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Comings and Goings

NCAA FBS…

Louisiana Tech: After seven months as a Special Events & Facilities Coordinator, Leslie Brister has moved over to become Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Northwestern: D.J. Vokolek has been hired as a Defensive Assistant Coach after spending the 2022 season as Nebraska’s (FBS) Senior Defensive Quality Control Coach and the 2023 offseason as Southern Illinois’s (FCS) Defensive Coordinator

San Diego State: Lauren Barry has joined the staff as an On-Campus Recruiting Specialist. She previously served as a Football Recruiting Intern for almost four years at Colorado Boulder (DI)

San Diego State: Jared Hinrichs has joined the staff as an Operations Specialist after serving as an Operations Assistant at Colorado State (DI) since February 2022

Texas Tech: Eric Gerald has been promoted from Video Coordinator to Director of Football Video after six seasons in his previous role. He replaces Chris Velasquez who left last month for a position with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills after 11 years with the Red Raiders.

Texas Tech: After spending the 2022 season as Assistant Video Coordinator, Jacob Chavarria has been elevated to Video Coordinator

Texas Tech: Marcelo Hernandez has been hired as Assistant Video Coordinator replacing Chavarria

West Virginia: Davis Velilla has joined the staff as an Assistant Director of Scouting after an internship as an AAC Conference Scout for the East-West Shrine Bowl

NCAA FCS…

Albany: Tim Brady has been elevated from Volunteer Defensive Assistant to Coaching Assistant

Brown: Michael Murphy has been hired as a Quality Control Assistant after working recently as a Defensive Backs Coach at Massachusetts Maritime (DIII)

Brown: Turner Geenty has been hired as a Quality Control Assistant after serving as Running Backs and Fullbacks Coach at WPI (DIII)

Old Dominion: Jon Anderson has been added as a Defensive Quality Control Coach after six seasons as Head Coach at Sioux Falls (DII)

NCAA DII…

Northern State: Nate Robinson has been added as an Assistant Coach/Defensive Line

UIndy: Northern Illinois (DI) Offensive Graduate Assistant Robert Burke has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Alfred: Erik Werner has been returned to his alma mater as Tight Ends Coach after serving most recently as Head Coach of Hornell H.S. from 2012-22

Alfred: Mo Olasupo has been hired as Running Backs Coach after serving on staff for a year as an intern

Alfred: Colby Pasiut has been added as an Assistant Coach

Centenary (LA): Johnathan Brantley has been hired as Secondary Coach/Special teams Coordinator

Centenary (LA): Malik Preston has been hired as Linebackers Coach and Assistant Defensive Coordinator

Mary Hardin-Baylor: After three seasons on staff, Jaylon Roberts has been elevated from part-time Assistant Coach working with the secondary to full-time Secondary Coach

Mary Hardin-Baylor: Joshua McDade appears to have been elevated from Student Assistant Coach to Recruiting Coordinator

St. Lawrence: Dominic Centofanti has been added as Recruiting Coordinator, Special Teams Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach after serving as the Coordinator of Sport Performance and Fitness Center at SUNY Poly (DIII)

St. Lawrence: Patrick Moynahan has been hired as Defensive Coordinator after spending last season as a Defensive Assistant at Boise State (FBS)

Tufts: Coby Tippett, son of NFL Hall of Famer Andre Tippett, has been hired as a Corners Coach following the completion of his playing career at Towson (FCS) and Rhode Island (FCS)

NAIA…

Campbellsville: Dom Lewis has been named Director of Operations after serving most recently as a Community Coordinator of Residential Housing at Union College (NAIA)

St. Francis (IL): Patton Fitzpatrick has been added as an Assistant Coach

St. Francis (IL): Wes Welnack has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

Florida: After serving as an Assistant Coach at Washington State since 2019, John Andrzejek has reportedly been hired in the same role by the Gators

Georgia Tech: After two seasons as Head Coach at LeMoyne-Owen (DII), Bonzi Wells has accepted an Assistant Coach position with the Yellow Jackets

North Dakota: Bentiu Panoam has been named Director of Operations after playing as a guard on the team from 2018 to 2022

Tulane: Gebereal Baitey has been hired as Assistant Director, Student-Athlete Development & Video Operations after two seasons as an Assistant Coach at Emory (DIII)

