Coaching Transactions
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Fontbonne: John Rodgers has been hired as the head women's volleyball coach at Fontbonne. He is a former head coach at UNC Wilmington and assistant at Alabama and Missouri State. (posted 3/17/10)
Northwood: Katie Plummer has been named the head women's volleyball coach at Northwood University in West Palm Beach, Fla. Plummer was recently the head coach at East Ridge High School (Woodbury, MN). (posted 3/15/10)
Franklin College: Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball assistant coach Mary Helak has been named the head women's volleyball coach and assistant athletic director of Franklin College. (posted 3/15/10)
Alverno: Alverno College Director of Athletics Brad Duckworth has announced the hiring of Paul Lawson as Alverno's new head volleyball coach. Lawson was most recently the head women's coach at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas. (posted 3/9/10)
Georgia State: The Georgia State Deparment of Athletics announced on Wednesday that the contract of volleyball head coach Mike Webster will not be renewed for the 2010 season. A national search will begin immediately to find his successor. (posted 3/8/10)
Chatham: Kristin Consuegra has been selected as head women's coach at Chatham after serving as an assistant at Indiana (Pennysylvania). (posted 3/8/10)
Hollins: Hollins University named Jason Kozak as head volleyball coach. (posted 3/5/10)
Hawaii-Hilo: Tolentino "Tino" Reyes has been selected as the interim University of Hawaii at Hilo women's volleyball coach. Reyes was instrumental in helping build the University of Hawaii men's program as the associate head coach. (posted 3/5/10)
RIT: Jim Lodes has been named the eighth head coach of the Rochester Institute of Technology women's volleyball program. Lodes was recently the head coach at the University of Buffalo. (posted 3/4/10)
Ball State: Dave Boos has resigned from the position of head women's volleyball coach at Ball State University. (posted 3/4/10)
Towson: Towson named Bruce Atkinson its women's volleyball coach. Atkinson joins the Tigers from Hawaii Hilo, where is 2009 squad posted a 21-7 record. (posted 3/2/10)
Eastern Illinois: Kate Price has been promoted to be the 10th volleyball coach in Eastern Illinois history. After one season as an assistant, Price replaces Alan Segal, who resigned this past January to pursue other career opportunities. (posted 3/2/10)
Texas A&M Commerce: Texas A&M University-Commerce athletic director Carlton Cooper announced that he has accepted the resignation of head volleyball coach Mark Pryor.
St. Cloud State: St. Cloud State University named Michelle Blaeser as its new head volleyball coach. Blaeser comes to St. Cloud after 10 seasons as the head volleyball coach at College of St. Benedict. (posted 3/1/10)
Xavier (LA): Al'lisa Hale is the new women's volleyball coach at Xavier University of Louisiana. Hale comes to Xavier from NCAA Division I member Alabama State, where she was an assistant volleyball coach the past three seasons and the athletics department's CHAMPS/Life Skills Program coordinator. (posted 2/25/10)
Hawai'i-Hilo: Bruce Atkinson will step down as University of Hawaii at Hilo volleyball coach effective Tuesday, February 23 according to UH Hilo Director of Athletics Dexter Irvin. (posted 2/23/10)
Luther: Luther College Director of Athletics Joe Thompson has announced that Cindy Fredrick has accepted the position of head volleyball coach. Coach Fredrick takes over the Luther volleyball program with an impressive resume that includes 23 years as a head coach at the NCAA Division I level. (posted 2/23/10)
NC State: Bryan Bunn has been named the head volleyball coach at NC State. Bunn comes to Raleigh after three seasons as the associate head coach at Baylor. (posted 2/22/10)
Columbia Basin: Columbia Basin College hired Dan Headley as its new women's volleyball coach. Headley, a former CBC assistant in 1996, has also served as an assistant at several Mid-Columbia high schools. (posted 2/22/10)
Olivet: Lynnette Moster has been named head volleyball coach at Olivet College. Moster has served as an assistant volleyball coach at Georgetown University for the last two years. (posted 2/19/10)
Oakland City: Patti Buchta, a member of the Oakland City University Department of Athletics since 1989, has been named the head volleyball coach at Oakland City University. (posted 2/19/10)
