Jason Kennedy

Head Coach

jason.kennedy@bc.edu

Boston College

Division 1

Jason Kennedy is in his fifth year as head coach of the Boston College volleyball program, arriving at The Heights in January of 2018. Through his first four seasons, Kennedy became the fastest coach in program history to 50 wins with a 3-1 victory over Fordham on September 11, 2021.  In 2021, the Eagles captured their first postseason victory with a 3-0 win in the first round of the NIVC.  Kennedy led the Eagles to 20 wins in 2019 - its most in program history - highlighted by a 5-0 start to Atlantic Coast Conference play and breaking a program record with 11 ACC victories in a single season.  Amaka Chukwujekwu earned All-ACC honors in 2019 and 2020 becoming the first Eagle to earn conference honors since 2015. In his first four seasons, Kennedy has led the team to 3 seasons of .500 or better volleyball.  In 2018 in his first season, Kennedy achieved that mark for just the first time since 2003.  

Boston College made its second postseason appearance in three years in 2021; earning hosting position for the first two rounds of the NIVC. The Eagles hosted postseason play for the first time in program history. BC finished the year 17-17 overall; its third year at or above .500 in Kennedy's first four years.

The 2019 Eagles went 20-12 overall and 11-7 in the ACC; picking up a big to the NIVC. BC claimed five road wins in the league, beginning conference play with wins at Clemson and Georgia Tech.

In his first season at the helm of the Eagles' program, Kennedy led the team to a 15-15 overall record, headlined by a program-best 9-0 opening run.

Kennedy comes to Boston College after spending the previous three seasons as a member of the USC womens volleyball staff, the last two as the teams associate head coach. Over the past three seasons at USC, the womens volleyball program compiled a record of 75-25 and made three appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
 
In his final season on staff at USC, Kennedy and the Women of Troy advanced to the NCAA regional final. It marked the programs 27th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and the 35th all-time. In 2015, Kennedy helped guide the Women of Troy to the 2015 NCAA regional final while playing a key role in the recruitment and development of AVCA National Player of the Year Samantha Bricio.
 
For four seasons, from 2011-15, Kennedy served as the technical director for both the mens and womens volleyball programs at USC. In that role, Kennedy was responsible for the preparation of all team scouting reports and game plans and in-game strategy. He also oversaw video analysis, exchange, and distribution for both programs.
 
In 2011 with Kennedy as technical director, the Women of Troy reached the 2011 NCAA national semifinals, and made appearances in back-to-back regional championship matches in 2012 and 2013. He was also part of the staff for the Trojans mens squad that advanced to the NCAA Championship match in 2011.
 
Kennedy was a scout coach with the 2012 U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball mens and womens programs in London, where he created scouting reports for all opponents while responsible for all video analysis and breakdown. In 2013 and 2015, he served a similar role on the FIVB World Tour.
 
Away from the college ranks, Kennedy served as the highly successful head coach of the Club Troy 17s squad that captured the bronze medal at the 2014 Junior National Championships and led Los Altos High School to four consecutive California Interscholastic Federation playoff appearances from 2007-10. 
 
A native of Honolulu, Kennedy has a strong Jesuit educational background. He was the setter and team captain at Santa Clara from 2004-07, where he received bachelors degrees in biology and psychology. In 2009, Kennedy earned his master's degree in sport management from the University of San Francisco.   

Richie Gomes

Assistant Coach

rgomes3@providence.edu

Providence

Division 1

Richard Gomes Jr. joined the Providence College women's volleyball program as an assistant coach and will embark on his first full season with the program in the Fall of 2019.  He spent the 2018 season as head coach of the women's volleyball program at Bridgewater State.

Gomes also served as an assistant coach for five seasons at Brown University and eight seasons as the head boys volleyball coach at his high school alma mater, Greater New Bedford Regional Voc. Tech. He was also a volunteer assistant coach for the mens club programs at the University of Rhode Island (2013-2018) and the Community College of Rhode Island (2012-2013).

Gomes, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Recording Arts from New England Institute of Technology in 2014, coached the top 18U team at Blast Volleyball Club from 2012 to 2015 and has served as the head coach for the Coastal Boys team at the Bay State Games since 2011.

A native of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Gomes is a 2002 graduate of Greater New Bedford where he earned Boston Globe Player of the Year honors in 2002, after helping lead the Bears to a South Sectional title.

Wes Sjoerdsma

Assistant Coach

wesleyds@umich.edu

Michigan

Division 1

Sjoerdsma joins the Wolverines as a volunteer assistant coach after a one-year stint at Coastal Carolina as the volunteer assistant. A 2021 AVCA Coaches 4 Coaches Scholarship recipient, he was responsible for training the Chanticleers defensive specialists, scouted opponent serve receive to help inform the team's defensive game plan for each match, led bi-weekly individual film sessions with pin and DS starters and developed team post-match evaluation reports.





Prior to joining the Chanticleers coaching staff, Sjoerdsma spent three and half years with the Island Thunder Volleyball Club (Seattle, WA), heading the 13s, 15s and 16s teams (2018-2021). Sjoerdsma was the assistant head coach and setters coach at Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs, CO for the Fall season of 2018, a Team Colorado Volleyball consultation and analysis coach (2017), and a collegiate womens and mens club volleyball coach (2014-2017).

