Volleyball Announces New Assistant Coaches

San Jose, Calif.—The San José State volleyball program welcomes another husband-wife coaching pair as former Long Beach State players Taylor and Delainey Gregory join the Spartan staff as assistant coaches.

Taylor was a two-time All-American honoree for the 49ers – 2016 AVCA second team and 2015 Volleyball Monthly third team. He finished his career (2013-16) ranked fifth in school history with 500 total blocks. Taylor led the country in blocks per set as a freshman (2013) and was second in blocks his junior year (2015). He was named to the U.S. Men's Junior National Team for the 2013 FIVB U21 World Championship. Off the court, he served as the President and Vice President of the Long Beach State SAAC.
 
On the coaching side, he was a volunteer assistant coach at Seattle U for the 2018 women's team. Prior to that he worked at Team Rockstar Volleyball Club where he was the head coach for the 16 Mizuno team and served as an assistant coach for various teams. Taylor was the assistant coach for the men's team at Golden West College for the 2018 season.
 
The former Delainey Aigner-Swesey was a four-year starter at Long Beach State (2010-14). During her indoor playing time, she was a 2013 first team All-Big West honoree, a 2011 honorable mention selection and a member of the 2010 Big West All-Freshman team.
 
Delainey also played on the 49ers beach team for four seasons (2012-15) and was a member of the 2013 AVCA National Championship team and the 2015 AVCA National Runners-Up team.
 
She was an assistant coach at Seattle U for the 2018 season. Prior to her stint in Seattle, she was on the coaching staff of the Forza1 North Volleyball Club, working with the U17 and U18 teams. She was the head coach of the Golden West Volleyball Club and worked with the Serrano High School girls team.
 
Both graduated from Long Beach State with their degrees – Taylor in 2016 with a bachelor of science in kinesiology, Delainey in 2015 with a bachelor of science in biology.
 
"I couldn't be more thankful to have the Gregory duo join our staff. Both Taylor and Delainey bring a lot of volleyball knowledge and come from championship programs, but, even more importantly, their driven, humble personalities are perfect for our program," said San José State head coach Jolene Shepardson.
 
"Taylor really impressed me with his strong communication skills and will take on our recruiting coordinator position. He will help us bring in more high level student-athletes for us to be at the top of the Mountain West.
 
"Delainey has always caught my attention through her club and college years being a talented and mature competitor. Having been a very successful dual sport student-athlete herself I believe she will be a fantastic mentor for our young women."
 
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