3 Years All CCAA. All West Region as a Junior and Senior. All American as a Junior
Masters Degree in Educational, School, & Counseling Psychology from University of Missouri
Fun Fact: Rheann LOVES anything to do the vocal stylings of Harry Styles
Kelsey Holmes - Assistant Coach 18-1 National
10th year coaching at SynergyForce
5x qualified for Girls Junior Nationals
6x finished Top 12 in the Region
Former varsity head coach & program director at Bella Vista High School
Alumnus of Vanguard University, where she competed as an outside hitter
2x All conference, National player of the week
Played professionally in Sweden for 1 season and in Italy for 2
Italian all star game MVP, Italian league champions 2013
Lisa Fowkes - Assistant Coach 18-1 National
Entering 15th Season Coaching, 6th w/ SFV
2023-2024 Season: Assistant Coached 16-1 National
USAV GJNC 15 Patriot National Championship
5 Times Qualified for Girls Junior Nationals
10 Times Finished Top 12 in the Region
Current Assistant Coach at William Jessup University
Former Varsity Head Coach at Cosumnes Oaks High School
Finished 2nd in Northern California CIF State Playoffs
James Todd - Head Coach 17-1 National
Entering 19th Season Coaching, 6th w/ SFV
2023-2024: Head Coached 16-1 National
2021 Season: Earned an Open Bid w/ 16 National
8 Times Qualified for Girls Junior Nationals
10 Times Finished Top 12 in the Region
Current Varsity Head Coach at Christian Brothers High School
2016 CIF-SJS Section Champions
7 Consecutive League Championships
7 Time Capital Athletic League Coach of the Year
Fun Fact: James fervently believes the Kansas City Chiefs are the Best Team in the NFL
Leslie Okamoto - Assistant Coach 17-1 National
Entering 4th Season Coaching w/ SFV
2023-2024 Season: Assistant Coached 15-1 National
Earned Liberty Division Bid to USAV GJNC's
Top 10 Finish at Nationals
Former Program Coach w/ Lisa Fowkes at Cosumnes Oaks HS
Alumna of San Diego State Women's Club VB
Brad Keethe - Assistant Coach 17-1 National
22nd year coaching, 5th at SynergyForce
9 Times Qualified for Girls Junior Nationals, 4 Times in Open
16 Times Finished Top 12 in the Region
Previously coached at Delta Valley, Rage Stockton, and Samba
Current Varsity Head Coach at Nevada Union High School
At the High School Level:
5 Consecutive Trans Valley League Titles at Ripon High
3 Section Championships
5 Section Runner Ups
5 NorCal Finals Appearances
Fun Fact: Brad owned and operated a restaurant in Moloka'i, Hawai'i for 3 years
AJ Mackin - Head Coach 17-2 National
15th year coaching, 8th at SynergyForce
Longtime coach for both SynergyForce Boys & Girls, placing numerous athletes to collegiate volleyball at all levels
Current Assistant Coach at American River College
Former Assistant Coach at William Jessup University, under both Shasta Millhollin & Tiger Shelton
Former Boys Varsity Assistant Coach at Granite Bay High School under Winston Prather
Fun Fact: AJ’s favorite animal is beaver
Mia Santos - Assistant Coach 17-2 National
5th year coaching at SynergyForce
8 year SynergyForce Alumna, competing in both the National and Power programs
Played at American River College and Roseville High School
Big 8 first team
Fun Fact: Mia was a gymnast for 10 years before playing volleyball
Dawid Pawlik - Head Coach 16-1 National
Entering 20th Season Coaching, 3rd w/ SFV
2023-2024 Season: Head Coached 14-2 National & Assistant Coached 18-1 National
Double Qualified USAV Liberty with 14-2 National, winning both Qualifiers
7 Seasons Coaching in the Polish Volleyball Premier League, working under coaches Lorenzo Micelli, Rafal Gasior, Agata Kopczy, and Adam Grabowski
Twice Ranked Top 4 in the Polish League
2016-2017 Polish Cup Finalist
8 Seasons Coaching for the Polish National Program
3 Straight Top 5 Finishes at Championship Finals, Including a Gold Medal in 2012 with the U-16 National Team
2011 World Championships Top 10 Finish with the U-17 National Team
5 Years Coaching w/ The School of Women's Polish National Team in Sosnowiec
Experience Coaching Athletes in the Cadet Program (U-10's) all the way through U-19's
Played Professionally in Poland for AZS Katowice, Sokol Katowice, UKS Pik, and UKS "Zak" Sosnowiec
Player/Coach in 2004-2005 for UKS "Zak" Sosnowiec
Dave Lacoste - Assistant Coach 16-1 National
Entering 34th Season Coaching, 5th w/ SFV
2023-2024 Season: Assistant Coached 14-2 National
Double Qualified USAV Liberty Division
10 Times Qualified for Junior Nationals
3 Times in the Open Division
15 Times Finished Top 12 in the Region
Has Won Several High School & Middle School League Championships
K-6 PE Teacher in the Rocklin Unified School District
Competed at the A/AA Outdoor Grass Level
Maddy Miller - Assistant Coach 16-1 National
4th year coaching at SynergyForce
6 year SynergyForce Alumna
Alumna of Jessup University
Second Team All region, Second team all-conference PACWEST, 2x all-conference GSAC, 3x CSC academic all-district, Daktronics scholar-athlete, Single-season kill record, Program kill record
Alumna of Whitney High School
4x Academic scholar, 2x 1st team all league, 1x 2nd team all league
Fun Fact: Maddy played in an international volleyball tournament in Europe
Elijah Magat - Head Coach 16-2 National
8th year coaching, 7th at SynergyForce
2 Times Qualified for Boy's Junior Nationals
2019 - Qualified 14 Open
4 Times Finished in Top 36 in the Region
Former JV Head Coach at Whitney High School
Alumnus of Morningside College Volleyball Program
Gold Medal HP Championships in 2014
Alumni of El Dorado High School
El Dorado High School MVP 2014 & 2015
Led the Nation in Aces
Sam Chavez - Assistant Coach 16-2 National
Bio coming soon!
