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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.
Billy Ebel enters his third season as an assistant coach on Ray Bechards coaching staff at the University of Kansas in 2020. Ebel joined the Jayhawks after five seasons at Lipscomb University.
Billys infectious enthusiasm will serve our program very well, Bechard said. He is a great ambassador for volleyball. His hunger to learn and gain experience has made him an outstanding teacher in the gym. In addition to his time at Lipscomb and UMKC, he has played at the highest level of the mens game, has been involved with USA Volleyball programs, and worked numerous summer camps including ours at KU. He puts the athletes first hes most concerned about their development.
During his time at Lipscomb, Ebel helped lead the Bisons to three Atlantic Sun Conference regular-season titles and three appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In 2014, Ebel and the Bisons earned the ASUNs first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. After three seasons as an assistant coach he was promoted to associate head coach by Lipscomb head coach Brandon Rosenthal in 2016, which was the first time Rosenthal had named an associate head coach.
The Overland Park, Kansas, native also has extensive coaching experience with U.S. Womens National Teams, where he has crossed paths with KU All-Americans Kelsie Payne and Ainise Havili on the national team circuit.
Ebel graduated from Ball State University in 2010, where he was a standout mens volleyball student-athlete and served as team captain, earning all-conference honors during his senior year. In 2010, he set the schools single-season record with a 3.05 digs-per-set average.
He cut his teeth in the coaching career as a volunteer assistant at UMKC under Bechards former KU assistant, Christi Posey.
Prior to joining the UMKC staff, Ebel served as a defensive coordinator at Bishop Miege, his former high school team. He helped the Lady Stags to the 2010 Kansas State Championship. While in college, Ebel served as a volunteer assistant coach at prep powerhouse Muncie Burris Laboratory High School in Muncie, Indiana, for three seasons. He helped guide the Owls to the Indiana Class 2A State Championship in each season and one national runner-up finish.
2022- 2nd assistant University of Arizona
2019-2021 1st Assistant Dartmouth College
2017-2019- Volunteer Assistant Arizona Beach Volleyball
Derryk Williams joined the Syracuse Volleyball coaching staff in the summer of 2018. Prior to arriving at Syracuse, Williams had stints at Hamilton College, Colgate and Ithaca College.
In his first season on the coaching staff, Williams helped lead Syracuse to one of the most successful seasons in program history culminated with the programs first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018. Syracuse ranked second nationally with 3.08 blocks per set while Syracuse was one of only two schools nationally to have a pair of players in the top-30 nationally in blocks per set. The Orange concluded their season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating Yale, 3-0, in the opening round of the tournament. Syracuse finished with a 19-9 record that included a 14-4 mark in ACC play. The Orange's fourth-place finish in conference play tied for the best in program history and included a victory over #22-ranked Louisville.
The Orange posted a 12-13 record in 2019, with Williams overseeing the performance of Polina Shemanova, who led the conference in kills (485).
As an assistant coach at Hamilton during the 2017 season, Williams helped the program post its most conference wins (seven) in history on the way to earning the No. 4 seed in the NESCAC conference tournament, the best in program history. While working primarily with the team's middle blockers, Williams coached the fourth-best blocker in Division III, Margaret O'Brien, who recorded 1.24 blocks per set.
Williams spent the 2017 season as a volunteer assistant coach at Colgate following an assistant coach position in 2016. In his two seasons, the Raiders finished 36-22 overall with a 2016 runner-up finish in the Patriot League. The 2017 Raiders posted an 18-11 record before concluding their season in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).
He began his coaching career at Ithaca College in 2015. The Bombers won the 2015 Empire 8 Tournament title for the first time since 2010 and advanced to the NCAA Regional Tournament semifinals. Ithaca posted a 31-5 overall record, featuring a 7-1 conference mark.
Chris Rose enters his 2nd season as the volunteer assistant in 2019.
Rose, a native of State College, comes to Penn State after previously serving on the staffs of Marshall University, Arizona State University, East Carolina University and the University at Buffalo.
Rose served as a student manager at Penn State from 2011-14. He was the head student manager during the Nittany Lions back-to-back National Championships in 2013 and 2014.
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.
Andrew Kroger, who spent three seasons as an assistant volleyball coach at Villanova, is in his fourth season as an assistant coach at La Salle in 2016.
Kroger helped the program achieve a nine game improvement in the win column in his first season on campus. Kroger helped Ashley Felton record 54 block assists in 2014 which was the most in a season for La Salle since 2007.
In his second season at 20th and Olney, Kroger saw Jensen Sharrits recognized on the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team, the fourth to be recognized for All-Rookie in team history and saw the team honored with the AVCA Team Academic Award for squads who maintained a 3.30 cumulative average.
"Having Andrew join our staff is a great win for the La Salle volleyball program," head coach Caitlin Rimgaila said. "He brings a wealth of knowledge and prior Division I experience to our gym. Andrew has a great passion for the game and a tremendous technical knowledge of the sport. I look forward to working with him to bring La Salle volleyball into a new era of success."
Kroger worked with the middle blockers at Villanova and was also responsible for video analysis and tape exchange, as well as event management, team planning and statistics.
"I feel incredibly fortunate and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to work alongside Coach Rimgaila at La Salle," Kroger said. "I look forward to being a part of the La Salle community and helping the volleyball program grow in competitiveness in the Atlantic 10 and nationally."
During the 2012 season Kroger helped to coach a young Wildcats team which received excellent performances from its middle blockers. Freshman Gabby Pethokoukis led the team in blocks and averaged over one block per set while ranking among the BIG EAST leaders in total blocks.
Prior to arriving at Villanova, Kroger was an assistant coach at Sycamore High School in Cincinnati and also coached at the Team Z Volleyball Club, where he was head coach for the 15 Navy and 15 Orange squads.
Kroger is a 2011 graduate of Xavier, where he was the president of the men's club volleyball team and also played on the squad for three years.
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.
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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
I am from Sao Paulo, Brazil, I started playing volleyball when I was 9 years old and I played volleyball for 14 years. In the United States I started my career at Western Nebraska Community College before transferring to Navarro College and ultimately I wrapping up my final two seasons at Lynn University,FL. I joined the Mercer University volleyball coaching staff in the Fall of 2021. In my year freshman and sophomore I was named NJCAA Women's All Region XIV. In my last year at Lynn University I earned Sunshine State Conference Setter of the Week for three-straight weeks and I was named AVAC Player of the Week.
