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mprince@alcorn.edu
Alcorn State
Division 1
Head Coach
phillipsp@gram.edu
Grambling State
Division 1
Assistant Coach
pshaw2768@gmail.com
Grambling State
Division 1
Paige Shaw is currently in her second season as the Assistant Volleyball Coach at Grambling State University. In her debut season, she contributed to the Lady Tigers achieving an 8-8 record, securing a 6th position in the SWAC out of 12 teams.
Prior to joining Grambling State, Paige gained valuable experience at the AAU level, where she coached and played a key role in recruiting and operations for two seasons. Her expertise encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, including running practices, organizing camps, clinics, and private sessions, as well as handling recruitment and logistics.
Paige earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in Business from The University of Kansas in 2021. She embarked on her collegiate volleyball journey at Mississippi State University before completing her career at The University of Kansas.
Head Coach
floydg@uapb.edu
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Division 1
Gabrielle Floyd is the eighth head coach in the history of UAPB Volleyball.
Floyd comes to Golden Lions Nation from Texas Southern University, where she spent last year as the head coach. Prior to her promotion, she spent over 10 years as the associate head coach/ recruiting coordinator, where they won three SWAC Western Division Championship.
Under her guidance at Texas Southern, Floyd played a significant role in landing two-student athletes on the All-SWAC Team. Danielle Lilley Spring 2021 SWAC Preseason Volleyball Second-Team and Thalia Cordero Moreno named to the 2021 All-SWAC First-Team.
"We are excited to welcome Coach Floyd and her family to UAPB," said Robinson. "She is a dynamic teacher and recruiter and has a great vision for UAPB Volleyball. She has a true passion for the game and is known for her work ethic, competitive spirit, and commitment to creating a positive student-athlete experience."
Floyd took over the program in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in June of 2020 and had to navigate the challenges of managing a program through uncertain times. She was awarded an academic award for maintaining a minimum 3.0 Team GPA by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Floyd managed to guide the Lady Tigers through the historic spring season in 2021 as they clinched a SWAC Tournament berth.
A native of Missouri City, Texas, Floyd is a former two-sport athlete at TSU as she played both volleyball and tennis. In 2001, Floyd was an All-SWAC Preseason First Team honoree and co-captain as a senior on the volleyball court. She led the Tigers to a divisional championship and top seed in the SWAC Tournament as she ranked third on the team in kills (213) while finishing tied for third in the SWAC in digs (270). As a result of her play on the court that season, Floyd earned SWAC Player of the Week honors and was named Second Team All-SWAC while earning SWAC All-Tournament honors. In 2000, Floyd finished with 228 digs and was second on the team as a sophomore in 1999 with 222 digs while amassing 135 kills in 97 games and 21 aces. Floyd capped off her storied collegiate volleyball career by earning several All-Tournament awards, including MVP honors.
After graduating in 2002, Floyd spent three seasons as a graduate assistant at Texas Southern and was promoted to assistant coach in 2005. As an assistant coach, Floyd has played a major role in the progression of the volleyball program during her tenure. In 2013, she helped lead TSU to its first winning season since 2001 while also winning three SWAC West Titles and a pair of appearances in the SWAC Tournament Championship match. She has had 15-plus student-athletes earn All-SWAC honors under her watch.
In addition to serving on the coaching staff for the past decade, Floyd served on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Assistant Coaches Committee (ACC) as the SWAC Representative. She was also a full-time professor in the Department of Health, Kinesiology & Sport Studies and has served on several committees within the department and for the College of Education.
Floyd graduated in 2002 from TSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Affairs and holds a Master of Science degree in Health Education from TSU. She's a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and volunteers at student leadership and growth events across the Houston area. Coach Floyd and her husband, Quantas, a former student-athlete and alumnus of Texas Southern, have a daughter and future student-athlete, Alexandrea.
Assistant Coach
hendersonr@cookman.edu
Bethune-Cookman
Division 1
Head Coach
brittany.salloum@lacollege.edu
Louisiana College
Division 3
Played four years at Messiah College (DIII) in Mechanicsburg, PA.
Assistant Coach (one year) at Williams College (DIII) in Williamstown, MA.
Graduate Assistant (two years) at Messiah College.
Head Women's Volleyball Coach (seven years) at Louisiana Christian University (NAIA) in Pineville, LA.
Head Coach
atrinity@agnesscott.edu
Agnes Scott
Division 3
Head Coach
aleah.hayes@tvcc.edu
Trinity Valley CC
Junior College
Aleah Hayes is in her fifth year as head volleyball coach at Trinity Valley Community College.
Coming into the season, Hayes, only the second coach in program history, is 87-51, including a 31-11 record last season, which matched the school record for wins in a season in the 13-year history of the program.
The 2022 season was also historic with the first-ever Region XIV Conference and Tournament championships. The Lady Cardinals went 16-0 in conference action and were 3-0 at the regional tournament, earning their second trip to the national tournament. The Lady Cardinals finished eighth in the event held in West Plains, MO.
Hayes assumed her first head coaching job at the college after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Columbia College, a NAIA school in Columbia, Missouri. She also has one year as an assistant at Evangel University and two years as a graduate assistant at Columbia on her resume.
Hayes graduated with distinction from Columbia in 2014, where she played for two seasons, earning All-America honors. Upon graduation, she spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Columbia, where she was a part of the Cougars national championship team in 2015.
She then spent a season as an assistant coach at Evangel University before returning to her alma mater for the past two seasons.
Before serving as a graduate assistant, Hayes graduated from Columbia with a degree in psychology and elementary education. While at Columbia, she played for the Cougar volleyball team. She was a scholar-athlete and received the AMC Champions of Character award in both 2011 and 2012, while also earning the Columbia College Student Athlete Champion of Character Award.
Hayes was a member of Alpha Chi and Kappa Delta Pi, serving as president.
Prior to transferring to Columbia for her junior season, Hayes played two seasons at Texas Tech University. As a defensive specialist and libero for the Red Raiders, she saw extensive playing time as a freshman and was a starter in her sophomore season. Hayes was a first team Academic All-Big 12 selection in her second year.
In 2016, Hayes was awarded the 30 Under 30 Award by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The award was created in 2009 to honor up-and-coming coaching talent at all levels of the sport. She also received the 2017 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Wynn Award. The award is presented to former high school, college and pro standouts who made an impact in their sports.
Hayes was a four-year starter in volleyball at Ozark High School and was a three-time All-Southwest Missouri Region selection, along with being named All-State as a senior.
In addition to volleyball, Hayes was on Ozark's swimming and diving team and qualified for the state championships for four straight years as both a swimmer and diver. She was also a pole vaulter for the Tigers' track and field team.
She was class salutatorian, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
In 2014, Hayes received a degree in psychology and elementary education at Columbia. She completed her masters in teaching at Columbia in 2016.
Assistant Coach
rbowerma@xula.edu
Xavier (LA)
NAIA
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Director of Operations
michaelf@pitt.edu
Pittsburgh
Division 1
2021 15-1s Coach for Yorktowne Boys Volleyball Club
2022-2023 - Volunteer Assistant, University of Pittsburgh Volleyball Team
2023-Current - Director of Volleyball Operations, University of Pittsburgh
Director of Operations
bwilliams@scarletknights.com
Rutgers (New Brunswick)
Division 1
Bailey Williams is in her first season at Rutgers serving as the Director of Volleyball Operations.
Williams comes "To The Banks" after spending the last two seasons at George Washington. She joined the Colonials staff as the team's director of operations before serving as an assistant coach this past fall.
While at George Washington, Williams was a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Diversity Award. She participated in a series of educational, developmental and relationship-building experiences in conjunction with the annual AVCA convention and remains a member of the alumni group that continues education and mentoring. She was the only recipient of the award in the Atlantic 10 and one of 26 sponsored award recipients nationally.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Williams played at George Mason leading the Patriots to their first Atlantic 10 postseason appearance in 2018. During her career, she tallied 961 kills, 970 digs, 129 total blocks and 85 service aces and earned A-10 Second Team All-Conference. She was nominated as NCAA Woman of the Year and named the team's Most Valuable Player.
Williams graduated from George Mason in 2020 with a degree in communications with a concentration in media production and criticism and minor in sport communication in 2020. She is currently working towards her master's in sports management.
Volunteer Assistant
andrew.ruttenberg@northwestern.edu
Northwestern
Division 1
My name is AJ Ruttenberg and I'm currently the volunteer assistant at Northwestern University. My main responsibility is running DataVolley. I came to Northwestern after spending a year and half at Cardinal Stritch University where I was playing on the Men's volleyball team as well as being a student assistant for the Women's volleyball team. I have coached for a couple different clubs. This season I coached for MOD Volleyball Club where I was a 15's head coach. Then in the spring I started coaching at Pipeline Volleyball Club where I was the 14 Silver Head Coach.
