Provo • Led by legendary Florida coach Mary Wise, some of the most-accomplished and longest-tenured coaches of women’s volleyball in the country have assembled at Smith Fieldhouse this weekend for NCAA tournament Round of 16 matches.
But if BYU’s relatively new coach Heather Olmstead feels like a bit of an outsider among a group that also includes Texas coach Jerritt Elliott and Michigan coach Mark Rosen, she shouldn’t.
In her fourth year, Olmstead, 38, is well on her way to becoming one of the elite coaches in the sport. Having replaced her brother in 2015 when Shawn Olmstead became the men’s coach, Heather Olmstead has already surpassed 100 career wins and has guided the program to its seventh-straight Sweet 16 appearance.