Eastern Oregon: The Eastern Oregon University Athletic Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Hailey Pearce as its volleyball head coach. Pearce comes to Eastern Oregon from Rocky Mountain College where she served as an assistant for two seasons. (posted 2/19/10)
Davenport: Davenport University would like to announce the hiring of Megan Garner as the new women's volleyball head coach. Garner comes to Davenport after serving as an assistant coach at Taylor University. (posted 2/19/10)
Florida Tech: Erin Lee was hried as Florida Tech's 12th head volleyball coach, the school has announced. Lee joins the Panthers after a five-year stint as an assistant at Division I Coastal Carolina University. (posted 2/19/10)
Iowa Wesleyan: Iowa Wesleyan College alum Jill Blake has been hired as the new head coach of the Tigers volleyball program. (posted 2/19/10)
DePaul: Nadia Edwards has been named the head volleyball coach at DePaul University. The Frankfort, Ill. native brings a high level of experience to Lincoln Park as a student-athlete at Penn State before a professional career overseas along with assistant coaching experience at Ohio State and Ohio University. (posted 2/18/10)
UCLA: UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero announced that Mike Sealy has been named head coach of the Bruin women's volleyball program. Sealy returns to his alma mater after spending the last four seasons as an associate head coach at the University of Hawai'i. (posted 2/11/10)
Bridgewater State: Elizabeth Morris has been named the head volleyball coach at Bridgewater State College after serving as the head coach at Lesley University from 2002-09. (posted 2/5/10)
Pikeville: Anna Bevins has been named the head volleyball coach at Pikeville College. (posted 2/5/10)
Boston College: Chris Campbell, who spent the past two years as assistant/associate head coach at Auburn University, has been named the Boston College head volleyball coach. (posted 2/5/10)
Macalester: Macalester College has selected Annie Glieber as its new head volleyball coach. Glieber comes to Macalester from Carroll University where she served as head coach for the past five years. (posted 1/29/10)
Hamline: Audrey Ludwig has been named the head volleyball coach at Hamline University after serving as an assistant coach at St. Olaf College. (posted 1/29/10)
Pacific: University of the Pacific has announced the hiring of Greg Gibbons as women's volleyball head coach. Gibbons has spent the last four seasons at UC Santa Barbara, including the last two as associate head coach. (posted 1/28/10)
Air Force: Matt McShane has been named the new head volleyball caoch at the Air Force Academy. McShane joins the Academy after spending five seasons as an assistant caoch at the University of California. (posted 1/27/10)
Houston: The University of Houston ushered in a new era in volleyball with the hiring of Molly Alvey as the next head coach. Alvey, who spent the past five seasons as an assistant at Ole Miss, is only the fourth head volleyball coach in UH history. (posted 1/26/10)
James Madison: James Madison University has announced the hiring of Lauren Sauer as head coach of the volleyball program. Sauer comes to JMU following three years as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Kentucky. (posted 1/26/10)
Avila: Avila University has announces the hiring of Krista Newman as the new volleyball head coach. (posted 1/21/10)
Mount Saint Vincent: The College of Mount Saint Vincent has announced the hiring of Jason Torres as the school's head men's volleyball coach. (posted 1/21/10)
Garden City CC: Amber Jay has been named the head volleyball coach at Garden City Community College after spending one season as graduate assistant and interim head coach at her alma mater -- Southeastern Oklahoma State University. (posted 1/21/10)
North Texas: The University of North Texas has named Ken Murczek the head women's volleyball coach. Murczek spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Kansas. (posted 1/21/10)
Eastern Illinois: After just one season, Eastern Illinois volleyball coach Alan Segal has submitted his resignation. (posted 1/21/10)
St. Cloud State: St. Cloud State volleyball head coach Patricia Gerchy-Mickow won't be back next season with the Huskies. St. Cloud State Athletic Director Morris Kurtz confirmed Tuesday that Gerchy-Mickow's contract runs out at the end of the academic year and won't be renewed. (posted 1/20/10)
Alabama: Judy Green has announced that she will retire as The University of Alabama head volleyball coach after the 2010 season. (posted 1/19/10)
