Sam (Schroeder) Hanlon
(Varsity Head Coach)

Sam (Schroeder) Hanlon graduated from Maple Lake High School in 2000. During her time at Maple Lake, she was a 9x All-Conference selection in Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball and a Captain for 2 years in each sport. During her sophomore year, Sam set a conference record for home runs in a season; during her senior year, she held the state record for assists in a game (basketball). She was also named to the All-State softball team in 2000- the first softball player at Maple Lake to do so.

After graduation, Sam went on to play volleyball for two years at the University of St. Thomas. After an injury derailed her volleyball career, she went on to attend SCSU. Here she earned a degree in elementary education in 2004. After graduating, Sam taught elementary education and was the head volleyball coach at Isle Public Schools where the Huskies went from a 1-21 record to 11-11 in her first year.  She was nominated for Conference Head Coach of the Year in 2006.  The next year she taught 2nd grade and was the head volleyball coach in the HLWW school district. Sam also coached JO volleyball at Club Irish, Isle Husky VB, HLWW VB, STMA, SLP, and Synergy for the past 21 years. 

Sam and her wife, Kim, live in Brooklyn Park with their Golden Retriever, Charlie.  In her spare time, she likes to shop, watch sports, and go to movies.

Email: samanthadschroeder@gmail.com

Rachel Scheu
(Varsity Assistant Coach) 

Rachel grew up in Adel, Iowa where she played volleyball, basketball, soccer, and bowling throughout high school, earning multiple letters in each. Rachel continued to play volleyball through interamurals during her time in college at Iowa State University. She graduated from college in 2020 with a degree in Civil Engineering and moved to the Twin Cities to start her career. She continued to play pickup volleyball after college, and realized she needed more volleyball in her life, so she is very excited to return for her second year of coaching at St. Louis Park.

Outside of coaching, Rachel enjoys spending time with her husband, Wyatt (track coach at St. Louis Park), and their dog Rusty, going to her lake cabin with family, playing board games, and playing in volleyball and pickleball leagues.

Email: rjoriger@gmail.com

Wyatt Scheu
(Junior Varsity Head Coach) 

Wyatt grew up in Prior Lake, Minnesota with his primary sports being Track and Taekwondo. In that time, he traveled around the country competing in Taekwondo, and participating in every AAU and USATF National tournament for 10 years straight, winning multiple national championships. He also was a State participant and set two school records in Track at Prior Lake High School. Wyatt graduated from Iowa State University in 2019 with a Bachelor's in Kinesiology and Health. Wyatt found his love for volleyball in college and grew into the sport as he trained High School and College Volleyball athletes. This will be his first season as a full time coach with our program, however he served as a volunteer coach for the SLP team in the 2023 season.

Outside of Volleyball, Wyatt has served as the Head Coach for St. Louis Parks girls' track team the last 2 seasons and has served as the program's sprints coach the last 5. He also enjoys following European football, and loves to travel with his wife, Rachel, and their dog Rusty.

Email: scheuwyatt@gmail.com

Tony VanDenEinde
(B-Squad Head Coach)

Tony grew up in Northwestern Minnesota and moved to the Twin Cities in the early 90’s. Soon after, he found his home of over twenty years in St. Louis Park where he lived and raised a family. He is very proud to have two SLP graduates. Tony has been playing sand and court volleyball for many years, including a couple years as a middle blocker in a men's competitive league.

Tony had a successful career for many years as a 3D illustrator/motion graphic artist. He is now a teacher at St. Louis Park High School where he teaches Graphic Design and Photography and is an advisor to the Yearbook.

Email: tony.vandeneinde@gmail.com

Kassidy Pryzmus
(Varsity Assistant Coach)

Kassidy grew up in a small town in Southwest Minnesota and graduated from Tracy Area High School in 2015. She was a three-sport athlete in volleyball, basketball, and track & field. She won second place her senior year in volleyball at the State Volleyball Championship and still holds the record for longest discus throw at her high school. 

Kassidy continued to play both volleyball and track in college and graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2023 with a degree in Landscape Architecture. Kassidy also enjoys spending time on her parent’s farm where they raise fainting goats, horses, and alpacas.

