The Nebraska Cornhuskers beach volleyball team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as an independent. The team has been coached by Jaylen Reyes since 2023.
Beach volleyball is one of three varsity sports at Nebraska not affiliated with the Big Ten Conference.
History The program was established in 2013 as a training and recruiting tool for Nebraska's indoor team, and the rosters typically include the same players. Indoor head coach John Cook led the beach team until turning the program over to assistant Jaylen Reyes in 2023. Reyes served as an assistant on the United States national under-21 team during the 2024 NORCECA Championship.
Nebraska remains one of few beach volleyball programs throughout the Midwest and generally plays the bulk of its season during a spring trip to California and Hawaii, and does not attempt to qualify for the sixteen-team NCAA championship. The university annually hosts matches at the indoor Alloy Strength Complex at the Hawks Championship Center, and held a February 2024 triangular at its campus recreation courts. NU plays an annual series in Lincoln with Wayne State, the only other in-state beach volleyball program.
Prior to the establishment of beach volleyball as an AVCA or NCAA sport, Jordan Larson and Sarah Pavan won the 2007 Collegiate Beach Championship.
Conference affiliations Independent (2013–present)
Coaches Coaching history 1 John Cook 2013–2022 2 Jaylen Reyes 2023–present 74–22
Coaching staff Jaylen Reyes Head coach 2023 BYU Brennan Hagar Assistant coach 2025 Ottawa Kelly Hunter Assistant coach 2020 Nebraska
Seasons 2013 John Cook 4–5 7 2014 3–2 7 2015 6–2 2016 5–5 2017 5–7 2018 4–14 2019 2020 7–3 Canceled 2021 Did not compete 2022 8–12 2023 Jaylen Reyes 15–5 2024 16–11 2025 22–3 2026 21–3
Olympians Olympiad City Athlete Country Finish 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro Sarah Pavan Canada Quarterfinal 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo Tyler Hildebrand United States Champion (men's) Sarah Pavan Canada Quarterfinal
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