Austin Peay State University Women's Beach Volleyball

Michael Hobson was announced as the third head beach volleyball coach in program history, May 28, 2024. Hobson brings more than 10 years of professional and collegiate coaching experience to Clarksville. He most recently served as the head beach volleyball coach at Louisiana Monroe, where he led the War Hawks to 47 wins over the last two seasons. After leading ULM to 11 wins in 2022 – including a victory against Southern Miss in the Conference USA Beach Volleyball Championship – Hobson cultivated the largest turnaround in program history, leading the War Hawks to a 31-4 2023 season, which included a 30-2 mark during the regular season. During that 2023 season, the War Hawks won over 84 percent of their dual matches (135-25), including 17 5-0 sweeps. ULM also posted the fourth undefeated home season in program history and earning a program-best eight wins on their home sand. Prior to leading ULM on the beach courts, Hobson served as an assistant indoor coach during the 2022 season, where he directed all scouting materials, game plans, orchestrated offensive in-game strategies. Hobson then served as the War Hawks' interim head coach, Dec. 2022-June 2023. Before arriving in Monroe, Louisiana, Hobson was an assistant volleyball coach and recruiting coordinator at Seattle for two seasons, building all recruiting and offensive strategies for the Redhawks during the 2020-21 seasons. Hobson served as the director of volleyball operations during the 2018-19 seasons at Texas Tech, wher

Sarah Riedell joined Michael Hobson's inaugural staff as an assistant beach volleyball coach, Aug 2024. Riedell comes to Clarksville after an illustrious four-year