Purdue University Women's Volleyball

Shondell is entering his 14th year at the helm of the Purdue volleyball program after leading the team to 10 NCAA Tournament berths in the last 12 years, including seven Sweet 16 appearances, and Elite Eight appearances in 2010 and 2013. The Big Ten and Mideast Region Coach of the Year in 2011, Shondell became the fourth head coach in the history of the Boilermaker program on Feb. 13, 2003. In 13 seasons, Shondell has transformed Purdue into a perennial Big Ten Conference and national contender. In his first season, Shondell led the Boilermakers to two Top 25 wins and the program's first win over Ohio State in Columbus since 1988. In the past 12 years, Purdue has made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing to the second round each season, making the program one of 11 nationally to do so. The team's seven Sweet 16 berths in the last 12 seasons make the school one of 12 in the nation that can boast the accomplishment. In fact, Purdue is one of just 12 schools to appear in four of the last six Sweet 16s (2010-2013). The Boilermakers have posted nine 20-win seasons, including 29 victories in 2011, the program's highest total since 1985. Purdue has defeated 48 ranked teams and climbed the Big Ten standings, finishing second in 2011, the team's best finish since 1987. Shondell has coached the Boilermakers to 15 All-America and three Academic All-America honors. His charges also have earned 22 All-Big Ten and 84 Academic All-Big Ten accolades. The 2003 Boilermakers posted a 14-17 record to kick off the Shondell era. The squad finished eighth in the Big Ten, while earning several milestone victories, including a sweep of Indiana. In 2004, Purdue ended a 14-year absence from the NCAA Tournament and posted a 17-15 overall mark. The Boilermakers knocked off four Top 25 opponents in a season for the first time since 1985, and earned their first national ranking since 1990 with the No. 24 spot in the Sept. 6 AVCA Coaches Poll. The team topped No. 9 Colorado State in the NCAA first round, marking Purdue's first postseason win since the 1987 NCAA Tournament. Shondell guided the 2005 Boilermakers to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time since 1987. Purdue spent 13 weeks among the nation's top 25, and saw setter Renata Dargan become the program's first All-American since 1989, as she earned honorable mention accolades. The team finished with a 25-9 mark, the most wins for the program since 1985, including a 12-8 Big Ten record. In 2006, the Boilermakers continued to thrive in the national spotlight, making their second-straight Sweet 16 appearance, while spending the entire season ranked among the nation's Top 25. Purdue posted a 23-11 overall mark, including a fifth-place finish in Big Ten play. The effort marked the first time Purdue had registered back-to-back 20-win seasons and back-to-back winning Big Ten finishes since the 1984 and 1985 campaigns. The 2007 Boilermakers managed a 19-14 record, including a third-place Big Ten finish, its best since 1990. Purdue advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round for the fourth-straight season. The 2008 season brought the Boilermakers their third NCAA Sweet 16 berth and saw the team post its highest overall and conference win totals since 1985 and 1987. Stephanie Lynch was named as the program's first AVCA first team All-America selection since 1985 as Purdue went 26-9, including a 13-7 Big Ten mark and fourth-place finish. In 2009, the Boilermakers posted a 14-17 mark, including a seventh-place Big Ten finish and two wins over ranked foes with a lineup that included just two seniors. The 2010 season was a banner year for the Boilermakers as the team advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1982, knocked of a top five foe for the first time in program history and continued on to best top-ranked Florida in the Sweet 16. With a 24-11 overall mark and 12-8 Big Ten record, the team finished fourth in the league. Setter Jaclyn Hart earned third team All-America honors and was a unanimous All-Big Ten selection. In 2011, the Boilermakers advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time since 2005. Headlined by first team All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year Ariel Turner, Purdue posted a 29-5 record, including a 16-4 second place mark in Big Ten play. Shondell was named AVCA Mideast Region and Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading his team to its best league mark since 1985 and best conference finish since 1987. The Boilermakers, which ranked as high as eighth nationally, defeated seven ranked opponents. Turner became Purdue's first volleyball dual All-American since 1984, garnering first team AVCA All-America and second team Academic All-America honors. Tiffany Fisher's honorable mention selection gave Purdue its first pair of All-Americans since 1984. The 2012 season brought Purdue its sixth NCAA Sweet 16 berth, saw the team defeat five ranked foes and play host to the NCAA Regionals in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers went 23-11, including a fifth-place Big Ten finish, while ranking among the Top 25 throughout the season and finishing the season at No. 15. Ariel Turner brought home Academic All-American of the Year and second team AVCA All-America honors. In 2013, the Boilermakers ended the season ranked eighth nationally after advancing to the Elite Eight, posting a 23-12 overall record, defeating a program-record eight ranked opponents and finishing sixth in the Big Ten. Val Nichol received AVCA All-America third team honors, while KiKi Jones garnered honorable mention acclaim. Two Boilermakers garnered All-Big Ten and three earned All-Region accolades. More than 40,000 fans came to see Purdue play at home, ranking the team 16th in national attendance average (2,532). A roster including eight freshmen managed a 22-10 record, finished fifth in the Big Ten and was ranked throughout the season in 2014, but was left out of the NCAA field due to RPI considerations. Purdue recorded its 800th program victory against Michigan on Sept. 26 and defeated two ranked foes. Val Nichol and Annie Drews earned honorable mention All-America, all-region and All-Big Ten honors. Danielle Cuttino was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman team. The 2015 team returned to the NCAA Tournament after a one-year absence, advancing to the second round, while reaching the 20-win milestone for the