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Director of Volleyball Operations
kelsey.lahey@marquette.edu
Marquette
Division 1
Kelsey Lahey is in her first season as Marquette's Director of Volleyball Operations during the 2021-22 academic year. At Marquette she runs and organizes all aspects of travel, uniforms and Data Volley.
Lahey spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Marist. Following the 2019 season, her first year as an assistant, Lahey was recognized by VolleyballMag.com as one of the top up-and-coming coaches in the country, spanning NCAA Division I women's volleyball, as well as beach volleyball and Division I and II men's volleyball.
Lahey graduated from Marist College in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in political science, following a senior season in which she collected 372 total kills, which was good for a team-high for the year, as well as the eighth most kills in a single season in program history.
She ended her career at Marist sixth on the program's all-time kills list with 1,014 kills. She eclipsed the 1,000 career kills mark by accumulating 16 of the teams 24 kills against Fairfield in the MAAC Championship match in 2015. She is also currently fourth all-time in career attacks (3,253) and tied for sixth all-time in kills in a single match (25).
Her career accolades include being a two-time MAAC All-Championship Team selection, a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team selection, and a one-time All-MAAC First Team and All-ECAC Second Team selection. She was also named to the Crosstown Tournament All-Tournament Team in 2015, as well as the Volley in the Valley tournament MVP in the same year.
Following her time at Marist, Lahey earned her Master's of Fine Arts in Sculpture at Boston University. After grad school, Lahey spent one year as an assistant volleyball coach in Maumee, Ohio for the Premier Volleyball Academy.
Assistant Coach
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).
Assistant Coach
jcprice@fsu.edu
Florida State
Division 1
Florida State head indoor volleyball coach Chris Poole announced the hiring of former FSU All-American Jordana Price as an assistant volleyball coach Thursday. She will primarily work with blocking, middle and right side hitting in addition to serving as the recruiting coordinator.
Price returns to her alma mater after a two-year stint at South Alabama where she was an assistant coach who served as the offensive coordinator and primary recruiting coordinator. She also worked with blocking.
Price will replace former Noles assistant Ganna Anna Khrystenko, who recently accepted the associate head coach position at Rutgers.
First, I would like to thank Cindy Hartmann, Vanessa Fuchs and Stan Wilcox for this incredible opportunity to return to my alma mater, Price said. My interactions with all of the administration have been amazing and it is wonderful to be back on campus with such inspiring people. I would also like to give a huge thank you to Chris Poole and Jeff Hulsmeyer for providing this dream opportunity for me to return to the very program that shaped me as a student-athlete, person and young professional to go off into the world and create success. I couldnt be more excited for my return to the Seminoles and am eager to help this great coaching staff to continue building upon the great legacy that is Florida State Volleyball.
A three-year member of the Florida State indoor volleyball team, Price helped the Seminoles to their first-ever trip to the Elite Eight in 2009 after winning the ACC Championship. She led the league in blocks (1.31 per set) and ranked fourth in hitting percentage (.335) which was also second on the team. The All-ACC middle blocker won AVCA All-America honorable mention accolades.
It is always a transition when we lose an assistant, Poole said. Anna was given a great opportunity and were very happy for her. We were looking for someone that could cover our middle blocker training and take over as a recruiting coordinator and Jordana is a perfect match.
The Mountain Home, Idaho, native also ranks eighth in school history with 306 total blocks in addition to holding the sixth-highest hitting percentage (.312).
Jordana was well respected by her teammates as someone very passionate about playing everyday, Poole said. She was a great student-athlete and she held herself to high standards. She coaches with the same communication and aggressiveness that made her an All-American during our 2009 run to the NCAA Elite Eight.
Price played professionally overseas and in the United State following her graduation in 2009. She helped lead Hotel Cristal Volleyball Franches-Montagnes to take second place at the Swiss Volley Cup Final while helping the franchise to its first European Cup win.
In 2012, Price helped the Indiana Hoosier Exterminators win the Womens USA Volleyball Open Championship after taking second in 2010. She also had a stint with the Florida Wave where she led the team to a second place finish 2013 in addition to winning the Florida Region of USA Volleyball Award for the Most Outstanding Adult Female Player.
While playing in the United States, Price served as a graduate assistant for Valdosta State before stepping into the role of a volunteer assistant in 2014 where she helped the Blaze to a 25-8 record and 16-4 mark in conference play, while advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division II south regional in addition to the first-ever Gulf South Conference title.
Price was the interim head coach at Valdosta State from January-March of 2014.
At South Alabama, Price made huge improvements over two seasons, while working with Mechell Daniel, who captured Second Team All-Sun Belt honors before signing a professional contract with Oriveden Ponnistus of the European Volleyball Confederation in Finland.
In addition, Price helped the Jaguars to their best season since 1994 with 17 wins in 2016, tying for second in the Sun Belt Conference East Division, which was the best finish in program history. The Jaguars had a winning record for the first time since 1989.
Price graduated from FSU in the fall of 2009 where she majored in Psychology. She made the Deans List in the Fall of 2008 and is one of the 52 Florida State student-athletes to have received the ACC Postgraduate Scholarship.
The 2009 FSU Volleyball Most Influential Player earned a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Valdosta State in 2014.
Assistant Coach
ljmurra2@ncsu.edu
North Carolina State
Division 1
NC State volleyball head coach Linda Hampton-Keith announced the addition of Luke Murray to her staff as an assistant coach prior to the start of the 2019 season. Murray comes to Raleigh having spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach at Colorado State. He primarily works with the team's setters and leads all scouting efforts for the Wolfpack.
In his first season at NC State, Murray helped guide Nina Sharpton to 1,012 assists in her debut season. Sharpton became the first freshman in the rally-scoring era of the program to eclipse 1,000 assists in a single-season. Sharpton and the Wolfpack ranked second in the ACC following the regular-season with 1,439 total assists.
During Murrays time with the Rams, Colorado State reached the NCAA Tournament each season and finished the year ranked among the top 25 of the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll three times.
