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noah.klotthor@usd.edu
South Dakota
Division 1
Noah Klotthor joined the Coyote volleyball coaching staff in July 2023 as an assistant coach.
Klotthor spent the 2022 season as the volunteer assistant coach at the University of Oregon for both volleyball and beach volleyball. Prior to assisting the Ducks volleyball program, Klotthor served as a manager for the University of Missouri volleyball team.
Klotthor, a native of La Crescenta, California, studied at LA Pierce College, UC Santa Barbara, Missouri, and Northumbria in the United Kingdom. In addition to playing at Northumbria, he played and coached club volleyball at UCSB and Missouri and was a second-team all-conference selection in the 2015-16 season for Pierce.
poseyc@umkc.edu
Missouri-Kansas City
Division 1
Coach Posey enters the 2024 season with a 211-162 (.583) record . The 2024 campaign will be her 14th as a college head coach and 41th overall, combining high school (16), college assistant coaching (11) and college head coach duties (14).
In 2023, Posey and assistant coaches Will McCall and Maddie Renn guided the Roos to a 22-9 record winning the Summit League and extending their season with an NIVC invite. The Roos won 2 preseason tournaments at FAU and Missouri State while placing 2nd at the Oakland Tournament.
With the teams success, Posey has moved into the top spot on the Kansas City all-time wins list (211) and most seasons coached (13). Her 362 games coached is also the most in KC program history, passing Steve Dallman (245) during the 2019 campaign. Posey is the ninth head coach in school history and is the only one with a winning percentage (.583).
In her thirteen previous seasons, she has amassed a winning record in 10 campaigns after the program accumulated just one winning season in the 24 years prior to her arrival. The 24 wins in 2014, 22 victories in 2023, 21 victories in 2018 and 2021 are the three most-successful seasons for any volleyball coach in program history.
Posey was named WAC Coach of the Year in 2014 and again as Summit League Coach of the Year in 2023.
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Prior to joining the Kansas City program, Posey spent 11 seasons as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at the University of Kansas, where she landed the No. 26-ranked class in the nation according to PrepVolleyball.com in 2010.
While at Kansas, Posey worked with the teams setters and defensive specialists, while also serving as the teams recruiting coordinator, overseeing the teams managers, team room and camp administration, and acting as a liaison between the team and its sports psychologist, promotions department and the weight room.
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Prior to heading to Lawrence, Posey served as the head volleyball coach at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kan., from 1993 to 2000. During that time, Posey led the Huskies to KSHSAA state tournaments in each of her eight seasons, winning the state championships in 1996 and 1997, while finishing third three times. At Blue Valley Northwest, Posey also served as head girls basketball and assistant softball coach for the Huskies and was named a member of its inaugural Husky Hall of Fame class.
While coaching the Huskies, she was named the 1999 Johnson County Volleyball Coach of the Year by the Kansas City Star, the 1997 Coach of the Year by the Kansas Volleyball Association and Kansas Sport Magazine after leading her team to a perfect 44-0 record, including a second-straight KSHSAA state championship and the 1996 Coach of the Year by Kansas Sport Magazine and Sports Connection after guiding her team to a 41-3 record and the state championship. Posey was inducted into the Kansas Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2015.
Before taking over the coaching duties at Blue Valley Northwest, Posey served in the same position at Halstead (Kan.) High School from 1983-90 where she was selected to serve as head coach at the 1990 Kansas Volleyball Associations annual All-Star Game after being named co-Coach of the Year by the KVA. Four times her squads qualified for the state tournament, including a third-place finish in 1990.
In her 18 years as a high school coach, Posey compiled an overall record of 392-171.
During her college career, Posey lettered in volleyball and softball at Wichita State as a freshman and sophomore before transferring to Kansas for her final two years of eligibility, where she was a standout first baseman and outfielder for the KU softball team.
Posey received a bachelors degree in education from University of Kansas in 1982 where she majored in physical education and minored in health education.
Assistant Coach
jcasonvball@gmail.com
Northwest Missouri State
Division 2
Jacquie Cason enters her first season as the head women's volleyball coach. Prior to joining the S&T staff in March 2024, she was with Northwest Missouri State. She was with the Bearvats for the last five years, the first two as a graduate assistant coach before becoming the top assistant in the Bearcat program in July 2021. In her time at Northwest, the Bearcats had a record of 100-39 that included NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in 2021 and 2022 and trips to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Tournament in each of those five seasons.
Northwest reached the championship game of the MIAA Tournament in the spring season in 2021 and again in the fall season of that calendar year. The Bearcats also won the MIAA regular season title in 2022 and while playing in the highly competitive MIAA and in the same region with teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, recorded 18 wins over nationally-ranked teams during those five seasons. One of those 18 wins came over No.-1 ranked Washburn during the 2021 campaign which was among five victories over teams ranked in the top five in the nation since the start of the 2019 season.
At Northwest, Cason was involved in numerous aspects of the program that included being the program's recruiting coordinator, working with budgets and fundraising projects and with academic progress as well as practice planning and travel coordination. Her primary coaching areas centered around training the middle and pin hitters.
Northwest finished among the top five in kills and attack percentage in the MIAA in four of the last five seasons including leading the conference with 13.3 kills per set in the spring of 2021 and also ranked among the top five in blocks in three of those seasons.
Before going to Northwest, Cason spent one year at Eastern Illinois University and one year at Nicholls State University as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. She was involved with scouting, film preparation and analysis, coaching the offense and developing blocking schemes at both schools.
Cason began her coaching career at Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, Ky., where her junior varsity squad recorded the best record in the state in 2016. She also served as an assistant varsity coach during Sacred Heart's successful 2016 state championship run, the school's first state championship in 13 years. Sacred Heart finished that season with a No. 3 three ranking in the nation among high school programs, which included championships at the LIVT Tournament held in Louisville and the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix.
Cason played collegiately at the University of Texas at El Paso, where she played as a pin hitter. She served as team captain her senior season and totaled 100 or more kills in each season at UTEP, where her attack percentage mark of .306 during the 2010 season still ranks as the sixth-best single-season mark in program history.
In addition, she amassed more than 250 hours of community service over her five-year career. She was a four-time Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll selection, a seven-time honoree on the Dean's List for a semester grade point average of 3.5 higher and received the Conference USA Commissioner's Medalist award in 2011.
She earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from UTEP in 2015 and earned her master's degree in applied health sciences at Northwest Missouri State in 2021. She is originally from Vail, Ariz.
Head Coach
jonesma@quincy.edu
Quincy
Division 2
Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics [Marty Bell](https://quhawks.com/staff.aspxstaff=1) announced today (Apr. 1) that Mark Jones has been named the new head women's volleyball coach.
Jones comes to QU after serving two seasons as an assistant coach for the Indiana State women's volleyball team.
During his time at Indiana State, the Sycamores accumulated 21 wins in two seasons and made an appearance in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in 2017, which included their first tournament win in school history.
Prior to Indiana State, Jones served eight seasons as the head women's volleyball coach at Division 1 Manhattan College.
Jones led Manhattan College to five trips to the MAAC Tournament and four 20-win campaigns and is one of only two coaches in Jaspers program history to accumulate over 100 victories. During his time at Manhattan, he coached 11 All-Conference players, including the Freshman of the Year in 2012 and the Conference Player of the Year in 2014. He was also named Conference Coach of the Year in 2010, his second season.
Familiar with the Midwest area, Jones served as the head men's and women's volleyball coach at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo. During his time at William Woods, Jones led the Owls men's volleyball team to a NAIA National Championship in 2002.
