United States Air Force Academy Volleyball

Macey Donathon is in her second season leading the Air Force volleyball team, after being named the program’s 12th head coach in January 2024. An All-American outside hitter at Arizona State, Donathan brings a strong coaching background to the Academy, having spent seven years as a Division I assistant – including six with Power 4 programs. The Falcons collected three victories during Donathan’s first season at Air Force, including a 3-0 sweep of Fordham in her coaching debut and a 3-1 win over UNLV that snapped a nine-match losing skid to the Rebels. Under her watch, Grace Fiaseu set Air Force DI Freshman Records in hitting (.306) and total blocks (11), while posting the second-best totals by a freshman in aces, assisted blocks and total blocks. Donathan, who came to Air Force following a season with Club One Volleyball in Tempe, Ariz., spent the previous four years (2019-22) as an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas. During her time in Fayetteville, she helped guide the Razorbacks to the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance in nine years. After recording its second-consecutive 20-win season and advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament, Arkansas finished the 2022 season ranked No. 25 in the final AVCA rankings. During her tenure with the Razorbacks, Donathan saw her athletes earn seven all-conference honors, while Taylor Head was named the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2020 and claimed AVCA All-America honorable mention honors in 2022. Prior to her

Colorado Springs native Claire Felix, a former All-American middle blocker at UCLA, is in her second season as an assistant coach with the Air Force volleyba...

Deedra Walker, a former All-American setter at Colorado State, is in her first season as an assistant coach with the Air Force volleyball team after joining the program in August 2025. Walker joined the Academy after seven years at the Colorado Juniors Volleyball Club, where she worked with the 17 Open team that finished first at the 2023 Nike Mideast Qualifier. She also was on the sideline for teams that placed 13th at the 17 Open Nationals that year and the 16 Open team that finished fifth at the 2022 Nationals. The lead coach for the club’s Rookie Program, she was also responsible for running setter camps and clinics. Prior to her time with Colorado Juniors, she also spent time coaching at MAVS Volleyball (head coach), Kapaun Mt. Carmel (JV coach) and Wichita Volleyball Academy (head coach). As a two-time All-American setter at Colorado State, Walker is no stranger to the Mountain West. Her maiden name of Foss can be found throughout the Rams’ record book, as she remains ranked among the program’s all-time top five in career assists (4,833 – second in the modern era at CSU). Accumulating over 1200 helpers during both her junior and senior years, she finished those years ranked among the nation’s top 10 in setting (10th as a junior, third as a senior). Walker claimed back-to-back MW Setter of the Year honors and capped her stellar career as the 2014 Mountain West Player of the Year. A two-time All-American (honorable mention in 2013, third team in 2014), Walker helped the R

Elsa Krieg is in her fourth season as the director of operations for the Air Force volleyball team. A four-year letterwinner at the University of New Mexico and former coach at Colorado Juniors, Krieg brings a knowledgeable background to the program, having also served on staff at her alma mater. She will oversee the logistics and day-to-day administrative duties for the Falcons, while serving as the team’s video exchange coordinator for the conference. Krieg came to Air Force from Colorado Juniors, where she had coached since 2018. During her tenure, she helped the club to the RMR 14s Division I championship, a 10th-place finish at Colorado Crossroads, a third-place finish at the Far Western Qualifier, an appearance at the 2019 USAV Junior Nationals, and a third-place finish at the 2022 Girl’s Junior National Volleyball Championships in the 16Patriot Division. Prior to joining Colorado Juniors, Krieg spent the 2015-18 seasons as the director of operations at New Mexico, while also serving as a volunteer assistant during her first year. A native of Granby, Colo., Krieg graduated from New Mexico in 2015 with a bachelor’s in interpersonal communication and earned a master’s degree in physical education, with a concentration in sports administration, in 2017. As a middle blocker the Lobos’ volleyball team, Krieg was a three-time academic all-conference selection and team captain. Ranking eighth in the Mountain West as a freshman with a .306 hitting performance, Krieg finished he