Colorado State compiled a 130-28 overall record during Murrays tenure, highlighted by an impressive 82-8 clip in Mountain West Conference play. He helped lead the squad to conference titles in four of his five seasons 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.
The 2014 campaign, Murrays first at Colorado State, saw the team post a banner year with a 31-3 record, the second-best winning percentage (.912) and second-highest win total in program history. The Rams were ranked as high as No. 6 nationally that season, winning the Mountain West and ending the campaign ranked No. 12. A perfect 18-0 conference clip led Colorado State to the 2015 Mountain West title.
In 2017, Murray added another conference championship to his résumé as the Rams went 29-4 overall and 17-1 in the Mountain West to take home the title. Murray played a role in coaching a conference-record six All-Mountain West players, including Player of the Year Katie Oleksak. Colorado State went on to repeat as conference champion in 2018.
Before arriving in Fort Collins, Colo., Murray was an assistant at East Tennessee State for two seasons (2012-13) where he helped guide the Buccaneers to a pair of conference titles and a 45-22 overall record. In 2012, ETSU earned its first-ever berth to the NCAA tournament after going 23-13 and winning the Atlantic-Sun Tournament. While with the Buccaneers, Murray coached ETSUs setters, including Megan Devine who was the 2012 Atlantic-Sun Player of the Year and tournament MVP and a 2013 AVCA All-American.
A former setter at Penn State, Murray brings a wealth of volleyball experience to the table as a player and a coach. In his senior season, Murray helped lead Penn State to a national title earning himself a spot on the NCAA CHampionship All-Tournament Team and AVCA Second Team All-America honors.
The Nittany Lion captain ended his collegiate career with 3,191 assists, which ranks eighth all-time in Penn State history. The squad reached either the national semifinals or finals during all four seasons that Murray was on the roster (2005-08).
Murray trained with the U.S. National Team in Anaheim, Calif., following his collegiate career and went on to play professionally in Cyprus and Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2012. He also spent three summers (2011-13) as a volleyball clinician with U.S. Elite Volleyball and two summers (2009-10) as a lead coach for Gold Medal Squared.
A native of Washington, Pa., Murray graduated from Penn State in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He is married to the former Kendall Grow.
Assistant Coach
a.kessenich@northeastern.edu
Northeastern
Division 1
Adam Kessenich enters his second season as the assistant coach of the Northeastern women's volleyball team during 2021, having joined the staff in April 2020. He is directly involved in all aspects of the Northeastern women's volleyball program, including player development, match scouting and recruiting.
COACHING CAREER:
Assistant Coach at Minnesota (2018, 2019)Helped the Gophers compile a 54-10 across the two seasons he spent with the team2018 Big Ten ChampionNo. 2 overall seded in the NCAA tournament and a semifinal appearance (2019)Head Coach of Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club Boys 17 Gold team for two season (2016, 2017)Assisted the varsity and junior varsity girls' volleyball teams at Shorewood High School
Assistant Coach
pphilli4@eagles.nccu.edu
North Carolina Central
Division 1
Head Coach
dsilva7@usfca.edu
San Francisco
Division 1
Diogo de Andrade Silva
Nationality: Brazilian
Age: 43 years old
Languages spoken: Portuguese (native speaker), English, Spanish and Italian.
Education
2019 - Impact USAVOLLEYBALL 2019 - Graduation in Physical Education - Universidade Taubaté 2005 - Post-Graduation in Business Administration - Universidade FAAP 2003 - BA Degree in Advertising & Marketing - Universidade Paulista
Volleyball Coach Career:
Absolute Volleyball Club ages 15 to 17 since November/2019 USF - University of San Francisco since October 2020 - Volunteer USF - University of San Francisco since May 2021 - now
Professional Volleyball Career:
Italy: Framasil Pineto & Gioia del Cole Turkey: SSK & Galatasaray. Argentina: Náutico Acoja. Brazil: Banespa, Santo André, Pinheiros Esporte Clube, Montes Claros, Vivo/Minas, Sesi-SP, Medley Campinas, Brasil Kirin/Campinas, Ziober/Maringá, São José dos Campos, Volei Renata/Campinas, Corinthians/Guarulhos. Member of the Brazilian National University Team World University Games 2005
Professional Business Background
Beauty, Hair and Esthetic Beauty - Hair Brasil Fair - 2002 to 2005 Sales & Promotion coordinator for key accounts - Responsible for six key accounts and other 40 exhibitor customers.
Couromoda Collections Fair 2005 Coordinator for the luxury leather fair with 170 exhibitors. Responsible for all the logistics which included assembling, monitoring visitors and assisting exhibitors. Contributed with market research and preparation of business cases for the development of new products for the company.
Shopfacil website - 1998 to 2000 Sales assistant Responsible for finding new customers to the Brazilian website Shopfacil, preparation of proposals, product promotions and development of Marketing campaigns; Monitored approximately 100 Brands that used the portal as a sales channel.
Others:
Voluntary Work - Turma da Sopa - Sao Paulo Help with the reintegration of homeless community, distributing food and blankets; also offering courses, drug addiction treatment, birth / marriage certificates. Voluntary Work - Head coach at Saint Hillarys School - CYO Volleyball
Achievements and Awards
2018/19 - 5th Best scored at Brazilian Superliga
2017/18 - 8th at Brazilian Superliga
2016/2017 - 11th Best spiker at Brazilian Superliga
11th Best reception at Brazilian Superliga
13th Best dig at Brazilian Superliga
2015/16 - 4th Best spiker at Brazilian Superliga
8th Best scored at Brazilian Superliga
4th best scored service at Brazilian Superliga
2014/15 - 6th at Brazilian Superliga
2013/14 - 2nd Paulista Championship
3rd at Brazilian Cup
3rd at Brazilian Superliga
2012/13 - 2nd Paulista championship
2011/12 - Champion Paulista Championship
Champion South American Club
4th place in world clubs championship
2010/2011- 4th place at Superliga
3rd Best spiker at Superliga 2010/2011
8th best reception at Superliga 2010/2011
2nd Mineiro Championship
2009/2010 - 2nd at Brazilian Superliga
Best spiker at Superliga 2009/2010
Champion in Mineiro Championship
Champion in Challenge Globo/Minas
2008/2009 - 2nd place at Italy Cup
2 th place at Italy championship
5 th Best score at Italy league A2 and best corner player score
Best Outside player at Italy A2
2006/2007 - 5th place at the Turkish National League.
