Bio

Life Pacific is excited to welcome Wes Schneider as the next Director of Volleyball, bringing over 20 years worth of coaching experience to our programs. His resume includes leading Lees-McRae College, an NCAA DII program in North Carolina, to back-to-back Conference Championships. In those seasons, they were the first team ever in Conference Carolinas history to go undefeated in conference play in consecutive years. He was also named the Conference Carolina's Volleyball Coach of the Year in 2011. He went on to coach at Cal Baptist University, serving as the Head Coach for their Men's Volleyball program through 2015, where he was nominated for the AVCA DI/DII National Coach of the Year in 2013. Wes also brings extensive coaching and recruiting experience at the club level, as he joins LPU after coaching for a local club powerhouse, TStreet Volleyball Club.

When asked about the hire of Coach Wes, Interim Athletic Director Davis Nuaimi, stated, "We are beyond excited for Coach Wes to be joining the LPU team. His spirit is infectious and we are so excited for what he will bring not only to our Volleyball programs, but our department and community as a whole. Coach Wes has a consistent resume of success wherever he goes, not only on the court, but in the classroom and community. Life Pacific just got better with him joining our team."

Coaching/Training Accomplishments:

• 20 years of volleyball coaching at the Club and Collegiate levels
• Hope International Men's Volleyball Coach - Most wins in program history in 2005 and finished #7 in nation
• Conference Carolinas Champions 2010-2011
• Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year - 2011
• Undefeated in Conference 2010-2011 (first time ever done in Conference Carolina's history)
• In 2013, led Cal Baptist Men's Volleyball team to #5 team in the nation ranking

Athletic Experience:

• Played Volleyball collegiately at Loyola Marymount University (1993-95)
• Crossfit Games Competitor in 2018

Athletic Accomplishments:

• Crossfit Games in 2018
• Competed at the Olympic Festival for Volleyball in 1994

Education:

• Undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University
• Received Master's Degree in Coaching from United States Sports Academy

Hometown:

• Saginaw, Michigan
• Currently live in Riverside, CA

Family:

• Married to best friend, Nicole Schneider
• Three daughters:
  • Mia - 16
  • Allie - 13
  • Toby - 11

Hobbies:

• I spend a lot of time training for Crossfit and I love playing Disc Golf.

What is your reason for coaching:

• I love helping others become the best version of themselves, athletically, academically, and spiritually. That comes through the playing of the sport that they love.

How did you get into coaching:

• I've always been involved in coaching at some capacity since when I was in high school. For volleyball, I started when I was asked by a college athlete if I could help their college team and give them some pointers. That started me down the journey of coaching for the last 20 years.

Share a little bit about your testimony and how or if it connects to coaching:

• I found Christ in my late 20's, and looking back, I can see how God guided me to ministry through the sport that I love. I have been able to use it as a vessel to continue my ministry through coaching.

Quote on being hired at Life Pacific:

• I'm so thankful for the opportunity to get back into coaching at the collegiate level. I really look forward to watching this great group of women grow on and off the court. Life Pacific is a warm and welcoming place with great people at every turn. Go Warriors!