Assistant Coach
happyvolleyacademy@gmail.com
Penn State
Division 1
Chris Rose enters his 2nd season as the volunteer assistant in 2019.
Rose, a native of State College, comes to Penn State after previously serving on the staffs of Marshall University, Arizona State University, East Carolina University and the University at Buffalo.
Rose served as a student manager at Penn State from 2011-14. He was the head student manager during the Nittany Lions back-to-back National Championships in 2013 and 2014.
aaron.hastings@belmont.edu
Belmont
Division 1
Ohio State University- Director of Volleyball Operations (2011)
West Virginia University- Director of Volleyball Operations (2015-2020)
University of Akron- Assistant Volleyball Coach (2020)
University of North Texas- Assistant Volleyball Coach (2021)
Belmont University- Assistant Volleyball Coach (2022-Present)
tknuth@tulane.edu
Tulane
Division 1
koleksak@sandiego.edu
San Diego
Division 1
Katie Oleksak enters her third season with San Diego volleyball in 2023, serving as the team's first-ever Director of Volleyball Operations. She was the Toreros' graduate assistant in 2021 and 2022.
Before joining the staff at USD, Oleksak played professionally in Switzerland in 2020 where her team placed third in the Swiss Volley League. Prior to her professional career, Oleksak was the starting setter at Colorado State from 2016 to 2019.
At CSU, she broke the career assist record (5,083) and earned All-American honors each of her four seasons. Oleksak was voted captain of her team and earned Mountain West Player of the Year three consecutive years (2017-19), as well as Mountain West Freshman of the Year (2016). Additionally, she earned two Academic All-Conference awards and was an Academic All-American her senior year (2019).
In 2018, Oleksak was named to the USA Collegiate Womens National Team where her team won the Global Challenge tournament. During her time at CSU, the Rams made four consecutive NCAA appearances and won the Mountain West conference three times.
As a junior player, Oleksak prepped at Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Ariz. and played for Arizona Storm Volleyball Club.
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Oleksak enjoys spending time with family, journaling, and going on bike rides in her free time. She completed a masters degree in Leadership Studies at USD and has a bachelors in Health and Exercise Science from CSU. She is excited to transition from being a player to a member of the Torero coaching staff.
Assistant Coach
jreber@mail.smu.edu
Southern Methodist
Division 1
Graduate assistant at the University of Findlay for the 2017 to 2018 season.
Assistant coach at McNeese State University in 2019.
Current Volunteer assistant coach for SMU
Assistant Coach
kschanback@campbell.edu
Campbell
Division 1
Former Camel standout Kayla Schanback was named assistant coach at Campbell University in September 2020. A two-time all-conference performer during her playing days, Schanback returned to Buies Creek after coaching stops at Virginia Tech and Eastern Kentucky.
I am ecstatic that Kayla has decided to come back to the Creek and continue to help develop our team and round out our strong staff, said Goral, who is in his ninth season in charge of the program. She was a huge component in the foundation of this program as an athlete and has several years experience as an assistant coach to now provide quality leadership to our young players.
Her first calendar year with the Camels saw two full seasons completed, with the 2020 season postponed to spring 2021, and then the traditional 2021 fall season. Schanback was part of the staff that helped the Camels finish second place during each regular season.
Schanback helped lead the 2021 team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance after a record-setting 21-10 season and 14-2 conference slate, marking a program record for conference wins in a season. The Camels then faced No. 10 Nebraska in the first round in front of a crowd of 7,884, the largest ever for a Campbell match.
Working primarily with serve receive and defense, she helped turn the unit into one of the best in the nation, finishing the season with the 12th best opponent hitting percentage at .152. She has helped libero Claranne Fechter to a pair of all-Big South nods, making the second-team in 2020 and honorable mention in 2021.
Schanback returned to her alma mater after spending the 2019 season on the staff at Eastern Kentucky. In her position at Campbell, she assists with recruiting, training, scouting, match preparation, team travel, marketing, social media and overseeing summer camps.
What stands out about Kayla is her passion for Campbell volleyball as well as coaching the sport at an elite level, said Goral. This university and program are forever part of Kayla and that appreciation shows in how she approaches every day. She has been relentless in her professional development so that she has the tools to be successful on the court, out recruiting, as well as in the office. She also excels at building relationships and knows firsthand how I train and develop athletes; how we operate in a first class manner and the atmosphere and culture we are striving for. But most of all, I look forward to working with someone who truly loves her profession and another truly dedicated person who loves this place and this program.
While at Eastern Kentucky, Schanbacks responsibilities included serving as the program's camp director, managing travel and game-day operations, establishing the defense/defensive philosophy, scouting, assisting with all recruiting efforts, and supervising social media platforms.
During her time as volunteer assistant coach at Virginia Tech, Schanback managed on court and video work with players, scouted opposing teams, supported recruiting, assisted with game day operations, and coordinated equipment.
One of the most decorated defensive players in school history, Schanback ranks third in school history in career (1457) and single-season (566) digs, and eighth in career sets played (446). Her 35-dig performance against Gardner-Webb during the 2016 season is tied for the eighth-most digs in a match in the program record books.
A native of Casselberry, Fla., Schanback helped the Camels reach the 2015 Big South tournament final. In addition, Schanback played a key role in the 2017 squad that won 20 matches and earned the programs first-ever post-season berth (NIVC). She was named to the All-Big South Conference second team twice.
I am ecstatic about the opportunity to coach at Campbell. I want to thank Coach Goral for giving me the chance to return home, said Schanback. I believe strongly as a Campbell alumna that my passion for the sport, program, and University will be transparent in my everyday work as a member of our staff. Campbell Volleyball has proven to be a competitor in the Big South and with the talent, commitment, and positive team culture, I have no doubt we will make history again soon. I am excited to, not only work with everyone, but to make an impact that will help our student-athletes achieve their goals on and off the court.
Following graduation, Schanback was a student assistant at Campbell, where she helped coach the freshman defensive players, and organized the recruiting matrix.
A three-time member of the Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll, Schanback earned her bachelor's of business administration degree with a minor in sport management in 2018.
Assistant Coach
blossom.sato@pepperdine.edu
Pepperdine
Division 1
Blossom was born and raised in Santa Monica, California and played club at Mizuno Long Beach and Sunshine. She then played two years at Mississippi State before transferring back home to Pepperdine University for another two seasons. There, she helped her team to a NCAA second round appearance and was named to the WCC First Team.
Coming from a volleyball family, her mother Liane Sato, was a member of the US Women's National Team and appeared in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics capturing a bronze medal. her uncles Eric and Gary were also standouts in the sport, playing and coaching alongside legendary Pepperdine men's coach Marv Dunphy for Team USA when the squad won the gold in 1988. Gary, now an assistant coach at USC served as the US head coach for the 1985 FIVB World Cup gold medal finish and served as an assistant for the US Men's National Team from 1984-88, 1992, and 2009-12. Her cousins, children of Gary, both played collegiately. Andrew was a member of the Long Beach State Men's team and Katie played at California State University Northridge.
She is now the Volunteer Assistant Coach under Scott Wong at Pepperdine.
Assistant Coach
andres@usna.edu
Navy
Division 1
Assistant Coach
a.kessenich@northeastern.edu
Northeastern
Division 1
Adam Kessenich enters his second season as the assistant coach of the Northeastern women's volleyball team during 2021, having joined the staff in April 2020. He is directly involved in all aspects of the Northeastern women's volleyball program, including player development, match scouting and recruiting.
COACHING CAREER:
Assistant Coach at Minnesota (2018, 2019)Helped the Gophers compile a 54-10 across the two seasons he spent with the team2018 Big Ten ChampionNo. 2 overall seded in the NCAA tournament and a semifinal appearance (2019)Head Coach of Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club Boys 17 Gold team for two season (2016, 2017)Assisted the varsity and junior varsity girls' volleyball teams at Shorewood High School
Assistant Coach
biatrizsberti@gmail.com
Mercer
Division 1
I am from Sao Paulo, Brazil, I started playing volleyball when I was 9 years old and I played volleyball for 14 years. In the United States I started my career at Western Nebraska Community College before transferring to Navarro College and ultimately I wrapping up my final two seasons at Lynn University,FL. I joined the Mercer University volleyball coaching staff in the Fall of 2021. In my year freshman and sophomore I was named NJCAA Women's All Region XIV. In my last year at Lynn University I earned Sunshine State Conference Setter of the Week for three-straight weeks and I was named AVAC Player of the Week.
cartersb@wofford.edu
Wofford
Division 1
Assistant Coach
okhrystenko56@gmail.com
Cal-Davis
Division 1
Volleyballs experience, which includes professional player experience, coach and managers experience, more than 50 years.
Good knowledge of the pedagogy and psychology.
