Head Coach: Eric Olson

Eric Olson joins the ranks of Junior Varsity coach for the 2023-24 season. Eric is a long-time member of the Pingree Mathematics Department. Eric loves any sport with a net, including Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis, and especially Volleyball. Eric was the Varsity Girls' Volleyball head coach from 2004-2007 before turning over the duties to Pingree standout player Elizabeth Savarese who coached the team for ten years. Coach Olson has helped with the varsity team for the last two seasons and particularly enjoys teaching key skills like overhand serving and attacking play. He loves building a team that functions as a whole and where players support each other as they learn to play the sport well. 

Assistant Coach: Kathy Karch 

Katherine Karch is a twenty year veteran teacher of science at Pingree School. In that time, she has acted as faculty leader for the Pingree Pursuit program, worked with students in the weight room through Pingree's Strength and Conditioning program, and coached Track and Field. This year, she returns to coaching JV Volleyball for her second season. She has a BS in Biology from UMass Amherst, an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University, and a Personal Trainer certification from the American College of Sports Medicine.