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Sara Schaub
has been hired as the Yellowjackets eleventh head coach since
the program was reinstated in 1984. Schaub’s coaching experience
has most recently been at Division I Eastern Michigan University
in Ypsilanti where she had been the first assistant since
2002. She guided the Eagles to the program’s first Mid-America
Conference West Division Championship in 2005. Schaub’s
responsibilities were recruiting student-athletes, practice
organization, and leading a successful volleyball camp program
at Eastern.
“I am extremely excited and
honored to be the next head coach at MSU Billings,” said the
newly appointed Sara Schaub. “I am very grateful to Dr. Gray
and the entire search committee for giving me this opportunity.
I feel very fortunate to join such an upbeat and visionary
department. I look forward to working with the
student-athletes, building an exciting program, and being part
of the Billings community.”
Schaub, originally from Huron,
Ohio was a four-year starter for the Eastern Michigan Eagles as
an outside hitter. Schaub is the only player in Mid-American
Conference history to average over four kills and four digs per
game in the same season. She currently holds the record at
Eastern Michigan for career attack attempts and is second for
career kills and digs, sixth for career aces, and seventh for
career block assists.
Schaub graduated from Eastern
Michigan in 2001 with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration in
Accounting Information Systems. She also holds a Master of
Science in Accounting, graduating Magna Cum Laude from EMU in
2002. In her free time, Schaub is an avid beach volleyball
player and has participated in the Association of Volleyball
Professionals, Extreme Volleyball Professionals, and Midwest
Professional Volleyball Association, winning many events. |
