EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State head volleyball coach Kristen Kelsay continues to round out her coaching staff, announcing the addition of Cursty Le Roux as an assistant coach on Thursday.
Bringing national championship experience to East Lansing, Le Roux most recently served as head coach for the 18 Adidas team at Austin Performance Volleyball. In 2023, Le Roux was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas where she assisted the Longhorns in securing the 2023 NCAA Championship. Her lone recruiting class at Texas ranked as the best in the country.
“Cursty is the perfect addition to our staff,” said Kelsay. “She brings a wealth of volleyball experience at the highest level, most recently winning a national championship in 2023. Her teaching style, recruiting success and care for her student-athletes will make an immediate impact on Spartan volleyball. I’m excited to welcome Cursty, her husband Kevin and their son Dwayne to our Michigan State family.”
Prior to her time in Austin, Le Roux was the defensive coordinator at UNLV where they won the 2021 National Invitational Volleyball Championship. In 2022 she contributed to a third-place finish in the Big West at Long Beach State where she acted as the defensive coordinator and lead recruiter.
Outside of coaching, Le Roux served on the boards of two prominent professional leagues in the United State, League One Volleyball (LOVB) and Athletes Unlimited, where her contributions helped shape the direction of the sport.
Her coaching journey also includes significant roles at the national level where she was an assistant coach for the US Senior National Team in 2023, contributing to a gold medal at the NORCECA Final Six and silver at the Pan American Cup. Le Roux aided the USA U19 team to a gold medal at the U19 World Championship qualifier.
Since 2020, Le Roux has served as a USA Volleyball National Training Development coach, focusing on nurturing emerging talent withing the national team program.
Her playing career includes representing Team USA for four years, competing overseas for eight seasons across leagues in France, Azerbaijan, Germany, Turkey and Japan. In 2015 she helped Team USA to gold at the Pan American Cup, the FIVB World Grand Prix and the Pan American Games.
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