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hannah barberThis is Hannah’s sixth year coaching for AEV. Hannah has been playing and been involved in the sport of volleyball for 19 years. She played for Amarillo Elite Volleyball for three years prior to graduating from Borger High School in 2015. During her time playing in high school, Hannah received All-district awards two years in a row and was Defensive Player of the Year in 2014. She is currently studying to become an English Teacher and Coach so that she can pursue her passion of helping youth fulfill their full potential in school and life. Hannah is happy to be involved in the organization that helped fuel her passion for volleyball.
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krista caldwellThis is Krista’s third year of coaching club for AEV. Krista was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas and has played/been involved with the sport of volleyball for over 14 years. She played volleyball for a year at Amarillo High School and then continued to play club volleyball through her 17’s season with AEV. In high school, Krista also played on the varsity golf team.
After high school, Krista attended WTAMU and received her BS in Biology and then continued on to TTUHSC where she earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Krista currently works at BSA Outpatient Therapy Services as a physical therapist. “After finally finishing up with school, I knew I wanted to begin coaching volleyball for AEV because of the amazing coaches I had, the relationships I built during my time as a player, and the life lessons the game taught me which helped shape me into the person I am today. I am so excited to begin this upcoming season and share my love of volleyball with the next generation!!” |
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LAUREN DESANTIAGOLauren DeSantiago will graduate from SWOSU in May with her Bachelor’s of Science in Education and is pursuing her Masters in Health and Physical Education. She will start student teaching in January in Amarillo and plans to get a job teaching PE or coaching school volleyball while teaching Health or PE. Lauren was a Randall High School Lady Raider as a ds/libero. She played with AEV her 17s and 18s seasons as a ds/libero. Lauren currently attends SWOSU as a Senior Libero/DS. Both her Career and Match High Digs in a single match is 36. Lauren ranked 2nd in Digs in a 4 set match with 36, averaged 4.81 digs/set in conference 2022. She led the team in Digs in 2022 with 357 and was Academic All Conference 2022 and 2023!
Lauren has club experience in Oklahoma and looks forward to coaching club this season back in TEXAS! |
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Caitlin DoyleCaitlin played volleyball for Tascosa High School from 2002-2006. She played collegiate volleyball at ENMU in Portales, NM from 2006-2009 earning All-conference honors. Caitlin holds the record at ENMU for most digs in a season as well as in a career. After graduation, Caitlin served as the WT graduate assistant for volleyball from 2011-2013. She has coached club for over decade including clubs in Amarillo, San Antonio and Oklahoma City. “I’m am excited to start my 5th year of coaching for AEV!”
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taryn fraleyI have been coaching club volleyball going on seven years with five of those years coaching with AEV. I am homegrown from Borger, Texas married to my husband Asa Fraley for 20 years. We have two children Keira 16 years old who is active in club volleyball and Kamden 12 years old who plays football and baseball. I began playing volleyball in third grade and played through high school. I have a passion for coaching and playing volleyball and am honored to share my passion for the game with these young talented ladies. Let’s GO!
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laura gastonMy name is Laura Gaston, this is my first year as a coach at AEV and will be assistant coaching the 16s. I was born and raised near Cincinnati, OH and grew up playing basketball and volleyball. I attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, where I played all four years as a Middle Blocker/Right side. After graduating, I was hired at BJU as an assistant coach and was there for three years. During my time as a player and coach, my team accrued 7 Regional titles and 5 National titles. I also head coached a year of club and was a certified referee official. I moved to Amarillo a year ago when I started the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. I am passionate about teaching and coaching the next generation and excited to be a part of AEV!
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jaycee georgeThis is Jaycee’s fourth year coaching for AEV. Jaycee played 2 years with AEV before playing on the first Inaugural volleyball team at Amarillo College where she played as a right side. She has played volleyball for 12 years now. She played as a middle at San Jacinto Christian Academy on varsity all 4 years of high school. She was named First Team All District her junior and senior year. She is currently a student at West Texas A&M University as a marketing major.
