Triangle Coaching Staff
At Triangle, we seek to hire "good people first" who share a love for the game of volleyball and a passionate desire to invest in young people as they work to realize their athletic potential.
Triangle also believes strongly in creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can passionately celebrate sport and help young people develop. We seek and support diversity and recognize diversity as an asset for our culture, coaching staff, and athletes.
We are excited to introduce the 90+ talented and dedicated coaching staff who have committed to serving our mission and athletes.
Among them you will find...
- 48 current or former NCAA athletes, including 27 former Division I athletes.
- 11 former or current college coaches.
- 22 Triangle alumni/former players.
- 16 current middle (1) and high school (15) coaches.
- 11 coaches who have coached AND qualified at the Open level
AND a coaching slate who have collectively earned...
- 30 high school state championship titles.
- 46 total bids to USAV Junior Nationals, including 23 Open-level qualifications.
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Steven AbbottAssistant Directorsteven.abbott@trianglevolleyball.orgAbbott is a Raleigh native and a graduate of Sanderson High School. He attended Liberty University, where he was a member of the men's club volleyball team from 2011-2014 as a DS/Libero. While at Liberty, Abbott volunteer coached with Heart of Virginia volleyball club with the 15's national team. READ MORE |
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Brian Bacchibrian.bacchi@trianglevolleyball.orgBacchi joined the Triangle staff in 2013. He played Division III volleyball at Vassar College from 2005-2009, seeing time both as a Middle Blocker and an Opposite. His team finished as runner-up in the Division III Championship in 2008. READ MORE |
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Logan BarberAssistant Director | Boyslogan.barber@trianglevolleyball.orgBarber joined Triangle in 2006 and has coached in the 13s, 14s, 15s, 16s, and 18s age groups. Highlights of his previous seasons include multiple trips to USAV Junior Nationals, a Carolina Region championship, five gold finishes at national qualifiers (including 16 Blue's top five finish at the Big South Qualifier and Lone Star Classic in 2014), and three second-place finishes at MAPL events. In addition to team coaching, Barber leads many camps and clinics at Triangle and at various colleges and universities. READ MORE |
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Samantha (Sam) Barkersamantha.barker@trianglevolleyball.orgBarker grew up in California, moving to Wilmington for high school. She played club in California at Desert Volleyball Club throughout her middle school years. In Wilmington, Barker was a defenisive specialist at Hoggard High School. She also played club at Cape Fear and Brunswick volleyball clubs. Barker previous coached at NC Volleyball Academy at the 14s and 15s national team age levels. She remains active in the game playing recreationally outdoors. READ MORE |
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Bradley Bentonbradley.benton@trianglevolleyball.orgBenton is a San Diego native who has been involved in athletics his entire life, becoming passionate about volleyball in high school. Benton was a setter playing high school volleyball for four years. Following high school Benton pursued his dual passions for fitness and volleyball. READ MORE |
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Jonathan Betheljonathan.bethel@trianglevolleyball.orgBethel grew up in High Point and began playing volleyball in middle school. He was a regular scrimmage player against the girls' teams at Proehlific Power Volleyball Club and also played sand for the same club. READ MORE |
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Emerson Bethelemerson.grubbs@trianglevolleyball.orgBethel (Grubbs) played for Triangle from 12s to 16s and competed on Triangle's first competitive beach team. She also played varsity high school volleyball for all four years at Cary Christian earning both All State and All Conference honors. Bethel attended NC State University and played club volleyball for all four years. She continued playing by participating in Adult Nationals in 2021. For three years while attending State, Bethel coached in numerous capacities at Cary Christian including MS Head Coach, Assistant HS Varsity Coach and Co-Head Varisty HS Coach. READ MORE |
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Meredith Blummeredith.blum@trianglevolleyball.orgBlum, originally from the Raleigh area, is a graduate of Green Hope High School where she was a member of the volleyball team. Upon graduation, she attended NC State University. At NCSU, Blum was a member of the Rowing team for three years and knotched a top 10 ranking at collegiate nationals in all three seasons. After transferring, she graduated from Meredith College with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science with a concentration in Health and Wellness. READ MORE |
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Jaclyn Brewington '15jaclyn.brewington@trianglevolleyball.orgBrewington is a Triangle alum and was a member of Triangle 18 Blue who double-qualified in 2015 by finishing 3rd in the USA division at Big South and winning the Disney Volleyball Showcase (USA division). At the USAV Junior National Championships 18 Blue went 7-3 finishing 13th place overall in the USA division. Their finish was the highest of any second level team in the USA field. In high school Brewington played varsity all four years at Holly Springs High School earning First Team All-Conference Honors her junior and senior seasons. READ MORE |
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Savannah Bridgerssavannah.bridgers@trianglevolleyball.orgBridgers hails from Newport, NC where she began playing volleyball in elementary school. She attended East Carteret High School and was a standout on the varsity team for three years. Bridgers earned All-County honors and was named Defensive Player of the Year in both 2015 and 2016. Bridgers also played club for Barracuda and Twin Rivers Volleyball Clubs. Bridgers first gained coaching experience while in high school, helping out the middle school team at Beaufort MS. She has also worked with elementary-aged athletes during summer camp programs. READ MORE |
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Jade Brooksjade.brooks@trianglevolleyball.orgBrooks grew up in a volleyball family in Hickory, North Carolina where mom still serves as the head coach of West Lincoln High School. Brooks was a prep standout playing at Fred T. Foard High School and earning both Offensive and Defensive Player of Year honors during her career. Her club career saw her playing at Carolina Select, IC Stars, Lake Norman, and her final three seasons at Carolina Union Volleyball Club as an outside hitter/defensive specialist. READ MORE |
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Hannah Burchhannah.burch@trianglevolleyball.orgBurch comes to Triangle from Lexington, Virginia where she began playing high school volleyball in eigth grade at Rockbridge County HS. As a setter/opposite, Burch garnered first team All-District, All-Region and All-State accolades over her prep career. In 2017 she was named Region 3C Player of the Year. She played club at notable Virginia clubs such as Roanoke United, Next Revolution, and Lynchburg volleyball clubs. READ MORE |