Mario A Treibit

Associate Head Coach

mtreib1@aol.com

St. John's (NY)

Division 1

Treibit joined the Red Storm volleyball program prior to the 2000 season. He is responsible for game day preparations and assisting with recruiting efforts. Treibit also serves as an on-court technician and assists with the program's film coordination.
Treibit has many years of experience coaching men's national teams in Holland (Interim Head Coach, Associate Head Coach) and Israel (Head Coach) as well as women's national teams in the United States (Assistant Coach) and Puerto Rico (Head Coach).
In the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, he was instrumental in the Dutch Men's National Team earning a Silver Medal. In the same year, the Dutch squad reached the finals of the World League - the highest level of men's volleyball in the world. As an assistant coach for the U.S. women's national team, he helped the Americans, who earned the world's top ranking that year, qualify for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Russia. Four years later, Treibit was a member of the coaching staff that guided the U.S. team to a Silver Medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif.
Treibit's leadership and guidance led to three of his former players becoming national team coaches themselves for England, France and Israel. Treibit is also a former head coach of the men's volleyball team at Rutgers University-Newark. Over his four-year tenure with Rutgers, the Scarlet Raiders had a winning percentage of .883 (128-17), appeared in two NCAA Division I national semifinals and won the Eastern Collegiate championship in 1977 and 1980. Treibit was also named the Eastern Collegiate Division I Coach of the Year in 1980. In April 2006, Treibit was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Fame.
Also a respected official, Treibit has refereed over 250 international matches. Those appointments included serving as the head official at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Los Angeles in 1991, and the head official at the 1994 World Military Championship in San Diego. He was also selected as an official for the Special Olympics World Summer Games in 1995, 1999 and 2003. The games featured over 7,000 participants from all over the world in a variety of events. Treibit's officiating is so well respected that he received the 2009 Wilbur H. Peck Referee Emeritus award, which was presented to him at USA Volleyball's Boyce Banquet.
From 2002-08, Treibit coached the New York City women's volleyball team to five straight gold medals (2004-08) and two silver medals (2002-03) at the Empire State Games. Interestingly, Treibit is the only person in the United States to coach and officiate at the Finals for both the U.S. Open and the NCAA. He's also the only person in the world to earn the highest international title in officiating and an Olympic medal as a coach. In 2011, Treibit was inducted into the USSR Veterans Hall of Fame - which is reserved for top athletes, coaches and media members of USSR descent.
In 2000, Treibit coached the World All-Star Team in footvolley - a 4 v. 4 competition played on a beach volleyball court using all parts of the body but the hands - against the Brazilian team in San Paolo, Brazil.
Member of St.J University VB Coaching Staff - 2018 Big East Coaching Staff of the Year
Treibit earned dual master's degrees in electrical engineering and sports and physical education while in the USSR. He is also fluent in five languages (English, Russian, Romanian, French and Spanish). Treibit currently resides in Flushing, N.Y., with his wife, Tatiana. His youngest son, Ronald, is a student at St. John's University, Pharmacy D and his eldest son, Alexander, graduated from Cornell University in 2005.

Michael Hobson

Coach

michael.hobson@ttu.edu

Texas Tech

Division 1

Michael Hobson enters his second year as the Director of Volleyball Operations in 2019. He was hired to Tony Graystone's staff in the spring of 2018. 

Hobson, a graduate of Penn State and Northwest Missouri State, most recently served as an assistant coach at Bucknell University. In two seasons with the Bison, he coached offensive schemes and was directly involved with scouting reports, video, statistical data and recruiting. Additionally, he handled the team's travel, fundraisers and other logistics. With Hobson's help, the Bison improved their win total by nine matches in 2017.
  
A native of Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, Hobson has also gained international experience with the USA Men's National Sitting Volleyball team. Specializing in blocking and serve reception, he helped in preparation for the 2016 Paralympic games in Rio and later traveled to Montreal and Hangzhou, China, where the team earned a silver medal and eight-place finish, respectively.
 
Statistics have been a specialty for Hobson, who began his coaching career as a technical director for the Penn State men's team in 2013. He spent two seasons with the Nittany Lions, who earned two straight trips to the NCAA Final Four. In addition to his statistical and video expertise using Data Volley and Data Video software, Hobson helped with the coordination and running of practices, as well as scouting reports for upcoming opponents. Hobson also prepared scouting reports and video analysis before each game.

"Michael has a very impressive background and is going to be an important part of Red Raider Volleyball," Graystone said. "His experience and expertise, particularly on the analytical side, is going to let us utilize this role much differently than we have in the past. As a coaching staff, we are really looking forward to taking advantage of Michael and incorporating him with game planning and stat analysis. Michael is definitely going to make our program better, and we're excited for him to get started." 

After graduating from Penn State in 2015, he spent one season as a graduate assistant coach at Northwest Missouri State from 2015-16, where he earned a Master of Science in Applied Health/Sports Sciences. Coaching middle and pin hitters both offensively and defensively, the Bearcats posted a winning record and had four players named to the All-MIAA Team, the program's most since 1985. In addition to his coaching and recruiting duties, Hobson specialized in video and statistical analysis for the team.

Melanie Greene

Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator

mgreene@mail.sdsu.edu

San Diego State

Division 1

Melanie Greene - Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Coach at San Diego State University for 11 years. 

Alesha Wilson

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.

Andrew Kroger

Head Coach

kroger@lasalle.edu

La Salle

Division 1

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.  

Kayla Schanback

Assistant Coach

kschanback@campbell.edu

Campbell

Division 1

Former Camel standout Kayla Schanback was named assistant coach at Campbell University in September 2020.  A two-time all-conference performer during her playing days, Schanback returned to Buies Creek after coaching stops at Virginia Tech and Eastern Kentucky.
 
