Colorado State University Women's Volleyball

Olmstead completed her seventh season as a full-time member with the Colorado State staff in 2014, and third as the program's director of operations. She is responsible for all off-the-court duties, including scheduling, travel logistics and the organization of CSU's summer camps. She is the program's first-ever director of operations, a position which was created prior to the 2012 season. Olmstead, formerly Bri Frech, first joined the Rams as a player in 2003 after spending her freshman and sophomore seasons at Salt Lake City Community College. During the 2003 and 2004 seasons, Olmstead was a consistent starter for the Rams, earning All-Mountain West (2004) and MW Championships honors (2003, 2004) while leading CSU to NCAA bids both years and a combined 56-9 record (.862). As a junior, CSU advanced to the NCAA Regional Semifinals, and during Olmstead's senior season, the Rams were ranked as high as No. 9 nationally. Olmstead was a rare six-rotation middle blocker due to her exceptional serving and passing ability. Today, she still ranks first in CSU volleyball history with 0.41 aces per set, totaling 92 over her two-year career. Her 1.22 career blocks-per-set average ranks sixth, and her .956 reception percentage ranks seventh. In 2003, she recorded 51 service aces, the sixth-most in CSU single-season history. Olmstead holds several of CSU's top individual single-match marks, as well, including a .654 hitting percentage (19-2-26) against Florida A&M on Aug. 30, 2003 (third-best for five-set matches), seven aces vs. New Mexico on Nov. 15, 2003 (tied-second for three-set matches) and 10 block assists on two occasions (tied-second for three-set matches). Off the court, she was an outstanding student-athlete, something she's been able to carry over as a member of the Rams staff. Olmstead was a two-time Mountain West Academic All-Conference selection, and in 2003-04 became the program's first-ever Mountain West Scholar-Athlete. In 2005, Olmstead served as a student-assistant for the Rams while completing her degree. She then played professionally in France for MVS La Rochette during the 2006 season. Her club finished second in the French league that year. Olmstead returned to Fort Collins in 2007 to pursue a career in coaching. She was the team's video and statistics coordinator during the 2007 season, before joining the staff full-time as an assistant coach from 2008-11. As an assistant, her emphasis was on first-contact defense, serving and scouting. She tutored the school's top libero, Katelin Batten, who holds the CSU record for career digs. On the serving end, CSU set a program record for serve percentage in 2011, effectively serving at a 92.4 percent rate. The statistic began being tracked in 2001, and from 2009 to 2011, all under Olmstead, CSU had its top three percentages at the time. From 2008-11, CSU won three conference titles and advanced as far as the 2009 NCAA Round of 16. CSU's overall record with Olmstead on the bench as an assistant coach was 98-24 (.803), including at least one NCAA tournament victory each year. Of Olmstead's 11 seasons with CSU, in any capacity, the Rams have won nine regular-season conference titles, in addition to three conference tournament championships in four tries. CSU has played in the NCAA tournament all 11 seasons with Olmstead. A native of Eschwege, Germany, she received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from CSU in 2005. She is married to Charlie Olmstead and has a daughter, Lilly, who will turn 3 in May. The couple is expecting another child, as well. Olmstead resides in Loveland, Colo. Seasons School/Team Title 2005 Colorado State Student-Assistant 2007 Colorado State Video Coordinator 2008-11 Colorado State Assistant Coach 2012-Present Colorado State Director of Operations Season School/Team Position Appearance 2003 Colorado State Player NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals 2004 Colorado State Player NCAA Tournament Regional First Round 2005 Colorado State Student-Assistant NCAA Tournament Regional Quarterfinals 2007 Colorado State Video Coordinator NCAA Tournament Regional Quarterfinals 2008 Colorado State Assistant Coach NCAA Tournament Regional Quarterfinals 2009 Colorado State Assistant Coach NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals 2010 Colorado State Assistant Coach NCAA Tournament Regional Quarterfinals 2011 Colorado State Assistant Coach NCAA Tournament Regional Quarterfinals 2012 Colorado State Director of Operations NCAA Tournament First Round 2013 Colorado State Director of Operations NCAA Tournament First Round 2014 Colorado State Director of Operations NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals