Southern Methodist University Volleyball

Coaching Honors and Awards • 2x AVCA Southwest Region Coach of the Year (2024, 2025) • LG Life's Good Coaches Award (2025) • AAC Coach of the Year (2023) Samantha

Anthony Cockrill Title Director of Volleyball Sports Performance/Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Email acockrill@smu.edu

Carissa Barnes joined the SMU Volleyball program in the spring of 2026.  Prior to SMU, Barnes spent two season as an assistant coach at North Texas, joining the

Christa Branson was named Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Mustang Volleyball in February 2023 after serving the program as the Director of Operations

Diego Aguilar was promoted to Assistant Coach after the 2025 season. Aguilar spent the previous two seasons as the program's Technical Coordinator after serving

Georgia Tauer joined SMU as an Assistant Athletic Trainer in the summer of 2023. Her primary responsibility is the healthcare of the volleyball team and enters her second

Stilwell enters his second season with SMU volleyball as a graduate assistant. Stilwell joined the program ahead of the 2025 season.  Born and raised in Stephenville,

Trent Sorensen was named Associate Head Coach for Mustang volleyball in February 2022. Helped sign the No. 15 ranked recruiting class in the country by VBAdrenaline.com