Volleyball Coaching Staff

Chad Schilling, head coach

Chad Schilling begins his 14th year with the Thresher volleyball program, second as the head coach. During his tenure the Threshers have won the regular season conference title five times and the conference tournament championship seven times and have qualified for the Region IV tournament eight out of the 12 years of its existence. Schilling’s junior varsity teams have mirrored the success of the varsity. The junior varsity team has had three undefeated seasons and finished at or near the top of the conference each year. In 2006-07 he was named KCAC Coach of the Year.

In addition to coaching volleyball, Schilling is Bethel College’s Sports Information Director. He and his wife, Marne, have two children, Rylie and Brayden, and reside in Hesston.

Stacy Koontz, assistant coach

Stacy Koontz begins her first year as an assistant coach for the volleyball program. Koontz participated in both volleyball and track while a student at Bethel College. She was a two-year letterwinner in volleyball as a defensive specialist and a four-year letterwinner in track. Koontz was a part of two KCAC volleyball championships in her sophomore and senior years. As a member of the track team she was a standout javelin thrower. She owns the javelin record for the KCAC meet and Bethel College. Koontz qualified for the NAIA National Championships her sophomore, junior and senior years finishing fifth, third and seventh respectively. In 1995, she earned a B.S. degree from Bethel College in health and physical education.