Jones said of his new position "I would like to thank [Marty Bell](https://quhawks.com/staff.aspxstaff=1) for this great opportunity to be the head women's volleyball coach at Quincy University. I'm very impressed with Quincy University's commitment to athletic excellence and the overall support for their student athletes. I'm excited to be a part of the Quincy family and continue the tradition of academic and athletic excellence. I also want to thank head coach Lindsay Allman for her support and guidance during my time as an assistant at Indiana State University."
Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics [Marty Bell](https://quhawks.com/staff.aspxstaff=1) stated, "We are pleased to have Coach Jones lead our women's volleyball program. He has a wealth of successful experience which will bring stability and create a solid foundation for the immediate and long-term success of our program. Our women's volleyball team has made steady progress and improvement over the past few years and I believe Coach Jones has the leadership experience we need at this time to move the program to a championship level. We welcome Mark to the Hawk athletic family."
Head Coach
dansess@ecok.edu
East Central (OK)
Division 2
Danielle Essix completed her first season at East Central University as the Head Coach. In her first season, the Tigers clinched a spot in the 2023 GAC Championship Tournament. Essix spent the last five seasons as the head coach at Lee College, an NJCAA team in the Region XIV Athletic Conference in Baytown, Texas. During her time with the Navigators, she guided the program to more than 70 wins and helped produce one Libero of the Year, three First Team All-Conference selections, four Second Team All-Conference selections, seven Honorable Mention All-Conference selections, and four Academic All-Americans.
Prior to her tenure at Lee College, Essix was the assistant coach at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, for the 2016 and 2017 seasons before serving as interim head coach for five months. There, she assisted the team to a first-place finish during the 2017 conference season and a second-place finish in the Region XIV Conference Championships.
Essix's first coaching position began at ECU, where she was a graduate assistant from 2014-15 under longtime head coach Dave Thorn, who started coaching the program in 2008.
Before entering her coaching career, Essix was a stand-out on the court from 2010 to 2013, where she left her name on several ECU Career Top-10 lists, including No. 2 in kills and attacks, No. 3 in service aces, points, and double-doubles, No. 4 in matches played, and No. 6 in sets played. In Essix's senior season in 2013, she earned Second Team All-GAC and landed a spot on the All-Tournament team at the GAC Championships.
A native of Commerce, Texas, Essix received her degree in athletic training in 2014 and completed her master's degree in sports administration in 2015 from ECU.
Head Coach
amy.beall@stmary.edu
Saint Mary (KS)
NAIA
Amy Beall has completed her eighth year as the Head Coach at the University of Saint Mary. In 2022, the Spires were KCAC Tournament Runner-up. During the 2020 season, the Spires made their second straight NAIA National Tournament Opening Round appearance and finished the season at 15-14. During the 2019 season, the Spires set a new school record for wins going 30-13, while also winning the KCAC Regular Season Championship. The team also made their first ever NAIA National Tournament appearance in program history, picking up an Opening Round win and qualifying for the NAIA Final Site in Sioux City, Iowa. Beall was also named the KCAC Coach of the Year.
During the 2018 season, the Spires went 25-15 and finished 4th in the KCAC.
In her first three years the program has been on the rise. In 2016 the Spires earned five more wins than the season before going 12-20, in 2017 they went 18-18 and tied the school record for most wins in a season, and in 2018 they were 25-15 breaking the previously held school record for wins.
Beall came to USM after spending five years as the assistant coach at the University of Nebraska - Kearney. Refenes helped guide her teams to a 151-23 record, three conference championships, five NCAA tournament appearances and a Sweet 16 birth in 2012. Refenes helped coach 6 different All-American performers.
Prior to UNK, Beall was the head coach at Seminole State College. She turned that program around into a national competitor as they earned a spot in the NJCAA National Tournament for only the second time in school history. The Trojans won two Region II Championships and amassed a record of 87-69 during Refenes's four years. She coached one NJCAA All-American and four Academic All-Americans. In 2009 Refenes was named District B Coach of the Year.
Prior to SSC, Beall got her start in coaching at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, KS. During her two seasons, the Cougars went 67-19.
A native of Lebo, Kansas. Beall attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College to begin her collegiate playing career. As a freshman their team finished ninth in the NJCAA National Tournament. After two years at NEO, Refenes attended Marist College where she completed her playing career. She was named as a team captain for the Red Foxes and earned All-MAAC Academic Honors as a senior.
Beall is a resident of Leavenworth. She has a eight year old daughter, Maclee, and one year old daughter, Tori. She is married to Chris Beall.
History Under Beall:
2022: 22-14 record - 5th in KCAC - Tourney Runner-up
2021: 22-10 record - 5th in KCAC - Tourney semi-finals
2020: 15-14 record - 6th in KCAC -Tourney Runner-up
2019: 30-13 record - 1st in KCAC - Tourney Runner-up
2018: 25-15 record - 4th in KCAC - Tourney semi-finals
2017: 18-18 record - 6th in KCAC
2016: 12-20 record - 7th in KCAC
Director of Volleyball
michael.talamantes@park.edu
Park U. (MO)
NAIA
College
Assistant Athletic Director - Park University
Current Director of Volleyball
Head Coach - Indoor Womens Volleyball
*National Champion - 2014 & 2018*
*AVCA National Coach of the Year - 2014, 2018, & 2022*
Head Coach - Indoor Mens Volleyball
*National Champion - 2012, 2014, & 2017*
*AVCA National Coach of the Year 2014*
Head Coach - Womens Beach Volleyball
*Conference Coach of the Year 2023 & 2024*
Club
While at ASICS MAVS
4 Heart Of America Region Championships
Crossroads 16 Open National Qualifier Champion
2013 16 Open National Championship
Currently 17-1 Head Coach at Club North
Director of Volleyball
melissa.blessington@ottawa.edu
Ottawa (KS)
NAIA
Coach Blessington is in her sixth season as head coach of the Ottawa University womens volleyball program. She was named Director of Mens and Womens Volleyball Operations in the winter of 2016.
Through four seasons, Blessington has an overall record of 146-52 and a KCAC record of 86-8. She has led the Braves to three KCAC Regular Season Championships, three KCAC Tournament Championships, four NAIA National Tournament Appearances, and three NAIA Final Site Appearances. Blessington has coached seven NAIA All-Americans, 10 AVCA All-Region selections, 33 All-KCAC performers, one KCAC Player of the Year, five KCAC Setters of the Year, one KCAC Libero of the Year, and one KCAC Freshman of the Year. She has also earned three KCAC Coach of the Year honors.
Blessington is also currently the Head Beach Volleyball Coach at Ottawa University. She was instrumental at starting the first collegiate beach program in the state of Kansas.
Blessington was the head mens volleyball coach at Ottawa University from 2016-2018. During her time as Head Coach she coached 10 All Conference performers, including Player of the Year, New Comer of the Year and Libero of the Year. Blessington also coached six NAIA All-Americans and one National Newcomer of the year. In just their second season the Braves were ranked as high as #2 in the country and represented Ottawa at the NAIA National Championships. In her 3rd season the program never dropped below a #7 ranking nationally and once again qualified for nationals.
