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K-State Volleyball has 11 returning players. Coach Jason Mansfield has announced K-State's spring exhibition schedule. It looks something like this:
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I'm pleased to announce that Coach Fritz has been offered a new opportunity, while sad that she will no longer be with us. She has much to offer the Razorbacks. Arkansas head coach Jason Watson knows Suzie well. He was her assistant and associate head coach in 2000 and 2001, before moving on to BYU. I wish Suzie well in her new position, and certainly thank her for her excellent service to K-State Volleyball for so many years! (announcement link) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Aliyah has a nice, positive Twitter video on how her teammates have been supportive of her. Aliyah's dad has also been very helpful. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mackenzie Morris, Aliyah Carter and Shaylee Myers are heading to Colorado Springs this weekend, for the U.S. Women's National Team Open at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center. K-State Volleyball's release has lots of details, and links to follow. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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I'm not sure how this was produced. It's mostly architects' renderings of the interior of the facility. It does give a sense of what it will look like, as well as some of the amenities. (video link) The Feb. 1 video below shows our current players walking around in the actual building. They seemed to be very excited about it! | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The arena's exterior seems to be very nearly complete. The interior has a way to go. A few players, dressed up in construction jackets and helmets, got a tour today. I've been told that there are lots of amenities in this facility. We appreciate the generosity of Ward and Brenda Morgan! (Twitter video) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Learn about Coach Mansfield's experiences and goals in this profile in the Collegian. Jason has a variety of experiences working with eventual national champions, Olympians and All-Americans. He wants to inspire his players, and have them believe in themselves. Players he's worked with had great attention to details, and were intentional in their approaches. He wants players to learn and grow. To conclude, Jason has been involved in seven Final Four teams. We look forward to exciting things to come! | ||||||||||||||||||||
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It was announced today that our coaching staff has expanded. Steve Astor will be Associate Head Coach. He's been at Pepperdine the last three seasons, as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. He has 20 years of coaching experience, including clubs, high school and college. Fiona Fonoti is from Hawaii. She will be Assistant Coach. She played for Nebraska, then she coached at WVU and ISU. At NU, she played in three Final Fours, and in the 1995 national championship match. She was an AVCA All-American, and three-time First Team All-Big 12. Fiona got quite a shout-out from Christy Johnson-Lynch (ISU head coach) this week. It's in the announcement linked here. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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And now... Jason Mansfield is officially K-State's coach. Via this link, you'll find thorough coverage (from K-State Athletics) of the introduction event, which took place in Football's Team Theater, in the Vanier Complex. From the link provided, you'll be able to watch and listen to the event. A transcript of remarks - plus a Q&A - is provided. This just in on Jan. 5: Coach Mansfield asks fans to pack the Ward and Brenda Morgan Arena. (YouTube video) Don't miss D. Scott Fritchen's excellent K-State Sports Extra, Mansfield Ready to Lead K-State into New Era. You'll learn all kinds of details about Jason's background, his teams' accomplishments and his goals. Speaking of miss, I somehow missed this next one for three days. It's the great Brian Smoller, interviewing Coach Mansfield on his introduction day. (video link)
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Here's the link to the announcement in the Manhattan Mercury. It will probably require an online subscription. Coach Mansfield was introduced in the Team Theater in the Vanier Sports Complex this afternoon. There were comments from Gene Taylor and Coach Mansfield, and questions were taken from media representatives. We learned that Jason interviewed online, and this introduction event marked his first trip to MHK. I was impressed and appreciative that after the formal event, and most people had left, Jason approached me and my friend Denver to meet us and visit. He has about two decades of coaching experience. Included in that experience is coaching club teams, which I believe he said can involve about 60 to 90 matches per year! K-State players were not present for the event. I can understand that being there with the media could result in some questions that might be awkward to answer at this time. My understanding is that there has been some interaction with them online, but they have not yet met in person. Since it's still winter vacation, they may not currently be in MHK! | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Here's the announcement of the plan for the formal introduction of Jason Mansfield, which will be in the Vanier Complex. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jason is an assistant at Washington, and is headed to MHK. He's been part of seven NCAA Final Fours, and a national championship. Here's the announcement from K-State Athletics. I'm adding a number of announcement articles to the media page on this site. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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