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Lakeland turns to familiar face to head volleyball program
Courtesy of Lakeland College, Sports Information
Department
Lakeland College has announced the hiring of interim head coaches
for the men's and women's volleyball programs.
Jon Staabs has been promoted to interim head women's volleyball coach after six seasons as an assistant coach for the Muskies.
Joe Julkowski has been promoted to interim head men's volleyball coach after six seasons as a player and assistant coach.
The two replace longtime coach Chad Schreiber, who resigned earlier this summer.
Lakeland will re-launch its search for a full-time head men's and women's volleyball coach after each team's respective season.
"We feel really fortunate to have two quality coaches stepping in to guide our teams through this season," said Lakeland College director of athletics Jane Bouche.
"Jon has been an important part of our staff and our success for the past six seasons, and he'll provide stability and solid leadership for our women's team. Joe is one of the men's programs most decorated players, and he's made a positive impact as an assistant coach more recently. We have great volleyball tradition here, and I'm confident that will continue."
In addition to his role at Lakeland, Staabs has coached locally at Plymouth High School and the Sheboygan Falls Volleyball Club 15's. For the past two seasons he has served as an assistant coach of the Go Fish Volleyball Club and he has coached club volleyball for six years overall.
An avid volleyball player for eight years, he is a member of the USAV National Adult Volleyball Club. Stabs graduated in 1994 from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Staabs will continue his team leader position at Kohler Co. throughout the season.
"I am excited to continue what Chad (Schreiber) and I started," Staabs said. "We have a lot of talented sophomores coming back and a good core of girls this year. We hope to improve and be competitive in the Northern Athletics Conference. Chad left big shoes to fill. As the interim head coach, it's about the girls, not me, and I want to help them be the best they can be."
Staabs inherits a team that finished 8-23 overall, 4-8 in the NAC. He helped lead the team to four conference championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances as an assistant coach.
