Katie Wilcox

Red Rock 11-1

Coach Katie was born and raised in the Bay Area and began playing volleyball at the age of 10. Katie started her club volleyball career at Red Rock Volleyball Club and played for Menlo-Atherton High School and then Foothill College.

In high school, Katie made the varsity team as a freshman and played as a middle and an opposite for all 4 years (2011-2015). Over the 4 years she went to M-A, her team earned 3 PAL titles and won 2 CCS championships, ending her senior year as a Division I NorCal finalist. She then went to Foothill College and played both indoor and beach volleyball under Coach Katy Ripp (2016-2018). She played all around as the team’s starting opposite hitter. As a captain her sophomore year, she led her team to first round playoffs and ended her final volleyball season making First Team All Conference.

After graduating, she transferred to UCLA for academics and graduated with honors and a BA in Psychology and a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology in June 2020.

Katie has coached for local middle schools (girls & boys 7th/8th grade), Sequoia High School (girls JV & Varsity), Palo Alto Volleyball Club (14s, 16s), Alpha Prime Volleyball Club (15s), and Red Rock Volleyball Club (Girls Indoor: 10-12s, 15s, 16s; Beach: 12s-18s). 

Teams Coach Katie has led to USAV Girls Junior Nationals

12-1 ('24 Far Westerns - USA, Pacific Northwest - American), 16-1 ('24 Far Westerns - Liberty), 11-1 ('23 Region - American), 15-1 ('23 Pacific Northwest - Liberty)

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Outside of volleyball, Katie loves playing with her 4 dogs, taking care of all her plants, and cooking.

Youki Bradley

Red Rock 11-2

Youki Bradley was born in Los Angeles and raised in the Walnut Creek area. She played all four years of high school volleyball on the varsity team at Las Lomas High School. Her junior year of high school, her high school team won the North Coast Section and finished 4th in the state. Youki played 7 years of club volleyball in the NCVA, starting from the age of 11 years old. As a club player, her teams qualified for the Junior National Tournament during her last five seasons from her 14s to her final 18s season. 

 Youki has been a club coach since she was 18 years old. It became her second job once she graduated high school. She has coached both boys and girls volleyball for a number of high schools and clubs in the East Bay area. Six of the teams she has coached in the past 7 years have been Junior National Qualifying teams. 

Youki previously spent four years running the Girls and Boys volleyball program at Clayton Valley Charter High School as the Varsity Head Coach until the Spring of 2021. 

Most recently Youki finished her second successful girls season at Red Rock. She was the assistant to 14-1 Taylor this past season who double qualified for nationals and finished 3rd in NCVA. This summer she was  also the assistant coach to Red Rock Boys 18-Taylor. This team went to Junior Nationals and brought home a bronze medal in 2023 and finished 5th at nationals this past summer 2024!

Currently she works for Red Rock as a full-time coach and administrator after leaving her job as a veterinary technician. She hopes to pursue coaching as a career and one day open an animal rescue to help  provide sanctuary to any animal in need. Youki is looking forward to another successful season at Red Rock!

Brad Lew

Red Rock 11-2

Bradley has been playing volleyball actively since 2000, enjoys playing all year around in Adult Leagues and recreation co-ed leagues.  He coached Red Rock 12-1 last year and the team qualified to Junior Nationals.

Currently lives in San Mateo, born and raised in Reno, Nv, graduated from University of Nevada, Reno with a BS in Electrical Engineering. Moved to the Bay Area in 2000 to join a tech company. 

During his free time, Bradley enjoys spending time with his family, video games, and spending long nights shooting astrophotography.

Stephanie Hu

Red Rock 12-1

Stephanie was born and raised in the Bay Area; she is currently an MBA candidate at Santa Clara University and works at Walmart Connect as a business analyst. During her undergraduate, where she received her degree in Management Information Systems, Stephanie played on the Santa Clara Women’s Club Volleyball Team and served as the president her senior year. In high school, she was on the Varsity Volleyball team all 4 years and was captain starting her junior year. She was named the PSAL League Most Valuable Player in 2016, 2017, and 2018. She has been playing volleyball for more than 12 years and has 6 years of coaching experience.

