There is definitely a new sheriff in town with athletic director Mike Bobinski. After it was a long standing policy to not give multi-year contracts to coaches of “Olympic” sports Bobinski has gone away from that. Loni Greene was signed for several years for track, Mike Wasikowski signed a multi-year contract for baseball, and now Dave Shondell, one of Purdue’s longest-tenured coaches, has signed a six year deal:
"Over the course of the last 14 years, Dave and his staff have done an exceptional of recruiting some of the finest volleyball student-athletes in the country and positioning them for success on the court, in the classroom and in life following graduation," Purdue athletics director Mike Bobinski said.