NCAA DII…

West Florida: Justin Mann has been hired as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator after two seasons as Head Coach at Independence Community College (NJCAA)

NCAA DIII…

Guilford: Brandon Baker has been added as an Assistant Coach

Rose-Hulman: Tyler Hammond has been named Assistant Coach after serving as Head Girls’ Coach and Associate AD at Gilmour Academy (OH)

Thomas: On staff since the 2022-23 season, Assistant Coach Tony Staffiere has been elevated to the role of Associate Head Coach. He also currently serves as the Coordinator for the TRIO Program

Univ. of Northwestern (MN): Dave Erickson has been added as an Assistant Coach

Vassar: Kevin Schield has been hired as an Assistant Coach after spending last season as Chief of Staff at UMKC (DI)

NAIA…

Graceland: After one season on staff as an assistant Coach, Todd Lorensen has been elevated to Head Coach replacing Taylor Langley who recently stepped down from the position.

Marian: A two-time NAIA All-American and the program’s all-time leading scorer, Wes Stowers has returned to his alma mater as an Assistant Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at North Central H.S. and working at Eli Lilly

Peru State: Reggie Kindle has been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving since 2021 as the Head Coach at Southwestern Community College (NJCAA)

NJCAA…

Barton: Tyson Downing has been added as an Assistant Coach

Rock Valley: AAU Coach Brandon Emerick has been hired as an Assistant Coach following the completion of his playing career at Rockford (DIII)

NCCAA…

Baptist Bible: Tyler Robertson has been added as an Assistant Coach/Reserve Head Coach after coaching with the Boys & Girls Club and with Missouri Flight AAU

NCAA DI…

North Dakota: Sabra Wimberley has been hired as an Assistant Coach following one season as Head Coach at Delta (NJCAA)

Pepperdine: Head Coach Tim Hays has resigned his position due to personal reasons. Assistant Coach Kelsey Keizer has stepped into the role of Interim Head Coach for the 2023-24 season.

Purdue Fort Wayne: After serving on staff as a Graduate Assistant since May, Kendal Muxlow appears to have been elevated to Director of Operations

NCAA DII…

Holy Family: Lindsay Alexander has been hired as an Assistant Coach after spending the last four years on staff in a similar role at her alma mater Chestnut Hill (DII)

UNC Pembroke: After seven years on staff, Donald Bohannon has been elevated from Assistant to Associate Head Coach

NCAA DIII…

Central: Justin Weiland has been hired as Head Coach after serving since 2021 as an Assistant Coach at Grinnell (DIII)

Franciscan: Following four seasons on staff as an Assistant Coach, former Barons player Iliana Spoelman has been elevated to Head Coach

Franklin: Ron Carter has been added as an Assistant Coach

Franklin: Sam Terrell has been added as an Assistant Coach

Immaculata: A 2015 Immaculata grad, former member of both the basketball and softball teams and former Mighty Macs Assistant Coach (2015-18), Brittany Whalen has been hired as Head Coach and Coordinator of Athletic Marketing and Communications

McMurry: Mount Mercy (NAIA) Graduate Assistant Jacob Perks has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach

Methodist: Monique Sharples has been added as an Assistant Coach

St. Mary's College of Maryland: Jeremy Lang has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach following a year as an Associate Coach for the women's professional basketball team St. Louis Surge (GWBA)

Wilmington: Charity Shears has been hired as an Assistant Coach after completing her playing career at La Salle (DI) in 2023

NAIA…

Ave Maria: Maria Kuhlman has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending last season as an Girls Assistant Coach at Providence School (FL)

Ave Maria: Chris Belli has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Head Girls’ Coach at Cypress Lake H.S. (FL)

Our Lady of the Lake: Candice Chaney has been named the Assistant Coach for the 2023-24 season after spending last year as a Physical Education Teacher and Club Coordinator at Great Hearts Western Hills (TX)

Texas A&M-Texarkana: Chris Minner has been hired as Head Coach following three seasons in the same role at Midway (NAIA)

Warner: Jeremy Wortinger has been added as an Assistant Coach

NJCAA…

Borough of Manhattan: Jeannise Masseus has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

