2011 Volleyball
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Daniel Rasay
Head Coach - 2nd Season
Looking to continue its winning tradition on the volleyball court, Menlo College has selected Daniel Rasay to take charge of the Oaks program as its new head coach. Rasay is currently a volunteer assistant coach for Stanford's top-ranked men's volleyball team. 
 

Rasay, a Kailua-Kona, Hawaii native, will step into the large shoes vacated by coaching legend Bill Imwalle, who led Menlo to five California Pacific Conference championships over the last six seasons and posted a .623 winning percentage in 10 years leading the Oaks.

 

"We are extremely fortunate and proud to announce Daniel Rasay as our next head volleyball coach," Menlo College Athletic Director Keith Spataro said. "Daniel represents everything that is good about athletics and we look forward to seeing him lead our program into the future."

 

With Rasay in the fold, Menlo's strong ties to the Hawaiian Islands are sure to remain. Rasay stayed home following a standout prep career and enjoyed a successful four years as a key cog for the University of Hawaii's volleyball squad. As a freshman, Rasay came off the bench and led the Warriors to a four-set victory over Penn State in the 2002 NCAA Tournament semifinals with 21 assists. Hawaii went on to the win the national championship, though it was later relinquished due to the Warriors use of an ineligible player. Rasay would close out his career as a team captain as a senior in 2005.

 

Once his playing days came to a close, Rasay made a quick and successful switch to the coaching ranks. Rasay spent three years as the head coach at Mills College - one of Menlo's Cal Pac foes - from 2006-08 before joining the staff at Stanford. He also spent eight years as a staff coach at the Guy Enriques Team Camp and coaches 16- and 17-year-olds for Core Volleyball Club in Pleasanton.

 

"I am excited for the opportunity to be a part of such a storied program, department, and institution as a whole," Rasay said. "I hope to build on the past success of the program and take it to the next level. With the time I have already spent on campus with student-athletes, athletics staff, and faculty, I know that Menlo College is a great place and I look forward to the exciting times ahead."

 

Rasay earned three letters in volleyball and two in track at Konawaena High in Kealakekua, Hawaii on the Big Island.

 
Prima Elam
Assistant Coach - 2nd Season

Prima Elam  will be entering her second year as the First Assistant at Menlo College in Atherton, CA.  Prima Elam has 17 years of coaching experience ranging from high school, club and college. Combine that with over 20 years of playing experience, and Prima has been involved in volleyball almost her entire life. Her playing experience includes Sacramento City College. As a member of the Sacramento City College team, she played opposite and helped the team finish 4th in the State of California. Prima then went on to finish her playing and academic career at Cal State Hayward.  Prima  has been involved in the Regional High Performance Program since 2007. This past summer she was selected to be a USA  High Performance Volleyball Camp Coach. Prima also represented the Northern California Region as the Head Coach of the Boys Regional Team. The team competed at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships where they earned a silver medal.  Six years ago she founded Core Volleyball Club and in the first year the club had six teams and currently the club has ten teams.  Prior to Core, she was the Club Director for California Volleyball Academy and assisted in developing California Volleyball Academy from a start up club its first year only offering camps and clinics to six teams its second season and CVA finished with eight teams in the third year. Prima was the first assistant at Diablo Valley College in 2006.  Prima has also spent the last five years as Chairman of the Board/ Board Member for Renegades Boys Volleyball Club. Prima was the  Setting/Defensive coach at Skyline College in San Bruno, and she also coached the Renegades 18-Prima Boys that finished in Silver, and competed in at the USA Volleyball Junior Nationals.  In 2010 she was the assistant for 18-Wutang Boys Team, which finished 11th in Gold, and 4th at Far Westerns .  Prima's certifications include Gold Medal Squared, Impact, Positive Coaching Alliance, and Champions of Character (NAIA).