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mprince@alcorn.edu
Alcorn 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.
Assistant Coach
brandon.reeves@aamu.edu
Alabama A&M
Division 1
Dr. Brandon Reeves begins his first season as the interim head women's volleyball coach at Alabama A&M University after serving the 2023 season as an assistant coach.
Reeves, who has compiled a 304-172 record in 16 years at stops at Edward Waters, Chicago State, Concordia and Rust College, spent the 2023 season as an assistant coach as the Bulldog volleyball program went 12-19 overall and 11-5 in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play, which included a trip to the conference tournament.
In two seasons at Edward Waters, Reeves guided the Lady Tigers to a 51-18 overall record, including a 26-10 in 2022. In 2022, EWU went 18-2 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and captured the regular season championship and was the tournament runners-up. He tutored two first team All-SIAC selections, which included the SIAC Player of the Year, All Region, All-American Honorable Mention Fatima Ramirez and Setter of the Year Mataiya Barber. In addition during the Fall of 2022, Reeves was recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as a member of the 300+ wins as a head coach.
Also while at Edward Waters, Reeves led the Lady Tigers to unprecedented heights. In his first season against SIAC competition, the Lady Tigers finished with a 15-2 mark, which would have finished first amongst all SIAC East Division teams. In their final season competing under the NAIA/Gulf Coast Athletic Conference banner, the Lady Tigers won the program's first GCAC Volleyball Championship while also earning their first berth in the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Tournament. Reeves also led the mens volleyball program to a Conference season championship.
Prior to his time at Edward Waters, Reeves spent five seasons as the head women's volleyball coach at NCAA Division I, Chicago State University. During the 2019 season, Reeves' team featured the Western Athletic Conference's (WAC) Freshman of the Year and Libero of the Year. The Cougars also took NCAA Division I Power Oklahoma to five sets and California to four sets. In 2018, the Cougars had their highest WAC conference win total in the school's Division I history and had the highest team Ratings Performance Index (RPI) in program history, which also included a 3-0 victory over Big10 member Rutgers. Reeves' teams at CSU also received several American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Academic Team Honors as well as several WAC All-Academic selections.
In addition to his volleyball work at CSU, Reeves served as the Associate Athletic Director for Business and Internal operations, and Chief Financial Officer for the Athletic Department, where he oversaw a $9.2 million athletic department budget.
Prior to his time at Chicago State, Reeves was the head women's volleyball coach at Concordia College in Selma, Ala. He led the Lady Hornets to a 43-13 overall mark during his two seasons at CCAL, including a 24-1 mark at home and led Concordia two appearances at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) National Tournament. In his final season in 2015, Reeves led CCAL to a 25-8 record, were ranked No. 1 in the USCAA power rankings and advanced to the Elite Eight of the USCAA National Tournament. In addition, he was also a finalist for USCAA National Coach of the Year honors.
Reeves was also as an assistant coach for the women's basketball program at Concordia, where he helped lead CCAL to a 46-12 record in two seasons, including two 20+ win campaigns. The Lady Hornets on the basketball floor in 2014 won the USCAA Women's Basketball National Championship and in 2015, CCAL advanced to the semifinals of the USCAA Division I Tournament with a 24-4 season record.
Reeves also served as the men's and women's volleyball head coach at Rust College in Holly Springs, Miss. from 2008-2013. He led the Lady Bearcats to a 94-56 record, while the men's team recorded a 36-20 record under his tutelage. In 2011, he led the women's volleyball team to a regional appearance at the NCAA Division III National Tournament, producing a third-team All-American and two All-Region performers. On the men's side, he helped start the first southern Historically Black College and University (HBCU) men's volleyball program. In 2013, he led the Bearcats to an 18-6 record and a No.-11 national ranking.
Reeves also served as the head coach of the men's and women's track and field programs at Rust, where he oversaw individual national champions in the men's high jump and men's 100m & 200m in 2011. In 2012, the Rust women's 4x100m relay team and an individual women's 100m performer made appearances at the NCAA DIII National Championships.
Reeves has also gained experience coaching several clubs in Illinois, Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi in addition to serving as an instructor for six years at the Nike Camp hosted by the University of Mississippi. Reeves is also certified CAP I & II Certified coach and a USA Volleyball IMPACT Level I Certified Instructor/Coach. In addition, he is also a certified international coach working with such countries as Nigeria, St. Lucia, Antigua, Dominican Republic, Serbia, Turkey, Costa Rica, and Belize.
Reeves graduated from Lane College in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics, where he also competed on the school's men's tennis and traveling club volleyball teams. In addition, he obtained a Masters of Arts in Education with a concentration in Sports Administration from Tennessee State University and obtained his doctorate in Education Specialist Degree from Northcentral University in 2018. Most recently, Reeves graduated from the leadership program in 2021 from Cornell University
Head Coach
aemanuel@lanecollege.edu
Lane
Division 2
Head Coach
egarza@austincollege.edu
Austin
Division 3
Garza joined the Austin College staff in August of 1996, when he became the Kangaroos fifth all-time head volleyball coach. Garza is currently the 25th winningest active coach and 29th in all-time wins at the NCAA Division III level. He has guided Austin College to five appearances in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 round in 2005. His Collegiate record now stands 548-218 (.715 winning percentage) and a home record of 198-37 (.843 winning percentage).
Since 2002 Austin College has been ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation in a weekly poll conducted by the AVCA numerous times. While a member of the American Southwest Conference, the Kangaroos finished first or second in eight of his ten campaigns and in 2005 Austin College won the conference tournament in their last year in the conference.
In 2007 the Kangaroos advanced to the championship match of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament in its second season in the conference. The team finished the season ranked No. 14 in the nation and won a program record 38 matches. Garza has coached one First Team All-American, three Second Team All-Americans, and six Honorable Mention All-Americans as well as two freshmen of the Year honorees in the AVCA South Region.
Garza has also coached three AVCA National Players of the Week, three GTE Academic All-American Team members, two ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Team members, and 72 players who have made All-Conference in the last 19 years. Coach Garza was a seven time Coach of the Year in the ASC, and in 2007 was named Coach of the year in the SCAC. Before Austin College he served as head coach at North Lake College for two years. Garza also served as an assistant coach at Henderson State University in 1989-90, and was an assistant at his alma mater Ouachita Baptist University from 1986-1989. As a club coach, he has qualified Three open teams, Eight American teams, and Seven national teams to the USA Junior Girls National Championships Tournament.
Garza is the Chair for the NCAA West Region Volleyball Committee (RAC) and has served four times on this committee for the West and South region in the past 16 years. Garza is on the North Texas Junior Volleyball Board. He is also the Director of High Intensity Volleyball Camps which caters to youth age 10 -18 years old. A graduate of Falfurrias High School , Garza earned a B.S.E. degree in physical education from Ouachita Baptist University in 1986. While at Ouachita Baptist, he lettered in track and cross country for three years. In 1996, Garza coached the Austin College women to the ASC cross country title and was named ASC Coach of the Year, and in 2000, he was selected as the ASC East Division Tennis Coach of the Year.
Head Coach
hope.johnston@waynesburg.edu
Waynesburg
Division 3
https://waynesburgsports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/hope-johnston/2123
Hope Johnston was named the head women's volleyball head coach in March 2024. Johnston boasts a seasoned resume with experience at a pair of Division III institutions as well as in the club ranks.
Johnston comes to Waynesburg after spending the 2023 season at Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) rival Westminster College as a graduate assistant coach. There, she was part of the staff that led the Titans to an appearance in the PAC Tournament, their first such appearance since 2021.
Prior to Westminster, Johnston had a successful two-year run as an assistant coach at Hanover College in Indiana. The Panthers went 30-24 during her stint with the team.
Johnston got her coaching career started with the Frisco Flyers Volleyball club in Frisco, Texas as she was a head and assistant coach at various age levels ranging from 10 to 18-year old's. She took a hiatus from the club scene when she was named assistant at Hanover but returned in 2023 when she joined Topspin Volleyball Club in Lawrence County, Pa. There, she was a head coach for 14 through 17-year old'ss.
Johnston was an accomplished club player as she qualified for the Junior National Championship and won a bronze medal at the AAU National championships.
