Texas, area. She has guided each of her club teams to the Junior Olympic National tournament in each of her five seasons while coaching at that level. Potts utilizes her Marketing degree by assisting in the WTAMU athletics marketing department during the off-season.

Potts resides in Amarillo with her husband, Jim.

Year Record Coach Postseason Results1974 22-13-5 Dr. Suzanne Blair1975 24-12-2 Dr. Suzanne Blair1976 17-25-1 Alma Ramsey1977 17-20 Elaine Lewis1978 2-27 Carol Kramer1979 23-13-2 Elaine Lewis1980 20-21-2 Bobbie Cox1981 18-29 Bobbie Cox1982 22-21 Gary Abrahamson1983 38-21 Carmen Pennick1984 10-26 Carmen Pennick1985 7-35 Carmen Pennick1986 10-22 Carmen Pennick1987 25-7 Kim Hudson1988 33-8 Kim Hudson South Central Region-Semifinals1989 31-9 Kim Hudson Elite Eight-5th Place1990 38-1 Kim Hudson NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Year Record Coach Postseason Results1991 36-2 Jim Giacomazzi NATIONAL CHAMPIONS1992 30-11 Jim Giacomazzi Elite Eight-3rd Place1993 22-12 Debbie Hendricks 1994 19-11 Debbie Hendricks South Central Region-Semifinals1995 30-8 Debbie Hendricks South Central Region-Finalist1996 26-6 Debbie Hendricks South Central Region-Semifinals1997 37-3 Debbie Hendricks NATIONAL CHAMPIONS1998 25-7 Debbie Hendricks Southwest Region-Semifinals1999 36-2 Tony Graystone Elite Eight-3rd Place2000 35-2 Tony Graystone Elite Eight-5th Place2001 30-3 Tony Graystone South Central Region-Semifinals2002 35-3 Tony Graystone Elite Eight-5th Place2003 29-8 Tony Graystone Southwest Region-Quarterfinals2004 19-16 Tony Graystone 2005 27-10 Tony Graystone Southwest Region-Quarterfinals2006 34-4 Tony Graystone Elite Eight-3rd Place2007 36-8 Tony Graystone Elite Eight-3rd Place

WTAMU Coaching records at a Glance

Three National ChampionshipsTen Elite Eight Appearances

18 NCAA Regional Appearances - 10-Consecutive (1994-2003)