Jonathan Scott - Point Loma
Jonathan Scott completed his 10th year at the helm of the Point Loma women's volleyball program in 2023, leading the team to its most successful season in the program's NCAA era.
In 2023, Scott's Sea Lions won their first-ever PacWest championship, while setting a new NCAA-era program record for wins (21) and making a second-ever NCAA West Regional appearance. The team's 16-0 start to PacWest play was also the best in program history
.PLNU's first PacWest title came off the heels of a second-place PacWest finish in 2022, which was the program's best at the time. That year, the Sea Lions also ranked second in NCAA Division II in blocks/set (2.61).
During his 10 seasons, Scott has led the Sea Lions to a 157-106 record. Scott took the Sea Lions' volleyball program to its first-ever NCAA West Regional appearance in 2015.
Jamie Ashmore - Grand Valley State
Jamie Ashmore played at GVSU from 2005-2008. She was a four-year starter for the Lakers, where she led the team to its 2005 NCAA Division II National Championship. She was recognized as an All-American and earned First Team All-Region and All-GLIAC honors during her campaign at GVSU. During her junior and senior years, she was also recognized as the Most Valuable Player during the GLIAC conference tournament.
Ashmore returns to the program after spending the last 10 years coaching for the Indiana University South Bend Titans. She led them to four winning seasons and had 15 Titans named to CCAC All-Conference teams. During her tenure at IUSB, she led the program to three CCAC Championships and two NAIA National Tournament appearances.
Jacquie Cason - Missouri S&T
Jacquie Cason enters her first season as the head women's volleyball coach. Prior to joining the S&T staff in March 2024, she was with Northwest Missouri State. She was with the Bearcats for the last five years, the first two as a graduate assistant coach before becoming the top assistant in the Bearcat program in July 2021. In her time at Northwest, the Bearcats had a record of 100-39 that included NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in 2021 and 2022 and trips to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Tournament in each of those five seasons.
Northwest reached the championship game of the MIAA Tournament in the spring season in 2021 and again in the fall season of that calendar year. The Bearcats also won the MIAA regular season title in 2022 and while playing in the highly competitive MIAA and in the same region with teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, recorded 18 wins over nationally-ranked teams during those five seasons. One of those 18 wins came over No.-1 ranked Washburn during the 2021 campaign which was among five victories over teams ranked in the top five in the nation since the start of the 2019 season.
At Northwest, Cason was involved in numerous aspects of the program that included being the program's recruiting coordinator, working with budgets and fundraising projects and with academic progress as well as practice planning and travel coordination. Her primary coaching areas centered around training the middle and pin hitters.
Mike Talamantes - Park University
About Coach Talamantes...
Alma Mater: Cal State-Dominguez Hills
Men's Coaching Record: 328-91 (overall); 311-81 (at Park)
Women's Coaching Record: 472-112 (overall); 424-78 (at Park)
Combined Collegiate Coaching Record: 800-203 (overall); 735-159 (at Park)
5-time NAIA National Champion head coach at Park University (Men's Volleyball, 2012, 2014, 2017 | Women's Volleyball, 2014, 2018)
Entering 15th season as head women's and men's volleyball coach and coached 7 seasons for the beach volleyball program.
No. 15 on NAIA's Active Wins List, most active wins for a coach under 20 years (overall women's coaching record)
Coaching experience before Park University...
2008-2010 / Occidental College, Head Women's Volleyball Coach
High school coaching experience: Rosary High School (girls), Viewpoint High School (boys)
Jacquie Cason - Missouri S&T
Jacquie Cason enters her second season as the head women's volleyball coach. Prior to joining the S&T staff in March 2024, she was with Northwest Missouri State. She was with the Bearcats for the last five years, the first two as a graduate assistant coach before becoming the top assistant in the Bearcat program in July 2021. In her time at Northwest, the Bearcats had a record of 100-39 that included NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in 2021 and 2022 and trips to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Tournament in each of those five seasons.
Northwest reached the championship game of the MIAA Tournament in the spring season in 2021 and again in the fall season of that calendar year. The Bearcats also won the MIAA regular season title in 2022 and while playing in the highly competitive MIAA and in the same region with teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, recorded 18 wins over nationally-ranked teams during those five seasons. One of those 18 wins came over No.-1 ranked Washburn during the 2021 campaign which was among five victories over teams ranked in the top five in the nation since the start of the 2019 season.
At Northwest, Cason was involved in numerous aspects of the program that included being the program's recruiting coordinator, working with budgets and fundraising projects and with academic progress as well as practice planning and travel coordination. Her primary coaching areas centered around training the middle and pin hitters.
