We’ve got NCAA regionals announcer info, the NIVC quarterfinals continue, the NAIA has a champion that came back from a 13-6 fifth-set deficit, and the MasterCoaches.
But this edition of Volleyball Today begins with the coaching carousel.
Most notable was the resignation of NC State coach Luka Slabe, who is leaving after five seasons and the program’s first NCAA appearance since 2017.
Coaching carousel spins on
NC State had back-to-back news releases Tuesday, the first announcing that Luke Slabe had resigned after five seasons and then another 15 minutes later to reflect that Megan Wargo-Kearney, his associate head coach the past five years, would replace him.
“After the conclusion of the season, my family and I decided to take a different path, stepping away from collegiate athletics and looking for opportunities that would allow us to spend more time together as a family.” Slabe said in the first news release, that can be seen here.
Slabe, a Slovenian who played at BYU and played and coached professionally in Europe, was an assistant to Karch Kiraly when the USA women won gold in the Tokyo Olympics. Kiraly has since taken over the USA men’s national team and USA Volleyball has yet to hire his replacement.
Wargo-Kearney…