Loyola Marymount: Loyola Marymount University has announced that Tom Block has been named the head coach of the LMU women's volleyball program. Black comes to LMU after spending five seasons as the head coach at UC San Diego. (posted 1/19/10)
Yeshiva: Former Mount Saint Vincent men's volleyball student-athlete Arnold Ross has been named the new head men's volleyball coach at Yeshiva University for the 2010 season. He also served as an assistant coach for the women's program at Yeshiva in 2009. (posted 1/19/10)
Southern Vermont: Carmine Garofalo has been appointed as head men's volleyball coach at Southern Vermont College for the 2010 season. He also will serve SVC as head women's volleyball coach. (posted 1/19/10)
UCLA: UCLA women's volleyball coach Andy Banachowski, the winningest Division I women's volleyball coach in history, announced that he will retire on June 30. (posted 1/11/10)
UT Tyler: The University of Texas at Tyler has named Joanna Rathbun as the new head women's volleyball coach. Rathbun comes to UT Tyler after serving as the head coach at the Fairhill School in Dallas since 2007. (posted 1/11/10)
Bethany Lutheran: Previously serving as Bethany Lutheran's women's assistant volleyball coach, Sue Forrey has been named the head volleyball coach, effective immediately. (posted 1/4/2010)
University of Mary: Former assistant women's volleyball coach at North Dakota State University, Steve Novacek, has been named the head women's volleyball coach at University of Mary at Bismarck. (posted 1/4/10)
College Head Coach / College Assistant Coach / GA Coaches / High School - Club
Other Volleyball Positions
Florida: Dave Boos has been named assistant volleyball coach at the University of Florida. Boos joins the Gators after spending three seasons as the head coach at Ball State University. (posted 3/16/10)
Hawai'i: Scott Wong was named the new associate coach for the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team. He was associate coach for the University of San Francisco women last season. (posted 3/10/10)
North Dakota: University of North Dakota head volleyball coach Ashley Hardee announced the addition of Dan Brown to his coaching staff. Brown spent the previous season as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Minnesota. (posted 3/10/10)
Ole Miss: Shannon Wells has been named an assistant coach with the Ole Miss volleyall program. Wells comes to Ole Miss after serving the past three seasons as an assistant coach with the Winthrop Eagles of the Big South Conference. (posted 3/9/10)
Kansas: Former Ball State standout Todd Chamberlain has been named an assistant volleyball coach at Kansas University, coach Ray Bechard announced. Chamberlain comes to Kansas following a one-year stint as the volunteer assistant women's coach at the University of Kentucky. (posted 3/8/10)
Midwestern State: Natalie Rawson was named assistant volleyball coach at Midwestern State University. Rawson spent the past season serving in the same capacity at the University of Louisiana-Monroe. (posted 3/4/10)
North Dakota State: Katie Gangelhoff has been named an assistant coach for the North Dakota State women's volleyball team. Gangelhoff was a graduate assistant last year at Southwest Minnesota State. (posted 3/4/10)
NC State: NC State head volleyball coach Bryan Bunn announced the addition of Stevie Mussie to his staff as an assistant coach. She returns to coaching after serving as an assistant at Colorado during the 2008 season. In 2009 she worked with Newport Beach, Calif., based Team Complete Athlete, a high-profile club volleyball organization with numerous active programs across nine state. (posted 3/3/10)
Baylor: Mark Pryor, who spent the past two seasons as the head volleyball coach at Texas A&M-Commerce, has been hired as Baylor's assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. (posted 2/26/10)
Houston: University of Houston head volleyball coach Molly Alvey has named Nicole Miller assistant volleyball coach. Miller last worked as a graduate assisant with Alvey, at Ole Miss. (posted 2/25/10)
James Madison: James Madison University head volleyball coach Lauren Sauer announced the hiring of Casey Steinbrecher as an assistant coach on the new staff for the Dukes. Steinbrecher comes to JMU from Georgetown College in Kentucky. (posted 2/22/10)
Lipscomb: Samantha Sullivan has been named a full-time assistant for the Lady Bisons volleyball program at Lipscomb University. (posted 2/17/10)
