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Trent Jones | Volleyball Head Coach
P: 314-516-5643
E: jonestre@umsl.edu
Trent Jones enters his second season as head coach of the UMSL volleyball program after a successful first season at the helm. He is the seventh volleyball coach in UMSL history.
In his first season, Jones wasted little time in directing the program in the right direction as the Tritons posted a 23-8 record, the first 20-win season for UMSL since 1996. Additionally, the team finished with a 14-3 Great Lakes Valley Conference mark, the most GLVC wins in school history. For his efforts, Jones was named the GLVC Coach of the Year. He also coached Weslie Gaff to GLVC Freshman of the Year and AVCA Midwest Region Fresh¬man of the Year honors.
Jones arrived on the UMSL campus after serving four seasons as the assistant coach at national power Washburn University.
During his four seasons at Washburn, the Lady Blues compiled a 129-23 record and qualified for the NCAA Tournament each year, while also reaching the schools first-ever NCAA Final Four in 2007. He served as head recruiting coordinator and assisted with all aspects of the program, including game-plan strategies and on-court training.
Prior to his appointment at Washburn, Jones served as a volunteer assistant for the University of Kansas volleyball team from 2002-04. He also served as head junior varsity coach at Graceland University from 2001-02.
Jones played collegiality at Columbia College and Graceland University as a defensive specialist.
At Columbia, he was a member of the 2000 NAIA national championship team. He then transferred to Graceland, where he played three seasons.
Jones, a native of Lee’s Summit, Mo., graduated from Graceland in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history with an emphasis in civil rights.
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Ashley Michaels | Volleyball Assistant Coach
P: 314-516-5643
Ashley Michaels enters her second season as assistant coach of the UMSL volleyball team.
Michaels enjoyed a successful four-year playing career at the University of Kansas from 2001-2004 where she was a two-time All-Big 12 performer. She ranks as the school’s all-time leader in attack percentage (.317) and also ranks second in blocks per game (1.03), third in block assists (324), fifth in solo blocks (77) and ninth in kills (1,054).
Michales is a native of Wathena, Kansas. As a prep at Wathena High School, she was named the Kansas Class 2A Volleyball Player of the Year in 2000.
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