MEET THE COACHES
Shelbylynn McBride Shelbylynn McBride is in her fourth season at Virginia Tech. Prior to coming to Tech, McBride worked with current Tech head coach Chris Riley at Towson University as an assistant. While with the Tigers, she helped lead the program to a 28-7 finish in 2005. In 2004, McBride worked as an assistant at UMBC. The Retrievers went 13-18 overall and 4-10 in the America East, finishing seventh in the league that year. She briefly took over as interim head coach before being hired at Towson. McBride played both basketball and volleyball as an undergraduate for the George Mason Patriots before finishing her final year of volleyball eligibility as a graduate student at Georgia State University. At Georgia State, she led the Panthers to the
2003 Atlantic Sun Conference championship game and led the team with 3.46 kills per game. The Panthers ended the season 27-8 overall and 9-1 in the conference. McBride tallied 688 career kills in three seasons at George Mason. She was Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year in 1999 and was the only freshman to earn second-team All-CAA honors that year. She also lettered in basketball, scoring 719 career points. McBride coached at Georgia State for eight months as a graduate assistant following her final year of eligibility and served as an assistant coach for the Metro Volleyball Club in Fairfax, Va., between November 2001 and May 2002. A Valrico, Fla., native, McBride lives in Blacksburg, Va.
Assistant Coach Fourth Season
Jayme Gergen Jayme Gergen enters her fifth season as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech. Gergen, a 2004 Georgia Tech graduate, helped guide the Yellow Jackets to four-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, three Atlantic Coast Conference regularseason titles and one ACC Tournament Championship. A middle hitter in college, Gergen was a 2004 AVCA honorable mention All-American, a first-team All-ACC honoree, an Academic All-District selection and an AVCA East Region honoree. She was named Georgia Tech’s Most Improved Player following the 2002 season and earned the Coaches’ Award
after the 2003 season. As a senior in 2004, she ranked first in the ACC and 11th in the nation in hitting percentage (.393). She finished her career ranked second on the Georgia Tech career hitting percentage list (.353), and was fifth for both career block assists (426) and total blocks (473). She was also fourth on the career blocks per game list (1.18). Gergen was a Dean’s List student who graduated with a degree in psychology. She was named to the ACC Honor Roll in 2001, ‘02 and ‘03. A Topeka, Kan., native, Gergen resides in Blacksburg, Va.
Assistant Coach Fifth Season
Jeannette Abbott Jeannette Abbott joins the Virginia Tech staff in 2009 as a volunteer assistant coach after graduating from Clemson in 2008 with a degree in marketing. Abbott, an outside hitter with the Tigers, was named co-Most Valuable Player for Clemson in 2008. She earned second-team all-conference accolades in 2007, as well as receiving honorable mention AVCA All-East Region. She finished her Clemson career ranked first in career attempts, with 5,425, third on the
all-time career kills list with 1,793 and fifth in career kills per set, averaging 3.86 kills per set. The Downer’s Grove, Ill., native attended Downers Grove South High where she was named a high school All-American by PrepVolleyball.com. She helped Downer’s Grove South to a state championship in 2002 and was a member of the USA Volleyball Junior Olympic National Championship squad.
Volunteer Assistant First Season
Support Staff
Emily Hutcherson Athletic Trainer
Eric Cross Equipment Manager
Katie Ammons Academic Support
Megan Evans Strength and Conditioning
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Jess Emanuele Team Manager
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