Annie DeLoid joined the Stevens Institute of Technology volleyball program as an assistant coach in March 2019.
DeLoid spent two seasons as a Graduate Assistant at Averett University in Danville, Virginia. At Averett, DeLoid helped coach two AVCA All-Americans, two COSIDA Academic All-Americans, one USA South Player of the year, seven all-conference selections and one vaSID Player of the Year.
A native of Plymouth, Massachusetts, DeLoid played four seasons at Division III Framingham State University. She finished her career with three Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference championships, including back-to-back MASCAC Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in her final two seasons with the Rams.
DeLoid's additional coaching experience includes two years one season the junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach at Westwood High School in 2016. She also served as a head coach at Southern Alliance Volleyball Club from 2012-2017 as well as Pura Vida Volleyball Club from 2017-2019.
DeLoid earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from Framingham State in 2016. She is currently pursuing her master's in business administration from Averett.
Carter Cassell returns for his fourth season as Denison's head volleyball coach in 2020.
In three seasons with the Big Red, Denison has won 44 games and has advanced to the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament in all three seasons. In 2019, Cassell and the Big Red enjoyed a breakthrough season where DU posted an overall record of 18-8 while reaching the NCAC Tournament Championship match. Cassell was also named the NCAC Coach of the Year for the first time in his career following the team's success in 2019 while Lucy Anderson was named NCAC Newcomer of the year and to the All-NCAC first-team. Denison also turned in a 10-match winning streak from Sept. 14-Oct. 8, which is the longest winning streak in program history since 1993.
In 2017, Denison finished with a 15-14 record and advanced to the NCAC Tournament semifinals before being eliminated by top-seeded Wittenberg. Kristin Thewes and Leah Reinfranck received All-NCAC accolades, with Thewes receiving the Libero of the Year award from the NCAC. In 2018 the Big Red finished 11-15 but ended the campaign in strong fashion, winning four of its last six matches. First-year Peyton McElfresh was named the NCAC's Newcomer of the Year and was also a second-team All-NCAC selection in addition to being named to the NCAC All-Tournament team.
Cassell came to Denison after three seasons an assistant coach at Kenyon College. Cassell joined the coaching staff at Kenyon in 2014 along with new head coaching hire, Amanda Krampf. The new staff was charged with rebuilding the Kenyon program and Cassell was heavily involved in all aspects of planning practices, organizing the teams strength and conditioning to scouting and recruiting. In years two and three, Kenyon posted consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 1989-90. In 2016, Kenyon finished 18-12 placing third in the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season standings. Outside hitter Delaney Swanson was named to the All-NCAC first-team and two players earned honorable mention.
In addition to his assistant coaching duties at Kenyon, he also served in various game management roles and was a building manager for the Kenyon Athletic Center.
Cassell is a 2014 graduate of The Ohio State University where he received a B.S. in education while majoring in sports industry and minoring in business. In the summer of 2018, Cassell completed his masters degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University-Irvine.
After a standout prep career which saw him be named the 2010 Ohio Boys Volleyball Player of the Year and a second-team American Volleyball Coaches Association High School All-American. In 2011, Cassell attended Lewis University where he was a member of their NCAA Division I mens volleyball team. He transferred to Ohio State the following year and was a member of the Buckeyes nationally-ranked club volleyball team. In 2013, he was named the Big Ten Mens Volleyball Association Player of the Year.
Cassell is the seventh head volleyball coach in Denison history.
Enomoto is in her sixtg year as the head coach for the Beloit College Buccaneers volleyball team. She is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii and is of Hawaiian-Japanese-Filipino-Chinese descent. Enomoto is a Beloit College graduate who followed in the footsteps of her mother who also graduated from Beloit in 1968.
Enomoto first attended the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1987-1989. She was the back-up setter and defensive specialist as a freshman, then the 5-1 setter her sophomore year. Enomoto then transferred to Beloit College in 1991 and helped her squad to a runner-up finish in the Midwest Conference as an outside hitter. She returned as a 5-1 setter in 1992, was named captain, and earned All-Midwest Conference honors that fall. Currently, Enomoto is still fifth in the record book with 58 assists in a match! Each spring at Beloit, Enomoto was in track and field, competed in discus and shot-put, and was a track tri-captain her senior year.
After earning a degree in sociology and a minor in journalism from Beloit College in 1993, Enomoto went on to earn a number of teacher certifications, a Master's degrees from the University of Phoenix-Hawaii campus, and a doctorate from the University of Southern California -- all in education. Prior to her move back to Beloit, Wisconsin in 2019, Enomoto was a classroom teacher, resource specialist, and curriculum coordinator at Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama, a K-12 private school for Native Hawaiian students.
Enomoto's volleyball coaching experience dates back to 1989 and ranges from coaching elementary, middle school, and high school to club programs, including a successful run coaching and directing Team Piko Volleyball in Honolulu. Enomoto oversaw club teams from grades 4-12 that competed on regional and national levels. She led Team Piko to nine consecutive Junior Nationals appearances including accolades such as: 10th place in the 15s Open in 2012; two championships in the 14s National in 2011 and 14s American in 2015; second place in the 13s American in 2010; and third place finishes in the 13s National in 2014 and 15s Patriot in 2016. Enomoto's most prolific player was libero Tita Akiu who earned Second Team Big 12 conference honors as a sophomore at Texas Tech and First Team Big West conference honors as a senior. Akiu went on to make the U.S. Collegiate National Team-Minneapolis in 2017 and had a good run almost making the U.S. Women's National Team after being asked by Coach Karch Kiraly to attend additional tryouts and workouts in March and June of 2019.
The Beloit College volleyball team had 8 of 16 players earn All-Academic Midwest Conference honors and achieved an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award four years in a row. Go Bucs!
In May 2018, I graduated from Bard College with a degree in Mathematics and I became the assistant women's volleyball coach for Bard in August of 2018. While at Bard, I was a dual-sport athlete for all four years playing both lacrosse and volleyball. Bard College is a D3 liberal arts institution location in the Hudson Valley approximately 2 hours North of NYC. Bard offers a very rigorous undergraduate curriculum with emphasis on students thinking critically and creatively. Our volleyball program, as well as many of the other programs at Bard, compete in the Liberty League which is one of the toughest D3 leagues in the country.
