Virginia: Athletics Director Craig Littlepage
recently announced the resignation of head volleyball coach Melissa Aldrich
Shelton. Shelton was the winningest coach in Virginia volleyball history. A
search for a replacment will begin. (posted 12/20/2007)
Angelo State: Named Chuck Waddington
volleyball coach. (posted 12/19/2007)
Iowa: Director of Athletics Gary Barta
announced that Cindy Fredrick has resigned her position as head coach of the
women's volleyball program. A nation wide search will be made for a replacement.
(posted 12/18/2007)
Auburn: Announced the resignation of head
volleyball coach Laura Farina. (posted 11/21/2007)
CCNY: Named Jason Dibelius men's volleyball coach at the City College of
New York. (posted 11/21/2007)
Bradley: Announced the contract of Scott Luster, volleyball coach, will
not be renewed. (posted 11/21/2007)
William & Mary: Head Coach Debbie Hill recently announced her retirement at
the conclusion of the 2007 season. Hill has been coach of the Tribe for 30
years. (posted 11/21/2007)
Colorado School of Mines: Jamie Skadeland has been promoted to Head
Volleyball Coach at Colorado School of Mines, effective January 1st, 2008, as
announced by Director of Athletics Tom Spicer. (posted 11/21/2007)
Lake Forest: Head Volleyball Coach Beth Pier announced Wednesday,
November 7, that she is resigning after 14 years at the helm of the program.
After a total of 20 years in the profession, Pier has chosen to pursue
opportunities outside of coaching. A national search will begin immediately to
fill the open position. (posted 11/21/2007)
Colorado School of Mines: Shelly Johnson has resigned her position as
the Head Volleyball Coach at Colorado School of Mines, as announced by Director
of Athletics Tom Spicer. Johnson’s resignation, effective December 31st, 2007,
comes after guiding the Orediggers to a 65-80 overall record during the past
five seasons (2003-07). The fourth head coach in the 32-year history of Mines
volleyball, Johnson is relocating to California with her family to pursue other
interests. (posted 11/20/2007)
Penn State: Colin McMillan has been named an
assistant coach for the Penn State men’s volleyball program, head coach Mark
Pavlik announced. McMillan joined Pavlik and assistant coach Craig Dyer on staff
beginning Oct. 1. (posted 10/4/2007)
Georgia Tech: Head coach Bond Shymansky has
received a new three-year contract that runs through the end of the 2009 season,
Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich announced. Shymansky, who began his sixth
season as the Tech head coach last weekend, had one year remaining on his
existing contract, which has been replaced by the new three-year deal. (posted
8/30/2007)
Winston-Salem: Athletics Director Dr. Chico
Caldwell announced the hiring of Douglas Hunter as head coach of the
Winston-Salem State Lady Rams Volleyball team. (posted 8/17/2007)
Evergreen State: Named Clay Blackwood women's volleyball coach.
(posted 8/17/2007)
Otterbein: Hired Monica McDonald as head women’s coach. She replaces
Sharon Sexton. (posted 8/17/2007)
South Carolina State: Named Millicent Sylvan women's volleyball coach.
(posted 8/17/2007)
Winston-Salem State: Named Douglas Hunter as head volleyball coach.
(posted 8/17/2007)
Sam Houston State: Named Joe Lind assistant volleyball coach. (posted
8/17/2007)
Post (Conn.): Named Michael Brienza women's volleyball coach. (posted
8/17/2007)
San Francisco State:
San Francisco State University Director of Athletics
Dr. Michael J. Simpson has announced that Michelle Patton will be the head coach
of the Gator volleyball program that will start up in the 2008-09 academic year.
(posted 8/7/2007)
Ottawa: Lorrie Hammit has been named Ottawa University's new head volleyball
coach for the upcoming 2007-2008 season. She replaces Kendra Oberzan who
resigned in May due to the recent birth of her son and her desire to devote her
time to her family. Hammit has spent the past year as the head junior varsity
coach and assistant varsity coach at Plainview High School in Plainview, Texas.
(posted 7/30/2007)
Whitman: Carolyn Papineau, a veteran coach
with experience in the college, high school and club ranks, is the new women’s
volleyball coach at Whitman College. Papineau, who played volleyball at both the
University of Washington and University of Puget Sound, replaces Dean Snider as
the coach at Whitman. Snider left the coaching ranks at the end of last season
when he was named the new director of athletics at Whitman. (posted
7/23/2007)
Western Kentucky: Ashly Miller has been named
the new assistant coach with the Lady Topper program. Miller replaces Natalie
Sutimek, who left after five seasons as an assistant to become the head coach at
Normal (Ill.) Community High School. Miller, a former Western Kentucky
University volleyball standout and member of four Sun Belt Conference East
Division championship teams from 2001-04, will be responsible for scouting
opponents, film exchange and team travel. She will also serve as assistant
director of the WKU Volleyball Camp. (posted 7/18/2007)
Montclair State: The Montclair State
Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Elise Cooper as the new head
women’s volleyball coach. Cooper becomes the first full-time head coach in the
history of the program, which began in 1989, and fifth overall. Cooper comes to
Montclair State from College of St. Benedict in Minnesota where she served as an
assistant coach for the last two seasons with the Blazers. (posted 7/16/2007)
Alabama A&M: Nedra Brown has been hired by Alabama A&M University as head
volleyball coach, director of athletics Betty Austin announced. Brown replaces
Austin who held the position for 30 years before being elevated from interim
director of athletics this spring. Brown comes to Alabama A&M from head coaching
stints at Kentucky State and LeMoyne-Owen and has compiled a 119-105 career
record in eight seasons. (posted 7/16/2007)
Wentworth Inst. of Technology: Wentworth Institute of
Technology Director of Athletics Lee Conrad today announced the hiring of Nam
Phan as its new head men’s volleyball coach. Phan replaces Jason Jeffers, who
stepped down from coaching the Leopard men’s volleyball team after five seasons
at the helm. (posted 7/13/2007)
Cornell: Six months after leaving to become the head assistant coach at
Georgia, Deitre Collins-Parker will return to Cornell to lead a volleyball
program she has directed to three consecutive Ivy League titles and two straight
NCAA tournament appearances. (posted 7/5/2007)
Wisconsin-Eau Claire: Kim Wudi has been
selected to replace Lisa Herb as the head coach of the UW-Eau Claire women's
volleyball team, Director of Athletics Scott Kilgallon has announced. Wudi has
been an assistant to Herb the past two seasons, was an Academic All-American as
a Blugold player and has been the director of the Eau Claire Air Volleyball Club
since 2004. (posted 7/2/2007)
South Carolina: South Carolina: Head
volleyball coach Nancy Somera announced Thursday she is stepping down as head
coach of the University of South Carolina program. Her husband and current
associate head coach Ben Somera will take over the head coaching duties. Nancy
came to South Carolina in February 2005 after serving as head coach at Oregon
State for six seasons. The Gamecocks posted a 13-14 record in her first season
and finished at 15-17 last year, including an 8-12 mark in Southeastern
Conference play. (posted 6/28/2007)
Rutgers-Newark: Karl France has been named
the coordinator of volleyball operations and head men's volleyball coach at
Rutgers-Newark, director of athletics Mark Griffin has announced. The Brooklyn
native knows the Rutgers-Newark program and its EIVA competitors well, having
served as the assistant men's volleyball coach at New York University for the
past five seasons. (posted 6/26/2007)
CSU Monterey Bay: Jody Garry, most recently
an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Washington State University
(2004-2006), has been named the CSU Monterey Bay Volleyball interim head coach
for 2007. Garry has a decade of coaching experience at the Club, Junior College,
Division II and Division I levels. Prior to coaching at Washington State, Garry
was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at Idaho State University
(2003) and the University of South Dakota (2002). She spent one season as an
assistant coach at state-powerhouse Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA
(2000). (posted 6/25/2007)
Yeshiva: Roxanne Prendergast has been named head women’s coach at Yeshiva.