Stephanie will be entering her 4th season at Red Rock, her past teams include: 11-2, 17-1, and 18-1. Stephanie developed her passion for sports by playing competitive sports starting at a young age in: volleyball, basketball, and swimming. Outside of Red Rock, Stephanie has coached at her local middle school in both volleyball and basketball. She has also been a swim instructor at Saint Ignatius high school, where she helped with the swim team and group lessons. Stephanie’s favorite part of coaching is interacting with the players while seeing their skills and relationships develop over the season. She can’t wait to share her volleyball knowledge and experience.

When not coaching, Stephanie loves to find the newest boba or dessert spots, going to a Giants, Warriors, or Niners game, and watching Netflix with friends!

Hallie Wigsten

Red Rock 12-1
Hallie was born and raised on the island of Guam and moved to California in 2021 to begin her college education at Santa Clara University. So far at Santa Clara she has played on the Women's Club Volleyball team for the last two years, and during this most recent season she served as the club's Vice President. She is currently pursuing a major in Communication and a minor in Public Health. 

Hallie began her volleyball career in middle school and has been involved with the sport since. Not only has Hallie played indoor but she also played beach where she was able to compete in a tournament in Saipan as well as the FIVB One Star Tournament in 2020 playing teams like Japan and Finland which was held in Guam. During high school, Hallie won the beach volleyball championship two years in a row for her school as well as the championship for team pairs. 

Her volleyball experience doesn't stop there. Hallie was able to learn and experience a lot throughout her high school years. As a sophomore, she played on Guam's club volleyball team "Haggan" in which her and her teammates traveled to Anaheim to play in the Summer Soiree. During her high school indoor season she was awarded First Team All Island which allowed her the opportunity to play in the All Start Team Tournament playing alongside the best of the best around the island. Alongside these accomplishments and experiences, after finishing her high school indoor seasons her sophomore and junior year, she traveled to play in post-season tournaments in Singapore and the Philippines. 

In terms of coaching experience, Hallie has helped manage her school's middle school volleyball team for two years, and helped coach her school's summer volleyball program. Outside of volleyball, she has coached two club soccer teams for two years. 

Outside of volleyball Hallie is also a dog sitter and loves going to the beach as well as spending a weekend in with her friends.

Christian Menchaca

Red Rock 12-2

Christian is a Bay Area Native and as a youth played club for Mountain view Volleyball Club and Bay to Bay Volleyball Club. Back in 2019 he won a National Championship with MVVC 18-1. He then attended The Menlo College and played as the starting Libero position all 4 years of his collegiate career.

Christian has coached at MVVC for the past 6 years and has also been a collegiate volleyball coach at the Menlo College for the past year. During the most recent season Christian coached MVVC 14-1 and led the team to win a Bronze medal at the Chi-town Boys Challenge Tournament in Chicago, a Gold medal at the first ever NorCal Cup, Gold Medal at SoCal Cup, and a Silver Medal at AAU Nationals in Orlando. Christian is excited and looking forward to for his first ever season with Red Rock

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Aniyah Hall

Red Rock 12-3

Aniyah was born and raised in the Bay Area and started her volleyball career in middle school and has played for various clubs up and down the peninsula. 

Aniyah played for her high school team, Sequoia High School, while earning second team all league during her time there. She currently plays volleyball at College of San Mateo earning first team all conference as a freshman. She is also looking to pursue a degree in Sociology/Social Work!

In her free time, she loves to paint, try new food places, and to travel.

Christian Menchaca

Red Rock 12-1 Premier

Christian is a Bay Area Native and as a youth played club for Mountain view Volleyball Club and Bay to Bay Volleyball Club. Back in 2019 he won a National Championship with MVVC 18-1. He then attended The Menlo College and played as the starting Libero position all 4 years of his collegiate career.

Christian has coached at MVVC for the past 6 years and has also been a collegiate volleyball coach at the Menlo College for the past year. During the most recent season Christian coached MVVC 14-1 and led the team to win a Bronze medal at the Chi-town Boys Challenge Tournament in Chicago, a Gold medal at the first ever NorCal Cup, Gold Medal at SoCal Cup, and a Silver Medal at AAU Nationals in Orlando. Christian is excited and looking forward to for his first ever season with Red Rock

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Jackie Ryan

Red Rock 12-1 Premier

Coach Jackie was born and raised in the Bay Area and began playing volleyball in elementary school. She continued the sport at the high school and club level, developing her skills in the front row & back row. At the high school level she began getting involved with coaching and also working with children as a swim instructor, teaching swimmers age 6 months to adults.

