COACHING STAFF

Kevin Carroll
Associate Head Coach

The Carroll File

Kevin Carroll named Associate Head Coach for Colorado State Volleyball ahead of the 2025 season.
Joined CSU after seven seasons at Cincinnati, where he served as Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator.
Serves as Recruiting Coordinator and works closely with backrow defense and pin hitters, manages Serve and Serve Receive.

Coaching Background

10+ years of coaching experience
Played at UC Irvine, winning NCAA National Championships in 2009 and 2012; won another title in 2013 as an Assistant Coach
Spent two seasons at West Virginia as an assistant, leading national/international recruiting efforts and developing middles and pin attackers

Ted Kopacz
Assistant Coach

The Kopacz File

Ted Kopacz was hired as Assistant Coach for Colorado State Volleyball in January ahead of the 2024 season
Praised by Head Coach Emily Kohan for his energy, upbeat personality, and passion for the game
Works primarily with the middle blockers, is CSU’s technical coordinator and manages scouting efforts

Coaching Background

Spent the previous two seasons at Nebraska Omaha as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. Mentored setters and assisted with offensive game-plans and helped lead Omaha to its first Division I NCAA Tournament appearance and first Summit League Championship
Began college coaching career at the University of Colorado (2021) as a Volunteer Assistant Coach, working with first contact, floor defense, scouting, and scout-team preparation
Played collegiately with the Indiana University Men’s Club team, serving as team captain and earning All-Big Ten and All-MIVA honors

Bri Olmstead
Director of Volleyball Operations

The Olmstead File

Bri Olmstead enters her 23rd season at CSU and 12th as Director of Operations, the first person to hold the position when it was created in 2012
Oversees program budgeting and operations, travel logistics, summer camps, booster club and fundraising campaigns, community events, and many other off-court operations
Started her role on staff with CSU in 2007 as video/statistics coordinator, after competing for CSU as a student athlete in 2003-2004.

Coaching Background