Dawid Pawlik - Head Coach 15-1 National
Entering 20th Season Coaching, 3rd w/ SFV
2023-2024 Season: Head Coached 14-2 National & Assistant Coached 18-1 National
Double Qualified USAV Liberty with 14-2 National, winning both Qualifiers
7 Seasons Coaching in the Polish Volleyball Premier League, working under coaches Lorenzo Micelli, Rafal Gasior, Agata Kopczy, and Adam Grabowski
Twice Ranked Top 4 in the Polish League
2016-2017 Polish Cup Finalist
8 Seasons Coaching for the Polish National Program
3 Straight Top 5 Finishes at Championship Finals, Including a Gold Medal in 2012 with the U-16 National Team
5 Years Coaching w/ The School of Women's Polish National Team in Sosnowiec
Experience Coaching Athletes in the Cadet Program (U-10's) all the way through U-19's
Played Professionally in Poland for AZS Katowice, Sokol Katowice, UKS Pik, and UKS "Zak" Sosnowiec
Player/Coach in 2004-2005 for UKS "Zak" Sosnowiec
Jon Arrow - Assistant Coach 15-1 National
Entering 12th Season Coaching w/ SFV
Boys Program Director at 15 National Head Coach
2024 - Open Bid to AAU Nationals
2023 - Gold Bracket Finish at AAU Premier
Top 12 Finish in the Region, Silver Division Finish at Boys Junior National Championships
Former Varsity Associate Head Coach at Granite Bay High School
2021 DII Section Champions
Twice Finished Top 12 in the Region
4 Year Starting Setter at University of the Pacific Men's Club Team, Twice Honorable Mention All-NCCVL, Two Time Top-Ten National Finishes
Graduated from UoP with a Bachelors Degree in Sports Management with a Minor is Business Administration
Lauren Toon - Assistant Coach 15-1 National
8th year coaching, 4th at SynergyForce
Previously coached at Pacific Coast and Mana Volleyball
Four Year Varsity Athlete at Merrill K. West High School
Team MVP
Two Time All League Honorable Mention
Fun Fact: Lauren started playing volleyball at the age of 8, inspired by her mom, who was a high school coach
Adam Cha - Head Coach 15-2 National
16th year coaching, 7th at SynergyForce
Previously coached at Del Oro, Granite Bay, Inderkum and Grant High Schools
2015 TCC League Champions
Fun Fact: Adam loves fishing and country music
Sophia Rangel - Assistant Coach 15-2 National
1st year coaching at SynergyForce
Previously coached at Next Level Sports
Played in high school and club at Red Rock for 7 years
Won awards for MVP and Most-Inspirational
Recently committed to play at Sacramento City College
Fun Fact: Sophia rides a motorcycle
Lisa Fowkes - Head Coach 14-1 National
Entering 15th Season Coaching, 6th w/ SFV
2023-2024 Season: Assistant Coached 16-1 National
USAV GJNC 15 Patriot National Championship
5 Times Qualified for Girls Junior Nationals
10 Times Finished Top 12 in the Region
Current Assistant Coach at William Jessup University
Former Varsity Head Coach at Cosumnes Oaks High School
Finished 2nd in Northern California CIF State Playoffs
Taylor MacCuish - Assistant Coach 14-1 National
5th year coaching, 4th at SynergyForce
Previously coached at Flight Academy Volleyball and at Jessup University as a Volunteer Assistant Coach