Teigan McCormick is in her fourth season with the Ave Maria University volleyball program, and her first as head coach.
McCormick was elevated to AMU's head coach after three seasons as an assistant. She took over entering the 2024 beach volleyball season, which saw the Gyrenes win The Sun Conference championship and earn an invitation to the NAIA Tournament.
Before coming to Ave Maria, McCormick served as an assistant coach with the renowned USA South Volleyball program, which has churned out dozens of Division I volleyball players. McCormick was an assistant coach for the 16U team, helping the team to an AAU national championship and a top ten USA Volleyball ranking. She has also served as a coach with the Junior Trojans Volleyball and Prime Time Volleyball Club organizations.
McCormick was an accomplished volleyball player in her own right, playing first for two seasons at Parkland College, where she was a first team All-American. She then moved on to the University of Indianapolis, where she was a team captain and helped UIndy to two conference tournament bids.
McCormick resides in Ave Maria with her husband Michael, who is AMU's head baseball coach. Together they have a daughter, Kolby Rae, and two sons, Stetson Cash and newborn Augie. They are parishioners at Corpus Christi FSSP in Naples, where they attend the Traditional Latin Mass.