Chicago, IL - Katie Zulandt has accepted the head volleyball coach position at Illinois Tech and will start on August 4th.

Zulandt was recently a professional volleyball player in Switzerland for FCL Luzern Top Volley Club in the Swiss First League. She served as an assistant coach at Loyola University Maryland prior to playing in Switzerland.

Zulandt graduated from George Washington University with a degree in Geography. She was team MVP in volleyball during her senior season at George Washington.

She was a volunteer assistant at NCAA Division III Catholic University in 2011 and played professionally in Finland for Kuusamo Pallo-Karhut Club as the starting middle blocker in 2012-13. Zulandt was also the head coach of National Cathedral School for two seasons.

Roma Miruntenko, a former Illinois Tech volleyball player, has been hired as an assistant coach.