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Jackson Carrolljackson.carroll@trianglevolleyball.orgCarroll is originally from Mukwonago, Wisconsin where he was a prep standout at Mukwonago High School earning All-Conference and All-State honors. He played club at Milwaukee Sting VBC and helped his team qualify 18 Open for USAV Boys' Junior Nationals his junior season. Carroll also participated in the USAV High Performance Championships with the Badger Boys Youth HP team. READ MORE |
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Breanna Carybreanna.cary@trianglevolleyball.orgCary was born and raised in Indianapolis prior to moving to Charlotte in 8th grade. Cary played setter on the varsity squad at Hickory Ridge High School for three years, earning All-Conference honors her senior year. She began her junior club volleyball career at the age of nine at Circle City Volleyball Club. After moving to Charlotte, she played for multiple clubs in the Charlotte area as both a setter and defensive specialist. After graduating high school, Cary attended William Peace University where she played all four years as a setter, defensive specialist and libero. READ MORE |
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Sydney Casesydney.case@trianglevolleyball.orgCase hails from Lakeville, Minnesota where she began her club volleyball career at nationally renown Northern Lights at the age of 11. Case, a setter, was a four-year letter winner at Lakeville HS. Both her junior and senior seasons she was named First Team South Suburban All-Conference. Her junior year she earned First Team All-State honors, set the school record for assists and services, and helped her team to a third-place finish at the state championships (overall record 35-4). READ MORE |
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Kendall Chaviskendall.chavis@trianglevolleyball.orgChavis hails from Greensboro where she began playing volleyball in fourth grade. She was a prep standout at Northern Guilford High School earning multiple Player of the Week accolades. She played club as a right-side/middle blocker for Twin City Volleyball Club where she was coached by the late Heather Holmes (former Wake Forest Head Women's Volleyball Coach). Chavis also played for Piedmont Volleyball Club. Chavis is currently a student at UNC-Chapel Hill where she is studying Media and Journalism and Exercise and Sport Science. READ MORE |
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Chad Christensenchad.christensen@trianglevolleyball.orgChristensen joined Triangle in 2011 after moving to Raleigh from Chicago. He has served as an assistant coach in the 15s and 17s age groups, as well as a resource coach in Groups 1 and 2. He has also been a vital part of Triangle's growing boys program, where he worked as a resource coach and assistant for the 14u Boys and 16u Boys. Christensen played for the All-Marine and All-Armed Forces Teams from 2008-2013. He has been an assistant coach at Club Fusion in Chicago and coached varsity high school in Illinois. READ MORE |
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Fiona (Cunningham) Collichiofiona.cunningham@trianglevolleyball.orgOriginally from Chapel Hill, Cunningham played high school volleyball at Chapel Hill High. She earned All-Conference honors and received the school’s Tiger award. She played club throughout high school including two years at Triangle Volleyball Club. Cunningham was recruited to Wofford College and ultimately transferred to UNC-Asheville. For two seasons she made multiple appearances for the Bulldogs in the setter position until she was sidelined with an injury. READ MORE |
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Paige Coxpaige.cox@trianglevolleyball.orgCox was born and raised in Roxboro, NC. While playing for Person High School, she helped her team win back-to-back state championships in 2006 and 2007. She spent her seven-year club career at NC Challengers, which later became NC Elite. READ MORE |
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Leah Danielleah.daniel@trianglevolleyball.orgDaniel is originally from Zionsville, Indiana where she played club at renown Team Indiana. She attended Zionsville Community High School where she was a four-year letter winner playing outside hitter for the Eagles. She was selected as a MaxPreps Indiana State Player of the Year finalist and was named among PrepVolleyball’s Top 150 Senior Aces. At Team Indiana, Daniel helped lead her team to a 5th place finish at the 2016 AAU Junior National Championships in 17 Open. READ MORE |
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Malcolm Deansmalcolm.deans@trianglevolleyball.orgDeans joined Triangle in 2013. He has been a Spanish teacher, varsity volleyball coach, and assistant athletic director at Wake Christian Academy since 2013. His volleyball team won the TISAC conference in 2014 and made it to the NCISAA 4A State Semifinals in 2021. Deans has over 27 years of high school coaching experience. He previously coached at Wilson Christian Academy, leading the volleyball team to nine NCCSA state championships. Deans was also named Wilson County Coach of the Decade in 2010 and 2020. READ MORE |
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Bella Dearingerbella.dearinger@trianglevolleyball.orgDearinger is from Muncie, Indiana and played ten seasons for powerhouse Munciana Volleyball Club. She helped Munciana 18 Samurai win the 2021 AAU Girls' Junior 18 Open National Championship in decisive fashion without dropping a single set (11-0, 22-0). Dearinger was a prep standout and four-year starter for Delta High School, finishing her high school career with 1810 assists, 372 kills, 872 digs and 43 blocks. She was named to the 3A All-District team and Second Team All-State. READ MORE |
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Bridget DunnivanBridget.Dunnivan@trianglevolleyball.orgBridget is originally from the Philippines where her interest in volleyball began at a young age. Since moving to the United States in 1994 she has continue playing the sport both indoors and sand. Most recently her interests have focused on the outdoor game where she remains an avid beach volleyball player. READ MORE |
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Madison Fendrickmadison.fendrick@trianglevolleyball.orgFendrick (maiden name Linxwiler) is originally from San Diego, CA where she began playing volleyball her freshman year of high school. She was a varsity captain at Cathedral Catholic High School and tallied 151 kills and 33 blocks her senior season. She played club at Coast Volleyball Club and helped lead her 18s team to a third place finish in the 18 Open division at the 2015 USAV Girls' Junior National Championships. READ MORE |
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Ozzie (Osvaldo) Fernandezozzie.fernandez@trianglevolleyball.orgFernandez is from Fort Lauderdale and has played volleyball for the majority of his life. He played four years of boys' high school volleyball at Archbishop McCarthy HS where he helped lead the Mavericks to the FHSAA Boy's State Championship in 2016. He also played boys' club volleyball beginning at age 14 through 18s. READ MORE |