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shaynna goldstonShaynna was a 3-year letterman for Dumas High School under Coach Jack Wilson. State Semifinalist in 1994, All-Tournament Selection 3 times in 1995, All-District First Team in 1995. In college, she was a 2-year letterman for McMurry University under Coach Cammie Petree. ASC Conference Champions in 1997 first time in school history. Perfect conference game record of 36-0 in 1997. All-Conference Honorable Mention in 1997. Academic All-Conference in 1997. She played for the Amarillo JO’s club volleyball and AAU club basketball. Shaynna is married and has 2 children. She has coached for AEV over the past 15 years. Shaynna is also one of our AEV Board of Directors. Shaynna we appreciate all you do for AEV in Borger and serving on our board.
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KIRSTLYN GRIEGOKirstlyn Griego has been involved with volleyball for 7 years. She played club and school volleyball. She attended Tascosa High School where she played volleyball, as well as golf. She turned her focus to academics and graduated high school a year early. She is currently attending her third year at West Texas A&M, working towards a masters in accounting. Kirstlyn looks forward to sharing her passion of volleyball to everyone around her!
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OLIVIA HURNESOlivia Hurnes is a Caprock High School graduate ‘23. She was a Varsity Middie Blocker #7 all 4 years of high school. Olivia’s high school honors and accolades are:
• First Team All-District • All District Honorable Mention • Academic All-District • All star player -Volleyball tournament • Top 15 players to watch in the Texas Panhandle 2020, 2021, & 2022 Olivia attends Amarillo College and plays for the AC Badgers - current #14. Liv is an Education Major planing to teach and coach in the near future. Liv was on the Spring ‘24 Deans List. Liv played for AEV for 4 years as a Middle-blocker and Outside hitter. She assisted last season with the AEV 161s and took them to USAV Nationals. Liv can’t wait for another exciting season! She is an outstanding asset to our AEV family! |
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caitlin lambersonThis is Caitlin’s 9th year to coach for AEV, but she has been a part of the AEV family since she was 13 years old. Caitlin played for AEV for 6 years and went to Nationals 5 out of those 6 years. She graduated high school from Amarillo High in 2010 as a dual-sport athlete. She helped win two 5A volleyball state championships in 2008 and 2009, as well as played varsity basketball for three years. Caitlin played Division II college volleyball for Midwestern State University, as a middle blocker. She was a starter all 4 years, and a team captain her last two seasons. Caitlin graduated in 2014 with a degree in Exercise Physiology and went on to earn her master’s degree in Sports Management from West Texas A&M University in 2016. This is Caitlin’s 8th year working at WTAMU in Academic Technology as a Multimedia Production Manager. She was married to her husband, Stephan Lamberson, in 2016, so they are working on their 7th year of marriage! “Our daughter and biggest blessing, Reagan, was born in November of 2020. We love being parents and watching our girl learn and grow. I’m hoping she loves volleyball as much as I do!”
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larami lancasterThis is Larami’s third year of coaching club volleyball for AEV. Larami is no stranger to AEV, her older sister Stormi and her played several seasons with AEV. Larami was a named 3x TGCA All-State, 3x District MVP & District Newcomer of the Year at Fort Elliott. After graduating high school, she went on to play one semester at Vernon College as an OH where she was named an All-NTJC Athletic Conference Selection and Conference Newcomer of the Year. Larami then transferred to WTAMU as a RS and to continue her education. She received her BBA and MBA with an emphasis in management. Larami currently works at Golden Spread Electric Cooperative. After stepping away from the game for a couple years, Larami decided she wanted to be more involved with the game that taught her so much. “The Lord has used coaches and the game of volleyball to bless my life beyond imaginable. I’m beyond excited to finally give back to the volleyball family!”
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jana lantzMy name is Jana Lantz. I have had 6 years experience coaching volleyball and love it! I have a passion for teaching kids, I love seeing them grow in the game and be great team players. This will be my first year coaching AEV. I am looking forward to a great season with an excellent club.
