Addysen Alvis

I am the assistant volleyball coach at Loras College an NCAA Division III University located in Dubuque, Iowa.

Merry Graf has been the head women's volleyball coach at Webster University for 25 seasons. The Gorloks have won the SLIAC Tournament eight times automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships those eight years. In addition to her coaching role, she is the Assistant Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator at Webster. Webster was awarded the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award 18 times during Graf's tenure. Coach Graf has been named the SLIAC Coach of the Year four times and has compiling a stellar 301-73 (.804) record in the SLIAC. Graf has over 500 collegiate wins overall and has a record of 445-287 (.607) guiding the Gorloks. She has coached 94 SLIAC All-Conference players, seven SLIAC Newcomers of the Year, eight Defensive Players of the Year, five SLIAC Players of the Year, three All Region and an AVCA All-American. Prior to Webster, Graf spent five seasons as the head volleyball coach at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.  Graf has coached grade school, high school and USA Juniors volleyball teams in the area as well. She graduated from Millikin University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications and earned a Master of Education in Kinesiology from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. She is also a USA Volleyball Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) Level II Coach. Graf was a standout collegiate athlete in softball and volleyball, earning the Millikin University's Best Blocker Award for volleyball and setting a record for most hits in a game with 5 for softball.

Coach Ryan Young Enters 12th season with the Tritons program, including 11th as head coach in 2021 after serving as an assistant coach for one year.In 10 seasons at the helm of the program, he is 180-113 (.614). COACHING HONORS2019 GLVC Coach of the Year COACHING HIGHLIGHTSHis teams have had winning records in seven of 10 seasons, while nine of 10 have earned a spot in the GLVC Tournament, including the 2019 team, which played in the programs first championship match.2020 team posted a 16-3 record in a shortened COVID season, which included three wins over ranked teams and the GLVC Central Division regular season title. UMSL itself earned a program-high national ranking of No. 6 and spent 13 weeks of the season nationally ranked, with 10 of those weeks in the top 10.2019 team posted a 29-5 record, the most wins since 1991, and earned a spot in NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010.2017 team posted a 22-8 record, the programs most wins since 2008 after beginning the year with a 9-1 record, the best start since 19872016 team went 6-1 in five-set matches and rallied from an 0-2 deficit three times en route to finishing 18-12Team was 19-9 in first season in 2011, including 13-5 in GLVC, good for second place in West Division standingsAs an assistant in 2010, team went 20-9 with the programs first NCAA Tournament berth since 1995. Tritons also spent nine weeks in the AVCA Division II Coaches Poll, debuting September 13 at No. 25, marking the first national ranking for the program since 1993. reached a high ranking of No. 19 and went 2-3 against teams ranked in the Top 25 during the regular season, including victories over then No. 15 Truman State (3-0) and then No. 8 Lewis (3-0). ATHLETE HONORS4 All-AmericansPrograms first in Chelsea Burkle in 2013Charlotte Richards was a second team selection in 2019GLVC Player of the Year (2020 Charlotte Richards)GLVC Libero of the Year (2019 Megan Woll)18 All-GLVC selections5 All-Region selectionsAcademic All-American (2017 Danielle Waedekin, first team)