2006/2007 - Silver medal at the Flanders-Volley Tournament held in Belgium.
4th best scorer and 3rd MVP
2006 - Champion at the Izmir Tournament.
2005/2006 - 6th place at the Turkish National League.
2005 - 4th place at the World University Games held in Izmir, Turkey.
Best service and 2nd best spiker of the championship).
2004 - Gold medal at the São Paulo State League.
2003 - Silver medal at the São Paulo State League.
2000 to 2005 - Five times champion at the São Paulo University Games.
(MVP in 2000 and 2005).
1999/2000 - 4th place in the Argentinean League.
2nd best service and 6th best spiker of the League
1998 - 3rd place at the South American Clubs Championship held in Lima, Peru.
1997 - Gold medal at the Brazilian Junior League.
1996 - Gold medal at the São Paulo State League.
1995 - Silver medal at the São Paulo State Junior League.
1994 - Gold medal at the São Paulo State Junior League.
ncollins@wcu.edu
Western Carolina
Division 1
Collins arrives in Cullowhee after working with the MidAmerica Volleyball Association (MAVA) in Louisville, Ky. as the head coach of 17 Elite, 18 Elite, and 12 Great White since the summer of 2020 in his second stint with the organization. He spent the spring of 2020 as a volunteer assistant coach at Bowling Green State University.
He worked at MAVA for just over two years in his first stint from January 2018-February 2020 primarily working as an assistant coach of 17 Elite and 18 Select. Collins spent the 2018-19 collegiate season as a volunteer assistant coach at Eastern Illinois where he oversaw recruiting efforts, positional training, and daily operations for the Panthers.
Graduate Asst
hdbilbruck@eiu.edu
Eastern Illinois
Division 1
Haley Bilbruck joins the Panthers after completing her college career at Southeast Missouri State University. She will serve as the Graduate Assistant Coach with the Panthers this Fall taking part in coaching, scout breakdown and camp.
Bilbruck was an impact player at Southeast Missouri State University from 2017-19, playing in 220 sets in 61 matches in her two years with the Redhawks. She was ranked top five in almost every statistical category with the Redhawks. Bilbruck became the first player in Southeast to attend the USA Women's National Team Volleyball try-out in Colorado Springs, CO. To finish her career she added her name to the Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference Team.
Before Southeast Bilbruck attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2014-2016) where she played in six matches and seven sets. She recorded a high of three kills, one dig and five blocks following her red-shirt season with the Rebels in 2014.
Bilbruck was most recently coaching club volleyball for Pursuit Volleyball Academy, leading her team to success both years she was apart of the program. Prior to that, she spent two years with Summerlin Volleyball Academy where she also found great success.
In high school, Bilbruck was a three-year varsity letter winner at Hot Springs High School in Hot Springs, SD. While there, she broke the high school single-match blocking record with 15 solo blocks and was back-to-back district champions. Throughout her high school career Bilbruck earned honors of First Team All-Conference as well as being named the Most Valuable Offensive Player her senior season.
Head Coach
david.zelenock@citadel.edu
The Citadel
Division 1
Dave Zelenock was named the head coach for The Citadel volleyball program in February of 2018 after serving five years as the head coach at Tennessee Tech.
Zelenock led his 2014 and 2015 Golden Eagle volleyball teams to back-to-back appearances in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Tournament semifinal round. His 2014 and 2015 recruiting classes earned High Honorable Mention honors from PrepVolleyball.com for strength of recruiting class.
In the classroom, his teams earned the Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award four times (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17) and 21 of his student-athletes earned spots on the TTU Athletic Directors Honor Roll. The Golden Eagle volleyball program has the longest streak among all the teams within the TTU Athletic Department of uninterrupted semesters (35) with a team GPA exceeding 3.0, a stretch which began in fall 2000.
He also saw 21 student-athletes earn a spot on the TTU Athletic Directors Honor Roll. Twenty-nine athletes also made the OVC Commissioners Academic Honor Roll during his time, and two earned a Medal of Honors for achieving a perfect 4.0 through both the fall and spring semesters.
The Golden Eagles also recorded their first All-OVC athlete and All-Newcomer team member under Zelenocks tutelage. In the summer of 2015, one of his student-athletes, Cody Dodd earned a place as one of 36 athletes to participate in the U.S. Collegiate National Team (CNT) program.
Prior to his stint in Cookeville, Tennessee, Zelenock spent six seasons on the volleyball staff of Central Michigan, helping reshape the landscape of the program. He was named the associate head coach in 2009. With Zelenock on the recruiting trail, Central Michigan secured five-straight nationally ranked recruiting classes in his six seasons as well as two more that felt his impact even after he departed for the head job at Tennessee Tech.
Zelenocks responsibilities at CMU included acting as the programs recruiting coordinator and future opponent scouting. In the gym, he was in charge of outside hitter development/training.
During his six seasons at CMU, the Chippewas forged five winning seasons and a 107-78 overall record. In 2007, his first season on the staff, Zelenocks scouting abilities helped CMU to its first 20-win season since 1985 and first postseason victory in 25 years. The Chippewas won 20 straight sets over the course of eight matches midway through the season. In 2008, the Chippewas missed their second straight 20-win season by the slimmest of margins (19-11).
CMU posted its fourth straight winning season in 2009, and reached the MAC Tournament semifinals for the first time since 1996. The Chippewas tallied postseason victories over Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois to reach the semis.
The 2011 CMU team ended a 33-year drought as the Chippewas won the Mid-America Conference championship and earned the schools first trip to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
Individually, during his six seasons on the staff Zelenock saw seven CMU players earn all-MAC honors as well as two capture all-freshman awards.
A 2005 graduate of Central Michigan, Zelenock also served as an assistant coach at Northwood University for two years and Delaware State for one season before returning to his alma mater in 2007. At Northwood, he helped the team to a 44-21 two-year record and two NCAA Tournament appearances.
