College volleyball: Gulbranson takes over at Vanguard

COSTA MESA - Erikka Gulbranson, the former Director of Operations

of USC volleyball, is Vanguard University’s new women’s volleyball coach,

Athletic Director Bob Wilson said.

Gulbranson assumes her first collegiate head coaching position after

nine years of coaching experience. She has served as an assistant at Cal

State Bakersfield, where she played, University of Idaho, Utah State and

USC, where she was involved in all aspects of the Trojans’ volleyball

program.

“We are pleased to announce the selection of Erikka Gulbranson to

direct our volleyball program,” Wilson said. “We feel that Coach

Gulbranson brings the expertise, energy and desire to help our volleyball

program become very competitive in one of the best volleyball conferences

(Golden State Athletic Conference) in the National Association of

Intercollegiate Athletics.”

Gulbranson, who will also teach in the Exercise Sports Science

department, is a founder and co-owner of Advanced Sports Training Inc.,

which runs mult-sport private camps and clinics for young children

through high school age athletes, and for youth coaches to advance their

coaching techniques and skills.

Coach Gulbranson’s position is effective immediately as she will

transition from her duties at USC into her first association with the

NAIA and the GSAC.

The Lions finished 3-20 last season but return 10 players, including

three seniors.