We're really excited to present to you a nice collection of new and familiar faces for the 2018-19 club season. Our coaches and directors have a rich and diverse background in coaching and playing volleyball and other sports. We look forward to collectively helping your daughters reach the goals they've set forth for the 2018-19 club season.
As always, coaching placements are subject to change up through the completion of tryouts.
Griffin Linehan
12 Blue - Head Coach
Hometown: Dayton, OH
High School: Northmont HS
College: University of Dayton
Years Coaching: 7
Keys to Success:
"Be Smart!"
Kayleigh Grippa
12 Blue - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Dayton, OH
High School: Bishop Fenwick
College: Miami University
Years Coaching: 3 yrs.
Keys to Success: "Every rally is a new opportunity."
Kali Mizen
13 Blue - Head Coach
Hometown: Bowling Green, OH
High School: Elmwood HS
College: BGSU
Years Coaching: 4
Keys to Success:
"Confidence is key!"
Abby Beneke
13 Blue - Assistant Coach
Hometown: West Alexandria, OH
High School: Twin Valley South
College: The Modern College of Design
Years Coaching: 2
Keys to Success:
"Attitude is everything!"
Beatriz Ortega-Estrada
13 Gold - Head Coach
Hometown: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
High School: Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy, Florida
College: Florida Gulf Coast University
Years Coaching: 6 years
Keys to Success:
I’ve always been confident in my decisions, accepted when I was wrong, and respected myself as I respect others. Never quit when outcome became hard and looked at the good things in life that got me to were I stand today. I continue to push myself everyday to make myself and others great and see the future as somewhere I wanna be.
April Snyder
13 Gold - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Pueblo, CO
High School: Parkhill Christian Academy
College: Colorado State University Pueblo
Years Coaching: 1
Keys to Success:
"Teammwork and having a good attitude. "
Ryanna Blair
13 White - Head Coach
Hometown: Saint Paris, OH
High School: Grahm HS
College: Cedarville University
Years Coaching: 2
Keys to Success:
"Teamwork!"
Kaylee Nawman
13 White - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Springfield, OH
High School: Shawnee HS
College: Urbana University
Years Coaching: 1
Keys to Success:
"Communication!"
Allison Donley
13 Black - Head Coach
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
High School: Radford HS & Alconbury HS
College: Missouri Valley & Sinclair
Years Coaching: 1
Keys to Success:
"Communication!"
Shelley Michnoff
13 Black - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Warrenton, VA
High School: Fauquier HS
College: AMU
Years Coaching: 7
Keys to Success:
"Coaching and communication."
Matt Wilcox
14 Blue - Head Coach
Hometown: Dayton, OH
High School: Meadowdale HS
College: Wilmington University & ITT Tech
Years Coaching: 1
Keys to Success:
"Your success is in direct proportion to what you do after you have done what you're expected to do!"
Olivia Wireman
14 Blue - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Beavercreek, OH
High School: Dayton Christian
College: Ohio Christian
Dayton Juniors alum and former setter at Ohio Christian University
Years Coaching: 3
Keys to Success:
"Teamwork!"
Bethany Artz
14 Gold - Head Coach
Hometown: Bethel Township
High School: Bethel High School
College: Urbana University- Dual Bachelors of Science Psychology and Sociology. Wright state university- masters of science in clinical mental health counseling
Years Coaching 13 years, 19 total years at dayton juniors
Leah Warner
14 Gold - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Bethel Township
High School: Bethel High School
College: University of Dayton
Years Coaching: 4
Keys to Success: Mental toughness. Volleyball is one of the most mentally taxing sports because when you make a mistake, there's no way to run away from it! Athletes need to be able to refocus and move on quickly in order to be successful.
Gerry Oglesbee
14 White - Head Coach
Hometown: Xenia, OH
High School: Miamisburg HS
College: Wright State
Years Coaching: 6
Keys to Success:
"Importance on team aspect!"
Emily Oglesbee
14 White - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Centerville, OH
High School: Centerville HS
College: scholarship to play @ Lewis University. Currently Senior at Wright State
Years Coaching: 2 years w/Dayton Jrs
Playing Experience: 7 years school & club, 1 year college
Keys to Success: Hit the floor and give all you got for your team.
Chad Valerio
14 Black - Head Coach
Hometown: Beavercreek, OH
High School: Beavercreek HS
College: Sinclair and ITT Tech
Years Coaching: 1
Keys to Success:
"Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect."
Megan Cain
14 Black - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Xenia, OH
High School: Xenia HS
College: Sinclair
Years Coaching: 2
Keys to Success:
"Teamwork!"
Kelsey Frisby
14 Red - Head Coach
Hometown: Kettering, OH
High School: Fairmont HS
College: University of Dayton
Years Coaching: 1
Keys to Success:
"Teamwork!"
