Volleyball Assistant wins prestigious honor – NCAT Agies

Women’s volleyball 2/12/2025 8:56:00 AM

Greensboro– The progress of blacks in sports (ABIS) named North Carolina A&T Volleyball Coach Mackenzie Richards Up to your 2024-2025 ABIS Black Coaches Monitoring List as Assistant/Associated Chief Coach.

ABIS is a non -profit organization that aims to identify, raise and advocate for social, racial and economic equality for blacks in professional sports. The list of ABIS Black 2024-2025 coaches recognizes a black head and assistant coaches at NCAA and a professional sports field that embody the features and achievements that stand out in their field.

“It is extremely common for me to be recognized by the progress of blacks in sports,” Richards said. “I hope to continue to grow and learn as a coach for myself and my athletes.”

In his first season as a chief coach Hal CliftonThe staff, the ages qualified for the Volleyball Tournament of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) for the first time. In addition, the program won a tournament at the National Volleyball Championship (NIVC).

Aggies closed the season with a total of 17-11 records and 12-6 brands in CAA to end with the third best record in the league.

Before returning to A&T, Richards served as assistant volleyball coach at the University of Illinois from Springfield during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. During the 2022 season, Richards helped the star stars of Division II to win 12 game 1 record at home. Also, in the 2022 season, Richards helped Prairie Stars beat # 13 Lewis University in 2022.

In addition to its coaching responsibilities, it supports raising, raising funds, promoting the program and managing team travel.

Richards graduated A&T with a BS degree in criminal justice. During her gaming career, she helped Aggies win her first and only conference tournament championship when he won the title of the Athletic Conference in the Middle East (Meac) in the spring of 2021 after winning Meac, AGGIES in the first At the beginning of the program at the beginning of the program at the beginning of the program at the beginning of the program in the program at the beginning of the program in the program at the beginning of the program in the program at the beginning of the program in the program at the beginning of the program at the beginning of the program In the program in the first program program in the program in the first program program in the program in the first program, the NCAA tournament match, winning Covid Forfeit Over Rice before losing to Penn State.

Another historical volleyball team Richards played a role, was the 2019 team, which advanced in the first ever tournament after the program of the program with a place in NIVC.

Clifton is excited about Richard’s return to the program and her included in the ABIS Black coaches monitoring list.

“We are very proud that Mackenzie is revered by Abis as an upcoming coach. Mackenzie deserves this honor very much,” Klifon said. “Her attempt to play on HBCU and now she is training in her Alma Mater, gives her an excellent point of view of how to help to overcome the difference of Afro -American in our sport.”

Richards’ passion and leadership extend out of court, breaking the barriers and forming the future of sports.