(posted 6/25/2007)
Adelphia: After one season as an assistant, Danielle MacKnight was named
head coach at Adelphi. (posted 6/25/2007)
Beloit: Dawn Kelly, former Rochester head coach, accepted the head
volleyball coach position at Beloit. Kelly is a graduate of the University of
Wisconsin, Madison. (posted 6/25/2007)
Mount Olive: Sara Christie will coach the men and the women at Mount Olive.
(posted 6/25/2007)
Portland State: The Portland State volleyball
program will make a transition in coaching duties in the 2007 season, as Jeff
Mozzochi will remain as program director but turn over the head coaching role to
Michael Seemann. Mozzochi, who has been the head coach for the past six years
and 15 seasons overall at Portland State, will take on the role of Associate
Head Coach and Program Director. Seemann, who has been the Associate Head Coach
for the past two years, will take over as Head Coach. (posted 6/18/2007)
Nebraska: University of Nebraska Athletic
Director Steve Pederson announced this week that Nebraska volleyball coach John
Cook has signed a five-year contract extension. Cook, who has guided the Husker
volleyball program to a 220-14 record, a pair of NCAA titles (2000 and 2006),
four NCAA Final Fours and six Big 12 titles in his seven seasons at Nebraska,
will now be under contract through the 2011 season. (posted 6/17/2007)
Portland State: The Portland State volleyball program will make a
transition in coaching duties in the 2007 season as Jeff Mozzochi will
remain as program director but turn over the head coaching role to Michael
Seemann. Mozzochi, who has been the head coach for the past six years
and 15 seasons overall at Portland State, will take on the role of Associate
Head Coach and Program Director. Seemann, who has been the Associate Head
Coach for the past two years, will take over as Head Coach. (posted
6/15/07)
Lee-Scott Academy: Auburn assistant
volleyball coach Liz Underwood has accepted a teaching/coaching position at
Lee-Scott Academy in Auburn. Underwood was the head coach at Auburn from 1992
until 1997 and compiled a 99-81 record for a .550 winning percentage. In 1996,
she guided the Tigers to their only SEC West Championship to date, and her 99
career wins rank second all-time among Auburn coaches. (posted 6/11/2007)
Appalachian State: Matt Ginipro has been
named head coach of the Appalachian State University volleyball program, ASU
Athletics Director Charlie Cobb announced Wednesday. Ginipro comes to the
Mountaineer program after serving as the first assistant coach and recruiting
coordinator at the University of Virginia the past six years. In March of 2007,
he was promoted to associate head coach at Virginia. He replaces Chad Callihan.
(posted 6/7/2007)
Hamline: Head Volleyball Coach Gina Rollie has resigned, university
officials announced. Rollie led the Hamline Pipers for the past four seasons,
posting a record of 53-56. In 2006, Hamline finished 17-10, 6-5 and fifth in the
MIAC, its best finish in 12 seasons. Hamline earned an MIAC playoff berth for
the first time since the conference moved to a six-team format in 2001. For her
efforts, Rollie was named co-MIAC Coach of the Year. (posted 6/7/2007)
Denison: Lynsey Pyle has been named the new
head women's volleyball coach at Denison University. Pyle, 1999 graduate of
Capital University, has served as the assistant volleyball and assistant
softball coach at Denison since 2001-02.She replaces Sara Lee, who was
the head volleyball coach for the last 18 seasons.(posted 6/6/2007)
BYU: Ryan Millar has announced that he will return to the U.S. National team
and professional volleyball and will not pursue the vacant men's volleyball head
coaching position at BYU. Millar, who served alongside Shawn Patchell as interim
co-head coaches during the 2007 season, coached one year at BYU after a stellar
four-year playing career (1996-99) for the Cougars. Millar is currently training
with the U.S. National team in the World League tournament. (posted 6/7/2007)
Felician: Alan Clements of Fair Lawn has been
named the head women’s volleyball coach at Felician College, director of
athletics Ben DiNallo Jr. announced. Clements comes to Felician after one
season as the head coach at Bergen Community College. The 2006 Bulldogs had a
13-4 won-lost record and won their region’s regular-season and tournament
championships. Clements was named the regional coach of the year. (posted
5/24/2007)
Daniel Webster: In a double-dose of
collegiate volleyball moves on Thursday, May 10, 2007, the Daniel Webster
College Department of Athletics has announced the reinstitution of men's
volleyball as a varsity sport, while appointing Russ Friedland to serve as head
coach of both the new program and the Eagles' women’s volleyball program.
(posted 5/11/2007)
Massachusetts-Dartmouth: Announced the resignation of Jocelyn Costa,
women's volleyball coach. (posted 4/20/2007)
North Carolina A&T: Named Lyndsay Schmiedel
interim volleyball coach. (posted 4/13/2007)
Manhattanville: Elizabeth Ching-Bush, the
coordinator of Manhattanville’s intramural volleyball program since 2005 and a
decorated college player, has been named the head coach of the Valiants’
re-launched intercollegiate volleyball team which will begin play in the Freedom
Conference this fall. (posted 4/12/2007)
Knox: Kim Schrader was named the head
volleyball coach at Knox College. She replaces Kathy Wagoner, who is retiring
from coaching at the end of the academic year. (posted 4/11/2007)
Hawai'i-Hilo: University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Athletic Director Kathleen McNally announced on Monday, April 2, the selection
of Dr. Bruce Atkinson as the new Vulcans women's volleyball coach, effectively
immediately. Atkinson comes to the UH Hilo from the University of Texas at
Brownsville where he started the women's program this past season. As head
coach, he guided the program to a 28-11 record and came within one game of
qualifying for the NAIA national tournament. (posted 4/3/2007)
Texas-Pan American: Announced on Friday, Mar. 23, that Angela Hubbard has
been hired as the head women's volleyball coach for the Texas-Pan American Lady Broncs. Hubbard comes to the Rio Grande Valley from Nicholls State University, a
member of the Southland Conference, where the newly-named head women's
volleyball coach served as the assistant coach during the 2006 season.
(posted 3/26/2007)
Sacred Heart: Director of Athletics Don Cook
announced that Rob Machan has been named the new head coach of the Sacred Heart
Pioneers women's volleyball program. Machan joins the Sacred Heart athletic
department after two years as an assistant coach in at Azusa Pacific University
in Azusa, California. (posted 3/23/2007)
Niagara: Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin
announced Wednesday, March 21, 2007, that Susan Clements has been named the
ninth head coach of the Niagara Purple Eagle volleyball program. Clements comes
to Monteagle Ridge from Georgetown College in Kentucky where she was the head
coach of the Lady Tiger program in 2005 and 2006. (posted 3/22/2007)
Felician: Ben DiNallo Jr., director of athletics at Division II
Felician College, announced that the contract of head women’s volleyball coach
Nichole Jones will not be renewed. Jones was the coach of the inaugural Felician
volleyball team in 2004. She guided the Golden Falcons through their first three
seasons, picking up three victories. Before coming to Felician, she was a
successful three-sport high-school coach in Baltimore, Md. (posted 3/21/2007)
Marietta: Former Washington & Lee assistant coach Ray Costa was hired
Monday (March 19) as Marietta College's new head volleyball coach, according to
Athletics Director Debbie Lazorik. Costa is the tenth volleyball coach in the
program's history. He replaces Tom Symons, who resigned in January after three
seasons to pursue interests outside of athletics. (posted 3/20/2007)
San Francisco: Gilad Doron has been named
head volleyball coach at the University of San Francisco, as announced by USF
Athletic Director Debra Gore-Mann. Doron spent the last three years as the head
coach at Villanova, guiding the Wildcats to back-to-back winning seasons.