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Michael Frankmichael.frank@trianglevolleyball.orgFrank joined Triangle in 2012 after relocating from Boston, and brings a wealth of positional expertise and experience to the gym. Frank has played and coached volleyball since high school where he was a three-year varsity member and all-conference selection, going on to play at Northeastern University and earning all-conference honors before graduating in 2002 with a degree in electrical engineering. READ MORE |
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Jim Freemanjim.freeman@trianglevolleyball.orgFreeman, a native of Pittsburgh, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Liberty University before moving to the Raleigh area. Freeman served as head volleyball coach and assistant director of athletics at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh from 1991-2010. During his 19 years at the helm of the Crusaders, Freeman led Cardinal Gibbons to 10 state championships and 12 conference titles. His career record at Cardinal Gibbons stands at 426-117 (.785), a mark that also includes 12 consecutive appearances in the state championship. READ MORE |
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Austin Freseaustin.frese@trianglevolleyball.orgFrese joins Triangle with considerable playing experience including four years as a setter/opposite at Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, California. A two-sport athlete, Frese also played basketball for the Trojans. Frese attended Wichita State University, graduating in 2020 with a BA degree in Sport Management. Frese attended graduate school at Long Beach State University where he earned a Master of Business Administration. READ MORE |
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Tammi FriesDirector of Recruiting | Technical Coordinatortammi.fries@trianglevolleyball.orgFries (pronounced "freeze") is a North Carolina native originally from Winnabow and has fifteen years experience at the NCAA Division I and II levels as an associate head coach, assistant coach, recruiting coordinator and volunteer assistant coach. READ MORE |
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Megan Fuhr '17megan.fuhr@trianglevolleyball.orgFuhr returns to Triangle where she played six seasons. A prep standout at South Granville HS, Fuhr helped her team to the finals of the 2A NCHSAA State Championship in 2014. The following year, Fuhr led her team to capture the 2A NCHSAA State Championship and earned MVP honors. She earned All-Conference honors and set school records her senior season for sets played, digs, and kills. READ MORE |
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Abbie Furrowabbie.furrow@trianglevolleyball.orgFurrow is originally from Colorado and moved to Clayton while in middle school. Furrow (Haberkorn) played middle blocker for four years at Clayton High School, graduating in 2013. Furrow also played for JoCo Volleyball Club for two seasons. READ MORE |
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Johnathan Gay '16johnathan.gay@trianglevolleyball.orgJohnathan is originally from Moyock, NC and attended North Carolina School of Science and Math, a resident-based high school, his junior and senior years. Johnathan played for Triangle Boys 18 Black his senior year as a middle blocker. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill where he was a member of the UNC Chapel Hill Men's Club Volleyball Team and served as the UNC-Women's Volleyball Team Manager. Johnathan has coached club since 2021, serving as a girls' 16U Head Coach at ARVC and as a 17s assistant coach at Beach Elite. READ MORE |
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Halle Gibson '22halle.gibson@trianglevolleyball.orgGibson, a setter, played for Triangle for eight (8) club seasons (12s through 18s). She was a two-time All-Conference First-Team honoree at Green Level High School and helped the Gators earn a berth in the NCHSAA 4A state tournament four times, including a 4A State Championship win in 2021. Gibson was named the Team MVP her junior year and was a Team Captain her junior and senior seasons. She also holds the school's all-time record for assists. READ MORE |
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Theo GiolesLead Strength & Conditioning Coach, NASM-PES, CEStheo.gioles@trianglevolleyball.orgGioles grew up in Long Island, NY playing a variety of sports including volleyball (setter). He attended and played 4 years of college tennis at Farmingdale State College in New York earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management (2011). READ MORE |
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Alston Godbold '11alston.godbold@trianglevolleyball.orgGodbold (formerly Kearns), hails from the Raleigh area and is a graduate of Apex high school where she was a standout athlete and varsity letterwinner. In 2010 she captained Apex High School to a 27-0 season, 4A state championship, and a No. 9 ESPN National Ranking. She was named AVCA Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention and prepvolleyball.com All-American as a senior. After graduating, Godbold went on to compete as libero/defensive specialist at NC State. READ MORE |
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Sarah Goddardsarah.goddard@trianglevolleyball.orgGoddard was raised in Las Vegas and surrounded by volleyball most of her life having parents that coach and ran a Las Vegas volleyball club in addition to two sisters that played collegiately. As a prep standout at Arbor View HS and Vegas United Volleyball Club, Goddard was a PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention Frosh 59. She played outside hitter for 5 years at Mars Hill University (DII) earning All-Conference, All-Region and AVCA Honorable Mention All-American recognition. Goddard sits third in Mars Hill program history with 1,329 kills. READ MORE |
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Maria Gonzalezmaria.gonzalez@trianglevolleyball.orgGonzalez is originally from Puerto Rico where she began playing volleyball at just 3 years old. She played at the renown Borinquen Coqui before her family relocated to Virginia. Gonzalez played club in Virginia at NVVA and later Areyto Volleyball Academy (AVA). As a standout setter at Briar Woods High School, Gonzalez helped lead her team earn a second place finish in the state championship. Her on court efforts earned her 1st Team All-Conference honors. READ MORE |
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Barry Gowerbarry.gower@trianglevolleyball.orgGower joined Triangle in 2013 and has served as an assistant coach, most recently of 14 Silver. Previously Gower served as head coach at Haviland Middle School in New York for three years and as a resource coach at Apex Volleyball Club in Poughkeepsie, New York, for one year. Growing up in Michigan, Gower graduated from Michigan Technological University in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in computer science. Gower works for IBM and resides in Holly Springs with his wife, Nikki, and two children, Riley and Liam. READ MORE |
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Allena Heathallena.heath@trianglevolleyball.orgHeath is originally from Colleyville, Texas where she was a prep and club standout player. She was a four-year letter winner at All Saints Episcopal High School as both a middle blocker and outside hitter. Her senior season she helped her team to a second place finish at the Southwest Preparatory Conference State Tournament. READ MORE |