Connor Martin is in his second season on the sidelines with the Smith College volleyball program as a graduate assistant coach. He is working to earn his masters degree in Exercise and Sport Studies at Smith.
In his first competition season with head coach Greg Walker, he was a crucial part of one of the best season turnarounds in the country. It was its most successful season since 2013, guiding the Pioneers to a tremendous 21-11 record and a post season, NEWMAC Tournament appearance, Smiths first since the 2013 season. One of the keys to the teams resurgence was an outstanding recruiting class that included 12 first-years. As a team, the Pioneers finished first in the conference in all point-scoring categories with team kills, service aces and blocks. The Pioneers had six student-athletes receiving post-season honors by the NEWVA for their success on the court this season. Olivia Smith was named to the 2021 NEWMAC Fall All-Sportsmanship Team. Martin was on the staff that the head coach was selected by his peers as the 2021 NEWMAC Coach of the Year.
Martin has been crucial on the recruiting front as Smith finalized the 2022 recruiting class. He has proven himself as a great recruiter. He has responsibilities in all aspects of program management and student-athlete development. He has extensive work with the Hudl, Volleymetrics and Volleystation platforms. He is an incredible recruiter and a great relationship builder with our future prospective student-athletes.
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Hometown: Douglas, MA
Education
Mary Washington, 2021
COACHING CAREER
2021 Smith College (Graduate Assistant Coach)Mary Washington (Student Assistant Coach/Team Manager)
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1 AVCA Region Rookie of the Year 1 AVCA Region Honorable Mention1 NEWVA Rookie of the Year4 NEWVA All-Rookie Honorable Mention1 NEWVA All-New England First Team 3 NEWVA All-New England Third Team2 NEWVA All-New England Honorable Mention1 NEWMAC Rookie of the Year1 NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference 2 NEWMAC Fall Sports All Sportsmanship Team
Natalie Cohen joined the Carnegie Mellon University volleyball staff as a full-time assistant coach in August 2019. Cohen came to Pittsburgh after serving as the head men's and women's volleyball coach at Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts.
Cohen's first season on the sidelines for the Tartans witnessed a 22-8 season with the program's fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Championship tournament. The Tartans had two different win streaks of six and a season-opening win streak of seven, topped three nationally-ranked teams, and finished the regular season ranked 22nd in the nation.
Cohen's second season was stripped to just four matches, all played in the spring, because of COVID-19 canceling the fall season. The Tartans went 3-1 in those matches with the lone loss coming on the road to a Division II program.
In 2021, the Tartans finished with a 14-14 mark, placed fourth in the UAA, and had five players earn All-Association recognition.
Cohen's fourth season on the sidelines saw the Tartans return to the NCAA Championship tournament and win a first-round match. The Tartans placed fourth in the UAA Tournament for the third straight time and won more the 20 matches for the second time during Cohen's tenure.
Cohen received her masters in Sport Coaching from West Virginia University in 2020 and will complete the master of science in Counseling Psychology program at Chatham University in August of 2024.
Coach Cavanagh guided the Hornets to six straight wins to start the 2019 season marking the second-best start in school history.
Cavanagh came to Kalamazoo from Finlandia University where she was the head volleyball coach and assistant athletic director for student development in 2018-19, leading the Lions to the American Collegiate Athletic Association championship match.
Immediately before her time at Finlandia, Cavanagh was the program manager of Top Flight Volleyball Club in Illinois, leading her 2017 team to second place at the 2017 AAU Nationals.
Cavanagh worked in various training and coaching roles with the Wisconsin Juniors Volleyball Club as well as in a graduate assistant role at her alma mater, Carthage College. In her third year as a GA, the Lady Reds won conference regular season and tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA III regional championship match.
Cindy graduated from Carthage in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in exercise sport science (health minor). She earned her master's degree in higher education leadership studies (sports leadership) at Carthage in 2014. As a player, Cindy helped the Lady Reds win three conference championships, four conference tournament championships, along with a regional championship and national semifinal appearance her senior year. She earned all-conference honors twice and was named to the regional and national all-tournament teams as a senior. In addition to volleyball, Cindy was a four-time all-conference honoree in track and field.
Not affiliated/representing a college. Attending as a helping coach to run drills and assist college coaches
July 1, 2021 - Named Assistant Volleyball Coach
Comes from Park Hill South High School where she coached for the Panthers since 2015
Led the program to five conference championships in six seasons, along with mentoring eight All-State players
Heavily active at the club level around the metro
Was a two-time All-American at Pittsburg State
Earned four All-MIAA honors
2005 MIAA Freshman of the Year
Finished her collegiate career as the all-time kills leader at Pitt State with 1,825 over four seasons
Is second in attacks and sets played and ranks in the top-10 in hitting percentage, digs and blocks
Was only the fourth player in school history to record more than 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career.
Played three seasons professionall with the Lindsberg Volleyball in the Swedish Volleyball Professional League
Palm Beach Atlantic volleyball coach Doug Walters has named Casey Curran as the programs new assistant coach in the spring of 2020. Curran joins the Sailfish after spending three seasons at West Alabama.
Curran started as a graduate assistant coach at UWA in 2017. During her tenure with the Tigers, Curran coached one AVCA All-American, three AVCA All-Region players, and five second-team All-GSC players. She helped guide UWA to its first NCAA DII tournament appearance and first GSC Championship match appearance in 2018. After two years as a graduate assistant at UWA, Curran transitioned to the full-time assistant coach for the 2019 season. She also gained coaching experience at the North Carolina Volleyball Academy where she designed the conditioning program for the 18 Diamond team and trained other NC Volleyball Academy setters.
As a player, Curran played two years at NCAA Division I North Carolina Central where she led the Eagles in kills and aces in 2016 and assists in 2015. She started her collegiate career at Iowa Western Community College where she helped lead the Reivers to two 40-plus win seasons, along with conference championships in 2013 and 2014.
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.
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.
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
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This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
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Michael Hobson enters his second year as the Director of Volleyball Operations in 2019. He was hired to Tony Graystone's staff in the spring of 2018.
Hobson, a graduate of Penn State and Northwest Missouri State, most recently served as an assistant coach at Bucknell University. In two seasons with the Bison, he coached offensive schemes and was directly involved with scouting reports, video, statistical data and recruiting. Additionally, he handled the team's travel, fundraisers and other logistics. With Hobson's help, the Bison improved their win total by nine matches in 2017.
