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Tribe Names Chiu and Wagener Assistant Coaches

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - William and Mary volleyball head coach Debbie Hill has announced the hiring of Seng Chiu and Rachel Wagener as assistant coaches. A graduate of the College, Chiu rejoins the Tribe staff after serving as an assistant coach with the program from 1994-95 and as a volunteer assistant in 2000. Wagener comes to W&M after a stellar playing career at the University of Maryland.

Having developed an extensive coaching resume at the collegiate, high school and club levels during the past 14 years, Chiu brings a wealth of coaching experience to the College. In addition to his previous work with the Tribe, he also served as an assistant with two other Division-I programs – Hampton University and the University of Nevada-Reno. Additionally, he assisted with a pair of Division-III programs and coached a number of high school and club teams.

“We are excited to have Seng back with us,” Hill said. “He has gained an incredible amount of coaching experience at a very high level. It will be great that he can incorporate what he learned here with the knowledge he has gained elsewhere. He understands our team philosophy, and he is a perfect fit for our program.”

Chiu’s last collegiate volleyball coaching position was at Hampton in 2005 when he helped lead the Lady Pirates to their first winning season in school history. He was also a member of the HU staff in 1996.

Between his two seasons at Hampton, Chiu served as an assistant coach at Marymount University (2002-03) and as a volunteer assistant at the University of Nevada-Reno (1999).

In addition to his positions at the collegiate level, Chiu has been a head coach with four high school programs. He got his start at Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, where he led the Rams to their first regional championship and was honored as the Bay Rivers District Coach of the Year. Chiu also experienced great success as the head coach at Washington-Lee High School and was selected as the district coach of the year in 2001. His other head coaching jobs were at Wakefield High School (2004) and Paul VI Catholic High School (2006).

Chiu has also spent a number of years working with various club teams. Most recently, he spent two seasons as the head coach for the Northern Virginia Volleyball Association (2005, 2007). In 2005, he guided the NVVA-15 Select team to a third-place finish at the National Invitational Tournament. He also coached the DIVA Volleyball Club in 2002 after two years with the Sierra Nevada Volleyball Club (1999-00). During the 1999 season, he also held the position of program director. Prior to his work with the SNVC, Chiu served as the head coach of the Williamsburg Volleyball Club from 1994-97.

As a student at William and Mary, Chiu played on the men’s club team and started all four seasons as a middle blocker and outside hitter.

Chiu earned an undergraduate degree in management from W&M in 1994 before completing a master’s degree in business administration from Hampton in 1998.

A native of Chesapeake, Va., Wagener was one of the most prolific blockers in Terrapin history. She helped lead the team to three ACC championships and was selected as a honorable mention All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) following her junior and senior seasons. She fished her collegiate career in 2005 as the school record holder for total blocks (649), block assists (565) and career hitting percentage (.341). Additionally, she established the program’s single-season block assists record (177) as a sophomore.

“We are very excited about Rachel joining the staff,” Hill said. “She played in the Atlantic Coast Conference at a very high level and was extremely successful. She will be invaluable with the middle blockers and helping them improve their play. Additionally, she is a great person and very hard-working.”

Following her collegiate career, she was one of 16 athletes selected to participate in the First Annual AVP Beach Tryout. Additionally, she was one of eight players chosen for the first-time beach volleyball Collegiate Nationals.

In addition to her All-America recognition at Maryland, Wagener was also named to the 2005 Collegiate Volleyball Update Stellar Spikers Second Team. One of the ACC’s top players throughout her career, she was chosen to the All-ACC First Team as a senior after being tabbed with second-team honors the previous two seasons. During her rookie season with UM, she was selected to the ACC All-Freshman Team. She also garnered AVCA All-East Region accolades in 2004 and 2005.

During her senior season, Wagener ranked 11th nationally with 1.61 blocks per game, while her .380 hitting percentage ranked 20th in the country. She also experienced great success as a sophomore when she set UM’s single-season block assists record. That year, she led the ACC in blocks per game (1.50) and became the first Maryland player to register 200 total blocks. Additionally, she ranked first nationally in blocking three times during the season.

Prior to attending Maryland, Wagener had a heralded prep career at Oscar Smith High School. Highly recruited by a number of Division-I programs, she was selected to attend the USA Volleyball Camp in Louisville, Ky., during the summer of 2000. Additionally, she was a first-team all-district and all-region honoree her final three seasons.

During each of her years at Maryland, Wagener assisted with the Janice Kruger Volleyball Camp.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Maryland in 2006.

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