 Kristy
Bayer
Head
Volleyball Coach / Senior Women's
Administrator
Contact
Info.
Phone:
479-964-0513
E-Mail:
kbayer@atu.edu
Education:
College:
Grand
Valley
State
(Allendale,
Mich.),
Bachelor
of Arts,
2001
Grand
Valley
State
(Allendale,
Mich.),
Master
of
Education,
2003
Playing
Experience:
Bayer
lettered
and
started
for four
seasons
as a
setter
at Grand
Valley
State
University
from
1997-00.
As a
player,
she was
a
two-time
All-Great
Lakes
Intercollegiate
Athletic
Conference
and
two-time
All-Great
Lakes
Region
selection.
In
addition,
as as
senior,
she was
Second-Team
NCAA
All-American,
a
Third-Team
Asics
All-American
the same
year and
a
Daktronics
All-Region
pick.
She
holds
the GVSU
career
assists
record
(5,441)
and
single-match
assist
mark
(74) and
is
second
on the GLIC's
career-assist
record
holder
(5,441)
and
stands
28th on
the NCAA
Division
II
all-time
assists
chart.
In
addition,
she was
inducted
into the
Grand
Valley
State
Athletic
Hall of
Fame in
October,
2007.
Coaching
Experience:
Bayer was
an
assistant
volleyball
coach at
her alma
mater,
Grand
Valley
State
University
(Mich.),
in 2002
and
2003.
With her
on the
staff,
Grand
Valley
State
posted
back-to-back
30-win
seasons,
advanced
to the NCAA
Division
II Final
Four
both
seasons
and
finished
in the
top five
of the
final
American
Volleyball
Coaches
Association
NCAA
Division
II top
25 poll
both
seasons.
Prior to
her
stint at
Grand
Valley
State,
Bayer
spent
one year
as an
assistant
coach at
Emporia
State
(Kan.).
She also
has five
years of
experience
coaching
the Far
Out club
team in
Michigan,
four
years as
a head
coach
and one
as an
assistant.
The Far
Our club
team was
one of
the top
club
programs
in the
state of
Michigan,
as the
17's
team
qualified
for the
Junior
Olympic
Nationals
in 2003
and the
15's
team won
the
Michigan
AAU
State
Tournament
in 2004.
In
addition,
she
served
as an
assistant
coach of
the 2004
USA
Youth
National
Performance
Team
Delta
Region.
At
Tech:
Bayer,
who
is
entering
her
sixth
season
at Tech,
guided
the
Golden
Suns to
the Gulf
South
Conference
Tournament
during
her
inaugural
campaign
with the
Golden
Suns in
2004 and
then
in 2005,
she led Tech
to a
25-12
record
and a
9-5 mark
in the GSC West
Division
and a
second
straight
berth in
the GSC
Tournament.
In her
third
season
in 2006,
she led
Tech to
a 20-16
overall
record
and in
2007,
she
helped
guide
Tech to
a 22-13
overall
record
and a
berth in
the GSC
Tournament.
Last
season,
Bayer
led Tech
to a
31-5
overall
record
and its
fourth
GSC West
Division
title
since
joining
the
league
in 1996.
In her
five
years at
Tech,
Bayer,
who was
named
the 2008
GSC West
Division
Coach of
the
Year,
has
compiled
a 111-63
overall
record
and is
the
third
all-time winningest
volleyball
coach at
Tech in
terms of
wins.
Personal:
Bayer,
who is a
native
of
Jackson,
Michigan,
is a
member
of the
American
Volleyball
Coaches
Association
and the
NACWA
and is married
to former
Wonder
Boys
football
player B.J.
Bayer.
The
couple
reside
in
Russellville
and are
the
proud
parents
of a a
son,
Brooks,
who was
born
April
28,
2009.
Brett Sikora
Assistant Volleyball Coach
Contact
Info.
Phone:
479-964-0519
E-Mail:
bsikora@atu.edu
Education:
College:
Western
Michigan
(Kalamazoo,
Mich.),
Bachelor
of
Science,
2007
Bio:
Brett
Sikora
spent
two
season
as an
assistant
at Grand
Valley
State
University
helping
lead the
Lakers
to
combined
66-8
record
in 2007
and
2008.
During
the
tenure
at GVSU,
the team
went
33-4 in
both
years,
earning
trips to
the
Elite
Eight in
2007 and
the
Final
Four in
2008,
falling
to the
eventual
Division
II
national
champions.
The Lakers were
32-5 in the Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
during Sikora's two years at the
school, winning both the regular
season and conference tournament
titles each year. Grand Valley State
also hosted and won a pair of
regional tournament championships in
2007 and 2008. In 2008, GVSU tied a
school-record with a 22-match
winning streak and the Lakers
currently own a 36-match home
winning streak. While Sikora was at
Grand Valley State, the Lakers went
31-0 at home.
GVSU totaled 10
All-GLIAC selections while Sikora
was on staff, including the 2008
Player of the Year, the 2007
Freshman of the Year, and the 2007
Libero of the Year. The Lakers also
had four AVCA All-American in 2007
and 2008, in addition to sic
All-Midwest Region honorees.
At Grand Valley
State, Sikora worked heavily with
the team's middle blockers and
outside hitters. He handled
recruiting and student-athlete
evaluations, game day management,
video exchange, scouting opponents,
strength and conditioning, and other
on and off-court instruction. Sikora
was in charge in charge of travel
administration, which included hotel
reservations, booking flights, and
other travel arrangements. He also
ran the team's study table
requirements and met with the
program's athletic advisors.
Sikora has worked
instructional volleyball camps at
Michigan State, Western Michigan,
where he worked with members of the
coaching staff from Ole Miss and
Kansas, as well as many of the other
top club coaches from the area.
While at these instructional camps,
he was in charge of creating drills,
teaching skills, and motivating the
campers. He coached a 16-year old
national team while at Michigan
Volleyball Academy in Grand Rapids,
Mich. While at MVA, he was also in
charge of training outside hitters
in the entire program. Sikora also
was the head coach of Club HC for
three years, as he led three
different teams of 13-17 year-olds
and was in charge of developing,
organizing, and conducting and
evaluating practice.
Brett graduated
from Western Michigan with a
Bachelor's of Science in Education.
He earned a major in elementary
group minors and a minor in
mathematics/science and physical
education. While at WMU, Sikora
played outside hitter for 4 years,
and was captain of the men's club
volleyball team. |
