June 1986 Volleyball Monthly

CUPBOARD
Saindon selected
as Colorado coach
The University of Colorado's new
women’s volleyball program has been
officially launched with the hiring of
Brad Saindon as head coach.
Saindon, 30, who had been the head
coach of the Regis College women's
volleyball team for the past two
seasons, was the choice among
dozens of applicants for the position,
the university's Athletic Director
announced in late April.
“Our search brought forth a number
of quality candidates and we’re excited
about Brad because of his extensive
background in women's volleyball,” said
Bill Marlot. "Not only will he do a great
job in collegiate circles, he also has
national and international contacts in
the sport. I’m really excited about the
potential we have to develop a
first-class volleyball program."
Saindon, who led Regis College into
the NCAA Division II playoffs last
season and compiled a 69-24 record in
his two years there, was equally
enthused about the new CU program.
“The chance to develop a program
from scratch is one that very few
coaches get in any sport,” he said.
“There has been talk of CU starting a
volleyball team for a long time and I
always thought Boulder and the
University of Colorado would be an
ideal place to have a national level
volleyball program.”
The first CU volleyball mentor is a
1976 graduate of Arizona State
University and spent five years as an
assistant women’s coach at the
University of Oklahoma where he
earned his master’s degree in sports
science in 1984. Saindon also coached
with the men’s team at the 1982 and
'83 National Sports Festivals as well as
serving as apprentice coach for the
USA Women’s National Team last year.
As a player, he was a reserve in the
International Volleyball Association with
the Denver Comets in 1977 and 79
and with the Orange County Stars in
1978.
Saindon has many local ties with CU
as he graduated from Denver's Wheat
Ridge High School in 1972. He
returned to his alma mater as girls’
volleyball coach during the 1977-78 and
'78-79 seasons.
Marlot said Saindon will go to work
"immediately” at piecing together both
a team and a schedule for the fall and
will also be hiring an assistant coach in
the near future.
“One of the first things we want to do
is find out what kind of talent we might
already have on campus,” Saindon
said. “It’s too late to start recruiting for
this year and any recruiting we’ll be
doing will really be for 1987. But I'm
hopeful there might be some untapped
talent right here.”
Cuervo sponsoring
amateur ball, too
Jose Cuervo Tequila and beach
volleyball are not just for professionals.
Jose Cuervo Tequila, the first major
sponsor on the pro circuit, will return to
the Hamptons, the summer beach
resort in New York, with a series of
beach volleyball tournaments designed
to further the growth of volleyball.
The second annual Jose Cuervo
Amateur Beach Volleyball Tournament
series begins June 21 at Neptune’s in
East Quogue. Subsequent events are
scheduled for July 19 at Neptune’s and
Aug. 9 at Wave’s in Montauk.
The series culminates with the Jose
Cuervo Northeast Championships Aug.
23 at Neptune's. The winners of the
championships will receive a grand
prize trip to Redondo Beach, Calif, to
participate in the Jose Cuervo World
Championship of Pro Beach Volleyball.
Continued
UCSB Coed Volleyball Camp
With coaches Kathy Gregory and Ken Preston
Two Sessions
July 27 - July 31
August 2 - August 6
For information call (805) 961-3913 or write
UCSB Athletic Department, Summer Camps
■^■■1 Santa Barbara, CA 93106