COACHES
Jessica Fey
Jessica Fey just finished her third year as the head coach of the
Western Colorado University volleyball program in spring of 2021.
In her third year as the head volleyball coach at Western Colorado University, Fey led the Mountaineers
to their first post season RMAC Tournament since 2015. In the regular season the team went 6-7 overall and 6-7 in RMAC play.
Fey in just her second season in 2019 improved the Mountaineers by nine victories
as the Mountaineers went 11-15 overall and 7-11 in RMAC play in 2019.
It's the third-most wins for the program since 2010.
Fey came to Western after a four-year stint as an assistant coach at Washburn University.
During her time at Washburn, Fey coached student athletes to seven AVCA All-America awards and
24 All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association nods as an assistant
while working primarily with hitters and assisting in recruiting.
In four seasons, Fey helped Washburn to a 98-33 overall record and a 54-22 record in the MIAA.
The Ichabods made appearances at the NCAA regional tournament 2014 and 2015,
while the 2016 campaign, saw Washburn advance to their first MIAA Tournament finals since 2012.
Fey graduated from WU in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology while playing for
the Icahbods from 2009 to 2012. Fey was Daktronics First Team All-American in 2012 while earning
All-American Honorable Mention recognition from the AVCA in 2011 and 2012. She was a three-time
AVCA All-Region First Team selection and was the MIAA and Daktronics Central Region Player of the Year in 2012.
As a player. Fey posted a career .322 attack percentage in four years at Washburn - fourth highest in school history,
and is one of 10 Ichabods to record over 1,000 kills and 300 blocks in a career.
She became the 16th member of Washburn's 1,000 kill club on Oct. 16, 2012,
and closed her career with 1,211 kills and 342 blocks.
Part of two MIAA championship teams, Fey and the Ichabods earned an NCAA Tournament
appearance every season while being ranked in the top 10 of the
AVCA poll in all but one week during her four-year career.
Prior to joining the Washburn staff, Fey spent the 2013 volleyball season as an assistant coach
with the Crete High School varsity program in her hometown of Crete, Neb.
Along with her high school experience, Fey has coached several club teams.
She graduated from Crete HS in 2009, where she was a four-year letter winner in
volleyball, basketball and track and field for the Cardinals.
During Fey's time as a coach at Washburn, she also led the Topeka Impact Volleyball club from 2011-2016.
She coached athletes from ages 13-18 and her U15 team finished fifth at the 2016 USAV Nationals.
Daniel Mirda
Danny Mirda finishes his first season as the Western Colorado volleyball assistant coach spring of 2021.
Mirda helped lead the Mountaineers to their first post season RMAC Tournament since 2015.
In the regular season the team went 6-7 overall and 6-7 in RMAC play.
Mirda joins the Mountaineers after spending the last two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at Northern Illinois (Dekalb, Illinois) where he helped the NCAA Division-I Huskies in various facets and coached two All-MAC First Team honorees, three MAC distinguished scholar athletes and 14 All-Academic MAC athletes.
During his time as a volunteer assistant, Mirda was also a graduate teaching and research assistant and a head club volleyball coach.
Prior to to his time at Northern Illinois, Mirda played for the men's club volleyball program at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh from 2013-18 where he helped the team to Wisconsin Volleyball Conference Division II state runner-up finishes in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Mirda also helped the team to a pair of top-10 NCVF Nationals finishes.
Mirda received his bachelor's degree in psychology and women and gender studies in 2018 from UW Oshkosh before earning his master's degree in sport and exercise psychology from Northern Illinois in 2020.
