Jennifer Dorn

Biography

Her athletic coaching has covered NCAA Division I & II, and NAIA schools during her 17-year span. She returned to Southern California after four years in St. Charles, Missouri, at Lindenwood University, where she served as an assistant coach for both men's and women's volleyball, on their NCAA Division I and II teams. It was at Lindenwood University that Dorn implemented a fresh coaching philosophy and skill instruction, and increased her winning ways from 5-25 to 15-15 within six months of implementation. Before her time at Lindenwood University, Dorn spent four years at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa. Dorn was also the men's and women's volleyball assistant coach and broke history with a 31-8 winning season with the women. She also assisted the men's team in making their first-ever appearance at the NAIA National Invitational. Dorn also served as men's and women's volunteer volleyball coach at California Baptist University in Riverside from 2004-2009, where she assisted the women's team to the NAIA Volleyball National Champions in 2004 and 2005. While playing for the University of Southern California (USC) in her own collegiate career, Dorn was an All-Pac 10 Academic Selection, and earned First Team All-Pac 10 Conference Selections from 1998-2001. She was also an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American Selection in 2001, and on the All-Region teams in 2000-01, during her time at USC.