Maura Hill
14 Red - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Kettering, OH
High School: Fairmont HS
College: Sinclair
Years Coaching: 1
Keys to Success:
"Teamwork and communication!"
Brooke Mintkenbaugh
15 Blue - Head Coach
Hometown: Florence, KY
High School: Tri-Village
College: Indiana University East
Years Coaching: 4
Keys to Success:
"Play hard!"
Rafael Carbonell
15 Blue - Assistant Coach
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
High School: San Ignacio de Loyola
College: University of Dayton
Years Coaching: 2 years
Keys to Success: "You need to want to do it.. before you can get good at it."
Trent Kline
15 Gold - Head Coach
Hometown: Beavercreek, OH
High School: Beavercreek HS
College: University of Cincinnati
Years Coaching: 3
Keys to Success:
"Communication!"
Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
15 Gold - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
High School: Sunnyslope HS
College: Xavier & Georgetown
Years Coaching: 1
Keys to Success:
"Teamwork!"
Rob Hays
15 White - Head Coach
Hometown: Centerville, OH
High School: Bangor HS
College: University of Maine & Wright State
Years Coaching: 23
Keys to Success:
"Win or lose, we're singing on the bus!"
Sarah Sercu
15 White - Assistant Coach
Hometown: West Carrollton, OH
High School: West Carrollton HS
College: University of Dayton
Years Coaching: 4
Keys to Success:
"Patience!"
Jennifer Gaver
15 Black - Head Coach
Hometown: Urbana, OH
High School: Urbana HS
College: Urbana
Years Coaching: 3
Keys to Success:
"Staying positive. Positivity."
15 Black - Assistant Coach
Hometown:
High School:
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Playing Experience:
Keys to Success:
Derek Benson
16 Blue - Head Coach
Hometown: Fairborn, OH
High School: Fairborn HS
College: Wright State & Ashford University
Years Coaching: 9th season w/ Blue team at Dayton Jrs
Keys to Success: The smartest team wins in this sport; not the biggest or hardest hitting. We put a big emphasis on strategy in our coaching style.
Emily Benson
16 Blue - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Pataskala, OH
High School: Watkins Memorial HS
College: Wright State & Ashford University
Years Coaching: 9th season w/ Blue team at Dayton Jrs
Keys to Success: Aggressive serving, taking care of the ball and working smarter, not harder.
Mitch Wheeler
16 Gold - Head Coach
Hometown: Miamisburg, OH
High School: Miamisburg HS
College: Sinclair
Years Coaching: 9 - many w/ Dayton Jrs
Keys to Success: "Everything has a purpose"
Coree Wheeler
16 Gold - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Miamisburg, OH
High School: Miamisburg HS
College: Miami University (Played for MU Middletown campus)
Years Coaching: 4
Keys to Success: Patience
Wayne Loughman
16 White - Head Coach
Hometown: Tipp City, OH
High School: Miami East HS
College: Edison, Sinclair & Wright State University
Years Coaching: 16
Keys to Success: "Being Patient"
Jackie Ontiveros
16 White - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Tipp City, OH
High School: Bethel High School & MVCTC
College: NA
Years Coaching: 3
Keys to Success: "Don't ever give up, you can accomplish anything that you set your mind too."
Chris Michnoff
17 Blue - Head Coach
Hometown: Clermont, FL
High School: Homeschool
College: AMU
Years Coaching: 7
Over 20 yrs. experience org. competitive leagues. OH, Setter
Keys to Success: "Communication"
Shelley Michnoff
17 Blue - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Warrenton, VA
High School: Fauquier HS
College: AMU
Years Coaching: 7
Keys to Success:
"Coaching and communication."
Cathy Cory
17 Gold - Head Coach
Hometown: Springfield, OH
High School: Springfield Shawnee
College: Muskingum & College of Mount St. Joseph
Years Coaching: 14
Keys to Success: "To love the game"
Kayla Anderson
17 Gold- Assistant Coach
Hometown: Dayton, OH
High School: Archbishop Alter HS
College: Wright State University
Years Coaching: 5
Keys to Success: Believe in Yourself. If you are willing to do the work you can achieve more than you could imagine.
Kerry Desmond
18 Blue - Head Coach
Hometown: Chicago, IL
High School: Montini Catholic
College: University of Dayton
Years Coaching: 1 year
Keys to Success: "Confidence is Key"
Soham Dave
18 Blue - Assistant Coach
Hometown: Hoffman Estates, IL
High School: Schaumburg High School
College: Wright State
Volleyball Experience: Wright State Women's Volleyball Manager. NCAA Men's Volleyball Player at Keuka College.
Keys to Success: Have confidence in yourself and your teammates. Also, it's important to get good grades in school.
