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-5^th in the Central Coast Section and placed 2^nd 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.