GENERAL INFORMATION
NAME: Augustana College
CITY/ZIP: Rock Island, Illinois 61201
FOUNDED: 1860
NICKNAME: Vikings
SCHOOL COLORS: Blue & Gold
ARENA: Roy J. Carver PE Center (1971)
ATHLETIC AFFILIATION: NCAA Division III
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
CONFERENCE: Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL)
PRESIDENT: Steven Bahls (University of Iowa, 1976)
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Mike Zapolski (Pepperdine, 1985)
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE: (309) 794-7521
                                                                       
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL HISTORY
FIRST YEAR OF VOLLEYBALL: 2018
ALL-TIME VOLLEYBALL RECORD: 0-0 (.000)
MCVL RECORD: 0-0 (.000)
 
SPORTS INFORMATION
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Dave Wrath
SID OFFICE PHONE: (309) 794-7265
WRATH'S CELL PHONE: (309) 737-5306
ASSISTANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Dan Sand
SAND OFFICE PHONE: (309) 794-8525
SID FAX: (309) 794-7525
E-MAIL ADDRESS: davewrath@augustana.edu
SAND'S E-MAIL ADDRESS: dansand@augustana.edu
AUGUSTANA ATHLETIC HOMEPAGE: www.athletics.augustana.edu
SID MAILING ADDRESS: Dave Wrath, Sports Information Director, Carver PE Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois 61201
 
COACHING STAFF
HEAD COACH: Mark Lau (Ball State)—First season at Augustana... 0-0 (.000) overall and 0-0 (.000) in MCVL... 33-23 (.589) in two seasons as a collegiate head coach
LAU'S OFFICE PHONE: (309) 794-8047
ASSISTANT COACHES: Frank Flanagan
STRENGTH COACHES: Matt Rokes, Jeff Rose
TRAINER: Denis Yoder (Augustana – 1989)
 
TEAM INFORMATION
2017 RECORD: 2018 is Augustana's first year of varsity competition
LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: Zero/Zero
STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: Zero/Zero

KEY RETURNEES:
None
 
KEY LOSSES:
None
 
NEWCOMERS:
Richard Baum (Warrensburg-Latham HS, Decatur, Ill.), 5-8, 140, DS-L, Freshman
 
Brett Niederer (Central-Westosha HS, Kenosha, Wis.), 5-8, 145, DS, Freshman
 
Matthew Schiferl (Wheeling HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.), 5-6, 150, L, Freshman
 
Brett Kliegl (Neuqua Valley HS, Bolingbrook, Ill.), 6-1, 165, L, Freshman
 
Gary Dodovich (St, Benedict HS, Chicago, Ill.), 6-1, 150, OH, Freshman
 
Ryan Hirschel (Libertyville HS, Libertyville, Ill.), 5-10, 175, S, Freshman
 
Jason Szara (Lincoln-Way East HS, Frankfort, Ill.), 6-2, 175, OH, Freshman
 
Joshua Richardson (Homewood-Flossmoor HS, Hazel Crest, Ill.), 6-0, 165, MH, Freshman
 
Anthony Acitelli (Willowbrook HS, Villa Park, Ill.), 5-11, 165, S-L, Junior
 
Tyler Rubarts (Paxton-Buckley-Loda HS, Paxton, Ill.), 6-0, 165, OH, Senior
 
Andrew Housholder (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville, Ill.), 6-5, 180, MH, Freshman
 
John Cunningham (Hononegah HS, Roscoe, Ill.), 6-7, 195, OPP/MH, Freshman
 
Justin Murphy (Glenbard East HS, Lombard, Ill.), 6-0, 180, OH, Freshman