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Maggie Holcombmaggie.holcomb@trianglevolleyball.orgOriginally from Greensboro, Holcomb played at Northwest Guilford High School and both indoor and sand at NC Power Volleyball Club and NC Sand, respectively. Holcomb played indoor club at UNC-G prior to transferring to UNC-W. At UNC-W, Holcomb helped create the UNC-W Competitive Beach Volleyball Club and served as the club's Vice-President. READ MORE |
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Anna Grace Holdfordannagrace.holdford@trianglevolleyball.orgHoldford is originally from Wilimington, NC where she began playing volleyball at the age of 12. As a setter and prep standout at Coastal Christian High School, Holdford served as team captain her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. She was a three-time All Conference honoree being named Coastal Rivers Conference Player of the Year in 2017. Holdford was selected as a NCISAA 2A All-State honoree in both 2015 and 2017. She totaled 3000 career assists for the Centurions, with 883 as a senior setter. READ MORE |
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Tonya Holmestonya.holmes@trianglevolleyball.orgHolmes hails from south Florida where she was a multi-sport athlete in high school. Among her accolades she helped to lead her women's basketball team to a state title. Collegiately, Holmes played one year at Savannah State University before transferring to the University of Central Florida. At UCF Holmes played club volleyball and coached at Orlando Volleyball Association (formerly OVA). READ MORE |
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CJ HunterAssistant Directorcj.hunter@trianglevolleyball.orgIN LOVING MEMORY... Our hearts were deeply saddened when we lost CJ (Ceej) on February 8, 2021. His memory, spirit and love of all things volleyball will forever live in our gym. He will always be a part of Triangle and his bio will remain in its space. #play4CJ | #livelikeCJ | #ceejtheday April 8, 1991 - February 8, 2021 READ MORE |
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Chip Hutchenschip.hutchens@trianglevolleyball.orgHutchens is an avid volleyball fan, former player (beach and indoor) and dedicated coach. Hutchens was introduced to volleyball while at NC State and played for over 10 years at the AA/Open Adult indoor level for USA Volleyball/Carolina Region. Equally passionate about the outdoor game, Hutchens played both grass and beach at the AA/Open level. His playing experience was at the middle blocker, opposite and setter positions. READ MORE |
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Gabby Isaacsgabby.isaacs@trianglevolleyball.orgIsaacs is originally from Holly Springs and began playing volleyball at a young age. She was a setter for Holly Springs HS and played club volleyball her 14’s through 18‘s seasons. She was recruited to Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC where she set the Bulldogs for two seasons. Isaacs was team captain for 2-years and helped lead the Bulldogs to earn the most wins in the school's volleyball program. She was named Second Team All-Region, and finished first in assists per sets in the conference. READ MORE |
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Britni Johnson '14britni.johnson@trianglevolleyball.orgJohnson, a Triangle alumna (2014), is joining the Triangle staff after graduating from the University of Mount Olive with a Bachelor's Degree in Recreation Therapy . A four year starter at UMO, Johnson's accolades include All-Conference recognition, multiple Conference Player of the Week awards, as well as multiple Student-Athlete of the Week awards at the university. She was named MVP in 2015 and was the recipeint of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award. Johnson earned Academic All-Conference Recognition in each of her four seasons. READ MORE |
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Greg Kabbesgreg.kabbes@trianglevolleyball.orgA native of the Raleigh area, Kabbes began his career at Triangle in 2010. He returned in 2021 after attending graduate school. Kabbes has served as an assistant coach for 14 Black, and 15 Black, and 17 Black. In the 2018 season, Kabbes was part of the 17 Black coaching staff when the team qualified in the Open Division and finished the season ranked 23rd in the nation by prepvolleyball.com. Kabbes has also spent time as a resource coach at multiple levels and is a lead coach for many camps and clinics, including working with Powercore 360. READ MORE |
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Grant Kaestner '19grant.kaestner@trianglevolleyball.orgKaestner is a Triangle alum, having played three seasons on Triangle 18U Boys. As an adept middle blocker, he was recognized as Triangle's first member of the "11 Foot Club", ultimately achieving an approach touch of 11'8". Kaestner was also active in the USA Volleyball Boys High Performance program. During his club career, he received both the Iron Triangle award for dedication to fitness and the Triangle award for Triangle 18U Boys. READ MORE |
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Rob Kentrob.kent@trianglevolleyball.orgKent joined the Triangle coaching staff in 2020 with over 10 years of youth coaching experience in the Triangle area. In total, Kent has coached over 40 different teams in three different sports (volleyball, basketball, and soccer). Before coming to Triangle, Kent coached two years at NC Elite. Rob has coached over 25 youth volleyball teams, with student-athletes ranging in age from 7 to 16 years old. His youth volleyball teams have won multiple regular season and tournament championships. READ MORE |
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Sarah Kirksarah.kirk@trianglevolleyball.orgKirk was raised in Houston and played for perennial powerhouse clubs Houston Skyline Juniors and Absolute Volleyball Academy (AVA). She was a prep standout at Dawson High School and selected to play in the 6A Texas and All-Houston All Star games. Kirk was a VYPE-Houston Fab 50 6A pick and was named Setter of the Year both her junior and senior seasons. Kirk was recruited to Barton College (DII) where she was a four-year starter. She amassed over 1700 career assists and was named Conference Carolinas Women's Volleyball Specialist of the week. READ MORE |
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Sydney Koch '18sydney.koch@trianglevolleyball.orgKoch returns to Triangle after completing her stand out collegiate career at Randolph-Macon College. Koch played five years for Triangle beginning her 14s season and was a key contributor to the qualification of Triangle 18 Blue her senior season (2018, USA division). Koch was also a prep standout at Sanderson High School. READ MORE |
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Katherine Koslowskykatherine.koslowsky@trianglevolleyball.orgKoslowsky (formerly Fleming), a native of North Carolina and graduate of Miami University in Ohio, joined Triangle in 2004. Koslowsky attended Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh and led her team to state championship wins every year. She was named All-Conference and All-State, and set two records in her senior season for single season kills and digs. Koslowsky was a TISAC Co-Player of the Year in 2001 and her #9 jersey hangs retired at Cardinal Gibbons. She went on to Providence College for two seasons where she was an outside hitter and still holds the single season digs record. READ MORE |
