Central Michigan University Athletics
Zelenock Among AVCA's "Thirty Under 30"
2/10/2010 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Central Michigan volleyball associate head coach Dave Zelenock was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association's "Thirty Under 30" list earlier this week.
The award was created in 2009 to honor thirty of the up-and-coming volleyball coaches under 30 years old in the sport at all levels of the game. A nomination period was held in the fall, with the requirement that the nominees had to be younger than 30 years old in 2010.
“Dave is one of the great coaching minds coming up through the ranks," CMU head coach Erik Olson said. "He makes our program better daily in every facet. He is greatly valued and will make a great head coach one day."
Of the thirty recipients, 19 are assistant coaches and 11 are head coaches. Nine are NCAA Division II women's coaches, eight are NCAA Division I women's coaches, three are NCAA Division III women's coaches, three coach NCAA Division I-II men, two are from Two-Year Colleges, two are club coaches and one is a high school girl's coach.
Zelenock was the only coach from the Mid-American Conference honored.
AVCA Thirty Under 30 Award Recipients (Alphabetical Order)
Lisa Axel, Assistant Coach
Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO (NCAA Division II)
Jake Beiter, Head Coach
Medaille College, Buffalo, NY (NCAA Division III)
Jason Bibler, Graduate Assistant Coach
Angelo State, San Angelo, TX (NCAA Division II)
Laura Bindon, Assistant Coach
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI (NCAA Division III)
Casey Dale, Head Coach
Transylvania University, Lexington, KY (NCAA Division III)
Doug English, Assistant Coach
George Washington University, Washington, DC (NCAA Division I)
Christopher Feliciano, Head Coach
Atlantic Valley Volleyball Club, Westfield, NJ (Club)
Jim Finn, Associate Head Coach
St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA (NAIA)
Kristi Fiorillo, Assistant Coach
University of Tennessee Martin, Martin, TN (NCAA Division I)
Mike Gawlik, Assistant Coach
Michigan State University, Lansing, MI (NCAA Division I)
Kandice Kelly, Assistant Coach
University of Montana, Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I)
David Hunt, Assistant Coach
Pepperdine University (Men), Malibu, CA (NCAA Division I-II)
Laura Kuhn, Assistant Coach
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (NCAA Division I)
Danielle MacKnight , Head Coach
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY (NCAA Division II)
Giovana Melo, Head Coach
Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff, NE (NJCAA Division I)
Kelly Morrisroe, Assistant Coach
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL (NCAA Division II)
George Mulry, Head Coach
Longmeadow High School, Longmeadow, MA (High School)
Jonathan Newman-Gonchar, Assistant Coach
UC San Diego, San Diego, CA (NCAA Division II)
Ashley Pederson-Buckley, Head Coach
Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD (NCAA Division II)
Michelle Piantadosi, Assistant Coach
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL (NCAA Division II)
Barrett Schitka, Head Coach and Program Coordinator
Kitchener-Waterloo Predators Volleyball Club (Boys and Girls), Ontario, Canada (Club)
Matt Shubin, Assistant Coach, Club Director
Cal State Northridge (Men) / Achieve Volleyball Club, West Hills, CA (NCAA Division I-II/Club)
Flavia Siqueira, Head Coach
Northwest College, Powell, WY (NJCAA Division I)
Sarah Smith, Head Coach
Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV (NCAA Division II)
Kari Thompson, Assistant Coach
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I)
Tabitha Turner, Head Coach
University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL (NCAA Division II)
Erin Virtue, Assistant Coach
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (NCAA Division I)
J.T. Wenger, Assistant Coach
UCLA (Men) / Palisades Volleyball Club, Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Division I-II/Club)
Jamie Wozniak, Assistant Coach
University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI (NAIA)
Dave Zelenock, Associate Head Coach
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI (NCAA Division I)