Blessington comes to Ottawa University from Southwestern Community College (SWCC), where she spent the past three seasons at the helm. She led the team to a 37-10 mark in 2013 while receiving votes in the NJCAA II Poll. Blessington finished her three years at SWCC with an overall record of 72-52. Under her leadership, SWCC finished fifth at the 2013 NJCAA II Tournament and earned Region D Coach of the Year honors. Blessington coached one NJCAA All-American, six All-Region and eight All-Conference players; 10 Academic All-Region players; and had a 90 percent graduation rate. Prior to coaching at SWCC, Blessington was a graduate assistant volleyball coach at Durham University (DU) in Durham City, England. At DU, she helped lead the team to a third place finish at nationals, planned and implemented practices for both varsity and junior varsity, and served as head coach for two months while a head coach search was conducted. While at DU, Blessington coached players from South America, Europe and Asia. Blessington also played for the Northumbria Club Volleyball team during her time in Durham City. She was a middle hitter, helping her team to the Super 8 Division of play. While in England, Blessington received coaching and instruction from the English National Team Coaching staff. Before going to DU, Blessington was the head volleyball coach at Milwaukee Area Technical College in Milwaukee, Wis. from 2006 to 2010. At MATC, she helped lead the team to the most wins in program history in 2009 and led MATC to its first regional appearance. Blessington coached three All-Conference performers and two First Team All-Region players. As a player, Blessington was a First Team All-Conference performer on the volleyball court for Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. She was also a member of the Viking track and field team and was a conference champion in the shot put. Before attending GVU, Blessington spent two seasons at SWCC. She earned Academic All-Region honors in 2001 and 2002 and was a member of the womens basketball team. Blessington earned her associate of arts from Southwestern Community College, her Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from Grand View University, a masters diploma in management from Durham University, and a masters degree in health and human performance from Pittsburg State University.
Head Coach
mkindle@peru.edu
Peru State
NAIA
(Peru, Neb.)[Madison Kindle](https://pscbobcats.com/staff.aspxstaff=247) enters her second season with the Bobcat volleyball program. The Bobcats a season ago finished 7-22 overall and 4-15 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. In 29 matches the Bobcats had 1,010 kills overall, 9.9 k/s, 924 assists, 9.24 assists per set, 162 service aces 1.59 service aces per set and 1,639 digs, 16.07 digs per set. Peru State finished with 95 total blocks, 38 of which were solo.
Peru State improved its overall record by two games this past season going from 5-to-7 wins and one game in Heart Conference play going from 3-to-4 wins
Kindle was previously at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas as the assistant volleyball coach for the Ravens during the 2021 season. The Ravens were 15-15 overall and 10-9 in conference play in 2021.
Coach Kindle returns to the Bobcats program after having a short stint in Peru as the assistant coach back in the 2020-21 volleyball season. Kindle started her college coaching career at McDaniel College as a graduate assistant and recruiting coordinator in Westminster, Maryland.
Kindle graduated from Benedictine University at Mesa with a Bachelor of Business Administration as well as obtaining a Master of Science in Kinesiology at McDaniel College.
Here is what the new head coach had to say about the opportunity to come back and lead the program.
"It feels so great to be back at Peru State and to be surrounded by so many supportive people in this community," said Kindle in a statement. "I am eager to provide an environment of excellence and unity and to see this program grow. I am ready to get to work and get back in the gym with these ladies."
Kindle continued
"I'd like to thank [Wayne Albury](https://pscbobcats.com/staff.aspxstaff=123), Dr. Evans, and the search committee for giving me this opportunity." "I'd also like to thank my husband for always believing in me and always pushing me to be a better person and coach every day."
Kindle was hired February 1, 2022.
Head Coach
akeller@highlandcc.edu
Highland CC (KS)
Junior College
Head Coach
jessica.biegert@kwu.edu
Kansas Wesleyan
NAIA
Head Coach
kassidy.pflughoeft@hesston.edu
Hesston
Junior College
Head Coach
tkoelling@stephens.edu
Stephens
NAIA
Head Coach
lmatsdorff@neosho.edu
Neosho County CC
Junior College
From Neosho CCC WEBSITE;
Head Volleyball Coach, Lisiane Matsdorff comes to Chanute from San Diego, CA where she has most recently served as the Head Volleyball Coach for Point Break Volleyball Club, as well as an event support specialist for Grossmont College Athletics.
Hailing from the country of Brazil, Matsdorff brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Neosho. She is a motivated Physical Education Teacher and enthusiastic Volleyball Coach offering 25 years' experience in teaching and sports leadership. She brings experience as a volleyball coach at all different levels from NAIA institutions to NCAA Division I programs.
Additionally, she brings experience at the international level having assisted at the Men's and Women's Brazilian National team camps, Brazilian Women's Junior National team camps, and Superliga Professional teams. During her time working with those teams she spent time learning from and working under some of the best coaches in Brazil; Jose Roberto Guimaraes, Wadson Lima, and Bernardo Rezende. The NJCAA will also be a familiar place for Matsdorff, from 2009-2011 she worked as a student assistant volleyball coach for Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO.
Head Coach
mglass@scciowa.edu
Southeastern CC
Junior College
Coach Michelle Popkin finished her sixth season at the helm of the Blackhawks volleyball program in November 2023. In her time here, she has guided SCC to a 118-105 (.529) overall record and has qualified for the Region XI Tournament each year. For the 2023 season, the Blackhawks went 24-17, finishing 5-6 in Conference, receiving National Votes for three weeks in a row. The 2023 campaign proved to be beneficial as 43 school records were recognized between single set, match, and all-time categories. Additionally, 12 Blackhawks were named to the fall Academic All Region First and Second Team list with a team cumulative of a 3.37 GPA. The Blackhawks ranked second Nationally for overall digs and digs per set, and honored three Blackhawks to the All-Conference list.
A 2014 graduate of the University of Jamestown with a degree in psychology, Popkin earned three trips to NAIA Nationals for both volleyball and track as a student assistant coach, and student-athlete, respectively. She ranks on the schools top 10 list for the high jump and pentathlon, and finished 11th overall at the 2014 NAIA National Track and Field Championships in the high jump. As a student volleyball assistant from 2013-2014, Jamestown won the NSAA Conference title twice and appeared in 2013 to its first NAIA National Championship Tournament in history under Coach Jon Hegerle.
Prior to attending Jamestown, Popkin competed for two seasons at Olympic College in the NWAC under Coach of the Year Beth Donnelly, and one season at Boise State University as a walk on for track and field. At Olympic, she helped her squad to a Conference Championship and Regional appearance while tabbing All Star honors and OC's defensive athlete of the year. Popkin also placed second overall in the high jump at the NWAC Championships earning All American honors.
In high school, Popkin was a 2 sport letterman. She helped Borah High School to three 5A State Team Championships for track and field. As a captain for volleyball her senior year, she helped her team to the state play-in game under Coach Lindsey Yundt.
Popkin holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Jamestown and M.A. from Arkansas State in Sport Administration. She teaches in the Sport Management track at SCC on top of her coaching duties. Popkin currently resides in West Burlington with her husband Brady and son Maverick.
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
Your camp footage will be accessible to the below colleges, who have participated in EXACT's events. Instructing coaches at camp are listed under Confirmed Coaches.
Volunteer Assistant Coach
brendan.mcgourn@yale.edu
Yale
Division 1
McGourn, a three-time Division III national title winner, joined the Yale womens volleyball program as an assistant coach in 2014.
McGourn will join the Bulldogs as an assistant coach after winning three straight national championships at Springfield College. As an outside hitter, McGourn was on national title teams in 2012 and 2013, then won a third in a row as an assistant coach in 2014.
In the fall of 2013, McGourn began his collegiate volleyball coaching career as an assistant coach for the Springfield College women's team. McGourns primary responsibilities included video breakdown and scouting opponents.