(posted 3/15/2007)
Norfolk State: Hired Jennifer Fry as head
women’s volleyball coach. She replaces Allison Millette-Sparrow. (posted
3/12/2007)
Simmons: Selected Jason Conetta to be the new head volleyball coach for the
Sharks. Conetta was a part of the 2006 Rivier team that reached the 2006
Division III national semifinals. He will oversee all aspects of the program,
including game and practice preparation as well as recruiting and fund-raising.
(posted 3/12/2007)
Oakland: Announced that Rob Beam will be the
Golden Grizzlies' next volleyball coach. Beam spent the last two seasons
as an assistant at Illinois State. (posted 3/8/2007)
UW-Eau Claire: Head volleyball coach Lisa
Herb has announced her retirement from coaching after 22 seasons at UW-Eau Claire
and 28 seasons overall as a head coach, Director of Athletics Scott Kilgallon
announced on Wednesday. Herb compiled a 626-208 record (.751 winning percentage)
in her 22 years at Eau Claire and coached 1,086 career matches in 28 years,
finishing with a 789-297 career mark (.726). (posted 3/8/2007)
Southwest Minnesota State: Interim director
of athletics Chris Hmielewski announced on Tuesday (March 6, 2007) that
volleyball head coach Terry Culhane has been awarded a four-year contract
extension through the 2010 season. During his three seasons as head coach,
Culhane has directed the Mustangs to an overall record of 75-27, including 34-12
in Northern Sun Conference matches, and three NCAA tournament appearances.
(posted 3/7/2007)
Indiana: Sherry Dunbar has been named the
head coach of the University of Indiana women's volleyball team, Director of
Athletics Rick Greenspan announced. Dunbar is the fifth head volleyball coach in
the program's history. She had previously been the head volleyball coach at the
College of Charleston for the past four seasons. (posted 3/1/2007)
College of the Ozarks: Nick Sharp has been named head
volleyball coach at the College of the Ozarks.
(posted 2/28/2007)
San Jose State: Oscar Crespo has been named
San Jose State's new women’s volleyball head coach. Crespo, a 1990 graduate of
San Jose State, becomes the sixth head coach in the program’s history. He spent
the past seven years as a member of the University of Nevada volleyball coaching
staff. From 2000-01, he was the Wolf Pack’s assistant head coach before being
promoted to associate head coach prior to the start of the 2002 season.
(posted 2/28/2007)
North Florida: Head Coach Bryan Bunn
has resigned his position at the school in order to become the associate head
coach at Baylor University. (posted 2/22/2007)
Maryland-Eastern Shore: Acting Director of
Athletics Keith Davidson announced on Wednesday that Don Metil has been hired as
the new head women's volleyball coach, replacing Alex Temkin who resigned in
January for personal reasons. Metil takes over his fourth program as head coach
having last served as head coach at Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) rival
Coppin State University (CSU). (posted 2/21/2007)
Missouri Western: Tiffany Mastin has been
hired as head volleyball coach at Missouri Western State University. Mastin
replaces former head coach Cindy Brauck who retired in May of 2006. Mastin, a
Rockford, Ohio native, comes to Western after a two-year stint as the head
volleyball coach at Oakland City University, a member of the NCAA Division II
and National Christian Collegiate Athletics AAssociation. (posted 2/20/2007)
Assumption: Gary Patch was selected as head
women’s coach at Assumption. He replaces Bob Stein, who resigned after three
seasons with the Greyhounds. (posted 2/19/2007)
Marietta: Tom Symons has resigned as the Head Volleyball Coach at Marietta
College. A search will be made to fill the position. (posted 2/19/2007)
Cabrillo College: Jessica Kaven has been named head coach of Cabrillo College.
Kaven most recently worked as assistant coach at University of the Pacific.
She will also serve as adjunct professor at Cabrillo. (posted 2/16/2007)
Montana State-Billings: Dr. Gary Gray, Director of Intercollegiate
Athletics at Montana State University-Billings, announced Monday that Sara
Schaub has been hired as the school’s new head volleyball coach. Schaub becomes
the program’s eleventh head coach since the program was reinstated in 1984.
Schaub’s coaching experience has most recently been at Division I Eastern
Michigan University in Ypsilanti where she had been the first assistant since
2002. (posted 2/13/2007)
Gannon: Matt Darling has been named head coach of the women's volleyball
team at Gannon University. (posted 2/8/2007)
Clarion: Jennifer Harrison, a native of
Belleville, Ontario, and an accomplished volleyball player and coach, was named
as Clarion University’s Head Volleyball Coach, it was announced by Athletic
Director Dave Katis. Harrison replaces interim coach Jodi Burns who coached the
Golden Eagles during the Fall campaign. Burns replaced Tracy Fluharty who
resigned in August, 2006. (posted 2/2/2007)
Marietta: Tom Symons has resigned as the Head
Volleyball Coach at Marietta College. A search to fill the position will begin
immediately. (posted 2/1/2007)
Florida Tech: Athletics Director Bill Jurgens
has announced that Qi Wang has been hired to assume the position of head
volleyball coach at Florida Tech. Wang is the ninth volleyball coach hired in
the program's 21-year history, since its inception in 1986. (posted 1/30/2007)
Army: Alma Kovaci has been hired as Army
head volleyball coach. Kovaci served as the program's assistant coach for the
past four seasons. She succeeds Glen Conley, who accepted a similar position at
Kent State. (posted 1/30/2007)
San Francisco: Jeff Nelson is stepping down as head coach of the San
Francisco volleyball program to accept the head coaching position at the
University of New Mexico, USF Athletic Director Debra Gore-Mann announced on
Monday. Nelson spent four successful seasons at USF and vaulted the Dons to the
program's first 20-plus win season and inaugural NCAA Tournament berth in his
first season on the Hilltop. A nation-wide search for a successor will begin
immediately. (posted 1/29/2007)
William Penn: Athletics Director Mike Laird has announced the hiring of
Cyndy Gray as head volleyball coach of William Penn University. Gray, who has
spent her entire head coaching career at the high school level, most recently at
Oskaloosa HS from 1985-2002, has a 513-159-45 overall record, which includes 20
winning seasons. She is is 15th on the Iowa volleyball high school coaching list
for all-time wins. (posted 1/29/2007)
UNC-Charlotte: 49ers Director of Athletics Judy Rose
has announced the hiring of Chris Redding as the program's 10th head volleyball
coach. Redding comes to Charlotte after four seasons as an assistant with the
University of Alabama, which made its only two NCAA Tournament appearances in
the past two seasons. Prior to his time with the Crimson Tide, Redding was the
head coach of Appalachian State University from 1999 to 2003, appearing in the
Southern Conference tournament three of his four seasons at the helm. (posted
1/26/2007)
Kent State: Named Glen Conley head women's
volleyball coach. (posted 1/26/2007)
Lewis: Director of Athletics Dan Schumacher has
announced the hiring of Lorelee Smith as head women's volleyball coach at Lewis
University. Smith, assistant women's volleyball coach at the University of
Central Missouri the past five seasons, is the fourth head coach in the 33-year
history of the Lewis women's volleyball program. Smith replaces interim head
coach Dan Friend, who guided the Flyers to their first Great Lakes Valley
Conference title in 14 years and seventh NCAA tournament appearance in program
history. (posted 1/25/2007)
Evergeen State: Announced the resignation of head women's volleyball coach, Bill
Lash. (posted 1/23/2007)
Stonehill: Eric Snyder was selected as head volleyball coach at Stonehill.
