Auburn hires Brent Crouch as volleyball coach
Auburn hires Brent Crouch as volleyball coach3 hours ago Auburn Athletics
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AUBURN, Ala.Brent Crouch, who has served as the head comment contacter mon collier prenom women's maty bague taille 48 volleyball coach at the University of Southern California the past two years, has been named Auburn's head coach, Director of Athletics Allen Greene announced Tuesday.
"We are excited to welcome Brent, his wife Marcy and sons Jonathan and William into the Auburn family. Brent is a well respected teacher, motivator and tactician which have guided him throughout his accomplished coaching career. Most importantly, we feel that Brent's code reduction pour mon collier prenom leadership will further enhance the Auburn experience for our student athletes. coque huawei We look forward to the development and growth of the Auburn volleyball program under Brent in the years to come."
In two seasons at maty bague de fiancailles USC, Crouch led the program to consecutive NCAA second round appearances, including a second place finish in the Pac 12, and a No. 21 ranking in the season's final AVCA poll in his first season on campus in 2018. mon collier prénom paris This past season, the Trojans were 18 14, while outside hitter Khalia Lanier became the fifth player in Pac 12 history to record bague or jaune et diamant occasion 2,000 kills and 1,000 digs in career.
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Under Crouch's tutelage, outside hitter Emilia Weske was tabbed to the Pac 12's All Freshman Team while middle blocker Jasmine Gross added All Pac 12 honors.
"The first words Allen Greene spoke when I asked him what makes Auburn special were, with no hesitation, 'The Auburn Family. coque iphone It's a real thing here,'" Crouch said. "Over the past several weeks achat bague or femme of getting to know Auburn and the athletic department, I came to learn some of what he meant. maty bague marquise This is an elite mon collier prenomtrackid=sp-006 athletic program, and yet it is as warm, hospitable and passionate as any place I have been. coque iphone From the beginning, Brant Ust and his wife Jessica, Joy Vrbka, and Allen and Christy Greene made my wife Marcy mon collier prenom reduction and I feel right at home. A heartfelt thanks to each of them. I can't wait to experience the full mon collier prenom femme force of the Auburn Family at the next competition on campus."
Prior to arriving at Troy, Crouch was the 2016 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year. coque huawei coque iphone 11 He inherited a winless Portland program and within two seasons guided the Pilots to their winningest season in 25 years. coque samsung coque iphone 6 Crouch first took over at Portland in 2014 after the Pilots went 0 27 the previous season. After going 7 23 in his debut season, he guided the Pilots to a 16 15 mark in 2015 (its most victories since 1991) and then improved upon that in 2016 with a 17 13 mark. iphone 11 case His 2017 team, which was hampered by injuries, was 15 15, with five losses coming in five set matches. coque huawei His overall four year record at Portland was 55 maty bague tourmaline 66.
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"Volleyball in the SEC is on the rise, and it is only a matter of time before it leads the country," Crouch said. iphone 11 case "I wish bague or want to be at the forefront of that growth. Auburn volleyball is ready to take off, and I'm excited to partner with the department to ensure this happens. coque iphone Once I knew I was aligned with the core values, mission and the specific vision of volleyball prix bague or jaune 750 at Auburn outlined by Allen Greene, it was a simple decision to come on board. coque iphone The Auburn family is going to see a volleyball program playing a fast, aggressive style of volleyball and to continue to develop young student athletes at the highest level on and off the court. I expect us to be earning a bid to the NCAA tournament very soon, and I know our athletes are up for that challenge. coque iphone coque samsung It's a great time to be an Auburn Tiger!"
Crouch arrived at Portland after four seasons (2010 13) at Saint Mary's College, where he was an assistant with the indoor program bon de reduction mon collier prenom and head coach of the beach team.
During his time at SMC, the Gaels' indoor team went 73 40 overall, finished in the top three in the WCC standings each frais de port gratuit mon collier prenom season by winning 73.4 percent of its league matches (47 17) and earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament in 2012, advancing to the second round. coque iphone Besides being involved in the team's offense maty bague taille 62 femme and defense, recruiting, scouting, practice planning, statistical and video analysis and scheduling, he provided academic support, as he mentored several WCC All Academic honorees and helped the team to the athletic department's highest grade point average, an NCAA Public Recognition Award, and code promotionnel mon collier prénom an AVCA academic award.
Crouch also coached the inaugural Saint Mary's beach team in 2013, guiding the Gaels to an 8 2 record, the best mark among all Northern California teams, as well as a No. coque iphone 5 9 national ranking and a bid to the AVCA national championship for the program's top pairs team.
Crouch played for Texas A club team from 1993 to 1997.