SUSI ARMSTRONG
 Head
Coach at
West Salem High
With SVC since:
2008-09
Certifications:
ASEP
USAV Impact
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JULIE BENNETT
With SVC since:
2004-05
Certifications:
ASEP
USAV CAP I
USAV Impact
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MEGAN DEES
Athlete at
Corban College
With SVC since:
2009-10
Certificiation:
USAV Impact
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Susi is
the head coach of the West Salem Titans and has been there for 7
seasons. She competed in high school and for the Pacific
University where she was honored by being inducted in their Athletic
Hall of Fame for volleyball and track and field. She is a
breast cancer survivor. She enjoys volleyball and golf.
Her family includes her husband Rich and her two kids Ayle who is on
our 12 Red team and her son Andy. They do have three dogs
Jake, Lucy, and Maggie.
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Julie graduated from Royal High School in Simi
Valley, CA where she competed in volleyball, and track. After high
school she attended college at Biola University, La Mirada, CA
competing in volleyball as a 5-1 setter. She received many honors
including 2nd and 3rd team All-American,
Freshman Athlete of the Year, and team MVP for 2 years. After
graduating from college, Julie traveled to Hong Kong, China, and
Australia with Amateur Sports International. Over the years, Julie
has played many years on grass and indoor as double, quads and co-ed
6’s. Julie began coaching in college with Newport Beach
VBC for 3 years, was assistant coach at Biola University, and was
head coach at Tustin High School, Tustin, CA for 1 year before
returning to school for her Masters. Upon moving to Oregon, Julie
began coaching for Salem VBC. She was head coach at
North Salem High School 2001-2006. She has 2 awesome boys.
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Megan
graduated from Tehachapi High School where she played volleyball all
four years. During her high school season, she also competed
for Kern River VBC in Bakersfield,
California. She is a Junior at Corban University and has been
the setter for the Warriors. This is her second season with us
and she will be coaches one of our 16U teams.
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KIRSTEN HOFFMAN
Graduated from
Western Oregon
University
With SVC since:
2009-10
Certification:
USAV
Impact
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KATHARINE HORMANN
 Student
at
Corban College
With SVC since:
2009-10
Certification:
USAV Impact |
HARMIK
I.
Club Director/Administrator
Head Coach at Silverton High
North Salem High
Work with Special Ed. Students
With SVC since 1995-96
Certifications:
CAP level III, USAV Impact clinician.
Officiating: PAVO & OSAA.
Member of OCVOA & MVOA
CEVA: BOD Vice-President & Jrs. Rep.;
Juniors
Committee Chair. |
| Kirsten is from Vancouver Washington. She graduated from
Hudson's Bay high school where she played four year for their varsity team.
She played for six years for Cowlitz VBC and Clark County Jrs. She
competed one season for the Western Oregon Wolves. She is majoring in
psychology and occupational therapy. This is her second season coaching
for our club. |
Katharine
is a full time student at Corban University majoring in Psychology.
This is also Katharine's second season coaching for us. She has assisted in
number of camps while competing for Salem Academy. She was on
their varsity team her junior and senior year in the position of
middle and right side hitter. She was Katie Vanderstoel's
teammate during high school and they coached our 12 Red team
together last year. |
Harmik started playing in 1974. He has coached youth and adult teams
since 1983. In 1984, he was selected by a team from southern
California to compete in the Armenian Olympics, winning the championship in the 1985
games.
For a short period,
he competed in beach doubles and fours with his former teammates. Over the
years, he has coached and assisted at various college levels. He relocated
to Salem 1994. In 1996, he coached the Gervais Cougars, making
playoffs the first year. From 1997 to 2000, he coached the North Salem
Vikings then went on to assist Dr.
Marlene Piper for two seasons at Willamette University. After
Dr. Piper's retirement, he spent three seasons at
Lewis & Clark College in Portland. During summer months he
runs number of camps. He also teaches at various camps locally and
out of state. Regionally, he served as a head official for
four years and is our Regional Impact
Instructor. He was the founder and organizer of the our Regional High Performance
Program and in its third year, he sent a team to compete in Slovenia and
two other nations. Nationally, he is an advocate of CAP (Coaching
Accreditation Program), National High Performance,
Grassroots, and
disabled programs. Past seasons, he assisted USAV's high
performance program as an evaluator and a court coach at the Junior and Youth
National Teams tryouts. He has been our Club Administrator since the
re-organization in 1998-99. |
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TIFFANY LAND
 Athlete
at
Corban College
With SVC
since:
2009-10
Certification:
USAV Impact |
KEN
LUX
 JV
Coach at
Cascade High
State of Oregon,
Employment Depart.
