University of Houston Volleyball

HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School Overall Conference Postseason 2025 Houston 9-20 2-16 none 2024 Houston 12-16 7-11 none 2023 Houston 19-10 11-7 NCAA Second Round 2022 Houston 30-4 19-1 NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2021 Houston 25-7 15-5 none 2020* Houston 13-6 9-1 AAC Semifinals 2019 Houston 16-17 10-6 AAC Quarterfinals, NIVC First Round 2018 A-State 19-14 9-7 NIVC 2017 A-State 21-12 12-4 SBC Tournament Semifinals 2016 A-State 25-8 15-1 SBC Tournament Finals 2015 A-State 28-2 16-0 NCAA Tournament First Round 2014 A-State 21-10 15-5 SBC Tournament Semifinals 2013 A-State 15-20 9-9 SBC Tournament Semifinals 2012 A-State 19-14 8-6 SBC Tournament Semifinals 2003-11 Blinn 313-35 77-3 2x NJCAA National Champions 2000-02 Frank Phillips 80-28 16-0 Career (23 Seasons) 653-207 (.759) 237-71 (.769) Houston (7 Seasons) 124-80 (.608) 73-47 (.608) *Season played in spring of 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic Follow Coach David Rehr on Twitter David Rehr was named the seventh head coach in Houston Volleyball history on March 27, 2019 and in his time in Houston, has rejuvenated the program to heights that have not been seen in years. COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Fastest UH Volleyball in the NCAA Era head coach to 50 and 100 wins. Became the second two-time conference Coach of the Year in program history, earning a second AAC Coach of the Year honor in 2022. Named The American Coach of the Year in 2019, becoming the third coach in program history to earn conference Coach of the Year honors and the first since 1994.

Angel Shamblin-Price first joined the Department in 2009 as a teaching assistant and was elevated to her current position as assistant athletics director for academic services in November 2021. In her current role, she works primarily with the Houston Men's Basketball, Men's Track and Field and Volleyball programs. She coordinates academic counseling and works with the student-athletes and staffs on daily academic concerns, such as tutoring, mentoring and monitoring academic progress. In addition to her Athletics duties, Shamblin-Price serves as an adjunct professor in health for the College of Education at the University. As a four-year letterwinner with Houston Softball, she was a three-time Conference USA Pitcher of the Year honoree and finished her senior season in 2008 as an NFCA All-America Second-Team member. In 2008, the righthander led the Cougars to 54 wins, the Conference USA regular-season and tournament championships, the NCAA Houston Regional title and a berth in the NCAA Houston Super Regional championship game. The Davie, Fla., native continues to hold the school's single-season and career records in ERA, wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, shutouts and complete games. Following her collegiate playing days, she competed professionally in the National Pro Fastpitch League and overseas. Shamblin-Price received her bachelor's degree in health promotions from Houston in 2008 and earned her master's degree in management leadership from Western Governors in 2020. In

Autumn Hammel joined the University of Houston Athletics Department as assistant director for sports medicine in June 2022. She was elevated to her current position as associate director of sports medicine in May 2023. In her current role, Hammel works with Houston Volleyball. She collaborates with team physicians, sports performance and coaching staff and athletics trainers to manage injury care and facilitate safe return-to-play protocols. Hammel also has worked with Swimming and Diving during her Houston Athletics tenure. A native of York, Pa., Hammel received her bachelor's degree, graduating magna cum laude, from West Virginia in 2020. Following graduation, she served as a graduate assistant athletics trainer at Youngstown State, working with Women's Volleyball, Women's Swimming, Women's Lacrosse and Cheer, while earning her master's degree health in human services in 2022. Hammel is a licensed athletics trainer and a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association. She lives in Houston.

Caitlin Genovy rejoined the Houston Volleyball staff in the Spring of 2024 after a season with Davidson as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. She wa...

Dan Hamilton joined the University of Houston Athletics Communications Department as an Assistant Director of Strategic Communications in September 2022 and moved into his current role as Director in October 2023. He serves as the primary contact for the volleyball and baseball programs while also assisting Associate AD for Communications Fletcher Like with the football program. In his time in Space City, he has spent time working with his current sport assignments as well as the softball and swimming & diving teams. He also acts as the department's College Sport Communicators (CSC) liaison, ensuring the communications office is up-to-date with the organizations updates and deadlines for various awards. Hamilton was recognized by CSC in the Summer of 2024 for his softball game notes, which placed 15th in the nation among NCAA Division I schools, and started participating in their mentorship program for the 2025-26 athletics year. In addition to media placements, Hamilton has grown the Volleyball team's Instagram page following by nearly 100 percent and the Facebook page following by over 600 percent since taking over the accounts. After libero Kate Georgiades jumped over a table to win a rally in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, he helped the team receive media placements on SportsCenter and NBCLX. Prior to Houston, Hamilton was employed for three years at the University of South Florida, where he spent time as the primary contact for softball, women's soccer, men and women's tennis

Lauren Capello joined the Cougars as an Associate Performance Dietitian in August 2023. She provides assessments and counseling to student-athletes to help ensure adequate nutrition for optimal performance and overall health. Capello arrived in Houston following time with the Eating Recovery Center. As a Registered Dietitian with the Center, Capello was tasked with providing medical nutrition therapy for partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient patients. This included creating meal plans while also working with other care providers to ensure exceptional care for patients. While in graduate school, Capello worked with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee for a year. With the OSOPC, Capello created presentations and provided counseling to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes, helping ensure their diet matched their sport’s fueling requirements. She also demonstrated cooking techniques while developing content for social media and print media to educate athletes on best practices. Prior to the USOPC, Capello worked with the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs Wellness Center as a Registered Dietitian and Graduate Assistant as well as with the University of Texas’ Performance Nutrition Department as a Dietetic Intern. With UCCS, she assisted freshmen athletes and the Men’s Basketball program in a variety of roles. At Texas, she provided nutrition counseling to Football and Basketball student-athletes, created educational materials and provided counseling fo

Leila Petewon was named the Director for Sports Performance for the women's basketball and volleyball teams in September 2024. Petewon comes to Houston from New Mexico after spending a season as the Assistant Director of Athletic Performance for the women's basketball program. Petewon joined New Mexico after spending a season at Oregon as a strength and conditioning coach intern with the men's and women's basketball programs as well as with the softball program. In her role, she assisted the head strength and conditioning coach with team lifts, individual lifts, warm-up, conditioning and post-practice tendon loading. Prior to her time at Oregon, she served as a strength and conditioning coach and as a health and wellness coach for two years at Lane Community College, also working with women's basketball, and as an assistant girl's varsity basketball coach. In addition, she has a CSCS, USA Weightlifting level 1 certification, and NBHWC Health and Wellness Coach certifications. Petewon received her associates of science transfer degree at Lane Community College in 2017 before obtaining a bachelor of science degree in human physiology at Oregon in 2018. In 2024, Petewon earned her master's degree in exercise science with a concentration in strength and conditioning at Concordia University- Chicago.

Taylor Libby joined the University of Houston in June 2022 and serves as the Director of Creative Video after her promotion in July 2023. Libby previously held the role of an assistant director of content solutions. As the Director of Creative Video, Libby oversees all creative video and photo projects coming from the content solutions office. She is the primary creative for the volleyball program and handles a variety of projects for the athletic department. Libby also assists with all 17 sport programs. Prior to her time at Houston, Libby received her master's degree in Sport Management from the University of Incarnate Word where she was the primary videographer for the Cardinals 23 varsity sports. A former student athlete, Libby played softball for the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Colorado, earning her Bachelor's degree in Journalism with a minor in Sport Coaching.