As an undergraduate at CMU, Zelenock was a four-year starter for the mens club volleyball team. He served as captain for three seasons, club president for two years and was a coach for two years.
He earned his bachelors degree from CMU in 2005, majoring in physical education with a minor in secondary physical science. Zelenock and his wife, Jamie, have two sons, Jacoby and Zander Lee.
Assistant Coach
rhuynh@oxy.edu
Occidental
Division 3
Most recently, I just finished my 5th season as the assistant women's volleyball coach at Occidental College. When I was first brought on, my primary responsibilities were to train the setters and change the offensive strategy to include a faster offense. Since then, I have taken a bigger role in the program and now have implemented strategies on both sides: offensively and defensively. In addition, I also help with recruiting as I attend primarily the local tournaments held in Southern California as well as a couple of tournaments held in Las Vegas. My primary role as a recruiter is player evaluation.
Before Occidental College, I have been a head coach at the high school and club level. I have also been an assistant coach at the junior college level. In addition, I was a volunteer coach at a Division II college.
I am finishing my Master's degree in Coaching and Exercise Science at Concordia University, Irvine.
Head Coach
cassellc@denison.edu
Denison
Division 3
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.
Assistant Coach
alycialong@muhlenberg.edu
Muhlenberg
Division 3
Muhlenberg College is a high-academic Division III liberal arts institution located in Allentown, PA. Allentown is one hour from Philadelphia and 1.5 hours from New York City. Muhlenberg College offers a wide variety of majors ranging from Sciences to Business Administration to Theater. At Muhlenberg College we are dedicated to providing you a well rounded experience so that when you graduate you are prepared for the next step. This is done by complementing classroom experience with internships, student research and study abroad opportunities.
Athletically, we compete in the Centennial Conference against some of the top teams in the region. In Fall of 2021, we competed extremely hard with a young team and are looking to use that momentum moving forward. As a program, we have made it our mission to compete in the NCAA tournament. Our current players are working relentlessly in the off season to get stronger & faster.
I, myself, had the pleasure of being a middle blocker for Muhlenberg Volleyball; I learned the game of volleyball on a deeper level, while, finding my life's passion and purpose. The Muhlenberg faculty and staff- now my colleagues, created a space that allowed for internships, the ability to attend the D3 Student Immersion Program, networking while working an athletics event on our campus, and anything else they are able to.
Developing the minds of our future, walking along side of them throughout their journey, assuring individuals they always have a mentor for them. Someone is always there to help you succeed. That's our culture. We are a team to help every Mule succeed on their path of life.
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.
Assistant Coach
aliciawood@depauw.edu
DePauw
Division 3
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.
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.
Assistant Coach
lukeyoung@webster.edu
Webster
Division 3
Luke Young has been announced as the new assistant women's volleyball coach for the 2022 season. Young will assist with all aspects of the program.
"We are thrilled to have Luke Young join our staff at Webster." Said Head Volleyball Coach, [Merry Graf](https://websterathletics.com/coaches.aspxrc=962). "He has an extensive coaching career including experience at NCAA DI, DII, DIII and NAIA institutions. Luke's commitment to both athletic and academic success makes him a great fit for Webster and we look forward to his contributions to the Gorlok volleyball program."
Young comes to Webster University from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville where he has worked with the volleyball program since 2014. He served as an assistant coach for the Cougars before getting promoted to associate head coach in 2017. As the associate head coach, he served as the recruiting coordinator as well as the offensive coordinator.
In his first year as the associate head coach, Young helped guide the Cougars to 23 wins on the season. The Cougars made their first ever national postseason tournament and finished with their best RPI (No. 92) in program history. In 2018, Young led the Cougars' offense to an Ohio Valley Conference best 13.76 kills and 13.12 assists per set.
Prior to his time at SIUE, Young spent time at Washington University in St. Louis where he served as the interim head coach in 2013. He led the Bears to a 27-8 overall record and a second-round appearance in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championships. His teams produced two All-Americans, two All-Region performers, five All-Conference honorees, and one Academic All-Region recipient.
Before his time at Washington University, Young spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Lindenwood (Mo.) University where he was an assistant coach for both the men's and women's volleyball programs. He helped lead the women's team to 141 wins, three conference championships, and two appearances in the NAIA National Championships. On the men's side, he helped lead them to 146 victories, two NAIA National Championship Semifinal appearances, and the 2009 NAIA National Championship. He helped both teams make the transition to NCAA Division II in 2012.
Young received in his Bachelors of Arts in Visual Communications and Studio Art from Graceland University in 2004. During his time as an undergrad, Young competed for the Graceland volleyball team as well as the track and field team. He received his Masters of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Northern Illinois University.
Head Coach
strone@agnesscott.edu
Agnes Scott
Division 3
Shanna Trone was named as the head coach for Agnes Scott volleyball on July 15, 2019.
Trone came to Agnes Scott following a four-season stint as the head coach at Talladega College in Alabama.
"I am absolutely thrilled and thankful for the opportunity to work in the athletic department and to steer the volleyball program at Agnes Scott College," said Trone in her introductory email. "I look forward to connecting and developing with the student-athletes, as well as learning the Scottie way!"
"Shanna brings and adds great value to the ASC Athletics program. Her years of coaching experience and leadership skills, combined with her evident passion for the total development of our student-athletes is in alignment with our DIII philosophy and the Agnes Scott's mission of educating our students to 'think deeply, live honorably, and engage the intellectual and social challenges of their times," stated Karen Goff, vice president for student affairs and dean of students.
"She understands that the student-athlete experience is more than what happens on the court and is fully invested in cultivating an inclusive environment where our Scotties can lead and thrive both on and off the court," added Goff.
Trone sported a 56-71 mark in four seasons for the Tornadoes, which included a program-best 21-13 record during the 2016 fall season. Talladega racked up a perfect 10-0 record on its home court that season and made a run to the GCAC championship before falling two points short of a trip to the NAIA national tournament in a five-set loss to Xavier University of Louisiana.