She graduated from The University of Oklahoma with a degree in communication and a minor in religious studies in 2018. While in Norman, she was a member of the Sooners' rowing team and was a Big 12 Championship Runner up in 2015.
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Coach
michael.hobson@ttu.edu
Texas Tech
Division 1
Michael Hobson enters his second year as the Director of Volleyball Operations in 2019. He was hired to Tony Graystone's staff in the spring of 2018.
Hobson, a graduate of Penn State and Northwest Missouri State, most recently served as an assistant coach at Bucknell University. In two seasons with the Bison, he coached offensive schemes and was directly involved with scouting reports, video, statistical data and recruiting. Additionally, he handled the team's travel, fundraisers and other logistics. With Hobson's help, the Bison improved their win total by nine matches in 2017.
A native of Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, Hobson has also gained international experience with the USA Men's National Sitting Volleyball team. Specializing in blocking and serve reception, he helped in preparation for the 2016 Paralympic games in Rio and later traveled to Montreal and Hangzhou, China, where the team earned a silver medal and eight-place finish, respectively.
Statistics have been a specialty for Hobson, who began his coaching career as a technical director for the Penn State men's team in 2013. He spent two seasons with the Nittany Lions, who earned two straight trips to the NCAA Final Four. In addition to his statistical and video expertise using Data Volley and Data Video software, Hobson helped with the coordination and running of practices, as well as scouting reports for upcoming opponents. Hobson also prepared scouting reports and video analysis before each game.
"Michael has a very impressive background and is going to be an important part of Red Raider Volleyball," Graystone said. "His experience and expertise, particularly on the analytical side, is going to let us utilize this role much differently than we have in the past. As a coaching staff, we are really looking forward to taking advantage of Michael and incorporating him with game planning and stat analysis. Michael is definitely going to make our program better, and we're excited for him to get started."
After graduating from Penn State in 2015, he spent one season as a graduate assistant coach at Northwest Missouri State from 2015-16, where he earned a Master of Science in Applied Health/Sports Sciences. Coaching middle and pin hitters both offensively and defensively, the Bearcats posted a winning record and had four players named to the All-MIAA Team, the program's most since 1985. In addition to his coaching and recruiting duties, Hobson specialized in video and statistical analysis for the team.
Assistant Coach
kylet12@umd.edu
Maryland
Division 1
Kyle Thompson was announced as Maryland volleyball's director of operation on Aug. 15, 2017.
Thompson comes to Maryland after serving as a program coordinator for the University of Washington's volleyball program. . While in Seattle, he assisted the Huskies with video management, travel expenses and recruiting while also assisting the softball program.
Thompson graduted from Texas Lutheran in 2016 after serving for two seasons as a student assistant coach for the volleyball program. He competed for Texas Lutheran's tennis team for all four years of undergrad and was named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Academic All-American all four seasons.
Associate Head Coach
adesouz1@depaul.edu
DePaul
Division 1
DePaul Volleyball program Associate Head Coach, De Souza arrived in Chicago following a three-year stint as an assistant at West Virginia where he helped the program to go to their first ever NCAA appearance.
Prior to his time at West Virginia, De Souza was the head coach at Louisiana Tech. The Brazil native has been an assistant coach at Illinois State, Miami University (MAC Tournament Champion, NCAA qualifier) and a volunteer assistant at Kent State.
Internationally, De Souza has mentored youth at many different levels of the game, from beginners to expertise. He served as the men's volleyball coach at the State University of Campinas winning sectional titles in back-to-back seasons. In 2001-2002 De Souza worked and studied closely with the head coach from the Brazilian Women Junior National team Antonio Rizola in developing tools for performance development.
While taking his undergraduate courses, De Souza served as a liaison and interpreter for the U.S. Women's National Team (1994) and Japanese National Junior Team (1993) while both were competing in the FIVB World Championships in Brazil.
De Souza has spent a career in the States helping programs reach new levels of performance through his player-centered approach. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education and a second in Sports Training/Coaching from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil and completed his master's degree in Sports Studies at Kent State University.
Assistant Coach
kremerc@upenn.edu
Pennsylvania
Division 1
The University of Pennsylvania's head volleyball coach, Iain Braddak, has announced Christina (Ludwick) Kremer as his new assistant coach. Kremer joins Penn after two years as the head coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University, an NAIA school located in Olathe, Kan.
"I am thrilled to welcome Christina to the staff and to our program," said Braddak, who completed his first season at the Quakers' helm in 2018. "She is driven and enthusiastic, and has an unmatched work ethic that will help Penn Volleyball succeed. I am confident Christina will connect with our current players, alumni, and recruits, as well as the rest of the University of Pennsylvania community."
Under Kremer, MNU finished the 2017 season ranked No. 25 in the nation in the NAIA. Kremer coached five Pioneers student-athletes to all-conference honors and two more to AVCA All-American honors. At MidAmerica Nazarene, she implemented the first junior varsity program in addition to the current varsity program. The Pioneers were named a NAIA scholar team in 2017.
Prior to her tenure at MidAmerica Nazarene, Kremer was the head coach at St. Thomas University, an NAIA school in Miami Gardens, Fla. for the 2016 season. The Bobcats went 25-7 that season, the program's most wins in more than ten years. She also took the program to its highest national ranking in the NAIA since 2002 (No. 21), second place in the Sun Conference regular-season standings, and a runner-up finish at the 2016 Sun Conference Tournament.
Kremer began her college head coaching at Central Christian College in 2013, inheriting an NAIA program that finished 1-26 in 2012. She turned the program around, taking the 2014 team to its first appearance in the MCAC Conference Playoffs. She then set a school record for wins and took the program to its first appearance in the NCCAA Division I Regional Tournament in 2015.
Since 2017 Kremer has been a member of the National Tournament Committee with NAIA volleyball, where she has helped direct the NAIA National Volleyball tournament in Sioux City, Iowa. She has also been a member of the NAIA Head Coach Committee.
As a player, Kremer was a four-year starter and a three-year captain for Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Mass., where she earned multiple NCAA All-Academic and All-Conference Academic honors, while also serving as the President of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee.
A New Hampshire native, Kremer graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Sports Management from Eastern Nazarene. She also holds a Master's degree in Sport Administration from Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.
Graduate Assistant
nzclark@siue.edu
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Division 1
My name is Nzingha Clarke I will be representing Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. I have been experience coaching age groups from 13-18s in both high school and club.
SIUE is a division 1 volleyball program located in Edwardsville, IL. We are a part of the Ohio Valley Conference and ended this past season placing 4th overall as a team.
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
Director of Operations
kthomas4@udayton.edu
Dayton
Division 1
Assistant Coach
paul.vink-lainas@marist.edu
Marist
Division 1
Head Coach
dsilva7@usfca.edu
San Francisco
Division 1
Diogo de Andrade Silva
Nationality: Brazilian
Age: 43 years old
Languages spoken: Portuguese (native speaker), English, Spanish and Italian.
Education
2019 - Impact USAVOLLEYBALL 2019 - Graduation in Physical Education - Universidade Taubaté 2005 - Post-Graduation in Business Administration - Universidade FAAP 2003 - BA Degree in Advertising & Marketing - Universidade Paulista
Volleyball Coach Career:
Absolute Volleyball Club ages 15 to 17 since November/2019 USF - University of San Francisco since October 2020 - Volunteer USF - University of San Francisco since May 2021 - now
Professional Volleyball Career:
Italy: Framasil Pineto & Gioia del Cole Turkey: SSK & Galatasaray. Argentina: Náutico Acoja. Brazil: Banespa, Santo André, Pinheiros Esporte Clube, Montes Claros, Vivo/Minas, Sesi-SP, Medley Campinas, Brasil Kirin/Campinas, Ziober/Maringá, São José dos Campos, Volei Renata/Campinas, Corinthians/Guarulhos. Member of the Brazilian National University Team World University Games 2005
Professional Business Background
Beauty, Hair and Esthetic Beauty - Hair Brasil Fair - 2002 to 2005 Sales & Promotion coordinator for key accounts - Responsible for six key accounts and other 40 exhibitor customers.
Couromoda Collections Fair 2005 Coordinator for the luxury leather fair with 170 exhibitors. Responsible for all the logistics which included assembling, monitoring visitors and assisting exhibitors. Contributed with market research and preparation of business cases for the development of new products for the company.