Assistant coach
mjohann@coastal.edu
Coastal Carolina
Division 1
Assistant Coach
shayla.chalker@cms.claremont.edu
Claremont McKenna
Division 3
Shayla Chalker just finished her second season as an assistant coach for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's volleyball team in the 2017 season. Shayla helped guide the team to 2017 National Championship on the back of a 31-5 season and a 22 match win streak to finish the year.
Before joining the CMS staff, Shayla was the head coach at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. for three seasons. During her time at Knox she helped turn around a program that had not won a conference match in four years beginning with a conference win vs. Illinois College in 2012 that marked the first victory against them since 1990. In her final season at the helm, Knox finished the season with the most conference wins since 1995 and a freshman All-Conference Player.
Prior to becoming a head coach, Shayla served as an assistant coach at Quincy University in Quincy, Ill. in 2009 before joining the staff at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo. working for Olympic Bronze Medalist Caren Kemner.
A native of Melbourne, Australia, Shayla played on the Australian National Team from 2000-2011. She was also part of three consecutive National Championships as part of the Victorian State Team and a four-time recipient of the Australian All-Star 6 Award. A 2009 graduate of Coe College, Shayla was a two time All-American and four time first-team All-Conference athlete.
Head Coach
mcmonagj@dickinson.edu
Dickinson
Division 3
Jenn McMonagle is finishing her second year as the head women's volleyball coach at Dickinson College. McMonagle came to Carlisle after serving as the head coach of both mens and womens volleyball at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa. Prior to her arrival at Wilson, McMonagle was on the staff at Gettysburg College where she helped guide the volleyball team to its first 20-win campaign in 11 years.
Originally from Hanover, McMonagle returned to south-central Pennsylvania following a one-year stint as the assistant coach at Union College in Barbourville, Ky. McMonagle helped the Bulldogs post a 34-11 overall record and win the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) regular-season and tournament championships. Union advanced to the NAIA National Championship and became the first AAC school to win a match after going 2-2 at the event.
Prior to arriving at Union, McMonagle served as head c-team coach and assistant varsity coach at Kings High School in Seattle, Wash., while completing her masters degree at the University of Washington. She led the c-team to a conference title and helped the varsity team finish fifth in the state tournament.
McMonagle played and coached at Penn State Mont Alto. As a player, she was a two-time All-Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) First-team selection and was named the conferences Setter of the Year in 2009. McMonagle was named United States Collegiate Athletic Association All-America Honorable Mention and Academic All-America in 2009. She was also recognized with the John S. Egli Scholar-Athlete Award as a player.
After receiving her bachelors degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn States main campus in 2012, McMonagle returned to Mont Alto to coach the mens and womens volleyball teams for three years. After going 8-14 in her debut season with the women, she led the Lions to a 37-14 mark in her final two campaigns. She coached four USCAA Academic All-Americans, five All-PSUAC First-team players, and one PSUAC Newcomer of the Year.
Assistant Coach
lindsey.veersma@centre.edu
Centre
Division 3
Assistant Coach at Centre College - NCAA DIII located in Danville, Kentucky. I will be entering my second season at Centre after contributing to a 17-9 regular season which was the third best in program history.
The program boasted a 4th seed finish in the Southern Athletic Association and landed 3 athletes on the All-SAA squad.
In the new era of Centre Volleyball, myself and Coach Robo look forward to continuing to make our program a regional and national contender in DIII!
Head Coach
ehayes2@bates.edu
Bates
Division 3
Emily Hayes, head coach at Lewis & Clark College from 2018 to 2021 and a former assistant at St. Lawrence University and Hope College, was appointed head coach of womens volleyball at Bates College in July 2021, announced by Director of Athletics Jason Fein.
To be at Bates and in the NESCAC is just beyond exciting for me. This was an opportunity that I couldn't pass up, said Hayes. To work at an institution with so much history and culture, and with a volleyball program with both a history of great success and then in recent years, the improvement that the program has seen -- its just thrilling to be able to build on and continue in that direction.
Hayes is the 13th head coach in the history of varsity women's volleyball at Bates, a proud program that began in 1967 and once enjoyed a 36-0 campaign in 1989.
We're elated to welcome Emily Hayes as our new head volleyball coach," said Fein. "Her work ethic, attention to detail, and history of creating a winning culture in a highly competitive atmosphere make her the perfect choice for our program, and to lead our student-athletes. Her playing and coaching experiences will serve her well.
In 2018, Hayes was promoted from assistant coach to head coach after a year at Lewis & Clark, and she quickly won the colleges Coach of the Year award for 2018-19 after turning the Pioneers record around from 2-21 in 2017 to 13-10 in 2018. She developed three all-conference players in two seasons while establishing a culture of pride, trust and commitment within the program.
Hayes coaching style, she says, is one that is obviously going to be playing high level volleyball and developing a championship program, but I take the responsibility really seriously to be a role model and inspire young women in more areas than the volleyball court. So developing women leaders and immersing ourselves in the community and excelling academically while also holding ourselves to incredibly high standards in terms of volleyball.
Originally hailing from Austin, Texas, Hayes attended Hope College in Michigan, where she earned a bachelors degree in classical studies in 2014. She played setter for a year at Hope before becoming a student assistant coach for the next three seasons, in the meantime helping the Flying Dutch advance to the NCAA tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2013, including the Elite Eight in 2013.
After graduation, she assistant-coached mens and womens volleyball for a year at Lourdes University, then joined the staff at St. Lawrence University as a graduate assistant coach in 2015. While at St. Lawrence, Hayes had six student-athletes earn All-Liberty League recognition and nine chosen for conference all-academic honors. She also established core and weightlifting programs for the team while earning a masters degree in educational leadership.
She became assistant coach at Lewis & Clark in 2017, and head coach in 2018. Throughout her six years as a collegiate coach, Hayes was part of coaching staffs that mentored eight All-Americans.
Assistant Coach
ckoenegstein@coloradocollege.edu
Colorado College
Division 3
Chad Koenegstein joined the Colorado College volleyball staff in 2018 and has filled important roles on and off the court during what has been the programs most successful era.
During Koenegsteins tenure, the Tigers have amassed a 111-14 overall record, good for a .889 winning percentage, won a pair of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and earned a berth in the NCAA Division III Womens Volleyball Championship each season.
During the 2021 spring season, the Tigers earned the No. 1 ranking in the America Volleyball Coaches Associations Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll when they posted a 17-0 record, the first undefeated season in program history.
Koenegstein coached three CC players who earned All-America Honors Lizzy Counts (2018-19), Marguerite Spaethling (2018) and Georgia Mullins (2021), while Jenny Jenks (2021) and Mullins (2019) earned honorable mention status.
At the same time, Tigers earned three of the four SCAC major awards, including multiple recipients of Player of the Year (Spaethling, Mullins), Setter of the Year (Isabelle Aragon-Menzel, Jenks) and Freshman of the Year (Meaghan Hohman, Isabella Lipacis) awards.
Colorado College also excelled in the classroom, earning the AVCAs Team Academic Award each season and having more than 80 percent of its players earn a spot on the SCAC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to his arrival at Colorado College, Koenegstein worked at USA Volleyball for two years in coaching education.
He began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs during the 2017 season.
Koenegstein earned his bachelors in elementary education from Murray State University in 2013 and currently is pursuing a masters in sport coaching at the University of Denver.
kfultz@bw.edu
Baldwin Wallace
Division 3
Head Coach
kipyoshimura@pacificu.edu
Pacific U. (OR)
Division 3
Coach Kip Yoshimura recently completed his 12th season at NCAA DIII Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. He has over 35 years of volleyball coaching experience, including 28 seasons as a head collegiate coach where he has amassed an impressive overall record of 446-358. Yoshimura's student-athletes at Pacific University have earned nineteen All-Northwest Conference selections, 81 All-NWC scholar-athletes and seven consecutive AVCA All-Academic team honors (3.64 GPA in 2020-21).
Yoshimura experienced his best success in his nine seasons leading the powerful Lewis-Clark State program in Lewiston, Idaho. From 1993 to 2001, Yoshimura led the Warriors to five NAIA National Tournament appearances, including a national semifinals berth in 1998, as well six conference or regional championships. A six-time AVCA Pacific Northwest Region Coach of the Year and a six-time conference coach of the year, Yoshimura coached 16 NAIA All-Americans, 25 all-region performers, 40 all-conference selections and 13 NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes. Yoshimura is the winningest volleyball coach in Lewis-Clark State history (251-72). His 1996 team went 35-4, also the best record in Warrior archives. His success at Lewis-Clark State led Yoshimura to Gonzaga, where he led the Bulldogs Division I program for seven seasons (2002-08). During his tenure, Yoshimura coached 10 All-West Coast Conference performers and eight WCC all-academic honorees. His best season was in 2007 when Gonzaga went 17-13, which at the time was the best mark for a Bulldog volleyball team in 14 seasons.