A native of Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, Hobson has also gained international experience with the USA Men's National Sitting Volleyball team. Specializing in blocking and serve reception, he helped in preparation for the 2016 Paralympic games in Rio and later traveled to Montreal and Hangzhou, China, where the team earned a silver medal and eight-place finish, respectively.
Statistics have been a specialty for Hobson, who began his coaching career as a technical director for the Penn State men's team in 2013. He spent two seasons with the Nittany Lions, who earned two straight trips to the NCAA Final Four. In addition to his statistical and video expertise using Data Volley and Data Video software, Hobson helped with the coordination and running of practices, as well as scouting reports for upcoming opponents. Hobson also prepared scouting reports and video analysis before each game.
"Michael has a very impressive background and is going to be an important part of Red Raider Volleyball," Graystone said. "His experience and expertise, particularly on the analytical side, is going to let us utilize this role much differently than we have in the past. As a coaching staff, we are really looking forward to taking advantage of Michael and incorporating him with game planning and stat analysis. Michael is definitely going to make our program better, and we're excited for him to get started."
After graduating from Penn State in 2015, he spent one season as a graduate assistant coach at Northwest Missouri State from 2015-16, where he earned a Master of Science in Applied Health/Sports Sciences. Coaching middle and pin hitters both offensively and defensively, the Bearcats posted a winning record and had four players named to the All-MIAA Team, the program's most since 1985. In addition to his coaching and recruiting duties, Hobson specialized in video and statistical analysis for the team.
Vande Berg became The Wendy Schaenen '79 Head Coach Of Volleyball at Cornell in March 2015. In her first year at the helm, Vande Berg brought in a recruiting class that was ranked among the top 90 in the nation, earning a high honorable mention distinction from PrepVolleyball.com. The Big Red opened the season with a 2-0 record for the first time since the 2007 campaign before finishing with a mark of 6-18 overall (2-12 Ivy). Despite the teams youth, Cornell was extremely competitive in each and every outing with and of the 41 sets the Big Red lost on the year, one-third (13) came by just two points. In her three seasons as an assistant, the Big Red improved its win total overall and in league play, and it defeated 19-win Pittsburgh in its own tournament in 2013 and perennial NCAA qualifier Albany in 2014. Natasha Rowland '15 was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year in 2014, one of six All-Ivy League selections during Vande Berg's three seasons on East Hill. The Big Red led the Ivy League in blocks in 2013, while the 2012 team went 9-16 overall and 5-9 in league play, its best finishes since the 2008 campaign. Cornell finished 2012 strong, winning three of its final four and snapping a losing streak of nearly six year to Princeton. Vande Berg was instrumental in recruiting setter Allysa Phelps and middle blocker Macy Wilson, who in their first two seasons have been among the best in the Ivy League at their respective positions. She was also instrumental in working with middle blocker Rachel D'Epagnier '14, who was selected second-team All-Ivy following her senior season. As the head coach of Team Iowa Ice of the Premier Volleyball League, Vande Berg led her team to consecutive championship matches, with Team Iowa Ice taking the title in 2013. Vande Berg worked at Iowa State University from 2009-12 as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Cyclones after spending the previous four years in the same capacity at Duke. Her efforts at ISU helped lay the foundation for the Cyclones trip to the NCAA Elite Eight, as well as ISUs procurement of the fifth-ranked recruiting class in the country during her final season. In her four years at Duke, Vande Berg helped the Blue Devils reach the NCAA tournament each year while capturing Atlantic Coast Conference titles in 2006 and 2008. Duke advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament all four seasons. With the Blue Devils, Vande Berg oversaw the training of 11 All-ACC players, including two ACC Player of the Year recipients, and was responsible for recruiting the 26th-ranked freshmen class in the country in 2008. Prior to her stint at Duke, Vande Berg served as a volunteer assistant at Wisconsin after spending two seasons as the first assistant at North Florida. While working with the Ospreys, she helped produce a Division II All-American and assisted in all aspects of the nationally-ranked program. Vande Berg has also spent time on the club circuit, working with Team Florida High Performance and Sky High-Milwaukee, as well as stints with the Milwaukee Chapter of Starlings, a volleyball club for underprivileged student-athletes. From 1994-97, Vande Berg played at UW-Milwaukee, where she led the team in attack percentage all four years while setting the school records for blocks in a match and blocks in a career. She was a first-team All-Horizon League selection as a senior after earning second-team honors as a sophomore and junior. Vande Berg still ranks in the top-10 for career blocks (3rd 403), kills (6th 1,148), and attack percentage (7th .263) for the Panthers. A native of Waupun, Wisc., Vande Berg earned her bachelor's degree in health care administration from Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1999.Trudy Vande Berg
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.
May came to UTA from Stephen F. Austin, where she helped lead the Ladyjacks back to the top of the Southland Conference. Upon arriving in Nacogdoches prior to the start of SFA's 2017 campaign, May helped turned the squad into one of the nation's most accurate attacking teams. SFA finished 2017 with a Southland Conference-leading hitting percentage of .253 which also stood as the 37th-best in the nation.
With May on their side, SFA posted a 27-8 record - good for the program's highest single-season win total in 10 years - and captured the Southland Conference regular season title for the ninth time in program history.
May began her assignment as one of the Ladyjacks' assistant coaches in July of 2017, signaling her return to the collegiate coaching ranks following an impressive six-year span as a head coach at the club level.
An individual who has familiarized herself with the club volleyball scene in the Dallas area, May's served as the recruiting coordinator and head coach for the Tejas Volleyball Club's under-16 team. Beginning in 2014, May took charge of a group of 10 players who competed in tournaments around the nation at the highest level of club volleyball. Her 2017 club finished third in the nation at the Girls National Volleyball Championships in the under-16 division.
In addition to her coaching duties for Tejas, May signed on as the varsity volleyball coach at All Saints' Episcopal School in 2015 until the summer of 2017. During her first season at the helm of the program, she led her squad to a 31-11 record and a runner-up finish in the SPC.
May began her time as a coach at the club level in the summer of 2012 by taking command of the LoneStarVolleyball Club. Through her two years in charge of the program, LoneStar advanced to national qualifier championships and USA Junior National Championships.