Akron: Danny Marcuzzo has been added as an Assistant Coach after four years as a Volunteer Assistant and Camp Coordinator at Nebraska (DI)

Dayton: Former IMG, Western Kentucky (DI) and Toledo (DI) staffer Tommy Winterstein has reportedly replaced Travis Ferrick as Assistant and Pitching Coach

Delaware: Bryan Torresani has been hired as Recruiting Coordinator after seven seasons as Head Coach at Arcadia (DIII)

George Washington: Rodrigo Espinel has joined the staff as Director of Operations after serving as both a student manager and grad assistant at Rutgers (DI)

North Florida: Former Florida State (DI) Bullpen Coordinator Drew Linder has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. He spent the last five years serving as Director of Player Development at Pittsburgh (DI)

Saint Joseph's: After nine seasons serving on staff, Ryan Wheeler has left his position as Associate Head Coach to become Director of Player Development at Penn State (DI)

NCAA DII…

Arkansas Monticello: It appears that after serving as Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator since spring of 2021, Mark Jelks has been promoted to Assistant AD for External Affairs and Game Day Operations & Facilities

College of Staten Island: Vinny Fiore has been named the new Pitching Coach after serving in the same role at his alma mater New Utrecht H.S.

Hillsdale: On staff since the fall of 2022, Kevin Kidder is no longer an Assistant Coach

Minnesota Duluth: Former UMD first baseman/outfielder Tosten Mann has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Denison: Following 11 seasons as Head Coach, Mike Deegan has had Assistant AD duties added to his role while also being elevated to Associate Professor of Physical Education

Earlham: Dan Wilcher has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach after spending one season in the same role at Butler (DI)

Wooster: After 15 years as a DIII Head Coach, including great success at Willamette (DIII), Aaron Swick has been hired in the same role with the Fighting Scots

NAIA…

Eastern Oregon: Jordan Hara has replaced Kyler Lunny as an Assistant Coach

Indiana Wesleyan: Following the completion of his IWU playing career, Lucas Goodin has been added to the staff as an Assistant Coach

NJCAA…

Indian Hills: Jack Donahue has been added as an Assistant Coach

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NCAA DI…

Florida A&M: Former Jackson State (DI) bowler and Valparaiso (DI) Graduate Assistant Capri Howard has been named Head Coach

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NCAA DI…

Eastern Illinois: Former Bowling Green Associate Head Coach James Gildon has been hired as Director of Track & Field

Marshall: Justin Clickett has been hired as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach for throws after serving in the same role at the Univ. of Charleston (DII) since 2018

Marshall: Ryan McGuffin returns to the staff as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach for jumps/multis/pole vault and working this past season with jumps and pole vault

Marshall: Tessa Roberts has been hired as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach for jumps and sprints after a stint on staff at Eastern Illinois (DI)

Miami (Ohio): Former Redhawks standout Ryan Smith has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach (Throws) after winning the department's Darrell Hedric Award earlier this summer and earning the Phillip Shriver Graduating Champions Medal of Honor last year. He finished his career as a Miami student-athlete with an individual title in the discus at the 2023 MAC Outdoor Championships

South Dakota: Gabi Damiano has been hired as Men’s & Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Director of Operations after spending the past year as an Operations Intern with the Arizona (DI) football and baseball programs

USF: After serving as Men’s & Women’s Head Track & Field Coach since June 2019, Erik Jenkins has been promoted to Director of Track & Field

USF: Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach Abigi Id-Deen has been elevated to Associate Head Coach after serving with the programs since 2020

NCAA DII…

Edinboro: Jamison Dietrich has been hired as Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country Coach after serving as Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at Bismarck State (NJCAA)

Nova Southeastern: Jonathan Carter has been hired as Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach after serving most recently in the same role at the Univ. of Fort Lauderdale (NCCAA)

South Dakota School of Mines: Erik Favela is no longer a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach after serving on staff since August 2022

NCAA DIII…

Adrian: Miles Caine has been added as Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country and Track & Field Distance Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at Alderson Broaddus (DII)

Stevenson: Kylie Ryan has been named Assistant Men's & Women's Track & Field Coach, and will primarily work with the Mustang sprint, hurdles, and multi event groups. She spent three years in the same role at SUNY Brockport (DIII)