Yoshimura arrived in Forest Grove in 2012 after one season as an assistant coach at Vanguard University, a NAIA school in Costa Mesa, Calif., where helped lead the Lions to an appearance in the 2011 NAIA National Tournament. Prior to arriving at Vanguard, Yoshimura spent one season as an assistant coach at UC Davis. I want each and every student-athlete in my programs to enjoy the whole college experience, Yoshimura says. Part of that is on the court, part of that is certainly in the classroom and part of that is socially on campus. At the same time, we want players who want to win and play at the highest level that they can. We want them to aspire to be better than they are and hopefully as a coaching staff we can provide that opportunity to play on a team where their goals are met.
At the club level, Yoshimura has served as head coach of the 951 Elite Volleyball Club, the Snake River Juniors Volleyball Club, Ogden Juniors Volleyball Club, Huntington Beach Boys Volleyball Club, California Junior Volleyball Club and Inland Empire Volleyball. Yoshimura played junior college volleyball at West Valley College in Saratoga, Calif., where he was a two-year starting setter and an all-conference performer in 1985. He also played one season for the mens club program at San Jose State University. A native of San Jose, Yoshimura graduated from Long Beach State in 1990 with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Assistant Coach
emily.kalmink@saintleo.edu
Saint Leo
Division 2
Coach Kalmink is in her third season with Saint Leo University where she helped lead the sandy lions to a 22-13 record. Before Saint Leo she was the assistant coach for the State College of Florida Manatees.
pkeola@fit.edu
Florida Institute of Tech
Division 2
PuaLehua Keola was hired as the assistant volleyball coach in April 2023.
Keola came to Florida Tech after serving as an assistant coach at Davis & Elkins since 2020.
Over her three years with the Senators, she helped lead Davis & Elkins to a .551 overall winning percentage and a 27-15 mark in conference play to earn three consecutive top-three finishes in the Mountain East Conference South Division.
Keola also served part-time as a Sports Information Director at Davis & Elkins from October 2021 to January 2022.
Prior to Davis & Elkins Keola served as the head coach for the Southern Colorado Precision Volleyball Club 17U and 14U.
A successful collegiate athlete herself, Keola was a five-year member of the CSU-Pueblo volleyball team. Keola finished her career with 430 digs, averaging 2.46 digs per set.
Keola, a native of Honolulu, Hawaii, graduated from Colorado State University-Pueblo with a bachelor's degree in General Exercise Science and a minor in Coaching in May 2020. She graduated with her Masters in Coaching and Administration from Concordia University Irvine in May 2023.
Head Coach
bear.grassl@sonoma.edu
Sonoma State
Division 2
Bear Grassl heads into his 22nd year at Sonoma State University and will coach his 21st season during the 2023 fall season for the Seawolves women's volleyball program. The Seawolves return to competition this fall after going 21-9 overall and 12-6 during their 2022 CCAA campaign. During the 2022 season the Seawolves advanced to the NCAA Division II West Regional tournament making the NCAA tournament for the 10th time in 17 years.
The four-time CCAA Coach of the Year has registered an overall record of 356-214 in 20 seasons at the helm of the SSU program, including a 245-151 record in conference play.
During the 2017 season the Seawolves advanced to the NCAA Division II West Regional tournament where they drew No. 1 California Baptist in the first round. Sonoma led the match 2-1, the top ranked seed rallied back to force a fifth set and knock the Seawolves out of the regional running.
In 2016, Sonoma State went 15-12 and finished second in the CCAA North Division standings with a 12-6 mark, but the Seawolves missed the NCAA tournament, ending an eight-year streak of appearing in the national postseason event.
In 2015, the CCAA Coach of the Year guided the Seawolves to their second straight CCAA title, their first CCAA Tournament championship in the conference's inaugural postseason event, and an appearance in the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship Tournament for the eighth straight season, compiling a program-best 26-4 record.
In 2014, Grassl took the program to new heights, capturing the CCAA title for the first time in Sonoma State history and becoming the first team other than Cal State San Bernardino in nine seasons to win the CCAA banner. The Seawolves continued on to the NCAA West Regional in Nampa, Idaho as the No. 7 seed, and after upsetting No. 2 Alaska Anchorage and No. 6 Cal State San Bernardino in the first two rounds, they captured the regional championship after a 3-1 win over No. 8 seed Dixie State to advance to the NCAA Division II Championships in Louisville, Ky. Despite taking a 2-0 lead over Southwest Minnesota State in the national quarterfinal, Grassl and company saw their magical season come to an end after losing the next three sets in heartbreaking fashion.
The Seawolves, however, placed two of their players on the All-America Team, including the 2014 CCAA Most Valuable Player, senior Kelsey Hull, and the 2013 CCAA Most Valuable Player, junior Caylie Seitz. Hull was also later named the 2014-15 CCAA Female Athlete of the Year despite missing the first six games of the 2014 season due to injury. She finished the year with the fourth-most kills per set (3.67) and points per set (4.38) in the conference while leading the CCAA in service aces with 40 (an average of 0.46 per set). Defensively, she recorded the third-most digs on the team with 289 (an average of 3.32 per set), to go along with 37 total blocks (0.43 blocks/set) and a .943 serve reception percentage.
In 2013, Grassl led the Seawolves to their most-ever wins in a season, sporting a 26-6 record, including an 18-4 mark in CCAA matches. Sharing CCAA Co-Coach of the Year honors with longtime Cal State San Bernardino coach Kim Cherniss, Grassl guided Sonoma State to just its third NCAA postseason victory in the team's history with a 3-0 triumph over Western Washington in the first round of the 2013 NCAA tournament, but the Seawolves would see their record-breaking year come to an end with a 3-0 loss to Cherniss' Coyotes in the regional semifinal.
Also in 2013, Grassl coached the program's first CCAA Most Valuable Player in sophomore outside hitter Caylie Seitz, who led all outside hitters in the west region with a .330 hitting percentage and ranked among the top five in the CCAA in kills (443) and points per set (4.3). She also ranked eighth among outside hitters in the nation in hitting percentage and 16th in the nation in kills per set. Her 443 kills also broke the SSU sophomore kills record of 401 that was set in 2009. Seitz, along with three of her teammates -- Kelsey Hull, Madelyn Densberger and Hayley Ross -- earned AVCA All-American recognition in 2013, the most in program history.
The 2009 Seawolves got out to the best start in program history, winning their first 11 matches on their way to a 23-8 overall record and their highest national ranking ever. Led by a core group of local players and a roster that featured a pair of All-Americans, the Seawolves advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year, where they were upset by Cal State L.A..
The Seawolves then burst on to the scene in 2008 when they won 14 of their first 15 matches. As the season went on, Sonoma State stayed close in the CCAA title race but went 9-5 the rest of the season and finished tied for second in the conference (15-5). However, the Seawolves had a stellar home record, going 14-1 on the hardwood of the Seawolf Gym. Sonoma State also appeared in the NCAA Division II West Regional Tournament for the first time since 1993 but a first-round loss to conference-foe Chico State knocked the Seawolves out of national title contention.
Grassl took the reigns in 2002 and led the Seawolves to a 15-14 record. He repeated the feat in 2003 (15-14) and then went 14-12 in 04. In 2005 and 2006, the Seawolves struggled in the win column playing in the tough California Collegiate Athletic Association with a young squad.
In 20 seasons at Sonoma State, Grassl has coached 19 All-Americans and countless All-Conference and All-Region performers.
In addition to his success on the court, Grassl's teams have also displayed exceptional effort in the classroom in recent years, earning numerous Academic All-District honors, among other prestigious scholastic awards. In 2011, one of his players (Keala Peterson) earned the nation's top scholastic honor -- the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year Award -- as well as the CCAA's Female Scholar Athlete of the Year honor.
A 1991 graduate of Sonoma State, Grassl was head coach at El Molino High School from 1992-2001. During that span, he guided the Lions to six Sonoma County League championships, seven North Coast Section titles, five Northern California championships and one California state championship, in 1999. His career coaching mark at El Molino was an impressive 267-78.
Head Coach
kjone42@uis.edu
Illinois-Springfield
Division 2
savannah_cox@redlands.edu
Redlands
Division 3
Savannah Cox was named head womens volleyball coach in March 2023. Cox became the 11th head coach in program history as she joined the Bulldogs after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Pacific University in Oregon.
Cox graduated from Brevard College in 2017 with Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Magna Cum Laude honors and was the recipient of the Presidential Leadership Award. She then earned her Master of Arts from the University of Jamestown in 2019.
As a student-athlete at NCAA Division II Brevard College, Cox was a middle hitter and holds the school record in block assists while ranking fifth all-time in kills. Her team broke the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) single season record for wins. She was a SAC Honor Roll member every semester and a finalist for the SAC Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year.
While at Pacific Cox was the recruiting coordinator for their varsity and junior varsity programs and was responsible for film analysis and opponent scouting. She coached five All-Northwest Conference players while helping another 19 earned NWC Scholar Athlete status. The Boxers were NWC Oregon Division Champions during Covid season.
