Salt Lake Community College Women's Volleyball

Shay Goulding Meurer is in her second stint leading the Salt Lake Community College Bruins, returning to the program in May 2020 after previously serving as head coach from 2003 to 2007. In 2025, she guided Salt Lake to a 27-6 overall record and 9-1 SWAC mark. A six-time NJCAA Region 18 Coach of the Year and four-time AVCA West Region Coach of the Year, Goulding Meurer has led the Bruins to seven NJCAA National Tournament appearances, including a national runner-up finish in 2007 (44-2). In nine seasons at SLCC, her teams own a 310-102 overall record (.752). She left SLCC after the 2007 season to become head coach at Brigham Young University, where she coached three AVCA All-Americans. In 2012, Goulding Meurer founded UP Only High-Performance Coaching. She is the author of the book From Skill Set to Mindset and regularly presents leadership workshops, clinics, and mindset training for coaches and athletes nationwide. Goulding Meurer played collegiate volleyball at Coastal Carolina University, where she served as team captain and earned MVP honors. She holds a master’s degree in Exercise Science (Motor Learning & Sport Psychology) from Utah State University (2001) and a bachelor’s degree in History from BYU (1998). Originally from Visalia, California, she served a mission in Santiago, Chile. An accomplished athlete outside of volleyball, she is a former Ironman triathlete and ski instructor. She is married to John Meurer and they have an 8-year-old son, Evan. Previous Coaching Experience Denver University – Volunteer Coach (2018) High Performance Head Coach – Southern California (2013–2017) Crescent Beach Volleyball Club – Elite Coach, Santa Monica, CA (2013–2017) Pepperdine University – Volunteer Coach (2014–2015) USA Women’s National Team – Volunteer (2012) Brigham Young University — Head Coach (2008-2012) Salt Lake Community College - Head Coach (2002-2008) Solano Community College – Head Coach, Fairfield, CA (2002) Utah State University – Assistant Coach (1998–2002)

Jeff Sosa is the Esports Director and Head Coach for Salt Lake Community College Esports. Over the past three seasons, the Bruins earned several regional and national placements. Their most recent accolades and titles in the NJCAAE include two-time regional and national champions in Hearthstone, 1st regionally and 3rd place nationally in Overwatch 2, 3rd place nationally in Valorant, and 3rd place nationally in League of Legends.   Coach Sosa earned his bachelor’s in English education at BYU and a master’s in Sports Coaching at Ohio University. He will soon begin a doctorate in Education Technology at Boise State for Esports research. He also competed personally in Halo 2, Dead or Alive, StarCraft 2, and Hearthstone.