Florida State head indoor volleyball coach Chris Poole announced the hiring of former FSU All-American Jordana Price as an assistant volleyball coach Thursday. She will primarily work with blocking, middle and right side hitting in addition to serving as the recruiting coordinator. Price returns to her alma mater after a two-year stint at South Alabama where she was an assistant coach who served as the offensive coordinator and primary recruiting coordinator. She also worked with blocking. Price will replace former Noles assistant Ganna Anna Khrystenko, who recently accepted the associate head coach position at Rutgers. First, I would like to thank Cindy Hartmann, Vanessa Fuchs and Stan Wilcox for this incredible opportunity to return to my alma mater, Price said.  My interactions with all of the administration have been amazing and it is wonderful to be back on campus with such inspiring people. I would also like to give a huge thank you to Chris Poole and Jeff Hulsmeyer for providing this dream opportunity for me to return to the very program that shaped me as a student-athlete, person and young professional to go off into the world and create success. I couldnt be more excited for my return to the Seminoles and am eager to help this great coaching staff to continue building upon the great legacy that is Florida State Volleyball. A three-year member of the Florida State indoor volleyball team, Price helped the Seminoles to their first-ever trip to the Elite Eight in 2009 after winning the ACC Championship. She led the league in blocks (1.31 per set) and ranked fourth in hitting percentage (.335) which was also second on the team. The All-ACC middle blocker won AVCA All-America honorable mention accolades. It is always a transition when we lose an assistant, Poole said. Anna was given a great opportunity and were very happy for her. We were looking for someone that could cover our middle blocker training and take over as a recruiting coordinator and Jordana is a perfect match. The Mountain Home, Idaho, native also ranks eighth in school history with 306 total blocks in addition to holding the sixth-highest hitting percentage (.312). Jordana was well respected by her teammates as someone very passionate about playing everyday, Poole said. She was a great student-athlete and she held herself to high standards. She coaches with the same communication and aggressiveness that made her an All-American during our 2009 run to the NCAA Elite Eight. Price played professionally overseas and in the United State following her graduation in 2009. She helped lead Hotel Cristal Volleyball Franches-Montagnes to take second place at the Swiss Volley Cup Final while helping the franchise to its first European Cup win. In 2012, Price helped the Indiana Hoosier Exterminators win the Womens USA Volleyball Open Championship after taking second in 2010. She also had a stint with the Florida Wave where she led the team to a second place finish 2013 in addition to winning the Florida Region of USA Volleyball Award for the Most Outstanding Adult Female Player. While playing in the United States, Price served as a graduate assistant for Valdosta State before stepping into the role of a volunteer assistant in 2014 where she helped the Blaze to a 25-8 record and 16-4 mark in conference play, while advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division II south regional in addition to the first-ever Gulf South Conference title. Price was the interim head coach at Valdosta State from January-March of 2014. At South Alabama, Price made huge improvements over two seasons, while working with Mechell Daniel, who captured Second Team All-Sun Belt honors before signing a professional contract with Oriveden Ponnistus of the European Volleyball Confederation in Finland. In addition, Price helped the Jaguars to their best season since 1994 with 17 wins in 2016, tying for second in the Sun Belt Conference East Division, which was the best finish in program history. The Jaguars had a winning record for the first time since 1989. Price graduated from FSU in the fall of 2009 where she majored in Psychology. She made the Deans List in the Fall of 2008 and is one of the 52 Florida State student-athletes to have received the ACC Postgraduate Scholarship. The 2009 FSU Volleyball Most Influential Player earned a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Valdosta State in 2014.