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4TH YEAR AT LSU Playing Experience: LSU (1997-2000)
COACHING EXPERIENCE LSU Assistant Coach (2007-present) Wake Forest Assistant Coach (2006) North Carolina Assistant Coach (2002-2004) Tennessee-Martin Graduate Assistanct Coach (2001)
THE LYTLE WILSON FILE Name: Husband: Birthday: Hometown: Alma Mater:
Jill Lytle Wilson Jared May 6, 1979 Richmond, Texas LSU, 2001 (Business Administration)
JillASSISTANT LytleCOACH Wilson Former Tiger volleyball standout Jill Lytle Wilson embarks on her fourth season as an assistant coach on the LSU staff. Lytle Wilson serves as the program’s recruiting coordinator in addition to training the outside hitters and defensive specialists. During her first three seasons at her alma mater, LSU has racked up 68 victories en route to a trio of SEC Western Division crowns highlighted by the program’s first overall SEC championship since 1991. The Tigers are one of 27 programs in the nation to secure three
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consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and advanced to the NCAA Second Round after two 25-win campaigns in 2007 and 2009. LSU has placed two players on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-South Region First Team in each of the last three seasons, while Brittnee Cooper added to the program’s storied tradition as the first SEC Player of the Year in 2009. In the process, Cooper also joined the elite company of Monique Adams (1991) and Angie Miller (1992) as an AVCA All-America First-Team selection. The Tigers also have had Sam Dabbs, Lauren DeGirolamo, Elena Martinez and Marina Skender take home AVCA All-America Honorable Mention status since 2007. LSU has garnered eight All-SEC selections sparked by six First-Team picks. In 2009, Cooper, Dabbs and Skender became the first LSU trio to pick up All-SEC First-Team accolades during the same season. Both Cooper and DeGirolamo also eclipsed 1,000 career kills in 2009. Elena Martinez capped her illustrious career with back-to-back SEC Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2007 and 2008. She reeled in 1,414 career digs, second-most in program history. Her and Cooper teamed for a gold medal as part of the USA National A2 Red Team at the 2008 USA Adult Open Volleyball Championships. Skender and Kyna Washington surpassed the 1,000 career kills plateau during the 2007 season. The duo was the first pair of juniors since Nyla Shepherd and Julie Stempel to accomplish this historic feat since LSU’s run to the Final Four in 1990. The future is bright for LSU as the Tigers incoming freshman class for 2010 received a No. 27 national ranking from PrepVolleyball.com. Desiree Elliott, Avery Striebel and Nicole Willis notched AVCA Under Armour Girls High School All-America Second-team honors. Prior to LSU, Lytle Wilson spent one season as an assistant coach at Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons matched a school record for most ACC wins in 2006. She trained the outside and right side hitters on COACHES
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