I am ecstatic that Kayla has decided to come back to the Creek and continue to help develop our team and round out our strong staff, said Goral, who is in his ninth season in charge of the program.  She was a huge component in the foundation of this program as an athlete and has several years experience as an assistant coach to now provide quality leadership to our young players.
 
Her first calendar year with the Camels saw two full seasons completed, with the 2020 season postponed to spring 2021, and then the traditional 2021 fall season. Schanback was part of the staff that helped the Camels finish second place during each regular season.
 
Schanback helped lead the 2021 team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance after a record-setting 21-10 season and 14-2 conference slate, marking a program record for conference wins in a season. The Camels then faced No. 10 Nebraska in the first round in front of a crowd of 7,884, the largest ever for a Campbell match.
 
Working primarily with serve receive and defense, she helped turn the unit into one of the best in the nation, finishing the season with the 12th best opponent hitting percentage at .152. She has helped libero Claranne Fechter to a pair of all-Big South nods, making the second-team in 2020 and honorable mention in 2021.
 
Schanback returned to her alma mater after spending the 2019 season on the staff at Eastern Kentucky.  In her position at Campbell, she assists with recruiting, training, scouting, match preparation, team travel, marketing, social media and overseeing summer camps.
 
What stands out about Kayla is her passion for Campbell volleyball as well as coaching the sport at an elite level, said Goral.  This university and program are forever part of Kayla and that appreciation shows in how she approaches every day. She has been relentless in her professional development so that she has the tools to be successful on the court, out recruiting, as well as in the office. She also excels at building relationships and knows firsthand how I train and develop athletes; how we operate in a first class manner and the atmosphere and culture we are striving for.  But most of all, I look forward to working with someone who truly loves her profession and another truly dedicated person who loves this place and this program.
 
While at Eastern Kentucky, Schanbacks responsibilities included serving as the program's camp director, managing travel and game-day operations, establishing the defense/defensive philosophy, scouting, assisting with all recruiting efforts, and supervising social media platforms. 
 
During her time as volunteer assistant coach at Virginia Tech, Schanback managed on court and video work with players, scouted opposing teams, supported recruiting, assisted with game day operations, and coordinated equipment.
 
One of the most decorated defensive players in school history, Schanback ranks third in school history in career (1457) and single-season (566) digs, and eighth in career sets played (446).  Her 35-dig performance against Gardner-Webb during the 2016 season is tied for the eighth-most digs in a match in the program record books. 
 
A native of Casselberry, Fla., Schanback helped the Camels reach the 2015 Big South tournament final.  In addition, Schanback played a key role in the 2017 squad that won 20 matches and earned the programs first-ever post-season berth (NIVC).   She was named to the All-Big South Conference second team twice.
 
I am ecstatic about the opportunity to coach at Campbell. I want to thank Coach Goral for giving me the chance to return home, said Schanback.  I believe strongly as a Campbell alumna that my passion for the sport, program, and University will be transparent in my everyday work as a member of our staff. Campbell Volleyball has proven to be a competitor in the Big South and with the talent, commitment, and positive team culture, I have no doubt we will make history again soon. I am excited to, not only work with everyone, but to make an impact that will help our student-athletes achieve their goals on and off the court.
 
Following graduation, Schanback was a student assistant at Campbell, where she helped coach the freshman defensive players, and organized the recruiting matrix.
 
A three-time member of the Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll, Schanback earned her bachelor's of business administration degree with a minor in sport management in 2018.

Lenika Vazquez

Assistant Coach

vazquez5@canisius.edu

Canisius

Division 1

Lenika Vazquez just completed her third season at the helm of the Canisius volleyball program after she was named the 11th head coach in school history. In her short tenure with the Golden Griffins, Vazquez has led the program to new highs, producing 10 All-MAAC selections. She was also instrumental in Sofia Lopez Acostasdevelopment into the 2018 MAAC Libero of the Year.
 
Vazquezs team had a historic season in 2018, ending with its first-ever appearance in the MAAC Championship match and first winning season since 2012. The squad started the 2018 campaign by going on a program-record home winning streak, putting together 10 consecutive wins at the Koessler Athletic Center that began with wins in the last two home matches of 2017. The Griffs also matched a program-best with 14 conference wins in 2018 and posted 17-or-more total wins for just the third time in Canisius history. These wins included a sweep of rival Niagara and ending Fairfields NCAA-best 58-match winning streak in conference play.
 
Individually, Vazquez had six players earn postseason MAAC honors in 2018. Sara Wesley and Leah Simmons were selected to the All-MAAC First Team, Lopez Acosta and Cassidy Ceriani earned All-MAAC Second Team honors, while Camila Vazquez and Melina Woods made the MAAC All-Rookie Team.
 
In her first two seasons with the Golden Griffins, Vazquez helped Katlyn Tyler (2016 Second Team), Ceriani (2016 All-Rookie), Wesley (2017 Second Team) and Claire Leonard (2017 All-Rookie) earn All-MAAC selections. The 2017 team also beat rival Niagara in the regular season for the first time since 2013.

Vazquez came to Canisius after serving four seasons as an assistant coach at Butler. As a member of the Bulldogs staff, Vazquez helped her squad to 73 wins, highlighted by back-to-back 20-win campaigns in 2013 and 2014.

Butler also earned a berth into the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament in 2013, followed by a trip to the Big East semifinal round in 2014 after the team went 20-10 overall and 12-6 in league play. In her time on the staff, two Bulldogs were named to the AVCA All-America Team, with Erica Stahl being a 2013 Honorable Mention and Belle Obert earning a Honorable Mention in 2014. Additionally, six players were selected for all-league honors and setter Makayla Ferguson was named the Big East Freshman of the Year in 2014. 

