Head Coach Bruce Billingsley

Bruce Billingsley, the winningest coach in St. Ambrose volleyball history, enters his 13th season at the helm of the Queen Bees in 2009. Last season, SAU won the Midwest Collegiate Conference.

Athletic Success: In 12 years at SAU, Billingsley's teams have earned six conference championships, seven regional and one national tournament appearances. Billingsley has coached eight All-Americans and six conference Players of the Year.

Academic Success: Under Billingsley, the Queen Bees have received nine American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Awards, for a team GPA over 3.4 on a 4.0 scale. The program has produced 23 All-America Scholar-Athletes.

Milestones: Billingsley recorded his 400th career win against Grinnell in a women's match on Sept. 17, 2005. His 300th victory came in a men's match against Milwaukee School of Engineering on March 30, 2001, and his 200th women's volleyball victory against Tiffin in the 2002 Early Bird Tournament. He became the winningest coach at SAU after his 157th St. Ambrose win in 2004.

Billingsley earned national recognition in 1995 by winning conference championships and coach of the year honors in the same school year with both his men's and women's teams. Billingsley has attended Level III training in USA Volleyball's Coaching Accreditation Program and is a regional instructor for USA Volleyball's Impact coaching certification program for Junior Olympic volleyball coaches.

Prior to coaching volleyball, Billingsley was President and CEO of Cinarco-Elliott Audio-Visual and Computer Centers in Davenport and Moline and MicroAge Computer Center of Davenport. Billingsley earned his BA in Economics and Business Administration at Knox College and his Masters in Business Administration at the University of Iowa.

In addition to coaching, Billingsley is an assistant athletic director at St. Ambrose. He also works in the Sports Information Office, managing the athletic website and teaches one or two activities classes per semester in the Department of Kinesiology.

Coach Billingsley and his wife Linda have two boys, Randy (19) and Matthew (15).

Coaching Career Highlights - Women

• Midwest Classic Conference Champions 1994, 97, 98, 99, 2001, 06, 08
• MCC Coach of the Year 1994, 98, 99, 2001, 04, 06
• NAIA Regional Champions 1999
• NAIA Region VII Coach of the Year 1999, 2006
• NAIA National Tournament, 17th Place 1999

Coaching Career Highlights - Men

• Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Champions 1995, 96, 97
• MIVA Coach of the Year 1995, 97
• NIRSA Collegiate Nationals, 5th Place 1996, 97
• NIRSA Collegiate Nationals, 9th Place 1995
• NAIA National Invitational Tournament, 5th Place 2003

Associate Head Coach Jim Finn

The 2009 season marks Jim's fifth year coaching the women's varsity squad at St. Ambrose. For the last 2 years Finn also led the men’s Junior Varsity squad and amassed 65 wins with a staggering winning percentage of .823. Over that time the team captured six tournament championships and finished outside of the top three only one time in 14 opportunities.

 Jim finished his volleyball playing career at St. Ambrose in 2007. He was a four year starter and a captain during the senior season. During his sophomore season, he led the CCVA Conference in digs per game and during his junior year, he led the team in total digs and digs per game. He finished his career ranked second on the all-time digs list at SAU.

During Finn's junior year, he was the male representative from St. Ambrose for the A.O. Duer award given by the NAIA for excellence in academics and athletics and was also named Academic All-Conference and All-Region in 2006 and 2007. He will graduate in December 2009 with his Master's in Business Administration (MBA).

Jim is from Mokena, Illinois where he attended Lincoln-Way East High School and graduated in 2003. His parents, Tom and Mary, still reside in Mokena along with his sister, Sara. He is excited for the 2009 season and is looking forward to defending the Midwest Collegiate Conference championship as well as reaching the NAIA National Tournament for the first time since 1999.

Assistant Coach Andrea Brooks

The 2009 season brings former MCC Player of the Year Andrea Brooks back to the hive as an assistant coach.

A four-year starter and two-year captain for the Bees, Brooks was named the conference player of the year and an honorable mention All-American in 2006 after leading the league in hitting percentage and finishing third in digs. She was the MCC Player of the Week three times and the NAIA Region VII Player of the Week once during her senior season.