The Southington, Conn., native also brings several years of club volleyball coaching experience. McGourn has worked with the Husky and Mizuno East Volleyball Clubs.
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 Volleyball Operations
kelsey.lahey@marquette.edu
Marquette
Division 1
Kelsey Lahey is in her first season as Marquette's Director of Volleyball Operations during the 2021-22 academic year. At Marquette she runs and organizes all aspects of travel, uniforms and Data Volley.
Lahey spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Marist. Following the 2019 season, her first year as an assistant, Lahey was recognized by VolleyballMag.com as one of the top up-and-coming coaches in the country, spanning NCAA Division I women's volleyball, as well as beach volleyball and Division I and II men's volleyball.
Lahey graduated from Marist College in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in political science, following a senior season in which she collected 372 total kills, which was good for a team-high for the year, as well as the eighth most kills in a single season in program history.
She ended her career at Marist sixth on the program's all-time kills list with 1,014 kills. She eclipsed the 1,000 career kills mark by accumulating 16 of the teams 24 kills against Fairfield in the MAAC Championship match in 2015. She is also currently fourth all-time in career attacks (3,253) and tied for sixth all-time in kills in a single match (25).
Her career accolades include being a two-time MAAC All-Championship Team selection, a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team selection, and a one-time All-MAAC First Team and All-ECAC Second Team selection. She was also named to the Crosstown Tournament All-Tournament Team in 2015, as well as the Volley in the Valley tournament MVP in the same year.
Following her time at Marist, Lahey earned her Master's of Fine Arts in Sculpture at Boston University. After grad school, Lahey spent one year as an assistant volleyball coach in Maumee, Ohio for the Premier Volleyball Academy.
Assistant Coach
evangella.sanders@colorado.edu
Colorado-Boulder
Division 1
Colorado native Evan Sanders Lobato is in her 8th season as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado, joining the program in February of 2016. She was honored as a 30-under-30 recipient by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in 2019.
Sanders Lobato came to Colorado after serving one season as a volunteer assistant at the University of Texas. The Longhorns were the NCAA runner-up and finished the season with a 30-3 overall record. UT also won the Big 12 Conference with a 15-1 mark.
Prior to her year at Texas, Sanders Lobato played professional volleyball around the world, including Albi, France, Markopoulos, Greece and in the Professional Volleyball League for the Florida Wave.
During her collegiate career, Sanders Lobato played at Colorado State before transferring and finishing her career at the University of Washington.
Sanders Lobato made the U.S. National Collegiate Team as one of four setters on the select 24-player roster. She competed on the USA Blue squad that won the gold medal at the 2010 Volleyball Open National Championships in Phoenix.
The Lafayette, Colo., native graduated from Centaurus High School in 2008 where she lettered in volleyball, basketball and track. She was a three-year captain and a four-year letterwinner on the volleyball team. During her senior year, she was named All-Colorado and to the Denver Post 4A First Team. Sanders was the Skyline Conference Player of the Year her senior, sophomore and freshman years and was an all-conference selection all four years. As a freshman, she was named a Volleyball Magazine Fab-50 Freshman.
Assistant Coach
fostera19@xavier.edu
Xavier (OH)
Division 1
Andre Foster was hired as an assistant volleyball coach in August of 2022. He joins the Musketeers after a one-year stint at Purdue Fort Wayne as a graduate assistant.
In 2021, Foster assisted in coaching Katie Crowe to the All-Horizon League Second Team. He also served as the head coach for Empowered Volleyball Academy in 2021.
Prior to working in Fort Wayne, Foster was a volunteer assistant coach at UC Davis from 2020-21. He also served as the head coach for OMNI Volleyball Club in 2020-21.
Foster played collegiately at the University of Charleston (2015-17), Mount Ida College (2017-18) and Nichols College (2018-20).
The Davis, Calif., native holds a bachelors degree in sport management from Nichols College (19) and a masters in business administration from Nichols College (20). He is currently pursing a masters in organizational leadership from Purdue Fort Wayne.
esbloom4@gmail.com
Virginia
Division 1
Hi, my name is Shai Bloom and I'm the new technical coordinator for University of Virginia women's volleyball. As technical coordinator, I work in data analytics and film review to help support the rest of the coaching staff. Prior to my time at UVA I was an assistant coach at Dominican University of New York, primarily working with the defense and serve receive. This past year I also coached 15s at Garden State Elite Volleyball Club. While in college I started at Libero for the George Washington University men's club team and work as the practice player for the women's D1 team. I've really tried to combine all my experiences to inform my coaching style and approach to volleyball. I love volleyball and I look forward to sharing that passion with you!
Assistant Coach
ljmurra2@ncsu.edu
North Carolina State
Division 1
NC State volleyball head coach Linda Hampton-Keith announced the addition of Luke Murray to her staff as an assistant coach prior to the start of the 2019 season. Murray comes to Raleigh having spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach at Colorado State. He primarily works with the team's setters and leads all scouting efforts for the Wolfpack.
In his first season at NC State, Murray helped guide Nina Sharpton to 1,012 assists in her debut season. Sharpton became the first freshman in the rally-scoring era of the program to eclipse 1,000 assists in a single-season. Sharpton and the Wolfpack ranked second in the ACC following the regular-season with 1,439 total assists.
During Murrays time with the Rams, Colorado State reached the NCAA Tournament each season and finished the year ranked among the top 25 of the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll three times.
Colorado State compiled a 130-28 overall record during Murrays tenure, highlighted by an impressive 82-8 clip in Mountain West Conference play. He helped lead the squad to conference titles in four of his five seasons 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.
The 2014 campaign, Murrays first at Colorado State, saw the team post a banner year with a 31-3 record, the second-best winning percentage (.912) and second-highest win total in program history. The Rams were ranked as high as No. 6 nationally that season, winning the Mountain West and ending the campaign ranked No. 12. A perfect 18-0 conference clip led Colorado State to the 2015 Mountain West title.
In 2017, Murray added another conference championship to his résumé as the Rams went 29-4 overall and 17-1 in the Mountain West to take home the title. Murray played a role in coaching a conference-record six All-Mountain West players, including Player of the Year Katie Oleksak. Colorado State went on to repeat as conference champion in 2018.
Before arriving in Fort Collins, Colo., Murray was an assistant at East Tennessee State for two seasons (2012-13) where he helped guide the Buccaneers to a pair of conference titles and a 45-22 overall record. In 2012, ETSU earned its first-ever berth to the NCAA tournament after going 23-13 and winning the Atlantic-Sun Tournament. While with the Buccaneers, Murray coached ETSUs setters, including Megan Devine who was the 2012 Atlantic-Sun Player of the Year and tournament MVP and a 2013 AVCA All-American.
A former setter at Penn State, Murray brings a wealth of volleyball experience to the table as a player and a coach. In his senior season, Murray helped lead Penn State to a national title earning himself a spot on the NCAA CHampionship All-Tournament Team and AVCA Second Team All-America honors.
The Nittany Lion captain ended his collegiate career with 3,191 assists, which ranks eighth all-time in Penn State history. The squad reached either the national semifinals or finals during all four seasons that Murray was on the roster (2005-08).
Murray trained with the U.S. National Team in Anaheim, Calif., following his collegiate career and went on to play professionally in Cyprus and Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2012. He also spent three summers (2011-13) as a volleyball clinician with U.S. Elite Volleyball and two summers (2009-10) as a lead coach for Gold Medal Squared.
A native of Washington, Pa., Murray graduated from Penn State in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He is married to the former Kendall Grow.
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.
