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Assistant Coach
tarastilwell6@gmail.com
Cornell
Division 1
Hi! I'm Tara Stilwell. I am an assistant coach and co-recruiting coordinator at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Cornell University has a rich history and has come to be a place that I love. It is an Ivy League institution that not only offers top tier academics, but the opportunity to further your athletic career as well. I am in my second season at Cornell, but prior I was the assistant coach at one of the top DIII volleyball schools - Ithaca College. I was an assistant at IC for 3 years. I have 4 years of club and high school coaching experience before that. As an Ithaca College alum, I love being able to stay in the Ithaca area and experience coaching at the Division I level.
Assistant Coach
paul.vink-lainas@marist.edu
Marist
Division 1
mkolze@gmu.edu
George Mason
Division 1
MJ Kolze is in her third season with the George Mason University Women's Volleyball Team. As the Technical Coordinator, Kolze takes detailed practice stats, creates developmental and strategic statistical analyses focused on both the Patriots and opponents, and conducts mental performance training with the team.
Kolze was recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as one of its Thirty Under 30 HS honorees, a program created to recognize 30 up-and-coming volleyball coaches age 30 and under. She earned the AVCA Networks Award and Innovation Award in 2020 and 2021. In December of 2023, Kolze was selected as a presenter at the AVCA Convention, utilizing her background in Industrial / Organizational Psychology to share about Taming the Intangibles. She is one of 24 speakers scheduled for the 2024 AVCA coaches' education webinar series (presentation to air in October, 2024). Her workbook for student-athletes, In Season Focus, will be available for purchase on Amazon in May 2024.
Kolze currently works with Manassas Volleyball Club. Prior to her time at Mason, Kolze was the inaugural varsity head volleyball coach at Lightridge High School in 2020-21. The team earned the AVCA/USMC Team Academic Award (2020) and Dig Pink Philanthropic Achievement Award (2020 and 2021). In addition, Kolze is an adjunct professor for Trinity Washington University, teaching psychology courses.
Kolze played for Missouri State (2010-14) where she earned at-large bids to two NCAA Tournaments and garnered Academic All-Conference honors her senior year. The Bears posted 20+ wins in four of her five seasons.
A native of Tempe, Ariz., Kolze earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Missouri State in 2012 and master's degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Mason in 2018.
Head Coach
amueller@iona.edu
Iona
Division 1
Head Coach
depetemc@buffalostate.edu
Buffalo State
Division 3
Maria has been the Bengals' women's volleyball coach since 2011 and guided Buffalo State to the program's first-ever conference championship in 2013.
Roberts was also promoted to senior woman administrator and assistant director of athletics in 2018. In that capacity, she serves as the departments scheduling coordinator and oversees efforts in student-athlete support services. She will also is the direct report for the mens and womens basketball and womens lacrosse programs.
Roberts became the first coach volleyball coach in program-history to earn her 100th career victory when her Bengals defeated Nazareth on Sept. 29, 2015. In ten seasons, she has an overall record of 138-172.
Under Roberts in 2013, Buffalo State posted a 25-10 mark and secured a No. 2-seed in the SUNYAC Championships. The Bengals defeated Cortland and New Paltz en route to the league title, before falling to University of Chicago in the first round of the NCAA Championships.
Buffalo State advanced to the SUNYAC Semifinals in 2014 and played in the SUNYAC Championship match at home in 2012, after finishing the season 26-8 and a perfect 6-0 in SUNYAC West divisional play.
Roberts joined the staff as an assistant in 2009 after graduating from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. As a player, she was a four-year standout with the Yellow Jackets as a middle hitter. She finished her career third in school history in blocks and fifth in kills. She was recognized on numerous all-tournament teams and was an All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree and her team's MVP as a senior.
Roberts was also active coaching during her college years, working several summer camps and serving as a head coach in the Pride Volleyball Club in Elyria, Ohio. She was also active locally, assisting with the Niagara Frontier Volleyball Club.
A native of Clarence, NY, she is a graduate of Mt. St. Mary Academy. She is married to head athletic trainer Sean Roberts and they reside in Cheektowaga with their son Owen.
Head Coach
jon.stenman@oswego.edu
SUNY-Oswego
Division 3
Jon Stenman joined the Laker staff with 21 years of coaching experience with stints across all levels of the NCAA, the NAIA and the club level. Stenman arrived in Oswego from Cisco College in Cisco, TX. In his three years at Cisco, Stenman lead the Wranglers to an increase in wins each season including a school record 21 victories in 2022. While at Cisco, his programs made the Conference Tournament each year, had 4 1st Team All-Conference selections and 4 2nd team All-Conference selections, and had multiple athletes break individual school records. Stenman came to Cisco from McMurry University where in 2019 he was their Assistant Coach. The War Hawks went 18-10 overall and 8-7 in conference, with six players receiving conference honors. Stenman arrived at McMurry after a three-year stint as the Club Director for the Jungle Club Volleyball Academy in Vero Beach, FL.
Before his stint with JCVA, Stenman was at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville where he served as the Assistant Volleyball Coach and as the Interim Head Volleyball Coach. Prior to UW-Platteville, Stenman was at Dickinson State University where he served as the Head Volleyball Coach and as an Instructor in their Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department. During his two years at the helm, Stenman had nine Academic All-Conference winners.
Prior to Dickinson State, Stenman led the Centenary College Ladies volleyball program and coached the Ladies in the college's final year of NCAA Division I as a member of The Summit League in 2010. In 2011, their first season in NCAA Division 3, he led the Ladies to a drastic improvement at 14-14. The 14 wins marked the highest single-season win in the previous 13 years. In 2010 and 2011, he spearheaded two squads that combined to boast 15 Academic All-Conference selections as the Ladies volleyball team posted a 3.4 team GPA in 2010. Nine of 11 Ladies made the All-Academic team that year.
Before joining Centenary, Stenman served as the head coach at Coker College, a Division II program, in South Carolina. Stenman has also has stops as the Head Coach at Coker College, the Head Coach of the Texas A&M Womens Club volleyball team (where in his only season, they finished 5th in the Nation), and as an Assistant Coach at Shenandoah University.
A native of Rochester, New York, Stenman has a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology from Shenandoah and Masters of Science in Kinesiology from Texas A&M.
Before beginning his career as a coach and instructor, Stenman was a member of the United States Marine Corps for four years and was a two-time member of the All-Marine Volleyball team. In High School, Stenman played his junior and senior years as a member of the Spencerport Boys Volleyball team.
Head Coach
travis.hinkle@fairmontstate.edu
Fairmont State
Division 2
Fairmont State Head Volleyball Coach 2021-current
Notre Dame College Head Volleyball Coach 2018-Spring 2021
West Liberty University Assistant Volleyball Coach 2012-2018
Club Volleyball Coach 2020-current
Coached 1 All-American, 3 Academic All-Americans, 3 All-Region, Head Coach of 12 All-Conference Players, 4 time AVCA All Academic Team Award
Member of American Volleyball Coaches Association
Head Coach
rsmith22@immaculata.edu
Immaculata
Division 3
Head Coach
jcarroll@sarahlawrence.edu
Sarah Lawrence (NY)
Division 3
Head Coach
rml6124@psu.edu
Penn State-Erie the Behrend
Division 3
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.
Coach
cnbock@asu.edu
Arizona State
Division 1
Bock is a Chandler, Arizona native and grew up playing club volleyball in Arizona. She has a wide range of experience, playing at many different clubs throughout the Valley. She played at Hamilton High School in Chandler where she competed in back-to-back state championships in 2013 and 2014.
