Zane McFarlane is begins his first season as Director of Operations with LMU beach volleyball in 2019.
McFarlane has been coaching club and high school volleyball for nine years. His Sunshine Volleyball teams have earned two medals, one in 2016 with 14 Westside (gold medal in the Open division at the Far Western JNQ) and one in 2014 with 13 Westside (Junior National silver medal in the Open division).
Outside of club volleyball, Zane has coached high school volleyball at Althoff Catholic High School in Belleville, IL, where he helped lead the team to the state quarterfinals for the first time in eight years, Palisades High School and Brentwood School.
Collegiately, Zane's team at Santa Monica College was runner-up for the 2014 state championship. At Lindenwood University, Zane earned NAIA National Player of the Week honors and led the nation in digs.
McFarlane recently moved back from Sydney, Australia, where he played professionally as a setter. While there, he also had the opportunity to serve as an assistant coach with the women’s professional team in the franchise.
Following his stint as a player in Australia, McFarlane returned to Los Angeles to take the position at LMU and begin his AVP career.
