ANCHORAGE - Alaska Anchorage athletic director Dr. Steve Cobb announced Tuesday that Chris Green has been hired as the Seawolves' new volleyball coach. Green, who becomes the sixth coach in program history, has spent the last nine years as the head coach at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff, Neb.

Green built a powerhouse program at WNCC, compiling a 453-55 record that culminated in the 2007 NJCAA Div. I national title. The Cougars finished in the top 10 at the national tournament in each of Green's seasons, including a current string of four straight Final 4 appearances. In the last three seasons, WNCC went 163-7 and finished national runner-up in 2006.

Under Green's tutelage, the Cougars earned a total of 10 first-team and six second-team All-America certificates and regularly placed players at NCAA Div. I and II programs. WNCC's players have also found success in the classroom, with the team maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average in all nine of his seasons.

“I'm extremely excited about this opportunity to test my abilities at the next level,” Green said. “Alaska Anchorage is a program with unlimited potential for success, playing in a great league, and with terrific community support.”

“We had over 30 applications and Coach Green was our top choice, so we are obviously very pleased that he is going to lead our program,” Dr. Cobb said. “The future is bright for Seawolf volleyball.”

Before leading the Cougars to nine straight Region IX titles, the Gering, Neb., native coached seven years at the prep level, including a 4-year stint at Kauai High School in Lihue, Hawaii.

Green earned a bachelor of science in mathematics from the University of Nebraska in 1991, and received his master's degree from the University of Wyoming in 1995.