After high school Bock continued her volleyball career at Fresno Pacific University in California. She played at FPU as an outside hitter from 2015-2019. At FPU, she was a starting outside hitter who led the PacWest Conference in kills per set her senior year. She made the Pac West All-Conference Team as well as being named Fresno Pacific Senior Athlete of the Year.
Bock has experience coaching volleyball as well. While at FPU, she coached at Central Cal Volleyball Club for five years as both an assistant and head coach. She also coached at Clovis North High School in California for both the boys and girls programs in 2018 and 2019. For the last three years, she has been coaching with Spiral Volleyball Club in Chandler. She currently is the Director Of Volleyball Operations for Arizona State University.
Assistant Coach
ja3445@columbia.edu
Columbia (NY)
Division 1
Entering her third season at Columbia, Julia Anderson was announced as Assistant Volleyball Coach by head coach Allison Keeley prior to the 2019 season.
Her role at the helm of the setters, duing the 2019 season, saw junior setter Audrey Cheng pass 2,000 assists in her career. And under Anderson's tutelage, Cheng positioned herself as third on the all-time career assists list for Columbia.
Anderson came to Columbia after spending two seasons as the First Assistant Coach at Fairfield from 2017-19.
Anderson focused primarily on the setters, during her time at Fairfield she coached First-Year setter Alexis Rich, who was an unanimous pick for the 2018 MAAC Rookie Team. Along with Rich's success, Anderson was key to Manuela Nicolini earning MAAC Setter of the Year and First Team All-MAAC honors following the 2017 season. Fairfield also won itself a 2017 MAAC Championship with Anderson as a key part of the staff.
Anderson has also spent time with the USA NY club, coaching there from 2014-15 and from 2017-present. During her time there she has had experience coaching on an international stage and in 2018 and 2019 she was the head coach as the club took part in the Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia. For 2021 Julia assisted coaching a U23 team at the Global Challenge.
Before beginning her time as a coach, Anderson was a three-year letterwinner at Delaware, where she graduated from in 2017, and during her freshman season she earned a letter at Maryland before transferring to Delaware. During her time at Delaware Anderson totaled 495 digs, 74 kills, 71 blocks and 46 aces, finishing her career ranked seventh in school history with 2,406 career assists and eighth with 8.07 assists per set. Anderson is originally from Cornwall, N.Y.
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.
robert_chilcoat@brown.edu
Brown
Division 1
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.
Assistant Coach
mdowney@seattleu.edu
Seattle
Division 1
Before joining Seattle U prior to the 2022 season, Downey spent four years coaching with Washington's volleyball and beach volleyball programs. Downey has helped the Huskies reach the NCAA Round of 16 as a coach. She has also put together an impressive club coaching career, spending time with LAVA, Sunshine Volleyball Club, and the Sports Academy Volleyball Club. Downey earned the Conference Coach of the Year award while working as the Palisades High School coach as well.
As a player, Downey spent eight years playing professionally, earning a third-place finish in 2016 in the NVL. In college, Downey earned two All-American awards, entering the California Lutheran Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.
Head Coach
bernson@gwu.edu
George Washington
Division 1
Sarah Bernson enters her fourth season as head coach of the George Washington volleyball program in 2020.
In her first season at the helm, Bernson led the Colonials on an improbable run to the final four of the Atlantic 10 Championship after guiding the team to a historic upset in the quarterfinals of the tournament. The Colonials became the first team in Atlantic 10 history to win a quarterfinal match as a No. 6 seed since the tournament shifted formats in 2009. GW outlasted No. 3 seed Saint Louis in five sets at Duquesne's A.J. Palumbo Center.
GW finished the season with an 11-21 overall record and a 6-8 mark in the Atlantic 10. GW surged in the later portion of the season to make the postseason, going 3-2 in a critical five-match stretch at the end of the regular season to earn a spot in the A-10 Championship field.
In year two, the Colonials once again ended the season strong by winning the final three matches to finish with an 11-15 mark. GW showed remarkable resilience under Bernson, posting a 6-1 record in five-set matches, accounting for more than half ot the team's victories on the season.
Bernson led GW back to the A-10 Championship in 2019 with a four-win improvement from the year prior. The Colonials earned the No. 4 seed in the tournament, their highest since 2015. Senior Skylar Iott earned second team All-Conference honors, becoming the first Colonial to earn a postseason award under Bernson.
Bernson was announced as the ninth head coach in GW Volleyball history on July 5, 2017.
Bernson came to GW after serving as assistant coach at nearby American University for the five seasons. During her tenure at American, Bernson helped the Eagles to a dominant stretch that includes a five-year record of 136-36 (.795), four consecutive Patriot League championships and four straight trips to the NCAA Tournament.
In 2013, the Eagles rolled through the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament with 3-0 sweeps over Georgia and Duke to make the program's first-ever Sweet 16 appearance.
At American, Bernson played a large role in recruiting, training and operations and helped in the development of six All-Patriot League selections, two Freshmen of the Year and one Libero of the Year.
She also has served as the head coach for the Rising Tide of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), USA Volleyball's professional league, where she has coached former GW Volleyball players such as Maggie Skejelbred '16, Lauren Whyte '13 and Candace Silva-Martin '13.
Prior to her time at American, Bernson spent eight years at Cornell University, including three seasons as head coach, where she helped lead the Big Red to a trio of Ivy League Championships (2004-06) and two NCAA Tournament appearances. While at Cornell she also recruited and developed the program's first-ever All-American and all-time kills leader.
She also had a collegiate coaching stop at Cal State Monterey Bay (Assistant Coach, 2001-04) where she helped in the school's transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II.
Bernson played collegiately at Saint Mary's (Calif.) where she was a team captain as a senior. She earned her bachelor's degree in English and Art in 1999.
Assistant Coach
andres@usna.edu
Navy
Division 1
Assistant Coach
mbjohnson4001@gmail.com
Western Illinois
Division 1
Volleyball Head Coach
ctorok@bradley.edu
Bradley
Division 1
Carol Price-Torok was named the ninth head coach in Bradley Volleyball history in February 2016 and is entering her fifth season on The Hilltop.
Price-Torok, who took over the head coaching duties at Bradley after spending the previous eight seasons at Arkansas, led the Braves to improved overall and MVC win totals in each of her first three seasons to mark the first time Bradley had higher overall and Valley win totals in three consecutive seasons since 1992-94.
Taking over a program which won 30 MVC games in the 10 years combined prior to her arrival at Bradley, she has led the Braves to 29 league wins in her four years on The Hilltop, including 24 over the last two years.
During the recently completed 2019 season, Price-Torok had a team primarily made of freshmen and sophomores and led them to a fourth-place conference finish as the Braves had back-to-back seasons with 11 or more Valley wins for just the second time in school history and first time since the 2001 & 2002 campaigns.
Bradley has ranked in the top 11 in the nation in digs per set in each of the past three seasons, including ranking second nationally in both 2018 and 2019.
Price-Torok was named one of VolleyballMag.coms 40 Under 40 Coaching Hotshots in January 2020.
The 2018 MVC Coach of the Year has mentored four First-Team All-MVC selections during her time at Bradley, which is equal to Bradley's total of first-team all-conference picks from 2003-16. Hannah Thompson was named the 2018 MVC Freshman of the Year and the Braves have produced a pair of First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District V honorees.