Before taking over as an assistant at Butler in the winter of 2012, Vazquez coached at South Suburban College in Illinois.

Vazquez was named head coach at SSC in South Holland, Ill., in the fall of 2010. At South Suburban, Vazquez was charged with recruiting and developing players. Vazquez also co-founded Illiana Explosive Volleyball Club in Crete, Ill., a south suburb of Chicago. In addition to coaching in the Chicago area, Vazquez worked as a Personal Training Director at an LA Fitness in Oak Brook, Ill.
 
Prior to her time at South Suburban, Vazquez was the head coach at Chicago State University for three seasons. While at CSU, Vazquez proved to be a talented and relentless recruiter and coach. She had three players break school records for kills, blocks, assists and digs, and had several players earn various academic honors.
 
After coaching two seasons as a head coach at the high school level in Illinois, Vazquez began her collegiate coaching career in 2002 as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Southern Illinois. While at SIU, Vazquez was involved with recruiting, travel, training, game management and community service projects. In her first season at SIU, she helped the Salukis to a 23-10 season and a first-ever appearance in the Missouri Valley Conference final. 

As a player, Vazquez was a defensive specialist at SIU from 1996-99. She was an integral part of Southern Illinois' 1998 squad that went 19-12 and 12-6 in the MVC. She played in college for Sonya (Locke) Hopkins, who is now a coordinator of academic support for Butler.
 
A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Vazquez earned a degree in business management from Southern Illinois in 2001. 

Matt Delong

Assistant Coach

mdelong@colgate.edu

Colgate

Division 1

Ryan Baker announced the addition of Matt DeLong as an assistant coach in June 2018. 
 
DeLong comes to Hamilton after one season as a volunteer assistant coach at Syracuse.
 
"I'm very excited to add Matt to our staff, Baker said. His experience and knowledge at the setter position will be a great addition and complement to our staff.  Matt had a stellar Division I playing career and his coaching experience at Syracuse will allow him to hit the ground running."
 
During his season with the Orange, DeLong was responsible for assisting the Syracuse staff with video breakdown, statistics, scouting, drills and recruiting. The Orange went 22-14 overall and 12-8 in the ACC in 2017 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).
 
In addition to his time at Syracuse, DeLong has also spent time coaching on the club circuit. He most recently has worked with Club SYRV and NETVC club.
 
DeLong graduated from King University in 2017 with a bachelors degree in physical education. He was a member of the volleyball team at King and helped them to a 28-4 record in 2017.
 
A local native, DeLong was a four-year letterwinner, a two-time regional and state champion and named state MVP as a senior at Victor High School.

Mitchell McPartland

Head Coach

mmcpartland@uchicago.edu

University of Chicago

Division 3

Mitchell McPartland was named Head Volleyball Coach for the Maroons in March 2022. Now in his fourth year on staff, McPartland was the Interim Head Coach for the 2021 season after serving as assistant coach in 2019 and 2020.

The 2022 campaign featured a 20-13 season record and a return to the NCAA Division III Championship for the 11th time since 2010, with the Maroons advancing to the Second Round. 

The 2021 Maroons were nationally ranked throughout the fall season and posted a 17-10 overall record. After playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation, UChicago qualified for the NCAA Tournament. McPartland and Assistant Coach Thom Guzi also received the University Athletic Association (UAA) Co-Coaching Staff of the Year award.

The historic 2019 season featured numerous program firsts for the Maroons. UChicago was ranked No. 1 in the national coaches poll during the regular season, set a new school record for winning percentage (.875), won 23 matches in-a-row and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Championship. Three Maroons were named All-Americans - setter Emma Griffith (1st Team), middle hitter Madison Pearson (Third Team) and outside hitter Anne Marie Stifter (H.M.). UChicago ranked highly in the nation in kills per set (9th), digs per set (12th) and assists per set (13th).

UChicago was honored as 2019 UAA Coaching Staff of the Year after the Maroons posted a perfect 7-0 Round Robin record and runner-up finish in the UAA Championship.

McPartland worked the 2018 season as a volunteer assistant women's volleyball coach at University of South Florida. USF finished with 20 wins and earned its first postseason appearance in 17 years. His primary position groups were the defensive specialists and outside hitters. McPartland's other NCAA Division I experience came at Drake University in the 2016 season as an assistant coach. He worked heavily with serve receive and defense, helping the team rank 10th nationally with 17.67 digs per set.

He also spent over five years as a club volleyball head coach at St. Pete Volleyball Club (Florida), Iowa Power Volleyball and All Iowa Attack Volleyball Club.

As an undergraduate, McPartland was a four-year starter on the men's volleyball team at Grand View University. He was picked as the NAIA North Division Libero of the Year in 2014, and also excelled in the classroom with three Academic All-Conference honors. During that time, the Vikings finished in third place twice and runner-up once at the NAIA National Invitational Tournament.

McPartland graduated from Grand View with a bachelor's degree in health promotion. He also spent one season as head junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach at his alma mater.

Mitchell resides in Hyde Park with his husband, Anthony.

Annie Deloid

Assistant Coach

adeloid@averett.edu

Stevens Institute of Tech

Division 3

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.

Lehua Enomoto

Head Coach

enomotoeo@beloit.edu

Beloit

Division 3

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!

Sarah Davis

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.

Derryk Williams

Head Coach

dwilliams@hws.edu

Hobart College

Division 3

Derryk Williams led the William Smith College Volleyball program in their second season ever to a 2nd place finish and a trip to the Liberty League Championship. Through the first two years as a program, William Smith holds a 31-16 record. Williams has coached 3 Honorable Mention All Americans and multiple all-conference players during the first two campaigns. 
 
