USD Volleyball 2006

Brent Hilliard Interim Head Coach 6th-year

Brent Hilliard is entering his sixth season with the Toreros' volleyball program and will take the reigns as the USO interim head coach for the 2006 season as Jennifer Petrie will take the season off to spend time with her new born son Charles, her two-year old daughter Jane, as well as time with her husband Mark. Petrie will return to her head coaching duties for the 2007 season. Hilliard will return to his assistant coaching spot in the 2007 season. Hilliard has been essential in San Diego's run of five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and USD's NCAA Sweet 16 and WCC Cham– pionship season of 2004. Hilliard has done a remarkable job in recruit– ing and developing young talent. In 2004, Hilliard led a USO recruiting effort that was recognized 25th among all Division I programs by Prep Volleyball. Hilliard brings a wealth of volleyball experience to the USO staff, earning NCAA Player of the Year accolades at Long Beach State and represent– ing the United States at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Hilliard came to USO in 2001 after serving as the Head Volleyball Coach at Cuyamaca Junior College in 1999 and 2000. In 1992, as an opposite or right side player at Long Beach State, Hilliard was named the NCAA Player of the Year, leading his team to a 31 -1 re– cord. Hilliard earned All-America honors four times in his college ca reer and was a three-time selection as a first-team NCAA All- American. In 1991 Hilliard propelled the 49ers to a National Championship, beating USC in Honolulu, avenging a championship match loss to USC the year before. Hilliard was selected to play for the U.S.A. in the 1992 Olympics in Bar– celona. As the team's youngest member, he helped the U.S.A. capture a Bronze medal with a victory over Cuba. One year later, Hilliard won a silver medal in the 1993 Pan American Games. Hilliard also owns a Bronze medal won at the 1991 World Cup. Hilliard continued his volleyball career as a professional in Europe from 1995-1998, playing two seasons in Belgium and one season in the Netherlands. In 1996, Hilliard and the Maasiek Volleyball club from Belgium won the country's championship and competed in the European Champions League. Brent resides in nearby Del Mar with his wife Beth and new born daughter Audrey.