Snyder worked as an assistant at South Alabama this past fall and previously
spent two years as a graduate assistant at Tiffin. He replaces Brad Alexander,
who retired after five seasons. (posted 1/23/2007)
Winthrop: Named Sally Polhamus head women's volleyball
coach. Polhamus most recently spent five years on the Georgia Tech women's
volleyball coaching staff. She replaces Joel McCartney, who left to become
the new head women's volleyball coach at Georgia. (posted 1/18/2007)
Texas A&M Kingsville: Athletics Director Jill Willson announced that Shannon Pierson has been hired as head coach for the
Texas A&M Kingsville Javelina volleyball program. Pierson has been an assistant
for the Javelina program the past three seasons. (posted 1/12/2007)
Indiana: Hired Sherry Dunbar as head women’s volleyball coach. She held a
similar position at College of Charleston. (posted 1/12/2007)
Georgia: Hired Joel McCartney as head women’s volleyball coach after he led the
Winthrop program in a similar capacity. (posted 1/12/2007)
Colorado State-Pueblo: Announced the resignation of head women’s volleyball
coach Emily Asanovich. (posted 1/12/2007)
North Carolina A&T: Announced the resignation of head women’s volleyball coach
Millicent Sylvan, the 2005 MEAC coach of the year. (posted 1/12/2007)
UMKC: Hired Geno Frugoli as head women’s volleyball coach after serving as an
assistant coach at Baylor. (posted 1/12/2007)
Oregon Tech: Announced the hiring of Angela Stewart as head women’s volleyball
coach. (posted 1/12/2007)
Maryland-Eastern Shore: Announced the resignation of Alex Temkin as head women’s
volleyball coach. (posted 1/12/2007)
Lehman: Named Daniel Skilins as men's volleyball coach. (posted 1/12/2007)
Rocky Mountain: Laurie Kelly hired as the new head women’s volleyball coach.
(posted 1/12/2007)
Tri-State: Sarah Steele, head women’s volleyball coach, passed away. (posted
1/12/2007)
Eastern New Mexico: Announced Mike Maguire as yielded his head coaching
responsibilities to concentrate on serving as athletic director. (posted
1/12/2007)
Georgia: Announced Steffi Legall will not return as head women’s volleyball
coach. (posted 1/12/2007)
Ball State: Hired Dave Boos as the fifth women's volleyball coach
in team history. Boos just completed his third year as associate head
coach and fifth season overall at the University of Minnesota. (posted
1/8/2007)
UC Santa Barbara: Men’s volleyball head coach
Ken Preston announced that Ricardo doMonte has been named the program's newest
assistant coach. DoMonte will primarily be responsible for film analysis and
will also take on some recruiting duties. (posted 9/19/2007)
Felician: Rich Szura of Hewitt has been named
the assistant women’s volleyball coach at Felician College, head coach Alan
Clements announced. Szura was inducted into the Fair Lawn High School athletic
Hall of Fame following a successful 10-year run coaching the Cutters’ boys and
girls’ teams. From 1991-2000 he posted a 214-44 (.829) boys’ record.On
the girls’ side, Szura won two league titles in nine years at Fair Lawn and two
more during a three-year stint at Ramapo High from 2004-06.(posted 9/13/2007)
Bentley: Karrin Moore, a 2006 graduate of
Northeastern University, has been named an assistant women’s volleyball coach at
Bentley, head coach Sandy Hoffman announced. Moore, a four-year letterwinner at
Northeastern (2001-04), comes to Bentley after a year as an assistant coach at
Wheaton College. Prior to her stint with the Lyons, she was an assistant for the
Northeastern men’s club team, which finished second in the nation in 2005.
(Posted 8/27/2007)
Tulane: New Orleans native Meg Henican was named an assistant volleyball
coach at Tulane University, Green Wave head coach Liz Kritza announced. Henican
played at the University of Notre Dame from 2002-2005 as a libero and outside
hitter. (posted 8/27/2007)
Manhattanville: First-year Head Coach
Elizabeth Ching-Bush announced the hiring of 2007 Manhattanville graduate Casey
Killard as Assistant Coach. Killard joins the volleyball staff and will assist
in all aspects of the Valiant program, including game and practice coaching,
recruiting, scouting, scheduling and fundraising. As a prep at W. Tresper Clarke
High School on Long Island, Killard was a two-time All-Conference selection in
volleyball and was the team’s captain as a senior. (posted 8/21/2007)
Pennsylvania: Jen Randall has been named
assistant volleyball coach at the University of Pennsylvania. Upon graduating
from Georgia Tech, Randall was an assistant coach for the A5 Mizuno Volleyball
Club in Atlanta, Ga. until June 2007. (posted 8/17/2007)
Utah State: Head women's volleyball coach Grayson DuBose recently announced
the hiring of Taubi Neves (pronounced Tau-bee Kneevs) as an assistant coach at
Utah State. Neves replaces Sahara Castillo, who resigned following the 2006
season. (posted 8/17/2007)
Metro State: After serving as a volunteer assistant coach last season at
Metro State, Gavin Markovits has been promoted to assistant coach for the 2007
season, head volleyball coach Debbie Hendricks recently announced. (posted
8/17/2007)
UW-Milwaukee: Former Panther standout Lindsey Vanden Berg and former Ball
State player Evan Berg have been hired as assistant coaches for the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's volleyball program, head coach Susie Johnson
recently announced. (posted 8/17/2007)
Fordham: Head Volleyball Coach Pete Volkert announced the hiring of
Jonathan Davila as assistant volleyball coach at Fordham University. (posted
8/17/2007)
Nicholls: Head volleyball coach Chris Laird announced the hiring of
assistants Amy Morris and Nicole McCoy. (posted 8/17/2007)
Providence: Head Volleyball Coach Margot Royer announced the hiring of
Blair Snyder as an assistant coach for the 2007 season. She joins second-year
assistant coach Annie Fiorvanti on this year's volleyball coaching staff.
(posted 8/17/2007)
Georgia Southern: Named Chuck Rey women's assistant volleyball coach.
(posted 8/17/2007)
Washington & Jefferson: Named Lindsay Johnson women's assistant
volleyball coach. (posted 8/17/2007)
North Florida: Named Janice Pressley assistant volleyball coach
(posted 8/17/2007)
Georgia Tech: Ben Bodipo-Memba, an assistant
under Georgia Tech head coach Bond Shymansky for the last five years, has been
promoted to associate head coach, Shymansky announced. Bodipo-Memba has been
instrumental in the success of the Yellow Jacket program since his arrival in
2002, guiding an offense that has finished first in the nation in kills and
assists per game in two of his five years on the Flats. (posted 8/13/2007)
Colorado: Head coach Pi'i Aiu has announced
that assistant coach Jil Thomason has been promoted to Associate Head Coach at
Colorado. Thomason begins her eighth season as Colorado's top assistant and
recruiting coordinator. She works with the Buffs' setters and assists in
off-campus recruiting. (posted 8/8/2007)
Georgia State: After concluding a four-year
playing career at Georgia State, Christen Garcia has been named State's new
full-time assistant coach for volleyball, Head Coach Mike Webster announced.
Garcia is the program’s career record holder in digs with 1,631 and the only
person in Panthers’ volleyball history to record over 400 digs in a season on
three separate occasions. (posted 8/6/2007)
SIUE: Katie Carrier has been named the new
assistant coach for the highly-successful Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville volleyball program. She replaces Katie Gilman, who stepped down to
become the head coach at her prep alma mater at Springfield Lutheran High
School. Carrier, of Wauwatosa, Wis., had been an assistant coach at St. Norbert
College in De Pere, Wis., where she was a collegiate player. She previously was
the head coach of the Green Bay Hang Time Volleyball Club in November 2003 to
June 2004. (posted 8/2/2007)
Jacksonville: Head Coach Shaun Kupferberg
announced the hiring of former Northwest (Wa.) University player and assistant
coach Kelly Hopkins as assistant volleyball coach. Hopkins, who will join
current assistant coach Whitney Kampfe, begins her first season with the Dolphin
coaching staff after recently serving as a volunteer assistant coach with Sudden
Impact Volleyball Club in Redmond, Wash. (posted 8/2/2007)
Arkansas: Gokhan Yilmaz joined the University
of Arkansas volleyball staff as an assistant coach, head coach Chris Poole
announced recently. He replaces Jenny Wilson who resigned in May to pursue a
career in the medical field. Yilmaz is not new to the Arkansas program as he
joins in a full-time position this year. His first exposure to Arkansas came in
the spring of 2005 when he worked with the Lady Razorbacks as a volunteer coach.
