USD Volleyball 1994

SUE SNYDER, HEAD COACH

Fifth Season • 1994 wee Coach of the Year The USO Volleyball program returned to national prominence last year, due much in part to Head Coach Sue Snyder, now in her fifth season at USO. Working for the first time with a team she entirely recruited , Snyder guided the Toreros to a 24-6 record and the school's first NCAA Division I Tournament berth. For her efforts, Snyder was named West Coast Conference Coach of the Year by her peers. In Snyder's four seasons at

Alcala Park, the Toreros have never fallen from the WCC's upper division. Snyder's track record when it comes to recruiting is well documented. Her recruits own six individual and five team WCC records. In addition , she has produced two All-West Region players, three AII-WCC selections and back-to-back WCC Freshman of the Year recipients. This year's squad alone has three Volleyball MonthlyFab 50 picks. Snyder, formerly Sue Hegerle, was hired by USO Athletic Director Tom Iannacone on January 31 , 1990. She previously served four seasons as an assistant coach at San Diego State (1986-89) , the same school at which she earned a Physical Eduaction degree (1984) and masters in Educa– tion Administration . Considered one of the most popular Aztec players of all-time , Snyder ex– celled in big matches , twice be– ing named to the NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team and earning AII-WCAA honors in 1982. She finished sixth on the school's all-time kills list and became the first team captain, under Rudy Suwara, to be elected by a unanimous vote by her teammates. Snyder, who's averaged 18 wins a season at USO, began her coaching career as an assistant at New Mexico (1984-85) . She also assisted the West squad at the 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival. Snyder had prior exposure to international volleyball as a member of the U.S. National Team (1985-86) , coached by Terry Liskevych, and earned the USA Players' Award, symbolic of the spirit and loyalty she showed to the team. Snyder's playing career at the amateur level includes six USVBA All– American citations and three national team championships. A native of Escondido, CA, Sue and husband Ky, USD's Director of Athletic Development, are the parents of a young son, Riley. The Snyders reside in Scripps Ranch.