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Lynn Ray Boren | |
Head Coach Lynn.Boren@gallaudet.edu |
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Lynn Ray Boren brief
Coach Boren enters his
fourth year as Gallaudet volleyball coach with a career record of
77-34, two Capital Athletic Conference Championships and two trips
to the NCAA tournament, including an appearance in the sweet
sixteen in 2006. Before coming to Gallaudet, Coach Boren spent 12
seasons coaching MSSD, including eight as head coach, winning 217
games and four national championships.
Coach Boren expects his
players to do as well off the court as they do on the court.
"Student-athletes should live their dreams every day. To accomplish
this, I encourage student-athletes to develop a strong sense of
confidence and to believe in themselves. This establishes the
foundation which empowers them to develop a goal attainment plan
and acheive their dreams."
Away from the court, Coach Boren is also a competitive handball player. He has participated in three Deaf Olympics as a player;1993, 1997, and 2001, winning bronze medals in '97 and '01. In 2005, Coaach Boren coached the USA handball team to a silver medal in Australia. Coach Boren is the Head Coach for the United States Deaf Volleyball Team that will represent the U.S.A. at the 2009 Summer Deaflympics in Taipei, Taiwan. This past summer he led the 2008 US national team to a bronze medal in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the Deaf World Volleyball Championships. He was also the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Elite Deaf Girls' Volleyball Summer Camp, a prestigious volleyball development program that is currently entering its tenth year.
Coach Boren graduated from Gallaudet with a degree in mathematics in 1996. He earned a graduate degree in deaf education from Western Maryland College - now known as McDaniel College - in 1999.
Coach Boren is married
to Touria Ouahid Boren and they have two sons, Keanu, 2 1/2 and
Denali 15 months and resides in University Park, Maryland.
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Patrick O'Brien | |
Assistant Coach |
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Coach O'Brien has been with Gallaudet volleyball for 21 seasons. He is currently serving his fourth season with Head Coach Lynn Ray Boren. Patrick works as the Information Technology Lead Specialist with the Internal Revenue Service; he is a graduate of Gallaudet, class of 1985.
"Pat" has received a multitude of honors over his storied
career, including CAC Coach of the Year in 2003. The veteran coach
has seen Gallaudet's squads take six CAC Conference Championships
(1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2003). He has also served on
various Deaflympic teams, for both the men and women. Altogether,
the Americans have brought home three medals out of his four stints
as head coach. Pat will be serving as the Team Director for
the 2009 Deaflympics in Taiwan with Head Coach Lynn Ray Boren.
Coach O'Brien is married to Kathy, and the couple reside in Bowie,
Maryland.
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Pia Marie Paulone | |
Assistant Coach |
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Pia Marie Paulone enters her first year coaching at the college level after five years coaching summer camps and a stellar playing career. During her playing career Paulone was named first or second team All Capital Athletic Conference three times. She was also named to the All-Region honorable mention team her senior year when she ranked 9th in the country in assists per game.
Coach Paulone is the AEBPO Project Coordinator with the Language
Planning Institute at Gallaudet and is pursuing her Masters in
Enviromental Science at Indiana University.
In the summer of 2009 Coach Paulone will play on the women's
national volleyball team in the 2009 Deaflympics in Taipei.
