Munciana Boys Coaches

Kevin Owens

Munciana Boys Club Director

Playing Career

• Began playing as a freshman at Cathedral High School
• Won three state championships in his four years and earned AVCA First Team All-America honors
• Four-year varsity letterwinner at Ball State University where he earned First Team All-MIVA and Third Team All-American honors
• Played professionally for three seasons after graduating from Ball State

• • Cocuri Pribram (Czech Republic)
  • Capitanes Arecibo (Puerto Rico)
  • Durham Palatinates (England)

• • • National Cup Champions as well as National Cup MVP

• Has spent the last eight seasons competing in various startup professional leagues in the US for Indiana’s semi-professional Team Pineapple

• • Team Pineapple won the US Open Championships in 2015 and 2016
  • Kevin was named a PVL (Premier Volleyball League) All-Star in 2016

• He now competes on the beach as well as the hard court, touring the country with fellow Munciana Boys coach Nathaniel Berg, playing on the AVP qualifying circuit

Coaching Career

• KO’s passion for coaching began at Cathedral High School as a three-year manager for the women’s volleyball program
• Under the tutelage of Coach John Kesterson, Sr., his love for the game took off from the first time he helped run a practice
• Joined the Muncie Burris coaching staff as a varsity assistant in 2011 and helped the team achieve top rankings in the state in multiple seasons
• Served as an assistant for Munciana 15-1, 17-1, and 18-1 teams

• • Finished 9^th and 2^nd at nationals
  • Athletes earned dozens of all-America honors and collegiate scholarships

• • After returning from his playing career, Kevin joined Vision Volleyball Club as the 17-1 assistant (and later head) coach
  • Has served as the Munciana Boys Director since 2019, coaching the 18-1 Raptors for the last three seasons
  • Kevin also has years of experience working college camps, running club cam

Janet Berg

Office Manager

A graduate of Logansport High School, Janet attended Tri-State University (now Trine) where she played volleyball all four years and served as assistant coach one year. After college, Janet taught and coached in Michigan for three years before getting married and moving to Indianapolis. During her tenure in Indy, she taught and coached at Lawrence Central for eight years. It was under her direction that Lawrence Central started a boys volleyball program. As a member of the Indiana Boys Volleyball Coaches Association (IBVCA) board, Janet helped strengthen and promote boys high school volleyball in Indiana. After teaching preschool for six years, Janet has decided to pursue her volleyball passions full time.

When she’s not at the club or on the court, Janet is busy with her husband of 26 years, Frank, as well as their daughters Kyla (22) and Jada (20). 

Alyssa Lingenfelter

Recruiting Director & Youth Programming

• 4th year with Munciana
• Recruiting Director and Youth Programming
• 12th year coaching club volleyball, formerly with K2 in Knoxville, TN
• Graduate and former volleyball player for The University of Tennessee
• Married to Mike and mother to five children: Kiley, twins Kody & Kory, Kaleb and Krew

18 Open Samurai Assistant Coach

Kevin Owens

18 Raptors Head Coach

Playing Career

• Began playing as a freshman at Cathedral High School
• Won three state championships in his four years and earned AVCA First Team All-America honors
• Four-year varsity letterwinner at Ball State University where he earned First Team All-MIVA and Third Team All-American honors
• Played professionally for three seasons after graduating from Ball State

• • Cocuri Pribram (Czech Republic)
  • Capitanes Arecibo (Puerto Rico)
  • Durham Palatinates (England)

• • • National Cup Champions as well as National Cup MVP

• Has spent the last eight seasons competing in various startup professional leagues in the US for Indiana’s semi-professional Team Pineapple

• • Team Pineapple won the US Open Championships in 2015 and 2016
  • Kevin was named a PVL (Premier Volleyball League) All-Star in 2016

• He now competes on the beach as well as the hard court, touring the country with fellow Munciana Boys coach Nathaniel Berg, playing on the AVP qualifying circuit

Coaching Career

• KO’s passion for coaching began at Cathedral High School as a three-year manager for the women’s volleyball program
• Under the tutelage of Coach John Kesterson, Sr., his love for the game took off from the first time he helped run a practice
• Joined the Muncie Burris coaching staff as a varsity assistant in 2011 and helped the team achieve top rankings in the state in multiple seasons
• Served as an assistant for Munciana 15-1, 17-1, and 18-1 teams

• • Finished 9^th and 2^nd at nationals
  • Athletes earned dozens of all-America honors and collegiate scholarships

• • After returning from his playing career, Kevin joined Vision Volleyball Club as the 17-1 assistant (and later head) coach
  • Has served as the Munciana Boys Director since 2019, coaching the 18-1 Raptors for the last three seasons
  • Kevin also has years of experience working college camps, running club cam

Ryan Kelley

16 Scorpions Head Coach

Ginger Scroggins

18 Dragons Head Coach

Stacy Davis

18 Dragons Assistant Coach

• Munciana Alumni
• Played at Wapahani High School (middle)
• Played at Ball State University, 4 year starter, 2 years MVP, 2 years captain, Mid-American Conference All-Academic team (right-side hitter, setter) 
• Delaware County Hall of Fame
• 3rd year coaching club volleyball
• Three children – 2 daughters Jordan Burdette (graduate of UAB) and Jesse Earl (player and graduate of Auburn University) both played volleyball at Munciana and son Jake Davis (currently playing Basketball for Mercer University).
• Medical Device Engineer with Roche Diagnostics 