After the first postseason appearance in program history in 2018, Bradley went 15-15 in 2019 for the first back-to-back seasons with .500 or better records in nearly two decades. The 2019 campaign included the first regular-season sweep of I-74 rival Illinois State since 2001. Thompson, who was the third sophomore in program history to earn First-Team All-MVC honors, teamed with Second-Team All-MVC pick Rachel Pranger to give Bradley its first combo in program history with 340 kills and at least 375 digs.
The youthful Braves played nine five-set matches in 2019 and received over 70 percent of its kills, digs and blocks from underclassmen last fall. Thompson broke the Bradley season record with 24 double-doubles and was the only player in the nation with at least 380 kills and 550 or more digs.
A historic 2018 campaign culminated in the first postseason appearance in program history (second round of the NIVC). Bradley had the second-largest win improvement (+14) in the nation in 2018, posting a 24-9 record and the teams 10-win improvement in Valley play, which resulted in a third-place league finish and 13-5 mark, matched the best single-season improvement in conference history.
Bradley ranked among the top defensive teams in the nation in 2018, closing the season second nationally in digs per set and the Braves were 36th in the country in opponent hitting percentage. Three Braves earned All-MVC honors during 2018 with Erica Haslag, who was one of 30 national Senior CLASS award candidates, becoming just the seventh two-time First-Team All-Valley honoree in program history as she capped her career third in career kills at BU and 10th in MVC history. Yavianliz Rosado also earned First-Team All-MVC honors after ranking third in the nation in digs per set, with her school season record dig total of 758 third among MVC season marks and 11th in NCAA history under the current 25-point set format.
In addition, Thompson was the 2018 MVC Freshman of the Year and a Second-Team All-MVC pick. Thompson posted 20 double-doubles, ranking second on the team in both kills and digs as she broke the Bradley freshman records in both categories. Thompson joined Lindsay Stalzer as the only other Brave to earn MVC Freshman of the Year honors and was Bradleys first freshman to earn All-MVC honors dating back to 1993. The only freshman in the country to tally 380 kills and at least 525 digs, Thompson was one of just two players in the nation to do so in 2018.
The 2017 campaign was highlighted by Bradleys first First-Team All-MVC selection (Haslag) since 2005 after the junior outside hitter ranked 11th in the nation in total kills and 15th in total points. Haslag became just the third player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills as a junior as she helped pace a Bradley offense which boasted its best kills-per-set average since 2006 and the best season hitting percentage since 2011.
In addition to Haslags efforts, broke the Bradley season digs record which dated back to 1985 during the 2017 campaign. Rosado was 11th in the country in total digs, while breaking the Bradley season digs per set average at 5.28 per set. Defensively, Bradley ranked 11th nationally in digs per set (18.21) with the teams highest average since rally scoring was introduced following the 2000 season.
Setter Hannah Angeli also helped highlight the 2017 season with the most assists by a Brave since 2003. Angelis team-high 22 double-doubles in 2017 tied for the second most in program history at the time and were the most by a Bradley player since Sam Hardwick in 2001.
The associate head coach and recruiting coordinator her last four seasons at Arkansas, Price-Torok helped the Razorbacks to back-to-back NCAA Tournament bids in 2012 and 2013.
Prior to her arrival at Arkansas for the 2008 season, the Razorbacks were ranked 140 in the RPI, but climbed to 36 by her fifth season (2012) with the program and earned their first NCAA Tournament spot since 2006 to cap a 22-10 season. After a 7-23 first season in Fayetteville, Ark., Price-Torok helped Arkansas improve its record in each of the next four seasons, culminating with a 13-7 SEC record and second-place West Division finish in 2012.
The Razorbacks were .500 or better in SEC play in four of her last five seasons and posted a combined 88-66 overall mark over her last five campaigns.
Individually, Arkansas produced four All-Americans, five all-region picks and eight All-SEC selections during her tenure. Price-Torok helped lure the 16th-best recruiting class in the country to Fayetteville, Ark., in 2013 after the 2012 recruiting class was 26th nationally.
A 2005 graduate of Texas A&M, Price-Torok was an assistant coach for the 2006 and 2007 seasons at Texas-San Antonio before moving to Arkansas. While with the Roadrunners, she helped guide UTSA to a 19-13 overall record during the 2006 season and mentored a pair of First-Team All-Southland Conference selections.
Price-Torok ventured into coaching upon wrapping up her collegiate career at Texas A&M, serving as an assistant coach at Southwestern University during the 2005 season. In her one season in Georgetown, Texas, she helped the Pirates to the NCAA Division III Tournament and coached an all-region performer in addition to two individuals who garnered all-conference honors.
During her collegiate career, she was part of four consecutive NCAA Tournament teams at Texas A&M and started her final two years at outside hitter after playing middle blocker as a freshman and sophomore for the Aggies. The teams 2003 offensive MVP, Price-Torok was selected as Big XII Player of the Week twice during her senior year and was a Second-Team Big XII Scholar-Athlete that same season. She helped the Aggies to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2001 along with a Sweet 16 appearance in 2003.
Off the court, she served as a student-athlete advisory committee representative at Texas A&M and also lettered for the Aggies womens basketball team during the 2003-04 season.
Assistant Volleyball Coach
seth.alstrom@acu.edu
Abilene Christian
Division 2
Seth Alstrom is at the start of his fifth year as an assistant coach for Abilene Christian volleyball. He was named to his current position of Aug. 1, 2017.
Alstrom came to ACU from Benedictine University in Mesa, Ariz., where he served as an assistant women's coach from 2015 to 2017, working with outside hitters and defensive specialists. Benedictine went undefeated during the 2016 conference season and went on to place second at the league's tournament.
Alstrom additionally coached women's volleyball for one season at Arizona Christian University, specializing in middle blocker and setter development. With Alstrom's help on the bench, the Firestorm went from winning one match in 2013 (1-23) to 10-15 the following season.
A 2013 graduate of Grand Canyon University, Alstrom also has coached volleyball and cross country while teaching at two Phoenix-based high schools. He was the assistant girls' (2012-14) and head boys' volleyball (2012-2016) coach at Scottsdale Christian Academy in addition to serving as the assistant track and cross country coach (2013-16). Alstrom later moved on to coach cross country at Copper Canyon High School beginning in 2016.
At the club level, Alstrom coached girls with Arizona Desert Sky from 2010 to 2017, and in Cheney, Kan. with Ligers Volleyball Club during the 2009-10 season.
Alstrom's Bachelor of Science degree in biology qualified him to teach chemistry, biology and physics at both Scottsdale Christian and Copper Canyon. He served as Scottsdale's assistant athletic director during the 2013-14 academic year.
Head Coach
david.zelenock@citadel.edu
The Citadel
Division 1
Dave Zelenock was named the head coach for The Citadel volleyball program in February of 2018 after serving five years as the head coach at Tennessee Tech.
Zelenock led his 2014 and 2015 Golden Eagle volleyball teams to back-to-back appearances in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Tournament semifinal round. His 2014 and 2015 recruiting classes earned High Honorable Mention honors from PrepVolleyball.com for strength of recruiting class.
In the classroom, his teams earned the Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award four times (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17) and 21 of his student-athletes earned spots on the TTU Athletic Directors Honor Roll. The Golden Eagle volleyball program has the longest streak among all the teams within the TTU Athletic Department of uninterrupted semesters (35) with a team GPA exceeding 3.0, a stretch which began in fall 2000.
He also saw 21 student-athletes earn a spot on the TTU Athletic Directors Honor Roll. Twenty-nine athletes also made the OVC Commissioners Academic Honor Roll during his time, and two earned a Medal of Honors for achieving a perfect 4.0 through both the fall and spring semesters.
