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ASSOCIATE COACH STEVE WALKER Eighth Year – Long Beach State, 1996 Steve Walker begins his eighth season at Arizona, as he will serve as associate head coach for the Wildcats. Walker served as an assistant coach with the Wildcats for three seasons from 2003-05, helping to lead the program to thee NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2005. He left Arizona after the 2005 season to become the women's volleyball head coach at UC Davis, where he coached for two seasons. At UC Davis, Walker became the Aggies' eighth head volleyball coach, guiding the program through its final year of reclassification to NCAA Division I status in 2006, and during its first year of membership in the Big West Conference this past season. During his tenure at UC Davis, Walker was selected to coach the Northern California Volleyball Association Youth Division team at the Global Challenge in Maribor, Slovenia during July of 2006. In 2010, he was invited back to coach the NCVA Youth team at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championship in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Walker also served as a volunteer assistant coach during Arizona's 2000 Pac-10 title season. In between his previous two stops in Tucson, Walker spent two years as an assistant coach at the University of Alabama during the 2001-02 seasons. A collegiate volleyball player at Long Beach State, Walker finished his career as the school's all-time leader in assists per game. The starting setter for two seasons, he was named AVCA All-America and All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 1995, after leading the NCAA in assists and assists per game. Walker was selected to play for the U.S. at the World University Games in 1995 and was the team captain for Arizona's back-to-back NIRSA club national championship teams in 1999 and 2000. He was named the MVP at the 2000 championship event. Walker is also a four-time bronze medalist at the U.S. Volleyball Open Adult Championships. Walker began his coaching career in 1997 as the boy's and girl's head varsity coach at Westminster High School in Westminster, Calif. He also served as a volunteer coach at Golden West College. From 1995-98, Walker was the head boy's and girl's coach for the Surf City Volleyball Club in Huntington Beach, Calif. Under his guidance, the boy's 18 and under team was ranked second in Southern California, placed second at the regional championships and was third at junior nationals. A total of nine of his club players went on to play at NCAA Division I schools. A native of Newport Beach, Calif., Walker graduated from Long Beach State with a degree in kinesiology in 1996 and received his M.A. in teaching and teacher education from Arizona in 2000. ASSISTANT COACH MELISSA WALKER First Year – Long Beach State, 2001 Melissa Walker is in her first season as an Arizona assistant coach. She spent the 2010-11 season as the Wildcats' volunteer assistant coach. Prior to her arrival in Tucson, Walker spent three seasons as an assistant coach with Long Beach State. Her coaching responsibilities while an assistant at CSULB included scheduling and recruiting as well as on-court duties. She was a former player for State (1997-2000) and was a member of the 1998 National Championship team that went 36-0. Walker was named team captain in 2000 and was a three-time Big West Conference All-Academic selection. She played in every match of her career as a 49er. Walker was active in the club volleyball scene in Long Beach as a coach and trainer. She has been the head coach for the 14, 16, and 18's Elite Teams, and has produced 13 Junior Olympic All-Americans, one Junior Olympic Most Valuable Player and one Junior National Team member. Her Cal Juniors Volleyball Club was the 2005 Junior Olympic (16's) National Gold Medal winner. In 2003 and 2004, Walker served as the assistant women's volleyball coach with the University of Iowa and was responsible for travel, budgeting and recruiting. She completed her degree from CSULB in psychology and graduated cum laude in 2001. 19 PREVIOUS 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NEXT BACK TO INDEX