University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Kendra Baierl enters her first year as an assistant volleyball coach at UW-Eau Claire in 2025.

She joins following a stint as a volunteer assistant volleyball coach with UW-Stevens Point during the 2023-24 season. She also brings experience coaching with the Central Wisconsin Volleyball Club team in 2023-24, and the USA Sports Tour and Events Brazil D3 all-star team in 2024.

Baierl, a Blugold volleyball alum, helped the program capture their first National Championship in 2021 as a team captain. That same year, she was named a First Team All-American, First Team All-Region and Region 8 Player of the Year, and 2021 WIAC Offensive Player of the Year. Baierl was also named a First Team All-Conference player twice (2019, 2021) and was named a 2023 Super Six Award Recipient. She also played internationally in the USA Sports Tours ad Events D3 All Star team, and the BIP Global Challenge. 

Baierl graduated from UW-Eau Claire in December 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and psychology.