The Golden Eagles also recorded their first All-OVC athlete and All-Newcomer team member under Zelenocks tutelage. In the summer of 2015, one of his student-athletes, Cody Dodd earned a place as one of 36 athletes to participate in the U.S. Collegiate National Team (CNT) program.
Prior to his stint in Cookeville, Tennessee, Zelenock spent six seasons on the volleyball staff of Central Michigan, helping reshape the landscape of the program. He was named the associate head coach in 2009. With Zelenock on the recruiting trail, Central Michigan secured five-straight nationally ranked recruiting classes in his six seasons as well as two more that felt his impact even after he departed for the head job at Tennessee Tech.
Zelenocks responsibilities at CMU included acting as the programs recruiting coordinator and future opponent scouting. In the gym, he was in charge of outside hitter development/training.
During his six seasons at CMU, the Chippewas forged five winning seasons and a 107-78 overall record. In 2007, his first season on the staff, Zelenocks scouting abilities helped CMU to its first 20-win season since 1985 and first postseason victory in 25 years. The Chippewas won 20 straight sets over the course of eight matches midway through the season. In 2008, the Chippewas missed their second straight 20-win season by the slimmest of margins (19-11).
CMU posted its fourth straight winning season in 2009, and reached the MAC Tournament semifinals for the first time since 1996. The Chippewas tallied postseason victories over Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois to reach the semis.
The 2011 CMU team ended a 33-year drought as the Chippewas won the Mid-America Conference championship and earned the schools first trip to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
Individually, during his six seasons on the staff Zelenock saw seven CMU players earn all-MAC honors as well as two capture all-freshman awards.
A 2005 graduate of Central Michigan, Zelenock also served as an assistant coach at Northwood University for two years and Delaware State for one season before returning to his alma mater in 2007. At Northwood, he helped the team to a 44-21 two-year record and two NCAA Tournament appearances.
As an undergraduate at CMU, Zelenock was a four-year starter for the mens club volleyball team. He served as captain for three seasons, club president for two years and was a coach for two years.
He earned his bachelors degree from CMU in 2005, majoring in physical education with a minor in secondary physical science. Zelenock and his wife, Jamie, have two sons, Jacoby and Zander Lee.
Volunteer Assistant Coach
philip.boahen@drake.edu
Drake
Division 1
Assistant coach
mjohann@coastal.edu
Coastal Carolina
Division 1
jessica.aschenbrenner@du.edu
Denver
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.
Assistant Coach
atorline@wesleyan.edu
Wesleyan (CT)
Division 3
Aly Torline enters her second season as an assistant coach for the Cardinals staff in 2018. A year ago, she helped guide Wesleyan to its first NESCAC Championship in program history and its second Little Three title. The Cardinals reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament as they finished the year 22-6 overall and 8-2 in the NESCAC.
Torline graduated from California State University, San Bernardino in 2016 with a Bachelors degree in Political Science. She finished her playing career as the University record holder for career points scored, and was also named CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America, AVCA All-America, CCAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, CSUSB Student-Athlete of the Year, and was a two-time CSUSB Scholar-Athlete of the Year. While in college, she also coached club volleyball at Rancho Valley Volleyball Club.
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
aregan17@gmail.com
Bard
Division 3
Volunteer Assistant Coach
coachjerrylucio@gmail.com
Cal Tech
Division 3
Jerry Lucio is currently the volunteer assistant at Cal Tech. He is going on 10 seasons with Cal Tech.
Jerry has coached at the high school level and club level both in Arizona and California. Jerry is a California native playing high school as a defense specialist for Chatsworth High School. After high school, Jerry went on to join the military and played volleyball as a setter for the regional teams in the Marine Corps, both stateside and in Japan. Jerry has over 20 years of coaching at elite levels and hopes to pass on his knowledge of the game to the student athletes. Jerry participates in several camps with different organizations throughout the year.
Head Coach
kim.r.falkenhagen@lawrence.edu
Lawrence
Division 3
Kim Falkenhagen was hired as the Head Volleyball Coach at Lawrence University on February 25, 2019. She brings with her over 18 years collegiate coaching and recruiting experience and 12 years collegiate administration experience. She made the move to Lawrence from Northland College (Ashland, WI), where she was the Athletic Director and Head Volleyball Coach for 6 years.
Falkenhagen has also had coaching stints at Eastern New Mexico University (HC), Bemidji State University (HC), Northern Michigan University (AC), and West Texas A&M (AC). During her tenure she has had the privilege to coach 4 NCAA All-Americans, and over 30 All Conference Players. She has also been the NCAA tournament 6 times (4 times as a coach and 2 times as a player).
Falkenhagen played volleyball for Northern Michigan University, which won the national title in 1994 and were runner-up in 1995. For the 1995 tournament she was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team after posting a hitting percentage of .867, which still stands as a NCAA Division II tournament record. Falkenhagen was also named to the NCAA All- tournament team, the GLIAC all-region teams, the AVCA all-region team, and the GLIAC all-conference teams during her career. She began her collegiate playing career at Weber State University (1992-93). Along with her 1995 teammates, Falkenhagen was inducted into the Northern Michigan University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.
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
amb24@nyu.edu
New York University
Division 3
Alma Mater: Ramapo College 11 (Master's in Sports Business, NYU '22)
Seasons as Head Coach: 5 (including 2022-23)
Record at NYU: 107-33 (.764)
Postseason Appearances: 4 (2 NCAA, 2 ECAC)
NCAA Tournament: 2021 (Regional Finalist), 2022 (Final Four)
UAA Championships: 1 (2021)
ECAC Championships: 2 (2018, 2019)
Andrew Brown was hired as head coach of the New York University womens volleyball team in January 2018. His teams have posted a .764 winning percentage and have made postseason appearances each season.
The 2022-23 season was monumental for Brown as the Violets posted a 29-7 record and NYU advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four for the first time since 2004. Brown captured his 100th win as the Violets head coach against Montclair State University on October 5.
The Violets were ranked #4 in the final poll of the season released by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), while Brown and his student-athletes received numerous awards from AVCA, the University Athletic Association (UAA) and the College Sports Communicators (CSC). Brown was named AVCA Region 4 Coach of the year, while AVCA All-American honors were awarded to three Violets: Haley Holz (First Team), Lindsey Hirano (Second Team) and Leela Anvekar (Third Team). Holz and Hirano were also named All-UAA First Team, while Anvekar and Gabriella Spaethling were named Second Team.
As a team, the Violets finished second in NCAA Division III in total assists (1,629), third in total kills (1,759), sixth in total attacks (4,838), 10th in total blocks (251.0), 15th in total digs (2,179), and 16th in hitting percentage (.237).
The success didnt stop on the court as 14 team members received UAA All-Academic honors and Holz was named CSC Academic All-American Second Team.
The 2021-22 season was one of the most outstanding in team annals, as the Violets went 28-2, won their first-ever UAA Championship, earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the Hoboken Regional final.
The campaign, which ended with a #11 national ranking from AVCA, saw Brown and his student-athletes receive numerous awards. NYU earned UAA Coaching Staff of the Year honors and Brown was named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Coach of the Year. Abby Ausmus was selected UAA Most Valuable Player, Holz and Spaethling received First Team All-UAA accolades, while Hirano was selected ECAC Division III Rookie of the Year and UAA Freshman of the Year. Ausmus and Holz both received All-ECAC honors, while AVCA All-American accolades were also bestowed upon the foursome: Ausmus (First Team), Holz (Second Team), Spaethling and Hirano (Honorable Mention).
