June 1, 2005

BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Virginia Tech athletic department announced Wednesday the hiring of Jayme Gergen as an assistant volleyball coach.

Gergen comes to Tech from Georgia Tech where she helped guide the Yellow Jackets to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, three Atlantic Coast Conference regular season titles and one ACC Tournament Championship as a player.

A Topeka, Kan., native, Gergen was a 2004 AVCA honorable mention All-American, first-team All-ACC honoree, academic all-district and earned AVCA East Region honors. She was named the team's Most Improved Player following the 2002 season and earned the Coaches Award after the 2003 season.

She finished her career ranked second on the Georgia Tech career hitting percentage list (.353), fifth for career block assists (426) and total blocks (473). She was also fourth on the career blocks per game list (1.18).

Gergen was a Dean's List student, earning a degree in psychology and was named to the ACC Honor Roll in 2001, '02 and '03. She will work with Tech's middle hitters in 2005.

"We are very excited to have Jayme join our staff," said head coach Greg Smith. "She brings a wealth of experience while playing at high level in the ACC and learned from one of the most respected coaching staffs in the country. Jayme has a strong passion to coach and will be an asset to our program."