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Coaching Staff

Anna Nies
Assistant Coach

Entering her fourth 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.

"Through her hard work and commitment Anna, in my opinion, has emerged as one of the finest assistant coaches in the country," said head coach Carolyn Condit, "It has been enjoyable helping her learn all aspects of our program, but more importantly, Anna has brought something special to our recruiting process and our competitive environment. With each year we have moved forward in our recruiting and in our team success. Anna is a special person and I look forward to teaming up with her for a fourth year."

This season Nies will continue as the primary scout, and as the RedHawks' recruiting coordinator. Along with Coach Condit, she has been responsible for the past three recruiting years. Nies is also responsible for training the setters. . She helped coach Andrea Atteberry (2006-09) to 4,621 assists, the second most in school history.

Nies has played a significant role in the increased level of talent over the past four years. Indicative of this is the RedHawks' overall winning percentage of .611, a MAC Tournament Championship and two NCAA berths while she has been on staff.

"Anna is a highly competitive individual and this is seen in the intensity of her work as a recruiter and in the quality and style of her coaching," Condit said. "Her organizational skills and ability to efficiently multi-task, combined with her drive to push our team towards more championships, makes Anna a valuable member of our staff."

Nies was a four-year letterwinner 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 exercise and health science from Miami in 2009.

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.

Justin Wong is miami's new interim assistant coach after spending the previous two seasons as a volunteer assistant. He earned his bachelor degree from Ohio State and played vlub volleyball for the Buckeyes from 2000-2004. Beginning his coaching career at Bishop Hartley High School in 2001, Justin helped them earn District titles in 2005, '06 and '07. In his last year with Hartley, the Hawks won a Regional Championship titles in '07 which culminated in their first State Final Four appearance and a State Runner-Up title in '07. While at Hartley, Justiin also coached for Central Ohio Volleyball Club from 2004-2009 which included his 16's team qualifying for National in 2006. Returning to his undergraduate alma mater, he coached the Ohio State Women's Club team in 2005-2008 which concluded with a 3rd place finish at the NIRSA Club Volleyball Nationals in Dallas, TX. Justin is pursuing a Master's degree in Sport Behavior and Performance.