NAIA…

Montana Western: Taylor Grove has been hired as the Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach for both programs at Campbellsville (NAIA)

NJCAA…

Meridian: Harrison Tillman has been added as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Track & Field Coach

NCAA DI…

USF: After serving as Men’s & Women’s Head Track & Field Coach since June 2019, Erik Jenkins has been promoted to Director of Track & Field

USF: Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach Abigi Id-Deen has been elevated to Associate Head Coach after serving with the programs since 2020

USF: Coming off a stint as an Assistant Coach this past season at Austin Peay (DI), Tony Nicolosi has joined the staff as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach that will work with the cross country teams and distance runners

NCAA DII…

Edinboro: Jamison Dietrich has been hired as Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country Coach after serving as Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at Bismarck State (NJCAA)

South Dakota School of Mines: Erik Favela is no longer a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach after serving on staff since August 2022

NCAA DIII…

Adrian: Miles Caine has been added as Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country and Track & Field Distance Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach at Alderson Broaddus (DII)

Dickinson: Former Scranton Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Head Coach Eric Bologa has been hired to the same position

NAIA…

Montana Western: Taylor Grove has been hired as the Men’s & Women’s Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach for both programs at Campbellsville (NAIA)

NJCAA…

Meridian: Harrison Tillman has been added as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Track & Field Coach

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NCAA DIII…

Augustana: Payton Tucker has been named Director of Esports after serving in the same role for the past two seasons at Lyon (DIII)

Edgewood: Paisley Bennett has been named Head Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach and Graphic Designer for the Madison (NJCAA) Esports program and as a Home Series Production Assistant and Computer Engineer and Game Day Graphics Editor for the V1BE Squad

George Fox: Jerry Sanchez has been added as an Assistant Coach after coordinating events, working with high schools and facilitating recruits for universities in Miami, Fla., where he worked in Esports

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NCAA DI…

Merrimack: Rachel Perry has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Middlebury: Jackie Mountford has been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving for one year as a Goalie Coach at Summit Field Hockey Club

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NCAA DI…

Delaware: Charlton Zimmerman has been hired as an Assistant Coach after two years as a Graduate Assistant at South Alabama (DI)

Little Rock: Former Men’s & Women’s Head Coach Wyn Norwood has stepped into the role of Men’s Interim Head Coach replacing former Head Coach/Director of Golf Jake Harrington

San Diego State: After two seasons as an Assistant Coach at Wichita State (DI), former Texas A&M (DI) standout Josh Gliege has been hired in the same role by the Aztecs

NCAA DII…

Chestnut Hill: Certified PGA Professional Michael McCarraher has been tabbed to lead the Griffins' golf program. He brings nearly a decade of experience with him, most recently serving as an Operations Team Member at Club Caddie (MI) since January 2023

West Chester: Chris Merce has been hired as Men’s & Women’s Head Coach after spending the last seven years in the same role at Arcadia (DIII)

NCAA DIII…

Denison: Alexander Jones has been hired as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach after serving as the PGA Head Golf Professional and Director of Instruction for the PGM Program at Methodist (DIII) since 2019. He also served as a Volunteer Assistant Coach for the men’s golf program, as well as as an Advisor of the university's Professional Golf Management Fellowship

Western New England: Jim Abbott has been hired as the next Head Coach after serving most recently as Head Boys’ Basketball and Golf Coach at South Windsor H.S.

NAIA…

Houston-Victoria: Taylor Dedmen has been hired as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach after completing her playing career at Austin Peay (DI)

NCAA DI…

Longwood: Prep coach Megan Weaver has been tabbed as the Head Coach after spending last season in charge at Dublin Coffman H.S.

