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Tina Carter will be entering her fourth season as head coach of the Viking volleyball program. In her first season as leader of the Vikings, Carter's team finished with an overall record of 17-21. The 2008 Grand View volleyball team finished with an impressive 6-1 home record. In 2009, the Vikings 24-14 overall, were the runner-up in the MCC at 7-1, and Coach Carter was voted by her peers as the MCC Coach of the Year. The 2010 season was another stellar year for the Vikings as they finished with an overall record of 33-9 including a 7-1 record in the MCC. Carter comes to Grand View after serving as the volunteer assistant at Iowa State and an assistant coach at Drake. She has coached for the Iowa Power Volleyball Alliance (IPVA) and serves on the Iowa Region Board. Carter played her college career at Southern Methodist University on a full athletic scholarship. She captained the SMU volleyball team and was a member of the Academic All-WAC Team. Carter graduated from the Southern Methodist University in 1998 with a degree in Psychology. She completed her Master of Education Degree in Sports Management from Iowa State University in 2001. Carter resides in Altoona with her husband Scott and their daughter Lauren. Donan Cruz Grand View Athletic Director Troy Plummer announced today that Donan Cruz has been hired as Head Coach for the inaugural men's volleyball team that makes its debut in the fall of 2011. Cruz has been an assistant coach with the Viking women's volleyball program for the past two seasons. During this time, the program has risen as one of the top teams in the Midwest Collegiate Conference and received votes in the national rankings every week in 2010. Cruz will continue to assist the women's team in the fall as well as coach the men who compete in the spring. "I am very excited about the addition of Men's Volleyball at Grand View and the hiring of Donan Cruz as Head Coach. Donan is currently an assistant coach with our women's program has extensive background in coaching and is very well connected in the volleyball community. He has spent time as an admissions counselor and is a great fit to get the program off the ground, "said Plummer. Cruz has been a co-coach and skills trainer with the Iowa Power Volleyball Alliance for the past three years. He also served as the Head Coach for the varsity boys' volleyball team at the University of Hawaii Lab School in 2008. "I am looking forward to building a successful men's volleyball program here at Grand View. This is going to be a new and exciting sport for our university and I am thrilled at the campus and community support that people have expressed. There is a lot of work ahead in assembling a team, but we have a specific plan in place to guide us to where we want to be." Cruz played his college career at Graceland University where he was an outside hitter and defensive specialist for the Yellowjackets. He was the team captain his junior and senior seasons. Cruz graduated from Graceland in 2006 with a degree in Marketing Communications. |
