Tom Shoji

Head Coach
Office Phone: (503) 370-6230
E-mail: tshoji@willamette.edu

Tom Shoji is starting his second season as the head volleyball coach at Willamette University. He has developed a long and respected career as a volleyball coach. His head coaching experience in women’s volleyball covers 25 seasons, including six years at New Mexico State University and six seasons at Indiana
University. He was at Westmar University in Iowa for one year and coached at Colorado State University-Pueblo for 11 years.

He became the head volleyball coach at New Mexico State in 1981. He worked at NMSU through the 1986 season, then took over as the head coach at Indiana. Shoji led the Hoosiers for six years through 1992.

In 1993, he served as the head coach and was a physical education instructor at Westmar in LeMars, Iowa. He became the head coach at CSU-Pueblo (then known as the University of Southern Colorado) in 1994 and remained there through 2004.

After several years away from four-year collegiate coaching as the associate athletic director for compliance and student services at the University of California-San Diego, Shoji was ready to return to the sidelines. Willamette stood out as a great place for him to focus on the entire student-athlete, both on the court and in the classroom.

Shoji completed work on his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of California-Santa Barbara. He earned a B.A. degree with a major in Ergonomics and Physical Education in 1971 and received an M.A. degree in Ergonomics and Physical Education in 1978.

In 1996, he was chosen as the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Northwest Region Coach of the Year for NCAA Division II and was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Coach of the Year. He worked with the NCAA Division I West Region Committee from 1984-85 and chaired the AVCA All-America Committee for NCAA Division I from 1989-91.

Shoji is originally from Hawaii. He lives in Salem with his wife, Chris. They have a daughter, Malia, who was a senior at UC-San Diego in 2008-09. Tom’s brother, Dave Shoji, has been the head women’s volleyball coach at the University of Hawaii since 1975.

Becky Horn

Assistant Coach
Office Phone: (503) 370-6230
E-mail: TBA

Becky Horn is in her first year as an assistant volleyball coach at Willamette University.

As a player, Horn was an outside hitter at Clackamas Community College. Her team won the NWAACC Championship her sophomore season and finished second place her freshman season. Following CCC, Horn transfered to Corban College where she played as their libero. She still holds the record for most digs per game, most digs in a match and most digs in a season.

Horn has worked as an assistant coach at Corban and as a club coach for Salem Volleyball Club and YC Cats Volleyball Club.

She earned her degree in Health Science/Human Performance from Corban in December 2007.