NCAA DII…

Carson-Newman: Highly-decorated professional golf player Jessica Shepley has been named Head Coach after spending the 2020-2021 season as an Assistant Coach at Lee (DII)

West Chester: Chris Merce has been hired as Men’s & Women’s Head Coach after spending the last seven years in the same role at Arcadia (DIII)

NCAA DIII…

Centre: Following two seasons on staff as an Assistant Coach at her alma mater Wisconsin-Whitewater (DIII), CheyAnn Knudsen has been hired as Head Coach

Stockton: Director of Instruction at the New Jersey Academy of Golf at Blue Heron Pines GC in Galloway, N.J., Bruce Chelucci has now been named an Assistant Coach for the Ospreys

NAIA…

Dalton State: Former Roadrunner golfer Cameron Daniel has been added as an Assistant Coach

Houston-Victoria: Taylor Dedmen has been hired as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach after completing her playing career at Austin Peay (DI)

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NCAA DIII…

Wisconsin-Stout: An Assistant Coach on staff for the last four seasons, Kj Wheeler has been hired as Head Coach replacing Becky Beaulieu who left to pursue other opportunities

NCAA DI…

St. Cloud State: After five seasons on staff as a Volunteer Goalkeeper Coach, Matt Bertram has been elevated to Assistant Director of Operations

NCAA DII…

Southern New Hampshire: Matt Osgood has been added as an Assistant Coach

Southern New Hampshire: Chris Moquin has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Chatham: Men’s Ice Hockey Head Coach Michael Gershon will exit to become the Assoc. Head Coach for the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)

NCAA DI…

St. Cloud State: Billy Hengen has been added as an Assistant Coach after a stint as Boys & Girls Head Coach at Gentry Academy

NCAA DII…

District of Columbia: After serving on staff as an Assistant Coach for a little over a year, Matthew Marrett has been appointed to Head Coach replacing Joseph Stanislaus

Holy Family: Inaugural Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach Dan Keating steps down

NCAA DIII…

Kean: Assistant Coaches Ed Adams (seven seasons) and Mike Shapiro (two seasons) are reportedly no longer on staff with the Cougars

Marian: After serving as the Graduate Assistant Coach at Frostburg State (DII) since 2021, Gabe Pearlman has been hired as Head Coach

SUNY Morrisville: After spending last season as Interim Head Coach, Chris Cooper has had the interim tag removed in being named Head Coach for the 2023-24 season

NCAA DI…

Detroit Mercy: Liv Ghent has been hired as an Assistant Coach after spending last season in the same role at Adrian (DIII)

NCAA DII…

Colorado Mesa: On staff as an Assistant Coach since 2019, Ashley Delaney has been elevated to Head Coach replacing Shannon McHale

Mercyhurst: After spending 2022 on the Lakers’ staff as a Volunteer Assistant while serving as Head Coach at Fairview H.S., and 2023 as an Assistant Coach at Allegheny (DII), Lindsay Weaver has returned to the program as Head Coach

NCAA DIII…

Maine Maritime: Former Mariners lacrosse player Sierra James is no longer on staff as an Assistant Coach

Mercyhurst: Lindsay Weaver has been elevated to Head Coach after spending last season on staff as a Volunteer Assistant Coach and as Head Coach at Fairview H.S.

SUNY Morrisville: After spending last season as Interim Head Coach, Andrea Cofrin has had the interim tag removed in being tabbed as Head Coach for the 2023-24 season

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NCAA DIII…

St. Scholastica: Program alumnus Jason Kask has been hired as Men’s & Women’s Head Nordic Skiing Coach. He owns and operates Superior Performance and has worked for USA Triathlon’s High-Performance Department

NCAA DI…

Fairfield: Aidan Rahill has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role at Manhattanville (DIII) for one year, as well as an Academy Performance Analyst with the New York Red Bulls (MLS) for the last seven months

Iona: Adam Whitehead has been added as an Assistant Coach

Iona: Former Monroe (NJCAA) Assistant Coach Nol Serga has been added as an Assistant Coach

Iona: Sean McCarthy has been added as an Assistant Coach

Providence: Dominik Machado has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending the last three seasons in a similar role at Franklin Pierce (DII)

UCSB: Johnny Whallon has been hired as Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator after a decade as an Assistant Coach at Westmont (DII)

UCSB: Claine Plummer has been hired as Goalkeeper Coach after two decades coaching goalkeepers at all levels in and around Los Angeles, Calif., and most recently with the U.S. U14 & U19 teams

Wofford: Joey Guerrero has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DII…

Adams State: George Valenzuela has been added as an Assistant Coach

Alabama Huntsville: Tate Dean has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending the past year in the same role at Faulkner (NAIA)