While pursuing a degree in Teacher Preparation in college, Jackie continued to play recreationally as she worked to graduate early and prepare for a career in education. Most of her free time was spent coaching and volunteering with various volleyball teams and programs. If there was a team that needed a coach, sub, assistant, or just an extra hand- she was happy to join in to both help and learn from more veteran coaches.

While working as both an elementary and middle school teacher, she worked with players of various levels primarily between the 4-8th grade range. Coaching upper elementary teams, co-ed developmental teams, 6-8 volleyball lunch clubs, all levels of middle school girls & boys’ volleyball, PPSL, and assisting with various club camps and clinics.

With over ten years of coaching experience, Jackie is happy to be joining the Red Rock team for her first season with Red Rock.

Outside of volleyball, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, baking, teaching, and playing with her dogs.

Colm Callan

Red Rock 13-1

Colm Callan is in his second year of coaching at Red Rock. Previously, he has successfully coached teams to the league championship match at Greene Middle School and has experience with multiple club teams qualifying for USA Volleyball Junior Nationals in the American, National and Open divisions. He is a firm believer in the power of combining video and statistics with on court skill development to ensure his athletes reach their maximum potential.

Born and raised in New England and the Midwest, Colm moved to the Bay Area for college 35 years ago. He has been an accomplished athlete across a number of different sports his entire life from being named an all-conference soccer player and captain of his swim team while in high school, to playing rugby for Stanford University and the US Navy, to qualifying to run in the Boston Marathon as an adult.

Colm was first exposed to volleyball through his children more than 10 years ago and quickly fell in love with it. He began coaching as a way to stay connected with the sport as his children’s playing careers started to wind down. One of his biggest pleasures in life is teaching players to serve overhand for the first time and seeing the rush of confidence that builds in them.

When not coaching, Colm enjoys spending time with his wife, three daughters and two rescue pit bulls, as well as actively training in CrossFit as many days as he can each week. 

Katie Wilcox

Red Rock 13-1

Coach Katie was born and raised in the Bay Area and began playing volleyball at the age of 10. Katie started her club volleyball career at Red Rock Volleyball Club and played for Menlo-Atherton High School and then Foothill College.

In high school, Katie made the varsity team as a freshman and played as a middle and an opposite for all 4 years (2011-2015). Over the 4 years she went to M-A, her team earned 3 PAL titles and won 2 CCS championships, ending her senior year as a Division I NorCal finalist. She then went to Foothill College and played both indoor and beach volleyball under Coach Katy Ripp (2016-2018). She played all around as the team’s starting opposite hitter. As a captain her sophomore year, she led her team to first round playoffs and ended her final volleyball season making First Team All Conference.

After graduating, she transferred to UCLA for academics and graduated with honors and a BA in Psychology and a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology in June 2020.

Katie has coached for local middle schools (girls & boys 7th/8th grade), Sequoia High School (girls JV & Varsity), Palo Alto Volleyball Club (14s, 16s), Alpha Prime Volleyball Club (15s), and Red Rock Volleyball Club (Girls Indoor: 10-12s, 15s, 16s; Beach: 12s-18s). 

Teams Coach Katie has led to USAV Girls Junior Nationals

12-1 ('24 Far Westerns - USA, Pacific Northwest - American), 16-1 ('24 Far Westerns - Liberty), 11-1 ('23 Region - American), 15-1 ('23 Pacific Northwest - Liberty)

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Outside of volleyball, Katie loves playing with her 4 dogs, taking care of all her plants, and cooking.

Daniel Farrell

Red Rock 13-1

Daniel was born in Illinois and raised in Thousand Oaks, California. He began playing volleyball seriously at Westlake High School, where he played on the varsity team for 3 years and coached the frosh/soph team for 2.

