July 5, 2007

Tulsa, Okla. - The University of Tulsa volleyball squad and second-year head coach Ed Allen added two members to the coaching staff in Wayne Chadwick and Evyn Wills.

Chadwick comes to Tulsa after serving as the head coach at Manchester College in North Manchester, Ind., for the past four seasons. With over 25 years of experience as a player and coach, Chadwick will work with the middle hitters for TU's attack and defense as well as work with the Hurricane on overall skill development.

Each year of coaching the Spartans, Chadwick was able to improve the team's winning. In the four years prior to his arrival, Manchester had a winning percentage of .180. During his four seasons with the Spartans, Chadwick posted improved that percentage by nearly 300-points to currently rank second all-time at the school for wins and winning percentage. It as the first time in almost 30 years that Manchester posted four consecutive seasons with double-digit victories.

At the club level, Chadwick has twice led a team to the medal podium at national championship tournaments, including a bronze medal at the USA Volleyball Junior Olympics and a bronze medal at the AAU Nationals. His high school squads never won fewer matches than they won the prior season, improving by an average of seven victories per season.

Evyn Wills

Wills makes the transition from player to coach after being a four-year letterwinner for the Golden Hurricane. Used mostly as a libero during her collegiate career, Wills will be responsible for the defensive specialists this season, in addition to her administrative duties.

While earning second-team All-Conference USA honors as a senior, Wills became the first player in TU history to post over 500 digs in a single season with 531. She also set a school record with 1,590 digs during her playing career. To complete the triple crown, her 38 digs against UTEP on Oct. 14, 2005 set a single match record for the Hurricane.