Readling Joins Women’s Volleyball Staff as Director of Operations

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley announced on Tuesday the addition of Tina Readling as the director of operations on the women’s volleyball staff. Readling comes to Happy Valley after spending 10 seasons on the staff at Elon, including the past seven as the associate head coach.
 
“We are very excited to welcome Tina and her husband Josh to Happy Valley,” Schumacher-Cawley said. “Tina has an extensive background in volleyball, and she is very passionate about making an impact. Her organizational skills, attention to details, and the love of the sport and student-athletes became very apparent during the interview process. Tina will be a tremendous asset to our program. I am happy she is joining the Penn State Volleyball family.” 
 
Elon won 128 matches during Readling’s time on the coaching staff. Most recently, she helped the Phoenix turn in one of the best seasons in program history. After going a program-best 11-5 in the Colonial Athletic Association regular season, the Phoenix advanced to the championship match of the conference tournament with a win over Hofstra in the semifinal round. They jumped out to a 2-0 lead over top-seeded Towson in what was the program’s first-ever championship match in a conference tournament, before coming up just short in a 3-2 defeat.
 
Elon racked up awards last season. Haylie Clark was named the CAA Setter of the Year and was one of three Phoenix players to earn All-CAA honors, while Mary Tendler represented the Phoenix staff as Coach of the Year.
 
Readling had numerous responsibilities during her time at Elon, including six seasons as the recruiting coordinator, seven as the offensive coordinator and all 10 as the serving coach. As associate head coach, she helped Elon achieve numerous firsts, including its first AVCA honorable-mention All-American, first AVCA All-Region selection, first Conference Player of the Year, and first Conference Rookie of the Year. The team totaled 10 All-CAA postseason honors during that stretch and added multiple academic accolades.
 
Readling’s collegiate coaching career began as a volunteer assistant at Elon in 2010, when she helped the Phoenix win the SoCon North Division regular season title. She then took a volunteer assistant position at Duke in 2011 and helped the Blue Devils advance to the NCAA…