Jason Rhine earns his first collegiate head coaching assignment, hired as Seattle Pacific's volleyball coach after seven years on the staff at Colorado Christian.
Abbie Wright is leaving Seattle Pacific after five seasons to become the associate head coach at Fresno State. Wright led the Falcons to a 65-61 overall record.
Kaiao Nahale-a is named Western Oregon's head volleyball coach after spending 2021 as the interim head coach at Lewis & Clark College. He was previously an assistant coach at former GNAC member Concordia.
The Alaska Anchorage junior right-side hitter is the GNAC's first volleyball Academic All-American since 2003. She helped lead the Seawolves to a return to the NCAA West Regional.
The Western Washington sophomore setter averaged nine assists per set and recorded six skills at the championship site as the Vikings advanced to the national semifinals.