Former Gator Diaz Named Radford Assistant Coach
Thursday, June 4, 2009 | Volleyball
Former University of Florida volleyball player Christina Diaz (Hollywood, Fla.) has been named assistant volleyball coach at Radford University, the school's second-year head coach Marci Jenkins announced Thursday afternoon.
Diaz will assist in all aspects of the program under Jenkins, including recruiting.
Diaz was a four-year letterwinner for the Gators from 2005-08, during which time she rose from a walk-on her freshman season to a co-captain her senior year. The recipient of the Gator Spirit Award her senior year, Diaz was a defensive specialist who brought passion and energy to practice and matches on a daily basis and was a team leader in the weight room.
Diaz ended her collegiate career this past December, with her team having compiled a 119-13 (.902) record with four NCAA Round of 16 appearances and four Southeastern Conference titles during her playing days. She was a four-year member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and graduated with a bachelor of science in health education and behavior with an emphasis in health promotion this past May.
"Christina was one of those players whose coaching potential was seen early on in her career," Florida head coach Mary Wise said. "She was a player who went from being a walk-on her freshman year to being a co-captain her senior year. Radford is getting not only a great talent, but also a great individual."
Diaz becomes one of 25 former players, coaches or staff under the guidance of Wise who currently are serving as coaches.
Radford is a member of the Big South Conference and located in Radford, Va.
CHRISTINA DIAZ CAREER STATISTICS
Season GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G
2005.. 95-34 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 7 0.07 18 0.19 36 23 0.24 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 18.0 0.19
2006.. 61-28 1 0.02 1 3 .000 14 0.23 11 0.18 26 81 1.33 9 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 12.0 0.20
2007.. 73-30 0 0.00 1 2 -.500 29 0.40 5 0.07 21 80 1.10 9 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 5.0 0.07
2008.. 31-19 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 6 0.19 10 18 0.56 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 6.0 0.19
TOTAL. 260-111 1 0.00 3 6 -.333 50 0.19 40 0.15 93 202 0.77 20 0 0 0 0.00 0 6 41.0 0.16
MARY WISE COACHING FAMILY
Former players or assistant coaches currently serving as coaches
- Melissa Batie - Head Coach, Savannah College of Art and Design (assistant coach, 2000)
- Tammi Batson - Assistant Coach, East Tennessee State (intern, 2005-06)
- Mary (Jones) Buczek - Head Coach, The Lovett School (assistant coach, 1993-94)
- Keylor Chan - Head Coach, Northwestern (assistant coach, 1994-95)
- Michelle Chatman - Assistant Coach, UCF (player, 2001-04)
- Christina Diaz - Assistant Coach, Radford (player, 2005-08)
- Arlisa Hagan - Head Coach, Georgetown (assistant coach, 2002-05)
- Marcie Hampton – Assistant Coach, P.K. Yonge High School (player, 2004-07)
- Josh Hill - Assistant Coach, Florida Southern (assistant coach, 2005)
- Jessica (Riester) Hinkle – Head Coach, Manatee High School (player, 1999-01)
- Jeni Jones - Associate Head Coach, Missouri State (player, 1995-98)
- Steffi Legall – Head Coach, Oconee County (Ga.) High School (player, 1990-91)
- Claire (Roach) Lessinger - Head Coach, South Florida (player, 1993-97)
- Prentice Lewis - Head Coach, TCU (assistant coach, 2000-01)
- Nicole McCray - Head Coach, Panola College (player, 1999-02)
- Jenni (Keene) Miller – Head Coach, Memphis Juniors (player 1994, 1996-98)
- Jeff Reavis – Head Coach, Buchholz High School and Gainesville Juniors (assistant coach, 2002)
- Chris Redding - Head Coach, Charlotte (assistant coach, 1998)
- Jenny (Whitehead) Robinson – Assistant Coach, Long Island University (player, 1999)
- Jen Sanchez - Head Coach, University of the Incarnate Word (player, 1996-99)
- Nikki Shade - Assistant Coach, South Florida (player, 1993-97)
- Aaron Shepardson – Assistant Coach, American University (assistant coach, 2004)
- Chanda Stebbins – Head Basketball Coach, Santa Fe Community College (player, 1992-95)
- Jenny (Manz) Theis - Assistant Coach, Ohio (player, 1996-99)
- Ryan Theis - Head Coach, Ohio (assistant coach, 2006-07)
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