Williams helped the Orange to a 55-44 record, rising from assistant coach to associate head coach. In his first season, he helped SU to a 19-9 overall record, a fourth place finish in the ACC and the programs first NCAA tournament appearance, which included a triumph over Yale in the first round. Syracuse was second in the nation in blocks that season and was one of two teams with two players in the top 30 in the country in blocks per set.
 
At Syracuse, Williams played an integral role in recruiting, budget management, student-athlete development and scheduling practices and competition.
 
Williams began his coaching career at his alma mater, Ithaca, in 2015. During his season on the sideline, the Bombers won the Empire 8 Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA tournament regional semifinals. The following year, he became an assistant coach at Colgate. The Raiders finished with a 36-22 record during his two seasons, and advanced to the Patriot League tournament championship game in 2016 and earned a National Invitational Volleyball Championship bid in 2017.
 
Williams was the assistant coach at Hamilton College while also serving as a volunteer assistant coach with the Raiders in 2017. At Hamilton, he helped the Continentals to the most conference wins and best seed in the NESCAC Tournament in program history.
 
A graduate of Ithaca, Williams played two seasons with the Bombers mens tennis team before serving as a two-year captain of the club volleyball program. He earned a bachelors degree in television/radio with a minor in coaching.

Kim Falkenhagen

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.

Natalie Cohen

Assistant Coach

ncohen2@andrew.cmu.edu

Carnegie Mellon

Division 3

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.

Isabel Valentine

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.

Merry Graf

Head Coach

mgraf@webster.edu

Webster

Division 3

Merry Graf has been the head women's volleyball coach at Webster University for 24 seasons. The Gorloks have won the SLIAC Tournament eight times automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships those eight years. In addition to her coaching role, she is the Assistant Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator at Webster.

Webster was awarded the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award 18 times during Graf's tenure.

Coach Graf has been named the SLIAC Coach of the Year four times and has compiling a stellar 280-60 (.828) record in the SLIAC. Graf has over 495 collegiate wins overall and has a record of 431-261 (.628) guiding the Gorloks. She has coached 94 SLIAC All-Conference players, six SLIAC Newcomers of the Year, eight Defensive Players of the Year, five SLIAC Players of the Year, three All Region and an AVCA All-American.

Prior to Webster, Graf spent five seasons as the head volleyball coach at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.  Graf has coached grade school, high school and USA Juniors volleyball teams in the area as well.

She graduated from Millikin University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications and earned a Masters of Education in Kinesiology from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. She is also a USA Volleyball Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) Level II Coach. Graf was a standout collegiate athlete in softball and volleyball, earning the Millikin University's Best Blocker Award for volleyball and setting a record for most hits in a game with 5 for softball.

Kevin Edwards

Head Coach

kevin.edwards@baruch.cuny.edu

Bernard M. Baruch

Division 3

Kevin Edwards just finished his third season with the women's team (fall 2019) and will next begin his fourth season coaching the men's team (spring 2020).

Kevin led the women's team to their first-ever postseason win in team history at the 2019 ECAC Championship first round and finished the season with 19 wins, which was an eight-win improvement from 2018. For his accomplishments, he was voted the CUNYAC Coach of the Year.

During the 2019 spring men's volleyball season, he led the Bearcats to their first CUNYAC Championship and appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2015.

He was also voted the CUNYAC Coach of the Year during the men's 2018 season.

Edwards, a former Trinidad & Tobago international player (1996-2009), is a familiar face in the New York volleyball circles with intercollegiate coaching experience at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NYU-Poly, and The New York City College of Technology.

He has also coached on the high school level at Dalton (NYC), Westport (Connecticut), and is currently employed at The Sports Center at Chelsea Piers as a beach/indoor volleyball instructor.

He earned his FIVB International Level I Coach in 2003, along with USA Volleyball Impact Certification in 2011. He became a FIVB International Level 2 Coach in 2017.

Edwards resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Career at Baruch
Men's Volleyball
2017: 10-17, 7-1, CUNYAC Runner Up
2018: 13-17, 7-1, CUNYAC Runner Up
2019: 18-13, 4-3, CUNYAC Champion, NCAA
2020: 14-6, 5-0 CUNYAC, Season Halted by Covid-19.

Women's Volleyball
2017: 11-17, 5-3, CUNYAC Semifinalist
2018: 11-19, 5-3, CUNYAC Semifinalist
2019: 19-12, 6-1, CUNYAC Semifinalist, ECAC Quarterfinals 

 Note: Currently working at Baruch College.

Luccionna Washington

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 

Gene Krieger

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

Brian Smith

Head Coach

bsmith1@millersville.edu

Millersville Univeristy of Pennsylvania

Division 2

Brian Smith has won more matches than any other coach in Millersville volleyball history and enters his 12th season as the program's head coach in 2021 coming off of an historical 2019 season. Since taking over the program in 2010, Smith has returned the Marauders to perennial postseason contenders and mentored numerous players to record-setting careers and awards.

Smith, a 1987 graduate of Millersville University, led the program to back-to-back PSAC Tournament appearances in 2012 and 2013--a first at Millersville since 2004-05. In 2018, Smith guided the Marauders to their first divisional title and best PSAC winning percentage since 1999. In 2019, the Marauders won a school-record 26 matches and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995. 

He has coached 15 All-PSAC honorees including 2019 PSAC Athlete of the Year Jayci Suseland and three-time honoree Brooklyn Smith, who was also named PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year in 2013.