(posted 8/1/2007)
New Orleans: University of New Orleans
first-year head volleyball coach Jozsef Forman has announced that Kallie Noble
will join his staff for the 2007 season. Noble comes to New Orleans after a year
as an assistant at Lincoln Memorial University under head coach Mike Smith.
Noble just finished her first year of coaching at the collegiate level at
Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn., helping the Railsplitters to a
19-12 mark.
(posted July 31, 2007)
Auburn: Wade Benson, the
head volleyball coach at Eastern Washington University the past seven seasons,
has been named an assistant coach at Auburn, announced head coach Laura Farina
Tuesday. Benson replaces Liz Underwood, who accepted a head coaching
position at Lee-Scott Academy in Auburn in June. (posted 7/27/2007)
William & Mary: Head coach Debbie Hill has
announced the hiring of Seng Chiu and Rachel Wagener as assistant coaches for
the William & Mary women's volleyball team. A graduate of the College, Chiu
rejoins the Tribe staff after serving as an assistant coach with the program
from 1994-95 and as a volunteer assistant in 2000. Wagener comes to W&M after a
stellar playing career at the University of Maryland. (posted 7/27/2007)
Simpson: The athletics department at Simpson College has announced the
hiring of Becca Carstensen as assistant volleyball coach. Carstensen earned
third team All-American honors for UW-Eau Claire as a senior. She also earned
All-Conference honors as junior and as a senior for the Blugolds. As a senior,
Carstensen was named WIAC Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year. Cartensen will also
serve as assistant strength coach at Simpson. (posted 7/27/2007)
NC State: Kasey Harwell has joined head coach
Charita J. Stubbs as an assistant coach on the Wolfpack volleyball staff
announced the NC State athletics department. A 2007 graduate of the University
of Arizona, Harwell competed with the Club Cactus Juniors program between
1999-2002 and continued with the Arizona men's club team between 2002-05. He
served as an assistant for both men's and women's varsity squads at Salpointe
High between 2002-07, while also assisting with the Club Cactus Juniors Boy's
18's. In addition to serving as a volunteer assistant for the Arizona women's
team from 2006-07, he also helped with the Arizona women's club team and the
Volleyball Club Dinamo Girl's 16's squad. (posted 7/23/2007)
Virginia: Melissa Aldrich Shelton, Virginia head volleyball coach,
announced Friday that Ken Murczek has been hired as an assistant coach for the
Cavaliers. He will begin his duties July 27. Murczek spent the past two seasons
as an assistant coach at Western Michigan. In this capacity, Murczek was
instrumental in match preparation and training strategies in addition to
recruiting responsibilities. (posted 7/23/2007)
Wentworth Institute of Technology: Nhut Chau, Rivier
College’s all-time leader in assists and a two-time North East Collegiate
Volleyball Association New England Division All-Star, has been named assistant
men’s volleyball coach at Wentworth Institute of Technology, effective
immediately. First-year head coach Nam Phan made the announcement. (posted
7/20/2007)
Central Michigan: Head Volleyball Coach Erik
Olson has announced the hiring of Dave Zelenock as an assistant coach at Central
Michigan. (posted 7/18/2007)
Colgate: Head coach Ryan Baker has announced
the hiring of Cristina Pintilie as an assistant coach. Pintilie will assist
Baker in all aspects of the program. He joins the Raiders after spending two
seasons as a graduate assistant at Troy University in Troy, Ala. (posted
7/11/2007)
Utah Valley: Head coach Sam Atoa has
announced the hiring of Lacee Koelliker, who has spent the past four seasons as
a player for Atoa, and Scott Lee as the new Wolverine assistants. Koelliker is
the reigning two-time Division-I Independent Setter of the Year and became the
first Wolverine at the NCAA level to surpass 4,000 career assists. Lee is
entering his first season back at Utah Valley, where he was a volunteer
assistant for five years prior to working as an assistant at Snow College.
(posted 7/11/2007)
Santa Clara: Head coach Jon Wallace announced
Tuesday the promotion of volunteer assistant coach Will Yuen to full-time Santa
Clara assistant coach. Yuen will assume his new position immediately, replacing
Matt Lyles, who will remain with the coaching staff on a volunteer basis.
(posted 7/5/2007)
Eastern Washington: Wade Benson has resigned
from his position of head volleyball coach at Eastern Washington University,
effective July 22, as he has accepted an offer to become the top assistant on
the Auburn University coaching staff. A search for Benson's replacement will
begin immediately. (posted 7/3/2007)
IPFW: Head Women's Volleyball Coach Kelley Hartley
Hutton has announced that Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach Steve Florio has
been elevated to Associate Head Coach for the Mastodons effective July 1, 2007.
(posted 7/2/2007)
Central Florida: UCF head women's volleyball
coach Meg Colado announced on Friday the hiring of assistant coach Trevor
Theroulde. He joins the Knights' staff after spending four seasons as a
volunteer assistant coach at Marshall. While with the Thundering Herd, Theroulde
helped Marshall claim the 2005 Conference USA Championship crown after preparing
them for two trips to the Mid-American Conference Finals in 2002 and 2004.
(posted 7/2/2007)
Drake: Drake women's volleyball coach Amy Farber Knowles today announced
the hiring of Erin Hirsch as an assistant coach for the Bulldogs. Hirsch joins
the Bulldog staff after spending the 2006 season as an assistant coach at Upper
Iowa. (posted 6/25/2007)
Limestone: Heather Sulkowski will join the
Limestone College Lady Saints as an assistant volleyball coach for the upcoming
season. Sulkowski comes to Limestone from Peace College, where she served as
head coach for five years. (posted 6/22/2007)
San Jose State: Former Stanford setter Katie
Goldhahn joins the San Jose State volleyball coaching staff as an assistant
coach for the 2007 season as announced by Spartan head coach Oscar Crespo.
Goldhahn was a four-year member of the Cardinal squad from 2002-05. Goldhahn
coached at the Palo Alto Volleyball Club and was the head coach the 16s team
this past season. She is also an assistant coach at Vision Club. (posted
6/22/2007)
Adams State: San Luis Valley native Chelsea
Harmon will serve as the new assistant volleyball coach at Adams State College,
Grizzly head coach Lindy Mortensen announced. Harmon will replace Casey Bauer,
who recently left the position to play professionally in Europe. Harmon has
experience in the coaching ranks serving as an assistant coach at Lakeland High
School in Minocqua, Wisc. for three seasons (2004-06) and as a 16-and-under club
coach in Minocqua. She has also assisted at several of Western State College summer camps. (posted
6/12/2007)
Central Michigan: Athletics Director Dave
Heeke has announced that Central Michigan assistant volleyball coach Bill Dewar
has resigned from his position effective immediately. Dewar was at CMU for one
season (2006). (posted 6/11/2007)
Portland: The University of Portland volleyball program has added former
University of San Diego setter Lindsey Sherburne to its coaching staff as an
assistant, head coach Doug Sparks announced on Thursday, June 7. Sherburne, who
was named to the AVCA All-America Third Team as a junior in 2004, is the
all-time assist leader in West Coast Conference history. (posted 6/11/2007)
Niagra: Head Coach Susan Clements announced
Monday that former assistant at Georgetown College Kara Hellmann has been named
assistant volleyball coach for the Niagra Purple Eagle program. The NAIA
all-time assist leader, Hellmann came to Niagara University after coaching the
2005 season under Clements at Georgetown College in Kentucky. (posted
6/6/2007)
UCLA: Kim Jagd, who has been the Bruins assistant coach for 14 years, has
been promoted to assistant head coach of the UCLA women's volleyball program
effective immediately, it was announced Monday by head coach Andy Banachowski.