Several Tornadoes saw career bests under Trone's direction, with players earning conference MVP, Attacker of the Year and multiple all-conference honors during her four seasons.
Prior to her time at Talladega, Trone served as the head coach at the Altamont School in Birmingham, Alabama, where her teams made the super regionals in all three seasons.
Head Coach
latifa.raheem@jefferson.edu
Jefferson
Division 2
Latifa Raheem is in her fifth season as head volleyball coach in 2022-23.
The Rams reached the top of the CACC mountain in 2021, claiming the program's second CACC Championship and first since 2016. Jefferson also made its second NCAA Tournament appearance and ended the year with a 26-5 record. The third-seeded Rams ran the table in the CACC Tournament, with 3-0 sweeps of Felician in the quarterfinals and Bloomfield in the final. Sandwiched in the middle was an epic five-set thriller versus Holy Family in the semifinals where the Rams overcame a 2-0 deficit in the match and a 14-10 deficit in the fifth set to advance in an all-time classic. Jess Molen was selected the AVCA East Region Freshman of the Year and the CACC Rookie of the Week while also earning CACC Tournament MVP honors. In addition, Molen was the NCAA Statistical Champion for Service Aces Per Set.
In 2019, Jefferson went 17-12 and qualified for the CACC Tournament. In her inaugural campaign of 2018, Raheem led the Rams to a 23-10 record, including a 16-3 CACC mark, and a CACC Tournament berth. Jefferson placed four players on the All-CACC Team.
Raheem came to Jefferson following three seasons as the assistant volleyball coach at Bryn Mawr College. There, she assisted with day-to-day operations of the volleyball program, creating practices plans and scouting reports for upcoming games. Raheem also hosted camps and clinics, facilitated tournaments and produced recruiting materials while meeting potential student-athletes.
Raheem has also been a club head coach for Sparks VBC and Philadelphia Storm for girls ages 12-17. With her club teams, she arranges tournament schedules and team travel while preparing practice plans and game strategies. She also helped her teams stay engaged in the community with numerous volunteering opportunities.
Raheem graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in communications and currently resides in Coatesville, Pa.
Assistant Coach
casey_curran@pba.edu
Palm Beach Atlantic
Division 2
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.
Head Coach
acunningham@fhu.edu
Freed-Hardeman
NAIA
Amanda Cunningham is the Head Volleyball Coach at Freed-Hardeman University. Before attaining this position, Amanda served as FHU Assistant Coach for three seasons. She also spent four years as the Head Volleyball Coach for Hardin County High School in Savannah, TN., and helped coach at Hardin County Middle School. Originally from Cookeville, TN., she spent her college career at Freed-Hardeman as a four year starting middle blocker. She currently sits at 6th all time in career blocks for the program.
ssenft@shc.edu
Spring Hill
NAIA
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
Your camp footage will be accessible to the below colleges, who have participated in EXACT's events. Instructing coaches at camp are listed under Confirmed Coaches.
Assistant Coach
jfraisse@umich.edu
Michigan
Division 1
Jerome Fraisse was announced as the Wolverines' assistant coach on May 24. Fraisse comes to Ann Arbor, Michigan by way of Grenoble, France, where he spent three years playing for the Grenoble Volleyball Club ProB as both an outside hitter and middle blocker.
He specializes in setting and he works with the setters to better the offense.
Following his playing years, Fraisse began coaching with the L'ES Meylan Volleyball Club in Meylan, France, where he served as both an assistant women's coach and a head women's coach. He then spent seven years with the L'Arago Sète Volleyball club and served in various roles including Director of Beach Volleyball, Women's Head Coach, Men's Head Coach, Development Center Manager, and Men's Assistant Coach for ProA, the top professional French league.
Jerome Fraisse also worked with the Volleyball Romans Club (Romans, France) and the L'Asul Lyon Volleyball Club where he was French ProB Champions and trained 5 Olympians (Lyon, France) before serving as the GVUC Head Men's Coach in Grenoble, France.
In addition to his professional coaching experience, Fraisse has aso worked with the French Boys U20 National Team as well as a girl's U17 club team in Ottawa, Canada. His most recent coaching position was at Collège Catholique Samuel-Genest in Ottawa.
Fraisse has a master-level degree in Sport Sciences with a focus in education and motor skills from Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble, France).
Associate Head Coach
cmm494@cornell.edu
Cornell
Division 1
Mahoney trains the Big Reds defensive specialists in addition to working on team passing and team defensive schemes. Prior to the 2015 season, Mahoney was promoted to the top assistant position and in her first year she helped develop sophomore Chelsea Sincox in her first season as the teams libero. Sincox finished the campaign ranked sixth in the Ivy League with 4.0 digs per set and her 364 digs on the year ranked 12th in Cornell history for digs in a single season. Mahoney also helped develop freshman Natalie Danenhuer as the teams primary defensive specialist. The rookie finished the year ranked second on the team with 2.93 digs per set, a mark that jumped to 3.48 in Ivy League action. Mahoney was instrumental in helping libero Natasha Rowland 15 to become Cornells first-ever Ivy League Defensive Player Of The Year, earning the programs first major Ivy award in volleyball since Liz Bishop '06 was named Player of the Year in 2006. Rowlands finished the 2014 season ranked first in the Ivy League and sixth in the nation with 5.67 digs per set, a mark that was also good for second place in Cornell history for digs per set in a single season. She was also a second-team All-Ivy honoree after recording double-digit digs in every single match in 2014 and finishing the campaign with the fourth most digs in Cornell history. In her first season with the Big Red, Mahoney helped Rowland to the first All-Ivy accolade of her career, as the junior libero finished the season ranked second in the conference and 33rd in the nation with 5.06 digs per set. With her 506 digs on the season, Rowland finished 2013 ranked third overall in Cornell history for digs in a single season, a mark that was also good enough for 18th overall in Ivy League history. A two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, Mahoney played for the Cyclones from 2008-11, helping the team to three NCAA tournament appearances, including a berth to the Sweet Sixteen and a pair of trips to the Elite Eight. She left Iowa State as the 12th-most active player in program history, seeing action in 413 sets and 120 matches, serving as the teams defensive specialist/Libero. Mahoney graduated from ISU in 2012 with a degree in marketing before embarking on a professional volleyball career both in the United States and overseas. She played in Innsbruck, Austria for the club VC Tirol, serving as team captain. Mahoney also played two seasons with Team Iowa Ice, which was coached by Cornell head coach Trudy Vande Berg. Team Iowa Ice won the Premier Volleyball League title in 2013, after a runner-up finish the previous season. A native of Omaha, Neb., Mahoney attended Marian High School, where she earned all-metro and all-state first-team honors. She graduated as the Nebraska state record holder for service aces in a match, in a season, and in a career.Caitlin Mahoney
Assistant Coach
olivia.r.lathrop@dartmouth.edu
Dartmouth
Division 1
Olivia Lathrop was named an assistant volleyball coach in March of 2018. Lathrop spent the last two years as a graduate assistant at DeSales University.
