South Fulton Today

After helping the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets garner a 14-5 overall record in the 2020-21 volleyball season, head coach Michelle Collier is continuing her time as a Yellow Jacket.

Collier will enter her ninth season coaching for the Yellow Jackets, Georgia Tech reported in a release. Her new contract extension runs through the 2026 season.

"We are proud and fortunate to have one of the very best volleyball coaches in the country in Michelle Collier," Todd Stansbury, Georgia Tech's director of athletics, said in the release. "She has built Georgia Tech volleyball into a national player and she develops the student-athletes in her program into extraordinary women in all phases of their lives. I am thrilled that she will remain our head coach for years to come."

The head coach has an extensive resume, Georgia Tech reported. She has worked at Jacksonville University from 2012-13, the University of South Carolina from 2010-11, and the University of South Florida from 2008-09.

"I am honored with the opportunity to continue to lead our program and represent the Institute," Collier said on the university's website. "I'm very grateful to (Georgia Tech) President (Angel) Cabrera, Todd Stansbury and (Georgia Tech senior associate A.D.) Joeleen Akin for their trust and support of our vision of continuing to be one of the top teams in the country, competing for championships at the highest levels and developing our players on and off the court. I’m proud of the journey over the last eight years and thankful for every staff member and player who has been a part of it."

Collier helped bring the Yellow Jackets to the NCAA Tournament twice in a row, including a spot on the Elite Eight for the second time in program history last year, Georgia Tech reported. She is also responsible for coaching four Georgia Tech players who earned All-America honors with the American Volleyball Coaches Association.