AVCA NAIA Men’s Coach of the Year
JARED GOLDBERG, THE MASTER’S UNIVERSITY
- Goldberg, who is in his fourth season as the head men’s volleyball coach at The Master’s University, picks up his first National Coach of the Year award.
- His team enters the NAIA Championship at 23-2 with a 14-match winning streak, which is the longest in program history.
- He has recruited and coached two AVCA National Players of the Year, three AVCA NAIA first-team All-Americans, and four second-team All-Americans during his four years at The Master’s.
- The Mustangs earned the GSAC regular-season and tournament titles this season, after winning the tourney in 2023.
- Goldberg’s career record at The Master’s, heading into the 2024 NAIA tournament, is 58-25.
- He is the son of former legendary American University women’s volleyball coach, Barry Goldberg.
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AVCA NAIA Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year
WELLINGTON AFUSIA, OTTAWA UNIVERSITY, ARIZONA
- Afusia is finishing up his fifth season as an assistant coach with the OUAZ men’s volleyball team.
- He works with many areas of the program including recruiting, player development, and scouting.
- The Spirit finished the 2024 regular season with a 19-5 record and earned an at-large berth to 2024 NAIA National Championship as the fourth seed overall.
- Afusia helped three players from this year’s squad earn AVCA NAIA first-team All-America honors, as well as first-team all-GSAC honors.
- He was also the 2022 AVCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year recipient.
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AVCA NAIA MEN’S COACHES OF THE YEAR
2010: Ryan McGuyre, California Baptist University
2011: Bill Gleeson, St. Ambrose University
2012: Mike Talamantes, Park University
2013: Trevor Johnson, Concordia University-Irvine
2014: Donan Cruz, Grand View University
2015: Donan Cruz, Grand View University
2016: John Yehling, Missouri Baptist University
2017: Donan Cruz, Grand View University
2018: Dan Mathews, Cardinal Stritch University
2019: Tom Young, Missouri Baptist University
2020: Eric Snyder, Campbellsville University
2021: Donan Cruz, Grand View University
2022: Kyle Shondell, Indiana Institute of Technology
2023: Taylor Stallman, Benedictine Mesa University (AZ)
2024: Jared Goldberg, The Master’s University
AVCA NAIA MEN’S ASSISTANT COACHES OF THE YEAR
2017: Tom Sorensen, Ottawa (AZ)
2018: Tom Sorensen, Ottawa (AZ)
2019: Thadeus Niemira, Menlo College
2021: Will Dowdy, Indiana Institute of Technology
2022: Wellington Afusia, Ottawa (AZ)
2023: Dillon Dahl, Dordt University
2024: Wellington Afusia, Ottawa (AZ)