Coaching Staff
Head coach Tom Hilbert and assistant coach Jesse Mahoney have a combined 26 years of head coaching experience. New Assistant Bri Frech brings an international flair to the staff. The three compliment each other, creating a dynamic and knowledgeable staff that rivals any in the country.
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Tom Hilbert
Head Coach, 1997- present
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With six Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year awards in the past ten years, Tom Hilbert enters his 13th season at the helm of the CSU women's volleyball team.
Under Hilbert's guidance, the Rams have developed into one of the top programs in the nation, qualifying for the NCAA tournament for 14 consecutive seasons, a school record for consecutive postseason appearances for any sport. A deeper look inside Hilbert's coaching record reveals some remarkable achievements.
Hilbert has led the Rams to six regular season conference titles and four conference tournament championships. His overall record at Coloado State is 307-79 (.795) and in 20 seasons as a head coach, he has an overall record of 481-151 (.761) - 10th in winning percentage among active Division I head coaches.
Before coming to Colorado State, Hilbert led the University of Idaho to the Big West Conference Mountain Division title in 1996 and his teams won either the regularseason or the tournament Big Sky Championship from 1992-1995. Hilbert accumulated a 174-72 (.707) record at Idaho. At Idaho he coached the Big Sky's only All-American in Mindy Rice. Hilbert also guided Idaho to its first national ranking and the Vandals were the first Big Sky institution to ever be nationally ranked inVolleyball.
Prior to Idaho, Hilbert spent five seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma, from 1984-88. A native of Norman, Oklahoma, Hilbert earned his bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from Oklahoma in 1984. He also received a masters of science in sports and recreation management from Idaho in 1993. Hilbert and wife Leslie have been married for 21 years, live in Fort Collins and have one daughter, Myles who will be 9 in September.
Jesse Mahoney
Assistant Coach, 2005-present
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Jesse Mahoney begins his fifth season with the Rams, serving as the recruiting coordinator, as well as working with the blocking schemes and middle blockers on the court and various other day-to-day jobs. Since Joining CSU in 2005 the Rams have made significant improvements in blocking ranking in the top 10 nationally three of the last four seasons. In 2007 middle blocker Mekana Barnes ranked fifth nationally in Blocking and was named AVCA All-American.
Mahoney came to Colorado State from Fort Hays State, where he was the head coach from 1999-2004. While at Fort Hays, Mahoney tallied a record of 107-82, including a mark of 56-12 in 2003 and 2004. The Tigers squad not only posted its best record ever since joining NCAA II, but also finished the season ranked 11th nationally. At Fort Hays State, Mahoney coached the only three All-Americans in school history.
Prior to Fort Hays, he was the assistant coach at Colorado Christian as well as the head coach of the Colorado men's club team for two years and was an assistant with the team the year prior to that. He also helped coach the 18-under Front Range Volleyball Club team that captured the USA Junior Rocky Mountain Region Championship title. Prior to coaching, Mahoney spent four seasons as the CU men's club team starting setter. He earned All-Tournament honors in 1993 after leading the team to the National Championship.
A native of Boulder, Colo., he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from CU in 1995 and a Juris Doctorate Degree at the University of Colorado School of Law in 1999. He is married to the former Gwen McEntyre and the couple have three children: daughter Macy James (3) and sons Griffin Mack (2) and Declan Thomas (1).
Bri Frech
Assistant Coach, 2008-present
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Former Ram standout Bri Frech enters her second season as an assistant coach at Colorado State. Bri joins the staff full-time after spending the 2007 season as the Ram's video and statistics coordinator. Her new duties will include scouting and video analysis as well as on-court coaching and recruiting support.
Bri first joined the Rams as a player in 2003 after spending her freshman and sophomore years at Salt Lake City Community College. In the 2003 and 2004 seasons Frech was a full-time starter for the Rams earning All-Mountain West Conference and All-Tournament honors while leading her team to NCAA bids in both years and a combined 56-9 record.
In 2005 Frech served as a student assistant for the Rams while completing her degree. She then played professionally in France for MVS La Rochette for the 2006 season prior to returning to Fort Collins in 2007.
A native of Eschwege, Germany, she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Colorado State in 2005.