DYIONNA SMITH
Assistant Coach
This is Coach Smith's opening season with St. Petersburg College. In addition to coaching, she is currently an employee of Pinellas County Schools. Smith has previously coached with Pinellas Heat Elite volleyball club. She has also worked hands on with producing the Zephyrhills Beach Volleyball Tour based in Boca Raton Florida.
Coach Smith played for four years with Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Smith was a setter for her first two seasons with the golden panthers, and then finished her college career playing right side. She was awarded with the honor of being named Sun Belt Conference Defensive player of the week during her junior year. She was one of only four athletes from FIU to pick up one of Sun Belt's awards since they entered the conference. Smith graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in physical education and sports management.
Since the completion of her collegiate career, she has become an active player on the beach volleyball circuit. In the summer of 2007, Smith and her partner won the Zephyrhills national championship beach volleyball tournament in Miami Florida.
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