Assistant Coach
info@aleshawilson.com
Dartmouth
Division 1
Alesha Wilson was hired as an assistant volleyball coach in May of 2021.
Wilson completed her graduate assistant position at the University of Dallas in 2021. During her time there, the Crusaders went 40-46 overall with two fourth place finishes in the conference, making it to the post-season each year.
She also coached for one season as an undergraduate assistant at her alma mater, North Carolina State in 2015, helping the Wolfpack go 16-16 that fall.
Wilson graduated from North Carolina State in 2014 and was a four-year member of the Wolfpack volleyball team. As a sophomore, she was second on the team in total blocks and fourth in total attacks, helping the team make its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1987.
Wilson went on to earn her Bachelor of Science in chemical and biomolecular engineering with a Spanish minor in 2016 and her Master of Leadership in 2021.
tknuth@tulane.edu
Tulane
Division 1
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
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
mddunn@siena.edu
Siena
Division 1
Former Indiana University Setter
Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Bloomington HS North and South
Owen Valley HS Varsity Head Coach
RIPTIDE Sand Volleyball Founder/Head Coach
- 2021 30Under30 Beach Coaches award recipient
Tier Ten Sports Campus Club Coach
- Head of Athlete Development, Skills Clinic Coordinator
Advocate for Student-Athlete Mental Health
Former IU Womens Club volunteer coach
Current Siena College Assistant Volleyball Coach
jacey-smith@utulsa.edu
Tulsa
Division 1
https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/jacey-smith/1904
Volunteer Assistant Coach
philip.boahen@drake.edu
Drake
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
glasperk@rhodes.edu
Rhodes
Division 3
A Memphis native, Glasper is a 2014 graduate from Lewisburg High School. Glasper was a 3 year starter and helped lead her team to the state championship in 2011 and 2012. She was a selection for the first team all-district for 3 years, chosen for the Commercial Appeal first team Best of Preps twice, and an All-Star Participant. After graduating from Lewisburg High School, she went on to play for Freed-Hardeman University for two years were she was a 2 year starter. During her career at FHU, she had 368 Kills, 58 Blocks, and 65 digs. After finishing her sophomore season at FHU, Glasper transferred to the University of Memphis to finish her senior season.
Glasper first gained coaching experience by coaching club volleyball at Memphis Metro Volleyball. In her fifth season of coaching, she was named Master Coach at Memphis Metro Volleyball and remains an intricate part of training.
Glasper also served three years as the Assistant Coach and Director of Operations alongside former division 1 coach Carrie Yerty at Briarcrest Christian School. During her time at Briarcrest, the Saints went on to win 3 consecutive state titles, sending eight players to play volleyball at the collegiate level.
Glasper now serves as the assistant volleyball coach under Peter Green at a top 50 liberal arts institution, Rhodes College.
Ms. Glasper has a Bachelors of Science degree in Health Studies from the University of Memphis.
Head Coach
olson1@kenyon.edu
Kenyon
Division 3
Emma Olson was hired as head coach of the Owls volleyball program in the summer of 2022.
Previously, Olson served for three seasons as an assistant coach at Washington and Lee University, an NCAA Division III institution in Lexington, Virginia. In that time, the Generals put together a combined 66-18 record, including a 31-3 performance within Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) competition. She helped direct teams to a pair of conference championships while coaching two players who collected American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America honors, four who earned all-region accolades and seven who were named to all-conference teams.
Her duties and responsibilities at Washington and Lee included, but were not limited to, creating and implementing practice plans, scouting and film analysis of opponents, recruiting, specialization in setter training, as well as providing assistance in installing offensive systems for each Generals' match.
During the 2021 campaign, the Generals registered a 26-8 overall record, won the ODAC and made an appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Earlier in the calendar year, the Generals, playing in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rang up a 16-0 record to go along with a No. 22 national rank.
Prior to her time at Washington and Lee, Olson, a 2017 graduate of the University of Mary Washington, returned to her alma mater in 2018 and served as the Eagles assistant coach. That season, the team went 21-12 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Following the season, Olson served as interim head coach for a few months. In her time at Mary Washington, she coached one All-American, two all-region and three all-conference student-athletes.
In her own playing days at Mary Washington, Olson was a setter who piled up 3,461 career assists, a total that still ranks third best in the teams record book. She was the first All-America honoree in program history, and, in her senior season of 2016, led the Eagles to 31-4 record and a run all the way to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.
In 2021, Olson earned a master of science in sports management from Southern New Hampshire University.
Head Coach
sadavis@wooster.edu
Wooster
Division 3
Davis, Woosters career wins leader enters her 14th season at the helm of the Fights Scots program. In 2019 she earned her 200th Wooster victory and mentored 1st year Hayley Nash to 1st team All-Conference honors. Davis has five top-three finishes in the NCAC to her credit, highlighted by vaulting into second-place in the conference standings in 2008, which marked the Fighting Scots highest finish since 1985 and resulted in NCAC Coach-of-the-Year honors. Additionally, Wooster has three 20-win seasons during her tenure, with a high mark of 22-10 coming in 2011. Davis has coached an AVCA third-team All-American (Ali Drushal in 2008), a first-team Academic All-American® (Kelley Johnson in 2012), an NCAA Div. III statistical champion (Zoe Zwegat in blocks in 2013), and 16 other different all-conference players. Off the court, Davis fosters an atmosphere focused on academics and service. The Scots have earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award 11 of her 13 years, the most of any NCAC school during that stretch, and the team annually participates together in a significant service project.
Davis came to the area following a three-year stint as the assistant at the University of Wis.-La Crosse. There, she helped guide the Eagles to a 75-24 mark (.758), highlighted by advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2004 NCAA Div. III Championships and a final ranking of No. 9 in the AVCA poll that year. Prior to that, Davis spent two seasons in the NCAC as a member of the staff at Earlham College, first as an assistant coach during 2002 and then as interim head coach of the Quakers for the 2003 campaign. Additionally, Davis was the head coach of an Athletes in Action volleyball team that toured Latin America in June 2003. A native of Gilbert, Iowa, the former Sarah Edwards was a multi-sport athlete at Luther College, earning eight varsity letters in volleyball, softball, and indoor track & field. She was a right-side hitter and defensive specialist on the volleyball team. Academically, she holds a bachelors degree in communications from Luther (2000) and a masters degree in exercise sports science from Wis.-LaCrosse (2006). She resides in Wooster with her husband, three daughters and one son.
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
pdill@mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
Division 3
Dills involvement in volleyball has spanned both sexes, nearly all age groups, and two continents. With the women's team at MIT, he has built what has become one of the premier Division III volleyball programs in New England.
Dill has worked with the MIT volleyball program since 1992. He served as an assistant coach for three years for both the MIT mens and women's varsity programs. Named head women's coach in 1996, Dill has guided the Engineers to 12 NCAA post-season bids, two ECAC Championships, four NEWMAC titles, and the NCAA Elite 8.
Entering his 26th season, Dill is currently ranked top 15 out of over 400 active Division III coaches in the nation in overall winning percentage (.760), averaging 27 wins and single-digit losses per season during his career. He has never collected fewer than 20 wins in a season and has five 30-win seasons under his belt, lifting his combined men's and women's career record to over 1000 wins. A four-time AVCA Division III New England Region Coach of the Year, Dill has also been named the NEWVA Coach of the Year three times. He also collected NEWMAC Coach of the Year honors in 2002, 2016 and 2017.