As a student-athlete, May attended Fordham University and was a four-year letter winner on the Rams' volleyball team. An active member of Fordham's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, May earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 Conference's All-Rookie Team.
During her time in the Bronx, May etched her name all over the Rams' record book. Currently, she still maintains a spot in many of the program's top-ten career statistical charts including kills, attack attempts, kills per set average, service aces, digs, sets played and matches played.
Upon graduating from Fordham in 2011, May relocated to Colby, Kan., for a short time and served as an assistant coach at Colby Community College. Before entering the club coaching circuit, May spent four months in Germany in early 2012 as an outside hitter and assistant coach for the Geraer Volleyball Club - a professional women's volleyball team.
Coach Flowers has been a collegiate volleyball coach since 2015.
Flowers completed his first season coaching the Lions. This past season the Lions finished with a record of 24-7 and reached the NCAA Tournament for a third straight season. The team had two All-Americans and the LSC Defensive Player of the Year. The team also earned the AVCA Team Academic Award.
During the 2018 season, Flowers helped the UTPB Falcons to the biggest turnaround in program history. The team qualified for the LSC Tournament for the first time and made its first playoff appearance since the 2011 season.
Prior to his time at UTPB, Flowers served as an assistant coach for two seasons at Western New Mexico. During WNMUs first season in the LSC in 2016, Flowers helped coach LSC Defensive Player of the Year and qualified for the LSC Tournament. In his first season at WNMU, Flowers helped the Mustangs finish second in the RMAC standings. During his time at WNMU he also served as the volleyball team's strength and conditioning coach and was an assistant softball coach for the 2016 season.
Flowers completed his bachelors degree with honors in Sports, Wellness, & Recreation Management from Oklahoma Christian University in 2015 and went on to earn his Masters in Educational Leadership from Western New Mexico in 2017. Steven is married to assistant coach, Lauren Flowers, and the two of them have two daughter named Joy and Micah. The couple has coached together at both UTPB and WNMU.
Coach Grayson going into her 10th year as a assistant coach at Texas Southern University. Grayson's duties include assisting the head coach with coaching student-athletes during practices, skill training and matches. Assist with the recruitment of student-athletes for the women's volleyball program. Assist in monitoring the academic progress of each student-athlete participating in the volleyball program. Evaluate opponent match video for game plan preparation. Assist with team travel planning and summer camps. Grayson is a native of Simonton, Texas and currently resides in Houston, Texas. She is a 1989 graduate of Brazos High School, where she played volleyball, basketball and ran track where she made school history running the 4x100 and 800 meter relay as a state finalist in 1986. Grayson earned an Associates of Arts Degree from Wharton Jr. College in 2008. She attended Prairie View A&M University and received her Bachelors and Masters degree from Texas Southern University (2012) Grayson holds Teaching Certifications in Physical Education(P.E.),Health and Special Education(SPED) - (K-12). Grayson currently teaches High school . Her resume also includes her studying abroad in Dubai, Tanzania Africa, and Zanzibar Africa in 2012. Her coaching history includes stints where she worked with Royal ISD, Houston ISD, and Bellaire Episcopal. Grayson is married to Vincent Grayson of Tupelo, Mississippi. They have two daughters Chelce (GSU) and Valencia (TSU) and two granddaughters Jaycee and Gracie.
All-around athlete but main position was setter and DS. From Houston, Texas by way of Shreveport,LA
Russ Friedland, who played an integral role in the turnaround of the East Carolina program the last two seasons, has been named ULM's 11th head volleyball coach, earlier this year.
Friedland established himself as one of the nation's up-and-coming assistant coaches during his two-year tenure at East Carolina under head coach Julie Torbett. In 2017, ECU finished 22-11 overall, including a single-season record 13 wins in American Athletic Conference play (13-7). The Pirates produced the most victories in a single season since 1982, its first 20-win season since 2005 and its first winning record since 2006. After being selected 11th in the AAC preseason poll, ECU posted its first winning league record since 2006 and its highest finish in any conference standings since 2000. In addition, ECU finished 2017 ranked No. 12 in the Midwest Region, according to the Rich Kern RPI (RKPI).
Last season, ECU produced Top 10 single-season marks in six statistical categories, including assists (fourth with 1,498), digs (fourth with 1,986), hitting percentage (fifth at .230), block assists (fifth with 434), kills (sixth with 1,608) and total blocks (ninth with 276.0).
In 2015, ECU took a large stride in the rebuilding process, posting a 15-15 record its first non-losing season since 2006. The Pirates started the season 10-0, putting together the longest winning streak in school history, and won every non-conference match for the first time in program history. ECU also won 12 matches away from Greenville, North Carolina, including seven true road victories as well as the first road weekend sweep of two AAC opponents (Tulane and Houston).
Friedland also spent the three years as an assistant coach at UNLV where his main focus was serving as the recruiting coordinator. During his time in the Las Vegas Valley, the Rebels amassed a 58-34 record and produced a winning season all three campaigns. UNLV finished two matches over .500 (16-14) in 2013 before it won 78.8 percent (26-7) of its contests a year later.
Friedland helped mentor a total of six student-athletes to Mountain West All-Conference honors from 2013-15. Sekola Falemaka was recognized as an All-Mountain West Team member in 2013, while Allison Davies (2014), Daryn Glenn (2014), Bree Hammel (2014 and 2015), Alexis Patterson (2014) and Katlin Winters (2014: Honorable Mention) earned all-conference accolades as well.
The 2014 campaign was a memorable one for Friedland and the Rebels as the team set single-season program records in overall (26) and conference (14) wins. UNLV reset a total of seven program marks and tied five more and was rewarded with five selections to the All-Mountain West team including Hammel - an AVCA All-Pacific South Region Honorable Mention selection. The Rebels knocked off then-No. 7 Colorado State at home and the victory represented the highest ranked opponent UNLV had defeated in program history.
Prior to moving to Las Vegas, Friedland served as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville following a four-year run as the head coach at the Metro American Volleyball Club 17-1 (MAVBC) in Washington, D.C.
During his last season at Tennessee, Friedland helped the Lady Vols to a 22-8 overall mark and a trip to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The year concluded with a 3-2 loss to Michigan in the first round of the event. Before the loss, Tennessee had rattled off 13 wins in their final 14 regular-season matches following a 9-5 start to the year.