Shopfacil website - 1998 to 2000 Sales assistant Responsible for finding new customers to the Brazilian website Shopfacil, preparation of proposals, product promotions and development of Marketing campaigns; Monitored approximately 100 Brands that used the portal as a sales channel.
Others:
Voluntary Work - Turma da Sopa - Sao Paulo Help with the reintegration of homeless community, distributing food and blankets; also offering courses, drug addiction treatment, birth / marriage certificates. Voluntary Work - Head coach at Saint Hillarys School - CYO Volleyball
Achievements and Awards
2018/19 - 5th Best scored at Brazilian Superliga
2017/18 - 8th at Brazilian Superliga
2016/2017 - 11th Best spiker at Brazilian Superliga
11th Best reception at Brazilian Superliga
13th Best dig at Brazilian Superliga
2015/16 - 4th Best spiker at Brazilian Superliga
8th Best scored at Brazilian Superliga
4th best scored service at Brazilian Superliga
2014/15 - 6th at Brazilian Superliga
2013/14 - 2nd Paulista Championship
3rd at Brazilian Cup
3rd at Brazilian Superliga
2012/13 - 2nd Paulista championship
2011/12 - Champion Paulista Championship
Champion South American Club
4th place in world clubs championship
2010/2011- 4th place at Superliga
3rd Best spiker at Superliga 2010/2011
8th best reception at Superliga 2010/2011
2nd Mineiro Championship
2009/2010 - 2nd at Brazilian Superliga
Best spiker at Superliga 2009/2010
Champion in Mineiro Championship
Champion in Challenge Globo/Minas
2008/2009 - 2nd place at Italy Cup
2 th place at Italy championship
5 th Best score at Italy league A2 and best corner player score
Best Outside player at Italy A2
2006/2007 - 5th place at the Turkish National League.
2006/2007 - Silver medal at the Flanders-Volley Tournament held in Belgium.
4th best scorer and 3rd MVP
2006 - Champion at the Izmir Tournament.
2005/2006 - 6th place at the Turkish National League.
2005 - 4th place at the World University Games held in Izmir, Turkey.
Best service and 2nd best spiker of the championship).
2004 - Gold medal at the São Paulo State League.
2003 - Silver medal at the São Paulo State League.
2000 to 2005 - Five times champion at the São Paulo University Games.
(MVP in 2000 and 2005).
1999/2000 - 4th place in the Argentinean League.
2nd best service and 6th best spiker of the League
1998 - 3rd place at the South American Clubs Championship held in Lima, Peru.
1997 - Gold medal at the Brazilian Junior League.
1996 - Gold medal at the São Paulo State League.
1995 - Silver medal at the São Paulo State Junior League.
1994 - Gold medal at the São Paulo State Junior League.
Volleyball Head Coach
ctorok@bradley.edu
Bradley
Division 1
Carol Price-Torok was named the ninth head coach in Bradley Volleyball history in February 2016 and is entering her fifth season on The Hilltop.
Price-Torok, who took over the head coaching duties at Bradley after spending the previous eight seasons at Arkansas, led the Braves to improved overall and MVC win totals in each of her first three seasons to mark the first time Bradley had higher overall and Valley win totals in three consecutive seasons since 1992-94.
Taking over a program which won 30 MVC games in the 10 years combined prior to her arrival at Bradley, she has led the Braves to 29 league wins in her four years on The Hilltop, including 24 over the last two years.
During the recently completed 2019 season, Price-Torok had a team primarily made of freshmen and sophomores and led them to a fourth-place conference finish as the Braves had back-to-back seasons with 11 or more Valley wins for just the second time in school history and first time since the 2001 & 2002 campaigns.
Bradley has ranked in the top 11 in the nation in digs per set in each of the past three seasons, including ranking second nationally in both 2018 and 2019.
Price-Torok was named one of VolleyballMag.coms 40 Under 40 Coaching Hotshots in January 2020.
The 2018 MVC Coach of the Year has mentored four First-Team All-MVC selections during her time at Bradley, which is equal to Bradley's total of first-team all-conference picks from 2003-16. Hannah Thompson was named the 2018 MVC Freshman of the Year and the Braves have produced a pair of First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District V honorees.
After the first postseason appearance in program history in 2018, Bradley went 15-15 in 2019 for the first back-to-back seasons with .500 or better records in nearly two decades. The 2019 campaign included the first regular-season sweep of I-74 rival Illinois State since 2001. Thompson, who was the third sophomore in program history to earn First-Team All-MVC honors, teamed with Second-Team All-MVC pick Rachel Pranger to give Bradley its first combo in program history with 340 kills and at least 375 digs.
The youthful Braves played nine five-set matches in 2019 and received over 70 percent of its kills, digs and blocks from underclassmen last fall. Thompson broke the Bradley season record with 24 double-doubles and was the only player in the nation with at least 380 kills and 550 or more digs.
A historic 2018 campaign culminated in the first postseason appearance in program history (second round of the NIVC). Bradley had the second-largest win improvement (+14) in the nation in 2018, posting a 24-9 record and the teams 10-win improvement in Valley play, which resulted in a third-place league finish and 13-5 mark, matched the best single-season improvement in conference history.
Bradley ranked among the top defensive teams in the nation in 2018, closing the season second nationally in digs per set and the Braves were 36th in the country in opponent hitting percentage. Three Braves earned All-MVC honors during 2018 with Erica Haslag, who was one of 30 national Senior CLASS award candidates, becoming just the seventh two-time First-Team All-Valley honoree in program history as she capped her career third in career kills at BU and 10th in MVC history. Yavianliz Rosado also earned First-Team All-MVC honors after ranking third in the nation in digs per set, with her school season record dig total of 758 third among MVC season marks and 11th in NCAA history under the current 25-point set format.
In addition, Thompson was the 2018 MVC Freshman of the Year and a Second-Team All-MVC pick. Thompson posted 20 double-doubles, ranking second on the team in both kills and digs as she broke the Bradley freshman records in both categories. Thompson joined Lindsay Stalzer as the only other Brave to earn MVC Freshman of the Year honors and was Bradleys first freshman to earn All-MVC honors dating back to 1993. The only freshman in the country to tally 380 kills and at least 525 digs, Thompson was one of just two players in the nation to do so in 2018.
The 2017 campaign was highlighted by Bradleys first First-Team All-MVC selection (Haslag) since 2005 after the junior outside hitter ranked 11th in the nation in total kills and 15th in total points. Haslag became just the third player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills as a junior as she helped pace a Bradley offense which boasted its best kills-per-set average since 2006 and the best season hitting percentage since 2011.
In addition to Haslags efforts, broke the Bradley season digs record which dated back to 1985 during the 2017 campaign. Rosado was 11th in the country in total digs, while breaking the Bradley season digs per set average at 5.28 per set. Defensively, Bradley ranked 11th nationally in digs per set (18.21) with the teams highest average since rally scoring was introduced following the 2000 season.
Setter Hannah Angeli also helped highlight the 2017 season with the most assists by a Brave since 2003. Angelis team-high 22 double-doubles in 2017 tied for the second most in program history at the time and were the most by a Bradley player since Sam Hardwick in 2001.
The associate head coach and recruiting coordinator her last four seasons at Arkansas, Price-Torok helped the Razorbacks to back-to-back NCAA Tournament bids in 2012 and 2013.
Prior to her arrival at Arkansas for the 2008 season, the Razorbacks were ranked 140 in the RPI, but climbed to 36 by her fifth season (2012) with the program and earned their first NCAA Tournament spot since 2006 to cap a 22-10 season. After a 7-23 first season in Fayetteville, Ark., Price-Torok helped Arkansas improve its record in each of the next four seasons, culminating with a 13-7 SEC record and second-place West Division finish in 2012.
The Razorbacks were .500 or better in SEC play in four of her last five seasons and posted a combined 88-66 overall mark over her last five campaigns.
Individually, Arkansas produced four All-Americans, five all-region picks and eight All-SEC selections during her tenure. Price-Torok helped lure the 16th-best recruiting class in the country to Fayetteville, Ark., in 2013 after the 2012 recruiting class was 26th nationally.
A 2005 graduate of Texas A&M, Price-Torok was an assistant coach for the 2006 and 2007 seasons at Texas-San Antonio before moving to Arkansas. While with the Roadrunners, she helped guide UTSA to a 19-13 overall record during the 2006 season and mentored a pair of First-Team All-Southland Conference selections.