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Brendan Koslowskybrendan.koslowsky@trianglevolleyball.orgKoslowsky joined Triangle in 2013 and has served as an assistant coach in the 15s, 17s, and 18s age groups. In 2015 Koslowsky was an assistant coach of 17 Blue, which finished 12th in the Premier Division at AAU Junior Nationals. In 2016 he helped lead 17 Black to qualify in Open for USAV Junior Nationals, and in 2017 he helped guide 18 White toward a third-place finish in the Club Division at the JVA World Challenge. READ MORE |
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Beverly Linebergerbeverly.lineberger@trianglevolleyball.orgLineberger, a North Carolina volleyball mainstay, achieved tremendous success while serving as head coach at Apex High School for 11 years and at Peace College for two years. While leading the Apex program she was awarded Tri-7 Coach of the Year in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2006, and led her team to the 4A state semifinals in 2001 and 2005. During her two years at Peace she guided the Pacer program to its best season since joining the NCAA in 2002. READ MORE |
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Julia Mainwaringjulia.mainwaring@trianglevolleyball.orgOriginally from Chapel Hill, Mainwaring played at East Chapel Hill High and was a four-year varsity member, three-year starter, two-year captain, and two-time all-conference member as a setter and outside hitter. She played one season at William Peace University as a libero, setter, and opposite before transferring to Elon University. While at Elon she was a member and Vice President of the women’s club volleyball program, where her team finished ninth at the 2015 NCVF National Championships. READ MORE |
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Jazzell Mangosingjazzell.mangosing@trianglevolleyball.orgMangosing was born in San Diego and raised in Virginia Beach, VA where she played club at Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club. As a libero at Ocean Lakes High School, Mangosing helped the Dolphins to the State 6A semifinals twice, including a finals appearance her senior season. She was named team Defensive MVP her senior season and set the school record with 493 digs. Mangosing was also a First-team All-State, All-Region and All-Conference selection. READ MORE |
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Bruna Maraccinibruna.maraccini@trianglevolleyball.orgBruna is originally from Brazil and moved to Apex when she was 15. While at Apex High School, she played as a setter, was the captain of the varsity volleyball team, and helped the team win three Conference Championships (getting very close to the State Championship each year). She was a member of USAV and an active club player in the Carolina Region where she received a few accolades for setting and serving. She supported multiple volleyball camps during that time, coaching younger kids and sharing her love for the sport. READ MORE |
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Lindsey (Hall) Marshlindsey.hall@trianglevolleyball.orgMarsh (formerly Hall), a North Carolina native, joined Triangle in 2014. She has served as head coach of 13 White and 13 Silver for numerous years. She has also been an assistant coach in the 12s and 13s age groups. She played libero at South Granville High School and competed in club for several years, finishing her career with Jammers Volleyball Club. Marsh played intramural indoor and beach at NC State while earning degrees in sport management and business marketing. She graduated in 2011 and is currently the marketing coordinator at PNC Arena. READ MORE |
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Katy Maykaty.may@trianglevolleyball.orgOriginally from Pennsylvania, May joined the Triangle coaching staff in 2014. She was a high school, club, and collegiate player in the greater Philadelphia area, and was libero and captain for Franklin & Marshall College from 2008-2012. May has both high school and club coaching experience in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, having worked with players from 10 to 18 years old. READ MORE |
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Katie McCullough '15Assistant Directorkatie.mccullough@trianglevolleyball.orgMcCullough (fondly referred to as "Katie Mac") is a Triangle alumnae having played in Triangle blue for 5 years beginning at 14s through her senior year. McCullough was a two-sport athlete in high school finding success both on the volleyball court and the soccer field. READ MORE |
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Alissa McGuireClub Administratoralissa.mcguire@trianglevolleyball.orgMcGuire hails from Northern California and played for Saint Francis High School. McGuire guided her team to the State Championship, Norcal championship, CCS championship and West Catholic League Championship in 2010. They repeated the CCS Championship in 2011. McGuire played club beginning at 9 years of age and played at the setter position for the renowned Vision Volleyball Club. Her team won a Gold Medal at the 2009 USAV Junior National Championships and she was the team captain of the Northern California High Performance team. READ MORE |
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Janae McKoyjanae.mckoy@trianglevolleyball.orgA North Carolina native, McKoy began playing volleyball in middle school as a defensive specialist. She attended NC A & T University where she graduated with a degree in Sports Science and Fitness Management. She has coached youth volleyball since graduating high school in 2012. She has coached middle school volleyball at Holly Ridge MS (2018) and is currently the Head Volleyball Coach at East Cary MS. Janae and her son live in Garner and she is currently serving as a Health and Physical Education teacher at East Cary Middle School. READ MORE |
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Lauren McManusLauren.McManus@trianglevolleyball.orgMcManus, originally from Raleigh, brings considerable club coaching experience to Triangle. She played as a setter/opposite in both club and high school at Garner Senior High School. She earned all-conference honors during her junior and senior season and was named conference player of the year her senior year. As a club player she helped her team win a Carolina Region championship and earn a bid to USAV Junior Nationals. She attended St. Andrews Presbyterian College where she was a four-year starting right side player. READ MORE |
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Collin Medinacollin.medina@trianglevolleyball.orgMedina grew up in Asheville where he was very active and played a vast number of different sports. He became passionate about volleyball and co-founded the ECU Men's Club Volleyball team his sophomore year of college. At ECU, Medina was the team's setter from 2010-2012. He continues to be an avid player on both grass and indoor. In addition to cross country and tennis, Medina has coached prep soccer, indoor track, and men's varsity tennis. He began coaching volleyball at Capital City Volleyball Club in 2021 working with a 14U junior girls' team. READ MORE |
