Here are 5 things to know about Brighton volleyball’s new coaching duo

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An exciting pair has taken over the junior varsity volleyball team at Brighton High School, but it’s more of a welcome home than the start of a new journey.

Kiahna Infante-Escamilla and Keilani Infante might be familiar to fans of the program. ey grew up in Brighton. And although they live just outside a major metropolis, they consider themselves “small town people.” at’s why they came back to the Front Range after college, and don’t plan on going anywhere else soon.

“We do like to do big things in our community, though,” InfanteEscamilla said. “We work with the Boys and Girls club and I work with an elementary school in town. So we try to give back to the community, and we do it through volleyball because we both enjoy it.”

I sat down with the duo to learn more about their plans for Brighton High School’s JV program and the team’s upcoming season. Here are ve things I learned:

1. If you hadn’t guessed, the two are sisters

Growing up, Keilani Infante said the two did everything together. So when Kiahna Infante-Escamilla joined the coaching sta back when Infante was a freshman at Brighton, Infante said she knew she wanted to eventually get involved.

Getting to learn from her sister and help teach others was something she had to be a part of.

“I’ve always just been used to doing everything with my sister, so we’re like ‘Well, yeah let’s coach together.’” Infante said. “We already do so much, and this is just kind of the cherry on top.”

2. Both went to Brighton and played on the volleyball team

Infante-Escamilla has been on the coaching sta at Brighton for six years, and is now the head coach of the JV team. Her sister Infante is joining her this season for the rst time as an assistant coach.

But both are very familiar with the program and facilities. Infante-