Price-Torok ventured into coaching upon wrapping up her collegiate career at Texas A&M, serving as an assistant coach at Southwestern University during the 2005 season. In her one season in Georgetown, Texas, she helped the Pirates to the NCAA Division III Tournament and coached an all-region performer in addition to two individuals who garnered all-conference honors.
During her collegiate career, she was part of four consecutive NCAA Tournament teams at Texas A&M and started her final two years at outside hitter after playing middle blocker as a freshman and sophomore for the Aggies. The teams 2003 offensive MVP, Price-Torok was selected as Big XII Player of the Week twice during her senior year and was a Second-Team Big XII Scholar-Athlete that same season. She helped the Aggies to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2001 along with a Sweet 16 appearance in 2003.
Off the court, she served as a student-athlete advisory committee representative at Texas A&M and also lettered for the Aggies womens basketball team during the 2003-04 season.
Assistant Coach
hdrock@wm.edu
William and Mary
Division 1
Rock spent the Fall as the head of scouting and video analysis for the Tribe's 2022 campaign. The program had their most successful season as the squad had their season end in the conference tournament semi-finals. Rock spent the year specializing with the outsides/right side units and helped with Eleanor Stothoff to all-conference recognition.
Hunter Rock joins the William & Mary volleyball staff prior to the 2022 season. The assistant coach played collegiate volleyball and has experience coaching at a variety of levels.
A fiveyear player at Hiram College, Rock helped build a proud program as a part of the Terriers inaugural season in 2017. Rock was a captain of the 2021 Hiram team that captured the AMCC title and earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Rock began his coaching career in 2020 when he was an assistant with Everest Volleyball Club in Twinsburg, Ohio. Rock was a practice coach, traveling with the 16s national team. In 2021, Rock worked as an assistant coach with the Stow-Monroe high school boys program and helped the team to a regional final appearance.
Most recently, Rock was a Graduate Assistant at Augustana College working with both the mens and womens programs. In this role, Rock was responsible for scouting all opponents and creating detailed scouting reports. In addition, Rock helped with recruiting and was active in practice drills.
Rock received a Bachelors Degree from Hiram College in 2021, majoring in Education. He is currently finishing his Masters Degree from Western Illinois University in Higher Education Leadership.
Assistant Volleyball Coach
seth.alstrom@acu.edu
Abilene Christian
Division 2
Seth Alstrom is at the start of his fifth year as an assistant coach for Abilene Christian volleyball. He was named to his current position of Aug. 1, 2017.
Alstrom came to ACU from Benedictine University in Mesa, Ariz., where he served as an assistant women's coach from 2015 to 2017, working with outside hitters and defensive specialists. Benedictine went undefeated during the 2016 conference season and went on to place second at the league's tournament.
Alstrom additionally coached women's volleyball for one season at Arizona Christian University, specializing in middle blocker and setter development. With Alstrom's help on the bench, the Firestorm went from winning one match in 2013 (1-23) to 10-15 the following season.
A 2013 graduate of Grand Canyon University, Alstrom also has coached volleyball and cross country while teaching at two Phoenix-based high schools. He was the assistant girls' (2012-14) and head boys' volleyball (2012-2016) coach at Scottsdale Christian Academy in addition to serving as the assistant track and cross country coach (2013-16). Alstrom later moved on to coach cross country at Copper Canyon High School beginning in 2016.
At the club level, Alstrom coached girls with Arizona Desert Sky from 2010 to 2017, and in Cheney, Kan. with Ligers Volleyball Club during the 2009-10 season.
Alstrom's Bachelor of Science degree in biology qualified him to teach chemistry, biology and physics at both Scottsdale Christian and Copper Canyon. He served as Scottsdale's assistant athletic director during the 2013-14 academic year.
Assistant Coach
dayanerrah.taoete@ucr.edu
Cal-Riverside
Division 1
Volunteer Assistant Coach
norto2da@ucsb.edu
Cal-Santa Barbara
Division 1
Dustin has been an assistant volleyball coach on the staffs of James Madison University and UC Santa Barbara's women's teams. He has also coached club volleyball in Virginia for many years and coached at various collegiate camps throughout the country.
mkolze@gmu.edu
George Mason
Division 1
MJ Kolze is in her third season with the George Mason University Women's Volleyball Team. As the Technical Coordinator, Kolze takes detailed practice stats, creates developmental and strategic statistical analyses focused on both the Patriots and opponents, and conducts mental performance training with the team.
Kolze was recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as one of its Thirty Under 30 HS honorees, a program created to recognize 30 up-and-coming volleyball coaches age 30 and under. She earned the AVCA Networks Award and Innovation Award in 2020 and 2021. In December of 2023, Kolze was selected as a presenter at the AVCA Convention, utilizing her background in Industrial / Organizational Psychology to share about Taming the Intangibles. She is one of 24 speakers scheduled for the 2024 AVCA coaches' education webinar series (presentation to air in October, 2024). Her workbook for student-athletes, In Season Focus, will be available for purchase on Amazon in May 2024.
Kolze currently works with Manassas Volleyball Club. Prior to her time at Mason, Kolze was the inaugural varsity head volleyball coach at Lightridge High School in 2020-21. The team earned the AVCA/USMC Team Academic Award (2020) and Dig Pink Philanthropic Achievement Award (2020 and 2021). In addition, Kolze is an adjunct professor for Trinity Washington University, teaching psychology courses.
Kolze played for Missouri State (2010-14) where she earned at-large bids to two NCAA Tournaments and garnered Academic All-Conference honors her senior year. The Bears posted 20+ wins in four of her five seasons.
A native of Tempe, Ariz., Kolze earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Missouri State in 2012 and master's degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Mason in 2018.
Volunteer Coach
alexis.austin21@yahoo.com
Rice
Division 1
Former Colorado outside hitter Alexis Austin has joined the Rice volleyball staff as a volunteer assistant.
A 2015 standout graduate for the Buffs, Austin finished her career (2012-15) with 1,443 kills, which included a stellar senior campaign in which she totaled 498 kills (4.05 kills per set) and 561.0 points. She earned AVCA honorable mention All-America honors and was named to the AVCA All-Pacific South Region team and earned All-Pac-12 honors.
After her time at Colorado, the Houston native (Cypress Falls HS) played professionally in Poland as a member of PTPS.
In high school, Austin was named a top-25 volleyball player in the 2012 class by ESPN and earned a No. 26 ranking nationally by PrepVolleyball.com.
Head Coach
cstraubel@wpi.edu
Worcester Poly
Division 3
Head Coach
marykate.boland@fandm.edu
Franklin & Marshall
Division 3
Former volleyball standout Mary Kate Salko '01 returned to Franklin & Marshall College in the fall of 2003 as the 10th head coach in Diplomats' volleyball history and has had a dramatic impact on the program.
In 17 seasons, she has amassed 326 victories, passing Steve Coulson, who had 251 wins over a span of 12 seasons, on the programs all-time list with a 3-0 shutout of Scranton on Sept. 7, 2016. Salko is the only Centennial Conference (CC) coach to earn all 300 career wins in the CC era, notching her milestone with a 3-2 victory over Gettysburg on Oct. 10, 2018.
Salko has guided the Diplomats to 15 winning seasons in her tenure, including three Centennial Conference (CC) regular-season titles (2012, 2013, 2018) as well as the 2010 and 2014 CC Championship - the fifth and sixth in school history.
Following another historic campaign in 2018, Salko was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year for the first time in her career and earned Centennial Coach of the Year for the second time. The Diplomats earned the program's ninth NCAA Tournament berth, ending the season with a 23-8 overall record and a perfect 10-0 mark in Centennial Conference (CC) action.
The Diplomats became the first No. 5 seed to ever win the CC Tournament in 2014, taking down Muhlenberg with a 3-2 win. With a 24-6 overall record in 2013, F&M captured the most victories under the direction of Salko and the highest total since 2002. The Diplomats went undefeated in the Centennial Conference at 10-0 on the way to their second straight regular-season crown.
