LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) listed recruiting coordinator Tori Plugge as a 2021 Thirty Under 30 Award winner Monday morning.
The AVCA Thirty Under 30 award was created in 2009 honoring up-and-coming coaching talent at all levels of volleyball. All nominees had to be younger than 30 years of age in 2020 to qualify for the award. Below is the full list of the 2021 AVCA Thirty Under 30 Award recipients:
Amanda Alayon: Manhattanville College & Chelsea Piers, Division III Head Coach and Club Director
Jessica Aschenbrenner: University of Denver, Assistant Coach
Mike Becker: Illinois State University, Assistant Coach
Luke Bentley: William Penn University, NAIA Head Men's Coach
Kaylie Bergkamp: Andale High School, Head Coach
Courtney Bernstein: College of Mount Saint Vincent, Head Coach
Cody Braden: Ozark High School & THR33 Volleyball Academy, Assistant Coach and Club Director
Kellie Catanach Johnson: Duke University, Assistant Coach
Erika Chateau: Bay United Elite Volleyball Club & North Bay Haven Charter Academy, Club Director and Head Coach
Kathleen Colpoys: College of the Holy Cross, Head Coach
Rachel Corbelli: Austin Juniors Volleyball Club, Head Coach
Heather Edge: Sneads High School, Head Coach
Brian Failinger: Concordia University Irvine, Division II Assistant Beach Coach
Rachel Ferguson: Lipscomb University, Assistant Coach
Jordan Fish: Hill College, Head Coach
Lauren Flowers: Texas A&M Commerce, Assistant Coach
Remy Foeman: Ashland University, Assistant Coach
Drew Hargrave: Haverford College, Head Coach
Lauren Horton: Earlham College, Head Coach
Matt Houlihan: Bay to Bay Volleyball, Club Director
CJ Hunter: Triangle Volleyball Club, Head Coach and Club Administrator
Danielle Hutton: Woodland High School, Head Coach
Nicholas Jennings: Roncalli High School, Head Boy's Coach
JW Kieckhefer: Carthage College, Head Men's Coach
Shelby Morgan: Cedar Crest College, Head Coach
Kelly O'Connor: University of Nebraska-Omaha, Assistant Coach
Tori Plugge: Texas State, Assistant Coach
Marissa Prinzbach: Boston College, Assistant Coach
Garcia Ramser: Angelo State University, Assistant Coach
Keith Smith: Grand Canyon University, Assistant Men's Coach
Zach Weinberg: Tennessee Tech, Assistant Coach
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