Ashlee Reed and Kimi Freeburg Named UAlbany Assistant Volleyball Coaches

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

University at Albany interim head coach MJ Engstrom announced today the hiring of Ashlee Reed and Kimi Freeburg as assistant volleyball coaches.

Reed joins the Great Danes’ coaching staff after a four-year career with the UAlbany program. Reed, a three-time all-conference first team member, graduated with B.S. in human biology and psychology from UAlbany in 2006. She earned the ECAC Merit Award as the top senior female student-athlete and was the America East Conference Woman of the Year as a senior. Reed, a two-year team captain, was a four-time academic honor roll member and helped lead the Great Danes to two consecutive America East Conference championship titles. Reed, a native of Round Rock, Texas, ranks in the top ten on several of UAlbany’s career records charts, including kills (5th, 1,173), digs (6th, 1,101) and total blocks (tied for 2nd, 282).

Following graduation, Reed worked as an assistant athletic trainer at UAlbany and also served as a medical assistant at Captial Region Orthopaedic Group. Reed also assisted in coaching at several UAlbany volleyball camps and participated in numerous community service activities during her collegiate career. She was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and earned the President’s Award for Leadership in 2005-06.

Freeburg comes to UAlbany after a four-year career at the University of Southern California, where she was a two-time co-captain. Freeburg, a native of New Castle, Ind., was a Pac-10 Conference All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention in 2003, the same season the Trojans claimed the NCAA Division I National Championship Title. She also helped USC reach the NCAA Final Four in 2004.

Freeburg, a three-time Indiana All-State honoree, graduated in May with a B.S. in kinesiology from USC. She participated in a two-week summer tour of Turkey in 2006 with Athletes-in-Action and has worked at numerous volleyball camps, including the Purdue University summer camp and the Steve Pickering All-American Volleyball Camp.