Brooks finished her career as one of only 10 players to reach the 1,000 kill mark, finishing with 1,247. She also set a school record with 2,179 career digs.

Off the court, Brooks was also a two-time NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete.

Setter Coach Bill Kramer

Bill Kramer is entering his third season with the Queen Bees. He is also in his first season as the Men’s Volleyball assistant coach and a coach for girls' club volleyball at Platform Elite.

As a player, Kramer led the Fighting Bees to two consecutive trips to the NAIA National Tournament in 2007 and 2008, with the Bees finishing third in 2008. The four-year varsity starter and three- year captain currently holds the SAU career and single- season assists records with 3,707 and 1,256, respectively. He currently is second on the all- time dig list.

In 2008, Kramer was named the MAMVIC East Conference Tournament MVP, the only SAU player to receive this award. On top of that, Kramer brought his game to the international level in 2007, competing in the Scottish Invitational Open played in Edinburgh, Scotland. Kramer helped his USA team win the open championship.

Kramer brings experience working with players of all ages through his experience working at Ultimate Volleyball Camps in Chicago.
Bill is a native of Mokena, Ill., and attended Lincoln-Way East High School. His parents are Mark and Denise Kramer and he has two sisters, Nickie and Lauren.

Assistant Coach Lindsay Laurent

Lindsay Laurent is in her first season with the Queen Bees after serving as the Assistant Youth Sports Director at the YMCA of Tuscaloosa, AL.

Prior to her stint at the YMCA, Laurent served as an intern at the University of Alabama Athletics Department in Media Relations. Laurent covered three Olympic sports, including volleyball, while working on her master’s degree. Laurent completed her master’s degree in Sport Management from the University of Alabama in 2007.

Laurent was a two-year starter on the Texas A&M volleyball team where she helped lead her team to two NCAA tournament bids and one Elite Eight appearance. Before joining the team in 2003, Laurent served as the team’s manager. Laurent graduated from Texas A&M with a B.A. in Psychology in December of 2004.

Laurent began coaching at the club level in Texas with several different organizations. She has also worked numerous collegiate and high school volleyball camps.

Laurent lives in Davenport with her husband Matt and dog, Dudley.

JV Coach Kyle Warrenfeltz

Kyle Warrenfeltz began his second year of coaching with the Queen Bees. This past year Kyle assisted with the JV and Freshman squads. Before coaching at St. Ambrose, Kyle coached at many high school volleyball summer camps including Barrington High School, Warren High School, and Vernon Hills High School. Kyle also helped coach at Rolling Thunder Volleyball Club during the summer.

Along with coaching, Kyle is in his junior year here at St. Ambrose. As a freshman, he started at right side playing for the Fighting Bees. He hopes to be a starter again this year and help guide the Bees to a National Championship. More than anything, he hopes that the team grows and improves from last year.

Kyle hails from South Barrington, IL where he attended Barrington High School along with his two siblings, Mat and Jamee. His parents, Jill and Steve have since moved to new locations, but are still in the area. Along with volleyball, Kyle is studying to become a Secondary Math Teacher when he is finished with college. Kyle hopes that he can not only be successful with the men’s team, but with the women’s team as well.

JV Coach Zak Krumlinde

Zak Krumlinde is entering his first season with the Queen Bees program. Zak is a fifth-year senior at St. Ambrose, playing for the men's volleyball program as an outside hitter for the last two years after transferring from Lewis University. As a junior, he helped the team to a third-place finish at the national tournament. Zak is a two-year All-MAMVIC player and led the team in kills the last two years.

Zak graduated from Minooka Community High School in 2005, where he has gone back and helped during summer camps. He has also helped at practices with Adrenaline Volleyball Club, the club he played for in high school. In high school, Zak also played golf and was a bowler.

At St. Ambrose, Zak is math education major and has intentions of becoming a high school math teacher and coaching volleyball somewhere around the Chicagoland area. Zak is glad to be apart of such a talented women's team this year and is looking forward to having a successful year.