Prior to Pacific, Cox spent two seasons with NCAA Division II South Dakota School of Mines & Technology where she was an assistant coach and Athletic Communication Assistant. She helped organize fundraising opportunities that grew the programs budget by $12,000. As the Recruiting Coordinator, she recruited student-athletes from eight states which included signing the South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year.
Assistant Coach
rcamposa@pointloma.edu
Point Loma Nazarene
Division 2
Head Coach
pbarry@knox.edu
Knox
Division 3
Pat Barry joined the Prairie Fire staff as the head volleyball coach in December of 2018. He comes to Knox after a stint as an assistant coach at The University of Louisiana. He has experience at the club volleyball level and played collegiately at Carthage College.
Barry was an All-American at Carthage and competed in the NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship in 2012. He is top-10 in Carthage history in kills (844), points (988), digs per set (3.32), and points per set (3.89). He also holds the school season record for kills per set (4.27).
Barry has previous experience coaching at the Division III level at Dominican University. He also had stops as a volunteer coach with Division I schools Loyola University and Northwestern University. Barry has five years of experience at the club level, including two years as a Program Director for Division1 Volleyball Club in the Chicago area.
Barry is a 2015 graduate of Carthage College, where he earned his bachelor of arts in Broad Field Social Science. He double minored in Secondary Education and Womens and Gender Studies.
Head Coach
nahaleak@wou.edu
Western Oregon
Division 2
Good people first. Good volleyball second.
Live Aloha. Always and All Ways!
Currently the Head Womens Volleyball Coach at Western Oregon University. Before that, Nahale-a was the interim head coach at Lewis & Clark College. He spent nearly five years as the assistant volleyball coach at Concordia-Portland. He also spent time in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference as an assistant coach at Saint Martin's.
Nahale-a is the former high school head coach at Beaverton where he was named league co-coach of the year in 2015 after leading the Beavers to the state tournament for the first time since 2004. Before becoming a coach at Athena Volleyball Academy, Coach Kaiao was also involved within the CEVA region by becoming the founder of Live Aloha Volleyball Academy (LAVA), and coaching youth/high school volleyball with Guy Enriques Volleyball Team Camps.
He competed in varsity volleyball and graduated from Kamehameha Schools Hawaii in 2010, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Concordia in 2015.
Head Coach
llondonlaw@washjeff.edu
Washington and Jefferson
Division 3
Lauren London-Law (Hiram '10) enters her fourth season as head volleyball coach at W&J in the fall of 2020.
During the 2019 season, senior libero Makenzie Coughlin was the 2019 NCAA statistical champion in digs per set (6.77) and set the program-single match record for digs (55) twice in the same week against Westminster and Saint Vincent. Coughlin earned All-PAC First Team laurels and finished second in program history in career digs (1,947).
In her second season leading the Presidents, the Red and Black finished with an 18-10 overall record and a 14-2 league mark in 2018. W&J qualified for the PAC Tournament for a fifth straight season, securing the No. 2 seed to advance to the Semifinals. Under London-Law's direction, five Presidents gained All-PAC honors, including PAC Player of the Year Madison Lydic. Lydic became the seventh overall and first W&J player since 2005 season to claim the league's top honor. Lydic was joined by Abbey Eich and Mallory O'Brien on the PAC's First Team.
London-Law guided the 2017 W&J volleyball team to a 14-11 overall record, including an 11-7 mark in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, and the PAC quarterfinals as the four-seed. She coached four student-athletes to All-PAC recognition in her first year, including Madison Lydic who earned First Team laurels, tied for the most All-PAC selections in a season in program history. London-Law was honored as an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 recipient following her first season at W&J.
London-Law also serves as the advisor to W&J's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and an advisor for Alpha Lambda Delta Society.
Before coming to W&J, London-Law served as the first full-time assistant coach at Carnegie Mellon University, she helped the Tartans to more than 100 wins (102-38) and a postseason appearance each season, including a pair of trips to the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship. In 2016, Carnegie Mellon achieved its highest ranking ever in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25, reaching No. 14, en route to a 25-8 season and NCAA Tournament appearance. Three student-athletes garnered All-America recognition for their performances in 2016.
During the 2015 campaign, CMU posted the second most wins in school history (29) and entered the national rankings for the first time since 2004. The Tartans also topped 20 wins in her first two seasons, posting 25 victories in 2013 and 23 in 2014.
London-Law was chosen to attend the NCAA Women Coaches Academy in 2014, which is a four-day educational training open to NCAA coaches of all experience levels that offers non-sport-specific program management strategies, with a special focus on philosophy development and building skills and knowledge about planning, communication, legal issues, ethics, hiring, supervising staff, conflict resolution, learning styles and achieving success.
At Carnegie Mellon, London-Law also served as an instructor in physical education, assistant to the director of intramurals and Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) staff liaison.
Prior to arriving at CMU, London-Law served one year as an assistant coach at Denison, helping the Big Red to their best season in 10 years by finishing 21-10.
London-Law is a 2010 magna cum laude graduate of Hiram (Ohio) where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a minor in history. She earned her master's degree in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) in 2012.
While at Hiram, London-Law was a four-year letterwinner and senior captain for the Terriers. She was part of two NCAA Tournament teams and a member of the school's first-ever NCAC Tournament Championship squad in 2006. That same season, the team set a school record with 33 victories. In four years as a Terrier, the team compiled a 103-38 record with 51 wins in conference play. London-Law was a four-year member of the SAAC, serving as the SAAC president, vice president and secretary throughout her college career.
Assistant Coach
hanvoss17@gmail.com
Rockhurst
Division 2
Rockhurst University Volleyball - Division II - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Assistant Coach
etodd3@uco.edu
Central Oklahoma
Division 2
Joining the University of Central Oklahoma volleyball team in 2021 is Emily Todd, who will be the assistant coach and will also assist with recruiting.
Todd comes to Central Oklahoma from Henderson State. The former assistant coach spent three seasons there in the same role. She guided HSU to back-to-back 20-win seasons and one appearance in the GAC Championship.
Todd spent three seasons at Arkansas Tech prior to moving to Henderson State. Following a two-year standout playing career at ATU, Todd moved into coaching and helped the Golden Suns to a sensational 35-1 season. ATU went undefeated in the regular season and won the GAC Championship with its only loss coming in the national tournament.
As a player at Tech, Todd helped the squad win 54 matches in two years, winning two conference titles and earning two bids to the NCAA Tournament. She was a two-time All GAC selection and was also named the GACs Newcomer of the Year in 2013.
Todd also played for the University of Colorado Boulder and Navarro Junior College before finishing her career at Arkansas Tech.
Todd received her bachelors degree in Health & Physical Education and has a masters degree in College Student Personnel, both from Arkansas Tech.
volleyball@dominican.edu
Dominican (CA)
Division 2
Deo Boongaling has coached at various clubs and colleges in Northern California, starting his coaching career at his alma mater, California State university of East Bay. While there, he served as an undergraduate assistant for the pioneers in the 2019-2020 season. At East Bay, he primarily worked with the pin hitters and liberos. Through CSUEB, he met former east bay player, Leslie Ray (current Red Rock Director) where they began their friendship and professional relationship, coaching together. From 2020 to 2023, Deo served as either an assistant or head coach on coaching staffs 13s, 14s, 15s, 17s and 18s. He also served as an assistant director for fall and summer camps.
In the summer of 2022, Deo forged relationships with University of California Berkeley and St Mary's College of Moraga, as a summer camp coach working alongside Sam Crosson, Jennifer Dorr, Otavio Souza, Rob Browning and Albert Ahedo.
For the 2022 NCAA season, he joined the staff of the University of San Francisco, a division one program in the West Coast conference. In 2021, the USF Dons went 0-28, and in his first year on staff in 2022, the Dons had a turnaround season finishing 14-15. They started the season off red hot, with a 7 game winning streak. From the month of October to November, USF was able to complete a 6 game winning streak with notable wins against Loyola Marymount University and a reverse sweep comeback against the #36 team in the nation at the time, Pepperdine University. While there, he primarily worked with middles and liberos, tracking stats in practices and games and collaborating on opponent's scouting reports alongside the other assistants.
In 2023, Deo will join the Penguins of Dominican University in nearby San Rafael as an assistant coach.
Aside from coaching women's volleyball in club and college, he has also yielded success on the men's side as an assistant coach for the Moreau Catholic men's high school volleyball program in Hayward, California. While an assistant coach, he helped the program go 23-1 in the MVAL league and finish second place in the North Coast Section Division 3 championships in back to back years.
Prior to his coaching career, Deo played varsity volleyball at St. Patricks - St. Vincents high school in Vallejo, California for 3 years (2012-2015), where he won one NCS division 4 championship and 3 TCAL league championships. He also was named 2nd team all league his junior year and during his senior year he was named team captain, 1st team all league, Team MVP and TCAL league MVP. During high school, he also played for Diablo Valley Volleyball club from 2013-2015. After his high school career, he was recruited as an outside hitter to San Diego City College where he played for the 2015-2016 season as an outside hitter and libero.
