Susquehanna University women's volleyball head coach Johnny Powell has announced the addition of Shawn Yoder to the River Hawks' coaching staff as an assistant coach for the 2026 season.
Yoder brings more than a decade of coaching experience across the NCAA Division I and Division III levels, high school and club volleyball to Susquehanna. His coaching background includes stops at the University of Mary Washington, Marymount University, Hampton University and Granby High School.
Yoder spent time as a volunteer assistant coach with the University of Mary Washington women's volleyball program during one of the most successful stretches in program history. The run culminated in 2016 when the Eagles finished 31-4 and advanced to the NCAA Division III Elite Eight, marking the deepest NCAA Tournament run in program history. During that stretch, Mary Washington also produced the first AVCA All-American in program history.
Yoder then joined the Marymount University men's volleyball staff for the 2016-17 season. The Saints posted a 19-10 overall record and went 13-1 in Continental Volleyball Conference play en route to the CVC regular-season championship. Marymount earned the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament and climbed as high as No. 8 in the AVCA Division III national rankings. The program also produced an AVCA First-Team All-American and the CVC Player of the Year. He later added NCAA Division I experience as a volunteer assistant coach at Hampton University.
At the high school level, Yoder served as an assistant coach at Granby High School during two of the program's strongest seasons in recent history. Granby advanced to the Virginia state semifinals in 2024 before reaching the state championship match in 2025 and finishing as the state runner-up.
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