University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Volleyball

Keegan Cook was named as the eighth full-time head coach of the University of Minnesota volleyball program on Dec. 12, 2022. He finished his third year in ch...

Arica Nassar has been hired as Minnesota volleyball's assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, the program announced on Feb. 6, 2026. She completed head c...

Nao Ikeda joined the Gopher Volleyball program in 1996 and has been the director of operations since 2000. In her role, Ikeda is the program's travel coordin...

Nellie Coleman (Spicer) was hired in January of 2025 as Minnesota volleyball's general manager and assistant coach. The position is the first of its kind in ...

Sanky Sanny completed his fourth season as the technical coordinator and performance analyst for Minnesota volleyball in 2025. He was promoted to technical c...

Spencer Wickens was hired as Minnesota's newest assistant coach on Jan. 14, 2026. Wickens comes to Minnesota after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach on the Stanford men's volleyball coaching staff. In his time with the Cardinal, Wickens helped guide the Cardinal to back-to-back MPSF semifinal appearances (2024, 2025). Stanford has produced a pair of AVCA All-Americans and four all-conference selections with the help of his coaching. "I'm ecstatic to be able to announce the hiring of Spencer Wickens to the Minnesota volleyball program," head coach Keegan Cook said. "In Spencer, our student-athletes are getting a coach who is intentional, consistent and sincere. Within the search process, there was immediate and continued alignment in our belief in the value and mission of coaching. Spencer has grown up in, competed for and coached at championship caliber programs at all levels of the sport. We are thrilled to welcome Spencer to the Gophers community!" Wickens made his way to Stanford after serving as a graduate manager with the Nebraska women's volleyball team in 2022. He was also the Volleyball Club Nebraska (VCN) 16 Elite head coach in the spring of 2023. He played collegiately at Pepperdine from 2018-22, competing in over 100 matches. He totaled 470 kills and 384 digs in his five seasons with the Waves. Named an AVCA Second Team All-American and All-MPSF First Team selection in 2021, he was a five-time Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete and four-time MPSF All-Acad