A native to the bay area, Deo grew up in Vallejo, California, attending St. Patricks- St. Vincents high school and graduated in 2015. After playing and attending San Diego City College (2015-2016) and Diablo Valley College (2016-2018), Deo transferred to and graduated from California State University of East Bay in 2021 with a bachelors in science for Kinesiology. He hopes to one day become a NCAA head coach himself and open up a club of his own after his coaching career is done.
Deo's favorite thing about coaching volleyball is the ability to empower young athletes and help them explore and grow their passion for a sport that he loves himself. Deo understands the life lessons that volleyball teaches are far more worth than just the physical and athletic skills he's able to teach. Knowing he can leave a positive impact on a young athlete's life, just as his own coaches had left on his, he tries to remind all of athletes he comes across to always have fun, continue to be curious and open to learning and to make the most of every opportunity this sport presents them.
His favorite quote is " The illusion is that the finish line is the destination, but the act in it of itself is the destination" - Phil Knight.
Assistant Coach
skjones@westminstercollege.edu
Westminster (UT)
NAIA
I have assisted and managed recruiting for Westminster College since 2017. Master's in Sport Psychology, work as a Mental Performance Coach for HeadStrong Consulting and work with teams and athletes to improve performance through mental skills training. I have coached high school and currently coach club as well. I love working with young athletes, engaging in the recruiting process, and building the Westminster program to empower our student athletes to compete at a high level while engaging in a rigorous education.
Head Coach
wbattoe@stu.edu
Saint Thomas (FL)
NAIA
BIOGRAPHY
Coach Battoe enters her third season as the Head Indoor and Beach Volleyball Coach for the Bobcats.
In her first season at the helm of the Bobcats, Battoe guided the Bobcats to a 10-7 record and the program's first Sun Conference Tournament victory since 2017. STU placed four players on the Sun Conference First-Team (Kyleigh Beecham, Tyran Chenault, Arianna Bolinger, and Victoria Fernandez).
Year two was a great one for Battoe making a statement and reclaiming the title as Sun Conference Regular Season Champions for the first time since 2017. Battoe was also named Sun Conference Coach of the Year. St. Thomas' freshmen libero, Bianca Grassi made history being named the SUN Defender of the Week a record seven times and earning Libero of the Year recognition. The Bobcats had four All-Conference members with three on first team (Tyran Chenault, Bianca Grassi, and Amanda Allende) with one on second-team (Kyleigh Beecham).
2021 marked Battoe's first 20-win season as a coach going 21-7 on the season and 12-2 in conference play.
In addition to her role as the Head Volleyball Coach, Battoe currently is the Assistant Director of Admissions.
PLAYING EXPERIENCEFour-year starter at St. ThomasThree-time NAIA All-American (Honorable Mention 2015-16; Third-Team 2017)Two-time Sun Conference Player of the Year (2015, 2017)First-team All-Sun Conference (2015-17)Second-team All-Sun Conference (2014)STU all-time leader in kills (1,371)2017 Sun Conference Regular-Season Champion
YEAR-BY-YEAR (Indoor Volleyball)
YearOverallWin Pct.ConferenceWin Pct.Post-Season202010 - 7.5887-6 SUN.538Sun Conference tournament appearance202121 - 7.75012-2 SUN.857Sun Conference Regular Season Champions, semifinal appearanceOverall30 - 14.68219 - 8.704
Head Coach
acunningham@fhu.edu
Freed-Hardeman
NAIA
Amanda Cunningham is the Head Volleyball Coach at Freed-Hardeman University. Before attaining this position, Amanda served as FHU Assistant Coach for three seasons. She also spent four years as the Head Volleyball Coach for Hardin County High School in Savannah, TN., and helped coach at Hardin County Middle School. Originally from Cookeville, TN., she spent her college career at Freed-Hardeman as a four year starting middle blocker. She currently sits at 6th all time in career blocks for the program.
Head Coach
james.spangler@scranton.edu
Scranton
Division 3
Spangler led the Lady Comets to a 16-4 record and a runner-up finish in District 2 during the fall season. In the spring campaign, he led the boys to a 12-3 finish and second place in the Lackawanna League. Prior to taking the coaching position at Abington Heights, Spangler spent four years (2009-12) as the head coach of the Pittsburgh womens volleyball club, a student-run organization at the University of Pittsburgh that competed in approximately three to five events each semester, including the National Collegiate Club Volleyball Championships in the spring. While at Pittsburgh, Spangler served as the president of the University of Pittsburgh mens club volleyball from 2007 to 2009. The club team is a member of the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation, which promotes organized collegiate club volleyball for men and women. The team at Pitt annually competed in tournaments both at Pitt and at other universities across the country in both the fall and spring semesters. Spangler is the 12th head coach in the Royal women's volleyball program's 39-year history. In his first three seasons at the helm, Spangler has led the Royals to berths in the Landmark Conference Tournament in each season. In 2013, Scranton defeated Moravian College, 3-1, in the quarterfinals before dropping a 3-1 decision to seven-time champion and NCAA powerhouse Juniata College in the next round. A native of Clarks Summit, Spangler has a bachelors degree in natural sciences from the University of Pittsburgh and is currently pursuing his secondary education certificate at Kings College in nearby Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 60-47 (.561) 2013, 2014, 2015 Julia Crilly (1st team, 2013, 2014), Kirstin Kirwan (2015), Stephanie Klug (2015) Julia Crilly (2014)
Assistant Coach
slkl.nelson@gmail.com
Augustana (IL)
Division 3
Augustana College
Assistant Varsity Coach
Head JV Coach
2021-present
Head Coach
ellen.herman@uconn.edu
Connecticut
Division 1
Herman is entering the second year of her second stint the Huskies, re-joining the Huskies in 2014 after also serving as an assistant in 2011. Herman joins the UConn staff after playing professionally in Europe and after a standout career at Ohio University.
The Toledo, Ohio native most recently played professionally with Sagres NUC, one of the top teams in the LNA, the top professional league in Switzerland. During the 2011-2012 season, she was match MVP three times, and helped the out of Neuchatel, Switzerland club finish second in the league. Sagres also reached the Swiss Cup final and the quarterfinals of the CEV Challenge Cup, a European-wide Championship. Returning to Neuchatel the following season, she was awarded match MVP five times and the team finished third place in the LNA. In addition to her coaching duties at UConn, Herman also serves as the Director of the Connecticut Volleyball Institute.
In 2010, she competed for VT Aurubis Hamburg, a member of Germany's 14-team premier league, the Bundesliga. During her brief stint in Germany, she received MVP honors during two matches.
Prior to her professional career, Herman trained with the U.S. National Team during the summer of 2009 and competed with the U.S. National Team on their Tour of China during February of 2010. She also competed with the U.S. A2 Team, earning Most Valuable Player honors at the Adult Open Championship in 2008.
Herman, a two-time All-American, led the Bobcats to four successful seasons during her collegiate career, including three Mid American Conference regular season championships, three MAC tournament championships and four NCAA tournament berths. She was named the MAC Player of the Year as a junior and senior and also earned MAC Freshman of the Year accolades during her rookie campaign. The four-time first team All-MAC selection left Ohio University as the OU and MAC all-time leader in kills, as well as OU's all-time leader in points and attacks.
Herman, who earned Academic All-MAC honors three times during her collegiate career, graduated with a Bachelor of Health Administration from Ohio University in June 2010.
Assistant Coach
johnachi@gmail.com
Seton Hall
Division 1
John Chang was named the fourth head women's volleyball coach in Felician College/University history in July 2014. His recent teams have been the most succesful in the history of the program.
Chang was voted the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Coach of the Year after leading Felician to its first regular-season division championship and its first appearance in the league semifinals. The Golden Falcons (16-18, 13-6) established overall and conference school records for victories for the second consecutive season, capturing the CACC North crown after having never before finished higher than fourth. Felician saw four players named all-CACC, more than the program's first 15 years combined, and CACC Defensive Player of the Year Sierra Gallagher became the first Golden Falcon to ever be named All-Region, earning D2CCA First Team honors at libero. Felician reached the CACC semifinals again during the repositioned Spring 2021 campaign coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, upsetting Caldwell University in Caldwell, N.J., in the opening round of the playoffs.
Chang had guided the 2018 Golden Falcons to school standards of 13 victories and eight CACC wins. Felician reached the league playoffs for the first time since 2013 and extended eventual champion Holy Family University to five sets in its quarterfinal loss.
Early in Chang's first season of 2014, Felician swept a tri-match for the first time in program history, defeating Goldey-Beacom College and Bowie State University at home on Sept. 20. Chang's 2015 Golden Falcons won seven matches, the school record to that point. During the 2017 campaign, he became Felician's all-time leader in coaching wins.