Daniel went on to play D1 Men's Volleyball for Loyola University Chicago as a middle blocker, where he was named to the 2020 collegiate national team. He then transferred to the University of Southern California, where he finished his collegiate career. Daniel graduated from USC with a BA in Philosophy.

Daniel has over a year of experience teaching children aged anywhere from 5-16. Daniel also has a combined total of 4 years of coaching experience, split between coaching high school volleyball for Westlake High School, Loyola High School of Los Angeles, and PAC6 volleyball club.

Outside of volleyball, Daniel enjoys working on projects, exploring new places, and playing games with friends.

Bailey Steger

Red Rock 13-2
Bailey has a strong foundation in volleyball, having started playing the sport in middle school and navigating the competitive club scene in Northern California herself. Her experience as a player laid the groundwork for her coaching career, where she has made significant contributions.

In the 2022 - 2023 season, Bailey served as the assistant coach at Dominican University of California and held the position of head beach coach at College of San Mateo. Bailey owned and operated a small premier level club from November 2022 - May 2024, where she led her 14-1s team to a gold finish. Her coaching journey includes coaching 13s at Seaside VBC in Manhattan Beach, coaching 7th grade at Mark Day School, and coaching high school at Signal Mountain HS in Tennessee. She has worked with middle school age athletes for many years and is an expert with the skill development necessary at that age.

Before transitioning to coaching, Bailey played Division I indoor and beach volleyball at Loyola Marymount University, where she pursued a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematics. She was a sponge learning from AVP players, John Mayer and Betsi Flint. Her commitment to the sport continued into graduate school, as she played beach and indoor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga while completing her MBA. During her time at UTC, Bailey was named to the All-Conference team for beach and led her team to a 2nd place finish in their conference during the team's second year of establishment. Bailey's educational background and her extensive experience as a player and coach make her a valuable asset to the volleyball community and a dedicated advocate for helping young athletes pursue their collegiate volleyball dreams.



Devin Derecho

Red Rock 13-3

Devin was born and raised in Santa Cruz and moved to San Jose last year to finish her Bachelors in Kinesiology.  Devin started playing indoor volleyball in middle school and fell in love with the sport.  She played indoor for her high school Pacific Collegiate School and  club volleyball for Main Beach Volleyball Club.  Throughout her volleyball career, Devin has played multiple positions and considers herself a utility player. Because of this, she strongly believes in developing well rounded volleyball players. 

In college, Devin initially played indoor volleyball for Cabrillo College as a setter and defensive specialist. She also played for the beach team at Cabrillo College. This past year Devin played indoor and was captain for San Jose States Club Volleyball team and plans to play beach volleyball for West Valley College in the spring. 

Devin has coached indoor volleyball for the past 7 years.  She has coached both boys and girls at the middle school, high school, and club level.  Previously she has coached club for Club Cruz Volleyball Club and Santa Cruz Beach Volleyball Club, and Mavericks Volleyball Club. 

In her free time, you can find Devin at the beach playing volleyball, coaching volleyball, or reading and relaxing in the sun. She also enjoys gardening and traveling and is planning on attending medical school with the goal of becoming a Doctor.

Janet McDowell

Red Rock 13-5

Janet was born and raised in the Bay Area. She was a three-year varsity player at Notre Dame Belmont high school, earning MVP and first team all-league honors her senior year, and playing for several clubs on the peninsula. Janet continued playing in intramural leagues at the University of San Francisco, where she graduated with a BS in Biology. 

Janet has coached volleyball for 20+ years at various age and skills levels, from grade school to college. She first began coaching at NDB when asked her to run the grade school volleyball summer camp and then assist with the freshman and varsity teams. Through the years, she's coached at Terra Nova High School, Capuchino High School and Burlingame High School (where they won a CCS championship). Her first experience at the club level was at Peninsula Juniors Volleyball Club, coaching 14s and 16s power teams. She was also with Quake City VBC (16s, 18s) for 8 years.  After a few years away from club volleyball, this will be her first season with Red Rock! 

Janet is currently in her fifth year as the assistant coach at Skyline College. She is also assisting with her daughter’s 6th grade team at Bowditch Middle School!

