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Paul Lawson
Head Volleyball Coach
(George Williams College,
1984)
Sixth Year
lawsonp@stmary.edu
(913) 758-4343
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Hired July 1, 2003, Paul Lawson became the
eighth head coach to lead the Lady Spires Volleyball program.
A graduate of George Williams College in Downers Grove, IL, Lawson
is well established in NAIA volleyball. Currently the chairman
of the NAIA men’s volleyball poll, he is also the tournament
director for the NAIA men’s volleyball national championships,
and the commissioner for the men's MAMVIC conference.
A native of Chicago Heights, IL, Lawson moved
to the University of Saint Mary after spending one season at
Saint Mary College in Omaha, NE. Previously, he directed both
the men and women’s programs at Marycrest International
University (Davenport, IA) from 1999-2002 and Dominican University
(River Forest, IL) from 1989-99.
His men’s programs have appeared in the
NAIA national championships on three different occasions, while
his women’s teams qualified twice for the NAIA Region VII
tournament. In 2001, Lawson directed the Marycrest men to a runner-up
finish at the NAIA national event. In 2002, Lawson was selected
as the Midwest Regional Coach of the Year. Twice selected as
the Chicago land Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Coach
of the Year, Lawson has accumulated a 240-160 overall record.
Lawson has brought a competitive approach to
USM. The vision is to continue to recruit student athletes that
have winning character.
Prior to starting his coaching career, Lawson
spent four seasons (1984-1988) overseas playing professionally
in Denmark. A certified USAVB volleyball official,IMPACT CertifiedLawson currently
resides in Leavenworth with his wife, Stephanie, and their two
children Amanda (14) and Deion (13).
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Haylee Littler
Assistant Coach
(Saint Mary College, 2003)
Sixth Year |
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Haylee (Becker) Littler became assistant coach
after graduating from the University of Saint Mary in 2003. Becker,
a four year letter-winner for the Spires volleyball program,
played in 430 games during her tenure. A tenacious defender,
Becker collected 1,376 digs and had 775 kills during her collegiate
career.
A native of Valley, NE, Becker coaches club volleyball during the off
season. She has coached one season with Invasion as an assistant and
for the past two season has been with Club North for the 18 & under
team as an assistant. This past club season she was the assistant coach
for Lawson Volleyball which is based in Leavenworth. The 18 & under
team went 34-8 and won the silver regional tournament. With USM, Littler
is responsible for assisting with recruiting and on-court performance.
She also is responsible for putting the Alumni game together.
Littler resides in Leavenworth with her husband, Todd Littler, and her
dogs Amos and Rocky. She works as a Consultant/Programmer for Booz Allen & Hamilton.
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Pam Frederiksen
Assistant Coach Third Year |
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Pam Frederiksen enters her second season with Lawson. Frederiksen
has coached both softball and volleyball on the high school
level for ten years. Frederiksen is the defensive coordinator.
She is responsible for training on court performance.
I look forward to her working with our defense. She has a lot
of good training techniques and I see our team just improving
under the defensive guidance of Frederiksen.
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