Dill began duplicating this success with the MIT mens team which he coached from 2004-2017. He led the mens program to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014 and an overall record of 328-132. Before coaching the MIT mens squad, Dill directed the Emmanuel College mens squad to a 12-8 record in its first season of varsity competition. He also co-coached the England Women's Junior National Team for four years and was an assistant coach for a Division I National League womens club team in the English Volleyball Association. Other experience includes coaching the University of Connecticut mens volleyball club team while earning his MBA, serving as the manager of the Bates College women's team as an undergraduate, and coaching the mens open division of the Bay State Games.
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.
Head Coach
mmcpartland@uchicago.edu
University of Chicago
Division 3
Mitchell McPartland was named Head Volleyball Coach for the Maroons in March 2022. Now in his fourth year on staff, McPartland was the Interim Head Coach for the 2021 season after serving as assistant coach in 2019 and 2020.
The 2022 campaign featured a 20-13 season record and a return to the NCAA Division III Championship for the 11th time since 2010, with the Maroons advancing to the Second Round.
The 2021 Maroons were nationally ranked throughout the fall season and posted a 17-10 overall record. After playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation, UChicago qualified for the NCAA Tournament. McPartland and Assistant Coach Thom Guzi also received the University Athletic Association (UAA) Co-Coaching Staff of the Year award.
The historic 2019 season featured numerous program firsts for the Maroons. UChicago was ranked No. 1 in the national coaches poll during the regular season, set a new school record for winning percentage (.875), won 23 matches in-a-row and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Championship. Three Maroons were named All-Americans - setter Emma Griffith (1st Team), middle hitter Madison Pearson (Third Team) and outside hitter Anne Marie Stifter (H.M.). UChicago ranked highly in the nation in kills per set (9th), digs per set (12th) and assists per set (13th).
UChicago was honored as 2019 UAA Coaching Staff of the Year after the Maroons posted a perfect 7-0 Round Robin record and runner-up finish in the UAA Championship.
McPartland worked the 2018 season as a volunteer assistant women's volleyball coach at University of South Florida. USF finished with 20 wins and earned its first postseason appearance in 17 years. His primary position groups were the defensive specialists and outside hitters. McPartland's other NCAA Division I experience came at Drake University in the 2016 season as an assistant coach. He worked heavily with serve receive and defense, helping the team rank 10th nationally with 17.67 digs per set.
He also spent over five years as a club volleyball head coach at St. Pete Volleyball Club (Florida), Iowa Power Volleyball and All Iowa Attack Volleyball Club.
As an undergraduate, McPartland was a four-year starter on the men's volleyball team at Grand View University. He was picked as the NAIA North Division Libero of the Year in 2014, and also excelled in the classroom with three Academic All-Conference honors. During that time, the Vikings finished in third place twice and runner-up once at the NAIA National Invitational Tournament.
McPartland graduated from Grand View with a bachelor's degree in health promotion. He also spent one season as head junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach at his alma mater.
Mitchell resides in Hyde Park with his husband, Anthony.
Head Coach
mjohnsto@macalester.edu
Macalester
Division 3
Interim Head Coach
enricoc@augsburg.edu
Augsburg
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
mmassey@pugetsound.edu
Puget Sound
Division 3
Coach Massey is currently the Head Coach at the University of Puget Sound, and has produced over 20 All-American athletes, and 13 "Top-20" ranked teams. He was recognized in 1992 as the Asics/Volleyball Monthly NCAA-II "National Coach of the Year." His 1992 Cal State LA team advanced to the NCAA-II Final Four; three of his Puget Sound teams have advanced to the NCAA "Elite 8" Championship.
Massey holds a B.S. degree from Furman University (Greenville, SC) in Biology/Physical Education, a Master's degree from Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY), and is at the ABD stage of a Doctorate in Education at Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), specializing in Sport Psychology. Massey is also a noted speaker at coach education workshops on topics ranging from high-speed offense, to video feedback techniques, to Motor Learning applications in the gym. He was a featured speaker on "Swing Attack" at the 1999 NCAA Volleyball National Convention in Hawaii. He conducted a "How to Teach the Swing Attack" drill session at the 2001 AVCA National Convention in San Diego. More recently, he has presented at the Convention on "Skills Without Drills," as well as "Video Feedback Toaster - Pop in a Player, Pop Out a Performer."
His outstanding collegiate coaching career includes Cal State Los Angeles ('89-'95), Northeastern University (Boston, '84-'89), Winthrop University (Rock Hill, South Carolina, '83), and Syracuse University (New York, '80-'82). He is listed among the "NCAA Top 20 Winningest Coaches All-Time) in NCAA D-III.
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.
Assistant Coach
dscott@csusb.edu
Cal State - San Bernardino
Division 2
Scott, the AVCA 2009 Assistant Coach of the Year begins his 15th season as an integral member of Kim Cherniss's staff. He was an assistant coach for the 1997 and 1999 seasons before taking time off to secure a post-graduate degree in 2000.
He rejoined the staff in 2001 and has played an instrumental role in building the Coyotes into a national powerhouse. CSUSB has won the last seven straight CCAA titles and won six NCAA West Region titles since Scott's return.
He was a member of the Coyotes mens volleyball team in 1998, the last year the sport was offered, leading CSUSB to its best season ever. Before that, he was an all-conference player at San Diego Mesa College.
Scott is a Cal State San Bernardino graduate with a degree in kinesiology. He is head coach of the Rancho Valley Volleyball Club and in 2006 took his 18s team to the championship of the Reno Volleyball Festival.
Scott is married to former CSUSB volleyball standout Mary Thornton. The couple and their twin children reside in Hesperia.
Head Coach
haley.paonessa@ursuline.edu
Ursuline
Division 2
Assistant Coach
balichru@lewisu.edu
Lewis
Division 2
Balich is an assistant coach for the Lewis University womens volleyball program. The Flyers own a 219-60 overall record since she began with the Flyers in 2011. Each of the squads she has assisted with have qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Lewis has gone to the Final Four in 2016 & 2018 during her tenure. Additionally, Lewis has received it's first ever 1st place national ranking in 2017 with a 33-3 record.
Balich was a four-year starter at Division II Winona State. She finished her career second all-time in digs at Winona State with 2,145. She was named a co-captain from 2005-08. She was selected as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Week three times. Academically, she was a member of the Deans List and an All-Academic selection each of her four seasons. Off the court, Balich was the womens volleyball representative on Winona States Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
She owns a masters in Reading Literacy from Lewis.
Rudi Balich
Assistant Coach
Head Coach
halaza@mst.edu
Missouri S&T
Division 2
Andrew Halaz, (pronounced HAL-ez), who has achieved success as a coach within the Great Lakes Valley Conference and also at a pair of NCAA Division I institutions, begins his fourth season as the head volleyball coach at Missouri S&T.
During his first season at the helm of the Miner volleyball program, Halaz led the program to a five-game improvement from the year prior and began the season with a 7-2 start. A year later, he guided the Miners to their best record in four seasons as they compiled a 21-10 record and reached the GLVC Tournament for the first time since 2015. S&T reached the 10- and 20-win marks faster than any season in school history during the 2019 campaign. In his third season, he guided the team to a GLVC West Division Title and finished runner up at the conference tournament.
Halaz began his current duties at S&T on Jan. 28, 2018.
Halaz coached in the GLVC as an assistant at Rockhurst University where he earned his bachelor's degree from in 2008 for four seasons and during that time was involved in several aspects of the program, including scouting, initiating practice plans and assisting with game strategy and instruction. During those four seasons, the Hawks posted a record of 103-34 and reached the NCAA Division II Tournament in each of those years.