As a team, the Violets finished 5th in NCAA Division III in winning percentage (.933) and hitting percentage (.272), 11th in blocks per set (2.22), 12th in assists per set (12.53), 14th in total blocks (231), and 20th in kills per set (13.3) and opponent hitting percentage (.102).
The Violets were also successful off the court in 21-22, as 13 team members earned UAA All-Academic honors and both Lauren Robinson and Jessie Tsang received the prestigious Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award. NYU also made the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award Honor Roll, achieved by the top 20% of team GPAs in Division III.
Browns first two seasons at NYU resulted in back-to-back ECAC Division III Tournament Championships.
NYU did not compete during the 2020-21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, 10 team members earned UAA All-Academic honors and the Violets received the AVCA All-Academic Team Award (Honor Roll).
In 2019, Brown guided the Violets to a 28-8 record, the teams most victories since 2013. The teams success included titles at the Kean Invitational and the New York Region Challenge as NYU led all of NCAA Division III with 2.57 blocks per set.
Individually, several NYU players were recognized for their on-court accomplishments in 2019. Holz was selected AVCA All-New York Region Freshman of the Year and All-AVCA Honorable Mention. Ausmus was named AVCA All-New York Region and AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, while both received All-UAA Honorable Mention and ECAC All-Tournament honors. Nicole Dao was selected ECAC Championship Most Valuable Player, while both Jacqueline Kupeli and Gretchen Kincade received All-UAA Honorable Mention.
The Violets were also celebrated for their classroom work that season, receiving the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award while 10 student-athletes earned UAA All-Academic accolades.
In his first season, Brown led the Violets to a 22-16 overall record. NYU earned a postseason berth and won all four matches en route to capturing the ECAC Championship.
Many of Browns players earned accolades in 2018. Ausmus was selected ECAC Rookie of the Month (October), ECAC Championship Most Valuable Player and Second Team All-UAA. Ausmus, along with Kupeli and Maddie DeJong, were also named to the ECAC Championship All-Tournament Team while Nazzarine Waldon was selected Honorable Mention All-UAA. Kincade was selected the Knights Invitational Most Valuable Player, while Waldon was named to the NY Region Challenge All-Tournament Team.
Browns student-athletes also fared well off the court as nine earned UAA All-Academic honors. The squad also received the AVCA Team Academic Award.
Prior to arriving at NYU, Brown served as the womens head coach at Union College, where his teams produced a 66-38 record and posted second- and third-place finishes in the Liberty League. During that span, two of his players earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America accolades.
Brown also served as the womens head coach at NCAA Division I Saint Peters University from 2012-15, guiding the Peacocks to a top-10 team grade-point average in all of Division I women's volleyball.
A 2011 graduate of Ramapo College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication arts, Brown was an outside hitter for the Roadrunners volleyball team for two seasons. As a senior, he finished with 196 kills as Ramapo earned its sixth-straight berth in the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Conference Tournament and made an appearance in the ECAC Metro Championship.
Brown also served as an assistant coach for the men's volleyball team at his alma mater for three seasons (2012-15). He helped guide the squads to three straight Skyline Conference tournaments and back-to-back finals appearances in 2014 and 2015.
He went on to earn a Master's in Sports Business from NYU in 2022.
Browns other coaching stints include Head USA Womens Volleyball Coach at the Maccabiah Games in Israel (Summer 2017) and Varsity Boys and Girls Head Coach at Montclair High School (2010-15).
A native of Montclair, NJ, and a Brooklyn resident, Brown has also held various positions at numerous volleyball camps.
Brown's Year-By-Year Records (at NYU)
2018 22-16 2-5 (UAA)
2019 28-8 3-4 (UAA)
2020 ---- ---- (NYU did not compete due to Covid-19)
2021 28-2 6-1 (UAA)
2022 29-7 6-1 (UAA)
TOTALS 107-33 17-11
Brown's Year-By-Year Records (at Union College)
2015 29-6 9-3 (Liberty League)
2016 25-11 9-4 (Liberty League)
2017 12-21 1-6 (Liberty League)
TOTALS 66-38 18-13
Overall Record: 173-71 (.709)
Assistant Coach
isabelvalentine@lclark.edu
Lewis & Clark (OR)
Division 3
Valentine returns to her alma mater after playing at Lewis & Clark for her final four seasons. The 2024 season will be her third season on the sidelines.
Valentine was a member of the Pioneers program from 2012-15. She overcame multiple season-ending injuries to put together a career season as a junior. During the 2014 season, she led the team in solo blocks (16) and finished second in block assists (47), kills (196) and kills per set (2.65). For her career, she posted 264 kills and 98 total blocks. She still is tied for the program record for blocks assists in a single match. Valentine posted eight block assists in a five-set win over Whitworth University.
She began her coaching career before she even graduated Lewis & Clark in 2016. Over the past eight years, Valentine has worked as an assistant coach and mentor with the Oregon Juniors Volleyball Academy in Beaverton, Oregon. In 2022, Valentine helped lead teams to top-10 finishes at national tournaments at the 15 and 16 age levels. Over the past two years, she has coached the number one team in the Columbia Empire Volleyball Association Regionals at the 16 (2021) and 15 (2022) age level. Outside of coaching teams, she has also led numerous Nike camps, coached skill workshops and offered individual and group lessons.
Assistant Coach
jason.butch@oc.edu
Oklahoma Christian
Division 2
Coach Jason Butch was the recipient of the 2023 USAV Rebecca B Howard Diversity & Inclusion Award. Coach Butch is in his fourth season as the Assistant Coach at Oklahoma Christian University where, for the first time in program history, they finished the season with a winning record in Fall 2022. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Varsity Coach at Mount St. Marys Catholic High School where he helped lead the Rockets to multiple State Finals. He has coached club volleyball for over 10 years.
During the summer, Coach Butch manages and coaches OKC Sharks, a successful beach volleyball program in Oklahoma City. In the past 6 years, OKC Sharks has garnered over 110 national bids with one of those teams competing in the gold bracket at Nationals.
Jason has coached for over 15 years and is a CAP 2 Indoor Certified coach.
Coach
lbwashin@ucsc.edu
UC-Santa Cruz
Division 3
Not affiliated/representing a college. Attending as a helping coach to run drills and assist college coaches
Head Coach
jespersen@rowan.edu
Rowan
Division 3
Deana Jespersen is entering in her 9th season as head womens volleyball coach at Rowan University and last year led the team to their most successful season in her tenure winning the NJAC Championship!
Last season in 2021, Coach Jespersen led the Profs to an NJAC Championship and NCAA Tournament berth. The Profs were ranked second in the region. Deana Jespersen was also named NJAC Coach of the Year (3rd time in her career) and Region IV Coach of the Year. Additionally, senior Outside Hitter Natalie Ogden was to the AVCA Division III All America Team, Honorable Mention. She also received All Region Honors. Junior Simone Sparano was named Co-Defensive Player of the year and three Profs were named to First Team All -Conference.
The 2019 Profs went 19-15 for the most wins since 2013 and posted a 7-1 conference record, formerly the best in Jespersens six seasons. Rowan, which enjoyed a six-match winning streak late in the year, earned its first-ever NCAA regional ranking of 10th in the final weeks of the regular season.
A total of 18 Profs have earned All-Conference honors under Jespersens guidance, including four players in 2019 Cassidy Abdalla, Kailey Gallagher, Megan Jacobi and Natalie Ogden. A milestone for the program was also achieved as Gallagher became the first-ever Prof to be named to the AVCA Division III All-America Team, receiving honorable mention. She also earned All-Region honors, becoming just the second player to do so.