sixth-straight season, finishing fifth in the Big Ten and defeating three ranked opponents (No. 22 Michigan, No. 18 Illinois and No. 3 Minnesota). The Boilermakers (23-10, 13-7 Big Ten) were ranked in 14 of the 15 AVCA National Top 25 polls, peaking at No. 14 on Nov. 23 and rounding out the year at No. 17. Outside hitter Annie Drews and middle blockers Faye Adelaja and Danielle Cuttino earned AVCA All-America honors, marking the first time three Boilermakers had done so in the same season in program history. The trio also earned AVCA All-Northeast Region honors, while Drews was a unanimous All-Big Ten selection and Adelaja earned honorable mention acclaim. Eight players garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors. Shondell brought 22 years of experience to the Boilermaker sidelines. In 13 years at Muncie Central High School, Shondell led the Bearcats to four state titles, including the 2002 championship, and a 428-52 record (.891), good for the second-best winning percentage in Indiana high school volleyball history. Under his leadership, Muncie Central won 56 consecutive North Central Conference matches from 1995 to 2001, and was the only public school to be ranked in the top 25 nationally each year since 1993. Three Muncie Central players earned high school All-America honors on Shondell's watch. Shondell earned national coach of the year honors from studentsports.com after guiding his 2002 team to a 39-1 record, a state title and a No. 2 ranking in the Student Sports Fab 50. In Shondell's 15 years as program co-director and head coach of the Munciana Club, 12 Munciana teams won USA Volleyball national championships. The club was honored for the best overall performance by a club for 12 consecutive years at the national championships, and Shondell's teams finished in the top five in the nation every year since 1991. Shondell worked with some of the top youth in the nation as assistant coach for the USA Junior National Team during the 1998-99 season, helping the team win the NORCECA Games in Cuernavaca, Mexico, to earn a bid to the world championships. Shondell began his coaching career as an assistant men's volleyball coach at Ball State during the 1980-81 season. He then became head volleyball coach at Daleville High School in 1981, a position he held until 1988. From 1986 to 1988, Shondell's Daleville squad owned a top-five state ranking and posted a 167-63 overall record (.726), the best winning percentage by any coach ever at the school. Shondell, a Muncie, Ind., native, earned his bachelor's degree in physical education and health from Ball State in 1981, and finished his master's at the school in 1985. Shondell and his wife, Angela, have four adult children: Karli, Lindsay, Ashlee and Kyle. Lindsay graduated from Purdue in May 2007, following a three-year playing career, while Kyle graduated in May 2012.

Jewell, a native of Jeffersonville, Ind., is in her 13th year at Purdue after joining the Boilermakers as the first assistant in March of 2003. "Kathy is extremely well organized and extremely driven to be successful," head coach Dave Shondell said. "She is certainly the coach on our staff that does the most behind the scenes. She doesn't get a lot of the attention or notoriety, but she is a rock for John and I and has made a great impact on Purdue volleyball during the last eight years. She is a great liaison between our student-athletes and coaches and she takes control of this team in so many ways that people don't see. Without Kathy, there is no way that our program would be in the position that it is, ready to take the next step to become one of the premier programs in the country." Jewell brought five years of coaching experience on various levels to the Purdue program. From August 2000 until her hiring at Purdue, she was an assistant coach at Central Michigan, acting as recruiting and travel coordinator while working with the outside hitters on the court. In her three seasons with the program, Jewell also worked with the Chippewas' summer camps, community activities and high school and state Special Olympics games. After a four-year career as an outside hitter for Division II Northern Michigan (1994 to 1997), Jewell began coaching in Louisville, Ky., with the Derby City Volleyball Club. In 1999, Jewell landed the assistant varsity coaching job at Our Lady of Providence High School in Clarksville, Ind., where she assisted with team conditioning and training as well as summer camp administration. In 2001, she coached the Valley Volleyball West 18 Elite team in St. Louis, Mich. "Coaching in the best conference in the nation has given me a chance to train some great young women and to prepare them to compete against the best talent in the nation," Jewell said. "There is nothing like coaching in the Big Ten and at a great university like Purdue. Purdue has given us all of the tools to succeed and to be one of the top programs in the nation and we are on our way to doing just that." As a player at Northern Michigan, Jewell helped guide the Wildcats to the Division II Elite Eight three times, as they captured second, third and fourth place. The Wildcats won the Division II national championship during Jewell's freshman year in 1994. A three-year team captain, Jewell garnered NCAA Elite Eight All-Tournament team honors during her sophomore and junior seasons. A 2000 inductee into the NMU Hall of Fame as part of the 1994 national championship team, Jewell was named All-Great Lakes Region her final two years. She ranks second in career digs (1,359), third in career matches played (145), fourth in career service aces (159), and ninth in career kills (974) at NMU. Her 1996 and 1997 season dig totals both rank in the top five in the Wildcat record book. The Wildcats posted a record of 134-16 during her collegiate career. As a prep athlete at Our Lady of Providence High School, Jewell earned four letters each in volleyball and softball and three in basketball. The outside hitter was twice named team MVP while leading the team in digs. Jewell was a member of the 1994 ICGSA/Mizuno South All-Star team. Her team was sectional champion three times. Jewell graduated from Northern Michigan with a bachelor's degree in management of health and fitness in 1998. In June 2011, Jewell was an assistant coach for one of two teams competing in the Bring It Promotions/USA-China Challenge, which also featured Boilermakers Catherine Rebarchak and Carly Cramer. The Ties That Bind: Kathy Jewell