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Former Colorado State University standout Tess Rogers is in her first season as an assistant coach for the Lamar University volleyball program. In her new assistant coaching role at Lamar, Rogers serves as the primary recruiting contact for the volleyball program. She will help oversee the Lady Cardinals' strength and conditioning program, assist with on-court training and coaching during practice, and help with in-game coaching responsibilities. She will also assist with day-to-day office duties. "I'm very excited about the opportunity to coach here at Lamar," Rogers said. "It is an exciting time to be with this program and help it remain at a championship level. With the players that we have and the freshman coming in this year, I look forward to a great season." A native of Merino, Colo., Rogers comes to Lamar after an impressive four-year career as an outside hitter at Colorado State. She helped the Rams to Mountain West Conference championships in 2002, 2003 and 2004, and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. CSU was consistently in the NCAA Top 25 during Rogers' four year career, reaching their highest ranking at No. 8 during the 2004 season. Individually Rogers earned 2003, 2004 and 2005 MWC All-Conference honors, was named the 2002 MWC Freshman of the Year, the 2003 MWC Tournament MVP and the 2005 MWC Pre-Season Player of the Year. She finished her career ranked in Colorado State's top 10 in seven different statistical categories including kills, kills per game, attempts, service attempts, solo blocks, points scored and points per game. Rogers also ranked second in the MWC in kills, third in attempts and fifth in matches played, matches started and games played. In July 2008, Rogers was named to the Mountain West Conference 10th Anniversary Volleyball Team, as selected by a combined panel of media, institutional and conference personnel and on-line fan poll. In order to be eligible for consideration, candidates must have been a first team all-Mountain West selection at least once in their careers. In the spring of 2006 Rogers trained with the USA National Team, but opted to return to CSU to complete her degree. In addition to her impressive collegiate resume, she boasts international experience, playing for Vanajan RC in Finland during the 2007 season. While in Finland her team won the gold medal earning the top spot in Finland, and also won the regular season title in league play. Rogers was named most valuable player of the finals and was selected as one of the top six players in the league. In the spring of 2006, Rogers coached club for Northern Colorado juniors, helping the NORCO team to a 16-1 record while they finished in the top half of the American division at Junior Olympics. In 2007, she coached for Nederland High School in Nederland, Colo., helping lead the team to one of the most successful seasons in school history. |
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