Grand View University Men's Volleyball

Cruz is also head coach for the nationally-ranked Grand View men's volleyball program that finished as runner-up at the NAIA National Invitational in 2016 and was a national semifinalist in 2015. Cruz was named the 2014 and 2015 NAIA Men's Volleyball National Coach of the Year. Cruz came to Grand View after serving as assistant coach for the IPVA 18's club team in 2009. He also spent a year as the head varsity coach of the boy's volleyball team at the University of Hawaii Laboratory High School. Cruz played his collegiate career at Graceland University where he was an outside hitter and defensive specialist for the Yellowjackets.  He was team captain his junior and senior seasons, and graduated in 2006 with a degree in Marketing Communications. Makani Cantor enters his ninth season as assistant coach for the Viking volleyball program and has been an instrumental part of the it's recent success, including a school record eighth place finish at the NAIA National Championships in 2013. Cantor came  to Grand View after  serving  as  an  assistant  coach at  Northwestern State University  and  Graceland  University.   He also coaches for Iowa Power Volleyball Alliance as the program's 17's coach. In 2008, his team finished second in the Junior Olympic tournament.  Cantor also spent time with the Waukee Warrior Volleyball Club. Cantor played collegiately at Graceland University.  He is a financial consultant for Wells Fargo and resides in West Des Moines.