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terry and renee lichtieTerry and Renee have 24 years of coaching experience. They have made 4 trips to USA Nationals and 1 to AAU Nationals. “We love to teach kids and promote the game of volleyball.” This will make Terry and Renee’s 9th year with AEV! Terry has retired from the Amarillo Police Department, after 40 years of service. Renee has been a therapist for 22 years in Dumas. They have 3 married children and 8 grandchildren, whom they love very much! We are blessed to have these two in our program!
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kaylie luceroThis is Kaylie's first year coaching at AEV. Kaylie played on the Borger High varsity volleyball team and played two years at Frank Phillips College as a defensive specialist. Kaylie has two children, Morgan, a junior at Sanford Fritch who plays on the AEV 18's Borger team, and William is a 7th grader. Kaylie has been married for 18 years. She is looking forward to this club season!
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ALLI MERSHONMy name is Alli Mershon and I have been playing volleyball with AEV for 7 years. I played both middle school and high school volleyball for 2 years each. I play as a DS/Libero. My goal is to play college volleyball. I hope to continue my education and receive my masters and become a trauma therapist with a major in psychology. I am a 3 semester superintendent scholar, letter in academics, and National Honor Society. I attend Journey Church where I also assist with the children and youth programs. I will be coaching this year with the AEV 12s and hope to help them grow and share my love for volleyball!
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RYLEE ORICKMy name is Rylee Orick and I have been playing volleyball for 7 years. I played AEV for 6 years, Tascosa Volleyball for 2 years and Kids Inc my very first year. I have played all positions but specialized in setting and DS. West Texas is my dream to finish my Animal Science career. I attend More Church and have been there my whole life. I also help in the nursery with the little kids. I am a big book worm and my favorite author is Colleen Hoover. I look forward to coaching with the AEV 12's this season and sharing my experience and passion for the game!
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juan pachecoThis is Juan's 5th year coaching with AEV. He graduated from Caprock high school where he played varsity tennis for all 4 years. As Team Captain, Juan helped Caprock reach postseason playoffs for the first time in school history. He graduated with an Associates in Business Administration from Amarillo College in 2018 and is currently work as a QA Lab Technician in Food Safety.
Juan has always loved the sport of volleyball but didn’t start playing until he graduated in 2016 and haven’t stopped since. Juan began coaching with AEV in 2017, and he couldn’t imagine calling any other program home. |
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jenni parksJenni played volleyball for Randall High School from 1995-1997 and played club from 1991-1998. She has coached club for 10+ years. Took a few years break for family and have been back coaching for AEV since 2017.
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addy pattersonAddy played at Highland Park in Amarillo on varsity all 4 years and played for AEV all 4 years. She went to college at WT and majored in Education. This is Addy's 5th season coaching for AEV. She is currently a 6th grade reading teacher.
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Esther QuinonesThis is Esther’s second year to coach for AEV. Esther has been playing and involved in the sport of volleyball for six years. She played for Amarillo Elite Volleyball for five years prior to graduating from Borger High School in 2024. Durning her time playing she received All-district awards two years in a row, and three times Amarillo Global Super Team. While in High School Esther was also a part of the Borger varsity soccer team all four years, where she also received All-district awards three years in a row. Esther was also part of the National Honor Society Council. She is currently completing her study to become a Registered Nurse. Esther is ready to share her knowledge of the game and extremely excited for this club season.
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LILLIANA RANGELMy nane is Lilliana Rangel and I have played with AEV for 7 years, since the 5th grade!! I have played on the Caprock Varsity volleyball team for all 4 years of high school as a setter, outside, and defensive specialist. I currently attend Amarillo College and now play as an AC Badger, as a setter and attending AC majoring in Mathmatics.
