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2024 AVCA Men’s Coaches of the Year for NAIA

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2024 NAIA COY - Jared Goldberg of The Master's1 - website

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.

bio information current as of April 30, 2024

 

WELLINGTON AFUSIA of OTTAWA UNIVERSITY, ARIZONA is the 2024 AVCA NAIA MEN’S Volleyball ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR.

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.

bio information current as of April 30, 2024

 

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)

 

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  • National Assistant Coach of the Year

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