Spencer McLachlin

Spencer McLachlin, a former All-Conference outside hitter at Stanford who helped the Cardinal win the 2010 NCAA Championship, is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Golden Bears.

Last spring, McLachlin won the AVCA "Thirty Under 30" Award, an honor that recognizes 30 up-and-coming coaching talents across all levels of volleyball that are younger than 30 years old.

McLachlin landed in Berkeley after two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach for the men's program at UCLA, where he helped the Bruins reach the NCAA Tournament in 2016. Previous to his stint in UCLA, McLachlin served as a full-time assistant coach for the men at the University of Hawai’i.

During his one season with the Rainbow Warriors, McLachlin helped Hawai’i qualify for the NCAA Tournament – the program’s first postseason berth in 13 years.

McLachlin ended his career at Stanford ranked third on the program’s all-time kills list in the rally-scoring era with 1,288. As a senior, he served as team captain and earned All-MPSF Second Team recognition. McLachlin was a three-time MPSF All-Academic selection and earned his degree in Political Science in 2011. McLachlin also earned a Master’s degree in education from Stanford in 2012.

McLachlin played professionally in Greece for Mas NIKI Aiginio from 2012-14 and also competed professionally on the beach, representing the U.S. on the NORCECA Tour.