Five of Smith's players--Suseland, Lindsey Blevins, Allison Huss, Katie Lesinski and Erin Harman--entered into rare company at Millersville, totaling 1,000 career kills. They are five of just 11 Marauders to reach the milestone. Suseland set the program's all-time kills record. Lesinski also won the PSAC East Freshman of the Year Award in 2011. Harman was one of three players in program history with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. Defensively, libero Brooklyn Smith set the school record for digs in a career with 2,429. In 2019, setter Katie Laughman set the single-season record for assist.

Emily Kalmink

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.

Sarah Ford

Assistant Coach

fordsa@millsaps.edu

Millsaps

Division 3

Im entering my 4th year as the assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Millsaps College. I primarily work with our setters, developing our offense, but I work with all position groups. Throughout my 3 seasons, Ive coached multiple SAA all conference players, and our team has received the USMC/AVCA team academic award every year. 

Dave McGee

Head Coach

mcgeede@hollins.edu

Hollins

Division 3

David McGee is his third year leading the Hollins Volleyball program. 
Since 2010, McGee has been the head volleyball coach of the 16's Open team for the Roanoke United Volleyball Club, and, since 2012, has been the head coach of the James River High School volleyball team. While at James River, he has led the Knights to five district championships and two region championships and took the team to the VHSL state quarterfinals in 2012. 

Prior to his time James River, he was the head coach at Bath County High School from 2004-2012. He took Bath County to three-straight VHSL state semi-final appearances, bringing home a state championship in 2011. He was also named the 2011 VHSL Coach of the Year. He developed a feeder program for youth volleyball in the Bath County area and helped the team to a winning season in his inaugural year, the school's first in over 20 seasons. In his nine years at the helm at BC, he was voted the District Coach of the Year five times and Region Coach of the Year three times.

McGee founded and directed the Virginia Highlands Volleyball Club, which is based in Bath County from 2003-2010. He has a level two coaching accreditation through USA Coaching.

He has a bachelors in mathematics from Virginia Tech and a masters in Kinesiology, with focus in sports psych, from AT Still University.

Lauren London-Law

Head Coach

llondonlaw@washjeff.edu

Washington and Jefferson

Division 3

Lauren London-Law (Hiram '10) enters her fourth season as head volleyball coach at W&J in the fall of 2020. 

During the 2019 season, senior libero Makenzie Coughlin was the 2019 NCAA statistical champion in digs per set (6.77) and set the program-single match record for digs (55) twice in the same week against Westminster and Saint Vincent. Coughlin earned All-PAC First Team laurels and finished second in program history in career digs (1,947).

In her second season leading the Presidents, the Red and Black finished with an 18-10 overall record and a 14-2 league mark in 2018. W&J qualified for the PAC Tournament for a fifth straight season, securing the No. 2 seed to advance to the Semifinals. Under London-Law's direction, five Presidents gained All-PAC honors, including PAC Player of the Year Madison Lydic. Lydic became the seventh overall and first W&J player since 2005 season to claim the league's top honor. Lydic was joined by Abbey Eich and Mallory O'Brien on the PAC's First Team. 

London-Law guided the 2017 W&J volleyball team to a 14-11 overall record, including an 11-7 mark in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, and the PAC quarterfinals as the four-seed. She coached four student-athletes to All-PAC recognition in her first year, including Madison Lydic who earned First Team laurels, tied for the most All-PAC selections in a season in program history. London-Law was honored as an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 recipient following her first season at W&J.

London-Law also serves as the advisor to W&J's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and an advisor for Alpha Lambda Delta Society.

Before coming to W&J, London-Law served as the first full-time assistant coach at Carnegie Mellon University, she helped the Tartans to more than 100 wins (102-38) and a postseason appearance each season, including a pair of trips to the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship. In 2016, Carnegie Mellon achieved its highest ranking ever in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25, reaching No. 14, en route to a 25-8 season and NCAA Tournament appearance. Three student-athletes garnered All-America recognition for their performances in 2016.

During the 2015 campaign, CMU posted the second most wins in school history (29) and entered the national rankings for the first time since 2004. The Tartans also topped 20 wins in her first two seasons, posting 25 victories in 2013 and 23 in 2014.

London-Law was chosen to attend the NCAA Women Coaches Academy in 2014, which is a four-day educational training open to NCAA coaches of all experience levels that offers non-sport-specific program management strategies, with a special focus on philosophy development and building skills and knowledge about planning, communication, legal issues, ethics, hiring, supervising staff, conflict resolution, learning styles and achieving success.

At Carnegie Mellon, London-Law also served as an instructor in physical education, assistant to the director of intramurals and Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) staff liaison.

Prior to arriving at CMU, London-Law served one year as an assistant coach at Denison, helping the Big Red to their best season in 10 years by finishing 21-10.

London-Law is a 2010 magna cum laude graduate of Hiram (Ohio) where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a minor in history. She earned her master's degree in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) in 2012.

While at Hiram, London-Law was a four-year letterwinner and senior captain for the Terriers. She was part of two NCAA Tournament teams and a member of the school's first-ever NCAC Tournament Championship squad in 2006. That same season, the team set a school record with 33 victories. In four years as a Terrier, the team compiled a 103-38 record with 51 wins in conference play. London-Law was a four-year member of the SAAC, serving as the SAAC president, vice president and secretary throughout her college career.

Allison Frizzell-Kizer

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 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!

Kyla King

Head Coach

kking@ehc.edu

Emory and Henry

Division 2

Kyla King will be entering her second year as the Head Volleyball Coach at Emory & Henry College. 

