An experienced coach on several levels, Kevin Lane is in his first season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Notre Dame volleyball team. He previously has spent time on the coaching staffs of Northrop High School, the Asics Munciana Volleyball Club, and Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IPFW).
Lane was a varsity assistant at the Fort Wayne, Ind., high school from 2001-03, helping the Bruins to three sectional championships and a pair of titles in the Summit Athletic Conference. He was on the Asics Munciana staff from 2002-06, and directed the team to top-11 finishes in the United States Junior Olympic Championships in the 17s each of those years, coaching several players who went on to play at the Division I collegiate level. Lane also was an assistant at IPFW, assisting in all aspects of the program and helping the Mastodons to a runner-up finish in the National Independent University Tournament and the program's first 20-win season.
A native of Eau Claire, Wis., Lane served in the United States Army from 1997-2002, taking part in peacekeeping missions in Albania, Kosovo, and Macedonia. During that time, he twice (1999 and 2000) played on the U.S. Army's European volleyball champions. Lane is finishing coursework at IPFW and is scheduled to earn his degree in December of 2006.
