Villanova University

Stewart Arevalo Position: Assistant Coach Experience: Fifth Season

An experienced and successful coach at the collegiate level, Stewart Arevalo begins his fifth season as an assistant coach at Villanova.

Arevalo, who is certified through the Coaching Accredited Program (CAP) and the Impact program, has made a name for himself coaching club teams in the area. He was the head coach of the Liberty Belles 17-year old travel team in the spring of 2003, and also coached the Valley Forge 15-year old travel team this past spring. Both of those squads won Keystone Region titles and finished among the top 50 teams in the nation in their age groups. Arevalo was also the assistant coach of Keystone Region championship teams in 1997 and 2000.

Arevalo coached the Villanova men's club volleyball team in 2002 and 2003, leading his 2003 squad to a first-place finish in the MACVC. He made his collegiate coaching debut as the head coach at Cedar Crest College in 1998, where he was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Coach of the Year. From there, Arevalo went to Division III Muhlenberg College, where his 1999 team finished with a 20-18 record, setting 13 school records along the way.

Arevalo also has an impressive resume on the USA Volleyball scene. He has served as the lead court coach for the High Performance and Youth National Team tryouts for the past five years, and was the Assistant Coach for the High Performance A-2 National Team this past summer. In addition, Arevalo was an assistant coach for the Youth National Development Camp during each of the past three summers. He was a guest speaker at national conventions in 2000 and 2003 and will have an article published in the USA Volleyball magazine this winter. Arevalo joined Jim Miret and Rod Wilde in presenting "Blocking Principles and Strategies" at the ASICA East Coast Championships at Penn State University.

Arevalo hails from Allentown, Pennsylvania and currently resides in nearby Bethlehem. He received his B.A. in psychology from Moravian College and is currently finishing his Masters in Secondary Counseling at Villanova.