Associate Head Coach Evan Amstutz Named Head Coach at Austin Peay
12/5/2024 11:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
NACOGDOCHES, Texas- Associate Head Coach Evan Amstutz was named the 10th Head Volleyball Coach at Austin Peay Wednesday morning.
In five seasons at SFA, Amstutz has helped the Ladyjacks to a 120-34 (.779) overall record and a 78-18 (.813) record during his three seasons since being promoted to associate head coach. With Amstutz on staff, SFA won the 2022 Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and the 2023 WAC Regular-Season Championship, advancing to the NCAA Tournament as an automatic qualifier in 2022 and as an at-large for the first time in program history in 2023. Amstutz also helped the Ladyjacks win the 2020 Southland Conference Championship.
In five seasons, Amstutz mentored 16 all-conference selections, including four First Team All-WAC and four First Team All-SLC players. Amstutz also helped Ielan Bradley earn 2023 WAC Player of the Year honors, while Haley Hoang was named the 2022 WAC Libero of the Year and Katherine Holtman was named 2024 SLC Freshman of the Year. In addition, Bradley was named to the AVCA Southwest All-Region Honorable Mention Team in 2022 and 2024 and was an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention in 2023.
"I am really excited for Evan," said Head Coach Debbie Humphreys "He has earned this opportunity and he will have tremendous success as a head coach. I appreciate all that he has done for SFA during his 5 seasons with our program."
Madi Wilkerson will be promoted to Associate Head Coach for indoor volleyball and Rachel Calderón will be named interim Head Beach Volleyball Coach.
"Madi has proven herself to be hardworking, trustworthy, organized and extremely capable during her time at SFA," Coach Humphreys said "I look forward to continue working with her in her new role as Associate Head Coach."
In five seasons at SFA, Amstutz has helped the Ladyjacks to a 120-34 (.779) overall record and a 78-18 (.813) record during his three seasons since being promoted to associate head coach. With Amstutz on staff, SFA won the 2022 Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and the 2023 WAC Regular-Season Championship, advancing to the NCAA Tournament as an automatic qualifier in 2022 and as an at-large for the first time in program history in 2023. Amstutz also helped the Ladyjacks win the 2020 Southland Conference Championship.
In five seasons, Amstutz mentored 16 all-conference selections, including four First Team All-WAC and four First Team All-SLC players. Amstutz also helped Ielan Bradley earn 2023 WAC Player of the Year honors, while Haley Hoang was named the 2022 WAC Libero of the Year and Katherine Holtman was named 2024 SLC Freshman of the Year. In addition, Bradley was named to the AVCA Southwest All-Region Honorable Mention Team in 2022 and 2024 and was an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention in 2023.
"I am really excited for Evan," said Head Coach Debbie Humphreys "He has earned this opportunity and he will have tremendous success as a head coach. I appreciate all that he has done for SFA during his 5 seasons with our program."
Madi Wilkerson will be promoted to Associate Head Coach for indoor volleyball and Rachel Calderón will be named interim Head Beach Volleyball Coach.
"Madi has proven herself to be hardworking, trustworthy, organized and extremely capable during her time at SFA," Coach Humphreys said "I look forward to continue working with her in her new role as Associate Head Coach."
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