There’ll be someone new on the bench for the TRU WolfPack men’s volleyball team’s first league matches this semester.

Jonathan Newman-Gonchar, who most recently coached the Northern Arizona University women’s volleyball team, came to TRU this winter to assist with drills and practice, compile team stats, present strategies and otherwise help out the team, was hired as Assistant Men’s Coach over the holiday break.

Newman-Gonchar, an award-winning high school volleyballer when he graduated from Claremont High School in California in 2001, has since played club volleyball for Northern Arizona University (2002-2005) while earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences at that institution.

In his last year of university studies, he was also head coach of the High Altitude Volleyball Club, training a girl’s 18-Elite team for tournament play. In the fall of 2005, he was assistant coach for Flagstaff High School girls’ volleyball. During his time at NAU, he was assistant coach for a number of other youth volleyball teams, and also earned his USA Volleyball certification.

For more information, please contact: Jonathan Newman-Gonchar at 909-260-7721 or Patrick Hennelly at 250-377-6118.