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Taylor Meyertaylor.meyer@trianglevolleyball.orgMeyer is originally from Iowa and was a standout setter at Pleasant Valley High School (maiden name Rockey). She began coaching at her alma mater under the guidance of her mentor and former coach Stacey Ruff. Meyer has seven total years of high school coaching at the JV, Freshman and Varsity levels. Her teams made three state championship appearances, winning the 5A state title in 2021. READ MORE |
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Haley Milnehaley.milne@trianglevolleyball.orgMilne is originally from Pittsfield, MA where she played volleyball at Taconic High School. She attended Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT where she played on the SHU women's club team. Milne graduated from SHU in 2019 with a BS in Psychology. She remained at SHU and received her Masters of Elementary Education in 2020. In 2020, Milne relocated to North Carolina and began teaching at Research Triangle Charter Academy where she also served as the head middle school volleyball coach. She is currently a second grade teacher at Thales Academy in Apex. READ MORE |
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Chris Olson '21chris.olson@trianglevolleyball.orgOlson returns to Triangle as a coach having played in Triangle's boys program for three seasons. Olson, an opposite/setter, played on Triangle 16 Boys and two years on Triangle 18 Boys. Olson remains an avid player and enjoys indoor, sand and grass competition. He is attending Wake Tech and pursuing a degree in Finance. READ MORE |
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Michelle Panzl '10Director of Athlete Health, Wellness and Injury Prevention, PT, DPTmichelle.panzl@trianglevolleyball.orgSince joining the Triangle staff in 2011, Panzl (Fadool) has served as a student apprentice coach, assistant coach, and national team head coach in the 13-17s age groups. As a head coach Panzl has had two appearances in National Qualifier Gold division finals with 17 White (2017) and 14 White (2014). READ MORE |
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Shelby (Martin) ParkerAssistant Directorshelby.parker@trianglevolleyball.orgParker (Maiden name Martin) is originally from Dallas where she played club (setter) for Skyline Juniors and helped lead Skyline 16 Black to a USA division National Championship in 2015. She played for Waxahachie HS where she produced 695 kills, 847 assists, 126 aces and 91 blocks in her three-year varsity career. Martin was recruited to East Carolina University and earned Freshman of the Year honors (2017) for the American Athletic Conference and All-AAC Second Team honors both her Freshman and Sophomore seasons. READ MORE |
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Nan Parrish '18nan.parrish@trianglevolleyball.orgParrish returns to Triangle as a coaching staff member starting with the 2020-2021 club season, following an eight-year career at Triangle as a student-athlete. She competed on the Triangle 18 Blue squad that qualified for USAV 18s Nationals in 18 USA Division after finishing in third place at the Northeast Qualifier. She also played high school volleyball at Broughton High School, helping the Capitals to the 3rd and 4th round of the playoffs in her final two seasons. She was an Honorable Mention All-CAP 7 performer and an Academic All-Conference honoree. READ MORE |
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Jazmyn Pattersonjazmyn.patterson@trianglevolleyball.orgPatterson is originally from Michigan where she was a four-year Varsity starting setter for Waverly High School. She earned both All District and All Academic honors during her prep career. She played three seasons of club volleyball at Attack Volleyball Club. Patterson attended the University of Central Florida where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Meeting and Event Planning. While at UCF she competed on the Women's UCF Club volleyball team and served as captain. READ MORE |
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Robert Penlandrobert.penland@trianglevolleyball.orgRobert is originally from Greensboro where he was first introduced to sand volleyball while in high school. Throughout college he participated in both sand and indoor volleyball and continues to participate in both recreationally. He became interested in coaching when his daughter’s picked up the sport. He has actively coached at area clubs (Club Red, NC Elite, and CHAVC) since 2012 and is USAV CAP II certified. Most recently Robert head coached CHAVC 14 Purple. Throughout his coaching career, he has served as both a head and assistant club coach at age levels ranging from 14-17. READ MORE |
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Dan Petersdan.peters@trianglevolleyball.orgPeters joined Triangle in 2017 following many years as a Triangle parent. He attended New Jersey Institute of Technology where he played as a middle blocker, starting at the position for three of his four years in the program. As a senior he led the team in hitting percentage and earned All-EIVA honors. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and went on to play both beach and indoor club volleyball after graduating. He currently works at Brady Services in Morrisville. READ MORE |
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Erica Phillipserica.phillips@trianglevolleyball.orgPhillips is a former Triangle athlete who played middle blocker both her 15s and 16s year and also played at Sanderson High School as an outside/right side attacker. She attended UNC-Wlimington where she played on the Seahawks Women's Club Volleyball team all four years. Phillips graduated Summa Cum Laude from UNC-W in 2022 with a teacher degree from UNC-W's Watson College of Education. READ MORE |
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Ella Philpot '22ella.philpot@trianglevolleyball.orgPhilpot played her 16-18 club seasons at Triangle, competing as a middle blocker on 16, 17, and 18 Black teams. Philpot helped lead both 17 Black and 18 Black to USAV Junior National's Open qualification in 2021 and 2022 respectively (2020 was cut short due to COVID-19). Philpot, along with her 17 Black teammates qualified Open in 2021 with a T3 finish at the Northeast Qualifier in Philadelphia. In 2022, Philpot and Triangle 18 Black qualified Open at SVT's Southeast 18s Qualifier in Atlanta with a T5 finish. As a standout on the D.H. READ MORE |
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Mary Alice Pike '04maryalice.pike@trianglevolleyball.orgPike returns to Triangle where she was a former student-athlete and among those in Triangle's first graduating class of seniors (2004). Pike was a standout at Cresset Christian Academy earning three conference player of the year awards, All-Conference, and All-State recognition. Pike was recruited to Liberty University where she played four seasons for the Flames. Pike became a dominant right-side hitter earning Big South Player of the Week honors her junior season and ranking second among the Flames in both kills and assists. Pike graduated Liberty in 2008 with a degree in Kineisology. READ MORE |
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Brian Poppebrian.poppe@trianglevolleyball.orgPoppe is originally from Orlando, Florida and joined Triangle in 2011. Poppe has been the head coach of Triangle 18u Boys since its inception in 2013, and has served as a resource coach for other Triangle squads. Poppe's playing experience includes juniors in Tampa and with the University of South Florida (USF) club team. He also played in sand events throughout the state of Florida. Poppe earned a bachelor's degree in psychology while attending USF. He now works as an Intensive Family Preservation Specialist with Children's Home Society of NC. READ MORE |
