CAMP COACHES

Terry Liskevych | Head Coach

Terry Liskevych enters his sixth season at the helm of Oregon State Volleyball.  His teams have shown significant improvement over the last few years, including wins over four top-25 teams in 2009, including #7 Oregon at home in front of a school-record crowd of 3,576.  He was the USA Olympic Coach from 1988-1996 and won a Bronze Medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games.

Mark Barnard | Associate Head Coach & Camp Coaching Supervisor

Mark Barnard is in his sixth year at Oregon State.  He oversees team offense and is responsible for all scouting, video breakdown, and numerous other tasks.  Prior to OSU, he was the head coach of the Australian National Team and coached in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Laura Benzing | Assistant Coach

Laura Benzing enters her third year as an assistant coach at Oregon State.  She is the team's recruiting coordinator and supervises the middle blockers, team and individual defense.  Originally from Wisconsin, she played collegiately at Bradley University and played four years in the German Bundesliga.

Nestor Iparraguirre | Special Consultant

Nestor Iparraguirre is going into his fourth year as a part of the OSU Volleyball Program after having served the previous two years as the Volunteer Assistant Coach.  He has over 11 years of coaching experience and is a former head coach of Philomath High School.  He led the Warriors to the state playoffs in his first season.

Eric Marchildon | Volunteer Assistant Coach

Eric Marchildon enters his first season with the Beavers as the Volunteer Assistant Coach.  Marchildon has over 10 years of experience of coaching in Canadian club volleyball and has received two provincial Coach of the Year awards.

Sheila Shaw | Graduate Assistant

Sheila Shaw is in her first year as the Graduate Assistant for Oregon State Volleyball.  Shaw played her collegiate volleyball at the University of Wisconsin and was an All-American in 2005.  She has since played professionally in Europe and will pursue her Masters degree while at OSU.

Marie Zidek | Assistant Coach (DePaul University)

Marie Zidek is in her first year as an assistant coach at DePaul University in Chicago, IL.  Zidek served the previous three years as the Graduate Assistant at Oregon State University and brings a passion for the game to her coaching.  She is a Chicago native and played collegiately at Northern Illinois University.

Didier Hemelsoet | Coach (Webfoot Volleyball Club)

Didier Hemelsoet returns to OSU Volleyball Camp for a second year.  He currently serves as a coach with the Webfoot Volleyball Club's 18 Gold team and has turned them into one of the top 18s teams in the region.  He also serves as a linesperson for the Pac-10 Conference. 

Melinda Ameele | Instructor (Oregon State University)

Melinda Ameele is a former volleyball player at Oregon State and currently a instructor in the College of Health and Human Sciences.  She teaches a number of classes, including Physical Activity Courses in Volleyball.  She is also the HHS Lifetime Fitness Coordinator.

Brittney Belshe | Former Player (Oregon State University)

Brittney Belshe was a two-year letter winner at OSU as a defensive specialist.  The Roseburg native was a transfer from Mount Hood CC and a valuable asset to the team providing back-court depth, including a career-best performance in 2009 with 17 digs in a win at Arizona State.  Brittney is also a club coach with Mid-Valley Volleyball. 

Lexie Rathgeber | Former Player (Oregon State University)

Lexie Rathgeber was a four-year starter at Oregon State as a middle blocker and re-wrote the record books from the time she stepped on campus.  She is in the top-10 all time at OSU for career blocks assists, total blocks, and blocks per set.  The British Columbia native led the team in 2009 with 109 total blocks, including 13 solo blocks. 

Matt Jackson | Asst. Coach (OSU Volleyball Club)

Matt Jackson is entering his second year with the OSU Volleyball Team as a team manager.  Originally from California, Matt is a senior at OSU pursuing a degree in German and Communications.  Matt also serves as an assistant coach with the OSU Volleyball Club Team. 

Jessica Papell | Club Director (Island Thunder Volleyball Club)

Jessica Papell is a former OSU player and now the club director of Island Thunder Volleyball Club in Mercer Island, WA.  She is the head coach of the ITVC 17 ASICS team as well as an assistant coach at Eastside Catholic High School.  At OSU, she was a 4-year starter and helped her team to the NCAA tournament in 2001.

CURRENT OSU PLAYERS

(Each will serve as an assistant coach)

Alyssa O'Neil | Sophomore - Libero/DS (West Linn, OR)

Alyssa O'Neil made an immediate impact on the OSU Volleyball team, earing the starting Libero position mid-season as a freshman.  She was third on the team with 282 digs and also second on the team with 21 service aces. 