While in Center Valley, Lathrop assisted with practice planning, team management, travel arrangements and recruiting. Lathrop helped lead the 2017 team to an undefeated conference record for the first time in a decade and was part of the staff that coached both the 2016 and 2017 teams to the MAC Freedom Conference Championship.
Lathrop started her collegiate volleyball career at Southern Connecticut State (2012-14) before transferring to Western New England University (2014-16). While at WNE, she was captain, all-conference, academic all-conference and a Student Athletic Advisory Committee member.
She graduated summa cum laude in 2016 with a degree in sport management and a minor in athletic coaching. Lathrop was pursuing a masters in business administration while at DeSales.
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.
Assistant Coach
lvo@uic.edu
Illinois-Chicago
Division 1
UIC volleyball head coach Justin Ingram announced the addition of Lauren Van Orden as an assistant coach on March 21, 2019. Van Orden brings a wealth of knowledge from an accomplished collegiate career, as well as valuable coaching experience at both the collegiate and club levels.
Van Orden spent four years (2014-17) as an assistant in nearby Rogers Park, helping Loyola to a 20-win season in 2015, their first since 2004. In 2016, the Ramblers secured nine wins in Missouri Valley Conference play, their most since joining the league.
Seven players were awarded All-MVC honors under Van Orden's tutelage, including Morgan Reardon, the first player in Loyola program history to earn First Team All-MVC recognition. The Ramblers also experienced success in the classroom with Van Orden on staff, earning a NCAA Public Recognition Award in 2016 for having an Academic Progress Rate (APR) score in the top-10 percent of its sport.
In 2013, Van Orden got her start in coaching with a one-year stint as a volunteer assistant at Colorado State, where she guided the Rams to a 28-2 record.
At the club level, Van Orden most recently coached at the Michio Chicago Volleyball Academy and Wildcat Juniors, and has also spent time on staff at 1st Alliance/City Lions, SportsShack, Formula One Volleyball Club, Bridge Volleyball Club and Club Pacific Volleyball.
Van Orden boasts an incredibly successful collegiate career that started with two years at San Diego State and was capped off with a 2011 national championship in her senior season at UCLA. During her two years as a Bruin, Van Orden led the team to a 52-15 record, making 61 starts as the team's setter and captain.
Van Orden departed UCLA with 2,593 career assists, a mark that ranks eighth all-time in Bruin history. The setter was an All-American Honorable Mention, and was also a member of the 2011 All-NCAA Tournament Team.
After her collegiate success, Van Orden took her talents overseas, spending seven months with VC Kanti in Switzerland before finishing her tour abroad with two months of competition in Puerto Rico.
The Aurora, Colo. native was the Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year and a prep volleyball All-American at Grandview High School before starting her collegiate career.
Volunteer Assistant Coach
svasovic@csu.edu
Chicago State
Division 1
Sonja Vasovic is entering her second season as a graduate assistant coach for the Chicago State volleyball team. Her responsibilities include on-court coaching, helping out with travel and administrative duties.
Vasovic came to CSU after playing the last three seasons of her collegiate career as an opposite hitter at Siena College, an NCAA Division I school in Loudonville, N.Y. She averaged 2.37 kills and 1.19 digs per set as a senior in 2016 while helping the Saints capture the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) tournament championship and qualify for the NCAA Tournament in 2015.
Vasovic, who currently resides in Chicago, earned her Bachelors Degree in Economics from Siena College and is currently working towards her Masters Degree in Geographic Information Science at CSU.
Graduate Asst
hdbilbruck@eiu.edu
Eastern Illinois
Division 1
Haley Bilbruck joins the Panthers after completing her college career at Southeast Missouri State University. She will serve as the Graduate Assistant Coach with the Panthers this Fall taking part in coaching, scout breakdown and camp.
Bilbruck was an impact player at Southeast Missouri State University from 2017-19, playing in 220 sets in 61 matches in her two years with the Redhawks. She was ranked top five in almost every statistical category with the Redhawks. Bilbruck became the first player in Southeast to attend the USA Women's National Team Volleyball try-out in Colorado Springs, CO. To finish her career she added her name to the Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference Team.
Before Southeast Bilbruck attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (2014-2016) where she played in six matches and seven sets. She recorded a high of three kills, one dig and five blocks following her red-shirt season with the Rebels in 2014.
Bilbruck was most recently coaching club volleyball for Pursuit Volleyball Academy, leading her team to success both years she was apart of the program. Prior to that, she spent two years with Summerlin Volleyball Academy where she also found great success.
In high school, Bilbruck was a three-year varsity letter winner at Hot Springs High School in Hot Springs, SD. While there, she broke the high school single-match blocking record with 15 solo blocks and was back-to-back district champions. Throughout her high school career Bilbruck earned honors of First Team All-Conference as well as being named the Most Valuable Offensive Player her senior season.
Graduate Asst
cr-wagner2@wiu.edu
Western Illinois
Division 1
Previous Western Illinois University Assistant Coach, will be the Graduate Assistant come Fall of 2019. Throughout the Spring of 2019 I volunteered and helped out with the team and preparation for the upcoming season.