Clayton State: Jonathan Mercado has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving an Assistant Coach for Providence Christian Academy, St. Pius X Catholic High School, and the Greater Atlanta Christian School

Clayton State: Ludvig Rhodin has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving last season in the same role at Davis & Elkins (DII)

Clayton State: Stephen Agyemang has been added as Director of Operations

Clayton State: Assistant Coaches Jordan Davis and Jonny Evans return to the team in a Technical Advisor capacity

McKendree: Erik Rajoy has been added as an Assistant Coach

McKendree: Jackson Schrum has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Anna Maria: Joseph Dincecco has been hired as the new Head Coach at working recently at Scholarbook and as part of the Lexington United Soccer Club

Augustana: Eric Stewart has been added as an Assistant Coach

Macalester: Oscar Campbell has been added as an Assistant Coach

McMurry: Sul Ross State (DII) Graduate Assistant and former soccer scholar-athlete Lorenzo Segura has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach

North Central: Kyle Clancy has been added as an Assistant Coach after coaching stints at Marietta (DIII), Knox (DIII) and Wisconsin-Whitewater (DIII)

North Georgia: Alex Wright has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach after coaching club soccer at the Lanier Soccer Association and Gwinnett Soccer Academy

St. Joseph’s Long Island: Robert Gomez has been added as Interim Head Coach

St. Olaf: Matthew Gibbons has been added as an Assistant Coach after playing professionally for Germania Eicherscheid and SV Breinig

Univ. of Rochester: Brian Wagstaff has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving in the same role with the men’s and women’s teams at SUNY Oneonta (DIII)

NAIA…

Cornerstone: Jeshua Boggs has been added as an Assistant Coach

Huston-Tillotson: Aaron Yancy has replaced Joshua Reyes as Head Coach

Mid-America Christian: Sven van den Oever has been added as an Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers Coach after spending the last three seasons as the program’s starting keeper

Mid-America Christian: Paolo Lopez has been added as an Assistant Coach/Varsity Reserve

Milligan: An Associate Professor of Business Administration, Dr. Shannon Hogan has also been added as Goalkeeper Coach

NWAC…

South Puget Sound: Joe Piper has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

Arkansas Pine Bluff: Jayme Selph has been added as an Assistant Coach

Northeastern: Having served on staff since June 2016, Alan Goggs has been elevated from Assistant to Associate Head Coach

San Diego: Sean Williams has been hired as Goalkeepers Coach after serving on the staff with the DMCV Sharks since 2018

Utah Tech: Former Trailblazers soccer player Juli Nield has rejoined the staff as an Assistant Coach. She previously served in the same role for three seasons after her playing career ended, helping the program to a 2009 Pacific West championship and a spot in the NCAA West Regionals

NCAA DII…

Central Oklahoma: After a quarter century in charge of the program, Head Coach Mike Cook has announced that the 2023 season will be his last as he plans to retire on May 31, 2024

Goldey-Beacom: Adam Zarr has been added as an Assistant Coach

Tampa: Trent Frederick has been hired as an Assistant Coach after spending the previous four seasons combined on staff at DII schools Eckerd, Saint Leo and Florida Southern

Texas A&M-International: Jovanny Macias has been hired as Head Coach after spending the last two years on staff as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

Rose-Hulman: Kacey Baker has been named an Assistant Coach after spending time as a Graduate Assistant Coach at Smith (DIII) and as Head Coach of the Boston Bolts West SC

Rutgers-Newark: Santiago Salme has been added as an Assistant Coach

Springfield: Brendon Boates has been hired as an Assistant Coach after most recently serving in the same role at Northeastern (DI)

NAIA…

Cornerstone: Dianne Strawser has been added as a Reserve/Assistant Coach

NJCAA…

Grand Rapids: Edis Maric has been added as an Assistant Coach

St. Charles: Dino Polimeropoulis has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DI…

Omaha: Former Missouri (DI) player Emma Raabe has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach after coaching at Omaha Marian and with the Nebraska Gold organization

Penn State: Following five seasons in charge of the Emory (DIII) program, Adrianna Baggetta has been hired by the Nittany Lions as an Assistant Coach

Texas: The Longhorns have added Pattie Ruth Taylor as an Assistant Coach after spending the last two seasons on staff at Lehigh (DI)