Under Salko, the Diplomats have recorded 20 or more victories eight times and have had six All-Americans come through the program, in 2006 CC Player of the Year Margot Phelan (2006), Nicole Morano (2009), two-time CC Player of the Year Julie Harvey (2011, 2013) Ellie Ezekiel (2014), 2018 CC Player of the Year Grace Maggiore (2018, 2019) and Allison Franke (2018, 2019)
Salko was inducted into the F&M Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013. A three-time All-CC setter (1999, 2000-First Team, 1998-Second Team), she completed her career as the all-time leader in assists (4,062) and is the only player ranked in the top 10 in career kills, digs, service aces, blocks, and assists.
A 1998-2000 American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Mid-Atlantic Region Player, she averaged 10.19 assists per game to lead the Diplomats to a school-record 34-6 mark, a perfect 10-0 conference record, the Centennial Conference Tournament title and a "Sweet 16" finish in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament as a senior.
During her playing career, she led F&M to the 1999 and 2000 Centennial Conference Championships and four consecutive NCAA Division III Tournament appearances while recording a 120-32 record from 1997-2000, the best four-year mark in program history.
Co-captain of the Diplomats in 2000, Salko holds school assists records for a game (23, vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 10/27/00), a season (1309 in 1999), a career (4012) a four-game match (63, vs. Pomona-Pitzer, 9/15/00) and a five-game match (75, vs. Grove City, 10/3/98). Her 4012 career assists rank sixth in Centennial Conference history.
A native of Wayne, Pa., Salko graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in the spring of 2001 with a degree in Business Administration.
Assistant Coach
aregan17@gmail.com
Bard
Division 3
Assistant Coach
kstansbu@oberlin.edu
Oberlin
Division 3
Katie is entering her second year as the assistant coach at Oberlin College. She works mostly with defense and serve receive as well as with the pin hitters. Before Oberlin, she was the JV head coach and assistant varsity coach at Padua Franciscan High School. She also coaches club volleyball at Cleveland Volleyball Company (CVC) and has worked with the 14s and 18s age groups.
Katie was a 4 year started at division 1 Colgate University as an outside and libero.
Assistant Coach
aliciawood@depauw.edu
DePauw
Division 3
Head Coach
amb24@nyu.edu
New York University
Division 3
Alma Mater: Ramapo College 11 (Master's in Sports Business, NYU '22)
Seasons as Head Coach: 5 (including 2022-23)
Record at NYU: 107-33 (.764)
Postseason Appearances: 4 (2 NCAA, 2 ECAC)
NCAA Tournament: 2021 (Regional Finalist), 2022 (Final Four)
UAA Championships: 1 (2021)
ECAC Championships: 2 (2018, 2019)
Andrew Brown was hired as head coach of the New York University womens volleyball team in January 2018. His teams have posted a .764 winning percentage and have made postseason appearances each season.
The 2022-23 season was monumental for Brown as the Violets posted a 29-7 record and NYU advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four for the first time since 2004. Brown captured his 100th win as the Violets head coach against Montclair State University on October 5.
The Violets were ranked #4 in the final poll of the season released by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), while Brown and his student-athletes received numerous awards from AVCA, the University Athletic Association (UAA) and the College Sports Communicators (CSC). Brown was named AVCA Region 4 Coach of the year, while AVCA All-American honors were awarded to three Violets: Haley Holz (First Team), Lindsey Hirano (Second Team) and Leela Anvekar (Third Team). Holz and Hirano were also named All-UAA First Team, while Anvekar and Gabriella Spaethling were named Second Team.
As a team, the Violets finished second in NCAA Division III in total assists (1,629), third in total kills (1,759), sixth in total attacks (4,838), 10th in total blocks (251.0), 15th in total digs (2,179), and 16th in hitting percentage (.237).
The success didnt stop on the court as 14 team members received UAA All-Academic honors and Holz was named CSC Academic All-American Second Team.
The 2021-22 season was one of the most outstanding in team annals, as the Violets went 28-2, won their first-ever UAA Championship, earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the Hoboken Regional final.
The campaign, which ended with a #11 national ranking from AVCA, saw Brown and his student-athletes receive numerous awards. NYU earned UAA Coaching Staff of the Year honors and Brown was named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Coach of the Year. Abby Ausmus was selected UAA Most Valuable Player, Holz and Spaethling received First Team All-UAA accolades, while Hirano was selected ECAC Division III Rookie of the Year and UAA Freshman of the Year. Ausmus and Holz both received All-ECAC honors, while AVCA All-American accolades were also bestowed upon the foursome: Ausmus (First Team), Holz (Second Team), Spaethling and Hirano (Honorable Mention).
As a team, the Violets finished 5th in NCAA Division III in winning percentage (.933) and hitting percentage (.272), 11th in blocks per set (2.22), 12th in assists per set (12.53), 14th in total blocks (231), and 20th in kills per set (13.3) and opponent hitting percentage (.102).
The Violets were also successful off the court in 21-22, as 13 team members earned UAA All-Academic honors and both Lauren Robinson and Jessie Tsang received the prestigious Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award. NYU also made the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award Honor Roll, achieved by the top 20% of team GPAs in Division III.
Browns first two seasons at NYU resulted in back-to-back ECAC Division III Tournament Championships.
NYU did not compete during the 2020-21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, 10 team members earned UAA All-Academic honors and the Violets received the AVCA All-Academic Team Award (Honor Roll).
In 2019, Brown guided the Violets to a 28-8 record, the teams most victories since 2013. The teams success included titles at the Kean Invitational and the New York Region Challenge as NYU led all of NCAA Division III with 2.57 blocks per set.
Individually, several NYU players were recognized for their on-court accomplishments in 2019. Holz was selected AVCA All-New York Region Freshman of the Year and All-AVCA Honorable Mention. Ausmus was named AVCA All-New York Region and AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, while both received All-UAA Honorable Mention and ECAC All-Tournament honors. Nicole Dao was selected ECAC Championship Most Valuable Player, while both Jacqueline Kupeli and Gretchen Kincade received All-UAA Honorable Mention.
The Violets were also celebrated for their classroom work that season, receiving the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award while 10 student-athletes earned UAA All-Academic accolades.
In his first season, Brown led the Violets to a 22-16 overall record. NYU earned a postseason berth and won all four matches en route to capturing the ECAC Championship.
Many of Browns players earned accolades in 2018. Ausmus was selected ECAC Rookie of the Month (October), ECAC Championship Most Valuable Player and Second Team All-UAA. Ausmus, along with Kupeli and Maddie DeJong, were also named to the ECAC Championship All-Tournament Team while Nazzarine Waldon was selected Honorable Mention All-UAA. Kincade was selected the Knights Invitational Most Valuable Player, while Waldon was named to the NY Region Challenge All-Tournament Team.
Browns student-athletes also fared well off the court as nine earned UAA All-Academic honors. The squad also received the AVCA Team Academic Award.
Prior to arriving at NYU, Brown served as the womens head coach at Union College, where his teams produced a 66-38 record and posted second- and third-place finishes in the Liberty League. During that span, two of his players earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America accolades.
Brown also served as the womens head coach at NCAA Division I Saint Peters University from 2012-15, guiding the Peacocks to a top-10 team grade-point average in all of Division I women's volleyball.
A 2011 graduate of Ramapo College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication arts, Brown was an outside hitter for the Roadrunners volleyball team for two seasons. As a senior, he finished with 196 kills as Ramapo earned its sixth-straight berth in the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Conference Tournament and made an appearance in the ECAC Metro Championship.
Brown also served as an assistant coach for the men's volleyball team at his alma mater for three seasons (2012-15). He helped guide the squads to three straight Skyline Conference tournaments and back-to-back finals appearances in 2014 and 2015.
He went on to earn a Master's in Sports Business from NYU in 2022.
Browns other coaching stints include Head USA Womens Volleyball Coach at the Maccabiah Games in Israel (Summer 2017) and Varsity Boys and Girls Head Coach at Montclair High School (2010-15).
A native of Montclair, NJ, and a Brooklyn resident, Brown has also held various positions at numerous volleyball camps.
