SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS, Ind. – Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Associate Vice President for Athletics Kevin Lanke announced today (Aug. 5) that women's volleyball head coach Ashley Harris as well as men's volleyball head coach Ian Harris have taken on additional administrative duties in the Athletics Department. These additional responsibilities became available upon the departure of Jim Walker earlier this summer.

"Ashley & Ian Harris have done tremendous work for SMWC leading our volleyball programs and I look forward to them lending their expertise to our athletics administrative team as well," Lanke said. "Ashley will perform key work in scheduling our athletics facilities and will represent the college nationally with the NAIA. Ian will be our athletic point of contact for all NAIA Compliance and Eligibility certifications for our student athletes. Join me in congratulating them on their continued growth in their athletic coaching and administrative careers."

Ashley Harris has been named the program's Assistant Athletic Director which in addition to serving as head coach of the women's volleyball program will be the facility lead (scheduling and maintenance) for the Knoerle Center. Ashley will continue her role as Senior Woman Administrator and will serve as the NAIA Designated No. 2 reporting official for the SMWC athletic department. She will represent SMWC at functions both on campus and in the community; and will serve a variety of roles as we continue to develop our campus leadership team.

Ian Harris will add NAIA Compliance Administrator duties in addition to his role as the SMWC men's volleyball head coach. Ian will work with SMWC Faculty Athletics Representative Sara Amstuz and Lanke as well as the SMWC academic/registrar team to certify student-athlete eligibility. He will also handle paperwork related to NAIA required contact of colleges when student-athletes make inquiries about being recruited. Additionally, he will work with Amstutz to ensure compliance of first-year athletes and transfers.

The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods women's volleyball program opens the 2024 schedule at Tennessee Wesleyan University on Saturday, August 17 with a doubleheader beginning at 11:00 a.m. (ET) with their home opener scheduled for Friday, August 30 against Franklin College at 11:00 a.m. (ET) as part of the two-day Showdown At The Woods tournament to be held inside the Knoerle Center.