Utah Valley: On her third season with the program, Assistant Coach Sam Duran-Kukuk has been promoted to Associate Head Coach

NCAA DII…

Lees-McRae: Josh Bumgarner has been hired as Head Coach after serving in the same role for four years at Catawba Valley Community College (NJCAA)

Shippensburg: Three-time Shippensburg softball All-American Hannah Marsteller has been added as an Assistant Coach

Texas A&M-Kingsville: After serving as Interim head Coach for the majority of the 2023 campaign, Orlando Salinas has been hired as full-time Head Coach

NCAA DIII…

Capital: Former Ohio State (DI) player Anna Kirk has been chosen as Head Coach after stints on staff at her alma mater as a volunteer, at Muskingum (DIII), at Ashland (DII) and Bucknell (DI)

Defiance: After spending the last two seasons as an Assistant Coach at Purdue Northwest (DII), former Yellow Jackets player Jordan Osborne has been named Head Coach

Howard Payne: Valaree Reyes has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach after spending last year in the same role at Bethel College (KS) (NAIA)

Trinity (CT): Lena Springer has been appointed Head Coach after spending the past two seasons as Pitching Coach at UTEP (DI)
Tufts: Emily Piergustavo has been added as an Assistant Coach after completing her playing career at St. Bonaventure (DI)

NAIA…

Trinity (IL): Ellie Manderfeld has been hired as Head Coach after serving as a Graduate Assistant Coach at her alma mater, North Park (DIII), last spring

NJCAA…

Barton: Nicole Penny has been added as an Assistant Coach

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota: DJ Bennett has been added as an Assistant Coach

UT Southern: Murphy Davis has been hired as Head Coach after spending the last three seasons as the top Assistant Coach at Lee (DII)

NCAA DII…

Lee: Melissa Scannapiego has been hired as Head Cheer Coach replacing Jessica Frazier who worked with the squads for the past 20 years

Saint Augustine’s: SAU professor and former Fayetteville State Cheerleading Assistant Coach Lamont Sparrow as Director of the SAU Spirit Squad

NAIA…

Northwestern (IA): Michelle van Beek has been elevated to Assistant Cheer and Dance Coach after spending the last two seasons on staff as a Volunteer Assistant

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NCAA DII…

Findlay: Daniela Navarette Villegas has been added as a Men’s & Women’s assistant Coach following a stint as a Volunteer Coach at Lewis (DII)

Wingate: After 22 seasons in charge of the women’s team and coaching the men’s team since it was formed in 2005, Head Coach Kirk Sanocki is stepping down from his role

NCAA DIII…

Catholic: Following one season on staff with both programs as an Assistant Coach, John Bodden has been promoted to Men’s & Women’s Interim Head Coach

NCAA DII…

Findlay: Daniela Navarette Villegas has been added as a Men’s & Women’s assistant Coach following a stint as a Volunteer Coach at Lewis (DII)

Wingate: After 22 seasons in charge of the women’s team and coaching the men’s team since it was formed in 2005, Head Coach Kirk Sanocki is stepping down from his role

NCAA DIII…

Catholic: Following one season on staff with both programs as an Assistant Coach, John Bodden has been promoted to Men’s & Women’s Interim Head Coach

NCAA DII…

Lincoln Memorial: Abraham Lascari has been appointed as Head Women's and Men's Coach after serving in the same role at Union College-Kentucky (NAIA)

Lubbock Christian: Amber Hands has been hired as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach after completing her playing career at Newman (DII)

Lubbock Christian: Marcelo Mann is being promoted from Graduate Assistant to Men’s & Women’s Associate Head Coach

Mars Hill: Ryland Byrd has been hired as the new Men’s & Women’s Head Coach after serving as Assistant Coach and Interim head Coach at Emory & Henry (DII) from August 2021 to summer of 2023

NAIA…

Goshen: After serving on staff as Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach, Jon Bemisderfer has been elevated to Director of Tennis overseeing both programs

NCAA DI…

Charlotte: Jan Griga has been hired as an Assistant Coach after spending the last five seasons as Women’s Head Coach and since 2021 as Director of Tennis overseeing both the men’s & women’s programs at LIU (DI)

