Academic Snapshot
Acceptance Rate
71%
Avg SAT
1,205
Avg ACT
27
Enrollment
2,921
Team Information
Sport
Volleyball
Gender
Women's
Division
NCAA Division 3
Location
Grand Rapids, MI
Coaching Staff (7)
Amber Warners
Associate Head Coach
Warners is in her 15th year as head coach of the Calvin volleyball program. She also served as interim head volleyball coach at Hope College in 1994. Warners has compiled an impressive win-loss overall record of 445-80 for a winning percentage of .848 that ranks her second among active NCAA III coaches for winning percentage. In 15 years as Calvins head coach, she has compiled a won-loss record of 424-69 for a winning percentage of .860. Under coach Warners the Knights have won two National Championships, in 2010 and 2013. Warners is a four-time AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year in both 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Warners is tied for second on the all-time Division III AVCA National Coach of the Year Award list. Former Juniata head coach Larry Bock leads the list with five national coach of the year awards while Warners and former UW-Whitewater coach Kris Russell has both received four national coach of the year awards. She is also a six-time AVCA DIII Great Lakes Coach of the Year, winning in 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015. Warners has coached four AVCA Division III Player of the Year winners, Rebecca Kamp in 2011, Lizzie Kamp in 2012, Megan Rietema in 2013 and Maggie Kamp in 2014. Warners has led Calvin to 12 NCAA III Tournament appearances in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, including appearances in the NCAA III regional finals in 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Under Warners, Calvin has claimed 10 MIAA Tournament titles in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. She has also led Calvin to eight MIAA regular season titles in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Coach Warners has put together a record of 203-17 in MIAA matches, for a winning percentage of .923. She has helped coach four-perfect 16-0 seasons. During her time at Calvin, she has had a player been named MIAA MVP nine times. Warners helped lead the Knights to the NCAA Division III regional finals in 2015. For the second-straight year she was named the AVCA Division III Great Lakes Coach of the Year. On September 12, 2015, she recorded her 400th victory here at Calvin College, defeating No. 9 Hope College, 3-0. In 2014, she led Calvin to an MIAA regular season co-championship, an MIAA Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA III semifinals. She was named the 2014 AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year. She also was named the 2014 Division III Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year. She claimed her 400th collegiate win in a victory at Albion College on October 3, 2014. In 2013, she led Calvin to its second national title in four years as the Knights defeated Cal Lutheran University in five sets. She was subsequently named the AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year for the third time in four years. The Knights finished the year with a 35-1 record. In 2012, she was once again named the AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year after leading her team to the national championship finals. Calvin captured the regional title with an upset win over second-ranked Wittenberg University. She landed her third Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year honor in 2011 after leading Calvin to a 33-1 record which included a number-one national ranking throughout the regular season. She picked up her 300th collegiate victory in a win at Albion College on October 7, 2011. In 2010, she led Calvin to its first-ever NCAA Division III title in women's volleyball as the Knights defeated top-ranked Emory University in four sets. She was later named the 2010 AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year. The Knights finished the year with a 32-4 record. The 2009 season saw Warners Knights advance to the second-round of the NCAA Tournament. Calvin finished the year at 28-7 and won the MIAA Tournament with a 3-1 victory over host Hope in the finals, 3-1. In 2008, she was once again named Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year after leading a youthful Calvin team to a record of 26-5 including an NCAA III Tournament bid. Warners picked up her 200th collegiate victory in a five-set victory over Carnegie-Mellon University on August 30, 2008, at the Ohio Northern Invitational. Warners helped lead the Knights to a second-straight MIAA regular season title at 15-1 in the MIAA in 2007. The Knights would go onto to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Hope in the MIAA Finals, 3-0. In 2006, she was named Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association after leading Calvin to a 34-2 record. Warners was named the MIAA Coach of the Year after recording a perfect 16-0 record in MIAA play. In 2003 to 2005 the Knights would record three-straight second place finishes in the MIAA. Calvin would go on to win the MIAA Tournament in 2004 and 2005. In her first season as