Bio

Jamie (Ford) Randa played only two years at UW-Oshkosh, but her impact on the women’s volleyball program was immense. She was a NCAA Division III All-American both seasons, while leading the Titans to a 75-18 record and their first Final Four appearance.

The St. Charles (Ill.) High School graduate started her collegiate volleyball career at Elgin Community College (Ill.). Ford guided that team to a 91-12-4 record over two years while earning NJCAA All-America honorable mention status in 1990.

Ford transferred to UW-Oshkosh for the 1991 season and helped the Titans compile a 42-8 record. The record, which included a 19-game winning streak, established the second-highest victory total in school history. UW-Oshkosh won both the WIAC championship and the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional to reach the Final Four in St. Louis, Mo.

At the Final Four, UW-Oshkosh fell to eventual national champion Washington University (Mo.) by a 3-1 score. Ford, a setter, posted 40 assists in that semifinal match. During the third-place contest, she totaled 45 assists as Juniata College (Pa.) defeated UW-Oshkosh, 3-1. For the season, Ford compiled 1,526 assists, 352 digs and 30 service aces to collect NCAA Division III All-America first team honors.

Ford missed the 1992 season with an injury. When she returned in 1993, UW-Oshkosh tallied a 33-10 record and made another national postseason appearance. In the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship, UW-Eau Claire ousted UW-Oshkosh in a five-set battle. Ford compiled 44 assists in that match as the Titans finished 17th in the nation. An All-America second team pick, Ford finished with 1,422 assists, 230 digs, 57 service aces and a .378 hitting percentage.

In 93 career matches, Ford counted 2,948 assists, 582 digs and 87 service aces. The 1995 UW-Oshkosh graduate was also named twice to the NCAA Division III All-Central Region and All-WIAC first teams.

Ford lives in Milwaukee, where she has been a professional nail technician for the last 13 years. Ford currently owns a nail business in Wauwatosa while working as a national educator. Each summer, she returns to UW-Oshkosh to work as a clinician at the school’s volleyball camps.