NCAA DII…

Lincoln Memorial: Abraham Lascari has been appointed as Head Men's & Women's Coach after serving in the same role at Union College-Kentucky (NAIA)

Mars Hill: Ryland Byrd has been hired as the new Men’s & Women’s Head Coach after serving as Assistant Coach and Interim head Coach at Emory & Henry (DII) from August 2021 to summer of 2023

NCAA DIII…

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps: After two seasons on staff as an Assistant Coach and consecutive national titles, Caitlin Bernard has been elevated to Associate Head Coach

Tufts: Jesus Lucart has been hired as an Assistant Coach after serving as Men’s & Women’s Head Coach at his alma mater Eastern Nazarene (DIII)

NAIA…

Montreat: Matt Nelson has been hired as the first Head Coach of the co-ed program after serving as a youth coach with Durango DEVO

NCAA DII…

D'Youville: On staff since February 2022, Head Women's Coach Jaime Snyder has added the role of Interim Head Men's Coach to her duties

Missouri S&T: After two years on staff as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach, Ryan Thompson has been named Men’s Head Coach effective immediately
Mount Olive: Alumnus Yigit Erkek has been hired as Head Coach after serving as a Graduate Assistant for the past two years at Jamestown (NAIA)

NCAA DIII…

Wheaton (MA): The school has announced that it will add men’s volleyball as the 26th varsity program with play set to begin with the 2025-26 academic year

NAIA…

Goshen: Jeff Phillips has been hired as Director of Volleyball (Men’s & Women’s Head Coach) overseeing both the men

NCAA DI…

Marist: Former Marist setter and Graduate Assistant McKinley Fox has been elevated to Assistant Coach after eight months on staff

Murray State: Volleyball Head Coach David Schwepker has been extended through the 2024 campaign

Saint Louis: Avery Clark has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DII…

Missouri S&T: After two years on staff as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach, Ryan Thompson has been named Men’s Head Coach effective immediately

Simon Fraser: Nora Marconato has been added as an Assistant Coach

NCAA DIII…

McMurry: Keetyn Davis has joined the staff as an Interim Assistant Coach after concluding her volleyball playing career at Midwestern State (DII) last fall

NAIA…

Campbellsville: Dustin Carrier has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as Head Coach of the Team KIWI Volleyball Club since 2017

College of Coastal Georgia: Vince Escobar has been added as an Assistant Coach

Goshen: Jeff Phillips has been hired as Director of Volleyball (Men’s & Women’s Head Coach) overseeing both the men’s & women’s programs after serving most recently as Head Coach at Wawasee H.S.

Huston-Tillotson: LaTonya Washington has replaced Joelle Mafo as Head Coach

Huston-Tillotson: Peter Cruz has been added as an Assistant Coach

Indiana Wesleyan: Former Indiana State (DI) outside hitter Taylor Shelton has been added as an Assistant Coach

Indiana Wesleyan: Lindsay Charles has been added as an Assistant Coach

Wiley: Obadiah Montgomery has been added as an Assistant Coach after spending last season in the same role at her alma mater Tougaloo (NAIA)

NJCAA…

Chandler-Gilbert: Molly Shahan-West has been added as an Assistant Coach

Dallas College-North Lake: Jordan Terrell and Madison Hand have been added as Assistant Coaches

Howard Community College: Audrey Scarello has been added as an Assistant Coach

Massasoit: Enrique Irizarry has been added as an Assistant Coach

Rochester Community and Technical: Former Volunteer Coach (2013) Rocky Xiong has been added as an Assistant Coach owning coaching experience with Rushford-Peterson Public Schools and with Junior Olympic Volleyball

NCAA DII…

McKendree: Alex Figueras has been hired as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach after coaching with the St. Louis Area Polo Club and as an Assistant Coach with the 2023 Junior Olympic Team

NCAA DII…

McKendree: Alex Figueras has been hired as a Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach after coaching with the St. Louis Area Polo Club and as an Assistant Coach with the 2023 Junior Olympic Team

NCAA DII…

Belmont Abbey: An Assistant Coach on staff since 2018 and Interim Head Coach since March, Randy DeAngelo has now been elevated to the Head Coach role on a permanent basis

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