Rockhurst had the best regular season record in its final season as a member of the Heartland Conference in 2004, then posted the top mark in its inaugural season in the GLVC a year later. The Hawks won at least 22 games in each of the four seasons Halaz was assisting the program, including a 29-win campaign in 2005.
Halaz left Rockhurst following the 2007 season to become the assistant coach and director of volleyball operations at Saint Louis University, where he spent the next two seasons handling similar duties as he had at Rockhurst as well as working with alumni, social outreach events and fundraising for the program.
In both seasons at Saint Louis, the Billikens won at least a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference regular season championship and made the NCAA Tournament field in both years, advancing to the second round in 2008. The Billikens had a record of 53-13 over those two seasons. Halaz would return to the Saint Louis program in 2015 as a volunteer assistant coach.
Following the 2009 season, Halaz moved on to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he was the lead court trainer for the Hoyas and also coordinated the team's summer camps, fundraisers and service projects. In addition, he was the Big East Conference's assistant coach liaison to the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
While at Georgetown, Halaz also became a program coach with USA Volleyball, where he coached A1 and A2 teams at camps and the High Performance Championships. He also coached the Youth National Team Prospects winter training program in 2015.
Since 2014, Halaz has served as the director of marketing and the outdoor director for High Performance STL Volleyball Club in St. Louis, where he has coached one of the club's top teams and has organized the outdoor training program. He has also handled the communication duties with the program's alumni as well as the club's website and social media outlets.
Head Coach
latifa.raheem@jefferson.edu
Jefferson
Division 2
Latifa Raheem is in her fifth season as head volleyball coach in 2022-23.
The Rams reached the top of the CACC mountain in 2021, claiming the program's second CACC Championship and first since 2016. Jefferson also made its second NCAA Tournament appearance and ended the year with a 26-5 record. The third-seeded Rams ran the table in the CACC Tournament, with 3-0 sweeps of Felician in the quarterfinals and Bloomfield in the final. Sandwiched in the middle was an epic five-set thriller versus Holy Family in the semifinals where the Rams overcame a 2-0 deficit in the match and a 14-10 deficit in the fifth set to advance in an all-time classic. Jess Molen was selected the AVCA East Region Freshman of the Year and the CACC Rookie of the Week while also earning CACC Tournament MVP honors. In addition, Molen was the NCAA Statistical Champion for Service Aces Per Set.
In 2019, Jefferson went 17-12 and qualified for the CACC Tournament. In her inaugural campaign of 2018, Raheem led the Rams to a 23-10 record, including a 16-3 CACC mark, and a CACC Tournament berth. Jefferson placed four players on the All-CACC Team.
Raheem came to Jefferson following three seasons as the assistant volleyball coach at Bryn Mawr College. There, she assisted with day-to-day operations of the volleyball program, creating practices plans and scouting reports for upcoming games. Raheem also hosted camps and clinics, facilitated tournaments and produced recruiting materials while meeting potential student-athletes.
Raheem has also been a club head coach for Sparks VBC and Philadelphia Storm for girls ages 12-17. With her club teams, she arranges tournament schedules and team travel while preparing practice plans and game strategies. She also helped her teams stay engaged in the community with numerous volunteering opportunities.
Raheem graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in communications and currently resides in Coatesville, Pa.
njray@bsc.edu
Birmingham-Southern
Division 3
Present:
Head Coach; Birmingham-Southern College
Previous:
Assistant Coach; Juniata College
Graduate Assistant Coach: Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Education:
Midway University 22
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.
Assistant Coach
calvin.king@asurams.edu
Albany State
Division 2
I am the Assistant Coach with Albany State University in Albany, Georgia. We are a highly competitive Division 2 HBCU and part of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. I have been an Assistant Coach with ASU since 2015 and the Recruiting Coach since 2019. During which time we have had 2 Freshman of the Year, 8 All Conference recipients, and have been Division East Champions 3 times.
Head Coach
mcgeede@hollins.edu
Hollins
Division 3
David McGee is his third year leading the Hollins Volleyball program.
Since 2010, McGee has been the head volleyball coach of the 16's Open team for the Roanoke United Volleyball Club, and, since 2012, has been the head coach of the James River High School volleyball team. While at James River, he has led the Knights to five district championships and two region championships and took the team to the VHSL state quarterfinals in 2012.
Prior to his time James River, he was the head coach at Bath County High School from 2004-2012. He took Bath County to three-straight VHSL state semi-final appearances, bringing home a state championship in 2011. He was also named the 2011 VHSL Coach of the Year. He developed a feeder program for youth volleyball in the Bath County area and helped the team to a winning season in his inaugural year, the school's first in over 20 seasons. In his nine years at the helm at BC, he was voted the District Coach of the Year five times and Region Coach of the Year three times.
McGee founded and directed the Virginia Highlands Volleyball Club, which is based in Bath County from 2003-2010. He has a level two coaching accreditation through USA Coaching.
He has a bachelors in mathematics from Virginia Tech and a masters in Kinesiology, with focus in sports psych, from AT Still University.
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.
Assistant Coach
krsizemore@valdosta.edu
Valdosta State
Division 2
Kathryn Sizemore is going into her second year as a graduate assistant coach at Valdosta State University. Sizemore is originally from Asheville, North Carolina and moved to Valdosta in 2019.
Prior to VSU, Sizemore was an assistant coach for the volleyball team at T.C. Roberson High School in Asheville and has five years of experience coaching at the club level at Burke Elite Volleyball Club (2014-2018) and Xcel Volleyball Performance (2018-2019). Sizemore completed her four years of athletic eligibility as a member of the volleyball program at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina. She graduated with a bachelors degree in Instructional Studies with focuses in Mathematics and Special Education. In her time at Lenoir-Rhyne, Sizemores team won the SAC conference tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the National Tournament in 2015.
Head Coach
newberry@hendrix.edu
Hendrix
Division 3
Brittany Newberry recently took over the Hendrix College Volleyball program as Head Coach for the 2018 season. We are a private, NCAA Division III school located in Conway, Arkansas that competes in the Southern Athletic Association. The 2018 season will be her first at the helm, but she takes over a very successful program with three conference championships from 2014-2016 and a NCAA Final Four appearance in 2015.
Prior to being named Head Coach at Hendrix College, Newberry served as the assistant volleyball coach at Mississippi State for two years (2015 & 2016). In her first season she helped lead the Bulldogs to a 17-15 record, posting the first winning season at State since 2006. The 17 wins marked the most for MSU since 2006, while State's six SEC wins were the most since winning seven conference matches in 2011. In her second year, Newberry helped the Bulldogs set a new program record with the most home wins in a season with eleven in 2016.
Before her time at Mississippi State Newberry was an assistant coach for the University for Central Arkansas volleyball team from 2012 through 2015. She helped coach the Sugar Bears to a combined 46-6 conference record where they made two consecutive NCAA Tournaments appearances and won back-to-back Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships.
Assistant Coach
rlpitre@loyno.edu
Loyola-New Orleans (LA)
NAIA
Robert Pitre joined the Wolf Pack womens volleyball staff in the spring of 2018, helping to guide Loyola to the quarterfinals of the SSAC Championship tournament in his first year. In his second year as assistant coach in 2019, the Pack went 9-4 in SSAC play, the best conference record since 2011, while finishing with 19 wins overall, the highest mark since 2012.