head coach in 2002, Calvin recorded a second-place finish in the MIAA, with an overall record of 26-7. Warners has also served an eight-year tenure as Calvins softball coach where she led the Knights to pair of NCAA III Tournament berths. In 1997, she took Calvin all the way to the NCAA III Softball World Series where she was honored as Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year. Warners previously taught at Holland Christian High School where she coached softball and volleyball. In 1994, she guided the Maroons to the MHSAA Class B Volleyball State Championship game. Warners also served as the interim head volleyball coach at Hope College in 1994, compiling a 21-11 record. A 1990 Calvin graduate, Warners was a former two-sport standout for Calvin in volleyball and softball. As a Calvin student-athlete, Warners was a member of six Calvin teams that captured MIAA Championships, three in softball and three in volleyball. Calvin also earned six NCAA III Tournament bids, three each in softball and volleyball. She was an outfielder on Calvin softball teams finished fifth in the nation in 1989 and fourth in 1990. She also was a member of the Calvin volleyball team that finished second nationally in 1986. She was twice named the leagues MVP as a setter and was named to the All-MIAA first team three times. As a Calvin senior, Warners was honored with the Kay Tiemersma Award, an award presented annually to the varsity women's athlete who best exemplifies athletic ability, scholastic standing, and character and leadership. Warners earned her master's degree from Michigan State University in sports psychology in 1996. She also received her Ph.D. from Michigan State. She and her husband Mark have three sons: Emmett, Carson and Tanner. Also a Calvin graduate, Mark is a teacher and coach at Grand Rapids Christian High School.
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Grace Selman
Assistant Coach
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Spencer Fredrick
Assistant Coach
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Morgan DeVries Bream
Assistant Coach
Began as an assistant coach at Calvin in 2022 Prior to Calvin she was coached club for many years, and was an assistant varsity coach at Grand Rapids Christian for 8 years, winning three consecutive State Championships Attended Seton Hall University and was a 4-year starter as a middle, leading the Big East Conference in blocks per set Graduated in 2013 with a degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Psychology Lives in Grand Rapids with her husband Dan and their three children, Bellamy, Jonah and Ezra
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Taylor Roede
Assistant Coach
Named as Calvin women's volleyball assistant coach before the start of the 2025 season Played volleyball at Wayne State University from 2018-21 Four-year starting outside hitter at WSU and was named a three-time All-GLIAC honoree Finished her career with 937 kills, 903 digs and 150 blocks Helped WSU to its first NCAA II Tournament appearance since 1994 Four-time GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team member and two-time Deans' Award recipient from the College of Nursing for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college Graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing in 2022 Served as an NCAA SAAC President for three years Helped lead the WSU Fellowship of Christian Athletes bible study on campus for three years Works as a school nurse as well as her work with Calvin volleyball Married to Nate Roede, who serves as an assistant coach for Calvin's baseball program
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Avery Ekkens
Assistant Coach
Named as Calvin assistant coach for women's volleyball before the start of the 2025 season Four-year member of the Calvin women's volleyball program from 2021-24 Started for two seasons as an outside hitter and finished her career with 480 kills and 653 digs Named All-MIAA First Team and AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention following her senior season in 2024 when she averaged 2.98 kills and 3.5 digs per set Part of MIAA Regular Season and MIAA Tournament championship team in 2022 and helped Calvin to the NCAA III Tournament appearances in 2021, 22 and 23 Graduated from Calvin in 2025
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Emily Clark
Assistant Coach
Started as an assistant volleyball coach at Calvin in 2019. Before Calvin, Clark spent one season as the assistant coach at Holland Christian High School as well as several seasons coaching club volleyball. Attended Calvin and started on the volleyball team all four seasons from 2014-17. Part of the 2016 National Championship team Named team captain for the 2017 season. In her four seasons, the Knights won one national championship (2016), made two national semi-finals (2014 and 2017), and one regional final (2015). Graduated Calvin in 2018 with a degree in Kinesiology with a sports management emphasis Lives in Grand Rapids with my husband Ethan and our one year-old daughter, Blake. We are excited to welcome our second baby this summer.
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