Nathaniel Berg

17 Icebergs Head Coach

• Fourth season coaching Munciana Boys
• Played at IPFW. As a senior middle hitter, he finished in the top 50 in the nation in blocks per game. He made the Academic All-Conference team all 3 seasons as a Mastodon. He was inducted into the IPFW Hall of Fame in 2016.
• Former head coach of the 18-2 Performance Plus in Fort Wayne, volunteer assistant at Saint Francis University in Fort Wayne, and volunteer varsity assistant at Bishop Chatard High School
• Coaches the Team Indiana girls 18-1s
• Competitive indoor and beach volleyball player
• Works as an environmental specialist for Citizens Energy Group

Ross Wellman

17 Icebergs Assistant Coach

• 2nd year coaching at Munciana
• Noblesville High School Boys’ Volleyball Head Coach and Club President
• Has coached baseball, basketball, football, and volleyball at various levels
• Graduate of Columbus North High School prior to attending Ball State University
• Currently oversees leadership development with KCB Consulting Solutions
• He and his wife Jo Ann reside in Noblesville IN and they have two grown sons who both played club volleyball and at Noblesville High School
• Enjoys watching sports, especially short track auto racing, camping, and spending time with family and friends

James Marr

17 Venom Head Coach

Dominic Jannazzo

16 Vatos Head Coach

Dominic is a transplant from Illinois and brings a rich mix of coaching and playing experiences to the Munciana Boy’s Program. He played on the United States Air Force Club Team in Turkey while serving overseas.

After the USAF, he played indoor and beach volleyball at various competitive levels before turning his focus to coaching. In his 15th year of coaching, he lead the Brownsburg High School Men’s Volleyball Club as varsity head coach in the 2019 season.

Prior to Brownsburg MVBC, he was Varsity Coach of Bishop Chatard High School Men’s Volleyball Club and was recognized by the IHSVCA for coaching honors and outstanding team academic performance during the 2017/18 seasons. He is heading into his 5th year as a boys club coach (12U-18U). He previously coached 12u at Munciana Indy. 

Dominic is also a volunteer training coach with USAVB High Performance clinics during boys club season.

He is currently the JV Head Coach and Varsity Assistant at Roncalli High School.

Nathaniel Norris

16 Vatos Assistant Coach

• First Year Coaching for Munciana 
• 15+ Years competitive beach and indoor play 
• 2017 USAV Nationals (Middle Blocker) 
• Reside in Zionsville with wife Kristin and two children, both playing club volleyball 

Ryan Kelley

16 Scorpions Head Coach

Honnor Orlando

16 Scorpions Assistant Coach

Matt Gold

15 Wolfpack Head Coach

Playing Career

• Two-year starting setter for Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller High School (2002-2003). Regional honors both years. State runner-up in 2003.
• Setter for Cincinnati Attack Volleyball Club (1997-2003)
• Four-year player Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Club Volleyball team (2003-2007). Player-coach of team from 2004-2007.
• Still a competitive beach and indoor player

Coaching Career

• Coached club at COA Volleyball Club in Terre Haute, coaching 16-and-unders (2006-2007).
• Varsity assistant coach for Terre Haute South High School (2007)
• Coached club at Team Indiana Volleyball Club, coaching 15’s and 18’s teams. Finished 2nd at AAU nationals in 2008 in 15 Open as an assistant coach with the Evil Pop Tarts. Won multiple tournaments with other teams
• Assistant coach for Lawrence North Men’s Volleyball Club (2009-2010). Coached undefeated JV team in 2009. Varsity finished 3rd and 2nd in the state in consecutive years
• Head coach of Lawrence North Men’s Volleyball Club (2011-2013). Finished 5th, 9th, and 3rd in the state in consecutive years as the head coach
• Finished 11th in 17 Open as an assistant for Team Indiana 17-1s (2016)
• Fourth year with Munciana Boys
• Head Coach of Munciana Boys 16 Open Scorpions (2021-present)
• Assistant coach for Munciana 18 Raptors (2019-2020)
• Assistant coach for Munciana 15 Wolfpack
• Setting specialist for Munciana Boys Volleyball Club (2020-present)

Personal

• Graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2007 (Software Engineering and Mathematics)
• Software contractor/consultant with SEP, Inc (2007-present)
• Enjoys watching sports, playing golf, and doing yoga, as well as intellectual games, such as poker, sudokus, crossword puzzles, and chess.

Sarah Young

15 Wolfpack Assistant Coach

• Joined Munciana in 2021
• 5 years coaching with HSE TNT
• 3 years assisted running indoor positional camps at the youth and high school levels
• 2 years coached at iBeach (sand volleyball)
• Played collegiately for Huntington University
• Spent 15 years as a competitive beach doubles player