Our Lady of the Lake University - 2009 Volleyball Coaches

2009 Volleyball

Record: 16-13 Home: 7-5 Away: 9-8 RRAC: 11-6

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2009 Volleyball Coaches

Mark Lee - Head Coach - 3rd Season

Mark Lee spent eight years coaching at the community college level. He was head coach for five seasons for the men's volleyball team at Santa Monica College in California. His team record improved in each of the five seasons.

In addition to coaching at Santa Monica College, Mark Lee was also an assistant coach at Pierce College for three years. While at Pierce, the team won three state championships in a row and two conference championships.

Asked about his expectations for OLLU Women's Volleyball Team, Lee responded "My goal every year is that we do our best and we work hard in practice every day as well as in our matches. If the team does this, everything else will take care of itself."

After receiving his high school diploma from Hart High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., Lee attended Pierce College, where he received an Associate of Arts degree and also played volleyball under the instruction of coaching legend Ken "Big Daddy" Stanley. In 2001, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Cal State University Northridge. He also played Division I volleyball at CSUN for two years. Lee completed his master's degree in kinesiology from CSUN. He also worked as a certified personal trainer for two years and has coached club volleyball for eight years.

In 2007, Lee coached the inaugural OLLU Women's Volleyball Team and their record was 6-18. In the second season, the team's record was 13-17. The 2008 team finished the season ranked as #3 in the A.I.I. (Association of Independent Institutions) Conference of the NAIA. The team lost in the finals of the conference tournament to the #1 A.I.I. team.

In 2009, the team will compete in the Red River Conference of the NAIA. There are currently 10 teams in the RRC and OLLU will play home/away against each of the other nine teams for a total of 18 conference matches. OLLU will also compete against other colleges and universities throughout the 2009 season.

Cristina Costade Almeida-Anz - Assistant Coach - 1st Season

Cristina C. Almeida is the assistant volleyball coach. She received a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology with an emphasis on exercise science from UTSA in May 2009. She worked as a fitness instructor in the Campus Recreation department of UTSA, where she instructed core stability and conditioning classes and Brazilian martial art skills.

Almeida is currently the head volleyball coach for the San Antonio Magic Volleyball Club. Her team classified and placed seventh at the Junior Olympics 12s.

She played on the UTSA volleyball team, where she was also the student assistant. She also played on the Laredo Community College team. Prior to that, she played in Brazil Division 1 Club Teams as an OH/OP hitter; the team placed third in the Paulista Federation. Her team was classified twice for Open State tournament 2002- 2003. She coached High School in Brazil in 2001.

Fluent in three languages - English, Spanish and Portuguese - Almeida is a native of São Paolo, Brazil.

Victoria Ibarra - Assistant Coach - 1st Season

This will be Victoria Ibarra's first season in her career as an assistant volleyball coach at the university level. Victoria attended Cameron University in Lawton, Okla., where she earned an associate degree in science in pre-nursing and is currently finishing up her Bachelor of Science in IDS and natural science.

While at Cameron, Ibarra's team made it three years to the conference tournament, two of which were hosted by Cameron. While playing freshman year at Cameron, she received Co-Freshman of the year, three time Setter of the Week, Second-Team All-Conference, and during the summer of that year, she was invited to play for an international team in Holland and Germany. During her sophomore year, Ibarra earned Second-Team All-Conference Honors and three Setter of the week honors. In her junior year, Ibarra was selected as Team Captain and earned Honorable Mention All-Conference, All- Tournament Team and three Setter of the Week honors. While a senior, Ibarra earned Floor Captain honors once again and First-Team All-Conference, Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team, three time Setter of the Week honors, Cameron University All Time Setter, All-Conference All-Regional Team, Daktronics All Regional Team and the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region Honorable Mention Team.

Ibarra had the opportunity to represent Cameron as the NCAA Division II Female Leadership Conference Representative. She also participated three years in the Student Athletic Advisory Committee.

Ibarra also attended Hart High School in Santa Clarita, Calif. . She played her first season of club volleyball in California for Magic Club then SCAC while participating in volleyball for Hart. She was captain both freshman and sophomore year while earning MVP sophomore year. Ibarra also participated in soccer for two years at Hart.

At Robert E. Lee HIgh School in San Antonio, she finished up her final two years of high school. During her junior year, she suffered an ACL tear and as a result was out the entire volleyball season. After surgery and rehabbing intensely, she managed to play club and finished up a little bit of spring volleyball while playing softball both years. During her senior year, Ibarra earned three All-Tournaments as a right side hitter and Second-Team All-District along with numerous team awards at the end of the season. At Lee, Ibarra participated in Peer Assistant and Leadership (PAL), graduated with the Principal's Pride Award and as a Texas Scholar.

While in San Antonio she continued her club experience with San Antonio Heat Club Team and then finished senior year with Alamo Club Team.

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