MiraCosta College Women's Volleball

 

RECENT NEWS

TRYOUT DATES ARE ANNOUNCED (Jan 22nd, 2013)

Tryouts for the MiraCosta women's sand volleyball team will be on Feb 26th and 28th from 3:30-5:30pm.  The tryout will be held at South Carlsbad State Beach (also known as Ponto Beach.) All interested are encouraged to attend the tryout regardless of experience.

2013 Game Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Time
March 8	Santa Ana/ Irvine Valley	Irvine Valley	10:30am
March 15	Palomar	Irvine Valley	10:30am
March 22	Riverside	Irvine Valley	10:30am
March 29	TBA	TBA	TBA

In Spring of 2013, MiraCosta College will field its first women's sand volleyball team.  It is a growing sport at the NCAA ranks with many start up programs across the country. The team will compete during the month of March. For information on tryouts please contact Pat Conahan at pconahan@miracosta.edu.

Head Coach: Casey McFarland

Alma Mater: UC Santa Barbara

Email: cmcfarland@miracosta.edu

Casey McFarland graduated from La Costa Canyon High School in 2000, where she received All-CIF volleyball honors her senior year. She went on to play for the University of California, Santa Barbara, as a defensive specialist, placing 5th in the NCAA in 2000.  McFarland earned a B.A. in Communications, with minors in Applied Psychology and Sports Management. McFarland continued her education at San Diego State University, receiving a Masters in Public Health and summa cum laude honors for her work in Heath Promotion.

As an active beach volleyball player, McFarland competed in the World Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Federation in Europe, with a first place finish in Lugano, Switzerland in 2008.  She has coached high school, beach volleyball camps, and youth club volleyball for the past 13 years. Her club volleyball teams at Encinitas Wave Volleyball Club have medaled the last two years at the USA Junior Nationals Championships. 

McFarland currently teaches Health and Kinesiology at MiraCosta College and teaches Health at Pacific Ridge School.