When not on the volleyball court, Janet works as an Operations Manager at Stanford University, overseeing the Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cancer Cell Therapy clinical research programs. In her spare time, she loves to spend time with her husband, daughter and son, going to or watching any sporting event, travelling and planning the next trip to a Disney park!

Joey Ballesteros

Red Rock 14-2

Joey is an experienced volleyball player and coach and has coached for a variety of teams over the last 13 years.  Joey’s love for volleyball stems from his successful high school career at Foothill High as the outside hitter helping them earn their first NCS Division 1 Championship title in 2006.

After high school, he continued to play at Holy Names University and graduate with a BA in Business Management.

Joey now wishes to pass on his knowledge and passion to all of his athletes.  One of his coaching philosophies stresses the importance of having a strong foundation in fundamentals. He believes that players that posses sound fundamental are able to advance further in their volleyball careers than those who do not.   Joey is excited about being a part of the program and transform each player and taking them to the next level.

When Joey is not playing or coaching volleyball, he enjoys traveling, hiking, and going on food adventures with his wife. You may also spot him one-wheeling it in the Peninsula.

Christian Menchaca

Red Rock 14-3

Christian is a Bay Area Native and as a youth played club for Mountain view Volleyball Club and Bay to Bay Volleyball Club. Back in 2019 he won a National Championship with MVVC 18-1. He then attended The Menlo College and played as the starting Libero position all 4 years of his collegiate career.

Christian has coached at MVVC for the past 6 years and has also been a collegiate volleyball coach at the Menlo College for the past year. During the most recent season Christian coached MVVC 14-1 and led the team to win a Bronze medal at the Chi-town Boys Challenge Tournament in Chicago, a Gold medal at the first ever NorCal Cup, Gold Medal at SoCal Cup, and a Silver Medal at AAU Nationals in Orlando. Christian is excited and looking forward to for his first ever season with Red Rock

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Hannah Fields

Red Rock 14-1 Premier
Hannah Fields is a well-known name in the volleyball community, having been a part of it for more than a decade now. Her volleyball journey started in 2010 when she joined her middle school team. Hannah's love for the sport only grew stronger from there. Once she got to high school, Hannah was brought up to varsity as a sophomore, playing outside hitter throughout her club and high school seasons. She continued to pursue it throughout college. She played at Foothill College and transitioned to libero for both indoor and sand volleyball.

In addition to playing, Hannah also found her passion for coaching during her college years. She started coaching at Titan and later moved to City Beach, where she had played growing up. This will be her second season with Red Rock. Currently, Hannah is the designated substitute teacher at Pinewood School, where she also coaches volleyball and swimming. She is known for her positive teaching style and emphasis on strong fundamentals. Hannah believes that creating a positive learning environment is key to helping her students improve and grow.

When she's not coaching, Hannah enjoys spending her time at the beach, hanging out with friends, listening to music, or going on hikes. Her love for the outdoors and staying active is evident in everything she does. Hannah is a true inspiration to many in the volleyball community, and her dedication to the sport and her students is truly admirable.

Derby Davidson

Red Rock 14-2 Premier

Derby has been coaching middle school girls volleyball (and boys and girls basketball) at Ralston Middle School since 2012. His teams generally make the playoffs and have won league championships on occasion. He enjoys building team comraderie and seeing his players progress in skill level and confidence. He is looking forward to the longer timeframe afforded by club volleyball to develop players.

Derby encourages a growth mindset on his teams. Mistakes are part of the learning process. If we are not making mistakes, then we are not pushing ourselves enough to improve. Reflecting on our performance and planning a way to do better is a life skill everyone can learn through sports. Through sports, we can also learn how to work as a team toward a common goal and feel the rush of accomplishing something as a group.

Not having the opportunity to play volleyball, Derby played varsity basketball and tennis in high school. He learned competitive volleyball after high school and plays when he can. His appreciation for the game increased during his child’s experience playing volleyball at school and in clubs.

Besides Red Rock, Derby works as an after-school sports coach (mostly tennis and pickleball, with some volleyball and basketball) and swim instructor.

In his free time, Derby enjoys spending time with his spouse and two grown children, hiking in the great outdoors, and visiting as many National Parks as possible.

