Experience:  In only 4 seasons, Colorado Elite Volleyball Club has risen faster than any other club in the Rocky Mountain Region Rankings.  During the 24-25 season, Colorado Elite 16 Grizzly was one of only two clubs in the Rocky Mountain Region to qualify twice for the USA Volleyball National Championships and finishing #1 in the RMR SOS Rankings. Colorado Elite 16 Grizzly qualifed at both the ZBT Quaifier and Pacific Northwest Qualifier during the 24-25 season.  During the 23-24 season, Colorado Elite had the #1 ranked team in the RMR Region at both the 13s and 16s age  groups.  Colorado Elite earned its first ever bid to USAV Nationals at the 15s age level while also finishing #3 in the RMR Rankings.  Colorado Elite also produced 3 AVCA Phenom players, the only club the Rocky Mountain region to do so. 

Before  Colorado Elite, Matt spent several successful seasons at Northeastern University, Syracuse University, St. John's University, TAV Houston/Woodlands Wave Volleyball Club, and USA Volleyball.  

Most recently at Northeastern University, Soderstrom led Northeastern University to the 2nd best NCAA Division1 RPI improvement in the country going from 272 to 94 within two seasons at Northeastern.  Additionally, this was the 3rd best win improvement in Division 1 volleyball with a 14-win improvement (2015-2016) and the best game improvement in school history. Northeastern University Volleyball in the span of 2 seasons had gone from last place in the CAA conference to 2nd place. 

Most recently, he served as the Associate Head Coach at the Future Select National Skills Program for 2018. Soderstrom served as the Assistant Coach for the same program the previous year. He also was an Associate Head Coach and Assistant Coach for the A2 Training Camp in 2014 and 2015. Finally, Soderstrom served as the Assistant Coach for the Youth Continental Team, High Performance, A2 Training Camp and National Training Camp. 

Matt Soderstrom became an assistant coach at Syracuse, where he ascended into the role of interim associate head coach between October 2011 and January 2012. As the recruiting and video coordinator for the Orange, Soderstrom helped guide Syracuse in 2011 to a fourth-place finish in the BIG EAST and the program’s first victory against national power Notre Dame since 1981. As recruiting coordinator, Soderstrom helped recruit Syracuse University's highest ranked recruit ever, Leah Levert, a #84 ranked Prep Volleyball Senior Ace.  While at Syracuse, he helped Syracuse to its first ever top 25 win against I#18 Iowa State and helped coach 2 Canadian National Team members Noemie Lefebrve and Lindsay McCabe and mentored five All-BIG EAST selections and one All-ACC selection.

At St. John’s, he helped the Red Storm win the 2008 BIG EAST regular-season championship. He mentored conference Player of the Year Wioleta Leszczynska and Libero of the Year Lena Yee who also garnered AVCA All American honors. 

Education: B.S in Neurobiology at University of Connecticut, /M.A. in Sports Leadership at Northeastern University

Experience:   Coach DeLuna was most recently the Associate Director, College Recruiting Coordinator, and 15-1 Red Head Coach at Core Values VBC. Her team had great success winning a power, playing at ZBTs, and finishing in the Top 20 in the RMR Region.

She has coached at various USAV club volleyball programs in the Rocky Mountain and Chesapeake Regions for 25 years, including Front Range VBC as an Assistant Coach for 18 Black under Jim Miret and Head Coach at the 16U, 15U, and 14U age levels taking her teams to National Qualifiers every season.

Coach DeLuna has spearheaded as our Developmental Director for both the boys & girls programs and oversees our Girls 10U - 12U teams and Boys 12U & 14U teams.

Over the years, she has coached at college summer camp programs throughout the country, including the University of Nebraska.

She has coached at numerous high school and middle schools in the Denver Metro area, including Arvada HS, Wheatridge HS, St. Mary’s Academy MS, Evergreen Country Day MS, and Escuela de Guadalupe MS.

Out of high school, she played DIII volleyball at Wesleyan University as a starting setter and finished her 1st season 23-7. She came home to Colorado after two seasons at Wesleyan and graduated magna cum laude from CU Denver with a degree in International Business.

In high school, she played at Front Range VBC and St. Mary’s Academy. In her Senior year, she was awarded the Dr. Pepper MVP of the Week, given to one male and one female high school athlete in Colorado each week of the school year.

Experience: This will be Kayleigh's first year coaching at Colorado Elite! She has played volleyball for 12 years and played for the Colorado Christian University Women's club team, where she ended up meeting her now husband and assistant coach, Chris. She has also been a coach at Ralston Valley High School for the past 3 seasons. 

Experience: Chris began playing volleyball during his freshman year of college with the men's team at Colorado Christian University and fell in love with the game. His wife's passion for the game has rubbed off on him and he is excited to coach alongside her this season. 

Experience: This will be Shandiin's fourth season at Colorado Elite. Prior to her time here, she spent three years at one of the top clubs in the nation, Arizona Storm Volleyball Club.  She served as an assistant coach and head coach at Storm for the 2018-21 seasons.  Prior to Storm, Shandiin served as an assistant coach at Four Corners Volleyball Club in Durango, CO.  Shandiin played with the Arizona State University club program and Northland Prep Academy, where she was team MVP & captain during her Junior and Senior seasons.  There she helped her team win regionals and make the state tournament for the first time in Prep's 15-year history.  