Brown's Year-By-Year Records (at NYU)
2018 22-16 2-5 (UAA)
2019 28-8 3-4 (UAA)
2020 ---- ---- (NYU did not compete due to Covid-19)
2021 28-2 6-1 (UAA)
2022 29-7 6-1 (UAA)
TOTALS 107-33 17-11
Brown's Year-By-Year Records (at Union College)
2015 29-6 9-3 (Liberty League)
2016 25-11 9-4 (Liberty League)
2017 12-21 1-6 (Liberty League)
TOTALS 66-38 18-13
Overall Record: 173-71 (.709)
damazokr@grinnell.edu
Grinnell
Division 3
Head Coach
burtkd@stthom.edu
St. Thomas (TX)
Division 3
[Bio](https://www.ustcelts.com/sports/wvball/coaches/Keanne_Burtview=bio)
University of St. Thomas alumna Keanne Burt was named as the fourth head coach in the volleyball programs history when she was hired in May 2014.
After six seasons coaching the team in the NAIA and the Red River Athletic Conference, Burt guided the teams transition to the NCAA and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in time for the 2019 season.
During the teams tenure in the RRAC, Burt led the team to winning records in four out five seasons. The Celts claimed a share of the regular-season RRAC championship and went 25-7 during the 2018 season. The 2018 team broke 16 team and individual records and went undefeated at home while maintaining a 3.49 GPA in the classroom.
Burt has coached one conference Player of the Year (Bresha Orange, 2018) and had two players named Defensive Player of the Year on her watch. As well as DaVette McCall earning Setter of the year in the RRAC Candace Grosjean was a two-time Defensive Player of the Year in the RRAC, and Kaylyn Latin was a two-time SCACs Back Row Player of the Year in 2019 and 2021.
Under Burts watch, Celts players have earned eight All-Conference first team honors and 14 All-Conference second team honors, All-Region and 2 All-Americans.
Through her first seven seasons as USTs head coach, Burt has compiled a career record of 103-91.
Prior to UST, Burt spent four years with the volleyball program at Huffman-Hargrave High School. Under her leadership, the Falcons had their most successful season in the schools history, advancing to the Regional Tournament. The Falcons also received many accolades including District Selections, All-Area, All-Region, Academic All-State, selection to All-Star games, and top 10 rankings from TGCA.
Earning a winning record of 52-16 in two years as the head coach, Burt also received the All-Area and Southeast Texas Coach of the Year awards and was also selected to coach in the SETCA All-Star game. Not only did the Huffman volleyball program excel on the court but the team also maintained a 3.5 GPA.
Burt, who earned her bachelors degree from UST in 2010, played three seasons for the Celts. As team captain and libero, she helped lead the Celts to back to back Association of Independent Institution conference championships and NAIA National Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009.
She earned First Team All-Conference honors in each of the teams two AII championship seasons, and at the conclusion of her career, was the programs all-time leader digs, a record that stood for several years.
Burt resides in Huffman with her husband Jarrod and their sons Hogan and Palmer.
Head Coach
mmeixl01@hamline.edu
Hamline
Division 3
Maggie Meixl was named head coach of the Hamline volleyball team in 2017 and is in her seventh season (61-85, six seasons) during the 2023-24 academic year. Before taking charge of the program, Meixl was the assistant coach in 2015 and 2016.
The 2021 season resulted in many benchmarks for Meixl and the volleyball program, who eclipsed the 20-win threshold for the second time in program history with a 20-8 overall record. The No. 3 seed Pipers qualified for the MIAC Tournament for the first time since 2013, and came through with their second-ever MIAC Tournament victory via a 3-2 decision over No. 6 seed Saint Benedict at Hutton Arena on November 3, 2021. Meixl earned 2021 MIAC Volleyball Coach of the Year, the first Hamline representative since 2006. The 2021 campaign resulted in a program-best four Pipers on the MIAC Volleyball All-Conference Team, the first MIAC Rookie of the Year since 2006, and four MIAC Athletes of the Week. Hamline also achieved a program-first NCAA Regional Ranking (No. 6), and AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention selection in 2021.
Head Coach
atrinity@agnesscott.edu
Agnes Scott
Division 3
Head Coach
mgraf@webster.edu
Webster
Division 3
Merry Graf has 22 seasons as the head women's volleyball coach at Webster University. The Gorloks have won the SLIAC Tournament eight times automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships those eight years. In addition to her coaching role, she is the Assistant Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator at Webster.
Webster was awarded the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award 17 times during Graf's tenure.
Coach Graf has been named the SLIAC Coach of the Year four times and has compiling a stellar 280-60 (.828) record in the SLIAC. Graf has over 470 collegiate wins overall and has a record of 415-245 (.628) guiding the Gorloks. She has coached 90 SLIAC All-Conference players, six SLIAC Newcomers of the Year, seven Defensive Players of the Year, five SLIAC Players of the Year, three All Region and an AVCA All-American.
Prior to Webster, Graf spent five seasons as the head volleyball coach at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Graf has coached grade school, high school and USA Juniors volleyball teams in the area as well.
She graduated from Millikin University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications and earned a Masters of Education in Kinesiology from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. She is also a USA Volleyball Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) Level II Coach. Graf was a standout collegiate athlete in softball and volleyball, earning the Millikin University's Best Blocker Award for volleyball and setting a record for most hits in a game with 5 for softball.
ealeman@dom.edu
Dominican (IL)
Division 3
Head Coach
haley.paonessa@ursuline.edu
Ursuline
Division 2
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.
Graduate Assistant
janeese.vervelde21@mckendree.edu
McKendree
Division 2
Janeese VerVelde is currently the Graduate Assistant at McKendree University for both Mens and Womens Volleyball teams. McKendree competes in the MIVA and GLVC. Most recently Janeese coached at the USA All-Star Championships where her team took home the silver medal in the international youth division.
Janeese played at the University of Charleston in West Virginia where she earned multiple All-Tournament and All-Conference honors. At Charleston, Janeese was also the student assistant for the mens volleyball team.
Janeese is originally from Wisconsin where she played club at Milwaukee Sting.
Assistant Coach
rcamposa@pointloma.edu
Point Loma Nazarene
Division 2
Assistant Coach
cscully2@washcoll.edu
Washington Coll. (MD)
Division 3
Scully previously served as assistant coach at William Paterson University for the 2021 fall season. The team qualified for the NJAC playoffs and multiple players earned weekly conference honors.
Scully was the head coach at Mount Saint Dominic Academy (2019-21), Golda OCH Academy (2017-18) and Atlantic Valley Volleyball Club (2018-21). She was also an assistant and head coach for Phoenix Volleyball NJ (2013-18), she has served as a site director for GEVA High Performance Volleyball (2017-21) and has worked numerous camps in the tri-state area.
medeirosk@uindy.edu
Indianapolis
Division 2
Assistant Coach
bstrong@cornellcollege.edu
Cornell College (IA)
Division 3
Brianna Strong enjoyed a record-setting career at NCAA Division I University of Northern Colorado from 2010-14. Strong earned First Team All-Big Sky Conference honors as a senior, and was a second team choice in 2013. A two-time team captain, Strong helped guide the Bears to three Big Sky Tournament championships and three NCAA appearances during her time in Greeley, Colo. Strong led the Big Sky in attack percentage two consecutive seasons, including a conference-record .403 clip in 2013. She is Northern Colorado's Division I career-record holder for solo blocks and attack percentage. Strong also boasts the programs top season marks for solo and total blocks under the 25-point scoring format. In 2013, Strong was voted Northern Colorado's Fall Athlete of the Year and Break-out Athlete of the Year. She finished among the programs career leaders in blocks per set (0.95 second), total blocks (353 third), block assists (302 third), points (1,073 sixth) and kills (870 seventh). She played in 372 career sets while helping the Bears to three 20-win seasons.
Strong joined the Cornell staff in 2015 and helped the Rams to 5 Midwest Conference Regular Season Championships and 3 NCAA appearances. Coached 11 All-Conference performers, 4 All-Region, 4 All-Americans since her start at Cornell College.
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.
Assistant Coach
hh160@humboldt.edu
Cal Poly Humboldt
Division 2
Hills enters her second season at Cal Poly Humboldt as the top assistant coach under Angela Spoja. She comes to Cal Poly Humboldt from Eastern Washington, where she was the assistant coach for one season with the Eagles.
Prior to being an assistant volleyball coach at her alma mater, Hills was the head coach of the U15, U16, U17 and U19 programs for the East Kootenay Volleyball Club in Cranbrook, British Columbia, from 2015-20. Her U18 squad captured the Division 2 national championship in Canada in 2017.
