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Men's volleyball was quite fortunate in that donors really came through for the MVB program. All three coaching positions are endowed.  Volleyball alums Don Brewster ('79), John McColl ('80), Dave Saeta ('81), Bryan Cameron (MBA '83), the Kissick Family Foundation and the First Point Volleyball Foundation (among many others) really came through.  Marin Gjaja at First Point played VB at Princeton and was an alternate on the U.S. Men's Olympic team at Barcelona in 1992.

So the team's finances are in great shape.  Stanford is still member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, along with Brigham Young, Concordia, Grand Canyon, Pepperdine, UCLA and USC.  Former MPSF members Northridge State, Hawaii, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara are now members of the Big West.

That's great news about the program's finances and long term viability.

Why is it that Stanford MVB's historical results (2 national championships, 5 final fours) pale so dramatically compared to WVB (9 national championships, 23 final fours). It seems as if both programs would be recruiting from the same pool so to speak, and there's far more depth of competition on the women's side. Is there a simple answer or a number of factors that have resulted in WVB being so dominant while MVB has often struggled at the top level? Is it a matter of resources which are now being addressed with this fundraising effort?

[DC 86]

Men's volleyball was quite fortunate in that donors really came through for the MVB program. All three coaching positions are endowed.  Volleyball alums Don Brewster ('79), John McColl ('80), Dave Saeta ('81), Bryan Cameron (MBA '83), the Kissick Family Foundation and the First Point Volleyball Foundation (among many others) really came through.  Marin Gjaja at First Point played VB at Princeton and was an alternate on the U.S. Men's Olympic team at Barcelona in 1992.

So the team's finances are in great shape.  Stanford is still member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, along with Brigham Young, Concordia, Grand Canyon, Pepperdine, UCLA and USC.  Former MPSF members Northridge State, Hawaii, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara are now members of the Big West.

That's great news about the program's finances and long term viability.

Why is it that Stanford MVB's historical results (2 national championships, 5 final fours) pale so dramatically compared to WVB (9 national championships, 23 final fours). It seems as if both programs would be recruiting from the same pool so to speak, and there's far more depth of competition on the women's side. Is there a simple answer or a number of factors that have resulted in WVB being so dominant while MVB has often struggled at the top level? Is it a matter of resources which are now being addressed with this fundraising effort?