San Diego Mesa College Women's Volleyball

Lester is in her eleventh year as the Womens Volleyball coach at San Diego Mesa College. When Coach Lester took over the Olympians program in 2002, she didnt hesitate in making Mesa Womens Volleyball the strongest that it could be.  She spent 2 years building her program and in 2004 she and her team made their mark that would become a tradition.  Her 2004 squad earned a 22-5 overall record, won the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference championship title, and competed in the State Tournament where they finished at 2nd Place in the State.  That season marked the highest finish in the programs history.  In 2006, the Olympians would again, become the conference champions and win their way back to the State Tournament but this time they would finish as the number 4 team in the state. Since her start Coach Lester has culminated an overall record of 201-69 giving her a .744 winning percentage and a conference record of 97-11 for an impressive .898 winning %.  During the past 10 years, the Olympians have won the title of Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Champions 5 times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) and had 4 undefeated seasons (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007). Coach Kim was also honored as the PCAC Coach of the Year 3 times (2004,2006,2007) as well as the PCACFemale Sport Coach of the Year in 2004. Prior to coaching at SD Mesa, she has served at many prestigious colleges with competitive volleyball programs such as the University of Nevada, Las Vega, Idaho State University, and the University of Oklahoma.  Before finding her home at Mesa, Coach Lester has worked with several community colleges including San Diego City College and Southwestern College and Saddleback College.    It was at Saddleback that her team finished 2nd in the state and Coach Lester was named, Coach of the Year. Coach Kim Lester has earned herself a reputation as someone who believes in the foundation of hard work in the classroom and on the court and has a established herself as a well respected coach.  Her coaching style and philosophies have become a winning formula as she has consistently produced winning teams and good student-athletes. Growing up, Kim was an outstanding athlete and concentrated on playing softball.  But it was during her high school years, she became a 3 sport athlete and excelled in volleyball, basketball and softball.  Upon her senior year, she had earned a full scholarship in both volleyball and softball and had to make a very difficult decision.  The quick pace of volleyball met her passion to become more lead her to accept a scholarship in volleyball at San Diego State University.  While playing 4 years of intercollegiate volleyball at SDSU Kim earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Kinesiology.  Following her graduation, she knew that she wanted to help the sport of Womens Volleyball grow and so she earned her Masters in Education with an emphasis in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University.  She currently resides in San Diego and is the proud parent of a daughter, Jayden. Head Coach, Kim Lester is in her eleventh year as the Womens Volleyball coach at San Diego Mesa College. When Coach Lester took over the Olympians program in 2002, she didnt hesitate in making Mesa Womens Volleyball the strongest that it could be.  She spent 2 years building her program and in 2004 she and her team made their mark that would become a tradition.  Her 2004 squad earned a 22-5 overall record, won the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference championship title, and competed in the State Tournament where they finished at 2nd Place in the State.  That season marked the highest finish in the programs history.  In 2006, the Olympians would again, become the conference champions and win their way back to the State Tournament but this time they would finish as the number 4 team in the state. Since her start Coach Lester has culminated an overall record of 201-69 giving her a .744 winning percentage and a conference record of 97-11 for an impressive .898 winning %.  During the past 10 years, the Olympians have won the title of Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Champions 5 times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) and had 4 undefeated seasons (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007). Coach Kim was also honored as the PCAC Coach of the Year 3 times (2004,2006,2007) as well as the PCACFemale Sport Coach of the Year in 2004. Prior to coaching at SD Mesa, she has served at many prestigious colleges with competitive volleyball programs such as the University of Nevada, Las Vega, Idaho State University, and the University of Oklahoma.  Before finding her home at Mesa, Coach Lester has worked with several community colleges including San Diego City College and Southwestern College and Saddleback College.    It was at Saddleback that her team finished 2nd in the state and Coach Lester was named, Coach of the Year. Coach Kim Lester has earned herself a reputation as someone who believes in the foundation of hard work in the classroom and on the court and has a established herself as a well respected coach.  Her coaching style and philosophies have become a winning formula as she has consistently produced winning teams and good student-athletes. Growing up, Kim was an outstanding athlete and concentrated on playing softball.  But it was during her high school years, she became a 3 sport athlete and excelled in volleyball, basketball and softball.  Upon her senior year, she had earned a full scholarship in both volleyball and softball and had to make a very difficult decision.  The quick pace of volleyball met her passion to become more lead her to accept a scholarship in volleyball at San Diego State University.  While playing 4 years of intercollegiate volleyball at SDSU Kim earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Kinesiology.  Following her graduation, she knew that she wanted to help the sport of Womens Volleyball grow and so she earned her Masters in Education with an emphasis in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University.  She currently resides in San Diego and is the proud parent of a daughter, Jayden.