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Sara Marks, Director, 16 Purple Head Coach

• Sara is beginning her fifth year with Dynamix.  Currently, she is the head coach at Woodland Polytechnic Academy.  Last year, she was the varsity head coach at Woodland High school where her team was the TCC Co-Champions. 
• Sara has been involved with coaching volleyball on many different levels.  In club volleyball, Sara began with Club Woodland and head coached the 16's for one year and then head coached the 18's for the next 2 years.  She also spent 4 years with the Davis Volleyball Club where she assisted the 18 power team her first year and then coached at 16 power her second year, followed by the 18 power for the next two years.  In 2009, Sara was the assistant coach to the 18's team.   
• During her years coaching public schools, she spent two years at Woodland High School as the varsity coach where she was the youngest varsity coach in the high school's history at the age of 21.  She also spent 3 seasons assisting the Sacramento City College program in which the 2002 team placed 7th at the California State Junior College Championships.  Sara was the co-varsity coach at Pioneer High School in 2004 where she was named co-head coach of the year for the Golden Empire League. 
• Sara graduated from UC Davis with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies with an emphasis in psychology.  While at UCD, she opted not to play volleyball but to instead focus on track and field.  She qualified for the Division II National Championships two years in a row for both the 400 meter hurdles and the 4x400 relay.  She earned All-American status with a school record and a 5th place finish in the 400 meter hurdles.   
• While attending Woodland High School, Sara was a three year varsity starter as a middle blocker.  She was selected for the All-League team both her junior and senior years as well as the All-Metro Second Team her senior year.  She was selected as the Youth Athlete of the Year in 1993 and also selected to play on the Optomist All-Star team.  She played one season of volleyball at American River College where her team placed sixth at the Community College State Championships. Sara was named one of the Daily Democrat's top 100 female athletes of all time. 
• Sara has a Master's degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Sport Coaching.  She is first aid and CPR certified.  She also has her CIF coaching certification.

• This will be Lynn's third year with Dynamix and she will be assitant coaching our 16 purple team this season.  Last year she was the 13 area head coach and the season prior she was the 14-2 area head coach. 
• Lynn coached middle school volleyball at Holy Rosary for 6 year from 2003 to 2008.
• In the 2008-2009 club season, Lynn coached for the Davis Volleyball Club's 14-2 team.
• Lynn has worked at numerous camps and clinics at Pioneer High School, Woodland High School and Davis Volleyball Club.
• In college, Lynn played division 1 volleyball at the University of San Francisco as a setter/rightside hitter.
• While in high school, Lynn not only excelled in volleyball but in field hockey where she was named MVP and all-league and in badminton.  She was co-athlee of the year her senior year.
• Lynn continues to play coed and reverse coed volleyball in both recreational and power leagues.