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COACH ZANNI

 CAMP DIRECTOR (2004-present)

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Coaching Credentials/Experience:

  • 30 years experience as a girls' varsity coach
  • 8 years boys' varsity coach
  • 7 years experience coaching boys' club volleyball, including coaching at 5 USA Volleyball National Championships

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Head Girls Volleyball Coach, Magruder High School 1996-2023:

  • Coaching record at Magruder: 465-115, 25-20 at Einstein
  • 25 straight winning seasons
  • 2019 State Champions
  • 2019 Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year
  • 2019 AVCA/MAXPREPS REGION 2 Coach of the Year
  • 2009 Washington Post and Gazette County Coach of the Year
  • 2007 Mideast Coach of the Year (National Federation of High School Athletics)
  • 2007 Finalist for National Coach of the Year (NFHS)
  • 2004 State Coach of theYear 
  • 2004 DC Coach of the Year (Montgomery Journal)
  • 2001, 2004 County Coach of the Year (Gazette Newspapers)

Playing Experience:

  • Maryland Men's Volleyball team 1988-1992, team captain
  • player/coach of Maryland Alumni Volleyball/Nike Men's AA USA Volleyball 1993-2005
  • six time Chesapeake Regional Men's AA Champion
  • silver (2002) and bronze medalist  (1998), USA National Volleyball Championships
  • 1998 All-American selection, USA Men's AA Nationals 
  • won three regional championships and one state championship in high school
  • western NYS Most Valuable Player, 1987; All-Western NY, 1986
  • Pace Bootlegger JO Volleyball Club, 1986-88, team captain
  • silver medal in 1988 AAU 18 and under National Volleyball Championships
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COACH LEWIS

 CAMP DIRECTOR (2023-present)

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Coaching Credentials/Experience:​

  • 3 years as 14-1 Head Coach with MVSA VBC 

  • 2023 AVCA Thirty under 30 Club Honoree

  • 14's team has earned a trip to GJNC the last two years

  • MVSA VBC College Recruiting Coordinator

  • 3 years as Assistant Coach at McDaniel College, including 2015 conference championship 

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Playing Experience:

  • Four year starting libero at Towson University 2011-2014, team captain

  • Broke school record for career digs while at Towson

  • All-conference honors her freshman, junior, and senior years

  • Four year starter at Poolesville High School

  • Won Maryland State Championship in 2008

  • Won Regional Title in 2008 and 2010

  • Multiple All-County Selections

  • All-Met honors 2008, 2009, 2010

  • Montgomery Gazette All-Decade 1st Team Selection

  • Captain Poolesville HS Girls Volleyball Team

­COACH GILCHRIST

(CAMP DIRECTOR FROM 2004-2019)

RETIRED

 

Coaching Credentials/Experience:­

  • 12 years experience as coed varsity head coach
  • 5 years experience as girls' varsity head coach
  • 3 years experience as boys' varsity head coach

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Head Coed Varsity Coach, Sherwood High Scool 1994 - 2005

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  • 1998, 2001 & 2003 Coach of the year (Montgomery Journal)
  • Coached Sherwood to 3 division championships
  • Coached Sherwood to 5 County Championships (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, & 2003)
  • Nine winning seasons- six straight.

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Head Girls Volleyball Coach, Sherwood High School 1992-1994, 2002 - 2004

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  • Coached Sherwood to three winning seasons.
  • Assistant Coach to 1994 state finalist squad

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Playing Experience:

  • Member of University of Maryland Women's Volleyball Team 1975-1979, team captain. 3 time AIAW Conference Champions
  • M Club - Letter Winner
  • Scholarship player­­
  • Player of Maryland Alumni Volleyball/UM December 7, 2011 High School, California 1970-1974
  • 2 year team captain
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