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Sheldon Carvalho Named Director of Volleyball Operations
2/13/2020 2:35 PM | Volleyball, Beach Volleyball
Was Volunteer Assistant a Season Ago
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah volleyball has promoted Sheldon Carvalho to Director of Operations, head coach Beth Launiere announced.
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Carvalho was the volunteer assistant during last year's Sweet 16 run and will now be the Director of Operations after Chloe Hirst accepted an assistant coach position at Utah State.
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"I'm so excited for my journey with the University of Utah volleyball program to continue as I transition from volunteer assistant coach to a full-time position as the director of volleyball operations," Carvalho said. "I am privileged to keep working under tutelage of head coach Beth Launiere and enjoying the great coaching synergy with Malia and Dan. I've learned so much about the game of volleyball from last year's success and look forward to being trained in the logistics of running a high-level program."
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Born and raised in Hawaii, Carvalho was immersed in one of the most prominent volleyball cultures in the U.S. growing up in a sport oriented family with six children.
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Carvalho has good experience with indoor volleyball as well as beach volleyball. He served as the assistant/associate head coach at the University of Alaska on their indoor team from 2015-18. During Carvalho's four seasons at UAA, he helped to amass a record of 101-24, received the 2016 AVCA Division II National Assistant Coach of the Year award after helping the Seawolves to a program-best 34-3 record, won back-to-back Great Northwest Athletic Conference titles and finished runner-up in the 2016 NCAA Div. II National Title Match.
At UAA, Carvalho's role as the recruiting coordinator helped produce the 2016, 2017 and 2018 GNAC Freshmen of the Year and 2017 GNAC Newcomer of the Year. In addition, Carvalho helped coach 11 All-GNAC honorees, five All-Americans and captured the top seed for the NCAA West Regional Championships in two of four campaigns as well as making the post season west region championship tournament in three of four seasons.
Carvalho coached at UAA after serving two seasons as head coach of American Leadership Academy, a high school program in Spanish Fork, Utah, where his teams posted top-4 regional finishes and made the Class 2A State Tournament in 2013 and 2014. He also coached at ALA from 2008-09, leading the school to its first-ever appearance at state.
Carvalho was the head coach at junior college program Western Texas College from 2010-12, collecting three consecutive 20-win seasons and a 67-40 overall record. At WTC, his 2011 and 2012 squads were the NJCAA Region V champions and made appearances at the national tournament. Carvalho coached two All-Americans, four all-conference players and helped WTC to its first-ever national ranking – reaching as high as No. 11. He was honored as the District E Junior College Coach of the Year in both 2011 and 2012.
He has already started in his role as director of operations and will also served as the assistant beach coach.
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Carvalho was the volunteer assistant during last year's Sweet 16 run and will now be the Director of Operations after Chloe Hirst accepted an assistant coach position at Utah State.
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"I'm so excited for my journey with the University of Utah volleyball program to continue as I transition from volunteer assistant coach to a full-time position as the director of volleyball operations," Carvalho said. "I am privileged to keep working under tutelage of head coach Beth Launiere and enjoying the great coaching synergy with Malia and Dan. I've learned so much about the game of volleyball from last year's success and look forward to being trained in the logistics of running a high-level program."
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Born and raised in Hawaii, Carvalho was immersed in one of the most prominent volleyball cultures in the U.S. growing up in a sport oriented family with six children.
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Carvalho has good experience with indoor volleyball as well as beach volleyball. He served as the assistant/associate head coach at the University of Alaska on their indoor team from 2015-18. During Carvalho's four seasons at UAA, he helped to amass a record of 101-24, received the 2016 AVCA Division II National Assistant Coach of the Year award after helping the Seawolves to a program-best 34-3 record, won back-to-back Great Northwest Athletic Conference titles and finished runner-up in the 2016 NCAA Div. II National Title Match.
At UAA, Carvalho's role as the recruiting coordinator helped produce the 2016, 2017 and 2018 GNAC Freshmen of the Year and 2017 GNAC Newcomer of the Year. In addition, Carvalho helped coach 11 All-GNAC honorees, five All-Americans and captured the top seed for the NCAA West Regional Championships in two of four campaigns as well as making the post season west region championship tournament in three of four seasons.
Carvalho coached at UAA after serving two seasons as head coach of American Leadership Academy, a high school program in Spanish Fork, Utah, where his teams posted top-4 regional finishes and made the Class 2A State Tournament in 2013 and 2014. He also coached at ALA from 2008-09, leading the school to its first-ever appearance at state.
Carvalho was the head coach at junior college program Western Texas College from 2010-12, collecting three consecutive 20-win seasons and a 67-40 overall record. At WTC, his 2011 and 2012 squads were the NJCAA Region V champions and made appearances at the national tournament. Carvalho coached two All-Americans, four all-conference players and helped WTC to its first-ever national ranking – reaching as high as No. 11. He was honored as the District E Junior College Coach of the Year in both 2011 and 2012.
He has already started in his role as director of operations and will also served as the assistant beach coach.
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