Augsburg College Volleyball
Coaching Staff 

Laura Hegerle
Volleyball Assistant Coach

Alma Mater/major: Southwest Minnesota State 2009/ B.A. in Psychology and Coaching minor

Hometown/HS: Dodge Center, Minn./Kasson-Mantorville High School

Number of Seasons at Augsburg: Two (2010-present)

Augsburg Coaching Highlights:
Working with a great staff.
Seeing the players developing on the court, and as people off the court.
Making the MIAC Playoffs.

Previous Coaching Experience:
Assistant Coach - Luther College
Head Coach - Marshall Juniors JO volleyball program
Coach - Northern Lights Volleyball Camps

Previous Coaching Highlights:
Coaching a Norse Squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Division III National Tournament in 2009.

Playing Experience/ Achievements:
A three-year captain at Division II Southwest Minnesota State (2006-08), Hegerle was an outside hitter for the Mustangs, finishing her SMSU career with 741 kills (2.96 kps) and 74 aces, playing on teams that were ranked in the top 10 nationally in Division II volleyball for two seasons in her career. She was a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Week in the 2007 season, in addition to being named to the North Central Regional All-Tournament Team that year. Hegerle played her initial collegiate season at South Dakota State University before transferring to SMSU.

Other Duties/ Campus Involvement at Augsburg:
A member of the Augsburg College fellowship program, completing her Masters of Arts in Leadership degree at Augsburg.

Leah Ashburn
Volleyball Assistant Coach

Alma Mater/major: Southwest Minnesota State University '09, Marketing

Hometown/HS: Wilmar, Minn./Hector High School

Number of Seasons at Augsburg: Two (2010-present)

Augsburg Coaching Highlights:
Coming in last year as a young coach, to a collegiate program with a great staff that I have been able to learn from, along with some hard-working girls that are very fun to coach.

Previous Coaching Experience:
ACGC Club Team
RCW Club Team
SMSU Campus and Clinics
East Ridge
BL-H Summer Camps

Playing Experience/ Achievements:
Ashburn, a four-year letterwinner at NCAA Division II Southwest Minnesota State, was a member of four NCAA national tournament teams during her playing career. Ashburn was a middle blocker for the Mustangs, finished her SMSU career with 570 career kills (2.22 kps) and 316 digs, playing on teams that were ranked in the top 10 nationally in Division II volleyball for two seasons in her career. She was a three-time member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

Personal/ Family Notes:
Ashburg is currently continuing her education in Speech- Language- Hearing Sciences at the University of Minnesota while working part time as a PCA and a Therapy Assistant. Ashburn's sister Lindsay currently coaches volleyball at East Ridge High School and her sister Monica coaches volleyball at ACGC High School.

Josh Huff
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Alma Mater/major: Penn State, B.A. in Mechanical Engineering

Hometown/HS: Bodines, Penn.

Number of Seasons at Augsburg: 2 (2010-present)

Josh Huff (Penn State '05) enters his first season as an Augsburg College volleyball assistant coach in 2010.

A native of Bodines, Penn., Huff has coached at the club volleyball level locally for the past three years for Armour Volleyball. He recently earned the clubs Coach of the Year Award for his work with the Armour 16U team.

A former member of the United States Marine Corps, Huff earned his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University.