At University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, Wagner was a two-time AVCA All-American, two-time first team AVCA All-Midwest Region selection and made two appearances on the WIAC Conference first team. As a junior in 2016, she led the WIAC in blocks and ranked seventh in NCAA division lll with 145. As a senior, she ranked 15th in NCAA Division lll in total blocks with 118 and 26th in blocks per set, knocking down 1.07 per set.
She finished her career ranked third in the WIAC in hitting percentage (.287), fifth in points with 400 and sixth in kills (328 total kills/2.98 per set). Wagner wrapped up her time at Whitewater ranked sixth in program history with 415 total blocks, 14th in hitting percentage, 17th in kills with 972 and 21st in matches with double-figure kills (38).
Assistant Coach
dan.okeefe@wright.edu
Wright State
Division 1
Dan O'Keefe joined the Wright State volleyball staff during the summer of 2018. He was on the staff at the University of Dayton for the 2017 campaign after graduating from Saint Xavier University.
In his first season with the Raiders, O'Keefe coached three Horizon League All-Conference players during the program's most successful season in recent history. The Raiders qualified for the Horizon League tournament for the first time in a decade, posted the best record in 15 years (15-14), and earned their first win over a Power 5 opponent since 2006.
O'Keefe coached six Atlantic 10 All-Conference players during his time at Dayton, including the Setter of the Year (Jane Emmenecker) and Player of the Year (Amber Erhahon). Senior middle blocker Amber Erhahon was also named a member of the AVCA Honorable Mention All-America Team after finishing the 2017 season ranked fourth nationally with a .422 hitting percentage and 54th nationally with 1.22 blocks per set. Her .413 career hitting percentage is a Dayton program record. The Flyers finished the 2017 season with an overall record of 23-8, with a conference record of 13-1.
O'Keefe was an active coach in the club, high school, and local volleyball community in Chicago from 2014-2017 and continues to coach club at Elevation Volleyball Club in Ohio. In 2018, the Elevation 16 O'Keefe team earned a bronze medal at the USAV Junior Olympics in the national division. During his time at Michio Chicago Volleyball Academy, he helped lead the Michio 17 National Team to a fifth-place finish at the USAV Girls Junior National Championship (17 Open) in 2015, followed by a ninth place finish at AAUs (16 Open) with the Michio 16 National Team in 2016.
O'Keefe served as the Junior Varsity Girl's Volleyball Head Coach at St. Ignatius College Preparatory High School in 2016, after a successful season as the head coach of the freshman team in 2015. During his time with the Wolfpack, O'Keefe tallied a 41-17 (.707) record.
Additionally, O'Keefe has been a camp and clinic coach for Elite Volleyball Program on the south side of Chicago since 2014. He has worked dozens of camps and clinics with Elite, from fundamental camps for grade school athletes to high level high school clinics with some of the best coaches in the area.
O'Keefe, a native of Chicago, was a 2016 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Second Team and All-Academic Team selection at Saint Xavier. He was also a two-time SXU Student-Athlete Gold Medal winner.
Assistant Coach
acooke@bgsu.edu
Bowling Green
Division 1
Assistant Volleyball Coach at Bowling Green State University. Originally from Davidson, North Carolina and played at Wingate University from 2010-2014. All-American setter and four-time NCAA Region Champion. Bachelors degree in Psyhology and a Masters degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration.
Assistant Coach
joglass@siue.edu
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Division 1
Assistant Coach
hbluhm@desu.edu
Delaware State
Division 1
Jake Bluhm is the first assistant coach at Delaware State University. He has more than 17 years of collegiate and club volleyball coaching experience, along with 24 years of competition at various levels.
Prior to joining the Hornets, he served as assistant womens volleyball coach at NCAA Div. I Fordham University in New York during the 2018 season.
From 2014 to 2017, Bluhm was head womens volleyball coach at Div. III Plattsburgh State (N.Y.).
His coaching career also includes a three-year stint as head mens and womens volleyball coach at Div. III SUNY Institute of Technology in Utica, N.Y.
Bluhms tenure as SUNY Techs womens coach was highlighted by a 29-5 overall record and North Eastern Athletic Conference regular season championship in 2013. He was named NEAC Coach-of-the-Year and nominated for New York Region Coach-of-the-Year that season, which also featured a 24-match win streak.
Bluhm posted an overall record of 62-39 as SUNY Techs head womens volleyball coach
His tenure as the schools mens volleyball coach was highlighted by the NEAC championship, conference Coach-of-the-Year award and a school-record 19 wins in 2014.
From 2008 to 2010, Bluhm was assistant womens volleyball coach at SUNY Cortland. The team posted an 89-31 overall record and secured a NCAA Tournament berth, while four players earned All-America Honorable Mention during the tenure.
Bluhm received a bachelors in Physical Education from SUNY Cortland in 2004 and a masters in Health Education from the school in 2011.
Assistant Coach
tamara.merseli@yahoo.com
Louisiana-Monroe
Division 1
I am Tamara Merseli, and I am going to be Graduate Assistant for University of Louisiana at Monroe volleyball program.
Assistant Coach
mcole6@citadel.edu
The Citadel
Division 1
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.
Assistant Coach
gregshell74@gmail.com
Central Connecticut
Division 1
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.
Assistant Coach
sguerrar@denison.edu
Denison
Division 3
Rosanna Sguerra recently wrapped up her second season as Denison's assistant volleyball coach in 2018.
Over the last two seasons, Sguerra has helped the Big Red go 25-29 overall while advancing to the NCAC Tournament semifinals in 2017. She has also helped produce three All-NCAC selections, including the 2018 NCAC Newcomer of the Year, Payton McElfresh.
Sguerra comes to Denison from Otterbein University, where she spent the 2016 season as a graduate assistant volleyball coach for the Cardinals. In her lone year at Otterbein, the Cardinals went 16-14 on the season and earned a berth in the Ohio Athletic Conference tournament.
