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JONAH
CARSON
Head Coach - Men's Volleyball
Coaching Record: 14-10; 4-1 NCAA DIII
(4th year)
Phone: (831) 459-5982
Fax: (831) 459-4070
Email: mensvb@ucsc.edu
UC Santa Cruz
welcomes Jonah Carson back for his fourth year as the Head Men's volleyball
coach.
The 2007 season
was an excellent one for Carson and the Slugs. The team earned a #2 ranking
in the CSTV/AVCA Division III Men's Top 15 Coaches Poll for 11 straight
weeks and garnered a 7-2 record against DIII opponents. During the season
the team was 13-1. In addition, Tyler Hinz was named Sports Imports/AVCA
Division III Men's National Player of the Week while Bryan Shires earned
All-American Honors.
In 2006, the Slugs attended
the Molten DIII Championships and finished the season with a #4 ranking
in the AVCA D-III poll. UC Santa Cruz players Tyler Madden and Matt Reynolds
were named to the Molten All-Tournament Team.
In Carson's first year, 2005,
the Slugs finished the season ranked #8 in the AVCA D-III poll with a
14-10 record. The team earned a 4-1 NCAA D-III record and seven weeks
in the top 5 of AVCA poll.
Before taking the helm at UC
Santa Cruz, Carson coached the successful Aptos High School Mariners,
Aptos, CA.In three seasons at Aptos, the Mariners twice finished t-5th
in the Central Coast Section and placed 2nd in 2004. During
three years coaching, Carson was named Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League
Coach of the Year three times and coached three S.C.C.A.L. players of
the year. He finished coaching and teaching at Aptos (86-26, 3
years) in 2005.
Carson has also served as the
assistant coach for the men's and women's teams at UC Santa Cruz as well
as the women's team assistant at Austin College, Sherman, TX.
Carson played at UC Santa Cruz
for four years. He holds both a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and a Masters
in Teaching from UC Santa Cruz. He currently teaches English at Aptos
High School and is the lead coach, coaching the 18-1's, with Bay-to-Bay
Volleyball Club.
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