King spent the past six years at the Head Volleyball Coach and a special education teacher at Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville, Tennessee. 

King also has strong ties to Junior Olympic volleyball, serving as a coach for Ethos Volleyball Club in Nashville. She has coached ages 13 through 18 and has also coached with the Alliance Volleyball Club out of Franklin, Tennessee and BRAVO Volleyball Club in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

A product of NCAA Division III, King was a four-year letter-winner at Maryville (Tenn.) College and led the Scots to three Great South Athletic Conference championships and four NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. During her career which spanned from 2001-04, MC posted a 122-29 overall record.

King, a native of East Tennessee, graduated from Maryville in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in child development and learning. She holds a pair of masters degrees from Western Kentucky University in psychology (2009) and exceptional education (2012).

 

Brittany Newberry

Head Coach

newberry@hendrix.edu

Hendrix

Division 3

Brittany Newberry recently took over the Hendrix College Volleyball program as Head Coach for the 2018 season. We are a private, NCAA Division III school located in Conway, Arkansas that competes in the Southern Athletic Association. The 2018 season will be her first at the helm, but she takes over a very successful program with three conference championships from 2014-2016 and a NCAA Final Four appearance in 2015.

Prior to being named Head Coach at Hendrix College, Newberry served as the assistant volleyball coach at Mississippi State for two years (2015 & 2016). In her first season she helped lead the Bulldogs to a 17-15 record, posting the first winning season at State since 2006. The 17 wins marked the most for MSU since 2006, while State's six SEC wins were the most since winning seven conference matches in 2011. In her second year, Newberry helped the Bulldogs set a new program record with the most home wins in a season with eleven in 2016.

Before her time at Mississippi State Newberry was an assistant coach for the University for Central Arkansas volleyball team from 2012 through 2015. She helped coach the Sugar Bears to a combined 46-6 conference record where they made two consecutive NCAA Tournaments appearances and won back-to-back Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships.

Jamie Spangler

Head Coach

james.spangler@scranton.edu

Scranton

Division 3

Spangler led the Lady Comets to a 16-4 record and a runner-up finish in District 2 during the fall season. In the spring campaign, he led the boys to a 12-3 finish and second place in the Lackawanna League. Prior to taking the coaching position at Abington Heights, Spangler spent four years (2009-12) as the head coach of the Pittsburgh womens volleyball club, a student-run organization at the University of Pittsburgh that competed in approximately three to five events each semester, including the National Collegiate Club Volleyball Championships in the spring. While at Pittsburgh, Spangler served as the president of the University of Pittsburgh mens club volleyball from 2007 to 2009. The club team is a member of the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation, which promotes organized collegiate club volleyball for men and women. The team at Pitt annually competed in tournaments both at Pitt and at other universities across the country in both the fall and spring semesters. Spangler is the 12th head coach in the Royal women's volleyball program's 39-year history. In his first three seasons at the helm, Spangler has led the Royals to berths in the Landmark Conference Tournament in each season. In 2013, Scranton defeated Moravian College, 3-1, in the quarterfinals before dropping a 3-1 decision to seven-time champion and NCAA powerhouse Juniata College in the next round. A native of Clarks Summit, Spangler has a bachelors degree in natural sciences from the University of Pittsburgh and is currently pursuing his secondary education certificate at Kings College in nearby Wilkes-Barre, Pa.   60-47 (.561) 2013, 2014, 2015 Julia Crilly (1st team, 2013, 2014), Kirstin Kirwan (2015), Stephanie Klug (2015) Julia Crilly (2014)

Ellen Herman-Kimball

Head Coach

ellen.herman@uconn.edu

Connecticut

Division 1

Herman is entering the second year of her second stint the Huskies, re-joining the Huskies in 2014 after also serving as an assistant in 2011. Herman joins the UConn staff after playing professionally in Europe and after a standout career at Ohio University.
The Toledo, Ohio native most recently played professionally with Sagres NUC, one of the top teams in the LNA, the top professional league in Switzerland. During the 2011-2012 season, she was match MVP three times, and helped the out of Neuchatel, Switzerland club finish second in the league. Sagres also reached the Swiss Cup final and the quarterfinals of the CEV Challenge Cup, a European-wide Championship. Returning to Neuchatel the following season, she was awarded match MVP five times and the team finished third place in the LNA. In addition to her coaching duties at UConn, Herman also serves as the Director of the Connecticut Volleyball Institute. 
In 2010, she competed for VT Aurubis Hamburg, a member of Germany's 14-team premier league, the Bundesliga. During her brief stint in Germany, she received MVP honors during two matches.
Prior to her professional career, Herman trained with the U.S. National Team during the summer of 2009 and competed with the U.S. National Team on their Tour of China during February of 2010. She also competed with the U.S. A2 Team, earning Most Valuable Player honors at the Adult Open Championship in 2008.
Herman, a two-time All-American, led the Bobcats to four successful seasons during her collegiate career, including three Mid American Conference regular season championships, three MAC tournament championships and four NCAA tournament berths. She was named the MAC Player of the Year as a junior and senior and also earned MAC Freshman of the Year accolades during her rookie campaign. The four-time first team All-MAC selection left Ohio University as the OU and MAC all-time leader in kills, as well as OU's all-time leader in points and attacks.
Herman, who earned Academic All-MAC honors three times during her collegiate career, graduated with a Bachelor of Health Administration from Ohio University in June 2010.