Jill Sawatzky | Senior - Outside Hitter (Manitoba, Canada)

Jill Sawatzky is a three-year starter for the Beavers on the outside and moves into the primary role for 2010.  She was second on the team in kills with 357 (6th all-time for a junior at OSU), including 27 at Washington State in November, and also had 15 service aces.  She was also second on the team with 293 digs. 

Camille Saxton | Sophomore - Outside Hitter (Alberta, Canada)

Camille Saxton will move into an increased role after playing in 28 matches as a Freshman.  Had 34 kills in only 49 sets played and also had 34 digs along with 6 service aces.  The Canada native comes from a family where both parents played on their respective Canadian National Teams. 

Dianni Freeman | Sophomore - Libero/DS (Tigard, OR)

Dianni Freeman will be competing for the main Libero job in the fall after seeing limited playing time as a true Freshman.  Lettered three years as a setter in high school and is the daughter of a former OSU basketball player. 

Becky Defoe | Freshman - Libero/DS (Bend, OR)

Becky Defoe enrolled in Oregon State in March of 2010 and joins the team as a greenshirt Freshman.  Received multiple all-league and all-state awards in volleyball, basketball, and softball.  Her volleyball teams finished in the top three in her final three years of high school. 

Kiersten Sambrailo | Senior - Middle Blocker (Watsonville, CA)

Kiersten Sambrailo has quickly emerged as one of the best blockers in the Pac-10.  Led the team with 1.23 blocks per set in 2009 with 75 blocks in only 61 sets played due to injuries.  Posted a career high 7 blocks against Wisconsin in the 2009 preseason. 

Megan McBride | Sophomore - Setter (Auburn, WA)

Megan McBride takes over the starting setter's role after seeing increased action in the second half of the Pac-10 season in 2009.  Enjoyed a breakout match in an upset at home over #18 Arizona, posting 7 kills, 4 blocks, and 38 assists. 

Tami Brown | Sophomore - Middle Blocker (Eugene, OR)

Tami Brown will move into an increased role in 2010 after being used mostly as a serving specialist in 2009.  She has quickly emerged as one of the most dominant blockers on the team.  She served the last two points in set 5 in an upset win over #7 Oregon at home in October.

Kelsey Zimmerman | Freshman - Outside Hitter (Bend, OR)

Kelsey Zimmerman enrolled in Oregon State in January of 2010 and joins the team as another greenshirt Freshman.  She has shown a prolific arm-swing in practice and hits a very hard and heavy ball.  She was the 5A State Player of the Year as a senior after leading her team to a second-place finish. 

Kaitlan Locke | Senior - Setter (West Linn, OR)

Kaitlan Locke saw action in 2009 primarily as a serving specialist, and was named a team captain in 2010.  She is a backup setter and provides valuable leadership for the team.  She appeared in 28 matches her sophomore year and 17 matches her Junior year. 

Martie Massey | Sophomore - Libero/DS (Portland, OR)

Martie Massey is a walk-on who joined the team in the Spring of 2010.  The Portland native was asked to join the team after playing a year for the OSU Club Volleyball Team.  Martie will see action as a libero after helping her high school team to the OSAA 6A State Championship in 2008.

Ashley Eneliko | Sophomore - Middle/Opposite (Seattle, WA)

One of the most athletically-gifted players on the team, Ashley Eneliko saw increased action in 2009 in all positions in the front row.  In front of almost her entire Seattle-based family, she posted a career high four kills at Washington in November and was named to the Pac-10 Freshman Honorable Mention Team. 

Courtney Towery | Manager

Courtney Towery is entering her first year as a manager for the OSU Volleyball Team.  Courtney will assist with all office work, practice coordination, and video breakdown.  She excelled as a libero at Santiam Christian High School in Corvallis. 

Brendan Brucker | Manager

Brendan Brucker is entering his third year as a manager for the OSU Volleyball Team.  Brendan's prime responsibilities include practice setup and teardown and assisting in tournament coordination in both the fall and spring.  Brendan is from Salem. 

Cody March | Director of Operations & Camp Director

Cody March enters his second season as the OSU Volleyball Director of Operations.  In this role, he is the director of the program's summer camps, coordinates all team travel, film exchange, external functions, and tournaments.  He also runs an event management business in the offseason.  He can be reached at cody.march@oregonstate.edu