During her tenure with the Bruins, Jagd has coached four Olympians including
2000 beach volleyball Olympians Jenny (Johnson) Jordan and Annett Buckner Davis
along with 2004 Olympians Wiz Bachman (indoor) and Elaine Youngs (beach). All
four were coached by Jagd during their UCLA careers, while Youngs was also
coached by Jagd during her high school career at El Toro High School. (posted
6/6/2007)
Bowling Green: Head Volleyball Coach Denise
Van De Walle has added Robert Frost to her coaching staff. Frost will begin at
BGSU on June 11th after serving as the Head Coach Volleyball at Belhaven College
last season. (posted 5/21/2007)
Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Kathy Litzau has been named associate athletic
director and senior women administrator at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, while promoting Susie Johnson to head volleyball coach,
athletic director Bud Haidet announced. Litzau has been UWM's volleyball coach
for the last 14 seasons, while Johnson has served as her assistant coach and
associate head coach for the last 10 years. (posted 5/21/2007)
Arkansas: Assistant volleyball coach Jenny
Wilson is leaving the Arkansas Lady Razorback volleyball staff, head coach Chris
Poole announced. Wilson coached at Arkansas for four seasons, and is resigning
to pursue a career the medical profession. (posted 5/21/2007)
North Carolina: Former Memphis assistant Travis Filar was added to the
University of North Carolina volleyball coaching staff recently, head coach Joe
Sagula announced Friday. Filar replaces Lizzy Stemke who was hired as an
assistant coach at the University of Nebraska. Filar is a 2000 graduate of
Furman University in Greenville, S.C., where he worked as an assistant coach and
assistant camp director from July 2001 to June 2003. After leaving Furman, Filar
was a volunteer assistant at the University of Kentucky for two seasons. While
working with the Wildcats, Filar also coached boys and girls basketball at
Trinity Christian Academy in Lexington, Ky. (posted 5/21/2007)
Georgia: Appalachian State head volleyball
coach Chad Callihan has been named assistant volleyball coach at the University
of Georgia, UGA head coach Joel McCartney announced. Callihan spent four years
at the help for the Mountaineers, having compiled an 88-45 (.662) over all
record at the school. He led the team to two Southern Conference regular season
titles, and two SoCon tournament championship matches. (posted 5/21/2007)
Southern Illinois: Head volleyball coach
Brenda Winkeler announced Kyle Walton as a new assistant coach for Southern
Illinois for the 2007 season, replacing Katie Noble who accepted a position as
an assistant at Tennessee. Walton will take the position as the second assistant
coach behind second-year assistant Julie Yankus. Prior to accepting the position
at SIU, Walton spent one season at the University of Southern Indiana, as an
assistant under Leah Mercer, aiding all aspects of the USI volleyball program.
The Screaming Eagles finished 17-11 in 2006, good for sixth-place in the Great
Lakes Valley Conference. (posted 5/18/2007)
Ball State: Marci Peniata, who spent the past four
seasons as a member of the Minnesota women's volleyball team, has been named the
second assistant coach for the Ball State women's volleyball team, according to
first-year head coach Dave Boos. Peniata finished her four-year career at
Minnesota (2003-06) ranked second on the school's all-time career digs list at
1,401. After collecting the seventh-best single-season dig total in school
history last season (532), Peniata earned recognition on the American Volleyball
Coaches Association All-America Honorable Mention team and was named the Big Ten
Defensive Player of the Year. (posted 5/17/2007)
San Jose State: Jason Dupler has been named
the top assistant women's volleyball coach at San Jose State, as announced by
head coach Oscar Crespo. Dupler spent the 2006 season as the volunteer assistant
coach at Stanford, where he assisted with individual skill development, practice
and opponent scouting. (posted 5/11/2007)
Arkansas: Assistant volleyball coach Jenny
Wilson is leaving the Arkansas Lady Razorback volleyball staff, head coach Chris
Poole announced. Wilson coached at Arkansas for four seasons, and is resigning
to pursue a career the medical profession. (posted 5/7/2007)
Cincinnati: Erin Virtue, a former University
of Illinois standout with ties to the USA National program, has joined the
coaching staff of the University of Cincinnati volleyball team. Virtue will
become the top aide to eighth year head coach Reed Sunahara on the UC staff.
(posted 5/6/2007)
Southeast Missouri: Head Volleyball coach Renata Nowacki announced the
appointment of Jeremiah Larsen as an assistant coach for the 2007 season. Larsen
comes to Southeast after serving part of the spring as a volunteer assistant
coach at Utah Valley State College in Orem, Utah. (posted 5/6/2007)
Kentucky: Head coach Craig Skinner announced
the addition of assistant coach Lauren Sauer to his staff. Sauer comes to UK
after spending last season as a member of the Universidad de Almeria volleyball
team in Almeria, Spain. (posted 4/29/2007)
Central Missouri: Head coach Peggy Martin has
announced the hiring Chrissy Elder as the new new assistant coach for the
University of Central Missouri. Elder will join the staff in mid March to
replace former assistant Lorelee Smith, who accepted the head coach position at
Lewis University. (posted April 26, 2007)
San Diego: Executive Director of Athletics Ky
Snyder announed that the University of San Diego has promoted Brent Hilliard to
Associate Head Coach of the women's volleyball program. Hilliard, the 2006 West
Coast Conference Coach of the Year, served as the Interim Head Coach for the
Toreros this past season and helped lead USD to the WCC Championship as well as
a berth into the Sweet-16 of the NCAA Tournament. (posted 4/26/2007)
San Francisco: Former U.S. National Team
setter and former Pacific men’s volleyball assistant Dan Fisher and Samantha
Hartwell have been named assistant volleyball coaches at the University of San
Francisco, as announced today by head coach Gilad Doron. With the hires, Doron,
in his first season on the Hilltop, after three successful years at Villanova,
completes his inaugural coaching staff. (posted 4/21/2007)
Tennessee: Head volleyball coach Rob Patrick
announced the hiring of Katie Noble as the team's new assistant coach Thursday,
April 19, 2007. A former standout player at Robert Morris, Noble comes to Rocky
Top after two years as an assistant at Southern Illinois under Brenda Winkeler.
Noble will replace Cindy Young, who left the program in March to pursue career
opportunities outside of coaching. (posted 4/20/2007)
Winthrop: Head coach Sally Polhamus has announced the hiring of Shannon
Wells as the new volleyball assistant coach. Wells, who is a native of
Merrillville, IN, comes to Winthrop after spending two seasons at Morehead State
as a graduate assistant. (posted 4/20/2007)
Connecticut: Head coach Holly Strauss has
announced the hiring of former University of Notre Dame standout middle/outside
hitter Emily Loomis as an assistant coach for the University of Connecticut.
Loomis will join the coaching staff after spending the last year as a Service
Director with City Year Washington, DC. (posted 4/19/2007)
Washington (Mo.): Washington University in
St. Louis head volleyball coach Rich Luenemann announced the addition of Erin
Noble to the Bears coaching staff. Noble, a 2001 graduate of Belleville (Ill.)
West High School, will begin her duties with the Red and Green during the 2007
season. (posted 4/18/2007)
Rutgers-Newark: Announced the resignation of
Sean Byron, men's and women's volleyball coach. (posted 4/18/2007)
Hanover: Megan Smalley was hired an assistant
women's volleyball coach at Hanover. She will also work with the softball team.
A 2005 graduate of Campbellsville University (Ky.), Smalley comes to Hanover
after serving as an assistant coach with the softball program at Presentation
Academy in Louisville, Ky. (posted 4/13/2007)
Long Island: Head volleyball coach Toby Rens
announced on April 10, 2007, the addition of two members to his coaching staff.