Before graduating from OSU, she coached club volleyball for 15’s Boys Volleyball- one of the first in Oklahoma. She led the team to a second-place finish for the first Boys Division appearance at Regionals. Kassidy is thrilled to be joining the SLP family and is excited to share her knowledge with the kids!

Email: kassidyprzymus@gmail.com

Scott Broady
(Varsity Assistant Coach)

Scott graduated from St. Louis Park High School in '05 and was a 4-year tennis player.  After playing volleyball recreationally for many years, he joined the newly formed Gustavus Men's Club Volleyball Team for his Sr. Year in '09.  Scott has been an active recreational player year round for the past 8 years - participating in adult rec leagues and tournaments.  

Last season, Scott was the JV coach for Trinity and River Ridge and was the assistant coach for Club Tonka's 15-1's team this past winter.  Scott is currently a substitute teacher at St. Louis Park High School. Outside of Volleyball, he enjoys Disc Golf, camping and Mario Kart.  Scott is really excited to share his knowledge of and love for the game with fellow Orioles!

Email: sbroady13@gmail.com

Amara Schroeder

Grade: Senior 

Favorite class: History 

Favorite teacher: Nordean 

What does the word “captain” mean to you: An exceptional leader who displays it on and off the court. 

What are you looking forward to this season: I’m looking forward to being a competitive team and seeing how far we go. 

What is your favorite thing about volleyball:  I love having something that I truly enjoy doing and the team camaraderie that the game/practice brings.
     
Fun Fact: I love Pickles

Huston Samoy

Grade: Senior

Favorite class: CIS Writing 

Favorite teacher: Ms. Meyer

What does the word “captain” mean to you: Being a leader on and off the court

What are you looking forward to this season: Winning all of our conference games and being closer with the team

What is your favorite thing about volleyball: I would say home games when everyone is cheering us on

Fun Fact: I love to paint

Meaghan Knight 

Grade: Senior 

Favorite class: Lit. & Lang. 

Favorite teacher: Mr.Nordmark 

Pets: one dog- Chihuahua mix - and his name is Elvis :)

What does the word “captain” mean to you: I think being a captain means being the face of a program where people knows you, and have a relationship with you, no matter their age. being a captain means standing up and taking responsibility even if no one is watching. It’s what you do on the court to encourage your teammates, but it’s also what you do off the court to let your community know that you have their full support. being a captain is much more than just being a leader, you have to be able to step up in hard situations and make a decision. 

What are you looking forward to this season: I’m mostly looking forward to growing the team connection we started building last year. With the lineup being similar, I think we have a big advantage and a big chance at going to state, and i would love for our girls to make that happen. I would also like to get close to the younger girls and feel like the older girls support them 100%.

What is your favorite thing about volleyball:  My favorite thing about volleyball is the fact that volleyball is such a versatile sport, and you can be many things. As a middle, I am limited- but, knowing that in a position I can fulfill and highlight other positions makes me happy. At the end of the day, it’s a huge team sport and I love being a part of something that is going to make a difference.

Navaeh Carlson

Grade: Senior

Favorite class: Lunch or English

Favorite teacher: Mr. Nordmark

What does the word “captain” mean: being a leader to my team, being a good and encouraging teammate, creating relationships with the younger grades and working with them

What am I looking forward to this season: playing my club teammates’ high school teams, home games, going to tournaments

What is my favorite thing about volleyball: I love learning new things and spending time with my friends and having fun! 

Fun fact about me: I’ve been to 29 states and 3 countries

Evelyn Barnett

Grade: Senior 

Favorite class: Biology 

Favorite teacher: Profe Anderson or Mr. Wilkes

Pets: I have a dog named Luigi 

What does the word “captain” mean to you: The word captain means someone you can rely on to be the bridge between players and coaches and someone the younger girls can look up to as a role model and for guidance

What are you looking forward to this season: I’m looking forward to playing my last season with the same girls I started my journey with back in 7th grade and or course hopefully winning a lot

What is your favorite thing about volleyball:  My favorite thing about volleyball is how close you get to your teammates and how excited you can get when a play works out

Fun Fact:  A fun fact about me is that my older brother Ryan and my Twin brother Owen have been managers for the SLP Volleyball Team