SHELLY JOHNSON
HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH

2007 will be Shelly Johnson's fifth season as the head volleyball coach at Colorado School of Mines. Johnson is the fourth volleyball coach in the history of the program.

Last fall, the Orediggers had three player earn recognition on the All-RMAC teams. Amanda Rebol was named First Team All-RMAC, Nicole Leeper was a Second Team All-RMAC selection and Kaity Edmiston garnered Honorable Mention All-RMAC laurels. Rebol's 2006 achievements also included recognition on the ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-District VII squad by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

In 2005, Johnson led CSM volleyball to its best season ever as the squad won a program-record 20 matches. Colorado School of Mines qualified for the RMAC Tournament for the first time since 1997 and defeated Mesa State in the quarterfinals before enduring a five-game setback to Metro State in the semifinals. In addition, the 2005 Orediggers earned their first-ever berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament, falling in the opening round to eventual national runner-up, Nebraska - Kearney. Three Orediggers earned All-RMAC honors in 2005, including Rebol, who was a unanimous First Team selection, and Ashley Pagel, who garnered Second Team All-RMAC accolades. Sarah Alsbrooks, an Honorable Mention All-RMAC pick, was named Second Team All-Region and also garnered ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District VII recognition.

In her first year at the helm (2003), Johnson led CSM to an 11-16 mark, including a 7-12 record in the RMAC. It was a ten-game improvement over the 2002 season, and the Orediggers missed out on the RMAC Tournament by just two matches.

Johnson came to CSM after spending three seasons as an assistant volleyball coach at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska. Johnson, who has been the Director of the USA Volleyball Sanctioned Junior Olympics Pick Six Volleyball Club since 1997, has also served as the head coach at Carl Sandburg College (Galesburg, Illinois), as well as an assistant coach at Galesburg High School.

During her time at Wayne State, Johnson helped lead the team to an overall record of 63-40 and the 2001 NSIC Championship. She served as a recruiter of high school and junior college athletes, assisted in conducting practices and was responsible for helping the team maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 over her last four semesters at Wayne State.

As a player for the Wildcats, Johnson was an NAIA All-America pick in 1990. Johnson, a four-year letterwinner at Wayne State (1988-91), currently holds eight Wildcat records. Johnson earned her undergraduate degree in Business Administration in 1991 and earned her M.S. in Education from Wayne State in 2004.

Johnson resides in Littleton with her husband, Brian, her daughter, Kelsey, and the couple's son, Owen.