Ashley Lee-Maldonado

RAKI Owner

Volleyball Career:

• Long Beach State Volleyball 2007-2011

• University of Hawaii Beach Volleyball 2011-2012

• Professional NUC Switzerland 2013-2014

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Accolades:

• Big West Champions 2007-2011

• Quadruple Double 2010

  • 50 assists, 13 digs, 10 kills, 10 block assists

• Over her career, she joined Misty May as the only 49er setter ever to have over 2,000 assists, 1,000 digs, and 500 kills

• Ranked tenth all-time in school history with 1,404 career assists

• USA Beach

• One of five players to play in every game of every match as a freshman 2007

Masters in Coaching and Athletic Administration 

Holly Toliver

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• Michigan State​

• 4x Pro athlete

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Accolades:

• USA Volleyball Collegiate National Team

• Michigan State-All American

• MVP USA Adult Nationals

• Most Aces B1G 

• Best opposite in Peruvian League 2017-2018

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Paulina Akiona

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• Notre Dame de Namur University​

• NorCal Professional Volleyball League

• Professional France and Civitinova

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Accolades:

• First Team All Conference

• Top 5 defenders in conference

• MVP of empire League

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Matt Hilling

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• USA National Team​

• 7x Pro athlete

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Accolades:

• Played in the Netherlands, Austria, Brazil, Sweden, China, Portugal

• Golden West Championship Team

• 2021 Top Scorer Israeli Premier League

• Mater Dei Highschool Coach & Athlete

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Kelly Negron

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• University of California Irvine​

• Puerto Rican National Team

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Accolades:

• Orange County Register First Team All-Southern Conference

• 5th in Big West Conference for assists per set

• Two-time first team All-Southern Conference honoree

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Kendal Sonico

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• Kean University

• Head Coach Warner Highschool

• Trained at RAKI before committing to college

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Accolades:

• NJAC Conference Champions after 30 years

• Led the team in assists and aces

• Dean's list 2015, 2017, 2018 

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Carly Richter

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• University of California Irvine​

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Accolades:

• 2x Freeway League MVP 

• 3x First-team All League 

• All Tournament Team 2019

• AAU National Championship All Star Team 2017

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Majoring in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Chris Chappelle'e

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• Quincy University

• 7x Pro athlete

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Accolades:

• Played in Denmark, Germany, England (Captain), Luxembourg, France, Macedonia​

• Team Leader in digs

Maura Hayes

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• ​Long Beach State

• Trained at RAKI before committing to college

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Accolades:

• Played at A4 Volleyball club

• Led her team to CIF State Playoffs (2018)

• All League Second Team 

Emily Reinking

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• Grand Canyon University

• Irvine Valley College

• Trained at RAKI before committing to college

• Doctorate of Physical Therapy

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Accolades:

• First-ever CCCAA State Championship team (2014)

• 27-0 winning record

• Orange Empire Conference Title

• First Team All-Conference

• Notable wins: Beat Hawaii, Nebraska, South Carolina​

Bailey Darnell

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• University of California Irvine​

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Accolades:

• First team All-Hawaii 2018

• Graduated as Summa Cum Laude

• Medaled 3rd place in 18's open

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Majoring in Biological Sciences 

Shane Holdaway

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• Long Beach State​

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Accolades:

• 3 National titles at Huntington Beach Highschool 

• Recorded a perfect 121-0 win record at Huntington Beach Highschool

• First Team AVCA All American

• Middle blocker for USA Volleyball 

• USA Bronze Pan Am Cup medalist

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“This means the world to me. Leaving a mark on USA Volleyball as both an individual and team a is something I will always cherish and remember fondly. There’s nothing quite like playing with the stars and stripes on your jersey. God bless America!”

Jordan Anderson

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• Northern Arizona University 

• Northern Arizona Graduate Assistant

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Accolades:

• Third all-time in digs in program history with 1,475 digs

• 2x Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week

• 2x Big Sky All- Academic selection

• Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award 

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Onye Ofoegbu

Coach

Volleyball Career:

• University of California Irvine​

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Accolades:

• All Big West Freshman Team

• Volleyballmag.com Fab 50

• Named AVCA Phenom Watch List

• Senior Aces list and top 50 junior recruits

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Majoring in Psychological Sciences and Criminology, Law, and Society

Kris Kam

Coach

Career

• Doctor of Physical Therapy

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Volleyball Career:

• University of Hawaii​

• Azusa Pacific University

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Accolades:

• NCAA Division 1 Semifinalist vs. Penn State

• 3x WAC Championship teams

• Scholar athlete

• Qualified for MBO (Manhattan Beach Open) with Nikki Taylor (1st Team All American)

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"As iron sharpens iron."

Ryan Poole

Seasonal Coach

Volleyball Career:

• Long Beach State Volleyball 

• England National Team

• England Beach Men's National Team

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Accolades:

• National Champion 2018

• National Champion 2019

• Big West Champion 2018​

• Big West Champion 2019

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Major in Biology with an emphasis in Physiology

Avery Nelson

Seasonal Coach

Volleyball Career:

•  Long Beach State Women's Volleyball

​Accolades:

• NJCAA First-team All American 2017

• NJCAA First-team All American 2018

• Regional Player of the Year 2017

• Regional Player of the Year 2018

• Freshman of the Year

• Ranked 10th at Nationals

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Majoring in Communications

Marc Moody

Seasonal Coach

Volleyball Career:

• Long Beach State

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Accolades:

• First Team All American 2017

• National Honors Society Member

• Led LBSU in blocks 4x

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Majoring in Communications