Sarah Chlebana will be the Blackbirds’ new assistant coach, while Katrina
English has been hired as director of volleyball operations. (posted
4/11/2007)
Pacific: Pacific women's volleyball head
coach Charlie Wade has announced the hiring of former Tiger Molly Mordaunt
(2001-03) as Pacific's new assistant coach. Mordaunt takes over for Jessica
Kaven, who resigned after one season at Pacific to become the head coach at
Cabrillo College. (posted 4/11/2007)
Montana State: Steve Huntingdale, who served
as a volunteer assistant at Montana State last season, has been named full-time
assistant coach for the Bobcats, announced Bobcat head coach Miya Malauulu.
(posted 4/10/2007)
LSU: Former Southern California setter Steve
Loeswick, who spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma,
has been named to the LSU Tiger volleyball staff as an assistant coach, it was
announced by head coach Fran Flory on Wednesday, April 4. (posted 4/5/2007)
Kentucky: Assistant volleyball coach Jenae
Dowling has announced her resignation from the University of Kentucky. Dowling,
who will wed Steven Fundingsland next month, will relocate with her new husband
who will be serving as a Second Lieutenant branched as an Infantry Officer in
the United States Army. The newlyweds will be stationed in Fort Benning, Ga.,
for at least 10 months while they await Steven's assignment. (posted
4/4/2007)
Virginia: University of Virginia head
volleyball coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton has announced the promotion of Matt
Ginipro to associate head coach. Ginipro had served as an assistant coach for
the UVa volleyball program since May of 2001. Ginipro has helped lead Virginia
to 105-82 record for .561 winning percentage during his first six seasons with
the Cavaliers. (posted 4/3/2007)
Millersville: A part-time assistant coach position has
been created for women's volleyball, the school announced today, beginning for
2007. Duties include recruiting, academics, practices and conditioning,
scouting, fundraising and other assigned duties. (posted 3/28/2007)
Arizona: Former Wildcat volleyball player
Allison Napier has been named an assistant coach on the Arizona volleyball
staff, head coach Dave Rubio announced Tuesday, March 27. Napier, a four-year
letterwinner at Arizona from 1997-00, joins Rubio and assistant coach Chris
Gonzalez to complete the coaching staff, and will assume an active role in
recruiting and the day-to-day team operations both on and off the court.
(posted 3/28/2007)
Albany: Head women's volleyball coach Kelly
Sheffield announced the hiring of Lynnette Moster as an assistant coach on
Friday, March 23. Moster was a three-time AVCA All-American at Georgia Tech,
where she played outside hitter from 2001-04. (posted 3/28/2007)
Cal Poly: Head Coach Jon Stevenson announced
that Wes Schneider has been named assistant coach of the Big West
Conference-champion Cal Poly. Schneider, who arrives at Cal Poly after guiding
the Hope International University men’s and women’s teams for the past two
seasons, replaces Rafael Paal, who departed the program earlier this year to
return to his native Brazil. (posted 3/26/2007)
Illinois State: Chris Gaskill, the former
assistant coach at Appalachian State, has been hired as Illinois State's newest
volleyball assistant coach, head coach Sharon Dingman announced Monday. Gaskill
replaces former associate head coach Jenny Fuente, who resigned last month after
serving four years on Dingman's staff. (posted 3/12/2007)
College of Charleston: Kaleena Walters, a
former Penn State women's volleyball player, has been named assistant volleyball
coach at the College of Charleston, it was announced Wednesday by head coach
Jason Kepner. (posted 3/8/2007)
LSU: Former LSU volleyball standout Jill
Lytle-Wilson has been named to the Tiger staff as an assistant coach, it was
announced by head coach Fran Flory on Monday. Lytle-Wilson spent last season as
an assistant with Wake Forest, leading them to a tie for their most wins in the
Atlantic Coast Conference in school history. Prior to that, she was an assistant
coach at the University of North Carolina from 2002-2004. (posted 3/5/2007)
Georgia: Named Kevin Campbell women's
assistant volleyball coach and Mary Hock women's volleyball program specialist.
(posted 3/5/2007)
Louisville: Craig Bere has joined the
University of Louisville volleyball staff as assistant coach. The Louisville
native spent his last three seasons on the LSU volleyball staff. (posted
3/4/2007)
Mount Olive: Gordon Kirby has stepped down as Mount
Olive assistant women's and men's volleyball coach to pursue other volleyball
opportunities, it was announced by Director of Athletics Jeff Eisen. A search
for a successor is underway. (posted 3/2/2007)
Washington State: Gretchen Killebrew has been
hired as an assistant coach and her husband Mark Killebrew has been hired as the
coordinator of operations for the Washington State University volleyball
program, head volleyball coach Brian Heffernan announced Sunday. (posted
2/27/2007)
Marquette: Raftyn Birath has joined the
Marquette coaching staff as an assistant. She spent the last two years as the
head coach at Division III Presentation College in Aberdeen, S.C. (posted
2/24/2007)
Pittsburgh: Second assistant volleyball coach Alija Pittenger has been
promoted to first assistant following the announcement that former assistant
coach Jason Koepner accepted a position as head coach at the College of
Charleston. (posted 2/24/2007)
Loyola-Chicago: Julie Wiejak has been hired as an assistant at Loyola
University Chicago. (posted 2/24/2007)
Ball State: Hugh Hernesman has accepted a job as an assistant coach at
Ball State. He ended a successful three-year run at Hardin-Simmons. (posted
2/24/2007)
Georgia Tech: Head Coach Bond Shymansky announced that
former Hawai'i standout Jennifer Carey has been named assistant coach for the
Yellow Jackets. Carey joins the team after spending two years as Texas
A&M's director of volleyball operations. (posted 2/23/2007)
Wright State: Head coach Trina Smith
announced Nels Rydberg has been named the new assistant volleyball coach at
Wright State University. Rydberg has served as an assistant coach at several
Division I schools including Arkansas State, Oregon and Cal Poly. A police
officer in Pismo Beach, California the last three years, Rydberg was most
recently at Arkansas State as an assistant to current head coach Craig Cummings
from March 2000-February 2002. (posted 2/23/2007)
Nebraska: Head Coach John Cook announced the
hiring of Lizzy Stemke as assistant coach. Stemke comes to Nebraska from
the University of North Carolina, where she served as an assistant coach for the
last two seasons. (posted 2/20/2007)
Illinios State: Associate head volleyball
coach Jenny Fuente stepped down from her post Friday, Feb. 16, after serving
four years on head coach Sharon Dingman's staff. Fuente will move to Fort Worth,
Texas, with her husband Justin Fuente, ISU's former offensive coordinator, who
accepted an assistant coaches' position at TCU Friday. (posted 2/15/2007)
George Mason: Women's volleyball head coach
Pat Kendrick announced the hiring of Dottie Porch as an assistant coach. Porch
joins the program from Indiana University, where she spent the past two seasons
as an assistant coach. (posted 2/16/2007)
Shepherd: Assistant coach Ty Hart of the
Shepherd volleyball program has resigned his post. (posted 2/12/2007)
Oklahoma: Head volleyball coach Santiago
Restrepo announced the hiring of Sam Ojie (pronounced O-jay) to the position of
assistant coach on Wednesday. Ojie joins the Sooners after spending eight years
as an assistant at Georgia (2006), Central Florida (2004-05) and Tulane
(1999-2003). Additionally, Ojie brings strong playing experience after playing
seven years of professional volleyball in Africa and Europe.
(posted 2/7/2007)
Alabama: Judy Green, head coach of the
University of Alabama, announced that Ben Boldt, a member of the 2006 NCAA
Champion Nebraska Cornhusker volleyball staff, has joined the Tide as her
assistant coach for the 2007 season. Boldt, who was with the Huskers for the
past six seasons, replaces former assistant coach Chris Redding, who left the
Tide in January to become the head coach at North Carolina-Charlotte. (posted
2/5/2007)
Marshall: Head Coach Mitch Jacobs announced the hiring of Patrick
Nicholas as assistant coach. Nicholas brings with him 23 years of coaching
experience, including three collegiate head coaching duties, as well as
international, collegiate and professional assistant coaching experience.