Ren Cefra

Assistant Coach

renwick.cefra@temple.edu

Temple (PA)

Division 1

Ren Cefra came to Temple as an assistant coach for the Owls in 2015. Cefra brings a broad range of experience to Temple, with stops at NCAA DI, DII, club and prep programs.

Cefra helped the 2017 squad make history as the first Temple team to qualify to post-season play in 15 years. The Owls finished 20-10, advancing to the second round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. Temple finished second in The American, going 15-5 in conference play.

Individually, the Owls placed four on the All-Conference team, including Temple's first ever unanimous first-team American player, Izzy Rapacz. Senior Kyra Coundourides, junior Iva Deak, and redshirt freshman Dana Westfield also appeared on the American Athletic Conference teams. Temple racked up a program-record 11 American Weekly Honor Roll selections, while junior Mia Heirakuji was named Defensive Player of the Week, and Rapacz earned both Offensive and Defensive POTW nods during the season.

In 2016, Cefra helped lead the team to their third-straight 20-win season. The Owls finished 22-8 overall with a 15-5 record in American Athletic Conference play. For the third-straight season, Temple defeated every opponent in The American, at least once during the year, including road wins over SMU and Cincinnati. The Owls also captured the 2016 Philadelphia Big 5 title. 

Cefra's first season as an Owl saw the 2015 squad record a 24-8 overall record, including a 15-5 mark in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls finished alone in second in the conference, having defeated each conference opponent at least once during the season, while also recording seven-straight wins to close the season. The 2015 squad tied the 2014 team for wins, the program's best record since 2002. 
 
Before Temple, Cefra served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Minot State. Prior to his brief stint with the Beavers, he spent a year as the director of volleyball operations for the University of Nevada.
 
Cefra spent two years as a volunteer assistant for St. John's University, helping to guide the Red Storm to three All-Big East team selections in his time there. He was also a part of the team's 2012 Big East Tournament appearance.
 
Before coming east, Cefra was the assistant coach for Chaminade University in Honolulu from 2008 to 2010. He also served as an assistant coach for the Asics Rainbows, helping the U-14 club to a first-place finish at the 2012 Southern California Qualifier and a third-place finish at the 2012 Junior National Championships.

Taylor Van Der Biezen

Assistant Coach

tvanderb@usna.edu

Navy

Division 1

Taylor van der Biezen is completing her second season as a member of the Navy volleyball coaching staff and the first as a full-time assistant to head coach Paco Labrador.  She served as the teams volunteer assistant coach during the 2021 campaign that ended with the Mids advancing to the semifinal round of the Patriot League Tournament. She works closely with the setters and offense and serves as the Director of Recruiting on staff.

The native of Ashburn, Va., attended Briar Woods High School where she was a four-year starter on the volleyball team and a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society.  Van der Biezen went on to attend Marist where she totaled 2,758 career assists (fifth at Marist) and 111 aces (eighth at Marist), was a two-time team MVP and served as a captain of the Red Foxes as a senior.  A three-time academic all-conference honoree and a four-year member of the Deans List, she graduated with honors in 2019 after she earned a degree in finance, minored in Spanish and attained a paralegal certificate.

She would serve as a graduate assistant coach with the Bryant womens team for the 2019 fall and 2021 spring seasons, while also being the head coach of the schools mens club team in the spring of 2020.  Van der Biezen also attained a Master of Business Administration degree while at Bryant.

Brandon Oswald

Assistant Coach

b.oswald.vball@gmail.com

Air Force

Division 1

Current Assistant Coach at Air Force Academy


Graduate Assistant Coach at Northwestern Missouri State University (2021-22)


Assistant coach at Briar Cliff University (IA) in 2019


Coached club in California (Synergy Force VBC), Colorado (Rocky Select VBC), and South Dakota (MVP United) for 9 years

Val Jones

Head Coach

vjones@amherst.edu

Amherst

Division 3

I will submit later, I can not be officially listed until June 1 after the recruiting ban has been lifted.  Thank you for understanding.

Peter Maneggia

Assistant Coach

pmaneggi@trincoll.edu

Trinity (CT)

Division 3

Trinity College Assistant Womens Volleyball Coach, Hartford, CT                          2014-2017, 2018-Present 

Instruct setter training and defense

Recruit student-athletes

Scout opponents

Review practice and game film

Prepare facility for match day

Any other duties assigned by Head Coach or Athletic Department  

CAP II expired 

Mike Oswald

Assistant Coach

moswald@iit.edu

Illinois Tech

NAIA

Mike Oswald just finished his third season as Illinois Tech Assistant volleyball coach in 2021-22. He spent the previous six years in various roles at the club and high school level as a coach and program director, leading several programs to strong city-wide league and tournament championships.

Hes led club programs in the Great Lakes Region and volunteered at Chicago State University for three seasons prior to joining the Scarlet Hawks. As Surge Program Director at Energy Volleyball Club, three of his teams won their division in the Cross-Town Series in 2016. In 2018, his junior varsity program at Resurrection College Prep finished seventh in the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Upper Division, dropping just four non-conference matches. The current varsity roster includes ten players from last years JV team.

Prior to coaching, Oswald played four years of volleyball, primarily as an outside hitter, with several libero and serving opportunities, at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. The Warriors won the Hay Division of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) in 2006 and climbed into the top five in the conference with teams like Penn State and George Mason. He was appointed team captain and won the teams senior award in 2008.

Earning a bachelor of science and a master of science in sport management from East Stroudsburg, he interned with Bob Bertucci Volleyball Camps and served as his graduate extern of volleyball at Temple University during the 2008 season. Oswald grew up in Central New York and attended Oswego High School.