2025 Season: Girls 16s & 18s

18s Head Coach: Kiersten Ellefsen-Olelewe. After graduating from Tufts University, where I played for four years as an outside, middle, and opposite hitter and served as a team captain for one year, I moved to Denver to begin my career in education. I coached volleyball at the middle and high school levels for six years before transitioning to coaching club volleyball for the past three seasons. As a coach, I am tremendously passionate about helping student-athletes find a sustainable and fulfilling balance between their studies and involvement in their school and local communities, and building passion, community, and leadership on the court. I believe deeply in the goal of building well-rounded and versatile athletes who are able to see their volleyball skills as transferable to all aspects of their current and future lives and professions. In addition to coaching volleyball, I also currently serve as a School Director in Training with DSST Public Schools and am in my second year of my doctorate in educational leadership. Outside of volleyball, I enjoy hiking, cooking, and spending time with my husband Ikenna, our daughter Nnenna, and our three dogs, Charlie, Ima, and Koda.