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Boomer Saia

Boomer Saia

Boomer Saia was named Iowa State head coach on June 14, 2018.

Saia possesses a great familiarity with the Big 12 Conference, having spent much of his professional career in the league. He has been on staff as an assistant at Oklahoma (2014-16) and also worked in a volunteer role at his alma mater Kansas (2010-14), where both programs ranked inside the top-35 during his tenure.

Saia comes to Iowa State after helping Texas Tech to a 20-win season and an appearance in the Elite Eight in 2018, his first season with the Lady Raiders. The team ranked in the top-15 all season and finished second in the Big 12.

Saia helped coach Gabriela Talaba to All-America honors and the No. 2 ranking in the ITA College singles rankings. The Lady Raiders doubles duo of Sabrina Federici and Sarah Dvorak also ranked in the nation’s top 10.

A tireless recruiter, Saia helped sign the nation’s second-ranked class for Texas Tech in 2018.

The Arkansas City, Kan., native spent the 2016-17 season on staff at Vanderbilt, playing a key role in the Commodores’ SEC regular season and tournament championships before advancing to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.

He coached a pair of top-ranked Commodores in Astra Sharma (No. 2) and Sydney Campbell (No. 8) to All-America tournament semifinals and National Indoor quarterfinals and semifinals.

Saia has also been a Texas Team National Coach (2018) and Missouri Valley National Junior Team Coach (2016).

Saia earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Kansas in 2011. He received his master’s degree of education with an emphasis on sports administration at KU in 2013.

Saia played collegiate tennis at Cowley College (Kan.). He advanced to the semifinals of the NJCAA national tournament as a sophomore while being paired with Roger White. The Tigers finished No. 11 nationally in 2008 and No. 9 in 2009.

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