Hunter College Women's Volleyball

Began playing volleyball in 2008 and continues to play. Currently plays + coaches 9man volleyball, a version of volleyball developed in China, that continues to grow around the world.   Coach Played for Southern Vermont College as a libero/ds in the Spring of 2013 then transferred to Mount Ida College in the Spring of 2014.  Mccullough was utility player and filled any roll the team needed. In the Spring of 2016 he graduated from Mount Ida College after playing all 3 seasons there.   In the fall of 2016 Coach Mccullough began his coaching career, coaching for the Metrowest VBC in Massachusetts, in the spring season of 2017 he jumped onto the staff for Algonquin Regional High School, helping the team to a regular season championship.   In 2018 Mccullough moved to NYC and joined the Queensborough Community College staff, helping the Tigers to a CUNYAC championship and a run to the NJCAA DIII Elite eight.   Coach Mccullough has also been working in the high school ranks since his move to NYC, helping Hunter College High School with a 2019 run to the PSAL semi-finals, and has been the JV head coach at The Hewitt School for the past 4 seasons.  

Valerie is a self taught player, and considered one of the best defensive players in the metropolitan area. Born and raised in France, her first sports were European handball and soccer. At the age of 20, she started playing volleyball and played recreational for three years in Paris before coming to New York in December 2000 where she joined the professional leagues of Big City and New York Urban.   In 2003, she was offered an opportunity to try out for a professional team in Turkey, but declined the offer due to potential immigration issues.   In 2006, she was the Libero for the New York Open Team at the Empire State Games where they took the gold medal.   In 2009, she coached the National qualifying 15s girls team of NYC Juniors Club under Collin Henry.   In 2010 she joined the newly founded AllStarr Volleyball Club in NY where she has been coaching since:   - 2010-2011: Assistant coach 15s girls - 2011-2012: Head coach 14s girls - 2012-2013: Assistant coach 15s girls