Bella Lorenz attended the University of Denver where she obtained a BS in biology and psychology and cognitive neuroscience. While at DU she played club volleyball and was MVP of the league as a setter for 3 years. Before that she trained in St. Louis at Rockwood thunder and got 5th in open nationals her 18’s year. After graduating she is working in a research lab studying neuro degeneration while applying for medical school.

Experience: Andrew comes to Colorado Elite with various experience around the club, high school, and collegiate levels. He played for the Men’s team at Metropolitan State University of Denver and is currently finishing his Masters in Education at the school. While there, he also assisted the Division II women’s volleyball team as a student during their time as the number 1 ranked team in the country for nearly two seasons.

Andrew was previously the head coach at Stargate Charter school for both the girls and boys programs and has coached club at Ballistic Volleyball prior to Colorado Elite. He is currently the head coach at Horizon High School.

Andrew received a Bachelors degree in forestry and wildlife biology from Northern Arizona University and is from Mesa, Arizona.

Experience: Caulene comes to Colorado Elite Volleyball Club after serving as the Head Coach at Maine Juniors and Flatirons Volleyball.  She's previously played for the University of Colorado Women's Club program.

Experience:  Tori Morales attended Brighton high school and graduated in 2018. She lettered all four years in high school volleyball, and she was a founding member of The Diff Volleyball Club where she stayed with The Diff for all 6 years of club. Tori was offered several opportunities to play college ball, but due to personal and family circumstances she deferred the offers. Instead, Tori returned to The Diff as a coach. During her club career Tori was able to train with some of the best coaches and athletes in Colorado, as well as coach alongside some of them.Tori earned numerous bids and medals at the USAV Regional and National Qualifying Tournaments including top five finishes at the USAV Girls Junior National Championships. While playing and coaching Tori learned new ways to train, how to build mental toughness, and character on and off the court. Tori currently coaches high school volleyball at Boulder High school and is extremely excited for the opportunity to coach for Colorado Elite.

Experience: Emily grew up in Southern California playing club and high school volleyball at some of the best clubs in the area. She next attended Louisiana State University and play college club volleyball and intramural volleyball. Once graduating she quickly got into coaching as an assistant and then as a head coach in Colorado. 

Experience:  Kristin is an accomplished volleyball coach with a strong background in playing and coaching. She excelled at Highlands Ranch High School, reaching state championships and gaining national recognition.

Kristin played collegiate volleyball at the University of Cincinnati and Fort Hays State University, earning a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Marketing) and a Master of Education from Williams Woods University.

Her coaching experience spans prestigious clubs like Western KS Elite, H2 Columbia, 303, and MN Select. In high school, Kristin contributed to notable successes at Coon Rapids High School in Minnesota and Blue Valley North High School in Kansas, including a state championship win.

At Timnath High School in Colorado, Kristin helped establish a successful varsity program. She also served as a Volleyball Graduate Assistant at Williams Woods University.

Kristin's extensive background as both player and coach reflects her commitment to developing talent and achieving excellence in volleyball.

Experience: Lew has previously been a head coach for 13-1’s, 14-1’s and 15-1’s, taking teams to USAV Open & National Championships.  She has coached at Cincy Classics in Ohio, and at Viper Volleyball Club in Temecula and SoCal VBC near San Diego.  Coach Lew has also previously coached both middle school and high school Varsity teams at Cincinnati Country Day School.

Lew played D1 varsity all four years at the University of Pennsylvania where the nickname “Lew” originated.  She played middle blocker and led the Ivy League in blocking and hitting percentage multiple times throughout her career.  She also walked on to the basketball team for one season.  She graduated with a BSE in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Math.  She later went back to school for a BSN as well.  Lew just recently moved to Colorado with her family.

Experience: I grew up on the beaches of Southern California, where volleyball is a way of life. I discovered volleyball at age 10 through my local recreation league and have been playing ever since. I played competitive volleyball in High School and Jr. College before transferring to a D2 State College in Northern California. I enjoyed training on the beach in the off-season and competing at local beach volleyball tournaments with friends. I started my coaching career 7 seasons ago at the high school level and have been coaching club volleyball the last five seasons working with a wide variety of ages and skill levels. 

My coaching philosophy: Volleyball has been a lifelong passion and has taught me many life skills that I still utilize today in my professional and personal life as an adult and as a parent. I look back on my experience growing up as an athlete and deeply appreciate the coaching I received. I am honored to have been coached by former Olympians both indoors and on the beach. I had strong female coaches who invested their time and energy into my development. I am committed to eating it forward while helping develop a new generation of female athletes who are driven, confident, and fearless competitors!

A little about me: I have been in Colorado for 27 years. My husband Craig is a Colorado native, and we have two kids, Jett (14) and Tava (12). When I am not coaching, our family is busy with the kids' competitive sports. We love lake camping and riding our sea doo’s. I recharge my batteries by working out and tending to my veggie garden and a small flock of chickens. Prior to coaching, I spent 20 years working in the field of Human Resources as a director for small to medium-sized companies, as well as managing my own HR consulting business. 

Experience: Chelsea is excited to join Colorado Elite this year. She played for the Gonzaga University Women's team. She previously coached U14 club teams in Spokane, WA, and spent many years coaching summer camps. After a cross-country move to Cambridge, MA she was the Beaver Country Day School Head Varsity Coach.