Mola'e Liwis

Red Rock 14-2 Premier

Mola’e, a native of the Big Island of Hawai'i, brings a deep-rooted passion for volleyball to our program. Raised in a volleyball-centric household, Mola’e was instilled with a strong sense of tradition and excellence from an early age. His journey in the sport began with local community teams, where his enthusiasm and skill for volleyball were nurtured.

Mola’e played varsity volleyball throughout high school, where he distinguished himself as a dedicated and skilled athlete. He continued his athletic career at Midway University in Kentucky, an NAIA institution, where he played for two years as a Libero/Setter. During his time in Kentucky, Mola’e also contributed to various events and camps, further supporting the volleyball community.

He completed his studies at Menlo College in California, graduating in May 2024. Mola’e is eager to leverage his experience and knowledge to mentor and inspire the next generation of athletes. His coaching philosophy emphasizes the importance of perseverance, goal-setting, and making the most of every opportunity.

Outside of coaching, Mola’e enjoys exploring the outdoors through activities such as walking, swimming, biking, and hiking. His love for adventure has broadened his perspective and openness to new ideas.

Mola’e is thrilled to join the Red Rock Community and is committed to bringing a positive and energetic approach to the team as they embark on this new journey together.

Cooper Ge

Red Rock 14-3 Premier

Cooper was born and raised in the Bay Area, where he played for Bay to Bay Volleyball Club and Valley Christian High School. He started coaching youth clinics and summer camps while in high school. He then attended the University of Illinois, where he continued playing volleyball. His team took 2nd place in the nation in 2019. Cooper also helped out with the D1 women's team.

Moving back to California after graduating, Cooper continued his playing in adult leagues, and USAV adult nationals, as well as starting to coach more. He volunteer assistant coached the women’s team at Dominican University, and coached at Breakwater Volleyball Club, where he instantly made an impact on his 14-1s team, taking them to 2nd in their league in his first season. This will be Cooper’s first year at Red Rock, and he is excited to share his playing and coaching experience.

Connie Fu

Red Rock 14-3 Premier

Connie was born and raised in Los Angeles and began playing volleyball at the age of 12. After moving to the Bay Area last year, she made her coaching debut last season with Breakwater Volleyball Club as an assistant coach to their 14-1 girls team. In high school, she played two years on varsity and club volleyball as an outside/DS/libero. At the end of her senior season, she and her team ended with a 10-0 league record, earning her the Best Defensive Player award.

Connie went on to attend the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where she graduated with a B.S. in Systems Engineering. During her time in college, she continued her passion for volleyball by playing in intramural leagues and tournaments. Now, she spends her time playing in adult volleyball leagues and tournaments.

Outside of volleyball, Connie is a Controls Engineer for a small start-up. She enjoys crocheting, doing puzzles with friends, and hanging out with her two cats.

Brianna Perez

Red Rock 15-1

Brianna Perez AKA "Bri"  has been playing and coaching volleyball for over 16 years. She was raised in Texas and played club volleyball in Houston from age 10-18. 

Brianna played college volleyball at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken New Jersey as setter where her team reached the sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament.   During that same year she was 11th overall in assists across the NCAA.  Brianna  graduated from Stevens with a Bachelors of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and then moved to the Bay Area. 

Across her lifetime she has been on all sides of the game from playing, coaching, and professional reffing.  she has been coaching at Red Rock Volleyball Club since 2019.  She has coached across all levels from middle school to 18s for both boys and girls.   

"My coaching style is technique emphasized. My goal is to have every child leave my team a better volleyball player as well as a better person."

Alejandro De Luna

Red Rock 15-1

Alejandro was born and raised in Redwood City, and is currently a third year at Cañada College. After he completes his general education courses at Cañada, he plans to transfer to a four year college (hopefully in Southern California) to get his bachelor's degree in kinesiology. Once that is accomplished, he plans on going to an out of state Chiropractic College. As long as he can remember, he has always been involved in sports, and being part of a high level and competitive team. He was part of a three time state cup winning soccer team until he stopped, to explore other sports. One of his favorite memories while being a part of a high level team is when he traveled to England and Spain to compete against other high level teams in soccer.

