ASSISTANT COACHES/STAFF BRIAN ROFER
J.T. WENGER
Assistant Coach :: 21st Year :: UCLA ‘82
Assistant Coach :: 5th Year :: UCLA ‘04
Recognized as one of the top assistant coaches in collegiate volleyball, Brian Rofer begins his 21st year as a member of Al Scates’ staff. Under Rofer, the Bruins’ recruiting efforts have netted some of the top high school players in the nation, including Erik Sullivan, John Speraw, Jeff Nygaard, Stein Metzger, Kevin Wong, Paul Nihipali, Fred Robins, Tom Stillwell, Danny Farmer, Brandon Taliaferro,Adam Naeve, Mark Williams, Matt Komer, Scott Morrow, Jonathan Acosta, Steve Klosterman and Tony Ker. Many of these players were instrumental in the Bruins advancing to 10 NCAA finals and winning six national championships since 1993. A member of the 1979 NCAA title team, Rofer lettered for Scates from 1978-80 as a middle blocker. He played with former UCLA All-Americans Sinjin Smith, Peter Ehrman, Steve Salmons, and Karch Kiraly among others. In 1990, Rofer served as the head boys’ volleyball coach at Edison High School and led the Chargers to a runner-up finish in the CIF 4A championship. He was named Orange County Coach of the Year. At Fountain Valley High School, where he graduated in 1977, Rofer lettered three years in volleyball as a middle blocker and once in basketball. In volleyball he earned All-CIF and All-State honors as a senior and helped lead his team to the CIF 4A quarterfinals. Rofer, who graduated with a degree in Psychology, resides in Angeleno Heights, a historic Los Angeles neighborhood. Recently, he wrote a children’s book, “I Know the Monster is Real,” available for purchase in the UCLA Student Store. Brian is the proud father of eight year-old Remington Brian Rofer.
GREG HARASYMOWYCZ
TEDDY GOETZ
Volunteer Assistant :: 3rd Year :: CSUN ‘00
Graduate Assistant :: 1st Year :: UCLA ‘10
Greg Harasymowycz enters his third season as the Bruins’ volunteer assistant coach after serving in a similar capacity at Cal State Northridge from 2003-08. Originally from Buffalo, NY, Harasymowycz lettered three seasons in volleyball at Sweet Home Sr. High School, where he earned all-section and all-state honors as an outside hitter in 1994. In 1996, he lettered one season at the University of LaVerne before transferring to Cal State Northridge, where he played three seasons for the Matadors. Following his graduation from CS Northridge in 2000, he served as an assistant coach for the Matadors and they recorded a mark of 115-70 during his tenure on the staff. As an assistant coach for the Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club in 2007, Harasymowycz helped lead the team to a silver medal at the Jr. Olympics. For the past four seasons, he has worked as an instructor at the UCLA Volleyball Camp.
Kristian Kuld Statistician
Former UCLA volleyball standout J.T.Wenger begins his fifth season as the Bruins’ assistant coach. Last season, Wenger was named to the AVCA’s prestigious “30-Under 30” coaching list, a chart noting some of the country’s top young volleyball coaches. Wenger’s duties include recruiting, video analysis, tracking the players’ academic progress and managing the Bruins’ equipment budget. In 2009-10, as a result of Wenger’s efforts, Bruin volleyball players earned 50 spots on the Director’s Honor Roll. In 2007,‘08 and ‘10,Wenger served as an assistant coach of the Boys USA U-15 Select Team. Over the summer of 2009,Wenger was the assistant coach for the USA Men’s Junior National Team that competed in the World Championships in Pune, India. In December 2007,Wenger coached the U.S.Team in the Maccabi Games. In 2006-07, the UCLA men’s volleyball program achieved the highest team grade point average among all of UCLA’s teams with 25 or more members. Wenger lettered three seasons (2001, ‘03 and ‘04) for the Bruins and played extensively as a senior in 2004. That season he played in 28 matches, slammed 216 kills and averaged 2.8 kpg. The Bruins finished with a record of 24-6 and advanced to the MPSF semifinals. Wenger graduated with a degree in Political Science in 2004. He was named to the Director’s Honor Roll eight times. After graduation,Wenger worked in the finance industry at both the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade for SMW Trading. Prior to working as a commodities trader,Wenger played professional volleyball for the Corozal Plataneros of the Puerto Rico Superior League. Since his graduation in 2004, he has been involved with boy’s and girl’s club volleyball in both Chicago and Los Angeles. He has coached with Adversity, Sunshine Volleyball Club, and Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club. Wenger and his wife Marissa reside in Santa Monica.
Sean Lee Student Manager
Teddy Goetz begins his first season as the Bruins’ graduate assistant after spending the last three years as a member of the UCLA volleyball team. Goetz was born in Philadelphia, PA, but eventually moved out to California and attended Valencia High School in Valencia. He was a six-time letterman at Valencia in basketball (3) and volleyball (3), playing middle blocker for Coach Mark Knudsen (UCLA ‘92) in volleyball. In basketball, Teddy earned Santa Clarita Valley co-player of the Year and All-CIF honors his senior year, while in volleyball, he was the captain and co-MVP along with former Bruin Kevin Ker (UCLA ‘10). Goetz was also named Valencia High’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2006 while leading the volleyball team to the CIF title that same year. At UCLA, he played four years under Coach Al Scates as an outside hitter/libero, playing in 13 matches and recording 17 kills, 5 blocks, and 9 assists. He recently graduated from UCLA in 2010 with a degree in history.
Jeff Alpert Student Manager
Bailey Ward Student Trainer 2010-2011 MEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE
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