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LEADERSHIP TEAM
Owner & Club Director
DIXIE LOVELESS
Dixie played collegiately at Central Wyoming College where she was a team captain and led her team in kills and blocks. Her sophomore year, she recorded a triple-double against Western Wyoming College. Dixie has been coaching different levels of volleyball for over 10 years. Dixie oversees all club operations and organizes and runs camps, clinics, and other events throughout the year. She works with other club directors in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada and hosts club invitationals throughout the season at the PEAK Performance Center. She can't get enough volleyball and loves working with the youth. Dixie is a member of the Utah Power League Board and co-founder of the Utah Girl's Volleyball Association.
Email: dixie@mtnpeakvolleyball.com
Director of Coach Development | Girl's Club Director
DENAE PRUDEN
Denae started her collegiate volleyball career at Utah State University. That year she was able to make an immediate difference in the program, being honored as the Big West Freshman of the Year, 1st team all Big West, and was recognized as a member of Volleyball Magazines 6 person All-Freshman Team. During the next three years, she made 1st team all Big West again as a junior and senior and led the Aggies to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. Denae began coaching for Mountain West as a junior in college and will be starting her 13th year as a club director.
Email: denae@mtnpeakvolleyball.com
15U-18U Team Supervisor
JOE CULLUMBER
Joe grew up in Fremont California and moved to Cache Valley in high school. He is married with 4 kids and lives in Millville. Joe attended American High School in California then Mountain Crest High School. After a 2 year stint in Taiwan where he learned a love for the Chinese culture and Chinese language, he returned and attended Utah State. Joe has been playing since Jr High in Fremont. Then since moving to Utah he has been involved in the USU Men's team as well as indoor and outdoor. He has coached for Mtn Peak for seven years and previously head coached at Logan High School.
10U-14U Team Supervisor | Academy Director | Youth Camp Director
JODI COATS
Jodi went to Delta High School where she played volleyball, basketball and track. Her team took state in both volleyball and track her senior year. After graduating, Jodi played volleyball at Dixie College. She has coached at the high school or youth level for 11 years. She is a mother of three amazing girls & loves watching them in their many different activities!
Email: jodi@mtnpeakvolleyball.com
Boy's Club Director
DAN NOACK
Dan began playing beach volleyball at age 15, then played indoor club volleyball for North Valley in Phoenix his junior and senior year. He continued to play beach volleyball in and after high school. By the age of 17 he was ranked 8th in the state of Arizona as a semi-pro beach volleyball player as well as being a top 3 indoor player in the state. After moving to Cache Valley he continued playing beach volleyball and also played for the USU men’s team. COACHING CAREER: Dan has been involved with coaching for 16 years. He has coached 12 years of club volleyball and 6 years of high school volleyball. Dan coached for 6 seasons at Logan High, 4 years as the head coach and 2 years as an assistant coach.
Email: dan@mtnpeakvolleyball.com
MP Power & Agility
TAYLOR PORRITT
Taylor has lived all over. She has lived in Kansas, Minnesota, Idaho and Utah. Taylor is married and has two little girls, who are three and six years’ old. Taylor loves being active, camping with her family, heavy lifting and SHOPPING. Taylor currently lives in Nibley and loves all that Cache Valley has to offer. Taylor has a Bachelor's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy with a double emphasis in Nutrition and Kinesiology. She played volleyball for 11 years and has coached at Mountain Peak for two years. Taylor is a certified personal trainer and is currently working towards her strength and conditioning coach certification.
Email: trainer@mtnpeakvolleyball.com
Adult Programs | Facility Rental
TOMMY LOVELESS
Tom played right side and middle for the Utah State University men's volleyball club team from 2012-2013. He enjoys playing outdoor volleyball and participates in tournaments regularly. Although he was introduced to volleyball later in his life he loves playing and watching the sport. Thomas graduated from Utah State with a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. During his day job, he works as a design engineer for Northrup Grumman.
Email: info@mtnpeakvolleyball.com
Program Development
BROCK MITCHELL
Brock began coaching girls club upon returning to Las Vegas. He then became the assistant coach for the boys and girls teams at Coronado High School during college. After graduating with his Bachelors, he continued coaching at Coronado, becoming the boy's head coach and a year later, the girl's head coach. The move to Ogden came because of a chance to coach at the collegiate level. Brock coached at Weber State for two years before returning to the high school level as head coach at Fremont High. He has coached club for Wildcat Volleyball Club and Utah Ice. He has coached his boys and girls teams to three state runner-ups and five region championships.
Program Development
TANYA BIRCH
From the time Tanya was in 4th grade and started sneaking out of clogging practices (her mother was a dancer) to play volleyball in the gym with her sisters, she was hooked on volleyball. She would wake up at 4:30 am in the morning to be in the gym by 5:00 am and practice again in the evenings. She made Varsity VB her freshman year in high school and was a starter and made the All-State team her sophomore year. She was Player-of-the-Year and Most Valuable Player for her Junior and Senior VB years. Her high school team won state championships all 4 of her high school years. She played club VB from 7th grade through 12th grade. Her 12th grade year she played for Utah Juniors and was selected for the All-Region team, and her team took second place in the Jr. Olympics in Houston, Texas. She played for SLCC on scholarship for 1 year then Tanya came to USU on a full-ride for her remaining 3 years.
Coach & Athlete Development
MALAYNA KNOWLES
Malayna has lived in Cache Valley for most of her life. She attended Mountain Crest High School and was part of the school’s first state championship (volleyball!). After high school she played at Eastern Arizona, and then finished her education at USU earning a bachelors degree in secondary education. She has been involved with coaching, officiating, directing club, or playing volleyball for over 30 years, most recently coaching at Green Canyon.
Program Development
AMY CROSBIE
Amy Crosbie grew up in Visalia, California and played volleyball at Utah State from 1997-2000. Amy started all 4 years as an outside hitter and was instrumental in the Aggies first ever NCAA Tournament appearance her senior year. After graduating, Amy spent two years as an assistant volleyball coach for the Aggies before becoming an Academic Advisor at Utah State for the next 7 years. In 2010, Amy was named as an Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator at Weber State University. Amy is now the Executive Associate AD for Utah State University.
Program Development
ERIN DAVIS
Erin grew up in Cache Valley where she started her volleyball career at Mountain Crest High School. She played one year at Salt Lake Community College where she earned 2nd team All-American honors. She then transferred to Utah State for three years where she earned All-Region honors, and All-American honors her senior year. She has an intense love for volleyball. She coached club for three years and has been playing ever since she graduated. Erin loves working with the youth and helping them develop and improve.
Program Development
DEANA SKINNER
Deana played volleyball, basketball, softball, and track in high school and had college offers for three different sports. She chose to play collegiate volleyball and went on to play at Eastern Arizona College where she earned All-Conference honors. She is currently a mother of three very busy kids! Deana loves to be with her family and watch their games. She has club coaching experience and is very active in the volleyball community.
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