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Dave Johnson enters his first year at the helm of the Tigers' program after being named the Interim Head Coach on July 7. Johnson becomes the sixth head coach in program history. He enters his eighth year as a Tiger after spending the last seven seasons as an assistant coach. is in his seventh season as an assistant coach at Pacific. For the previous three seasons, Johnson had been the Tigers' top assistant coach and was in charge of all phases of recruiting for the Tigers, overseeing all video-related duties, serving as the club director for Club Pacific Volleyball Team while playing a critical role in practice and pre-match preparation for the Tigers. During his first four seasons as a Tiger (2001-05), Dave was the second assistant. Prior to the 2006 season, he earned a promotion to the top assistant position. He was instrumental in the development of All-Americans Hayley Anderson (2004), Sidney Bennett (2004) and current U.S. Olympian Jennifer Joines (2000-03). In each of his first four seasons at Pacific, Dave helped guide the Tigers to NCAA appearances, including an NCAA Regional appearance in 2001. Johnson joined the Tigers from Stanford following the Cardinal's 2001 national championship season. A volunteer assistant coach at Stanford, Johnson's primary responsibilities for the Cardinal included the handling of video and scouting analysis, as well as assisting in all phases of training, pre-match scouting and practice. He worked at Stanford from 1999-2001. Johnson also worked as a volunteer assistant coach with USA Volleyball (1999-2000), where he was primarily a practice player and assisted in the training of the athletes. In addition, Johnson served as a volunteer assistant coach at Sacramento State from 1998-99. From 1996-99, Johnson was the assistant director of the High Voltage Volleyball Club in Sacramento, Calif. With that club, he was the head coach of the girls' 18 and 16 year-old teams. Johnson's coaching career began almost immediately after his playing days ended as Dave was the head coach of the UC Davis men's volleyball club team from 1995-98. At the time, the Aggie program was one of the highest level collegiate club programs in the country. In addition, Johnson served as the head women's volleyball coach at Dixon High School from the fall of 1996 through the fall of 1998. As a student-athlete, Johnson graduated from UC Davis with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a minor in exercise science (sports psychology). He played at UC Davis from 1993-95 as the starting setter. He was also a setter at the U.S. Olympic Festival in 1994 in St. Louis, Mo., and in 1995 in Boulder, Colo. Dave and his wife, Kristy, a former collegiate volleyball player at Tulane, were married on July 23, 2005. Dave and Kristy welcomed their first child, Riley, during the summer of 2008. The family resides in Elk Grove, Calif. |
 
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