Meet our Coaches

Arianna's volleyball career started in 7th grade and she played through her freshman year of college. She played as DS/Libero for Tartan HS, Tartan Juniors Volleyball, Woodbury Athletic Association and University of Wisconsin River Falls before retiring as a player. Her coaching career began in 2021 and she has found her sweet spot with the 13U-14U age group. Coach Ari believes that mental health is extremely important  when it comes to balancing sports, school, family and social life and enjoys having a role that allows her to teach young athletes how to care for the whole person. As a coach, she prioritizes learning about the school and home lives of her players "..it really helps cultivate chemistry on the court which leads to great teamwork and friendships." 

Ashlee played both high school and club volleyball and began coaching in college. She started as an assistant coach with her mom's club team during her winter break and has been coaching for 9 years now.

Ashlee says her ultimate goal is to empower players to reach their full potential. 

Emily is originally from Duluth, MN but moved to Minneapolis to attend the U of M and works as a Dental Hygienist. 

Emily comes to coaching with 10 years of experience as a player; 4 years on her HS Varsity Team, 8 years with a nationals club team and 2 years with the U of M club team.  Her deep passion and respect for the game, and extensive experience in both HS and club volleyball makes Emily a huge asset to our program. 

Samara understands hustle!  As a dual athlete excelling in both track and volleyball, her volleyball career lasted 9 years before opting to attend Concordia University on a track scholarship. But volleyball stayed in her heart, and that brought her to coaching. Samara joins TCE for her third year as an Assistant Coach with aspirations to make the jump to Head Coach next season. Her favorite part of the job? "seeing the girls accomplish things they thought they never could. It is the best feeling in the world to see them succeed and grow into the best athlete they can be." 

Sahtyn’s volleyball career started in 4th grade back in her home state of Iowa. She moved to Minnesota in 2017 and joined the Varsity team with HCPA in 7th and 8th grade before playing for Tartan during her High School career and spent her senior club season with Impact Volleyball. After graduation, Sahtyn attended Century College where she earned herself a position with their Women’s Volleyball team as a walk on.

Since retiring, Sahtyn has found her new passion and love for the sport as a coach at Twin Cities Elite. Coach Sahtyn’s goal is to build her players confidence on and off the court & making sure they are ultimately having fun while playing at a high level. She also prioritizes mental health as a coach and athlete. With over 10 years of experience she has many things to teach young athletes and is excited to learn from her players as well.