With SVC since:
1998-99 season
Certifications: USAV CAP Level I, NFHSA
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BENNY SEXTON
Frosh
Coach at
West Salem High
Software
Project
Manager for ODOT
With
SVC since:
2001-02
Certifications: NFHSA, USAV Impact |
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Tiffany
graduated in 2008 from Santiam Christian High School where she
participated in volleyball all four years. She played Club for
Mid-Valley VBC. She is currently a Junior at Corban University
competing as a middle blocker for the Warriors. |
Ken has over 16 years experience playing volleyball
with the Salem Volleyball Association and his
church league. He has coached various adult leagues, and has been involved in youth activities for many years.
Ken occasionally has assisted the coaches at Houck and Parish middle schools,
and during the summer, he enjoys helping at the North Salem camps. The
Club has utilized Ken's talents in the 14s through the 18s levels. Over
the past several years, Ken served as a volunteer assistant at North
Salem High, most recently as the varsity assistant coach. |
Benny
has
been
involved
with
Salem
Volleyball
Club
for
10+
years;
serving
on
the
board
of
directors
and
coaching
14U
teams
and
SVC’s
only
boy’s
18U
volleyball
team.
He’s
been
playing
volleyball
since
his
high
school
days
with
his
wife,
Sandy. While
in
college,
Ben played
on
various
Men’s
AA
USVBA
Club
teams
in
the
Salem,
Corvallis,
Eugene
and
Portland
areas.
Benny’s daughter, Kyley, currently
plays
for
San
Diego
State
University
and
has
been
a
starter
since
her
freshman
year.
She
played
on
West
Salem
High
School’s
varsity
for
4
years
and
was
selected
on
several
1st
team
League
All-Star
teams,
was
the
2x
Conference
Player
of
the
Year
and
recognized
on
Oregon's
All-State
teams
during
her
high
school
career. Kyley
began
her
volleyball
career
on
the
12u
team
for
SVC,
where
she
played
her
first 7-8
years
of
SVC
Club
ball.
Benny’s
two
boys,
Cameron
and
Chase
and
they both played
on
the SVC’s
only
Boys
18U
team,
which
Benny
coached.
Both
boys
continue
to
play
volleyball
at
their
colleges
for recreation
and
the
oldest
son,
Cameron,
had
been
chosen
to
be
the
University
of
Southern
California
(USC)
Men’s
Varsity
team’s
student
athletic
trainer
two
seasons.
Benny’s
wife,
Sandy,
was
an
OSU
4-year
volleyball
scholarship
athlete
and
still
ranks
in
several
Top
10
categories
of
the
OSU
record
books. |
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TRACY
SMITH
Athletes in Action
Trainer/Recruiter
With
SVC
since:
2010-11
Certification:
USAV Impact |
JULIE ANN SUDERMAN
 Assistant
coach
at
West Salem High
Math
teacher
at
South
High
With
SVC
since:
2007-08
Certifications:
ASEP, USAV Impact |
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Tracy
is
the
Northwest
representative
for
Athletes
In
Action
where
she
is
responsible
to
mentor,
train
and
coach
elite
volleyball
teams
to
travel
and
compete
internationally
on
short-term
tours.
Before AIA,
she
coached
at Corban
University.
During
her
17 seasons
at Corban,
Tracy
lead
the
Warrior
volleyball
team
to
an
overall
record
of
238-277,
including
guiding
Corban
to a
NCCAA
national
title
in
1997,
nine
conference
post-season
tournament
appearances
(eight
consecutive),
four
regional
tournament
appearances
and
three
NCCAA
national
tournament
appearances.
Tracy
has
impacted
a
generation
of
athletes
with
her
leadership
and
devotion
to
volleyball
and
to
its
players.
We
are
excited
and
confident
that
our
players
will
benefit
a
great
deal
having
her
lead
our
top
club
team. |
Julie Ann has
coached players ranging from 10 years old to high school. She
competed for her high school team and after graduation, in college, she
played grass doubles. Some of her hobbies are down hill skiing,
softball, and baking. Her daughters and her son are playing for
our club and she will be assisting Susi Armstrong with the 12 Black
team. with this team. |
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KATIE VANDERSTOEL
 Student
at
Corban College
With SVC since:
2009-10
Certification: USAV Impact |
SAMANTHA WARD
 Athlete
at
Western
Oregon
University
With
SVC
since:
2009-10
SVC Alunmae
Certification: USAV Impact
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Rob
Zarfas
With
SVC
since:
2010-11
Certification: USAV Impact
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Katie is
attending Corban College and prior to Corban, she attended Salem
Academy and played on the Varsity team her last two seasons.
Her team placed 6th place her junior year and 3rd place her senior
year. |
Sam
graduated from W. Salem High School in 2009. She lettered
three years in Volleyball. She received second team honors as
a junior and First Team All-League as a senior. Sam was also
named to conference All-Academic team all three years. Sam
played for Salem VBC for two seasons as well as Northwest Jrs.
during her junior and senior year. She is a freshman at
Western Oregon University and competes for the Wolves. |
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