Friedland's responsibilities at Tennessee were assisting Rob Patrick, a two-time National Coach of the Year, with mentoring the setters and defensive specialists as well as off-the-court duties such as opponent scouting, film breakdown and exchange and helping coach and run camps.
Before his time at UT, Friendland helped qualify the MAVBC's 17-Travel squad to multiple girls junior national championships. His team also received a No. 1 ranking in the Chesapeake Region in 2012 after winning the South Atlantic title in both 2010 and `11. During his tenure with the club team, Friedland worked as an assistant coach at Howard University where he helped the Bison to a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament appearance.
In addition to his time at Tennessee and Howard, Friedland assisted the volleyball staffs at George Washington University, American University and the University of Connecticut. He also served as head coach of the men's and women's teams at Daniel Webster College from 2007-08.
A native of Mansfield, Conn., Friedland earned his undergraduate degree in sport management from Endicott College in Beverly, Mass., in 2005. A four-year letterwinner on the men's volleyball team, he received his M.B.A. from his alma mater a year later.
McNeese State University is a Division I program that is part of the Southland Conference, located in Lake Charles, LA. This is currently my first year as an assistant coach for this program, and am looking forward to my first season with the team as well.
Lopes will enter his second season with the Trojans in 2018. Lopes comes to Little Rock from the University of San Francisco where he was the head coach for the mens club volleyball team. Lopes helped build the team from the ground up and saw one player earn All-Conference honors while two others received Honorable Mentions.
At the same time, Lopes was an associate coach for Sláinte Volleyball Club and helped coach 16-year old boys and 14-year old girls teams.
Lopes was a volunteer assistant coach for San Franciscos NCAA womens team for two seasons and helped with recruiting, scouting, logistics and team camps. He started out as the beach volleyball teams director of operations in January 2015.
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lopes was a setter for Fluminense FC, winning multiple local championships. The sports enthusiast has tied his passion for volleyball into his studies. Prior to graduating with a degree in international relations, Lopes focused his thesis on the politics within the Olympic Games through the history. Lopes earned his undergraduate degree from Brazil's Centro Universitário Curitiba - Unicuritiba. In 2009, Lopes coached the Unicuritiba men's squad to a program-best second place finish at the state championships.
However, his biggest accomplishment took place when he was in charge of the Department for International Affairs of World Youth Day Rio 2013, one of the largest events ever held in Brazil. Being responsible for groups of young people from all over the world and dealing frequently with Roman Curia, Lopes had the opportunity to be in touch with multiple cultures and improve his skill set in areas such as negotiation and conflict resolution. The highest point of his work came when he met and shook hands with Pope Francis. In addition, Lopes led immersion trips to West Virginia (2015), Poland (2016) and Brazil (2017).
Lopes earned his masters degree in international studies in 2015 from the University of San Francisco with a thesis of migration and adjustment of international student athletes. He obtained his bachelors degree in international relations in 2012. At Little Rock, hell be pursuing a masters degree in sports management and higher education affairs. Along with his his native language Portuguese, Lopes speaks English, German and Spanish.
Marcus Hereford enters his seventh year as the assistant coach for the Jackson State women's volleyball team during the 2021 Fall season. Jackson State is just coming off of winning their fourth SWAC regular season and conference tournament title in the Spring 2021 season and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Jackson State was also regular season champions in the Fall 2021 season.
Prior to coming to Jackson State, Hereford taught at Lamesa Middle School in Lamesa, Texas from 2014-2017. He also acted as volunteer assistant varsity volleyball coach 2014-2015 and head varsity coach at Lamesa High School from 2015-2017. During his tenure as head coach, Hereford led his team to the state playoffs for the first time in four years.
His coaching experience also includes 10 years of head coaching at the club level in Texas and Mississippi.
Hereford is a 2013 graduate of Jackson State University where he received his degree in Meteorology. As a student, he acted as a student assistant for the volleyball team and was a part of the 2011 and 2012 SWAC Championship teams.
Booth joined the Tennessee State Volleyball staff July 1st 2019 after being Head Coach at Cameron University for two seasons. In her first season, the CU Aggies finished fourth in the Lone Star Conference and ranked 17th nationally in blocks per set. In year two, Booth coached two players to LSC honorable mention and one to the All-Academic Team.
Before Cameron, Booth spent four seasons at Vernon College where she compiled a 76-40 record. Her 2016 team went 27-12, 7-5 in conference play qualifying the team for an appearance at the NJCAA Region V North Volleyball Tournament. During her three seasons at VC, she helped her teams finish as one of the top junior college teams in kills and blocks, while helping each of her sophomores move on to four year institutions.
Booth was a two-time All-Great American Conference member at East Central Oklahoma while also earning GAC All-Acadmic team accolades. Booth is listed in the top-10 in the GAC record books in career attack percentage and postseason attack percentage.
Booth earned her bachelors degree in 2012 in history from East Central Oklahoma and then earned a master's degree in sports administration while serving as the graduate assistant for ECU volleyball.
Head Citadel volleyball coach Dave Zelenock has announced the hiring of Michelle Cole as the Bulldogs new assistant coach. Cole, who comes to Charleston after spending the last two seasons at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, will focus on working with the Bulldogs outside hitters and defense.
Michelle is a great addition to the program and we are very lucky to have her, Zelenock said. She compliments my style of coaching very well and it has been a great atmosphere in the gym and office to have that balance on staff. Her impact has already been felt on our defense and passing as both have shown great improvement this spring. Her energy and enthusiasm for The Citadel is obvious to everyone who comes in contact with her and we are excited to continue to work towards the 2018 season.
I am excited to be a part of the future of Citadel volleyball. This is a very special place to coach and our cadet-athletes have an incredible work ethic, Cole said. Even in the short time I have had with the team, they have managed to inspire me with their resiliency. I am grateful that Dave has given me the opportunity to help facilitate his vision for this program.
Cole spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons with the Islanders indoor and beach teams. She helped guide the indoor team to the Southland Conference regular-season and tournament titles in 2016, earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament. While in Corpus Christi, Cole coached up Brittany Gilpin as she switched positions from middle blocker to outside hitter, earning first-team All-Region and All-Southland Conference honors. Gilpin was also named the Southland Conference Player of the Year and the TAMUCC Female Student-Athlete of the Year. Cole also coached libero Kate Klepetka, the 2016 Southland Conference Libero of the Year and All-Southland Conference first-team selection.