When he finished playing soccer, he decided to start playing basketball. There he joined a club team where he traveled across the country for tournaments, and he played for his high school team as well. He ultimately stopped playing other sports when the boys volleyball team was introduced. He was on the first ever Sequoia Boys varsity volleyball team, and has been a part of the organization every year after that. Although Alejandro began playing volleyball that year, he has been directly around it since 3rd grade, due to his sister’s involvement in high level clubs. After his first high school season, he played one summer season at Bay to Bay to improve his fundamental skills, and learn what being a part of a high level volleyball club is like. Throughout his volleyball career, he mainly played outside hitter, middle, and right side, but has become comfortable in most positions. He continues to go play at open gyms, and is attempting recruitment for D3 schools. If that is not an option then he hopes to play for the club team of wherever he transfers to. Alejandro started coaching volleyball as the assistant coach of the Sequoia boys varsity volleyball team in 2022, and was the head coach of the Sequoia JV boys volleyball team since 2023. There he really focused on teaching his players the fundamentals of the game so they can eventually be ready to play at a higher level. He introduced and developed players, some of which had never touched a volleyball, to what being on a volleyball team is like, and how to see the game from different parts of the court. He loves being able to help his team gain confidence in any aspect of volleyball and to watch them improve each and every day.

Last season, he was the assistant coach of the Red Rock Boys 18-national team, and has learned more of what it is to coach at a very high level. Along with high schoolers, he has worked with children ages 6-12 at Decathlon Sports Club for 4 years as a Counselor. Here, he teaches kids the importance of sportsmanship, and the basic fundamentals of a variety of different sports. He looks forward to coaching in the near and distant future. When Alejandro is not doing anything volleyball related, he loves spending time with his friends, going to the gym and staying active, and anything that involves music. He is a NASM certified personal trainer at The Weight Room in Redwood City (Let him know if you are interested). He also loves working with kids, coaching, and being a mentor.

Riley Holland

Red Rock 16-1

Riley began her club volleyball journey in 2011 with her first year spent an area team then transitioned to competitive power teams until 2018. Her main position was libero/DS while sometimes substituting as OH. She was a member of both Payes 12 Black followed by Redrock 12 Black, and she made her permanent move to Vision Volleyball Club her 13s season. Her teams made huge accomplishments: qualifying for Nationals six times, winning Far Westerns twice, and placing third at Colorado Crossroads in 2016. Staying in the Gold division of the NCVA was consistent, and her teams finished within the top 5 for almost every season. Her 15 Gold team at Vision went undefeated in the entire NCVA league, where she served as both libero and DS.
 

Riley attended high school at Menlo School, graduating in 2019. For Menlo she played varsity volleyball beginning freshman year, and played a key role as libero/DS in her teams’ successes over the four years she played. While she was a member of the team, Menlo won their league play and consequently participated in the CCS Open Division three times, and the 2016 Menlo team won the Division 4 State Championship. In her senior year, Riley earned an award as an All WBAL Team recipient and led the team as the starting libero.

After high school, Holland went on to attend Tulane University, taking on a double major of biochemistry and neuroscience with a minor in psychology as well as joining various organizations on campus including BSU and Chi Omega. She played club volleyball there to stay in touch with the game, even playing with some people she played against while at Menlo. She has returned to the Bay Area to be with her family while taking a break from school, and she has since reconnected with volleyball through her sister, Quinn, and father, Tony, being coaches themselves. Riley’s main goal and characteristic as a player was being a leader on the court and pushing people to be the best they could be, and as a coach she strives to instill the same values in her players. Her love and passion for the sport is evident in her commitment to bettering kids’ skills and mindset, two aspects that are crucial in volleyball.

When Riley is not coaching, she thoroughly enjoys reading outside, her favorite authors including Dostoevsky and Sylvia Plath. She also loves to visit her friends all around the country, and her favorite places to go include Los Angeles, New York, and back to New Orleans.

Tennesse Fulks

Red Rock 16-3

Throughout his indoor volleyball career, Tennessee played every position on the court. In college at UC Santa Cruz, he played Outside Hitter, Opposite Hitter, and Setter.  He filled in wherever the team needed him.