Hills started her coaching career as an assistant coach at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia from 2011-13 helping the program to its first-ever playoff berth in 2012.
Besides her two stops at East Kootenay Volleyball Club and Thompson Rivers University, Hills spent the past ten seasons coaching in Canada. From 2012-14, she was the head coach of the Volleyball Canadas Center of Excellence in Kamloops, B.C. During her time there, she trained and developed athletes of all ages and levels using specific program guidelines, lesson plans and resources provided by Volleyball Canada.
Hills was a four-year letter-winner for the Eagles volleyball team during her intercollegiate career from 2006-2009. She was the 2008 Big Sky Conference Most Valuable Player and a three-time All-Big Sky Conference First Team selection.
The 2008 Big Sky Championships All-Tournament Team honoree helped the Eagles to their first regular season title that season. During the 2008 campaign, Eastern Washington finished 18-11 overall and 12-4 in the Big Sky Conference.
She is second on the Eagles career list with 1,428 kills and is 17th in Big Sky Conference history. Her career average per set of 3.85 kills remains second in school history and 15th in the Big Sky. Twice during her career, she had 30 kills in a single match, ranking her third and she set a record for four-set match. Hills recorded at least 20 kills on 23 occasions, ranking her second at Eastern Washington including seven-straight matches in 2007.
In her senior season, Hills had a team leading 375 kills (3.50 kills/set to rank fourth in the conference) and was second on the team with her 292 digs (2.73 digs/set). During her career, Hills was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week six times including her senior season with impressive performances in victories over Montana and Montana State.
During her final three seasons at Eastern Washington, Hills played a key role in the Eagles going 26-6 in home matches.
Hills graduated from Eastern Washington with her bachelors degree in communication studies in 2010.
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.
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
yajaira_cadet@baylor.edu
Baylor
Division 1
Yajaira (Ja-hi-duh) Cadet came to the Bears in early January of 2022 after serving as the head coach of club team Excel Volleyball for seven years, coaching teams from 10U to 17U.
It is with incredible excitement, enthusiasm and rejoicing that we are able to announce Yajaira Cadet as our next assistant coach, said McGuyre. I feel incredibly blessed that God has called such a passionate and skilled teacher to our program. As an athlete, Yajaira led the SEC in digs and was a two-time national champion.
As a teacher/coach, Yajaira is skilled in instruction, communication and motivation. She recognizes and implements timeless principles into her life and others daily. I am confident she will be an immaculate servant and mentor to our student-athletes, both as competitors and women of character. Her strengths flourish on and off the court. Yajaira will add to an already servant-hearted staff and strengthen our ability to Prepare Champions for Life.
In addition to her club volleyball coaching, she also was a private coach while serving as a bilingual instructional specialist and principal intern at Memorial Elementary in the Plano school district for the past four years. She has served as a bilingual educator and coach for a total of 12 years.
Prior to being with the Excel club, she was a volleyball graduate assistant at the University of Evansville in Indiana from 2007 to 2009. Cadet earned her masters degree in public service administration in 2009 from the university while assisting the Aces with training the primary passers and outside hitters.
During her time there, Evansvilles passing statistics improved, and she coached the Missouri Valley Conference Libero of the Year, Julie Walroth. At the time, Walroth was one of only 25 players in NCAA history to have 2,000 digs in her career.
I coach because I have a passion for teaching the sport of volleyball to the future generations of players, Cadet said previously. I coach to serve and share the gift of volleyball. My coaching is focused on developing the mechanics of the sport, a competitive mindset and decision-making of the game.
Cadet had a storied playing career. She started out on the Dominican Republic indoor and beach volleyball national teams, competing in several international tournaments, including Olympic qualifiers and earned a silver medal in the North, Central and Caribbean Tournament (NORCECA). She played for the junior and major national teams between 1994 and 2000.
Starting her collegiate career at the University of South Carolina in 2001, Cadet led the SEC in digs as a sophomore in 2002. Transferring to California Baptist, she served as team captain and helped the Lancers to back-to-back NAIA national championships in 2004 and 2005 under McGuyre. Cadet played outside and right-side hitter, as well as libero, in her career.
In 2004, she was named AVCA All-America first team and also received Golden State Athletic Conference All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors.
Cadet became a member of the CBU and city of Riverside Sport Hall of Fame after her senior campaign with the Lancers, graduating with her bachelors in psychology and Christian studies in 2006. At the time of her induction, she was third all-time in single-season records with 616 kills, fourth with 4.57 kills per match and fifth with 536 digs.
She played six years of professional volleyball, winning five national titles in the Dominican beach volleyball league and was team captain of Bameso that won the U.S. Volleyball Open in 2005.
Born in Montecristi, Dominican Republic, Cadet and her husband, Abraham, have three children Isaac, Abigail and Abraham Jr.
Assistant Coach
renwick.cefra@temple.edu
Temple (PA)
Division 1
Ren Cefra came to Temple as an assistant coach for the Owls in 2015. Cefra brings a broad range of experience to Temple, with stops at NCAA DI, DII, club and prep programs.
Cefra helped the 2017 squad make history as the first Temple team to qualify to post-season play in 15 years. The Owls finished 20-10, advancing to the second round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. Temple finished second in The American, going 15-5 in conference play.
Individually, the Owls placed four on the All-Conference team, including Temple's first ever unanimous first-team American player, Izzy Rapacz. Senior Kyra Coundourides, junior Iva Deak, and redshirt freshman Dana Westfield also appeared on the American Athletic Conference teams. Temple racked up a program-record 11 American Weekly Honor Roll selections, while junior Mia Heirakuji was named Defensive Player of the Week, and Rapacz earned both Offensive and Defensive POTW nods during the season.
In 2016, Cefra helped lead the team to their third-straight 20-win season. The Owls finished 22-8 overall with a 15-5 record in American Athletic Conference play. For the third-straight season, Temple defeated every opponent in The American, at least once during the year, including road wins over SMU and Cincinnati. The Owls also captured the 2016 Philadelphia Big 5 title.
Cefra's first season as an Owl saw the 2015 squad record a 24-8 overall record, including a 15-5 mark in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls finished alone in second in the conference, having defeated each conference opponent at least once during the season, while also recording seven-straight wins to close the season. The 2015 squad tied the 2014 team for wins, the program's best record since 2002.
Before Temple, Cefra served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Minot State. Prior to his brief stint with the Beavers, he spent a year as the director of volleyball operations for the University of Nevada.
Cefra spent two years as a volunteer assistant for St. John's University, helping to guide the Red Storm to three All-Big East team selections in his time there. He was also a part of the team's 2012 Big East Tournament appearance.
Before coming east, Cefra was the assistant coach for Chaminade University in Honolulu from 2008 to 2010. He also served as an assistant coach for the Asics Rainbows, helping the U-14 club to a first-place finish at the 2012 Southern California Qualifier and a third-place finish at the 2012 Junior National Championships.
Head Coach
aak618@lehigh.edu
Lehigh
Division 1
Alexa Keckler enters her fifth year as the head coach of the Lehigh volleyball program in 2022.
At the helm of the program, Keckler has led Lehigh to the Patriot League Tournament with five players earning All-Patriot League honors including three Academic All-Patriot League selections.
In 2019, Keckler led the Mountain Hawks to their first Patriot League Tournament appearance since 2017. Under her guidance, senior Emily Poole and junior Hannah Wright earned Second Team All-Patriot League selections for the second consecutive season. For the second season in a row, senior Lauren Bright was named an Academic All-Patriot League honoree.
During her first season at the helm, Keckler led the Mountain Hawks to a 20-8 overall record and had the program's best start to a season at 11-1 entering Patriot League play. She has coached two Second Team All-Patriot League selections through her first year.
Hired in February 2018, she brings to Lehigh 13 years of collegiate head coaching experience, including the last eight seasons as the head coach at Muhlenberg College.
At Muhlenberg, Keckler's teams reflected her commitment to recruiting nationally, to high academic achievement, to community service, and to competitive consistency. In addition to team successes, Muhlenberg volleyball student-athletes earned All-America, All-Region and All-Centennial Conference recognition, as well as Academic All-America and All-District honors.