In 2018, Jespersen earned the NJAC Joy Solomen Coach of the Year award for the second time in her career as she guided Rowan to a 17-16 mark, and a 6-2 league record to earn the second seed in the conference championship.
The Profs have earned a spot in the NJAC Championship Tournament for all eight years of Jespersens tenure and in 2017, qualified for their 11th consecutive tournament, posting a 4-4 league record and 12-20 overall mark. The 2016 team went 4-4 in the NJAC and 9-23 overall with the Profs going 11-22 and 5-3 in the NJAC in 2015.
Jespersen joined Rowan in 2014 and led the Profs to a 6-2 NJAC record to clinch the second seed in the conference tournament. She was named the leagues Coach of the Year for her efforts, which included a 16-16 overall mark.
Jespersens coaching career spans 16 seasons as she came to Rowan after 10 years as the head coach at Neumann UniversityHer teams at Neumann won three Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championships, in 2007, 2008 and 2012, while the Knights advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament each of those years. She earned the CSAC Coach of the Year award five times, including in 2012 when she led the team to a perfect 11-0 conference mark. Neumann was the CSAC runner-up three times and made three appearances in the ECAC Tournament (2013, 2011, 2006).
Jespersen coached the 2012 CSAC Player of the Year at Neumann and saw three of her players earn the conferences Rookie of the Year award. One of her student-athletes also received the NCAA Ethnic Minority and Womens Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics.
Jespersen has served as the head coach of the Mystique Volleyball Club since 2004. Prior to beginning her stint at Neumann, she was the head coach at Swarthmore College in 1999 and was an assistant coach at Eastern University from 1996 to 1997.
A 1996 graduate of Elizabethtown College, she served as team co-captain and received the teams Most Valuable Player award three times while earning All-Middle Athletic Conference honors as a senior.
Volunteer Coach
gene.krieger@cui.edu
Concordia (CA)
Division 2
https://cuieagles.com/news/2019/5/15/krieger-named-cui-beach-volleyball-head-coach-indoor-assistant.aspx
Assistant Coach
emily.kalmink@saintleo.edu
Saint Leo
Division 2
Coach Kalmink is in her third season with Saint Leo University where she helped lead the sandy lions to a 22-13 record. Before Saint Leo she was the assistant coach for the State College of Florida Manatees.
kingk2@queens.edu
Queens-Charlotte (NC)
Division 2
Head Coach
pbarry@knox.edu
Knox
Division 3
Pat Barry joined the Prairie Fire staff as the head volleyball coach in December of 2018. He comes to Knox after a stint as an assistant coach at The University of Louisiana. He has experience at the club volleyball level and played collegiately at Carthage College.
Barry was an All-American at Carthage and competed in the NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship in 2012. He is top-10 in Carthage history in kills (844), points (988), digs per set (3.32), and points per set (3.89). He also holds the school season record for kills per set (4.27).
Barry has previous experience coaching at the Division III level at Dominican University. He also had stops as a volunteer coach with Division I schools Loyola University and Northwestern University. Barry has five years of experience at the club level, including two years as a Program Director for Division1 Volleyball Club in the Chicago area.
Barry is a 2015 graduate of Carthage College, where he earned his bachelor of arts in Broad Field Social Science. He double minored in Secondary Education and Womens and Gender Studies.
Head Coach
hdoerfler@linfield.edu
Linfield
Division 3
Head coach
apego@newhaven.edu
Le Moyne
Division 2
Ana Pego, one of the rising young stars in the collegiate volleyball coaching industry, has been named head coach of the Le Moyne volleyball program, it was announced by Director of Athletics Bob Beretta on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.
Pego served as a graduate assistant coach, assistant coach, recruiting coordinator and ultimately, head coach, at perennial Northeast 10 Conference-power New Haven. Most recently, Pego has worked as an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator at Division I University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She becomes only the seventh head coach in the history of the Le Moyne volleyball program.
We are very excited to name Ana Pego to lead our volleyball program, Beretta said. She brings a wealth of knowledge and coaching experience to Le Moyne. Ana is extremely familiar with the Northeast 10 Conference and understands what it takes to be successful at the highest levels of the sport.
Ana owns deep recruiting ties in the Northeast and South, in addition to her vast international network. Anas personal value set, her passion for developing student-athletes as leaders on and off the court and a strong desire to build a championship program at Le Moyne separated her from other candidates throughout the interview process.
While at New Haven, Pego was a member of teams that earned five consecutive NCAA Tournament berths, and registered two Elite Eight appearances. She helped guide New Haven to a 28-win season and an undefeated record in conference play in 2017. That year, New Haven was awarded a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Pego was named head coach at New Haven prior to the 2018 season following the retirement of longtime record-setting mentor Robin Salters.
During her collegiate head coaching debut, Pego led New Haven to a 15-3 record before stepping down due to personal reasons at midseason. The Chargers finished 26-6 that year and reached the semifinals of the NCAA East Region Championships. In all, New Haven posted an overall record of 105-43 (.709) and 43-13 (.768) in NE10 action during Pegos time coaching on the Charger sidelines. New Haven captured four NE10 titles in her five years with the program.
I am ecstatic and honored to join Le Moyne College as its next head womens volleyball coach, stated Pego. I would like to thank President Linda LeMura, Director of Athletics Bob Beretta, the Search Committee and everyone involved in the hiring process for this incredible opportunity.
I am very excited to become a part of the Phin family, and I am looking forward to getting to work and to continue to build on the solid foundation and culture that surrounds this amazing institution.
While at New Haven, Pego worked with the Chargers setters, including All-Region and All-Conference performer Kristine Rios, who topped the Chargers in assists in each of her four seasons and still ranks among the schools all-time leaders.
As recruiting coordinator, Pego was instrumental in shaping classes that experienced tremendous success at New Haven.
Following the 2015 season, Pego was one of seven recipients of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Minority Coaches Scholarship.
Pego joined the staff at UNC Charlotte as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in 2019. During her time at Charlotte, the 49ers garnered three consecutive Conference USA Tournament berths, reaching the league tournament semifinals of the highly regarded conference for the first time in school history in 2020.
She also coached nine players that received All-Conference USA first- or second-team honors, the C-USA Libero of the Year and the C-USA Freshman of the Year. Five of her players were named to the C-USA All-Academic team, two collected C-USA All-Freshman honors and four gathered AVCA All-South Region certificates.
As a team, Charlotte earned a pair of Conference USA Team Academic Awards, while posting an overall record of 52-49 (.515) during her tenure with the 49ers.
Following her graduation from Alabama State University, Pego served as a student assistant coach for her alma mater from 2012 to 2013. During her undergraduate days at ASU, she was a two-year starting setter for the Lady Hornets and served as team captain during her senior campaign.
A member of the Deans List, Pego completed her Bachelors degree in Marine Biology at Alabama State in 2013 and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She was selected to the Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society. Pego also holds a pair of Masters degrees from New Haven in Environmental Science and Sport Management.
In addition to her experience playing Division I college volleyball and coaching collegiately at the Division I and Division II levels, Pego has also directed club volleyball for the Chelsea Piers Athletic Club in Connecticut and worked in operations for the New England Black Wolves lacrosse team.