Tennessee has been coaching for a living for 6 years at various clubs and high schools.  He coaches numerous camps year round. He has taken a 30-day course on the mental game of volleyball which taught gratitude, visualization, and mindfulness meditation that applies to every team. Tennessee has taught beginner players to elite volleyball players.  He teaches a variety of skills and tactics, but just as important, he teaches ideas that can be applied to all sports and virtually all aspects of life.

Katie Wilcox

Red Rock 17-1

Coach Katie was born and raised in the Bay Area and began playing volleyball at the age of 10. Katie started her club volleyball career at Red Rock Volleyball Club and played for Menlo-Atherton High School and then Foothill College.

In high school, Katie made the varsity team as a freshman and played as a middle and an opposite for all 4 years (2011-2015). Over the 4 years she went to M-A, her team earned 3 PAL titles and won 2 CCS championships, ending her senior year as a Division I NorCal finalist. She then went to Foothill College and played both indoor and beach volleyball under Coach Katy Ripp (2016-2018). She played all around as the team’s starting opposite hitter. As a captain her sophomore year, she led her team to first round playoffs and ended her final volleyball season making First Team All Conference.

After graduating, she transferred to UCLA for academics and graduated with honors and a BA in Psychology and a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology in June 2020.

Katie has coached for local middle schools (girls & boys 7th/8th grade), Sequoia High School (girls JV & Varsity), Palo Alto Volleyball Club (14s, 16s), Alpha Prime Volleyball Club (15s), and Red Rock Volleyball Club (Girls Indoor: 10-12s, 15s, 16s; Beach: 12s-18s). 

Teams Coach Katie has led to USAV Girls Junior Nationals

12-1 ('24 Far Westerns - USA, Pacific Northwest - American), 16-1 ('24 Far Westerns - Liberty), 11-1 ('23 Region - American), 15-1 ('23 Pacific Northwest - Liberty)

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Outside of volleyball, Katie loves playing with her 4 dogs, taking care of all her plants, and cooking.

Daniel Farrell

Red Rock 17-1

Daniel was born in Illinois and raised in Thousand Oaks, California. He began playing volleyball seriously at Westlake High School, where he played on the varsity team for 3 years and coached the frosh/soph team for 2.

Daniel went on to play D1 Men's Volleyball for Loyola University Chicago as a middle blocker, where he was named to the 2020 collegiate national team. He then transferred to the University of Southern California, where he finished his collegiate career. Daniel graduated from USC with a BA in Philosophy.

Daniel has over a year of experience teaching children aged anywhere from 5-16. Daniel also has a combined total of 4 years of coaching experience, split between coaching high school volleyball for Westlake High School, Loyola High School of Los Angeles, and PAC6 volleyball club.

Outside of volleyball, Daniel enjoys working on projects, exploring new places, and playing games with friends.

Kanani Packer

Red Rock 17-2

Kanani Packer was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She fell in love with volleyball at the age of 9, and has been playing ever since. Kanani grew up playing indoor and beach volleyball at multiple clubs in Hawaii through her high school years. While in the Bay Area, she has experience coaching at Stanford Volleyball Camps, Nike Volleyball Camps, and Encore club practices and camps.

Kanani is currently a DS/Libero at Menlo College where she is studying Entrepreneurship and Psychology. Her goal is to utilize the things she learns to help develop the next generation of kids, and help them to find and pursue their passions. In her free time, Kanani enjoys hiking, surfing, trying new food, and creating art. She is excited to be a part of the Red Rock community and is looking forward to bringing positive energy to the club.

Nick Alftin

Red Rock 18-1

Nick is thrilled to join Red Rock Volleyball Club. He brings a wealth of playing experience from his time with Bay to Bay Volleyball Club, where he appeared at the USAV Nationals 6 years in a row. Nick excelled at Archbishop Mitty in high school, earning all-league honors as an Outside/Opposite Hitter. After high school, Nick pursued football at UC Berkeley, where he played at the highest level for 4.5 years and was named an All-Star Pac 12 Player by the end of his career.

Nick is excited to kick off his first season of coaching under the guidance of his sisters, Angela and Christine. He looks forward to share his extensive volleyball knowledge with the Red Rock community and help train athletes with a competitive mindset and how to succeed on and off the court.