Nebraska: University of Nebraska assistant volleyball coach Charlene Johnson-Tagaloa
announced Monday that she is resigning her position with the Husker volleyball
program. Johnson-Tagaloa, whose last day at Nebraska was Feb. 28, said the
opportunity to work out of her home so that she will have more time with her
three children was the deciding factor in leaving the coaching ranks. (posted
1/29/2007)
Minnesota: Dave Manka has been tapped to fill the University of Minnesota's
vacant assistant coaching position according to an announcement by head coach
Mike Hebert on Friday, Jan. 26. Manka will assume primary recruiting
responsibilities from Scott Swanson, who was elevated to associate head coach
earlier this month. (posted 1/29/2007)
Indiana: Hired Sarah Gustin and David Jack as assistant women's volleyball
coaches. (posted 1/23/2007)
Illinois State: Laura Doornbos, one of the most prolific offensive players in
Redbird volleyball history, was hired as Illinois State's new assistant coach,
head coach Sharon Dingman announced Thursday. Doornbos' appointment is effective
immediately. (posted 1/11/2007)
Minnesota: The University of Minnesota volleyball
program has promoted Scott Swanson to associate head coach according to an
announcement by head coach Mike Hebert on Monday, Jan. 8. Swanson will assume
the role of Technical Coordinator that David Boos recently vacated when he left
to become Ball State's head coach. With Swanson's promotion and Boos' departure,
the Golden Gophers have an open assistant coaching spot. Minnesota will fill
that spot at a later date. (posted 1/9/2007)
Illinois: Melissa David has joined the Illinois volleyball
staff as a graduate assistant. David, who was a co-captain at UW-Milwaukee last
season, will serve as a volunteer coach while pursuing a master’s degree in
sport management.(posted 7/12/2007)
New Mexico: Head Volleyball Coach Jeff Nelson
recently announced the hiring of Courtney Winninger as director of operations at
the University of New Mexico. Prior to joining the UNM staff, Winninger was a
seasonal event coordinator for USA Volleyball in Colorado Springs. (posted
8/17/2007)
USA Volleyball: Nebraska Head Assistant Coach
Lee Maes was selected as the head coach of the U.S. Women's Junior National A2
Team for next month's European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia. The European
Global Challenge, which takes place from July 17-27, features some of the top
junior players in the world. It marks the second straight summer that Maes will
coach the U.S. Junior National A2 Team. In 2006, he led the squad to a gold
medal at the High Performance Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
(posted 6/13/2007)
Oklahoma: Oklahoma head volleyball coach Santiago Restrepo announced the
hiring of Nicki Green to the position of Director of Operations Thursday. Green
will serve in a slightly different position after spending her last three years
as an assistant coach at UNC Charlotte (2006) and Southern Miss (2004-05). Her
primary responsibilities will include handling all of OU’s team travel
arrangements while also assisting with on-campus recruiting, alumni contact,
booster development, summer camps and administrative duties. She will also serve
as Director of the Sooner Volleyball Club, a club program started in 2004.
(posted 6/11/2007)
USA Volleyball: Former Olympian Sue Woodstra
has been hired as an assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball
Team, USA Volleyball announced. She will begin her duties with Team USA on June
1 and will continue in that role through the 2008 Olympics. Woodstra has spent
the past five seasons as the head women’s volleyball coach at Humboldt State
University in Arcata, Calif. She will return as head coach of the Humboldt State
volleyball program in 2008 after the Olympics. In the meantime, Humboldt
Assistant Coach James Kealalio will continue working with the program in
Woodstra’s absence. (posted 5/16/2007)
Texas A&M: Kelly Stumph, Texas A&M Class of
2003, will be returning to Aggieland to serve as director of volleyball
operations, A&M volleyball coach Laurie Corbelli announced today. Stumph comes
to A&M after serving nearly three years as manager of awards and events support
at the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). She was responsible for
managing all aspects of the AVCA awards programs for both men's and women's
college volleyball players and coaches at the NCAA Division I, II and III
levels, as well as NAIA and Two-Year Colleges. Stumph also developed and
instituted the AVCA High School Senior All-America program. (posted
5/10/2007)
Indiana: Head coach Sherry Dunbar has announced the hiring of Amanda
Timmers as the Director of Volleyball Operations. Timmers will join the Hoosier
program on June 1. (posted 5/7/2007)
Bloomington-Normal Hall of Fame: Linda
Herman, former head volleyball coach at ISU from 1975-82, will be inducted into
the Bloomington-Normal Officials Association Hall of Fame on Friday, April 20,
2007. Herman led her team to the 1977 Elite Eight of the Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national tournament. She also spent
more than 20 years as an administrator in the ISU athletic department, serving
as interim athletic director four times (1985, 1987, 1993 and 2003). (posted
4/19/2007)
USA Volleyball: USA Volleyball has announced
that John Speraw, head coach of UC Irvine's men's volleyball team, will also
serve as an assistant coach for the U.S. Men's Volleyball Team, based at the
American Sports Center in Anaheim, Calif. Speraw will continue to coach the
Anteaters, ranked No. 2 in the country in this week's CSTV/AVCA Division I-II
Men's Top 15 Coaches Poll, for the rest of the season before joining the U.S.
Men this summer. Speraw's assistant coaches at Irvine will help with recruiting
and other duties this summer before Speraw returns in the winter. (posted
4/6/2007)
USA Volleyball Senior Select Team: Head
Women's Volleyball Coach Charlie Wade was named head coach of the Bring it
Promotions/USA Volleyball Federation Senior Select Team, which will travel to
Buenos Aires, Argentina to play the Argentinean National Team. The team will
leave May 21 and return June 1 after a series of matches throughout the country.
(posted 3/30/2007)
USA Volleyball: University of California
assistant coach Matt McShane has been selected as an assistant coach for USA
Volleyball's National A2 program, it was announced this week by USA Volleyball.
McShane will join co-head coaches Jim Stone (Ohio State head women’s volleyball
coach) and Paula Weishoff (head coach at Concordia University (Calif.), plus
fellow assistant Robyn Romansky (Texas A&M), in directing the U.S. Women's
National A2 Teams, which will compete at the USA Volleyball Adult Open
Championships held at Austin, Texas, between May 26 and June 2.. (posted
3/30/2007)
USA Volleyball: Ohio State University Head
Women’s Volleyball Coach Jim Stone and Concordia University (Calif.) Head
Women’s Volleyball Coach Paula Weishoff will serve as the two head coaches for
the U.S. Women's National A2 Teams that will compete at the USA Volleyball Adult
Open Championships held at Austin, Texas, between May 26 and June 2. (posted
3/29/2007)
USA Volleyball: Named Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Head Coach Alan
Knipe as its head coach for the World University Games, which will be Aug. 8-18
in Bangkok, Thailand. It will be Knipe’s second trip to the World University
Games. (posted 3/29/2007)
Ohio Valley Conference Officials: Michael
Blalock, who brings a wealth of experience as both a volleyball official and a
coordinator of officials, was named Coordinator of Volleyball Officiating for
the Ohio Valley Conference, as announced by Commissioner Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher
on Wednesday. Blalock will be in charge of recruiting, training and developing
the OVC volleyball officials, as well as match selection and assignment and
evaluation of those officials and oversight of an officials’ observation
program. (posted 3/21/2007)
USADSF: The Volleyball Committee under USA
Deaf Sports Federations has announced the selection of Roger W. Worsley and Lynn
Ray Boren as head coaches of the USA Deaf Men's and Women's National Volleyball
teams. Worsley is currently the head coach of women's volleyball at Rochester
Institute of Technology, while Ray Boren currently coaches the women's
volleyball team at Gallaudet, his alma mater. (posted 3/8/2007)