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Emily Rischemily.risch@trianglevolleyball.orgRisch is originally from upstate New York and moved to Raleigh after graduating college. As a middle blocker, Risch played both club and had a standout prep career at Bethlehem Central High School. She went on to play all four years at St. John Fisher College (DIII) where she was one of the primary blocking leaders for the Cardinals and helped them win their first conference championship her senior year. Risch has worked with young people at the YMCA Bethlehem and coached for two seasons at VolleyFX in Rochester, New York at the 14s and 15s age levels. READ MORE |
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Landen Rosslanden.ross@trianglevolleyball.orgRoss is originally from Texas and was a libero for Corpus Christi Force Volleybal Club. Her academic pursuits took her to Texas A&M where she played on the Aggies Women's Collegiate Club team. In 2019 she was selected as the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation's [NCVF] Division III MVP when her team won the NCVF DIII Championship.Her senior year she helped the Aggies Women's Club team to a T-9 finish in the NCVF Division I championship. READ MORE |
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Nolan Schmidt '21nolan.schmidt@trianglevolleyball.orgSchmidt returns to Triangle after graduating from Belmont Abbey College where he played two seasons on the Crusader's Men's Varsity volleyball team. Schmidt, a middle blocker, played eight years of club including VC Nebraska, Front Range [CO], 303 Volleyball Club [CO] and Triangle. He played two seasons at Belmont Abbey College [DI/DII]. READ MORE |
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Sarah Scottsarah.scott@trianglevolleyball.orgScott is originally from Broomfield, Colorado and began playing volleyball in 6th grade. Scott played for Broomfield High School earning All-Conference honors in 2015 and ranking fourth in all-time assists for the Eagles. Scott played five seasons for Juggernaut Volleyball as a setter and was recruited to William Peace University in 2016. READ MORE |
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Megan Shandermegan.shander@trianglevolleyball.orgShander officially joined the Triangle coaching staff in 2017 as a student apprentice coach after working numerous camps and clinics, especially with Triangle's Youth Volleyball Program series. She was a former Triangle student-athlete until injuries sidelined her athletic career. Shander has served as served as a head coach in Triangle's 11's competitive club program and has led numerous All-Skills camps at Triangle's Summer Camps. READ MORE |
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Megan Sheamegan.shea@trianglevolleyball.orgShea is orginally from Lake Norman where she was first introduced to volleyball in the third grade. She began playing club in sixth grade for Lake Norman Volleyball Club and played throughout her middle and high school years for the Community School of Davidson. She helped lead the Spartans to back-to-back NCHSAA 1A State Championships in 2016 and 2017. Shea also played club at Carolina Juniors and Precision Volleyball Clubs during her high school years. She has experience on the outside but played predominantly as a Libero/Defensive Specialist. READ MORE |
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Grace Shehadehgrace.shehadeh@trianglevolleyball.orgShehadeh is originally from Plano, Texas where she was a prep standout at Plano Senior HS. Shehadeh played club at perennial powerhouse Excel (NT) for her 17s and 18s seasons. At Excel she helped her teams qualify in both the USA and Open divisions and was named a "Player that Shined" by PrepVolleyball at USAV 18s Nationals. READ MORE |
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Kiley Shepardkiley.shepard@trianglevolleyball.orgShepard joins Triangle with considerable coaching experience at the high school and club level. As a DS/Libero, Shepard played club throughout high school (Club Red, NC Academy and Raleigh VBC). Her home school varsity high school team won the NC Home Education conference championship. READ MORE |
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Lande Simpsonlande.simpson@trianglevolleyball.orgSimpson is a Raleigh native who previously played club locally at both Triangle and NC Elite while attending Durham School of the Arts. At DSA she played on varsity for all four years. After graduating she was recruited to Brevard College where she played as a setter/OPP her freshman year. She transferred to NC State to pursue a degree in Communications and Public Relations. She continues to play on the NCSU Women's Club team. She has prior club coaching experience at NC Elite where she coached at the 16s age level. READ MORE |
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Sydney Soziosydney.sozio@trianglevolleyball.orgSozio returns to Triangle as a coaching staff member after have played at Triangle for her 14s-17s club seasons. During her time at Triangle, Sozio helped Triangle 16 Blue [2014] to top-five finishes at both the Big South Qualifier and the Lone Star Classic. She also was a four-year letterwinner and a captain at Middle Creek High School, where she starred as an a middle hitter/right side. READ MORE |
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Danielle Stachuradanielle.stachura@trianglevolleyball.orgStachura is originially from Wisconsin, where she played as a setter for Coach Charlie Berg at Westosha Central High School. She played at the University of Mount Olive, appearing in 27 matches and posting a team-leading 351 assists as a freshman. Following her sophomore year, she transferred to Lincoln Memorial, where she competed on both the indoor and sand teams. In 2018, she won 7 matches at the No. 4 flight spot for the Lincoln Memorial beach team. She graduated from Lincoln Memorial with her Bachelor degree in Business Administration. READ MORE |
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Mackenzie (Mac) Stafford '21mac.stafford@trianglevolleyball.orgStafford is an eight year veteran of Triangle Volleyball club, having made her first Triangle team at eleven years of age. She attended Holly Springs High School where she was a three-year starter and served as a team captain in 2020. At Holly Springs HS she earned Wake County Player of the Week honors and was named All-Conference twice. Her freshman season at Meredith College, Stafford saw action in nine matches in the Avenging Angels historic 23-8 season that ended in the USA South Conference Championship match. READ MORE |
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Lauren Tharrington '17lauren.tharrington@trianglevolleyball.orgTharrington, a member of Triangle's class of 2017, joins the coaching staff starting with the 2020 season. She spent eight club seasons in a Triangle uniform as a setter and competed on teams at the Black, Blue and White level. She helped set her 2016 17 White team to a runner-up finish at the Big South Qualifier and a top 20 finish at AAU Junior Nationals. READ MORE |