Prior to her time in Corpus Christi, Cole served as the assistant coach at the University of South Dakota for two seasons. While in Vermillion, Cole focused on the scouting and recruiting of student-athletes for both the indoor and beach volleyball programs. On the court, Cole spent the majority of her time coaching the Coyotes defense.
Prior to joining the staff at USD, Cole spent the 2013 season at Division II Azusa Pacific University. During her season at Azusa Pacific, she helped the Cougars to a 2013 National Christian Colleges Athletic Association championship match appearance. Before the stint at Azusa Pacific, Cole spent two years at Occidental College in Eagle Rock, Calif., where she served as the assistant coach in 2005 and head coach in 2006. Cole went on to become the club director and coach of The Elite Volleyball Club in Chatsworth, Calif., from 2009-13.
A 2001 graduate of Texas A&M, Cole was a four-year starter with the Aggies. In her senior season, Cole earned first-team All-Big 12 honors as well as All-Region honors. Cole helped the Aggies to a pair of Elite Eight appearances during her four seasons.
Victoria Hurtt enters her season as assistant coach at Midwestern State in the Fall of 2019.
She makes the move to Wichita Falls after serving as an assistant at the University of New Hampshire helping guide the Wildcats to 13 wins in 2018 while competing in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I).
Hurtt served as a graduate assistant over the two previous years for a successful Indiana Wesleyan squad which advanced to the NAIA Championships in both seasons posting 35-4 record in 2016 before going 29-12 in 2017.
She graduated from Iowa State with a Bachelor of Arts degree in advertising in 2015 and holds a Master's of Business Administration degree from the University of Saint Mary (Kan.) in 2018.
Playing Career
Enjoyed a stellar collegiate career at Iowa State finishing ninth on the program's all-time kills while earning American Volleyball Coaches' Association (AVCA) All-America honorable mention (2012), twice garnered AVCA All-Midwest Region honorable mention (2012, 2014) and was a two-time All-Big 12 pick (2012, 2014) also gaining honorable mention in 2013.
Hurtt, who posted 1,033 career kills, played a key role in helping the Cyclones to an NCAA Division I Elite Eight showing as a freshman in 2011 posting a team-high 24 kills and 56 attempts in a five-set loss to Florida State after hitting .429 with 10 kills against Miami (Fla.) in the second round.
She earned unanimous All-Big 12 first-team honors as a sophomore averaging 3.03 kills per set as a sophomore leading ISU to the regional semifinals in 2012 and was honorable mention All-Big 12 as a junior.
Hurtt closed her collegiate career by earning All-Big 12 first-team accolades again as a senior finishing with 2.66 kills per set as the Cyclones advanced to the second round in NCAA tournament play.
She competed professionally for one season for PLDT Ultera Home in Manilla, Phillippines in 2015.
Pickett joins Southwestern University volleyball staff after serving as the Temple College head Coach since June of 2017. The growth in Pickett's coaching era went from 2 wins in 2017, to 18 wins and placing 3rd in the NJTCAC Conference in one season. In the 2021 season, the Leopards made it to the Regional Championship and finished the year as the number 1 blocking team in the nation. She has a 100% success transfer rate for players that desire to play at a 4 year institution. Since joining the Leopard Athletics staff, she has coached 3 All-Region athletes, 1 New Comer of the Year, 6 First-Team All-Conference athletes, 10 Second-Team All-Conference athletes, and 6 Academic All-Americans. 40% of her transfer athletes have transferred to Division-I universities. Another 40% transfer to Division-II, then the other 20% to NAIA and Division-III institutions.
From 2015-2017 Pickett coached a range of national teams at Austin Performance, while positional training pins and middles. In 2015, Pickett coached under Tyler Albarado (Baylor University). In 2014, Pickett student-assisted at University of Arkansas Fort-Smith, under Johnny Neely, who is now the BYU Women's Volleyball 1st assistant.
Pickett most recently played in the Bring It USA Professional Volleyball Tour in Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy in 2016. She played her junior and senior year of college at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. In 2012-2013 Pickett was awarded 1st Team All-Conference for the Heartland and 1st Team All-Tournament for the Heartland Conference Tournament. In 2012 Pickett was awarded NCAA D2 Honorable Mention All-American. Prior to University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Pickett played at Temple College, after transferring in from California State University East Bay, where she spent her freshman year. While with the Leopards in 2011, Pickett was awarded 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-Conference, and was the Region V North Co-Offensive MVP.
Pickett graduated from the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith with a Bachelor of Science in English Literature with a Teacher Licensure.
Outside of coaching, Pickett enjoys teaching Pilates, health and wellness, and being involved in women's ministry.
I will be entering my second year as the Assistant Volleyball Coach here at McMurry University. Prior to McMurry, I was the Club Director of the Jungle Club Volleyball Academy in Vero Beach, FL. Over the course of my 17 year coaching career, I have had the privilege of coaching at the NCAA D1, D2, & D3 levels, as well as the NAIA level.
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 2023 GAC Setter of the year, the 2022 GAC Freshman of the Year, three All GAC First team members, three All GAC second team members, nine all GAC honorable mention members, 12 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 6 years. I am so blessed to be back at my alma mater as it is my home! Go Tigers!
Assistant Volleyball Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Arkansas Tech
Division 2
Chris Nook joined Arkansas Tech in the fall of 2018 as the assistant women's volleyball coach.
Prior to Arkansas Tech, Nook spent three years at the University of Florida as the women's volleyball team's technical coordinator. In that role, he conducted statistical and video analysis, film breakdown and opponent scouting, and was the assistant camp director. During Nook's time at Florida, the Gators won back-to-back SEC conference championships and reached the NCAA Division I Finals in 2017.
Nook also spent one year as the director of volleyball operations at Marquette, after serving as a volunteer assistant coach for Florida Gulf Coast, Virginia Commonwealth and Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Nook earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Law from Wisconsin-Milwaukee, before getting a Master's of Business Administration degree in Athletic Administration from Southern New Hampshire.
Played four years at Messiah College (DIII) in Mechanicsburg, PA.
Assistant Coach (one year) at Williams College (DIII) in Williamstown, MA.
Graduate Assistant (two years) at Messiah College.
