Contact email: heather_olmstead@byu.edu

Years at BYU

• 2011-present

Responsibilities

• Assistant coach for women's volleyball

At BYU

• Helped coach BYU to a 21-9 season in 2011

Education

• Graduated from Utah State with a degree in family and consumer science in 2002

Prior To BYU

• Served as assistant coach at Utah State 2003-05
• Helped Utah State to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2005
• Served as assistant coach at Utah 2006-10
• Helped Utah to a Sweet-16 finish in the NCAA Tournament and an MWC title in 2008
• Helped Utah to a second-round NCAA Tournament finish and 16-0 conference finish in 2006
• Utes compiled a 103-51 record with Olmstead as assistant coach
• Coached the Intermountain Volleyball Association High Performance team at the 2006 Global Challenge in Maribor, Slovenia
• Served as head coach of the IVA HP Select Team in Florida July 2010

Playing Career

• Played for Utah State 1998-2001
• Played for the United States Professional Volleyball Team 2002-03
• Played for the European Professional Volleyball League 2003

Career Highlights

• Started all four years at Utah State 1998-2001
• Helped Utah State to a second-round NCAA Tournament finish and No. 21 final ranking in 2001
• Recorded second-most career digs for Utah State with 981
• Recorded sixth-most career sets played with 412 and eighth-most career matches played with 116
• Set single-season record at Utah State for most digs with 340
• Was the only libero named to the United States Professional Volleyball team for the 2002-03 season

Hometown

• Carpinteria, Calif.

Personal/Family

• Parents are Rick and Trudy Olmstead
• Fourth of seven children
• Hobbies include playing beach volleyball, snowboarding, hiking and traveling