Competitively, Keckler compiled a record of 141-96 (.595) at Muhlenberg and owns an overall mark of 237-151 (.611) in her 13 seasons at the collegiate level. Prior to Muhlenberg, Keckler spent five seasons at fellow Centennial Conference member Gettysburg College, where she won a conference title and led the Bullets to five-straight postseason appearances.
Keckler ranks third in Centennial Conference history with 88 wins in conference matches and ranks fourth with seven wins in conference postseason matches. She accumulated 237 total wins during her time at Gettysburg and Muhlenberg, which ranks eighth in Centennial history.
Just three seasons after tying for last place in the Centennial Conference, Muhlenberg won 20 matches and advanced to the conference championship match for the first time in 12 years in 2013. The following season, Keckler led the Mules to the championship match again in a landmark season that saw the program win 25 matches, set the school record for the longest winning streak (13), receive votes in the national poll for the first time ever and crown its first All-American in 10 years.
Inheriting a young, rebuilding team in 2010, Keckler began her stint at Muhlenberg with a 6-21 record and capped off her tenure with a 24-6 campaign in 2017. In her final season, Keckler led the program to its highest-ever NCAA regional ranking (fifth) and once again had the Mules receiving votes in the national poll.
Prior to arriving at Muhlenberg in 2010, Keckler spent five years as head coach at Gettysburg, where she compiled a record of 96-55 (.636), including a record of 40-10 (.800) in Centennial play. The Bullets posted at least 18 wins in each of her five seasons and captured their league-best 11th Centennial Conference Championship in 2005. During Keckler's tenure, Gettysburg reached the conference championship match three times and advanced to the NCAA regional semifinals in 2005.
In her 13 seasons at Gettysburg and Muhlenberg, Keckler coached two All-Americans, two All-Region selections, 35 All-Centennial Conference selections, the 2013 Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year, a 2016 Centennial Conference Volleyball Scholar-Athlete Award recipient, two Academic All-Centennial selections, three CoSIDA academic All-District selections and two CoSIDA Academic All-America selections.
Prior to entering the college coaching ranks, Keckler piloted her alma mater of Smithsburg (Md.) High School to an 18-2 record in 2002 and guided Littlestown (Pa.) High School to an 18-5 mark and a district playoff appearance in 2004. In between those assignments, she served as head coach of the Tri-State FCA Volleyball Club's 15-and-under girls team, leading that squad to a 49-25 record in 2003-04.
An all-region most valuable player and junior college All-American at Hagerstown Community College, Keckler earned her associate's degree in 1998 before graduating from Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University with a bachelor's degree in sports and exercise science in 2000. She was a two-year letter winner with the TNU volleyball program, earning TranSouth Athletic Conference academic honors both seasons.
She acquired a master's degree in human performance from Frostburg State University in 2002 and also has CAP 2 coaching certification from USA Volleyball. In addition to her coaching duties, she has served as the director of the Mid-Maryland Volleyball Camp since 1996.
Keckler and her husband, Moravian University men's basketball head coach Darryl Keckler, have three daughters, Olivia, Camryn and Mallory, and a son, Maddox.
Assistant Coach
amugler@murraystate.edu
Murray State (KY)
Division 1
At Murray State
2020 is her second season as MSU assistant coachIn 2019, assisted in coaching the Racers to a 19-11 overall record including 12-4 in the OVCIn 2019, assisted in coaching of AVCA All-American and OVC Player of the Year Rachel Giustino
Before Murray State
Spent nine years as head coach of Toledo Volleyball Club from January 2010 until 2019Assistant volleyball coach at St. Ursula Academy in 2018Assistant volleyball coach at Owen's Community College from July 2009 to December 2011Business Director at Toledo Volleyball Club from January 2010 to February 2012
Playing Career
Played four years at Murray State under head coach David SchwepkerAccumulated 1,104 kills (9th all-time) and 1,699 digs (6th all-time), one of just eight Racers in the 1,000/1,000 clubRacked up 174 assists, 126 blocks and 75 service aces in her career as well2005 OVC All-Newcomer Team selection2008 OVC All-Tournament Team selection2007-08 OVC Commissioner's Honor RollGraduate of St. Ursula Academy in Ohio and won the state championship in 2004First-Team All-City, All-District, and All-State in 2004 was inducted into school's Hall of Fame in 2018
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
pmaneggi@trincoll.edu
Trinity (CT)
Division 3
Trinity College Assistant Womens Volleyball Coach, Hartford, CT 2014-2017, 2018-Present
Instruct setter training and defense
Recruit student-athletes
Scout opponents
Review practice and game film
Prepare facility for match day
Any other duties assigned by Head Coach or Athletic Department
CAP II expired
Assistant Volleyball Coach
elorenzen@stlawu.edu
St. Lawrence
Division 3
I am the assistant coach for Saint Lawrence University, a small division 3 school in Upstate NY. Saint Lawrence University is a highly competitive academic school with roughly 2400 undergrad that offers over 100 academic programs. The multi-field major allows for students to explore the opportunity to create their own interdisciplinary program.
Saints athletics places a high importance in the D3 experience. There are 33 different teams on campus including Division 1 mens and women's hockey. Saint Lawrence volleyball competes within a highly competitive conference known as the Liberty League. We went 17-11 in the '21 season and 4-3 in conference. We were runner up finalist in our conference championship game.
We are graduating five seniors, including OHs, L, RS, MB. We are looking to recruit first years that can come in and make a difference in all areas both physically and as leaders.
awilkins@pace.edu
Pace
Division 2
Head Coach
jgetzin@winona.edu
Winona State
Division 2
Getzin is entering his third season as the head volleyball coach at Winona State.
In his second year the Warriors continued to show improvement, reaching the NSIC Championship game. The team won 20 games and were ranked 22nd in the final AVCA Poll. During the season the Warriors had four wins over top-ten ranked opponents on the year.
Upon completing his first season, Getzin helped lead the Warriors to one of their most successful years in program history. The Warriors finished 2014 with a 19-8 record and a 14-6 record in NSIC play, finishing fifth in the conference. Getzin's .703 win percentage in his first season at WSU marks the second-best single season win percentage in program history since LaVonne Fiereck led WSU to a 28-10 (.737) record in 1990.
Getzin also helped mold outside hitter Danielle Rampart into a great player in her first year in the program, helping her earn all-NSIC First Team accolades as well as earn AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year honors.
The Warriors performed just as remarkably in the classroom away from the court under Getzin, earning the AVCA Team Academic Award for the ninth straight year.
Before coming to WSU, Getzin spent 12 seasons as the head coach at Ole Miss, taking a program stuck at the bottom of the SEC and leading it to three appearances in the NCAA Tournament. An outstanding recruiter and in-game coach, Getzin was named the SEC Coach of the Year in both 2006 and 2007.
Getzin also oversaw a team that was extremely successful in the classroom. During his 12 seasons on the Ole Miss bench, 59 volleyball players were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and 15 were Freshman Academic Honor Roll selections. His team captured the 2006 Chancellors Cup, given each year to the Ole Miss athletic program with the highest grade point average.
Prior to earning the top job at Ole Miss, Getzin spent two seasons as the top assistant at South Carolina. Getzin helped the Gamecocks go 42-12 during the 2000-01 seasons, with the program advancing to the NCAA Tournament both years.
Getzin spent the 2000 season as the head coach at the University of Portland after serving for three years as the head coach at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz. Starting the program at Embry-Riddle from scratch, Getzin led the team into the NAIA national rankings in just the teams second year. He was also the director of the Yavapai Junior Volleyball Club from 1995-99, overseeing more than 100 players age 10-18.
He spent the 1995-98 seasons as an assistant at South Carolina and was also an assistant at the University of Arizona from 1988-91, helping lead the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament in 1989 and 1990. Prior to coaching at Arizona, Getzin was the coach of the Southern Arizona junior team.
Getzin began his coaching career at Saint Francis High School in Wheaton, Ill. from 1986-87 while also coaching the Chicago Breeze, a womens Major League Volleyball team. He also served as the Western Zonal Coordinator for the 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival.
Getzin earned his bachelors degree in Physical Education from George Williams College in Downers Grove, Ill. in 1986. Getzin and his wife Andrea have two children, Sara Rose and Erin Elizabeth.
Assistant Coach
anabel.bustamante@tamiu.edu
Texas A&M-Int'l
Division 2
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