AVCA NAIA Men’s Coach of the Year
JARED GOLDBERG, THE MASTER’S UNIVERSITY
- It has been another memorable season for the Mustangs under the 2026 AVCA NAIA Coach of the Year.
- Goldberg, who is in his sixth season at The Master’s, had led this year’s squad to a 22-1 record and another berth in the NAIA Men’s Volleyball Championship.
- On March 14, he picked up his 100th career coaching win when the Mustangs swept Park University Gilbert.
- His career record at The Master’s is 110-27 heading into this week’s NAIA Championship, and his teams have gone a combined 75-4 the past three seasons.
- This is the second time in the past three years Goldberg has earned AVCA NAIA Coach of the Year honors.
- In each of the last four seasons, one of his players has been the AVCA Player of the Year for NAIA men’s volleyball. The 2026 recipient is Isaac Seltzer.
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AVCA NAIA Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year
GUS TUANIGA, WESTCLIFF UNIVERSITY
- By earning this award, Tuaniga is the first coach from Westcliff to become an AVCA Coach or Assistant Coach of the Year for NAIA men’s volleyball.
- He helped the team post a number of firsts in 2026, including earning both the regular-season and Cal Pac tournament titles for the first time in school history.
- The No. 7 Warriors head to the 2026 NAIA Men’s Volleyball Championship with a 20-4 record—those 20 wins are a program single-season record—and they have won 13 matches in a row
- Tuaniga worked with Thiago Silva, who earned AVCA NAIA second-team All-America honors to become the program’s first AVCA All-American.
- In addition to his coaching responsibilities, he operates a nonprofit club program dedicated to supporting athletes who face financial barriers to competing and being recruited at the collegiate level.
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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
2025: Tom Ryan, St. Xavier University
2026: Jared Goldberg, The Master’s University
AVCA NAIA MEN’S ASSISTANT COACHES OF THE YEAR
2017: Tom Sorensen, Ottawa University Arizona
2018: Tom Sorensen, Ottawa University Arizona
2019: Thadeus Niemira, Menlo College
2021: Will Dowdy, Indiana Institute of Technology
2022: Wellington Afusia, Ottawa University Arizona
2023: Dillon Dahl, Dordt University
2024: Wellington Afusia, Ottawa University Arizona
2025: Ricardo Gehrke, Lawrence Technological University
2026: Gus Tuaniga, Westcliff University