Head Coach
frizzella@obu.edu
Ouachita Baptist
Division 2
Originally I am from McKinney, Texas but found my way to the Natural State of Arkansas. I was the libero for 4 years at Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) from 2009-2012. I graduated from OBU double majoring with a B.A. in secondary education and mathematics with a coaching endorsement. During my time at OBU, I was a 4 time all conference member, including Freshman of the year, 2 second team all conference and 1 first team all conference. I was the 2011-2012 GAC Female Athlete of the Year and was nominated in 2013 for NCAA Woman of the Year.
In 2013-2014, I was the Graduate Assistant for OBU until I became the head volleyball coach and head women's soccer coach at Lakeside High School in Hot Springs, AR, where I also taught Algebra 2. I was in charge of 7th-12th grade with 2 assistants. During my 4-season stint at Lakeside, our high school varsity volleyball team went 101-29-1, increasing our number of wins each year. Our conference voted me Coach of the Year for all four seasons as we went undefeated 4 years in a row and competed in the State Tournament each year. I also coached club for Hot Springs Force for 4 seasons coaching 4th-7th graders and two years at Elite Volleyball Academy in Little Rock, AR.
In January of 2018, I became the head volleyball coach at Ouachita Baptist University. Since then, we have had the 2028 GAC Setter of the year, the 2022 GAC Freshman of the Year, two All GAC First team members, three All GAC second team members, five all GAC honorable mention members, 11 GAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes and two GAC Elite Scholar athletes. We had two girls represent USA in the summer of 2018 in Brazil and we had two representing the summer of 2019 in Spain. Summer of 2023 I was able to represent the American International Sports Tours in Italy as the head volleyball coach while a team member also represented the USA in Italy through Beyond Sports. We have also received the AVCA Academic Award the last 5 years. I am so blessed to be back at my alma mater as it is my home! Go Tigers!
Assistant Coach
hanvoss17@gmail.com
Rockhurst
Division 2
Rockhurst University Volleyball - Division II - Great Lakes Valley Conference
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
rhinej@spu.edu
Seattle Pacific
Division 2
Assistant Coach
skjones@westminstercollege.edu
Westminster (UT)
NAIA
I have assisted and managed recruiting for Westminster College since 2017. Master's in Sport Psychology, work as a Mental Performance Coach for HeadStrong Consulting and work with teams and athletes to improve performance through mental skills training. I have coached high school and currently coach club as well. I love working with young athletes, engaging in the recruiting process, and building the Westminster program to empower our student athletes to compete at a high level while engaging in a rigorous education.
Head Coach
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.
Assistant Coach
yajaira_cadet@baylor.edu
Baylor
Division 1
Yajaira (Ja-hi-duh) Cadet came to the Bears in early January of 2022 after serving as the head coach of club team Excel Volleyball for seven years, coaching teams from 10U to 17U.
It is with incredible excitement, enthusiasm and rejoicing that we are able to announce Yajaira Cadet as our next assistant coach, said McGuyre. I feel incredibly blessed that God has called such a passionate and skilled teacher to our program. As an athlete, Yajaira led the SEC in digs and was a two-time national champion.
As a teacher/coach, Yajaira is skilled in instruction, communication and motivation. She recognizes and implements timeless principles into her life and others daily. I am confident she will be an immaculate servant and mentor to our student-athletes, both as competitors and women of character. Her strengths flourish on and off the court. Yajaira will add to an already servant-hearted staff and strengthen our ability to Prepare Champions for Life.
In addition to her club volleyball coaching, she also was a private coach while serving as a bilingual instructional specialist and principal intern at Memorial Elementary in the Plano school district for the past four years. She has served as a bilingual educator and coach for a total of 12 years.
Prior to being with the Excel club, she was a volleyball graduate assistant at the University of Evansville in Indiana from 2007 to 2009. Cadet earned her masters degree in public service administration in 2009 from the university while assisting the Aces with training the primary passers and outside hitters.
During her time there, Evansvilles passing statistics improved, and she coached the Missouri Valley Conference Libero of the Year, Julie Walroth. At the time, Walroth was one of only 25 players in NCAA history to have 2,000 digs in her career.
I coach because I have a passion for teaching the sport of volleyball to the future generations of players, Cadet said previously. I coach to serve and share the gift of volleyball. My coaching is focused on developing the mechanics of the sport, a competitive mindset and decision-making of the game.
Cadet had a storied playing career. She started out on the Dominican Republic indoor and beach volleyball national teams, competing in several international tournaments, including Olympic qualifiers and earned a silver medal in the North, Central and Caribbean Tournament (NORCECA). She played for the junior and major national teams between 1994 and 2000.
Starting her collegiate career at the University of South Carolina in 2001, Cadet led the SEC in digs as a sophomore in 2002. Transferring to California Baptist, she served as team captain and helped the Lancers to back-to-back NAIA national championships in 2004 and 2005 under McGuyre. Cadet played outside and right-side hitter, as well as libero, in her career.
In 2004, she was named AVCA All-America first team and also received Golden State Athletic Conference All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors.
Cadet became a member of the CBU and city of Riverside Sport Hall of Fame after her senior campaign with the Lancers, graduating with her bachelors in psychology and Christian studies in 2006. At the time of her induction, she was third all-time in single-season records with 616 kills, fourth with 4.57 kills per match and fifth with 536 digs.
She played six years of professional volleyball, winning five national titles in the Dominican beach volleyball league and was team captain of Bameso that won the U.S. Volleyball Open in 2005.
Born in Montecristi, Dominican Republic, Cadet and her husband, Abraham, have three children Isaac, Abigail and Abraham Jr.
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
chris.feliciano@unh.edu
New Hampshire
Division 1
Assistant Coach
amugler@murraystate.edu
Murray State (KY)
Division 1
At Murray State
2020 is her second season as MSU assistant coachIn 2019, assisted in coaching the Racers to a 19-11 overall record including 12-4 in the OVCIn 2019, assisted in coaching of AVCA All-American and OVC Player of the Year Rachel Giustino
Before Murray State
Spent nine years as head coach of Toledo Volleyball Club from January 2010 until 2019Assistant volleyball coach at St. Ursula Academy in 2018Assistant volleyball coach at Owen's Community College from July 2009 to December 2011Business Director at Toledo Volleyball Club from January 2010 to February 2012
Playing Career
Played four years at Murray State under head coach David SchwepkerAccumulated 1,104 kills (9th all-time) and 1,699 digs (6th all-time), one of just eight Racers in the 1,000/1,000 clubRacked up 174 assists, 126 blocks and 75 service aces in her career as well2005 OVC All-Newcomer Team selection2008 OVC All-Tournament Team selection2007-08 OVC Commissioner's Honor RollGraduate of St. Ursula Academy in Ohio and won the state championship in 2004First-Team All-City, All-District, and All-State in 2004 was inducted into school's Hall of Fame in 2018
Volunteer Assistant Coach
phhavenaar@davidson.edu
Davidson
Division 1
Phoebe Havenaar joined the Davidson volleyball program as volunteer assistant coach in March, 2020.
Havenaar is a former standout at Division II power Wingate University.
Phoebe is an excellent fit for the Davidson volleyball program, said head coach Chris Willis. Her All-American experience at Wingate and desire to pass along her knowledge will add value to our program. From the first day I met Phoebe, I knew that her personality would translate to the coaching world and to the culture were developing at Davidson. She has a bright future ahead, and I cant wait to see wait to see the mark she leaves on our program.
A native of Naperville, Ill., Havenaar graduated magna cum laude from Wingate in 2019, with a degree in sport management. Her last two seasons, she earned all-conference honors in the South Atlantic Conference and NCAA All-Region recognition. A middle blocker, she was named an AVCA Third-Team All American in 2018 with 3.28 kills per set and a .333 hitting percentage.