Kentucky: Lindsey Gray has been hired as an assistant coach for the Kentucky volleyball program Coach Craig Skinner announced. Gray previously spent a year as the recruiting coordinator for the College of Charleston. (posted 2/13/10)Portland State: Laura Collins has joined the staff at Portland State as the assistant volleyball coach after spending the past two seasons as an assistant at South Carolina. (posed 2/10/10)
Florida Southern: Brian Imperiale, who joined the Florida Southern College volleyball staff last fall as a graduate assistant caoch, has been named the top assistant for FSC head coach Jill Stephens. (posted 2/10/10)
California-Berkeley: The California volleyball program has hired Sam Crosson as assistant coach. Crosson comes to Berkeley after spending the past five seasons as the top assistant coach at Saint Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. (posted 2/10/10)
Eastern Michigan: Benjamin Kaszeta has been added to the volleyball staff at Eastern Michigan University as a volunteer assistant. Kaszeta joins the Eagles after spending the past three seasons as the head coach at Mott Community College in Flint, Mich. (posted 2/5/10)
Loyola Marymount: Jon Newman-Gonchar has been named an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount University. Prior to LMU, Newman-Gonchar spent three seasons as an assistant coach at UC San Diego. (posted 2/5/10)
Northern Michigan: Kim Falkenhagen has been named the assistant volleyball coach at Northern Michigan University. Most recently, Falkenhagen was the head volleyball coach at Eastern New Mexico University. (posted 2/3/10)
Maryland: Maryland Volleyball Head Coach Tim Horsmon announced the hiring of Mitch Kallick as their new Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. Kallick comes to College Park from Cal-Fullerton. (posted 1/29/10)
Augustana: Former graduate assistant Kasey Loeslie has been named assistant coach for the Augustana volleyball team. (posted 1/27/10)
Jacksonville: Former Georgia Tech volunteer assistant Chuck Crawford has been named the new assistant volleyball coach at Jacksonville University. (posted 1/21/10)
Western New Mexico: A.J. Valoff has joined the Western New Mexico volleyball staff to assist head coach Jim Callender. (posted 1/13/10)
Morehead State: Katelyn Barbour, a former All-American setter at Morehead State, has joined the MSU coaching staff as an assistant coach. (posted 1/12/10)
College Head Coach / College Assistant Coach / GA Coaches / High School-Club
Other Volleyball Positions
North Dakota: After spending the 2009 season as a volunteer assistant on the volleyball staff at Hawaii Pacific University, Krystal Torres has been named the graduate assistant at the University of North Dakota. (posted 2/8/10)
College Head Coach / College Assistant Coach / GA Coaches / High School - Club
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Gilmour Academy: Kelly Coughlin has been named volleyball coach at Gilmour Academy (Cleveland, OH). Coughlin spent last season as Cleveland State's assistant volleyball coach. (posted 3/16/10)
Houston: Amy McNew was named the new Houston High School (Houston, MO) volleyball coach. (posted 3/10/10)
Oak Ridge: Carmen Foster has been named the head volleyball coach at Oak Ridge High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. (posted 1/26/10)
Santa Margarita: Santa Margarita Catholic High School (Santa Margarita, CA) announced the hiring of Bryan Cottrield as its boys' and girls' head volleyball coach. (posted 1/21/10)
College Head Coach / College Assistant Coach / GA Coaches / High School-Club
Other Volleyball Positions
Oregon State: Eric Marchildon will join the Oregon State volleyball staff to serve as the volunteer assistant coach for the 2010 season. (posted 3/10/10)
Maryland: Maryland volleyball head coach Tim Horsmon announced the addition of Krista Valdivia to the Terps' coaching staff as the volunteer assistant. (posted 3/4/10)
U.S. Men's Sitting Team: USA Volleyball has hired Edgar Miraku as the head coach of the Men's Sitting Volleyball Team, which is based at the University of Central Oklahoma. (posted 2/9/10)
Indiana: Kelsey Cronin has been named the Director of Volleyball Operations at Indiana University after serving as an assistant coach at Morehead State University the past two seasons. (posted 2/3/10)
USA Youth National A2 Team: Wingate volleyball coach Shelton Collier has been selected as the head coach for the USA Youth National A2 team that will train July 21-30 in Sevierville, Tenn. After the training camp, the team will compete in the International High Performance Championships to be held in the same location. (posted 1/29/10)