
COACHES

Tommy Atchley
Head Coach - 15 National Red
Head Coach - 16 National Red
As a former college athlete, Tommy knows first hand the depth of commitment that it takes to get to the next level. His passion for volleyball began while playing both Intramural Beach and Indoor Volleyball at UNT back in the late 90's. His developmental style of coaching is what has created a positive ascendancy within his short stint as a USAV coach.
Tommy has coached various club sports at different age levels the last 12 years. His most recent accomplishments in club volleyball the past couple of seasons include 8 Gold bracket appearances and 2 Silver bracket championships while an assistant with Ravens Volleyball Club 2021-22 and 4 Gold Bracket appearances and 3 Silver championships as a Head Coach of Warrior Volleyball in 2022-23 in its first season.

Andy Cavins
Co-Coach - 18 National Blue
Andy has most recently served as the Head Coach at Navarro College. In his first year with the Bulldogs they won the 2019 NJCAA National Championship as well as the Region 14 championship with a 31-0 record. This included the NJCAA National Player of the Year, 2x All-Americans, and 4 All-Regions players.
Prior to Navarro, Andy was the Head Coach at Lindsey Wilson College for the past eight seasons. Andy inherited a program that had never finished better than 4th in the conference with zero national tournament appearances and transformed the program into a national power. LWC won the Mid-South Regular Season or Tournament for eight straight years culminating with the 2017 NAIA National Championship.
During that time Cavins program has garnered numerous accolades:
· 2017 NAIA National Champions
· 2017 NAIA Player of the Year
· #1 ranked team in the country in 2015 & 2017. Longest active national streak in Top 5.
· 18 - AVCA/NAIA All-Americans
· 28 - AVCA/NAIA All-Region Members
· 5 - AVCA/NAIA Regional Players of the Year
· 5 - AVCA/NAIA All-Region Freshmen of the Year
· 6 - Mid-South Freshmen of the Year
· 5 - Mid-South Player of the Year
· 2014, 2015, & 2017 Mid-South Coach of the Year
· 2015 & 2017 AVCA Regional Coach of the Year
· NAIA National Tournament Coach of the Year
· 2015-16 Lindsey Wilson College Coach of the Year
· 239-34 total record in seven seasons (most wins in program history)
In addition to LWC, Cavins has coached for Union Volleyball Club for the last six seasons and has consistently coached Top 50 nationally ranked teams according to PrepVolleyball. His 2014 (17 open), 2015 (17 open), and 2016 (18 open) all qualified for the USAV National Championship. His 2012 Dallas Summit team won the NTR Regional Championship qualifying for the USAV National Championship in the National Division. Cavins has also worked with Dallas Premier, Wrecking Crew Volleyball, and Georgia Juniors.

Scott Nuby
Head Coach - 15 National Blue
Head Coach - 16 National Blue
Played college volleyball at Tomball Junior College in the 90s. Just after, began a 25 year coaching career in Houston and Dallas, single and double qualifying teams in almost every season in every division. 25 years of volleyball certifications, camps, and clinics across the US. I have also had the honor of helping place dozens of athletes in all divisions of college volleyball!

Ashley Pruitt
Club Director - Summit
Head Coach - 17 National Blue
Ashley is entering her 13th year coaching at Summit. She is currently coaching volleyball and teaching math at Rockwall-Heath High School. She is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University with a degree in Mathematics and also the University of Texas in Arlington with a Masters in Educational Administration. She has been married to her husband, Casey, the Worship Pastor at Community Life Church, and they have two amazing children, Colton (5th grade) and Avery (4 yrs).

Lacy Sojdei
Director of Programming - Summit North
I am so excited to join Summit North along side Cara to bring North Texas a competitive, high-level training atmosphere to our area! A little about me…. I developed my love of volleyball at a young age and it quickly became my passion. I played all the way through college at the University of Central Oklahoma (Go Chos!) while in college I transitioned to Libero my sophomore year which helped me earn 27 Defensive player of the year awards, All-American my senior year, and most recently (2021) inducted into the Hall of Fame. After college I continued my passion for the game and transitioned to coach. I was with LoneStar Volleyball club from 2011-2020. ( Club Director from 2016-2020) I have coached every age from 11s-17s. I qualified numerous teams while I was at LoneStar along with medaling twice at GJNC. I can’t wait to continue to grow the game of volleyball and train the next generation of volleyball players!

Cara Synatzske
Summit North - Director
Head Coach - Summit North 12 National
Bio to come

Kara Turner
Head Coach - Summit North 13 Eliite
Kara is a nurse who loves sports and fitness. She grew up in central Texas where she was a multi-sport athlete. When she’s not at the hospital, you can find her playing or coaching volleyball somewhere in the DFW area. She is excited to bring her experience and love for the game to Summit North, as well as her passion for challenging, supporting, and developing young athletes. She has played volleyball for over 15 years and was previously assistant coach of Rockwall Heat 13 Ignite for the 2023 season:
⁃ 3rd place Gold bracket @ MLK NTR Bid
⁃ 2nd Place Silver bracket @ North Texas Unity Bid
⁃ 1st place Gold bracket @ American Volleyball Challenge
⁃ 2nd place Gold bracket @ Texas Classic NTR Bid
⁃ 1st place Silver A @ North Texas Regional Bid Championship