I am so excited to be joining the Davidson volleyball coaching staff for the upcoming season, said Havenaar. I feel prepared and motivated to be a part of a high-level experience here at Davidson. I've got a ton of respect for the team, and it's an amazing opportunity that I get to work alongside Aubrey Marsellis, Chris and their student-athletes.
After graduation, Havenaar worked as marketing director and associate event coordinator at Charlotte-based SportsLink.
Havenaar helped the Cats in their first victory over Virginia Commonwealth University since 1994 this passed Spring.
Head Coach
ktrautmann@udallas.edu
University of Dallas
Division 3
Kelli Trautmann completed her 6th season as the head coach of the University of Dallas volleyball team. She joined the Crusaders in 2017. Trautmann has a .424 winning percentage, good for 3rd all-time win list at University of Dallas.
Hired in May, 2016, NCAA Division III Allegheny College located in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Trautmann was brought on as an assistant but served as the acting head coach once 30-year head coach Bridget Sheehan took a leave of absence for the 2016 season due to medical reasons. The Gators posted a 9-16 record that campaign.
Prior to that, Trautmann was the assistant volleyball coach at NAIA Williams Woods University in Fulton, Missouri. The team went 22-15 and 9-3 in the American Midwest Conference (AMC) when she was an assistant in 2015.
During the 2014-15 school year, she worked at NCAA DIII Millsaps College. While with the Majors, Trautmann served as an assistant coach for volleyball and was the assistant for the Track and Field team. The volleyball team in 2014 rolled to a 22-6 record and 11-3 in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA). The Majors led all of NCAA DIII in digs per set at 22.32.
Before assisting at Millsaps, Trautmann was the head volleyball, assistant junior varsity basketball, and head throws coach for track & field at Waterford Union High School in Wisconsin. She also held positions as a volleyball lessons and camp instructor, club volleyball tournament director, and Badger Region USA volleyball official.
Prior to coaching, Trautmann starred for both the volleyball and track & field teams at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Her career-high 36 digs in a match ranked fifth highest in program history, and she claimed Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Sportsmanship honors in 2010 and WIAC All-Defensive Team accolades in 2011. The Warhawks won a regular-season WIAC title, a pair of WIAC Tournament crowns, and advanced to four NCAA Tournaments during her career.
Trautmann earned her Masters of Education in Athletic/Activities Administration at William Woods University in June 2017.
In May 2013, Trautmann graduated from UW-Whitewater with a Bachelor of Science in Education, Physical Education, Emphasis on Health, Human Performance and Recreation with an Athletic Coaching Minor.
Assistant Coach
thares@umw.edu
Mary Washington
Division 3
Tenley Hares is the assistant coach at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA. After graduating from UMW with a Bachelors in Biology in May 2021, she joined the coaching staff at UMW. She just completed her first season with the Eagles who went 19-12 and advanced to the Coast to Coast Conference Tournament semifinals. She currently coaches club at CORE VA Volleyball Club.
Assistant Coach
rodrir73@erau.edu
Embry-Riddle (FL)
Division 2
Head Coach
slaurendine@mc.edu
Mississippi College
Division 2
[SHAWNA LAURENDINE SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORDS](https://stats.ncaa.org/people/7798sport_code=WVB)
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COACHING MILESTONES
-2003 Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year
-2012 Southern Athletic Association Coach of the Year
-Win #1 | Sept. 6, 1996 vs. King College (3-0)
-Win #100 | Sept. 13, 2002 vs. Incarnate Word (3-1)
-Win #200 | Oct. 29, 2016 vs. Wesleyan (Ga.) (3-0)
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POSTSEASON
GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE (GSC)
-GSC Tournament Appearances (1996, 2003, 2019)
SOUTHERN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (SAA)
-SAA Tournament Appearances (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
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PLAYER ACCOLADES
GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE (GSC)
-Player of the Year (1): Brittany Wright (2003)
-First Team (9): Brittany Wright (2003), Melinda Pitcock (2003), Brandi Patterson (2003), Brooke Barnett (2001, 02), Regan Adams (1997), Amy Douglas (1996), Dee Dee Long (1996), Angie Lobb (1996)
-Second Team (4): Lexi Laurendine (2019), Brandi Beeson (2004, 05), Brittany Wright (2002)
-All Tournament (1): Dee Dee Long (1996)
-Academic Honor Roll (26): Kate Bass (2019), Sloane FitzHenry (2019), Madelyn Keene (2019), Levi Lennard (2019), Noa Parks (2019), Gwenyth Prenter (2019), Lexi Richards (2019), Ingrid Savola (2019), Jill Brown (2018), Brandi Bundy (2018, 19), Erin Davis (2018, 19), Lexie Laurendine (2018, 19), Erin Markham (2018), Rylee Markham (2018), Julia Martin (2018, 19), Shelby Grace Mays (2018), Makenzie McLendon (2018), Kendall Platt (2018, 19), Hannah Rue (2018, 19), Kaitlyn Wilson (2018)
SOUTHERN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (SAA)
-Defensive Player of the Year (1): Sara Jayne Sutton (2014)
-Newcomer of the Year (1): Destiny Stewart (2017)
-First Team (2): Destiny Stewart (2017), Sara Jayne Sutton (2014)
-Second Team (7): Caroline Montgomery (2015), Diamond Stewart (2015, 16), Jamie Sue Wilson (2012, 13, 14), Kayla Sewell (2012)
-Honorable Mention (8): Peyton Parent (2017), Constance Connolly (2017), Mason Gardella (2016), Sara Jayne Sutton (2016), Kayla Sewell (2013), Diamond Stewart (2013, 14), Jamie Kosman (2012)
-Academic Honor Roll (41): Claire Crow (2017), Constance Connolly (2016, 17), Sara Jayne Sutton (2016), Mason Gardella (2016, 17), Caroline Montgomery (2015), Diamond Stewart (2015, 16), Amerlia Burruss (2014), Walker Buxton (2014), Elizabeth Gill (2014, 15, 16, 17), Kristen Gray (2014, 15, 16), Casey Hassett (2014, 15), Caroline Owens (2014, 15, 17), Maggie Stanford (2014, 15), Breanna Ayala (2013), Lucy Riddle (2013, 14), Sarah Fleming (2012), Jordan Grant (2012), Rebecca Hannigan (2012, 13), Blair Johnson (2012), Desiree Kamerman (2012, 13, 14, 15), Nicole Klug (2012), Rachel Schuman (2012, 13, 14)
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COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE
-Was an assistant coach at her alma mater, the University of Montevallo (1994-96).
-Was the head coach at the University of West Alabama (1996-99).
-Served as the head coach at Southern Arkansas University (2001-05).
-Coached six seasons at Sewanee University (2012-2017).
-Named head coach at Mississippi College on January 11, 2018.
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PLAYING CAREER
-During her career she earned NAIA First Team All-America, AVCA First Team All-America, Asics Tiger First Team All-America and NAIA District 27 Freshman of the Year.
-Helped UM to the second longest win streak in NAIA history during her senior season (42 consectuive).
-1994 Sington Trophy, given annually to Alabamas outstanding athletes of the year.
-Named to the UM Hall of Fame in 1999.
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EDUCATION
-Received her Bachelor of Science in Physical Education in 1994
-Earned her Masters Degree in Physical Education in 1996.
Head Coach
nils.nielsen@bakeru.edu
Baker
NAIA
ssenft@shc.edu
Spring Hill
NAIA
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