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Richard Tharringtonrichard.tharrington@trianglevolleyball.orgTharrington joined Triangle in 2013 and has coaching experience at the high school (Apex HS, Cardinal Gibbons and NRCA), club, and youth development levels. He has head coached in the 13s and 14s age groups where he has been highly successful in both national and regional-based competition. Tharrington is a major contributor to Triangle's summer camp program, leading numerous camps and clinics and specializing in youth skills development. READ MORE |
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Sarah Thomassarah.thomas@trianglevolleyball.orgThomas hails from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where she played volleyball since she was in elementary school. She played club volleyball at Synergy as a versatile front row attacker, seeing time as a middle blocker/opposite hitter and an outside hitter. For her high school, she was on the varsity team for all four seasons and earned numerous accolades, incuding Rookie of the Year, All-State team, All-District and All-Conference. Following her prep career, she enrolled at NC State University and competed on their top club team for four seasons. READ MORE |
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Molly Townsendmolly.townsend@trianglevolleyball.orgTownsend (formerly Tatum) joins Triangle with extensive playing and coaching experience. Townsend grew up playing volleyball with her three other sisters who also played club and collegiate volleyball. Her mother, Micholene Schumacher, served as the long-time Club Director of NC Elite (Raleigh). READ MORE |
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Kaley Vogelkaley.vogel@trianglevolleyball.orgVogel (Viola) is originally from Orlando where she played club at perennial powerhouse OVA (now known as OTVA). As a middle blocker and prep standout, Vogel helped lead the Highlanders from Lake Highland Preparatory School to three consecutive 3A FSHSAA State Championships. While at OVA Vogel was named in 2006 as a PrepVolleyball.com first-team All-American. READ MORE |
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Jackie Walejkojackie.walejko@trianglevolleyball.orgWalejko is originally from Madison, Wisconsin where she played prep volleyball at Belleville High School. As a right-side attacker, Walejko helped the Wildcats to four regional championship appearances and earned First-Team All-Conference honors all four years. She played club at Capital Volleyball Academy in Madison. READ MORE |
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Abby (Dawson) Waterburyabby.waterbury@trianglevolleyball.orgWaterbury (formerly Dawson) coached at Triangle Volleyball Club for three seasons (2019-2021) before relocating with her husband who is active military. Service is bringing Waterbury back to area again allowing her to rejoin Triangle's staff. READ MORE |
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Courtney Weathersbeecourtney.weathersbee@trianglevolleyball.orgWeathersbee is originally from Garner and joins Triangle with significant collegiate playing and coaching experience. Weathersbee, a four-time All-Conference high school setter from Garner Magnet High School, was recruited to Lees-McRae College. At Lees-McRae Weathersbee, a four-year starter, finished sixth on the Bobcats' career assists list. She earned Dean's List honors four times and was twice named to the Conference Carolina's All-Academic team. Weathersbee graduated Lees-McRae in 2018 with a degree in sports administration and a minor in coaching. READ MORE |
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Sarah Weavilsarah.weavil@trianglevolleyball.orgWeavil hails from Winston-Salem, NC where she began playing volleyball in 7th grade. At William Peace University she played at both the setter and defensive specialist positions for two seasons. Weavil transferred nearer to home where she was the primary setter for Davidson-Davie Community College (DCCC). She earned her Associates degree at DCCC and entered UNC-Charlotte to continue her education and earn a Bachelor's degeree in Health Communications. READ MORE |
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Michael Webstermike.webster@trianglevolleyball.orgWebster joined Triangle in 2015 with significant coaching experience at the club, high school, and collegiate levels. Webster and his family came to Raleigh from Atlanta, where he coached with A5 Volleyball Club and Mount Pisgah Christian School. At A5 he coached the 15-1 and 12-2 teams during his five years with the club, and guided the 15-1 team to USAV Nationals all four seasons as the head coach, including two Open bids and six tournament titles. READ MORE |
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Emily Whitsettemily.whitsett@trianglevolleyball.orgWhitsett graduated in 2010 from Elon University with a bachelor's degree in English. Whitsett was a four-year letter winner as a setter at Elon and served as captain both her junior and senior year. She earned the coach’s award in 2010, Academic All-Southern Conference, and Athletic Director Honor Roll. Whitsett originally hails from Pittsburgh and played four years on the Pine-Richland High School varsity team. In 2005 she led her high school team as captain to a state championship and was named all-state as a senior. READ MORE |
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Eric Wileseric.wiles@trianglevolleyball.orgWiles joins Triangle Volleyball Club for the 2019-2020 season with a wealth of on-court experience. Growing up playing in the sand and on the hardwoods of Virginia Beach, Coach Wiles has surrounded himself with successful volleyball. READ MORE |
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Gabriella Willgabriella.will@trianglevolleyball.orgWill joins Triangle having moved to the area in 2021. Originally from Maryland, she played volleyball since she was very young including club at Maryland Juniors and TCA-Maryland and prep at River Hill HS. She was recruited as a setter for Catholic University of America (DC), DIII. She played one season before choosing nursing as a major. She has coached club level at Metro Volleyball Club while in college. Will, her husband, Nick, and daughter, Paisley, live in Holly Springs. READ MORE |
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Nicole Willisnicole.willis@trianglevolleyball.orgWillis is a Raleigh native and joins Triangle with considerable club and collegiate playing, as well as, coaching experience. Willis was an outstanding prep and club player, playing the majority of her club career at NC Elite. In 2009, Willis and her NC Elite team earned an 11th place finish in the American Division at USAV Junior Olympic National Championships. Willis played at Broughton High School where she helped her team win two CAP 7 conference championships and earned three CAP 7 All-Conference First-Team honors. READ MORE |
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Kayla Woodskayla.woods@trianglevolleyball.orgWoods is originally from Jupiter, Florida and comes from a volleyball family. Her father began a club, Florida Premier Volleyball Academy [FPVA], and her sister Savannah went on to play for the Wolfpack at NC State. Woods, a setter, played for Jupiter Community High School where she led her team to two state championship finals. Her 15s season with FPVA her team qualified USA for USAV Nationals and finished 7th overall. Woods also played club for both national renown Tribe Volleyball and Palm Beach Juniors. READ MORE |