I am also a part of the STEM scholars program at Amarillo College. I’m so excited about my first year of coaching at AEV with the 12s. I know I’ll be mentored by the best and will use my knowledge, experience and passion for the game to share with my team athletes! |
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BETH RODRIQUEZMy name is Beth Rodriquez and this is my first year to coach at AEV and will be coaching 14s. I graduated from AHS where I played volleyball as an Outside Hitter then moved on to play at MidWestern University, Outside Hitter. I graduated from the University of Oklahoma and grad school at TCU. While attending grad school I coached a few club teams. I moved back to Amarillo and coached 2 years of club ball then worked as the head volleyball coach at Crockett Middle school. I am currently working as a professor and program coordinator of Behavioral Sciences at Amarillo College. Best job is mother of Clinton, 18, Miles, 16 and Edrena 13. I look forward to sharing my knowledge, experience and passion for the game with all of my athletes!
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mercadez saryoungMercadez is a graduate of Palo Duro High School class of 2013, where she played DS on the Palo Duro Lady Don’s Varsity team for 2 years. Mercadez continued her volleyball career at Frank Phillips College, where she played DS. Then Mercadez transfered to Jarvis Christian College, where she played Libero and graduated with her Bachelors in Kinesiology in 2017. Mercadez was afforded the opportunity to be an Assistant coach at Mountain View College in Dallas, TX for a year, where she was position coaches for DS/libero/setter. Mercadez moved back to Amarillo, TX after getting engaged and has now been married to her amazing husband since 2018. Mercadez then attended TTUHSC where she received her Doctor of Physical Therapy and is now a liscenced Acute Care Physical Therapist at BSA. Mercadez absolutely loves her job.
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heather schraderHeather began playing volleyball for Trinity Fellowship Christian School, which later became Arbor Academy. Because of the influence of her coach at the time, she developed a desire to do the same and started that journey as the 7th grade coach for Faith Christian School in Grapevine, TX. After moving back to Amarillo, Heather took a few years off and began coaching 7th grade at San Jacinto Christian, where she continued to coach for 6 years, moving up to JV. During the off-season for school ball, she began coaching club volleyball with PVP and coached there for 8 years coaching ages 13-17. After taking a year off, Heather just recently finished her 8th season with AEV and has loved every minute!
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lri steinMy name is Lori Stein, and I’m thrilled to embark on my first year coaching with AEV. I have been married for 20 years and we have four children. Our son is attending his second year at Abilene Christian University and our oldest daughter just started her first year with WTAMU. Our youngest two daughters are in 8th and 9th grade at Sanford-Fritch. Having had three daughters play for AEV over the past eight years, my family and I have developed a deep love for both the game and this club. I’m excited to coach the 14's team and eager to witness their growth and development together. Let’s make this a fantastic season!
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alysha tuckerThis is my third year coaching with AEV. I graduated from Tascosa High School where I was on Varsity track for 4 years as a pole vaulter. I started playing volleyball at the age of 11 until I was a junior in high school. I played club volleyball with AEV for 5 years. I started coaching volleyball in 2020 and joined the AEV family in 2022. I have been in the banking industry for 6 years and can’t wait to see where that takes me in the future. When I’m not on the volleyball courts I’m hanging out with my 3 adorable fur babies.
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ashlyn vinyardThis is Ashlyn’s 3rd year coaching at AEV. She is an Amarillo High grad, and in her time there was selected as the FCA MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, and First Team All District. Ash also played volleyball for the WTAMU Lady Buffs for 3 years. During her time as a Lady Buff, they won the programs fourth National Championship and were also the National-Runner up. Ashlyn is currently completing her BA in Psychology at West Texas A&M, and will graduate this May. After graduation, she’ll attend graduate school to obtain her degree in Mental Health Counseling.
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As a photographer I have passion for capturing sports portraits, family moments, and senior photography. As a veteran and small business owner, I bring a unique perspective and dedication to my craft. Born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, I am proud to call this vibrant community my home. Through my lens, I strive to create timeless and meaningful images that tell your story. Whether it's freezing a moment in a game, preserving precious family memories, or capturing the spirit of a graduating senior, I take pride in delivering exceptional photographs that you will cherish for a lifetime.