Chang spent the 2017 men's season as the head coach at Sarah Lawrence College, delivering the Gryphons' first victory in four years. He has previous collegiate experience at Polytechnic University, guiding the Blue Jays' women's and men's squads from 2005-06 to 2007-08. He inherited a women's program that had won one match in 2004 and posted a three-year won-lost record of 46-33. He was named the Skyline Conference Coach of the Year in 2007 after his team went 22-8.
Chang won 26 matches in three years leading the Blue Jay men. He was a women's assistant at Kean University in 2009 and 2010.
Chang came to Felician following two seasons as the head girls' coach at Cranford High School. More recently, he spent one year each as a girls' assistant at West Orange High School and Golda Och Academy before taking over the head coaching position at Rutgers Preparatory School during the 2020-21 academic year. During his first season, he led Rutgers Prep to the sectional finals.
On the boys' side, Chang was the head coach of the GOA varsity from 2005-18, winning two division championships, and since then has been an assistant at West Orange High. With Chang on staff, the Mountaineers won the Super Essex Conference championship and earned a state tournament berth during their inaugural season of 2019.
Chang established the Conquest Elite Volleyball Club in Cranford in August 2013 and was its director for six years.
Chang began his undergraduate studies at Rutgers University-Newark in the mid-1990s before earning a bachelor's degree in social science from Ashford University in 2009. He is tri-lingual (Korean, Spanish), and is certified by IMPACT USA Volleyball. He resides in Cranford with his wife, Jaclyn, daughter, Rachel, who attends Rutgers University, and son, Evan.
Head Coach
chris.feliciano@unh.edu
New Hampshire
Division 1
Assistant Coach
gcalloway@oru.edu
Oral Roberts
Division 1
Gabrielle Calloway enters her first season as an assistant coach with the Oral Roberts volleyball program.
Calloway joins the staff after four-year playing career at Hampton University, where she served as the team captain from 2019-2022. With the Pirates, Calloway was a two-time team MVP and the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sport Scholar Award winner in 2021. In 2022, Calloway was named the Student Athlete Academic Committee Golden Rule Award winner.
Throughout her four-year career as an Outside Hitter for the Pirates, Calloway tallied 726 kills, 732 digs and 84 service aces.
While attending Hampton, Calloway assisted with the Williamsburg Volleyball Club. Following her college career she served as a head coach and recruiting coordinator for the club.
Calloway earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences in 2022 from Hampton and is currently working towards a Master of Science in Sports Administration.
Head Coach
jopenn@vassar.edu
Vassar
Division 3
Penn has led the Brewer women to the NCAA Tournament in five seasons, the last coming in 2006. Before that, the Brewers appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2001-03, again finding a spot in the national tournament in 2005. In 2001 and 2002, Penn guided the womens team squad to the regional semifinals, while posting eight 20-win seasons since 2001. 2016 saw Penn lead the Brewers to the most Liberty League victories in program history, winning nine times within the league while earning the right to host the Liberty League Tournament. Penn led the Brewers to a record six straight Liberty League Championships from 2001 through 2006. The 2005 title was accomplished in near-perfect fashion, three straight sweeps of St. Lawrence, Union and Skidmore and a four-game win over Clarkson. In all, Vassar has reached the postseason 16 times in Penn's 20 seasons at the helm, also participating in the New York State Womens Collegiate Athletic Association Championship and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament. Penn had one of his career highlights in the 2014 season, as he eclipsed 300 wins with a victory over Mount Holyoke in the Seven Sisters Championships. He finished the 2016 campaign with 343 career wins, after posting his 200 victory back in 2008 with a win over Montclair State. Penn also amassed 158 wins as head coach of the Vassar mens volleyball team from 1996-2011. That tenure includes one conference championship, two trips to the final four, a national runner-up finish (2008) and an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Coach of the Year award. Volleyball teams under Penn at Vassar have received 14 AVCA Team Academic awards, given to teams maintaining a 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale). Active with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and NYWSCAA, Penn arrived at Vassar from Santa Monica (Calif.) College where he began coaching in 1989. At Santa Monica, he served two years as the women's assistant, three as the women's associate coach. In addition, he was the men's assistant coach for three years and the head coach for three seasons. While completing a bachelor's degree in English from UCLA in 1990 and a master's degree in Education at California State University at Hayward in 1993, Penn worked with various youth and adult programs in the greater Los Angeles area. He also served as a counselor at numerous volleyball camps. As scholarship player at Penn State, Penn won championships on Junior Olympic squads and later competed in the Olympic Festival. In 2003-05, he coached the mens Hudson Valley Open Division team in New York's Empire State Games, also playing in the masters Division for five years, earning three bronze medals. Penn and his wife Patricia have a son and a daughter, and reside in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
Win # vs. Opponent NOTABLE WINS FOR PENN 1 WCSU Posted his first collegiate victory (9/13/1996) 50 Swarthmore 3-1 win in Seven Sisters Tournament (9/9/1999) 88 Skidmore Helped Vassar to its first UCAA title (2001) 89 Skidmore Vassar's first ever NCAA Tournament win (2001) 100 Scranton Three-set win, 100th win (9/28/2002) 200 Montclair St. Three-set win, 200th victory (9/13/2008) 300 Mt. Holyoke Seven Sisters Tournament (9/14/2014) (500) Ramapo Combined 500th win between MVB and WVB at Vassar (10/29/16) Jonathan Penn, the winningest volleyball coach in school history, joined Vassar in 1996 as head mens and women's volleyball coach. During his tenure Penn has led the Brewer women to the NCAA Tournament in five seasons, the last coming in 2006. Before that, the Brewers appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2001-03, again finding a spot in the national tournament in 2005. In 2001 and 2002, Penn guided the womens team squad to the regional semifinals, while posting eight 20-win seasons since 2001. 2016 saw Penn lead the Brewers to the most Liberty League victories in program history, winning nine times within the league while earning the right to host the Liberty League Tournament. Penn led the Brewers to a record six straight Liberty League Championships from 2001 through 2006. The 2005 title was accomplished in near-perfect fashion, three straight sweeps of St. Lawrence, Union and Skidmore and a four-game win over Clarkson. In all, Vassar has reached the postseason 16 times in Penn's 20 seasons at the helm, also participating in the New York State Womens Collegiate Athletic Association Championship and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament. Penn had one of his career highlights in the 2014 season, as he eclipsed 300 wins with a victory over Mount Holyoke in the Seven Sisters Championships. He finished the 2016 campaign with 343 career wins, after posting his 200 victory back in 2008 with a win over Montclair State. Penn also amassed 158 wins as head coach of the Vassar mens volleyball team from 1996-2011. That tenure includes one conference championship, two trips to the final four, a national runner-up finish (2008) and an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Coach of the Year award. Volleyball teams under Penn at Vassar have received 14 AVCA Team Academic awards, given to teams maintaining a 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale). Active with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and NYWSCAA, Penn arrived at Vassar from Santa Monica (Calif.) College where he began coaching in 1989. At Santa Monica, he served two years as the women's assistant, three as the women's associate coach. In addition, he was the men's assistant coach for three years and the head coach for three seasons. While completing a bachelor's degree in English from UCLA in 1990 and a master's degree in Education at California State University at Hayward in 1993, Penn worked with various youth and adult programs in the greater Los Angeles area. He also served as a counselor at numerous volleyball camps. As scholarship player at Penn State, Penn won championships on Junior Olympic squads and later competed in the Olympic Festival. In 2003-05, he coached the mens Hudson Valley Open Division team in New York's Empire State Games, also playing in the masters Division for five years, earning three bronze medals. Penn and his wife Patricia have a son and a daughter, and reside in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
Win # vs. Opponent NOTABLE WINS FOR PENN 1 WCSU Posted his first collegiate victory (9/13/1996) 50 Swarthmore 3-1 win in Seven Sisters Tournament (9/9/1999) 88 Skidmore Helped Vassar to its first UCAA title (2001) 89 Skidmore Vassar's first ever NCAA Tournament win (2001) 100 Scranton Three-set win, 100th win (9/28/2002) 200 Montclair St. Three-set win, 200th victory (9/13/2008) 300 Mt. Holyoke Seven Sisters Tournament (9/14/2014) (500) Ramapo Combined 500th win between MVB and WVB at Vassar (10/29/16)
Head Coach
vjones@amherst.edu
Amherst
Division 3
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Head Coach
cindy.cavanagh@kzoo.edu
Kalamazoo
Division 3
Coach Cavanagh guided the Hornets to six straight wins to start the 2019 season marking the second-best start in school history.
Cavanagh came to Kalamazoo from Finlandia University where she was the head volleyball coach and assistant athletic director for student development in 2018-19, leading the Lions to the American Collegiate Athletic Association championship match.