Head Women's Volleyball Coach (seven years) at Louisiana Christian University (NAIA) in Pineville, LA.
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/Recreation Coordinator
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Division 2
Morales will be entering his fifth season as the assistant volleyball coach for Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Morales has helped the Javelinas reach the Lone Star Conference Tournament from 2012-2015. His primary coaching role includes coaching setters and recruiting coordinator. In her first collegiate season, Casey Klobedans was named 2014 Lone Star Conference Setter of the year and All-LSC Honorable Mention after collecting 1,171 assists, the third most in school history. Last season, Klabedans made All-LSC First Team after rackng up 1,283 assists to move up in the schools all-time list to second and sixth in school history with 10.02 assists per set. Prior to Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Joe served as a volunteer assistant coach at Texas State University (2011) helping the Bobcats go 15-1 in conference and capturing the Southland Conference Championship and Southland Conference Tournament Championship finishing with an NCAA Tournament appearance losing to University of Texas in the first round. Before heading to Texas State, Joe started his collegiate career at Iowa Central Community College as the assistant coach in 2009. Joe graduated from Texas State University with a BA in Communications. While at Texas State, he was a member of the Texas State Mens Volleyball Club as a setter/RS. After graduating, he went on to receive his MA in Sports and Athletic Administration from Gonzaga University. Throughout his coaching career, Joe has worked various summer volleyball camps with Texas State University and The University of Texas working and learning under their coaching staff.
Assistant Coach at Eastern New Mexico University 2019-present
Graduate Assistant Coach at Cameron University 2017-2019
Played libero at Colorado State University-Pueblo 2013-2016
Dylan has taken over as the Head Volleyball Coach at Hill College after serving as the assistant volleyball coach for two seasons.
In the 2020-2021 season Dylan assisted the team to a 14-6 overall finish winning the NJCAA Region V North regular season title and the Conference Tournament title. As the programs hitting coach, Dylan played a key role in the training of Second Team All-American, Conference Player of the Year and Second in the nation in Kills per set, outside hitter Camryn Specia who has moved on to continue her playing career at Texas Tech.
This will be his second season with Tejas Volleyball where he will coach in the girls 17's age division and will lead the building of our boys volleyball club.
Prior to Hill College, Butler was a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Dallas for the 2018-2019 season. During his time with the Lady Crusaders, Butler assisted the team to a 20-15 overall record which is the best season record since 2014 and accomplished a fourth- place finish at the SCAC conference championship tournament with a starting lineup consisting mainly of freshman. Butler played a key role in the training of 1st team All- American setter Elizabeth Smith, 2nd team All-American outside hitter Abigail Porras and SCAC Freshman of the Year, SCAC 1st team all-conference and 2nd team All- American Middle Blocker Dayjah Whyte. Butler also held responsibilities for the technical skill and strategy training of all team setters to run a fast-paced offense which assisted in the success of such a young team.
Prior to Butlers time at the university of Dallas, he served as an undergraduate assistant at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) for two season under head coach Edgar Miraku, where he helped UCO finish with an over all record of 28-5 in 2015, and 31-5 in 2016.
Butler was also an undergraduate assistant at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith (UAFS) under head coach Jane Sargent, where he helped UAFS finish with an overall record of 27-8 in 2011.
Butler currently coaches club volleyball for Drive Nation Volleyball and head the 16-Black team last season. Before moving to Texas, Butler coached Kaizen Volleyball boys 17s in Oklahoma City, where he led the team to a bronze medal finish in the 17s club division at the 2018 Boys Junior National Championships in Phoenix Arizona. Prior to coaching for Kaizen, Butler coached club for Oklahoma Peak Performance where he coached 14s, and 16s age divisions, and for Fort Smith Juniors where he coach 14s, and was the assistant for the 16-1s.
Butler played collegiately at Park University in Kansas City, MO, where he helped the team win the NAIA National Invotational Championship title in 2014. Prior to Park University, Dylan played at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, MO, where he assisted the team to an 8th place finish at the NAIA post season polls.
Dylan is originally from the state of Hawaii where he grew up playing all forms of volleyball. Dylan played high school volleyball for Keaau high school, in Keaau, HI.
Dylan is married to Pamela Butler and is a first time parent to his daughter, Isabella
My name is Stephanie Irwin (Pollnow), and I am the head coach representing Central Baptist College in Conway, Arkansas. We are a small, private Christian NAIA college, and I am looking to take over and grow this program with talent and athleticism my first year here!
Parker Thompson enters his first year with the Lady Saints as the Assistant coach in 2018.
Prior to Seward, Thompson spent two and half years working with Penn State women's volleyball as a practice player and a traveling manager. He spent the 2015 season on the Penn State Varsity men's volleyball team as a libero and was a national semi-finalist.
Originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Parker Allen Thompson grew up in Auburn, Alabama, and moved to Pennsylvania his freshmen year of high-school, where he began playing volleyball. Parker was named a Pennsylvania District 6 All-Star, as well as the State High Legacy Award winner and Team Captain.
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I thought the EXACT Camp really gave me the extra push I needed to become a recruited college athlete. Being able to talk face to face with college coaches made me feel in control of the process. I loved the competition and I think I improved as a player over the course of the days. It was definitely the best camp I attended all summer.
Player
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.
Parent
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.
Player
The EXACT Camp is my second exposure camp and it was way bigger and better than my first! It was amazing to be around girls with the same aspirations as me, hopefully I’ll compete against them in the future at the collegiate level. My experience with EXACT has been invaluable and extremely informative. It's definitely the easiest and best way to be exposed to college coaches. Thanks so much EXACT!!
Player
Everyone was amazing and helpful, I enjoyed the exposure to college coaches! I learned so much more during this one day camp than I did during a 3 day camp I attended last year. I would definitely recommend EXACT, it helped me to become a better player overall!
Player
I went into this camp not knowing what to expect. I came out, and I loved it. I loved the environment, direct exposure to the coaching staff, and learning new techniques from a variety of different coaches. Everyone here was very positive, and made sure to include everyone.I would definitely recommend the EXACT camp and hope attend one in the near 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.
In accordance with NCAA rules, EXACT camps are open to any and all that would like to attend, but may limit attendance based on several factors, such as age, number and grade level. Camp attendance at EXACT is never restricted by a camper's skill level or competitive experience.
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