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Entering her third year as an assistant coach with the Miami University volleyball program is Anna Nies. Nies was a volunteer assistant coach in 2006 before being promoted to a full-time assistant in 2007 with Miami and has readily embraced the goals and philosophy of the program.
"Anna's knowledge of the tactical and technical parts of the game make her an excellent teacher and reflect her college competitive experience along with her time spent coaching talented junior club players," Miami head coach Carolyn Condit said.
This season Nies will assist in training Miami's setters as well as working with all aspects of team defense.
Nies will be spending her second season as the RedHawk's recruiting coordinator and has already assisted in securing top talent. She also is instrumental in scouting opponents and film analysis as Miami prepares to face its MAC opponents, with the conference arguably as strong as it has ever been.
"Anna is a highly competitive individual and this certainly reflects in her quality work as recruiter and court coach," Condit said. "Her organizational skills and ability to multi-task, combined with her motivation to help our team win more championships, makes Anna a superb catch for our program."
Nies was a four-year letter winner in volleyball at Evansville, playing setter and outside hitter positions. During her undergraduate years, Nies studied abroad in Europe, taking British courses. She earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications and a cognate in marketing and management from Evansville. Nies recently completed her master's degree in health studies from Miami this year.
Prior to her time at Evansville, Nies prepped at Milan High School (Ind.), where she was an all-conference and all-state selection.
She was a coach with the Oxford-based Borderline Volleyball Club from 2004-06, with her 2006 team qualifying for the youth junior Olympics.
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