Immediately before her time at Finlandia, Cavanagh was the program manager of Top Flight Volleyball Club in Illinois, leading her 2017 team to second place at the 2017 AAU Nationals.
Cavanagh worked in various training and coaching roles with the Wisconsin Juniors Volleyball Club as well as in a graduate assistant role at her alma mater, Carthage College. In her third year as a GA, the Lady Reds won conference regular season and tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA III regional championship match.
Cindy graduated from Carthage in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in exercise sport science (health minor). She earned her master's degree in higher education leadership studies (sports leadership) at Carthage in 2014. As a player, Cindy helped the Lady Reds win three conference championships, four conference tournament championships, along with a regional championship and national semifinal appearance her senior year. She earned all-conference honors twice and was named to the regional and national all-tournament teams as a senior. In addition to volleyball, Cindy was a four-time all-conference honoree in track and field.
Assistant Coach
mhmarcum@sewanee.edu
University of the South
Division 3
Mary Marcum enters her first season with the Sewanee volleyball program.
Head Sewanee volleyball coach Nancy Mueller-Culver has announced the addition of Mary Marcum to he coaching staff.
Prior to her arrival on the Domain, Marcum served as a volunteer assistant coach for King University in Bristol, Tenn. for the 2018 season. At the NCAA Division II institution, she was responsible for practice planning and execution, film breakdown, game planning and organizing travel plans. On the court, she led service receptions, defensive schemes and individual setting techniques.
Before she began her coaching career at the collegiate level, she served as a varsity assistant coach with North Oldham High School in Louisville, Ky. She was also the head coach of the junior varsity squad during the 2017 season.
In club volleyball, Marcum works with A5 Chattanooga and has previously worked with Kingsport Volleyball Club, Union Volleyball Club, Kentucky-Indiana Volleyball Club and the Orlando Volleyball Academy.
Coaching volleyball since 2011, Marcum graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.
Marcum lives in Chattanooga with her husband Justin, and their two dogs Panda and Chloe.
Head Coach
ktrautmann@udallas.edu
University of Dallas
Division 3
Kelli Trautmann completed her 6th season as the head coach of the University of Dallas volleyball team. She joined the Crusaders in 2017. Trautmann has a .424 winning percentage, good for 3rd all-time win list at University of Dallas.
Hired in May, 2016, NCAA Division III Allegheny College located in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Trautmann was brought on as an assistant but served as the acting head coach once 30-year head coach Bridget Sheehan took a leave of absence for the 2016 season due to medical reasons. The Gators posted a 9-16 record that campaign.
Prior to that, Trautmann was the assistant volleyball coach at NAIA Williams Woods University in Fulton, Missouri. The team went 22-15 and 9-3 in the American Midwest Conference (AMC) when she was an assistant in 2015.
During the 2014-15 school year, she worked at NCAA DIII Millsaps College. While with the Majors, Trautmann served as an assistant coach for volleyball and was the assistant for the Track and Field team. The volleyball team in 2014 rolled to a 22-6 record and 11-3 in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA). The Majors led all of NCAA DIII in digs per set at 22.32.
Before assisting at Millsaps, Trautmann was the head volleyball, assistant junior varsity basketball, and head throws coach for track & field at Waterford Union High School in Wisconsin. She also held positions as a volleyball lessons and camp instructor, club volleyball tournament director, and Badger Region USA volleyball official.
Prior to coaching, Trautmann starred for both the volleyball and track & field teams at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Her career-high 36 digs in a match ranked fifth highest in program history, and she claimed Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Sportsmanship honors in 2010 and WIAC All-Defensive Team accolades in 2011. The Warhawks won a regular-season WIAC title, a pair of WIAC Tournament crowns, and advanced to four NCAA Tournaments during her career.
Trautmann earned her Masters of Education in Athletic/Activities Administration at William Woods University in June 2017.
In May 2013, Trautmann graduated from UW-Whitewater with a Bachelor of Science in Education, Physical Education, Emphasis on Health, Human Performance and Recreation with an Athletic Coaching Minor.
Head Coach
dmacknight@adelphi.edu
Adelphi
Division 2
MacKnight begins her tenth year as head coach of the Adelphi University womens volleyball team after serving as interim head coach for part of the 2006 season and has compiled a record of 210-96 in that time. MacKnight led the Panthers to their second straight Norhteast-10 Tournament championship in 2015, as they posted an undefeated season in conference play. They went into the NCAA Division II East Regional Championship ranked #1 in the East Region, advancing to the regional semifinals for the first time since the 2012 season. Four members of the team earned NCAA D2CCA All-East Region honors and AVCA Division II East All-Region. Shelby Stoner and Megan Manierski were both named AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans. Sierra Crook earned ECAC Defensive Player of the Year and NE-10 Libero of the Year honors, while Manierski was named NE-10 Player and Setter of the Year. After a rocky start to the 2014 season, MacKnight and the Panthers won 13 straight-contests from September 18 to October 25 to set a new school record. After toppling Saint Rose in the quarterfinal and the top-seeded New Haven in semifinal, Adelphi defeated Bentley for its second NE-10 championship in program history. The win also clinched the programs eighth straight NCAA Division II Tournament berth. Middle blocker Kaitlyn DeStefano collected several honors, including NE-10 First Team All-Conference, Daktronics First Team All- Region, AVCA First Team All-Region and AVCA All America Honorable Mention. The 2013 season was another successful one for Adelphi, with a record of 19-13 overall and 10-4 in the Northeast-10 conference, which left the Panthers in fourth place at the conclusion of conference play. The Brown and Gold were invited to a seventh straight NCAA Division II Tournament, falling to New Haven in five sets. Three players earned inclusion on the Northeast-10 All-Conference or All-Rookie squads, while junior Kaitlyn DeStefano was honored as an All-American for the second straight year. In the 2012 season, MacKnight and her Panthers posted a 25-10 overall record, finishing 13-2 in the NE-10, putting them in 2nd place for the regular season. This was the programs sixth consecutive NCAA tournament berth and third straight appearance in the NCAA Division II East Regional Semifinal. Four members of the 2012 squad were named All-Northeast 10, three earned AVCA All-Region honors, two ere names to the NCAA All-East Regional team and the program had its first named All-American. MacKnight and the Panthers posted the programs fifth straight 20-win season in 2011, culminating in Adelphis first Northeast-10 Conference Tournament championship and fifth straight NCAA Tournament berth. The team did not drop a set in the Northeast-10 Tournament, posting a 3-0 victory over the College of Saint Rose in the finals. The team finished with a 23-8 overall record and a 12-3 record in NE-10 play, advancing to the NCAA East Regional Semifinals for the second straight year. In addition, MacKnight had three players selected as All-Conference honorees, three AVCA All-Region picks and three academic All-Conference selections. The 2010 season was another successful campaign for MacKnight and the Panthers. They posted another 20-win season and earned their fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. Adelphi also advanced to the Regional Semifinals for the first time in the programs history after a 3-2 victory over C.W. Post in the first round. MacKnight guided the Panthers to a 12-4 mark in NE-10 play and advanced the Panthers into the conference semifinals. The Panthers had three players receive All-Conference recognition, an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and two AVCA All-Region Honorees. In 2009, MacKnight guided the Panthers to a third consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. She also led the Panthers to a 27-10 record, her third consecutive season with 27 wins. The Panthers posted a 14-1 mark in league play in their first year in the Northeast-10 Conference. They finished second in the regular season standings and fell to UMass Lowell in the NE-10 Finals. MacKnight also received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 Award as one of the top 30 coaches under the age of 30 in the nation at all levels. Also in 2009, the Panthers produced three All-Region players, three All-Conference and two on the NE-10 All-Academic Team. In 2008, MacKnight guided her Panther squad to a 27-11 overall record and 11-5 in East Coast Conference action. The 27 wins tied the record for most wins set a season earlier during her first year. The Panthers made their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Regionals and had three All-Conference performers and two All-Region selections. Under her direction, the 2007 season proved to be a record setting one as she coached the Panthers to a 7-2 ECC record, finishing in second place. They finished 27-8 which is a school record for wins including an 11-game win streak which set another school record. She produced two All-Conference players and the team earned the schools first ever NCAA Northeast Regional bid. MacKnight also earned ECC Co-Coach of the Year and was honored by the Nassau County Sports Commission as Female College Coach of the Year. MacKnight earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Stony Brook in 2005, where she was a four-year member and starter on the Seawolves volleyball team from 2001-04. She currently holds the school record for block assists in a career (318) and holds the single match record for attack percentage (.800). In addition, MacKnight is ranked second all-time in total blocks (425) and third in blocks per game (1.06) at Stony Brook. Born and raised in Valley Stream, N.Y., MacKnight attended Valley Stream Central High School where she lettered in both volleyball and basketball. MacKnight is also a graduate of Adelphi, receiving her Masters in physical education/teaching in 2007.
Danielle MacKnight
Head Coach/Assistant Athletic Director
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