Pitre came to Loyola after coaching the Mississippi Gulf Coast Volleyball Club to a 16-10 record. During the 2017 volleyball season as the assistant coach at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Ore., he helped guide the team to a historic year, garnering the most conference wins in school history. Earning their first playoff appearance for the program since 2014, their season was highlighted by an upset against the No. 15 team in the country, Corban University. Working with the 16U Webfoot Juniors Volleyball Club in Eugene, Ore. during the 2015-16 season, the team went 16-2 and placed eighth at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier in 2017.
Pitres other coaching experiences include volunteering with NCU volleyball during the 2014-15 season and earning the 2010 Baseball Willamette Valley Championship as the 12U Willamette Valley Babe Ruth Volunteer Head Coach.
He graduated with Cum Laude Honors from the University of Oregon in June of 2015 with a bachelors degree in economics. Pitre married his wife, Kelly Pitre, in 2015 and welcomed his first child in the winter of 2016, Elijah.
Head Coach
dustin.sahlmann@lyon.edu
Lyon
NAIA
Dustin Sahlmann is entering his second season as the Lyon College Head Volleyball Coach in 2021-22.
In his first year at the helm, Coach Sahlmann posted an 8-14 record and a sixth-place finish in the American Midwest Conference. The Scots made the AMC Tournament for the eighth consecutive season and three players earn All-AMC Honors. In year 2 Lyon 11-18 finishing 7th in the AMC. Lyon reached the AMC tourney for the 9th straight year and had 2 All AMC players.
Sahlmann comes to Lyon following four seasons as the head volleyball coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. During his time at UAPB, the Lady Lions won more conference matches in three years than any other coach in school history (26). Sahlmann led UAPB to its first wins over Jackson State and Alabama A&M in program history during his tenure. He coached 19 Southwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week recipients. Sahlmann also coached 2017 SWAC Newcomer of the Year, Lisa Casimie. In 2018, UAPB OH Kendalle Howard led the SWAC in kills per set, points and points per set. UAPB had a pair of all-conference selections that season. Sahlmann helped raise the team grade-point average from a 3.0 to a 3.775 during his time at UAPB.
Prior to his time at UAPB, Sahlmann spent one year as the assistant volleyball coach and recruiting coordinator at Louisiana Tech. Before his time at Louisiana Tech, Sahlmann served as the assistant volleyball coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of New Orleans until he was promoted to the interim head coach at UNO.
Sahlmann earned his first head coaching position at the collegiate level in 2011 at Philander Smith College. During his two-year tenure with PSC, Sahlmann had one player earn First-Team and another earn Second-Team All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference honors. He was also played an integral role in helping PSC host the 2020 GCAC Tournament.
Sahlmann also spent time as the head volleyball coach of the Little Rock Juniors and at Pulaski Academy High School after beginning his coaching career as a student assistant at the University of Arkansas in 1994.
Head Coach
icarpio@mtholyoke.edu
Mount Holyoke
Division 3
Iris Carpio was named the head volleyball coach at Mount Holyoke in July of 2017. She also serves the Physical Education department as a lecturer.
In her first season with the Lyons, Carpio helped guide the squad to a 10-12 overall record, the most wins for the team since the 2013 campaign. MHC also snapped a 25-game conference losing streak under her guidance, upsetting WPI on the road with a 3-2 victory.
Carpio came to Mount Holyoke College following a two-year stint as the assistant volleyball coach at Santa Fe College. During her time with the Saints, she helped the program to a 40-21 record, capping the 2016 season with an NJCAA National Final Four finish. She also served as head coach for a number of club teams for the Vision Volleyball Club in Gainesville, including coaching a previously unknown 18U college prep club team to a USAV National qualification.
jacqueline.ahlers@njit.edu
New Jersey Tech
Division 1
Head Coach
hamptond@uncw.edu
North Carolina-Wilmington
Division 1
UNCW is Hamptons third head coaching position following tenures at Niagara (2012) and South Carolina (2017-interim). She has served as an assistant coach on the staff at Coastal Carolina.
Hampton helped the Chanticleers compile a 24-6 record overall and 13-3 mark in the competitive Sun Belt Conference. The Chants finished first in the Eastern Division and came up just short to Texas State in the finals of the SBC Tournament.
Prior to joining the Coastal Carolina program, Hampton served as an assistant at South Carolina from 2014-17, finishing the 2017 season as interim head coach. In Hamptons four seasons in Columbia, the Gamecocks racked up 60 wins.
Hampton was previously the head coach at Niagara, piloting the Purple Eagles to a 15-14 record overall and 12-6 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 2012.
Hampton served as an assistant coach at five schools. She served on the staffs at Indiana (2005-06), former CAA rival George Mason (2007-10), Pittsburgh (2011) and Butler (2013). In 2009, she helped George Mason post a 23-9 record, capture the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament championship secure and NCAA berth.
Hampton is a 1998 graduate of Purdue-Fort Wayne, where she was a three-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference and two-time All-Region volleyball honoree. Hampton was an AVCA All-America selection as a senior.
Following her collegiate career, Hampton played four seasons professionally in Europe.
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.
Head Coach
davisct@wssu.edu
Winston-Salem State
Division 1
Chanel Davis joined the Winston-Salem State University athletics staff in the fall of 2019 as the volleyball head coach for the Rams. She will look to lead the Rams in their continued quest for success.
Coach Davis began her career on a high note with an impressive first season with the Rams. She led the team to a 17-10 overall record and a 13-4 record in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) play and a fourth place finish in the CIAA Southern Division. The team led the CIAA in total blocks (172) with freshman Niyonna McIntyre leading the conference with 77 total blocks (22 solo).
Davis comes to Winston-Salem State after serving as the head coach at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. She began her coaching career at West Virginia Wesleyan College where she spent time both as an assistant coach and as an interim head coach. She also served as a head coach at Cape Fear Volleyball Club and Tsunami Volleyball Club in Atlanta, Ga for one season.
She is a graduate of the University of West Alabama where she played for two seasons and had a great career. She broke the school record for attack percentage in a single match (.750) during her junior season. She earned All-Gulf South Conference honors twice and she finished her career with 558 kills and 175 total blocks. She began her collegiate playing career at NCAA Division I Kennesaw State where she played for two seasons.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of West Alabama. She is a native of Wilmington, N.C.
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.
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Your showcase opened my daughter's eyes that she needs to start preparing now to fulfill her dream of being on a collegiate volleyball team. Her attitude is now focused on what she needs to do to achieve her goal. The college coaches were outstanding, and were very informative about what they expect, and do with their teams. It was our first EXACT showcase, but definitely not our last one we will attend in the upcoming future. Our overall experience exceeded our expectations. Thank you for everything, and connecting us to valuable college coaches.
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I was actually so nervous going into the camp, but once I got the to camp all of my nervousness went away. The coaches were all very nice and the camp was a comfortable place with everyone being very supportive. Not only was it enjoyable, I was able to talk to the coaches one-on-one, and get honest and thoughtful feedback to improve my athletic abilities and talents.
Before attending the EXACT Camp, I was very uneducated about college sports and didn't have a set school I was interested in, but this camp helped me have a better understanding of what to look for in the future.
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Largest college coaching staff of any organization -- camp, tournament or club (bringing in 1000 amazing college coaches every year)!
Hugely successful supporters of high school athletes -- 70.2% of participants have gone on to play NCAA or NAIA college athletics.
Only training camp organization that has received funding from the NCAA.
Official behavioral training partner of US Women's National Team.
The only camp staff that has expertise in developing athletes from high school to college to pro (we also work with over 60 pro teams).
The only exposure organization that blends the 4 pillars of development through our mental training expertise (EXACT is funded by the National Institutes of Health).
This is a sample schedule. Registered athletes will receive a final schedule prior to camp.