Before her time at Otterbein, Sguerra spent two years as an assistant varsity coach for the Columbus School for the Girls volleyball program. Sguerra has also spent the last seven years with Advancement Academy Volleyball Club out of Westerville, where she has coached and mentored different volleyball programs during practices, clinics, and game preparations.
As a native of Columbus, Sguerra earned her bachelor's degree in Spanish with a minor in nutrition from The Ohio State University in 2013. While at Ohio State, Sguerra was a four-year member of the women's volleyball club team. She served as club president and team captain during her senior campaign, in which her squad finished in second at the NCVF National Championships.
She is a graduate of the NCAA Women's Coaches Academy class #43 and the 2019 NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar.
Assistant Coach
arc723@nyu.edu
New York University
Division 3
Head Coach
pdill@mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
Division 3
Dills involvement in volleyball has spanned both sexes, nearly all age groups, and two continents. With the women's team at MIT, he has built what has become one of the premier Division III volleyball programs in New England.
Dill has worked with the MIT volleyball program since 1992. He served as an assistant coach for three years for both the MIT mens and women's varsity programs. Named head women's coach in 1996, Dill has guided the Engineers to 12 NCAA post-season bids, two ECAC Championships, four NEWMAC titles, and the NCAA Elite 8.
Entering his 26th season, Dill is currently ranked top 15 out of over 400 active Division III coaches in the nation in overall winning percentage (.760), averaging 27 wins and single-digit losses per season during his career. He has never collected fewer than 20 wins in a season and has five 30-win seasons under his belt, lifting his combined men's and women's career record to over 1000 wins. A four-time AVCA Division III New England Region Coach of the Year, Dill has also been named the NEWVA Coach of the Year three times. He also collected NEWMAC Coach of the Year honors in 2002, 2016 and 2017.
Dill began duplicating this success with the MIT mens team which he coached from 2004-2017. He led the mens program to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014 and an overall record of 328-132. Before coaching the MIT mens squad, Dill directed the Emmanuel College mens squad to a 12-8 record in its first season of varsity competition. He also co-coached the England Women's Junior National Team for four years and was an assistant coach for a Division I National League womens club team in the English Volleyball Association. Other experience includes coaching the University of Connecticut mens volleyball club team while earning his MBA, serving as the manager of the Bates College women's team as an undergraduate, and coaching the mens open division of the Bay State Games.
Assistant Coach
cstaib12@outlook.com
Benedictine (IL)
Division 3
Caitlin Staib joined the Benedictine University women's volleyball program as an assistant coach in 2013.
Staib brings a wealth of knowledge to the program. She was a Naperville Central High School standout, leading the 2005 team to the Class AA State Championship with a record of 39-4. She was a two-time All-Conference player and was named the Chicago Sun Times Third Team All-Area.
Staib earned a volleyball scholarship to Bradley University where she graduated in 2012 with a degree in Special Education. As a junior she was one of three players to play and start in all 32 matches and was ranked second team on the team for kills in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). As a senior she reached double figures five separate times, tallying 13 kills all five times. She finished her career ranked 37th on Bradley's career kill list with 489.
While at Bradley she was a member of the Braves Council, the student-athlete advisory committee, and was on the Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll five times.
Staib currently lives in Westmont and is an 8th grade special education teacher in Riverside District 96.
Head Coach
pbarry@knox.edu
Knox
Division 3
Pat Barry joined the Prairie Fire staff as the head volleyball coach in December of 2018. He comes to Knox after a stint as an assistant coach at The University of Louisiana. He has experience at the club volleyball level and played collegiately at Carthage College.
Barry was an All-American at Carthage and competed in the NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship in 2012. He is top-10 in Carthage history in kills (844), points (988), digs per set (3.32), and points per set (3.89). He also holds the school season record for kills per set (4.27).
Barry has previous experience coaching at the Division III level at Dominican University. He also had stops as a volunteer coach with Division I schools Loyola University and Northwestern University. Barry has five years of experience at the club level, including two years as a Program Director for Division1 Volleyball Club in the Chicago area.
Barry is a 2015 graduate of Carthage College, where he earned his bachelor of arts in Broad Field Social Science. He double minored in Secondary Education and Womens and Gender Studies.
Head Coach
jonesma@quincy.edu
Quincy
Division 2
Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics [Marty Bell](https://quhawks.com/staff.aspxstaff=1) announced today (Apr. 1) that Mark Jones has been named the new head women's volleyball coach.
Jones comes to QU after serving two seasons as an assistant coach for the Indiana State women's volleyball team.
During his time at Indiana State, the Sycamores accumulated 21 wins in two seasons and made an appearance in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in 2017, which included their first tournament win in school history.
Prior to Indiana State, Jones served eight seasons as the head women's volleyball coach at Division 1 Manhattan College.
Jones led Manhattan College to five trips to the MAAC Tournament and four 20-win campaigns and is one of only two coaches in Jaspers program history to accumulate over 100 victories. During his time at Manhattan, he coached 11 All-Conference players, including the Freshman of the Year in 2012 and the Conference Player of the Year in 2014. He was also named Conference Coach of the Year in 2010, his second season.
Familiar with the Midwest area, Jones served as the head men's and women's volleyball coach at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo. During his time at William Woods, Jones led the Owls men's volleyball team to a NAIA National Championship in 2002.
Jones said of his new position "I would like to thank [Marty Bell](https://quhawks.com/staff.aspxstaff=1) for this great opportunity to be the head women's volleyball coach at Quincy University. I'm very impressed with Quincy University's commitment to athletic excellence and the overall support for their student athletes. I'm excited to be a part of the Quincy family and continue the tradition of academic and athletic excellence. I also want to thank head coach Lindsay Allman for her support and guidance during my time as an assistant at Indiana State University."
Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics [Marty Bell](https://quhawks.com/staff.aspxstaff=1) stated, "We are pleased to have Coach Jones lead our women's volleyball program. He has a wealth of successful experience which will bring stability and create a solid foundation for the immediate and long-term success of our program. Our women's volleyball team has made steady progress and improvement over the past few years and I believe Coach Jones has the leadership experience we need at this time to move the program to a championship level. We welcome Mark to the Hawk athletic family."
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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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